Silas B. McClelland died at 25 minutes past 11 o'clock Sunday night at his home, No 611 W.Macon street, aged 63 years, 6 months and 14 days. He died of lung and throat trouble and exhaustion.
The deceased was born in Holmes county, Ohio, Nov.10,1824. He resided in Ohio until 1851 when he went to Sullivan, this state. He remained there a year and then went back to Ohio returning to Illinois in 1853 with his mothers family and settling in Decatur.
He opened a blacksmith and wagon shop upon his arrival here in a frame building on N. Franklin street just off of E.Main. His business having increased he built in 1856, a two story brick building located at the corner of Franklin and Main streets and continued to manufacture wagons and buggies and general blacksmithing until 1866, when he sold out to Abram Kramer and his brother, J. E. McClelland, in order to engage in the milling business in Sullivan. In 1869 he retired from this business and invested his money in a farm north of Sullivan. In 1873 he removed to this farm and resided there until the fall of 1879, when he sold it and went to Sullivan. After a years residence there he returned to Decatur and in 1881 formed a co-partnership with A.Kramer and J.E.McClelland for the manufacture of buggies and wagons, etc. This continued until 1882 when he finally retired from business.
August 21, 1856, he was married at Lancaster,Ohio to Sophia Whhitehurst, who survives him. Five children were the issue of the union. One of them, Katie, died in 1872 aged 7 years. His surviving children are B.B.McClelland of Sullivan, Mrs. J. L.Stout, Mrs. I.D. Walker and Sherman McClelland of Decatur. He leaves surviving him also one brother and five sister.
The deceased had been a member of the United Brethern church for nearly half a century and he did much to establish the Decatur congregation and to extend the influence of the church in Illinois. He was a man of simple tastes and habits,earnest in his nature and faithful to his convictions. He was honest,industrious and in all the relations of life he did his duty as it was given him to understand it.
Herald_Dispatch 6/9/1888
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
The deceased was born in Holmes county, Ohio, Nov.10,1824. He resided in Ohio until 1851 when he went to Sullivan, this state. He remained there a year and then went back to Ohio returning to Illinois in 1853 with his mothers family and settling in Decatur.
He opened a blacksmith and wagon shop upon his arrival here in a frame building on N. Franklin street just off of E.Main. His business having increased he built in 1856, a two story brick building located at the corner of Franklin and Main streets and continued to manufacture wagons and buggies and general blacksmithing until 1866, when he sold out to Abram Kramer and his brother, J. E. McClelland, in order to engage in the milling business in Sullivan. In 1869 he retired from this business and invested his money in a farm north of Sullivan. In 1873 he removed to this farm and resided there until the fall of 1879, when he sold it and went to Sullivan. After a years residence there he returned to Decatur and in 1881 formed a co-partnership with A.Kramer and J.E.McClelland for the manufacture of buggies and wagons, etc. This continued until 1882 when he finally retired from business.
August 21, 1856, he was married at Lancaster,Ohio to Sophia Whhitehurst, who survives him. Five children were the issue of the union. One of them, Katie, died in 1872 aged 7 years. His surviving children are B.B.McClelland of Sullivan, Mrs. J. L.Stout, Mrs. I.D. Walker and Sherman McClelland of Decatur. He leaves surviving him also one brother and five sister.
The deceased had been a member of the United Brethern church for nearly half a century and he did much to establish the Decatur congregation and to extend the influence of the church in Illinois. He was a man of simple tastes and habits,earnest in his nature and faithful to his convictions. He was honest,industrious and in all the relations of life he did his duty as it was given him to understand it.
Herald_Dispatch 6/9/1888
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
Silas B. McClelland died at 25 minutes past 11 o'clock Sunday night at his home, No 611 W.Macon street, aged 63 years, 6 months and 14 days. He died of lung and throat trouble and exhaustion.
The deceased was born in Holmes county, Ohio, Nov.10,1824. He resided in Ohio until 1851 when he went to Sullivan, this state. He remained there a year and then went back to Ohio returning to Illinois in 1853 with his mothers family and settling in Decatur.
He opened a blacksmith and wagon shop upon his arrival here in a frame building on N. Franklin street just off of E.Main. His business having increased he built in 1856, a two story brick building located at the corner of Franklin and Main streets and continued to manufacture wagons and buggies and general blacksmithing until 1866, when he sold out to Abram Kramer and his brother, J. E. McClelland, in order to engage in the milling business in Sullivan. In 1869 he retired from this business and invested his money in a farm north of Sullivan. In 1873 he removed to this farm and resided there until the fall of 1879, when he sold it and went to Sullivan. After a years residence there he returned to Decatur and in 1881 formed a co-partnership with A.Kramer and J.E.McClelland for the manufacture of buggies and wagons, etc. This continued until 1882 when he finally retired from business.
August 21, 1856, he was married at Lancaster,Ohio to Sophia Whhitehurst, who survives him. Five children were the issue of the union. One of them, Katie, died in 1872 aged 7 years. His surviving children are B.B.McClelland of Sullivan, Mrs. J. L.Stout, Mrs. I.D. Walker and Sherman McClelland of Decatur. He leaves surviving him also one brother and five sister.
The deceased had been a member of the United Brethern church for nearly half a century and he did much to establish the Decatur congregation and to extend the influence of the church in Illinois. He was a man of simple tastes and habits,earnest in his nature and faithful to his convictions. He was honest,industrious and in all the relations of life he did his duty as it was given him to understand it.
Herald_Dispatch 6/9/1888
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
The deceased was born in Holmes county, Ohio, Nov.10,1824. He resided in Ohio until 1851 when he went to Sullivan, this state. He remained there a year and then went back to Ohio returning to Illinois in 1853 with his mothers family and settling in Decatur.
He opened a blacksmith and wagon shop upon his arrival here in a frame building on N. Franklin street just off of E.Main. His business having increased he built in 1856, a two story brick building located at the corner of Franklin and Main streets and continued to manufacture wagons and buggies and general blacksmithing until 1866, when he sold out to Abram Kramer and his brother, J. E. McClelland, in order to engage in the milling business in Sullivan. In 1869 he retired from this business and invested his money in a farm north of Sullivan. In 1873 he removed to this farm and resided there until the fall of 1879, when he sold it and went to Sullivan. After a years residence there he returned to Decatur and in 1881 formed a co-partnership with A.Kramer and J.E.McClelland for the manufacture of buggies and wagons, etc. This continued until 1882 when he finally retired from business.
August 21, 1856, he was married at Lancaster,Ohio to Sophia Whhitehurst, who survives him. Five children were the issue of the union. One of them, Katie, died in 1872 aged 7 years. His surviving children are B.B.McClelland of Sullivan, Mrs. J. L.Stout, Mrs. I.D. Walker and Sherman McClelland of Decatur. He leaves surviving him also one brother and five sister.
The deceased had been a member of the United Brethern church for nearly half a century and he did much to establish the Decatur congregation and to extend the influence of the church in Illinois. He was a man of simple tastes and habits,earnest in his nature and faithful to his convictions. He was honest,industrious and in all the relations of life he did his duty as it was given him to understand it.
Herald_Dispatch 6/9/1888
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
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