McClanahan, James

Born: 1825-XX-XX Kentucky

Flourished: Fayette County, Illinois

James McClanahan was a farmer and landowner in Fayette County, Illinois. In 1839, he purchased forty acres of public land north of Bowling Green, Illinois, in what would become Bowling Green Township. In December 1847, McClanahan married Julia Ann Rankin. In 1850, McClanahan was farming and owned real property valued at $1,300. In 1860, he owned real property valued at $1,000 and a personal estate of $47.

Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Fayette County, 146:89, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Fayette County, 16 December 1847, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Fayette County, IL, 359; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Bowling Green, Fayette County, IL, 219.