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     Phoeba Jane Whitney was born on 5 October 1843 at Pultneyville, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA; FAG Memorial says born 5 Oct 1843. Inscription on grave marker seems to read: "Died 8 July 1864 Aged 20 ys 9 mo 8 d", which would make the DOB 30 Sep 1843.¹ She married Harrison W. "Harry" Martin before 18 June 1858
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His 1st wife. Their son Geprge Edwin Martin was born 18 June 1858 in Elgin, Erie Co., PA.²
Phoeba Jane Whitney died on 8 July 1864 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 20.¹
Phoeba Jane Whitney was buried after 8 July 1864 at Waterford Cemetery, Waterford, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Harrison W. "Harry" Martin married Anna (?)
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His 2nd wife.³ Harrison W. "Harry" Martin was born on 25 July 1838 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.² He married Phoeba Jane Whitney, daughter of George Harmon Whitney and Johannah McLean, before 18 June 1858
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His 1st wife. Their son Geprge Edwin Martin was born 18 June 1858 in Elgin, Erie Co., PA.¹
Harrison W. "Harry" Martin died on 4 March 1918 at age 79.²
Harrison W. "Harry" Martin was buried after 4 March 1918 at Concord Cemetery, Elgin, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

     James McLean was born in 1818 at New York, USA.¹ He married Lydia Ann Lyon circa 1838
; According to the 1850 census their oldest child, Betsy, was born ca 1839.^2,3
James McLean died on 6 May 1891 at Monticello, White Co., Indiana, USA.¹
James McLean was buried after 6 May 1891 at Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, White Co., Indiana, USA; From Find A Grave:
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; The fate of William² F. McLEAN’s sixth child, James³ McClean (William², John¹) is uncertain. The source of his birth and death dates are from the family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN, his grandmother.^{ii McLean [nd]} No middle initial is given in that record. The date of birth is written clearly, and reads October 18^th 1816. However, the date of death has been crossed out and changed. The crossed-out portion may read “September the 13^th”^. The added date is “October 8, 1852.” This segment of the Bible page is shown below.
Figure 269:     Clipping from Family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN Showing the Entry for James³ McClean (William², John¹)^{iiii McLean [nd]}
[Image of original bible entry is attached.]

Identifying what happened to James³ McClean (William², John¹) may lie in solving the following puzzle involving the records of three men named James McLean who may or may not have been the same man. Here is the evidence discovered so far.
A. Who was the real James McLean?
There are two other James McLeans^{11 For clarity in the following dicussion, “James3 McClean (William2, John1)” refers to the son of William F. McLEAN (John1); “James McLean #1” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in Wayne County, New York; while “James McLean #2” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in White County, Indiana. for whom records have been found, either of whom might have been James3} McClean (William², John¹), though neither is a certain match. What adds to the confusion is that though the vital dates for these two other James’s are not exactly the same, there is some evidence that all three men may have been the same person.
James McLean #1:
There is a James F. McLean buried in Wayne County, New York.ii FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. His grave marker read “Died Sept. 13, 1852 Aged 35 yrs. 10 ms & 21 ds.”^{iiii An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. The date of death is identical to one possible interpretation of the date of birth of James3} McClean (William², John¹) in the family Bible. The date of birth calculated from the grave marker inscription is 23 October 1816, only seven days different from that given in the McLean family Bible.
Further research on this man has found a probate record in Wayne County, dated 19 January 1853, for a James F. McLean who had died intestate and who had a wife named Lydia A. who was named heir.^ii[:ITAL]iiii Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
There is also an 1850 census Wayne County listing for a James F. McLean with a wife listed as Lydia A. There are two children listed in in this household: a daughter, Betsy, aged 11 (i.e., born ca 1839) and a three month old son, William C. (i.e., born ca April 1850). It is possible that the James who died and was buried in 1852 was the James who died intestate with a wife named Lydia A., and also the same James F. listed in the 1850 census. No further record of the daughter, Betsy McLean, has been found.
Figure 270:     Census Detail for the James F. McLean Household from the 1850 U. S. Census, Wolcott Twp., Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     8      McLEAN, James F.     32      1818      M      Carpenter $800     New York
     9      “ , Lydia A.     31     1819     F          New York
     10      “ , William C.     3/12     1850     M          New York
     11      “ , Betsy     11     1839     F     At School     New York
     12     SWARTOUT, Asa P.     34     1816     M     Tailor     New York
Date of Census: 26 July 1850
The presence of thirty-four year old Asa Swartout (Swarthout) in the same household with James is a clue that this James F. McLean #1 could well have been James³ McClean (William², John¹). James³ grew up in Benton Twp. In the 1840 US census there were four SWARTHOUT households (carious spellings) listed for Benton Twp. and another eight households in nearby towns of Yates County. Research shows that Asa P. Swarthout was probably the son of John L./S. Swarthout who was living in Benton Twp. at the time of the 1840 census.^{iiii 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.} Furthermore, in this census this John L./S. Swarthout was listed as living next door to (next line) William² F. McLEAN (John¹). Asa probably grew up with James³ McClean (William², John¹) in Yates County and may even have moved to Wayne County together.
Further research found a Lydia McLean with a ten year old son, William McLean, living in the household of an Abel and Pamelia Lyon in 1860. These are evidently Lydia’s parents (as subsequently shown by the 1880 census listing). There is no record of her daughter, Betsy, in this census and Betsy, being about 21 in 1860, may have married by then or died.
Figure 271:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1860 U. S. Census, Red Creek Village, Wayne County, New York ^{iiiiii 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     12      LYON, Abel          66      1794      M      No Occupation     New York
     13      “ , Amelia [sic]     66     1794     F          New York
     14     McLEAN, Lydia     42     1818     F          New York
     15      “ , William     10     1850     M     At School     New York
Date of Census: 23 October 1860
In the 1870 census Lydia McLean is still with her parents, but now William and Betsy are both missing.
Figure 272:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1870 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     14      LYON, Abel          76      1794      M      Retired Merchant     New York
     15      “ , Pamelia     75     1795     F     Keeping House     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     45     1825     F     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 13 June 1870
In the 1880 census, the widow Lydia McLean is living with a widowed Pamelia Lyon and is listed as Pamelia’s daughter. This indicates that the wife of James F. McLean who had died and was listed with him in the 1850 census, and then mentioned as his widow and heir in his 1853 probate record was Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean. No further record of the son William C. McLean has been found.
Figure 273:     Census Detail for the Amelia [sic] Lyon Household from the 1880 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{iiii1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.}
     Line     Name          Race     Sex     Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Status     Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     23      LYON, Amelia     W     F     86     1794     Widowed     Retired Merchant     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     W     F     62     1818     Widowed     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 25 June 1880
Neither a burial record nor any other records have been found for Lydia (Lyon) McLean in New York.
In summary, This seems to be one family of a James F. and a Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean, with two children: Betsy (who may have died or married before 1860) and William C., who may have died or moved away before 1870. The birth and death dates of this James F. are close to those given in the family Bible for James³ McClean (William², John¹).
James McLean #2:
There are graves in Indiana for a couple, James McLean and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean with a son, William Edwin McLean, recorded in the Old Monticello Cemetery in Monticello, White County, Indiana.^ii[:ITAL]iiii FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William). There are grave markers for Lydia Ann and William Edwin, but none for James. The information given on FindAGrave.com is as follows:
Figure 274:     Information on the James and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and William Edwin McLean Buried in Old Monticello Cemetery, White County, Indiana ^i[:BOLD]^{viv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).}
Name
Birth
Death

James McLean
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean
25 December 1817
17 October 1896

William Edwin McLean
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


This couple has not been found in any census records in Indiana in 1850, 1860, 1870 or 1880, nor has any other record been found of them in Indiana.
No grave marker was found for James McLean, though the burial was recorded.
The grave marker for Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean reads “Died Oct. 17, 1896 Aged 78y. 9m. 22d.” The birth date calculated from this inscription matches the birth date on the memorial page.
A Cook County, Illinois death recordii FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm. for William Edwin McLean confirms his birth date (23 April 1850) and birth place in “Red Creek, New York.” The years (only) of birth and death are inscribed on his grave marker.^i[ITAL:]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
In summary, this family was apparently from New York (where their son William Edwin was born in Wayne County) and at some point they apparently moved to Indiana. Nothing else is known about them.
William² F. McLEAN (John S.1) and three of his other children, all migrated to Indiana sometime after 27 July 1850 (when he appeared in the 1850 U. S. census in Milo Twp.), and before his death on 28 January 1855 in Fountain County. With his father and siblings in Indiana, it is possible that James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) also decided to move his family to Indiana; perhaps around the same time (1850-1855), or later. Fountain County is not that far from White County where James McLean #2 was eventually buried.
Comparing the few facts known for James³ McClean (William², John S.¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2) does not necessarily preclude that all three are the same man. However, there are two burials, and taken on face value the existence of two different burials would seem to preclude that James F. McLean (#1) who died in New York in 1852 is the same man as James McLean (#2) who died in 1891 and was buried in Indiana.
Figure 275:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for James³ McClean (William², John¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

James³ McClean (William², John¹) – from Family Bible^{iiiiii McLean [nd]
18th} October 1816
13 September 1852 or 8th October 1852

James F. McLean – from grave marker inscription^i[:ITAL]viv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
23 October 1816255]
13 September 1852, New York

James McLean – from Find A grave memorialvv FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana


B. Who was the real Lydia (Lyon) McLean?

Not only do we have three James McLeans, it seems we also have two Lydia (Lyon) McLeans, who each married a James McLean:
Figure 276:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean (#1) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean (#1) – from probate, 1850 & 1860 censuses<sup>ii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca 1818/19 (from ages in 1850 and 1860 census)
unknown

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McClean (#2) – from grave markeri[:IT</sup>AL]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
25 December 1817255]
17 October 1896255]


It is feasible that these two women are the same person. Their dates of birth aren’t that far off, allowing for the errors in ages listed that were common in census enumerations.
C. Who was the real William McLean?
Finally, we have the two sons named William to consider:
The William C. McLean^{11 His name appears with a middle initial (“C.”) only in the 1850 census, not in the 1860 census. who was in his father’s household in the 1850 census and with his mother and maternal grandparents in the 1860 census, and was probably born in Wayne County, New York.
The William Edwin McLean who was buried in Indiana and was born in Red Crook, Wayne County.
The names William and Edwin were common in the McClean family of Benton. James3} McClean (William², John¹) had a father named William, as well as a brother. He also had an uncle and a cousin named George Edwin, a first cousin named Edwin, and a first cousin named William Edwin. It would not have been unusual for him to choose to name a son, William Edwin.
No record – other than their burials – has been found for James (#2) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and their son William Edwin McLean living in White County. Indiana. William married Sue Ellen Obenchain (various spellings) in Chicago in 1890, and he died there in 1927. However, the 1880 census^{iiiiii 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22. shows “Susie Obenchinn” living in her parents household in Monticello, White County. This opens the possibility that she and William met in Indiana first before they married in Chicago. William and his wife “Lulu E.” were living in Chicago in the 1900 censusiviv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.} with a son, William M. who was born in Feb 1893 in Indiana. Thus, though William Edwin and Sue Ellen were married in Chicago, it seems that they had returned to Indiana for some period (at least ca Feb 1893 in time for the birth of their child) before moving back to Chicago in time for the 1900 census.
William Edwin’s father, James McLean (#2), died in 1891 and his mother, Lydia Ann (Lyon), in 1896. William Edwin’s son was born in Indiana in 1893. Thus, one can speculate that following their June 1890 Chicago marriage, William Edwin and Sue Ellen had moved to White County to be near both their parents, and then moved back to Chicago after the deaths of James and Lydia. Sue Ellen’s own parents, Madison Lewis and Morgianna (Armour) Obenchain, still lived on in Monticello, White County, with her father dying there in 1912.vv FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
The next years are confusing and the record is sparse. William Edwin McLean has not been found in the 1910 census, while his wife, Sue Ellen McLean, and their son, William, appeared in 1910 as boarders in the household of an apparently unrelated John Johnson in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi.^{vivi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72. There is no obvious reason for their presence in Mississippi, or for the absence of William Edwin. In the 1920 census,viivii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.} William Edwin, Sue Ellen and their son William M. are all back living together in Chicago (with Sue Ellen’s mother living with them).
Figure 277:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for William C. McLean (#1) and William Edwin McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

William C. McClean – from 1850 & 1860 censuses^vii<sup>iviii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca April 1850
unknown

William Edwin McClean – from death recordi[:IT</sup>AL]<sup>xix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


D. Conclusions

The James F. McLean buried in Wayne County certainly seems to match James3</sup> McClean (William², John S.¹) in terms of his dates of birth and death.
It is logical that with his father and siblings in Indiana, James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) would have at some point chosen to move there with his family, as well, and thus could have eventually died there.
The 1850 census and 1853 probate records tell us that those two men were the same, then James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) married a woman named Lydia A. Lyon and had children by her, one of who was named William.
The presence of Asa P. Swartout in the 1850 census, increases the likelihood that the James F. McLean in that census came from Benton Twp.
The Lydia in New York comes close in birth dates to matching the Lydia buried in Indiana.
The son of James F. and Lydia A. McLean, William C., in the 1850 census could well be the same man as the William Edwin born in Wayne County and buried in Indiana. The birthdates and birth places are the same.
Who was the James McLean #2 buried in Indiana, if James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) was the James F. McLean #1 and died in 1852?



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ⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱ An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱⁱ Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.
ⁱⁱ 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱ 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.
ⁱⁱ1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.
ⁱⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
ⁱ FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
ⁱⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22.
^iv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
^vi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72.
^vii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.
^viii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
^ix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.^{4,5,6,3,7,8,9,10}

     James F. McLean married Lydia A. Lyon, daughter of Abel Lyon and Pamelia (?).²
James F. McLean was born circa 23 October 1816.¹
James F. McLean died on 13 September 1852.¹
James F. McLean was buried after 13 September 1852 at Fair Mount Cemetery, Red Creek, Wayne Co., New York, USA; From Find A Grave:

His estate was probated on 19 January 1853 at Wayne Co., New York, USA,
; Ancestry.com - New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
Source Citation: Probate Records, 1823-1903; Probate Index, 1823-1964; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Wayne County); Probate Place: Wayne, New York
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts.²
     ; NB.

; The fate of William² F. McLEAN’s sixth child, James³ McClean (William², John¹) is uncertain. The source of his birth and death dates are from the family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN, his grandmother.^{ii McLean [nd]} No middle initial is given in that record. The date of birth is written clearly, and reads October 18^th 1816. However, the date of death has been crossed out and changed. The crossed-out portion may read “September the 13^th”^. The added date is “October 8, 1852.” This segment of the Bible page is shown below.
Figure 269:     Clipping from Family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN Showing the Entry for James³ McClean (William², John¹)^{iiii McLean [nd]}
[Image of original bible entry is attached.]

Identifying what happened to James³ McClean (William², John¹) may lie in solving the following puzzle involving the records of three men named James McLean who may or may not have been the same man. Here is the evidence discovered so far.
A. Who was the real James McLean?
There are two other James McLeans^{11 For clarity in the following dicussion, “James3 McClean (William2, John1)” refers to the son of William F. McLEAN (John1); “James McLean #1” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in Wayne County, New York; while “James McLean #2” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in White County, Indiana. for whom records have been found, either of whom might have been James3} McClean (William², John¹), though neither is a certain match. What adds to the confusion is that though the vital dates for these two other James’s are not exactly the same, there is some evidence that all three men may have been the same person.
James McLean #1:
There is a James F. McLean buried in Wayne County, New York.ii FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. His grave marker read “Died Sept. 13, 1852 Aged 35 yrs. 10 ms & 21 ds.”^{iiii An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. The date of death is identical to one possible interpretation of the date of birth of James3} McClean (William², John¹) in the family Bible. The date of birth calculated from the grave marker inscription is 23 October 1816, only seven days different from that given in the McLean family Bible.
Further research on this man has found a probate record in Wayne County, dated 19 January 1853, for a James F. McLean who had died intestate and who had a wife named Lydia A. who was named heir.^ii[:ITAL]iiii Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
There is also an 1850 census Wayne County listing for a James F. McLean with a wife listed as Lydia A. There are two children listed in in this household: a daughter, Betsy, aged 11 (i.e., born ca 1839) and a three month old son, William C. (i.e., born ca April 1850). It is possible that the James who died and was buried in 1852 was the James who died intestate with a wife named Lydia A., and also the same James F. listed in the 1850 census. No further record of the daughter, Betsy McLean, has been found.
Figure 270:     Census Detail for the James F. McLean Household from the 1850 U. S. Census, Wolcott Twp., Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     8      McLEAN, James F.     32      1818      M      Carpenter $800     New York
     9      “ , Lydia A.     31     1819     F          New York
     10      “ , William C.     3/12     1850     M          New York
     11      “ , Betsy     11     1839     F     At School     New York
     12     SWARTOUT, Asa P.     34     1816     M     Tailor     New York
Date of Census: 26 July 1850
The presence of thirty-four year old Asa Swartout (Swarthout) in the same household with James is a clue that this James F. McLean #1 could well have been James³ McClean (William², John¹). James³ grew up in Benton Twp. In the 1840 US census there were four SWARTHOUT households (carious spellings) listed for Benton Twp. and another eight households in nearby towns of Yates County. Research shows that Asa P. Swarthout was probably the son of John L./S. Swarthout who was living in Benton Twp. at the time of the 1840 census.^{iiii 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.} Furthermore, in this census this John L./S. Swarthout was listed as living next door to (next line) William² F. McLEAN (John¹). Asa probably grew up with James³ McClean (William², John¹) in Yates County and may even have moved to Wayne County together.
Further research found a Lydia McLean with a ten year old son, William McLean, living in the household of an Abel and Pamelia Lyon in 1860. These are evidently Lydia’s parents (as subsequently shown by the 1880 census listing). There is no record of her daughter, Betsy, in this census and Betsy, being about 21 in 1860, may have married by then or died.
Figure 271:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1860 U. S. Census, Red Creek Village, Wayne County, New York ^{iiiiii 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     12      LYON, Abel          66      1794      M      No Occupation     New York
     13      “ , Amelia [sic]     66     1794     F          New York
     14     McLEAN, Lydia     42     1818     F          New York
     15      “ , William     10     1850     M     At School     New York
Date of Census: 23 October 1860
In the 1870 census Lydia McLean is still with her parents, but now William and Betsy are both missing.
Figure 272:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1870 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     14      LYON, Abel          76      1794      M      Retired Merchant     New York
     15      “ , Pamelia     75     1795     F     Keeping House     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     45     1825     F     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 13 June 1870
In the 1880 census, the widow Lydia McLean is living with a widowed Pamelia Lyon and is listed as Pamelia’s daughter. This indicates that the wife of James F. McLean who had died and was listed with him in the 1850 census, and then mentioned as his widow and heir in his 1853 probate record was Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean. No further record of the son William C. McLean has been found.
Figure 273:     Census Detail for the Amelia [sic] Lyon Household from the 1880 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{iiii1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.}
     Line     Name          Race     Sex     Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Status     Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     23      LYON, Amelia     W     F     86     1794     Widowed     Retired Merchant     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     W     F     62     1818     Widowed     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 25 June 1880
Neither a burial record nor any other records have been found for Lydia (Lyon) McLean in New York.
In summary, This seems to be one family of a James F. and a Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean, with two children: Betsy (who may have died or married before 1860) and William C., who may have died or moved away before 1870. The birth and death dates of this James F. are close to those given in the family Bible for James³ McClean (William², John¹).
James McLean #2:
There are graves in Indiana for a couple, James McLean and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean with a son, William Edwin McLean, recorded in the Old Monticello Cemetery in Monticello, White County, Indiana.^ii[:ITAL]iiii FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William). There are grave markers for Lydia Ann and William Edwin, but none for James. The information given on FindAGrave.com is as follows:
Figure 274:     Information on the James and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and William Edwin McLean Buried in Old Monticello Cemetery, White County, Indiana ^i[:BOLD]^{viv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).}
Name
Birth
Death

James McLean
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean
25 December 1817
17 October 1896

William Edwin McLean
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


This couple has not been found in any census records in Indiana in 1850, 1860, 1870 or 1880, nor has any other record been found of them in Indiana.
No grave marker was found for James McLean, though the burial was recorded.
The grave marker for Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean reads “Died Oct. 17, 1896 Aged 78y. 9m. 22d.” The birth date calculated from this inscription matches the birth date on the memorial page.
A Cook County, Illinois death recordii FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm. for William Edwin McLean confirms his birth date (23 April 1850) and birth place in “Red Creek, New York.” The years (only) of birth and death are inscribed on his grave marker.^i[ITAL:]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
In summary, this family was apparently from New York (where their son William Edwin was born in Wayne County) and at some point they apparently moved to Indiana. Nothing else is known about them.
William² F. McLEAN (John S.1) and three of his other children, all migrated to Indiana sometime after 27 July 1850 (when he appeared in the 1850 U. S. census in Milo Twp.), and before his death on 28 January 1855 in Fountain County. With his father and siblings in Indiana, it is possible that James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) also decided to move his family to Indiana; perhaps around the same time (1850-1855), or later. Fountain County is not that far from White County where James McLean #2 was eventually buried.
Comparing the few facts known for James³ McClean (William², John S.¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2) does not necessarily preclude that all three are the same man. However, there are two burials, and taken on face value the existence of two different burials would seem to preclude that James F. McLean (#1) who died in New York in 1852 is the same man as James McLean (#2) who died in 1891 and was buried in Indiana.
Figure 275:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for James³ McClean (William², John¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

James³ McClean (William², John¹) – from Family Bible^{iiiiii McLean [nd]
18th} October 1816
13 September 1852 or 8th October 1852

James F. McLean – from grave marker inscription^i[:ITAL]viv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
23 October 1816255]
13 September 1852, New York

James McLean – from Find A grave memorialvv FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana


B. Who was the real Lydia (Lyon) McLean?

Not only do we have three James McLeans, it seems we also have two Lydia (Lyon) McLeans, who each married a James McLean:
Figure 276:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean (#1) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean (#1) – from probate, 1850 & 1860 censuses<sup>ii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca 1818/19 (from ages in 1850 and 1860 census)
unknown

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McClean (#2) – from grave markeri[:IT</sup>AL]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
25 December 1817255]
17 October 1896255]


It is feasible that these two women are the same person. Their dates of birth aren’t that far off, allowing for the errors in ages listed that were common in census enumerations.
C. Who was the real William McLean?
Finally, we have the two sons named William to consider:
The William C. McLean^{11 His name appears with a middle initial (“C.”) only in the 1850 census, not in the 1860 census. who was in his father’s household in the 1850 census and with his mother and maternal grandparents in the 1860 census, and was probably born in Wayne County, New York.
The William Edwin McLean who was buried in Indiana and was born in Red Crook, Wayne County.
The names William and Edwin were common in the McClean family of Benton. James3} McClean (William², John¹) had a father named William, as well as a brother. He also had an uncle and a cousin named George Edwin, a first cousin named Edwin, and a first cousin named William Edwin. It would not have been unusual for him to choose to name a son, William Edwin.
No record – other than their burials – has been found for James (#2) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and their son William Edwin McLean living in White County. Indiana. William married Sue Ellen Obenchain (various spellings) in Chicago in 1890, and he died there in 1927. However, the 1880 census^{iiiiii 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22. shows “Susie Obenchinn” living in her parents household in Monticello, White County. This opens the possibility that she and William met in Indiana first before they married in Chicago. William and his wife “Lulu E.” were living in Chicago in the 1900 censusiviv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.} with a son, William M. who was born in Feb 1893 in Indiana. Thus, though William Edwin and Sue Ellen were married in Chicago, it seems that they had returned to Indiana for some period (at least ca Feb 1893 in time for the birth of their child) before moving back to Chicago in time for the 1900 census.
William Edwin’s father, James McLean (#2), died in 1891 and his mother, Lydia Ann (Lyon), in 1896. William Edwin’s son was born in Indiana in 1893. Thus, one can speculate that following their June 1890 Chicago marriage, William Edwin and Sue Ellen had moved to White County to be near both their parents, and then moved back to Chicago after the deaths of James and Lydia. Sue Ellen’s own parents, Madison Lewis and Morgianna (Armour) Obenchain, still lived on in Monticello, White County, with her father dying there in 1912.vv FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
The next years are confusing and the record is sparse. William Edwin McLean has not been found in the 1910 census, while his wife, Sue Ellen McLean, and their son, William, appeared in 1910 as boarders in the household of an apparently unrelated John Johnson in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi.^{vivi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72. There is no obvious reason for their presence in Mississippi, or for the absence of William Edwin. In the 1920 census,viivii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.} William Edwin, Sue Ellen and their son William M. are all back living together in Chicago (with Sue Ellen’s mother living with them).
Figure 277:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for William C. McLean (#1) and William Edwin McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

William C. McClean – from 1850 & 1860 censuses^vii<sup>iviii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca April 1850
unknown

William Edwin McClean – from death recordi[:IT</sup>AL]<sup>xix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


D. Conclusions

The James F. McLean buried in Wayne County certainly seems to match James3</sup> McClean (William², John S.¹) in terms of his dates of birth and death.
It is logical that with his father and siblings in Indiana, James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) would have at some point chosen to move there with his family, as well, and thus could have eventually died there.
The 1850 census and 1853 probate records tell us that those two men were the same, then James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) married a woman named Lydia A. Lyon and had children by her, one of who was named William.
The presence of Asa P. Swartout in the 1850 census, increases the likelihood that the James F. McLean in that census came from Benton Twp.
The Lydia in New York comes close in birth dates to matching the Lydia buried in Indiana.
The son of James F. and Lydia A. McLean, William C., in the 1850 census could well be the same man as the William Edwin born in Wayne County and buried in Indiana. The birthdates and birth places are the same.
Who was the James McLean #2 buried in Indiana, if James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) was the James F. McLean #1 and died in 1852?



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ⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱ An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱⁱ Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.
ⁱⁱ 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱ 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.
ⁱⁱ1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.
ⁱⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
ⁱ FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
ⁱⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22.
^iv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
^vi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72.
^vii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.
^viii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
^ix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.^{1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

James F. McLean and Lydia A. Lyon appeared in the census of 26 July 1850 at Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York, USA; p. 525-A, lines 6-12, dwelling 192, family 192
8 MCLEAN, James 32 [1818] M Tailor $800 NY
9 " , Lydia A. 31 [1819] F NY
10 " , William C. 3/12 [Apr 1850] M NY
11 " , Betsy 11 [1839] F NY Attended School
12 SWARTOUT, Asa P. 34 [1816] M Tailor NY.⁵

     Lydia Ann Lyon was born on 25 December 1817.¹ She married James McLean circa 1838
; According to the 1850 census their oldest child, Betsy, was born ca 1839.^1,2
Lydia Ann Lyon died on 17 October 1896 at age 78.¹
Lydia Ann Lyon was buried after 17 October 1896 at Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, White Co., Indiana, USA; From Find A Grave:
     ; The fate of William² F. McLEAN’s sixth child, James³ McClean (William², John¹) is uncertain. The source of his birth and death dates are from the family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN, his grandmother.^{ii McLean [nd]} No middle initial is given in that record. The date of birth is written clearly, and reads October 18^th 1816. However, the date of death has been crossed out and changed. The crossed-out portion may read “September the 13^th”^. The added date is “October 8, 1852.” This segment of the Bible page is shown below.
Figure 269:     Clipping from Family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN Showing the Entry for James³ McClean (William², John¹)^{iiii McLean [nd]}
[Image of original bible entry is attached.]

Identifying what happened to James³ McClean (William², John¹) may lie in solving the following puzzle involving the records of three men named James McLean who may or may not have been the same man. Here is the evidence discovered so far.
A. Who was the real James McLean?
There are two other James McLeans^{11 For clarity in the following dicussion, “James3 McClean (William2, John1)” refers to the son of William F. McLEAN (John1); “James McLean #1” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in Wayne County, New York; while “James McLean #2” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in White County, Indiana. for whom records have been found, either of whom might have been James3} McClean (William², John¹), though neither is a certain match. What adds to the confusion is that though the vital dates for these two other James’s are not exactly the same, there is some evidence that all three men may have been the same person.
James McLean #1:
There is a James F. McLean buried in Wayne County, New York.ii FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. His grave marker read “Died Sept. 13, 1852 Aged 35 yrs. 10 ms & 21 ds.”^{iiii An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. The date of death is identical to one possible interpretation of the date of birth of James3} McClean (William², John¹) in the family Bible. The date of birth calculated from the grave marker inscription is 23 October 1816, only seven days different from that given in the McLean family Bible.
Further research on this man has found a probate record in Wayne County, dated 19 January 1853, for a James F. McLean who had died intestate and who had a wife named Lydia A. who was named heir.^ii[:ITAL]iiii Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
There is also an 1850 census Wayne County listing for a James F. McLean with a wife listed as Lydia A. There are two children listed in in this household: a daughter, Betsy, aged 11 (i.e., born ca 1839) and a three month old son, William C. (i.e., born ca April 1850). It is possible that the James who died and was buried in 1852 was the James who died intestate with a wife named Lydia A., and also the same James F. listed in the 1850 census. No further record of the daughter, Betsy McLean, has been found.
Figure 270:     Census Detail for the James F. McLean Household from the 1850 U. S. Census, Wolcott Twp., Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     8      McLEAN, James F.     32      1818      M      Carpenter $800     New York
     9      “ , Lydia A.     31     1819     F          New York
     10      “ , William C.     3/12     1850     M          New York
     11      “ , Betsy     11     1839     F     At School     New York
     12     SWARTOUT, Asa P.     34     1816     M     Tailor     New York
Date of Census: 26 July 1850
The presence of thirty-four year old Asa Swartout (Swarthout) in the same household with James is a clue that this James F. McLean #1 could well have been James³ McClean (William², John¹). James³ grew up in Benton Twp. In the 1840 US census there were four SWARTHOUT households (carious spellings) listed for Benton Twp. and another eight households in nearby towns of Yates County. Research shows that Asa P. Swarthout was probably the son of John L./S. Swarthout who was living in Benton Twp. at the time of the 1840 census.^{iiii 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.} Furthermore, in this census this John L./S. Swarthout was listed as living next door to (next line) William² F. McLEAN (John¹). Asa probably grew up with James³ McClean (William², John¹) in Yates County and may even have moved to Wayne County together.
Further research found a Lydia McLean with a ten year old son, William McLean, living in the household of an Abel and Pamelia Lyon in 1860. These are evidently Lydia’s parents (as subsequently shown by the 1880 census listing). There is no record of her daughter, Betsy, in this census and Betsy, being about 21 in 1860, may have married by then or died.
Figure 271:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1860 U. S. Census, Red Creek Village, Wayne County, New York ^{iiiiii 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     12      LYON, Abel          66      1794      M      No Occupation     New York
     13      “ , Amelia [sic]     66     1794     F          New York
     14     McLEAN, Lydia     42     1818     F          New York
     15      “ , William     10     1850     M     At School     New York
Date of Census: 23 October 1860
In the 1870 census Lydia McLean is still with her parents, but now William and Betsy are both missing.
Figure 272:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1870 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     14      LYON, Abel          76      1794      M      Retired Merchant     New York
     15      “ , Pamelia     75     1795     F     Keeping House     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     45     1825     F     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 13 June 1870
In the 1880 census, the widow Lydia McLean is living with a widowed Pamelia Lyon and is listed as Pamelia’s daughter. This indicates that the wife of James F. McLean who had died and was listed with him in the 1850 census, and then mentioned as his widow and heir in his 1853 probate record was Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean. No further record of the son William C. McLean has been found.
Figure 273:     Census Detail for the Amelia [sic] Lyon Household from the 1880 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{iiii1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.}
     Line     Name          Race     Sex     Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Status     Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     23      LYON, Amelia     W     F     86     1794     Widowed     Retired Merchant     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     W     F     62     1818     Widowed     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 25 June 1880
Neither a burial record nor any other records have been found for Lydia (Lyon) McLean in New York.
In summary, This seems to be one family of a James F. and a Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean, with two children: Betsy (who may have died or married before 1860) and William C., who may have died or moved away before 1870. The birth and death dates of this James F. are close to those given in the family Bible for James³ McClean (William², John¹).
James McLean #2:
There are graves in Indiana for a couple, James McLean and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean with a son, William Edwin McLean, recorded in the Old Monticello Cemetery in Monticello, White County, Indiana.^ii[:ITAL]iiii FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William). There are grave markers for Lydia Ann and William Edwin, but none for James. The information given on FindAGrave.com is as follows:
Figure 274:     Information on the James and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and William Edwin McLean Buried in Old Monticello Cemetery, White County, Indiana ^i[:BOLD]^{viv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).}
Name
Birth
Death

James McLean
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean
25 December 1817
17 October 1896

William Edwin McLean
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


This couple has not been found in any census records in Indiana in 1850, 1860, 1870 or 1880, nor has any other record been found of them in Indiana.
No grave marker was found for James McLean, though the burial was recorded.
The grave marker for Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean reads “Died Oct. 17, 1896 Aged 78y. 9m. 22d.” The birth date calculated from this inscription matches the birth date on the memorial page.
A Cook County, Illinois death recordii FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm. for William Edwin McLean confirms his birth date (23 April 1850) and birth place in “Red Creek, New York.” The years (only) of birth and death are inscribed on his grave marker.^i[ITAL:]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
In summary, this family was apparently from New York (where their son William Edwin was born in Wayne County) and at some point they apparently moved to Indiana. Nothing else is known about them.
William² F. McLEAN (John S.1) and three of his other children, all migrated to Indiana sometime after 27 July 1850 (when he appeared in the 1850 U. S. census in Milo Twp.), and before his death on 28 January 1855 in Fountain County. With his father and siblings in Indiana, it is possible that James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) also decided to move his family to Indiana; perhaps around the same time (1850-1855), or later. Fountain County is not that far from White County where James McLean #2 was eventually buried.
Comparing the few facts known for James³ McClean (William², John S.¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2) does not necessarily preclude that all three are the same man. However, there are two burials, and taken on face value the existence of two different burials would seem to preclude that James F. McLean (#1) who died in New York in 1852 is the same man as James McLean (#2) who died in 1891 and was buried in Indiana.
Figure 275:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for James³ McClean (William², John¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

James³ McClean (William², John¹) – from Family Bible^{iiiiii McLean [nd]
18th} October 1816
13 September 1852 or 8th October 1852

James F. McLean – from grave marker inscription^i[:ITAL]viv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
23 October 1816255]
13 September 1852, New York

James McLean – from Find A grave memorialvv FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana


B. Who was the real Lydia (Lyon) McLean?

Not only do we have three James McLeans, it seems we also have two Lydia (Lyon) McLeans, who each married a James McLean:
Figure 276:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean (#1) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean (#1) – from probate, 1850 & 1860 censuses<sup>ii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca 1818/19 (from ages in 1850 and 1860 census)
unknown

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McClean (#2) – from grave markeri[:IT</sup>AL]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
25 December 1817255]
17 October 1896255]


It is feasible that these two women are the same person. Their dates of birth aren’t that far off, allowing for the errors in ages listed that were common in census enumerations.
C. Who was the real William McLean?
Finally, we have the two sons named William to consider:
The William C. McLean^{11 His name appears with a middle initial (“C.”) only in the 1850 census, not in the 1860 census. who was in his father’s household in the 1850 census and with his mother and maternal grandparents in the 1860 census, and was probably born in Wayne County, New York.
The William Edwin McLean who was buried in Indiana and was born in Red Crook, Wayne County.
The names William and Edwin were common in the McClean family of Benton. James3} McClean (William², John¹) had a father named William, as well as a brother. He also had an uncle and a cousin named George Edwin, a first cousin named Edwin, and a first cousin named William Edwin. It would not have been unusual for him to choose to name a son, William Edwin.
No record – other than their burials – has been found for James (#2) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and their son William Edwin McLean living in White County. Indiana. William married Sue Ellen Obenchain (various spellings) in Chicago in 1890, and he died there in 1927. However, the 1880 census^{iiiiii 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22. shows “Susie Obenchinn” living in her parents household in Monticello, White County. This opens the possibility that she and William met in Indiana first before they married in Chicago. William and his wife “Lulu E.” were living in Chicago in the 1900 censusiviv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.} with a son, William M. who was born in Feb 1893 in Indiana. Thus, though William Edwin and Sue Ellen were married in Chicago, it seems that they had returned to Indiana for some period (at least ca Feb 1893 in time for the birth of their child) before moving back to Chicago in time for the 1900 census.
William Edwin’s father, James McLean (#2), died in 1891 and his mother, Lydia Ann (Lyon), in 1896. William Edwin’s son was born in Indiana in 1893. Thus, one can speculate that following their June 1890 Chicago marriage, William Edwin and Sue Ellen had moved to White County to be near both their parents, and then moved back to Chicago after the deaths of James and Lydia. Sue Ellen’s own parents, Madison Lewis and Morgianna (Armour) Obenchain, still lived on in Monticello, White County, with her father dying there in 1912.vv FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
The next years are confusing and the record is sparse. William Edwin McLean has not been found in the 1910 census, while his wife, Sue Ellen McLean, and their son, William, appeared in 1910 as boarders in the household of an apparently unrelated John Johnson in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi.^{vivi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72. There is no obvious reason for their presence in Mississippi, or for the absence of William Edwin. In the 1920 census,viivii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.} William Edwin, Sue Ellen and their son William M. are all back living together in Chicago (with Sue Ellen’s mother living with them).
Figure 277:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for William C. McLean (#1) and William Edwin McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

William C. McClean – from 1850 & 1860 censuses^vii<sup>iviii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca April 1850
unknown

William Edwin McClean – from death recordi[:IT</sup>AL]<sup>xix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


D. Conclusions

The James F. McLean buried in Wayne County certainly seems to match James3</sup> McClean (William², John S.¹) in terms of his dates of birth and death.
It is logical that with his father and siblings in Indiana, James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) would have at some point chosen to move there with his family, as well, and thus could have eventually died there.
The 1850 census and 1853 probate records tell us that those two men were the same, then James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) married a woman named Lydia A. Lyon and had children by her, one of who was named William.
The presence of Asa P. Swartout in the 1850 census, increases the likelihood that the James F. McLean in that census came from Benton Twp.
The Lydia in New York comes close in birth dates to matching the Lydia buried in Indiana.
The son of James F. and Lydia A. McLean, William C., in the 1850 census could well be the same man as the William Edwin born in Wayne County and buried in Indiana. The birthdates and birth places are the same.
Who was the James McLean #2 buried in Indiana, if James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) was the James F. McLean #1 and died in 1852?



________________________
ⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱ An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱⁱ Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.
ⁱⁱ 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱ 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.
ⁱⁱ1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.
ⁱⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
ⁱ FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
ⁱⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22.
^iv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
^vi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72.
^vii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.
^viii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
^ix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.^{3,4,5,2,6,7,8,9}

     Betsy McLean was born circa 1839 at Wayne Co., New York, USA; Aged 11 in 1850 census.¹
     ; The fate of William² F. McLEAN’s sixth child, James³ McClean (William², John¹) is uncertain. The source of his birth and death dates are from the family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN, his grandmother.^{ii McLean [nd]} No middle initial is given in that record. The date of birth is written clearly, and reads October 18^th 1816. However, the date of death has been crossed out and changed. The crossed-out portion may read “September the 13^th”^. The added date is “October 8, 1852.” This segment of the Bible page is shown below.
Figure 269:     Clipping from Family Bible of Sarah² (ARMSTRONG) McLEAN Showing the Entry for James³ McClean (William², John¹)^{iiii McLean [nd]}
[Image of original bible entry is attached.]

Identifying what happened to James³ McClean (William², John¹) may lie in solving the following puzzle involving the records of three men named James McLean who may or may not have been the same man. Here is the evidence discovered so far.
A. Who was the real James McLean?
There are two other James McLeans^{11 For clarity in the following dicussion, “James3 McClean (William2, John1)” refers to the son of William F. McLEAN (John1); “James McLean #1” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in Wayne County, New York; while “James McLean #2” refers to the James F. Mclean buried in White County, Indiana. for whom records have been found, either of whom might have been James3} McClean (William², John¹), though neither is a certain match. What adds to the confusion is that though the vital dates for these two other James’s are not exactly the same, there is some evidence that all three men may have been the same person.
James McLean #1:
There is a James F. McLean buried in Wayne County, New York.ii FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. His grave marker read “Died Sept. 13, 1852 Aged 35 yrs. 10 ms & 21 ds.”^{iiii An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309. The date of death is identical to one possible interpretation of the date of birth of James3} McClean (William², John¹) in the family Bible. The date of birth calculated from the grave marker inscription is 23 October 1816, only seven days different from that given in the McLean family Bible.
Further research on this man has found a probate record in Wayne County, dated 19 January 1853, for a James F. McLean who had died intestate and who had a wife named Lydia A. who was named heir.^ii[:ITAL]iiii Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
There is also an 1850 census Wayne County listing for a James F. McLean with a wife listed as Lydia A. There are two children listed in in this household: a daughter, Betsy, aged 11 (i.e., born ca 1839) and a three month old son, William C. (i.e., born ca April 1850). It is possible that the James who died and was buried in 1852 was the James who died intestate with a wife named Lydia A., and also the same James F. listed in the 1850 census. No further record of the daughter, Betsy McLean, has been found.
Figure 270:     Census Detail for the James F. McLean Household from the 1850 U. S. Census, Wolcott Twp., Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     8      McLEAN, James F.     32      1818      M      Carpenter $800     New York
     9      “ , Lydia A.     31     1819     F          New York
     10      “ , William C.     3/12     1850     M          New York
     11      “ , Betsy     11     1839     F     At School     New York
     12     SWARTOUT, Asa P.     34     1816     M     Tailor     New York
Date of Census: 26 July 1850
The presence of thirty-four year old Asa Swartout (Swarthout) in the same household with James is a clue that this James F. McLean #1 could well have been James³ McClean (William², John¹). James³ grew up in Benton Twp. In the 1840 US census there were four SWARTHOUT households (carious spellings) listed for Benton Twp. and another eight households in nearby towns of Yates County. Research shows that Asa P. Swarthout was probably the son of John L./S. Swarthout who was living in Benton Twp. at the time of the 1840 census.^{iiii 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.} Furthermore, in this census this John L./S. Swarthout was listed as living next door to (next line) William² F. McLEAN (John¹). Asa probably grew up with James³ McClean (William², John¹) in Yates County and may even have moved to Wayne County together.
Further research found a Lydia McLean with a ten year old son, William McLean, living in the household of an Abel and Pamelia Lyon in 1860. These are evidently Lydia’s parents (as subsequently shown by the 1880 census listing). There is no record of her daughter, Betsy, in this census and Betsy, being about 21 in 1860, may have married by then or died.
Figure 271:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1860 U. S. Census, Red Creek Village, Wayne County, New York ^{iiiiii 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     12      LYON, Abel          66      1794      M      No Occupation     New York
     13      “ , Amelia [sic]     66     1794     F          New York
     14     McLEAN, Lydia     42     1818     F          New York
     15      “ , William     10     1850     M     At School     New York
Date of Census: 23 October 1860
In the 1870 census Lydia McLean is still with her parents, but now William and Betsy are both missing.
Figure 272:     Census Detail for the Abel Lyon Household from the 1870 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{ii 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.}
     Line     Name          Age     YOB^{11 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Sex      Occupation     POB22 Place of birth}
     14      LYON, Abel          76      1794      M      Retired Merchant     New York
     15      “ , Pamelia     75     1795     F     Keeping House     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     45     1825     F     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 13 June 1870
In the 1880 census, the widow Lydia McLean is living with a widowed Pamelia Lyon and is listed as Pamelia’s daughter. This indicates that the wife of James F. McLean who had died and was listed with him in the 1850 census, and then mentioned as his widow and heir in his 1853 probate record was Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean. No further record of the son William C. McLean has been found.
Figure 273:     Census Detail for the Amelia [sic] Lyon Household from the 1880 U. S. Census, Town of Rose, Wayne County, New York ^{iiii1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.}
     Line     Name          Race     Sex     Age     YOB^{33 Estimated year of birth based on recorded age     Status     Occupation     POB44 Place of birth}
     23      LYON, Amelia     W     F     86     1794     Widowed     Retired Merchant     New York
     16     McLEAN, Lydia     W     F     62     1818     Widowed     Tailoress     New York
Date of Census: 25 June 1880
Neither a burial record nor any other records have been found for Lydia (Lyon) McLean in New York.
In summary, This seems to be one family of a James F. and a Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean, with two children: Betsy (who may have died or married before 1860) and William C., who may have died or moved away before 1870. The birth and death dates of this James F. are close to those given in the family Bible for James³ McClean (William², John¹).
James McLean #2:
There are graves in Indiana for a couple, James McLean and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean with a son, William Edwin McLean, recorded in the Old Monticello Cemetery in Monticello, White County, Indiana.^ii[:ITAL]iiii FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William). There are grave markers for Lydia Ann and William Edwin, but none for James. The information given on FindAGrave.com is as follows:
Figure 274:     Information on the James and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and William Edwin McLean Buried in Old Monticello Cemetery, White County, Indiana ^i[:BOLD]^{viv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).}
Name
Birth
Death

James McLean
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean
25 December 1817
17 October 1896

William Edwin McLean
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


This couple has not been found in any census records in Indiana in 1850, 1860, 1870 or 1880, nor has any other record been found of them in Indiana.
No grave marker was found for James McLean, though the burial was recorded.
The grave marker for Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean reads “Died Oct. 17, 1896 Aged 78y. 9m. 22d.” The birth date calculated from this inscription matches the birth date on the memorial page.
A Cook County, Illinois death recordii FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm. for William Edwin McLean confirms his birth date (23 April 1850) and birth place in “Red Creek, New York.” The years (only) of birth and death are inscribed on his grave marker.^i[ITAL:]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
In summary, this family was apparently from New York (where their son William Edwin was born in Wayne County) and at some point they apparently moved to Indiana. Nothing else is known about them.
William² F. McLEAN (John S.1) and three of his other children, all migrated to Indiana sometime after 27 July 1850 (when he appeared in the 1850 U. S. census in Milo Twp.), and before his death on 28 January 1855 in Fountain County. With his father and siblings in Indiana, it is possible that James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) also decided to move his family to Indiana; perhaps around the same time (1850-1855), or later. Fountain County is not that far from White County where James McLean #2 was eventually buried.
Comparing the few facts known for James³ McClean (William², John S.¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2) does not necessarily preclude that all three are the same man. However, there are two burials, and taken on face value the existence of two different burials would seem to preclude that James F. McLean (#1) who died in New York in 1852 is the same man as James McLean (#2) who died in 1891 and was buried in Indiana.
Figure 275:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for James³ McClean (William², John¹), James F. McLean (#1) and James McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

James³ McClean (William², John¹) – from Family Bible^{iiiiii McLean [nd]
18th} October 1816
13 September 1852 or 8th October 1852

James F. McLean – from grave marker inscription^i[:ITAL]viv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
23 October 1816255]
13 September 1852, New York

James McLean – from Find A grave memorialvv FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
1818, New York
6 May 1891, Monticello, White County, Indiana


B. Who was the real Lydia (Lyon) McLean?

Not only do we have three James McLeans, it seems we also have two Lydia (Lyon) McLeans, who each married a James McLean:
Figure 276:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for Lydia A. (Lyon) McLean (#1) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

Lydia A. (Lyon) McClean (#1) – from probate, 1850 & 1860 censuses<sup>ii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca 1818/19 (from ages in 1850 and 1860 census)
unknown

Lydia Ann (Lyon) McClean (#2) – from grave markeri[:IT</sup>AL]iii FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
25 December 1817255]
17 October 1896255]


It is feasible that these two women are the same person. Their dates of birth aren’t that far off, allowing for the errors in ages listed that were common in census enumerations.
C. Who was the real William McLean?
Finally, we have the two sons named William to consider:
The William C. McLean^{11 His name appears with a middle initial (“C.”) only in the 1850 census, not in the 1860 census. who was in his father’s household in the 1850 census and with his mother and maternal grandparents in the 1860 census, and was probably born in Wayne County, New York.
The William Edwin McLean who was buried in Indiana and was born in Red Crook, Wayne County.
The names William and Edwin were common in the McClean family of Benton. James3} McClean (William², John¹) had a father named William, as well as a brother. He also had an uncle and a cousin named George Edwin, a first cousin named Edwin, and a first cousin named William Edwin. It would not have been unusual for him to choose to name a son, William Edwin.
No record – other than their burials – has been found for James (#2) and Lydia Ann (Lyon) McLean and their son William Edwin McLean living in White County. Indiana. William married Sue Ellen Obenchain (various spellings) in Chicago in 1890, and he died there in 1927. However, the 1880 census^{iiiiii 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22. shows “Susie Obenchinn” living in her parents household in Monticello, White County. This opens the possibility that she and William met in Indiana first before they married in Chicago. William and his wife “Lulu E.” were living in Chicago in the 1900 censusiviv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.} with a son, William M. who was born in Feb 1893 in Indiana. Thus, though William Edwin and Sue Ellen were married in Chicago, it seems that they had returned to Indiana for some period (at least ca Feb 1893 in time for the birth of their child) before moving back to Chicago in time for the 1900 census.
William Edwin’s father, James McLean (#2), died in 1891 and his mother, Lydia Ann (Lyon), in 1896. William Edwin’s son was born in Indiana in 1893. Thus, one can speculate that following their June 1890 Chicago marriage, William Edwin and Sue Ellen had moved to White County to be near both their parents, and then moved back to Chicago after the deaths of James and Lydia. Sue Ellen’s own parents, Madison Lewis and Morgianna (Armour) Obenchain, still lived on in Monticello, White County, with her father dying there in 1912.vv FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
The next years are confusing and the record is sparse. William Edwin McLean has not been found in the 1910 census, while his wife, Sue Ellen McLean, and their son, William, appeared in 1910 as boarders in the household of an apparently unrelated John Johnson in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi.^{vivi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72. There is no obvious reason for their presence in Mississippi, or for the absence of William Edwin. In the 1920 census,viivii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.} William Edwin, Sue Ellen and their son William M. are all back living together in Chicago (with Sue Ellen’s mother living with them).
Figure 277:     Comparison of Birth and Death Information for William C. McLean (#1) and William Edwin McLean (#2)
Name
Birth
Death

William C. McClean – from 1850 & 1860 censuses^vii<sup>iviii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ca April 1850
unknown

William Edwin McClean – from death recordi[:IT</sup>AL]<sup>xix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
23 April 1850, Red Creek, Wayne County, New York
9 September 1927, Cook County, Illinois


D. Conclusions

The James F. McLean buried in Wayne County certainly seems to match James3</sup> McClean (William², John S.¹) in terms of his dates of birth and death.
It is logical that with his father and siblings in Indiana, James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) would have at some point chosen to move there with his family, as well, and thus could have eventually died there.
The 1850 census and 1853 probate records tell us that those two men were the same, then James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) married a woman named Lydia A. Lyon and had children by her, one of who was named William.
The presence of Asa P. Swartout in the 1850 census, increases the likelihood that the James F. McLean in that census came from Benton Twp.
The Lydia in New York comes close in birth dates to matching the Lydia buried in Indiana.
The son of James F. and Lydia A. McLean, William C., in the 1850 census could well be the same man as the William Edwin born in Wayne County and buried in Indiana. The birthdates and birth places are the same.
Who was the James McLean #2 buried in Indiana, if James³ McClean (William², John S.¹) was the James F. McLean #1 and died in 1852?



________________________
ⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
ⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱ An image of the grave marker is posted on FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
ⁱⁱⁱ Ancestry.com NYWills: Record seen on 3 April 2021 at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8800&h=2841751;
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 525-A, lines 6-12.
ⁱⁱ 1840Benton: p. 267, line 7.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱ 1870Rose: p. 408-B, lines 14-15.
ⁱⁱ1880Rose: p. 392-B, lines 23-24.
ⁱⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorials #141474776 (James), #41180623 (Lydia), and #41180726 (William).
ⁱ FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180726.
ⁱⁱⁱ McLean [nd]
^iv FindAGrave.com Memorial #21259309.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #141474776.
ⁱ 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
ⁱⁱ FindAGrave.com Memorial #41180623.
ⁱⁱⁱ 1880Monticello: p. 286-A, lines 15-22.
^iv 1900Chicago34: p. 11, lines 10-14.
^v FindAGrave.com Memorial #41515503.
^vi 1910Biloxi: p. 1-B, lines 68-72.
^vii 1920Chicago: p. 4-A, lines 40-43.
^viii 1850Wolcott: p. 613, lines 6-12; 1860RedCreek: p. 741, lines 12-15.
^ix FamilySearch.org: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.^{2,3,4,1,5,6,7,8}

Betsy McLean was listed as a resident in James F. McLean and Lydia A. Lyon's household in the census report on 26 July 1850 at Wolcott, Wayne Co., New York, USA; p. 525-A, lines 6-12, dwelling 192, family 192
8 MCLEAN, James 32 [1818] M Tailor $800 NY
9 " , Lydia A. 31 [1819] F NY
10 " , William C. 3/12 [Apr 1850] M NY
11 " , Betsy 11 [1839] F NY Attended School
12 SWARTOUT, Asa P. 34 [1816] M Tailor NY.¹

     William Edwin McLean was born on 23 April 1850 at Red Creek, Wayne Co., New York, USA.² He married Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain on 5 June 1890 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Groom

Bride

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–present." Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois.^3,4,5
William Edwin McLean died on 9 September 1927 at Cook Co., Illinois, USA, at age 77; FamilySearch.org - Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL45-YBB1 : 18 March 2018), William Edwin Mc Lean, 09 Sep 1927; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .^2,6
William Edwin McLean was buried after 9 September 1927 at Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, White Co., Indiana, USA; From Find A Grave:
     William Edwin McLean and Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain appeared in the census of 9 June 1900 at Ward 34, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; p. 11, lines 10-14, dwelling ---, family 224
NB: The two Obenshain women are sisters of William's wife Sue Ellen "Lulu". See 1880 census for Monticello, White Co., IN.^7,8

William Edwin McLean and Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain appeared in the census of 5 January 1920 at 4821 Winthrop Ave., Ward 25, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; p. 4-A, lines 40-43, dwelling 30 family 108

     Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain was born on 1 September 1865 at Ohio, USA.¹ She married William Edwin McLean, son of James McLean and Lydia Ann Lyon, on 5 June 1890 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Groom

Bride

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–present." Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois.^1,3,4
Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain died on 31 March 1948 at age 82.¹
Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain was buried after 31 March 1948 at Old Monticello Cemetery, Monticello, White Co., Indiana, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain appeared in the census of 15 June 1880 at Monticello, White Co., Indiana, USA; Sue Ellen Obenchain (sp.?) was living in her parents' household.
p. 286-A, lines 15-22, dwelling 265, family 272

Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain and William Edwin McLean appeared in the census of 9 June 1900 at Ward 34, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; p. 11, lines 10-14, dwelling ---, family 224
NB: The two Obenshain women are sisters of William's wife Sue Ellen "Lulu". See 1880 census for Monticello, White Co., IN.^2,5

Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain appeared in the census of 19 April 1910 at Ward 1, Biloxi, Harrison Co., Mississippi, USA; p. 1-B, lines 68-72, dwelling 15, household 15

Sue Ellen "Lulu" Obenchain and William Edwin McLean appeared in the census of 5 January 1920 at 4821 Winthrop Ave., Ward 25, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA; p. 4-A, lines 40-43, dwelling 30 family 108

     Rachel Catherine McLean was born on 6 July 1867 at Le Boeuf Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Aged 3 in the 1870 census.^1,2 She married Arthur Miles Harris circa 1900
; Per they 1900 census they were married "0" years. Rachel and Arthur were living with his parents at this time. (p. 8, line 53-56.)^3,4
Rachel Catherine McLean died on 23 February 1951 at Chautauqua Co., New York, USA, at age 83.²
Rachel Catherine McLean was buried after 23 February 1951 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Rachel Catherine McLean was listed as a resident in George Edwin McLean and Elizabeth Sebring's household in the census report on 23 July 1870 at Le Boeuf Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 245A, lines 9-20, dwelling 46, family 46

Rachel Catherine McLean was listed as a resident in Sophia J. Boyd's household in the census report on 24 June 1880 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 224-C, lines 41-47, dwelling 271, family 285
41 MCLANE, Sophia W F 35 [1845] Widowed Keeping House PA PA PA
42 " , Rose W F 14 [1866] Daughter Single At School PA PA PA
43 " , Rachel W F 12 [1868[ Daughter Single At School PA PA PA
44 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single At School PA PA PA
45 " , Elizabeth W F 8 [1872] Daughter Single PA PA PA
46 " , James W M 4 [1876] Son Single PA PA PA
47 " , Elsie W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.⁵

     George Burger McLean was born on 8 August 1869 at Le Boeuf Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Aged 1 in the 1870 census.^1,2 He married Nellie Mae Tripp on 20 June 1900 at Sadsbury, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania.^2,3
George Burger McLean died on 1 November 1958 at Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 89; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 100201-103050
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^2,4
George Burger McLean was buried on 4 November 1958 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Twp., Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     George Burger McLean was listed as a resident in George Edwin McLean and Elizabeth Sebring's household in the census report on 23 July 1870 at Le Boeuf Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 245A, lines 9-20, dwelling 46, family 46

George Burger McLean was listed as a resident in Sophia J. Boyd's household in the census report on 24 June 1880 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 224-C, lines 41-47, dwelling 271, family 285
41 MCLANE, Sophia W F 35 [1845] Widowed Keeping House PA PA PA
42 " , Rose W F 14 [1866] Daughter Single At School PA PA PA
43 " , Rachel W F 12 [1868[ Daughter Single At School PA PA PA
44 " , George W M 10 [1870] Son Single At School PA PA PA
45 " , Elizabeth W F 8 [1872] Daughter Single PA PA PA
46 " , James W M 4 [1876] Son Single PA PA PA
47 " , Elsie W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.⁵

     George Gillet McLean was born on 19 March 1847 at Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 He married Della R. White in 1879
; Married 21 years per 1900 census (p. 29, lines 15-17.)^3,4
George Gillet McLean died on 15 September 1919 at Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 72; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 091001-094000
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,2
George Gillet McLean was buried on 17 September 1919 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     George Gillet McLean was listed as a resident in Daniel Sebring McLean and Esther Gillett's household in the census report on 31 July 1860 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 1149, lines 21-28, dwelling 1876, family 1885
21 MCLEAN, D. S. 42 [1818] M Farmer $2250 $1000 NY
22 " , Ester 37 [1823] F NY
23 " , Lewis H. 18 [1842] M NY Attended School
24 " , George 12 [1848] M PA Attended School
25 " , Willard 10 [1850] M PA Attended School
26 " , Wm. 8 [1852] M PA Attended School
27 " , Clarissa 4 [1856] F PA Attended School
28 ERWIN, Roxina 63 [1797] F NY.⁵

     Della R. White was born on 20 July 1856 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She married George Gillet McLean, son of Daniel Sebring McLean and Esther Gillett, in 1879
; Married 21 years per 1900 census (p. 29, lines 15-17.)^1,2
Della R. White died on 25 November 1919 at Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 63; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 091001-094000
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,3
Della R. White was buried on 26 November 1919 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Francis "Frank" E. McLean was born on 4 June 1849 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,3 He married Lucinda Cotrell circa 1873 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Married 27 years per 1900 census (p. 18, lines 39-41.)^4,5
Francis "Frank" E. McLean died on 7 June 1913 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 64; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 091001-094000
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,3
Francis "Frank" E. McLean was buried on 10 June 1913 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Francis "Frank" E. McLean was listed as a resident in Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier's household in the census report on 11 September 1850 at Le Boeuf Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Lewis is two households above his father's household (starting on line 42).
p. 52-A, lines 36-38dwelling 20, family 20
36 MCLEAN, Lewis A. 26 [1824] M Farmer NY
37 " , Mary 26 [1824] F NY
38 " , Francis w [1849] M PA.²

Francis "Frank" E. McLean was listed as a resident in Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier's household in the census report on 4 June 1860 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 1018, lines 18-23, dwelling 72, family 73
18 MCLEAN, Lewis 36 [1824] M Farmer $1000 $150 NY
19 " , Mary E. 35 [1825] F NY
20 " , Edwin F. 11 [1849] M PA
21 " , Charles 7 p1853] M PA
22 " , Villa 4 [1856] F PA
23 LUMPKIN, Armena 17 [1843] F PA.⁶

Francis "Frank" E. McLean was listed as a resident in Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier's household in the census report on 11 June 1870 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 429-A, lines 30-35, dwelling 278, family 279
30 MCLEAN, L. H. 47 [1823] M W Blacksmith $2000 $500 NY
31 " , Mary E. 45 [1825] F W Housekeeper NY
32 " , Francis 21 [1849] M W Printer PA
33 " , Charles 17 [1853] M W Works Bbl Factory PA
34 " , John C. 9 [1861] M W PA
35 " , George H. 5 [1865] M W PA.⁷

     Charles A. McLean was born on 2 May 1853 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 He married Clementina “Clemma” Curshall before 1879
;
His 1st wife. According to their FAG memorials, their first child listed, Frank, was born in 1879.³ Charles A. McLean married Alma Elizabeth Herriott circa 1888
;
His 2nd wife. His 1st wife died in 1887.⁴
Charles A. McLean died on 23 November 1933 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 80; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 095001-098000
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,2
Charles A. McLean was buried on 25 November 1933 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Charles A. McLean was listed as a resident in Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier's household in the census report on 11 June 1870 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 429-A, lines 30-35, dwelling 278, family 279
30 MCLEAN, L. H. 47 [1823] M W Blacksmith $2000 $500 NY
31 " , Mary E. 45 [1825] F W Housekeeper NY
32 " , Francis 21 [1849] M W Printer PA
33 " , Charles 17 [1853] M W Works Bbl Factory PA
34 " , John C. 9 [1861] M W PA
35 " , George H. 5 [1865] M W PA.⁵

     Clementina “Clemma” Curshall was born in 1858.¹ She married Charles A. McLean, son of Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier, before 1879
;
His 1st wife. According to their FAG memorials, their first child listed, Frank, was born in 1879.¹
Clementina “Clemma” Curshall was buried in 1887 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
Clementina “Clemma” Curshall died in 1887 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹

     Alma Elizabeth Herriott was born on 21 July 1857 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She married Charles A. McLean, son of Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier, circa 1888
;
His 2nd wife. His 1st wife died in 1887.¹
Alma Elizabeth Herriott died on 9 December 1939 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 82.¹
Alma Elizabeth Herriott was buried on 12 December 1939 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

     John C. McLean was born on 6 January 1861 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 He married Flora O. Starrett on 24 May 1881 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
;
His 1st wife. His 1st wife died in 1887.³ John C. McLean married Eleanor A. Hudson in 1916
;
His 2nd wife.⁴
John C. McLean died on 23 October 1942 at Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 81; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 088101-091100
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,2
John C. McLean was buried on 26 October 1942 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     John C. McLean was listed as a resident in Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier's household in the census report on 11 June 1870 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 429-A, lines 30-35, dwelling 278, family 279
30 MCLEAN, L. H. 47 [1823] M W Blacksmith $2000 $500 NY
31 " , Mary E. 45 [1825] F W Housekeeper NY
32 " , Francis 21 [1849] M W Printer PA
33 " , Charles 17 [1853] M W Works Bbl Factory PA
34 " , John C. 9 [1861] M W PA
35 " , George H. 5 [1865] M W PA.⁵

John C. McLean was listed as a resident in Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier's household in the census report on 11 June 1880 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 237-A, lines 25-28, dwelling 302, famikly 311
25 MCLANE, Lewis H. W M 56 [1824] Mareried Labourer NY PA NY
26 " , Mary E. W F 55 [1825] Wife Married Keeping House NY CT NY
27 " , John C. W M 19 [1861] Son Single Printer PA NY NY
28 " , George H. W M 15 [1865] Son Single At School PA NY NY.⁶

     Flora O. Starrett was born on 12 September 1862 at Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 She married John C. McLean, son of Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier, on 24 May 1881 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
;
His 1st wife. His 1st wife died in 1887.¹
Flora O. Starrett died on 6 February 1911 at Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 48; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 015811-019470
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,2
Flora O. Starrett was buried on 9 February 1911 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Eleanor A. Hudson was born on 14 June 1884.¹ She married John C. McLean, son of Lewis Hoyt McLean and Mary Elizabeth Lamphier, in 1916
;
His 2nd wife.¹
Eleanor A. Hudson died on 29 January 1941 at age 56.¹
Eleanor A. Hudson was buried after 29 January 1941 at Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson was born on 24 April 1836 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He married Mary Anna Whitney, daughter of George Harmon Whitney and Johannah McLean, in 1864
;
His 1st wife.¹ Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson married Caroline Smiley in 1873
;
His 2nd wife.²
Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson died on 31 October 1926 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 90.¹
Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson was buried after 31 October 1926 at Waterford Cemetery, Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Mary Anna Whitney appeared in the census of 2 August 1870; p. 497-A, lines 2-6, dwelling 92, family 92
2 THOMPSON, Chas. 34 [1836] M W Farmer $1500 $400 PA
3 " , Anna 26 [1844] F W Keeps House NY
4 " , Nella 5 [1865] F W At Home PA
5 " , George 3 [1867] M W At Home PA
6 " , Agnes 1 [1869] F W At Home PA.³

Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley appeared in the census of 16 June 1880 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 265-A, lines 14-21, dwelling 163, family 179
14 THOMPSON, C. P. W M 44 [1836] Married Farmer PA PA PA
15 " , Caroline W F 36 [1844] Wife Married Keeping House PA PA PA
16 " , Annette S. W F 15 [1865 Daughter Single At Home Attended School PA PA PA
17 " , George A. W F 13 [1867] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
18 " , Agnes M. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
19 " , Chauncey W. W M 9 [1871] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
20 " , Charles W M 2 [1878] Son Single PA PA PA
21 " , Clarrie L. W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.⁴

Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley appeared in the census of 19 June 1900 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W F p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W Fp. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W F p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W [sic] Apr 1878 22 Single PA PA PA
87 " , Cllara Daughter W F Apr 1878 22 Single PA PA PA
88 " , Karl Son W M Aug 1883 16 Single PA PA PA.⁵

     Caroline Smiley was born on 7 August 1844 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She married Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson in 1873
;
His 2nd wife.¹
Caroline Smiley died on 11 November 1923 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 79.¹
Caroline Smiley was buried after 11 November 1923 at Waterford Cemetery, Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Caroline Smiley and Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson appeared in the census of 16 June 1880 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 265-A, lines 14-21, dwelling 163, family 179
14 THOMPSON, C. P. W M 44 [1836] Married Farmer PA PA PA
15 " , Caroline W F 36 [1844] Wife Married Keeping House PA PA PA
16 " , Annette S. W F 15 [1865 Daughter Single At Home Attended School PA PA PA
17 " , George A. W F 13 [1867] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
18 " , Agnes M. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
19 " , Chauncey W. W M 9 [1871] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
20 " , Charles W M 2 [1878] Son Single PA PA PA
21 " , Clarrie L. W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.²

Caroline Smiley and Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson appeared in the census of 19 June 1900 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W F p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W Fp. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W F p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W [sic] Apr 1878 22 Single PA PA PA
87 " , Cllara Daughter W F Apr 1878 22 Single PA PA PA
88 " , Karl Son W M Aug 1883 16 Single PA PA PA.³

     Lydia Boyd was born circa 1847 at Ohio, USA; Aged 23 in 1870 census.¹
     Lydia Boyd was listed as a resident in George Liberty Davison and Margaret Boyd's household in the census report on 11 June 1870 at Manlius, LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA; p. 346-A, lines 22-30, dwelling 180, family 175
22 DAVISON, Geo. L. 33 [1837] M W Farmer $4000 $800 OH
23 " , Margret 32 [1838] F W Keepikng House OH
24 " , Adel 10 [1860] F W At School OH Attended School
25 " , Louis 8 [1862] M W At School OH Attended School
26 " , Effie 4 [1866] F W OH
27 " , Lawrence 2 [1868] M [sic]
28 " , David 4/12 [Feb 1870] M W IL
29 BOYD, Lydia 23 [1847] F W OH
30 " , Henry 20 [1850] M W Farm Lab. OH.¹

     David Davison was born in February 1870 at Manlius, LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA; Aged 4 months in the 1870 census.¹
David Davison died before 1880; He did not appear in the 1880 census.²
     David Davison was listed as a resident in George Liberty Davison and Margaret Boyd's household in the census report on 11 June 1870 at Manlius, LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA; p. 346-A, lines 22-30, dwelling 180, family 175
22 DAVISON, Geo. L. 33 [1837] M W Farmer $4000 $800 OH
23 " , Margret 32 [1838] F W Keepikng House OH
24 " , Adel 10 [1860] F W At School OH Attended School
25 " , Louis 8 [1862] M W At School OH Attended School
26 " , Effie 4 [1866] F W OH
27 " , Lawrence 2 [1868] M [sic]
28 " , David 4/12 [Feb 1870] M W IL
29 BOYD, Lydia 23 [1847] F W OH
30 " , Henry 20 [1850] M W Farm Lab. OH.¹

     Henry Boyd was born circa 1850 at Ohio, USA; Aged 20 in 1870 census.¹
     Henry Boyd was listed as a resident in George Liberty Davison and Margaret Boyd's household in the census report on 11 June 1870 at Manlius, LaSalle Co., Illinois, USA; p. 346-A, lines 22-30, dwelling 180, family 175
22 DAVISON, Geo. L. 33 [1837] M W Farmer $4000 $800 OH
23 " , Margret 32 [1838] F W Keepikng House OH
24 " , Adel 10 [1860] F W At School OH Attended School
25 " , Louis 8 [1862] M W At School OH Attended School
26 " , Effie 4 [1866] F W OH
27 " , Lawrence 2 [1868] M [sic]
28 " , David 4/12 [Feb 1870] M W IL
29 BOYD, Lydia 23 [1847] F W OH
30 " , Henry 20 [1850] M W Farm Lab. OH.¹

     George Archibald Thompson was born on 2 August 1866 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
George Archibald Thompson died on 26 February 1921 at Washington, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 54; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 020501-023500
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹
     George Archibald Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Mary Anna Whitney's household in the census report on 2 August 1870; p. 497-A, lines 2-6, dwelling 92, family 92
2 THOMPSON, Chas. 34 [1836] M W Farmer $1500 $400 PA
3 " , Anna 26 [1844] F W Keeps House NY
4 " , Nella 5 [1865] F W At Home PA
5 " , George 3 [1867] M W At Home PA
6 " , Agnes 1 [1869] F W At Home PA.²

George Archibald Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley's household in the census report on 16 June 1880 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 265-A, lines 14-21, dwelling 163, family 179
14 THOMPSON, C. P. W M 44 [1836] Married Farmer PA PA PA
15 " , Caroline W F 36 [1844] Wife Married Keeping House PA PA PA
16 " , Annette S. W F 15 [1865 Daughter Single At Home Attended School PA PA PA
17 " , George A. W F 13 [1867] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
18 " , Agnes M. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
19 " , Chauncey W. W M 9 [1871] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
20 " , Charles W M 2 [1878] Son Single PA PA PA
21 " , Clarrie L. W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.³

     Mary Agnes Thompson was born on 14 February 1869 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 She married William A. Sherwood before 1889
; According to the Find A Grave memorials, their first child born, Lula, was born in 1889.³
Mary Agnes Thompson died on 29 May 1962 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 93; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 044401-047250
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.^1,2
Mary Agnes Thompson was buried on 2 June 1962 at Waterford Cemetery, Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Mary Agnes Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Mary Anna Whitney's household in the census report on 2 August 1870; p. 497-A, lines 2-6, dwelling 92, family 92
2 THOMPSON, Chas. 34 [1836] M W Farmer $1500 $400 PA
3 " , Anna 26 [1844] F W Keeps House NY
4 " , Nella 5 [1865] F W At Home PA
5 " , George 3 [1867] M W At Home PA
6 " , Agnes 1 [1869] F W At Home PA.⁴

Mary Agnes Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley's household in the census report on 16 June 1880 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 265-A, lines 14-21, dwelling 163, family 179
14 THOMPSON, C. P. W M 44 [1836] Married Farmer PA PA PA
15 " , Caroline W F 36 [1844] Wife Married Keeping House PA PA PA
16 " , Annette S. W F 15 [1865 Daughter Single At Home Attended School PA PA PA
17 " , George A. W F 13 [1867] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
18 " , Agnes M. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
19 " , Chauncey W. W M 9 [1871] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
20 " , Charles W M 2 [1878] Son Single PA PA PA
21 " , Clarrie L. W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.⁵

     William A. Sherwood was born on 26 May 1864 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹ He married Mary Agnes Thompson, daughter of Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Mary Anna Whitney, before 1889
; According to the Find A Grave memorials, their first child born, Lula, was born in 1889.¹
William A. Sherwood died on 11 November 1944 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 80; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 044401-047250
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.¹
William A. Sherwood was buried on 14 November 1944 at Waterford Cemetery, Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Chauncey w. Thompson was born on 8 February 1871 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA.¹
Chauncey w. Thompson died on 16 March 1897 at Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA, at age 26.¹
Chauncey w. Thompson was buried after 16 March 1897 at Waterford Cemetery, Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Chauncey w. Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley's household in the census report on 16 June 1880 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 265-A, lines 14-21, dwelling 163, family 179
14 THOMPSON, C. P. W M 44 [1836] Married Farmer PA PA PA
15 " , Caroline W F 36 [1844] Wife Married Keeping House PA PA PA
16 " , Annette S. W F 15 [1865 Daughter Single At Home Attended School PA PA PA
17 " , George A. W F 13 [1867] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
18 " , Agnes M. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
19 " , Chauncey W. W M 9 [1871] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
20 " , Charles W M 2 [1878] Son Single PA PA PA
21 " , Clarrie L. W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.²

     Annette S."Nella" Thompson was born circa 1865 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Aged 5 in 1870 census; 15 in 1880.^2,3
     Annette S."Nella" Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Mary Anna Whitney's household in the census report on 2 August 1870; p. 497-A, lines 2-6, dwelling 92, family 92
2 THOMPSON, Chas. 34 [1836] M W Farmer $1500 $400 PA
3 " , Anna 26 [1844] F W Keeps House NY
4 " , Nella 5 [1865] F W At Home PA
5 " , George 3 [1867] M W At Home PA
6 " , Agnes 1 [1869] F W At Home PA.³

Annette S."Nella" Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley's household in the census report on 16 June 1880 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 265-A, lines 14-21, dwelling 163, family 179
14 THOMPSON, C. P. W M 44 [1836] Married Farmer PA PA PA
15 " , Caroline W F 36 [1844] Wife Married Keeping House PA PA PA
16 " , Annette S. W F 15 [1865 Daughter Single At Home Attended School PA PA PA
17 " , George A. W F 13 [1867] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
18 " , Agnes M. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
19 " , Chauncey W. W M 9 [1871] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
20 " , Charles W M 2 [1878] Son Single PA PA PA
21 " , Clarrie L. W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.²

     Charles Thompson was born circa 1878 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; Aged 2 in 1880 census. Twin to sister Clarrie L.¹
     Charles Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley's household in the census report on 16 June 1880 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 265-A, lines 14-21, dwelling 163, family 179
14 THOMPSON, C. P. W M 44 [1836] Married Farmer PA PA PA
15 " , Caroline W F 36 [1844] Wife Married Keeping House PA PA PA
16 " , Annette S. W F 15 [1865 Daughter Single At Home Attended School PA PA PA
17 " , George A. W F 13 [1867] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
18 " , Agnes M. W F 11 [1869] Daughter Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
19 " , Chauncey W. W M 9 [1871] Son Single At School Attended School PA PA PA
20 " , Charles W M 2 [1878] Son Single PA PA PA
21 " , Clarrie L. W F 2 [1878] Daughter Single PA PA PA.¹

Charles Thompson was listed as a resident in Charles Pollock "C. P." Thompson and Caroline Smiley's household in the census report on 19 June 1900 at Waterford Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, USA; p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W F p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W Fp. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W F p. 6, lines 84-88, dwelling 135, family 136
84 THOMPSON, Chas. Head E M Apr 1835 64 Married 25yrs PA PA PA Farmer
85 " , Carolyn Wife A F Aug 1846 55 Married 25yrs 5-children-born 3-children-living PA PA PA
86 " , Charley Son W [sic] Apr 1878 22 Single PA PA PA
87 " , Cllara Daughter W F Apr 1878 22 Single PA PA PA
88 " , Karl Son W M Aug 1883 16 Single PA PA PA.²