Benjamin Clifford McLeland was the 6th child and 4th son of Thomas Asher McLeland and Caroline Decker. He was the last child born to the couple to survive infancy. (Thomas
Category: McLeland Family Research
It’s “Whitey’s” birthday – Happy Birthday Dad
Today would have been my father’s 94th birthday. I miss him, although I can’t help thinking he would not be pleased with our society today (and I shudder to think
mt-DNA research – maybe a plan for determining the mother of James McLeland and sister Mary McLeland Wharton
at-DNA suggests that James McLeland (1772 North Carolina – 1847 Indiana) and Mary McLeland (1770 North Carolina – 1842 Indiana, married to Richard Wharton 1793 Kentucky) are siblings. There are
James McLeland caught up in Kentucky surveying mess – his descendants benefit
On a spring day in April 1801 David Scott and his wife Rebecca created a set of 3 deeds – selling over 400 acres in 3 parcels to 3 different
DNA provides a connection to Mary McLeland Wharton’s decendants
In December of 2019 I did an AncestryDNA test. This is an autosomal DNA test which is the only kind of test that will help connect my family line to
DNA evidence the long way around
I’ve groused about the uncritical use of DNA evidence before. And I’ve muttered about how without careful thought and supporting documentary evidence DNA really can’t answer many genealogical questions. So
I’ve created a puzzle for future genealogists of the McLeland family
I started writing this blog, over 10 years ago. My parents were both still living and so were all 4 of my mother’s siblings. My father, James Ray McLeland, had
The pension file of my dreams!
John McLeland, father of Thomas Asher McLeland, took the unusual step of applying for a Civil War Service Pension based on the service of his deceased son James R. McLeland.
Thomas Asher McLeland – Part Two – Family Man and Government Employee
Once T.A. returned to Deer Creek, from the Civil War, his married life truly began. He and Caroline Decker McLeland began married life as farmers on the rolling prairies of
Thomas Asher McLeland – finding the pieces of an ordinary life – part 1
(thanks to my cousin Darrell for catching several typos in the post – they have been fixed. Any existing errors are my own, sadly) This photo of Thomas Asher (