Cause of Death: 97 years old
Ancestral File Number: 17
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Sketch of the Life of: ALMEDA DAY McCLELLAN
Prepared by her grand daughter Zitelle McClellan Snar
r ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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I'm no artist, don't know anything about painting. But I
'm going to present a word picture of my little paternal gr
andmother, Almeda Day McClellan, who lived to be nearly 10
2 years old.
Some of this information was obtained from actual contac
t with grandmother. Parts from her children, my father, Ge
orge A. McClellan, his youngest brother-Professor Charles E
. McClellan of Logan, Utah and other Aunts, Uncles and cous
ins. After grandfather McClellan died in 1916, grandmothe
r lived in our home at times, and she used to dwell in th
e past a great deal in memory. I can picture her now, stan
ding with her arms folded across her back...her shoulders h
eld erectwith a slight rocking motion...she talked to me a
s she ironed. She spoke ofthings that were important to h
er in days gone by. I wish now that I had been more attenti
ve then, and had been wise enough to question her along cer
tain lines. I was a member of the Pioneer Stake Sunday Sch
ool Board at the time, and was trying to think out a lesso
n I had to present. Sometimes I becamea bit irked with he
r for interrupting my train of thought, even though I didw
rite down many of the things she told me during those years.
"If Youth could know what age would crave full man
y a penny youth would save" It is an oldadage & I would pa
raphrase it to read:
"If youth, the wisdom of age would crave,
More patience with the aged, youth must have."
After I was married in 1925, I became the corresponding S
ecretary for the Salt Lake County Board of the Daughters o
f Utah Pioneers, and began to realize the importance of rec
ording more of the experiences in grandmother's life. Bu
t if she ever saw me writing things down as she talked, sh
e would stop immediately and move away, saying; "What do yo
u want to write it down for? I might be wrong."
She was atiny woman, physically, but she never asked any
one else to lift the heavy endof the load. She passed thr
ough the hardships of pioneer life, of relativepoverty, al
l of her days. Guy C. Wilson said of her passing: "I'm sur
e therenever was a soul who could do that with more grac
e and courage than Almeda McClellan. She bore the burden
s of life without complaint. She was a patientGod-fearin
g woman."
Toward the end of her days, her youngest son Charlesonc
e asked her what was the greatest trial she had endured i
n the course of her long life. "Trials," she mused, "neve
r had any." Uncle Charles recalled some of her experiences
... she was a frail, delicate baby. Only weighed 21/2lbs
. at birth. As a child, she crossed the St. Lawrence Rive
r on the ice.Lived with her in-laws for a while after mar
riage to William C. McClellan who had just returned from th
e long trek with the Mormon Battalion. They started acros
s the plains for the west by ox team with a 5 week old baby
. Theyspent about 4 years in the United Order up at the s
aw mill at Sunset, Arizona. They pioneered Payson, Utah; B
righam City, Arizona; and Colonia Juarez inold Mexico at t
he age of 81 years.
"Wasn't that hardship and trials?" he asked. "Humph!" sh
e responded "all in a day's work!". Grandfather added.."Wh
at we did was just ordinary. Just what there was to do. Y
ou do what you have to do in this life, and that's just wha
t we did. We just happened to livein that time." --------
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------------- 1920 census- 1930 Census- Almeda died of Pneu
monia @ 1933

Almeda Day was born to Hugh Day and Rhoda Ann Nichols on November 28, 1831newar whis is now Brockville, Canada, about 50 m

1. 2. Mary Almeda MCCLELLAN   b. 11 May 1850, Little Pigeon,Pottawatamie,Ia; d. 27 Oct 1889.
2. 3. William Hugh MCCLELLAN  
3. 4. Maria Matilda MCCLELLAN   b. 2 May 1854, Payson,Utah,Ut; c. 6 Jun 1854, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 26 Jul 1940, Colonia Juarez,Galeana,Chihuahua,Mexico; bur. 28 Jul 1940, Colonia Juarez,Galeana,Chihuahua,Mexico.
4. 5. Cynthia Lovesta MCCLELLAN   b. 2 May 1856, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 30 Sep 1956.
5. 6. James Jasper MCCLELLAN   b. 29 Dec 1858, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 17 Apr 1938, Glenwood,Sevier,Ut.
6. 7. Sarah Evaline MCCLELLAN  
7. 8. David Alvin MCCLELLAN   b. 16 Jun 1865, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 4 Jan 1953, Mesa,Maricopa,az; bur. Jan 1953, Mesa City Cemetery,Mesa,Maricopa,az.
8. 9. Samuel Edwin MCCLELLAN  
9. 10. Rhoda Ann MCCLELLAN  
10. 11. George Alma MCCLELLAN   b. 13 Jun 1872, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 28 Dec 1963.
11. 12. Charles Eli MCCLELLAN  

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!1. 1860 census - McClellan.
2. 1870 census - McClellan.
3. 1880 census - Hatch = H-320.
4. 1910 census - Hatch= H-320.
5. 1920 census - Hatch = H-320.
6. Records of Mrs. Susan Mosley Robinson.
7. Ancestral File.

1. 13. Lillian Maria HATCH   b. 25 Sep 1873, Payson,Utah,Ut; c. 6 Nov 1873, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 30 Aug 1964, Monticello,San Juan,Ut; bur. 2 Sep 1964, Blanding City Cm,Blanding,San Juan,Ut.
2. 14. Minnie Almeda HATCH   b. 25 Mar 1875, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 14 Jan 1952.
3. 15. John Alma HATCH   b. 27 Nov 1876, Payson,Utah,Ut; d. 18 Jan 1974, Mesa,Maricopa,az; bur. 23 Jan 1974, Chino Valley,Yavapai,az.
4. 16. Ernest Isaac HATCH   b. 21 Sep 1878, Greenwich,Piute,Ut; c. Dec 1878; d. 7 Oct 1952, Dalhart,Dallam,Tx; bur. 11 Oct 1952, Colonia Juarez,Galeana,Chihuahua,Mexico.
5. 17. Mary Agnes HATCH   b. 22 May 1880, Greenwich,Piute,Ut; d. 31 May 1880, Greenwich,Piute,Ut.
6. 18. Rhoda Evelyn HATCH   b. 22 May 1881, Greenwich,Piute,Ut; d. 9 May 1882.
7. 19. Myrtle HATCH   b. 10 Jan 1884, Pleasanton,Socorro,Nm; d. 5 Sep 1919.
8. 20. Pearl HATCH   b. 21 Oct 1885, Pleasanton,Socorro,Nm; d. 26 Oct 1885, Pleasanton,Socorro,Nm.
9. 21. Cynthia Irene HATCH   b. 30 Sep 1887, Greenwich,Piute,Ut; d. 14 Jul 1983, Blanding,San Juan,Ut; bur. 18 Jul 1983, Blanding City Cm,Blanding,San Juan,Ut.
10. 22. George Lynn HATCH   b. 30 Jan 1890, Koosharem,Sevier,Ut; d. 2 Aug 1979; bur. Aug 1979, Virden,Hidalgo,Nm.
11. 23. Frances Fern HATCH   b. 15 Feb 1892, Greenwich,Piute,Ut; d. 18 Dec 1979, El Paso,El Paso,Tx; bur. 20 Dec 1979, Deming,Luna,Nm.
12. 24. Elmer Hugh HATCH   b. 7 Sep 1894, Greenwich,Piute,Ut; d. 28 Apr 1967, Colonia Juarez,Galeana,Chihuahua,Mexico.
13. 25. Charles HATCH   b. 7 Aug 1896, Koosharem,Sevier,Ut; d. 7 Aug 1896, Koosharem,Sevier,Ut.
14. 26. Carroll HATCH   b. 7 Aug 1896, Koosharem,Sevier,Ut; d. 21 Oct 1897.

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1. 27. Irma E. MCCLELLAN   b. Dec 1895, ,Sevier,Ut.

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Cause of Death: 87 years old
Ancestral File Number: 1C05-P3
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1. 28. Clara Estella MCCLELLAN   b. 30 Jan 1889, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 21 May 1976.
2. 29. David Alvin MCCLELLAN, Jr.   b. 27 Nov 1890, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 4 Dec 1987, Mesa,Maricopa,az; bur. 7 Dec 1987, Mesa,Maricopa,az.
3. 30. Esther Almeda MCCLELLAN   b. 4 Nov 1892, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 31 Jul 1893, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; bur. Aug 1893.
4. 31. Vessa MCCLELLAN   b. 13 Oct 1894, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 25 Dec 1972.
5. 32. Lucille MCCLELLAN   b. 3 Jul 1897, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 26 Jan 1919.
6. 33. Mary Ivis MCCLELLAN   b. 25 May 1899, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 20 Apr 1969; bur. Apr 1969.
7. 34. Ivin MCCLELLAN   b. 25 May 1899, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 12 Aug 1899, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; bur. Aug 1899.
8. 35. Hortense MCCLELLAN  
9. 36. William Ray MCCLELLAN   b. 15 Oct 1902, Colonia Juarez,Chihuahua,Mexico; d. 1 Jul 1979, Mesa,Maricopa,az; bur. 5 Jul 1979, Mesa City Cemetery,Mesa,Maricopa,az.
10. 37. Beth MCCLELLAN  
11. 38. Hazel MCCLELLAN  
12. 39. Fulvia MCCLELLAN   b. 31 May 1912, Colonia Morelos,Sonora,Mexico; d. 26 Feb 1937.

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1. 40. Eva May CARDON  

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Ancestral File Number: 1C05-2S
!1. 1880 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1920census - San Juan Co., UT: Blanding, E.D. 94, p. 6A [27A], 79/87.
3. Obituary,"San Juan Record," 3 Sep 1964.
4. Tombstone.
5. Records of Mrs. Susan MosleyRobinson.
6. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-30
!1. 1880 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1910census - Wilson = W-425.
3. 1920 census - Wilson = W-425.
4. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-45
!1. 1880 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1910census - Hatch = H-320.
3. 1920 census - Hatch = H-320.
4. Obituary, "San Juan Record," 24 Jan 1974.
5. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-5B
!1. 1880 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1910census - Hatch = H-320.
3. 1920 census - Hatch = H-320.
4. "Stalwarts South of the Border," Hatch and Hardy, 1985.
5. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-6H
!1. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-7N
!1. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-8T
!1. 1910 census - Turley = T-640.
2. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-91
!1. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C04-J3
!1. 1910 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1920census - San Juan Co., UT: Blanding, E.D., 94, p. 5A [26A], 62/68.
3. Obituary, "San Juan Record," 21 Jul 1983.
4. Tombstone.
5. "Saga of San Juan," 1968.
6. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-B6
!1. 1910 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1920census - Hatch = H-320.
3. Records of David Merrell.
4. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-CC
!1. 1910 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1920census - Keeler = K-460.
3. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-DJ
!1. 1910 census - Hatch = H-320.
2. 1920census - Hatch = H-320.
3. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-FP
!1. Ancestral File.

Ancestral File Number: 1C05-GV
!1. Ancestral File.

Name Suffix: Jr.
Name Suffix: Jr.

Cause of Death: 76 years old
Ancestral File Number: 4
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