Son of Charles & Mary Prather (McKinney) McLean
"Uncle Finis" McLean died at Brookfield Monday morning of this week. He was born three miles north of Higbee, Nov 28, 1828. His father, Charlie McLean, came out to MO from KY in 1820. He first settled near Renick, but afterwards removed to the farm near Higbee, where Finis M was born, he being the fifth in a family of nine children. In 1850, Finis went to CA and engaged in mining. In 1853 he came home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to CA, and was there until 1855 engaged in the stock business. Returning again to Randolph co, the following year he was married to Miss Fannie Stewart. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, Mr. McLean lived in Huntsville, where he came to educate his children, and while here in December, 1873, his wife died. She had borne him two children, Lucy M., now the wife of E E Samuel, and Fannie, now the wife of Archie Alexander. Burial in charge of the Masons in the city cemetery alongside his loved companion.
-Huntsville Herald Thursday, June 9, 1892
The following is taken from the History of Randolph and Macon Counties 1884
FINIS M. McLEAN
(Fine Stock-raiser and Dealer, Post-office Huntsville) .
For many years Mr. McLean has been known as one of the most
progressive stock-men of Randolph county, and so generally is this
fact recognized that he is now and for some time past has been the
president of the Fair Association of Moberly, conceded to be one of
the leading associations of its kind in the State. Another evidence
of the interest he has taken in fine stock-raising is afforded by the
fact that he raised the finest cow ever grown in the State, at least the
one that took the first premium at the St. Louis Fair, in a competition
with the best cows of the whole Union. Mr. McLean has also been a
successful farmer and has dealt quite extensively in real estate. He
was born three miles north of Higbee, in Randolph county, November
28, 1828. His father, Charles McLean, was one of two brothers,
William being the other, who came out to Missouri from Kentucky in
1820. Charles settled first near Renick, but afterwards removed to
the farm near Higbee, where Finis M. was born and where the father
lived until his death, which occurred in 1846. The mother, whose
maiden name was Mary P. McKinney, died in this county in 1870 at
the age of 73. Finis M. was the fifth in the family of nine children,
five sons and four daughters, and was reared on the farm in the
county. In 1850, during the gold excitement, he went to California
and was out there three years engaged in mining. In 1853 he came
home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to Cal-
ifornia, and was out there until 1855 engaged in the stock business,
with abundant success. Returning again to Randolph county, the
following year he was married to Miss Jennie Stewart, a daughter of
Charles B. and Fannie (Hill) Stewart, and in 1857 he settled on a
farm near Clifton, where he followed farming for nearly 25 years, or
until 1881. While on the farm, which contained over 1,000 acres,
and which he sold three years ago, he was largely engaged in raising
cattle and mules, or rather for a number of years raised mules and
afterwards cattle ; and he dealt quite extensively in these classes of
stock. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, however, Mr.
McLean lived several years in Huntsville, where he came to educate
his children, and while here, in December, 1873, the heaviest mis-
fortune befell him that can fall to the lot of man — his good and true
and devoted wife, the companion of his long years of happy married
life and the mother of his loving children, fell to sleep in death and
was borne to her grave, no more to look upon her loved ones in this
world again, and no more to be seen by them until the silent river shall
at last be crossed by those who linger still on the hither shore. She
had borne him two children, the noblest testimonies of a wife's love
and devotion. Of these, Lucy M. has become the wife of E. E.
Samuel, Jr., and Fannie is now Mrs. Archie Alexander, of Louisville,
Ky. After his wife's death Mr. McLean returned to his farm and
lived there until he sold it in 1881, since which he has been living in
Huntsville and has been in no regular active business. For some
nine years Mr. McLean was interested in purchasing leaf tobacco, in
which he was quite successful. For many years he has been looked
upon as one of the substantial and best citizens of the county and
is respected and esteemed by all who know him.
"Uncle Finis" McLean died at Brookfield Monday morning of this week. He was born three miles north of Higbee, Nov 28, 1828. His father, Charlie McLean, came out to MO from KY in 1820. He first settled near Renick, but afterwards removed to the farm near Higbee, where Finis M was born, he being the fifth in a family of nine children. In 1850, Finis went to CA and engaged in mining. In 1853 he came home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to CA, and was there until 1855 engaged in the stock business. Returning again to Randolph co, the following year he was married to Miss Fannie Stewart. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, Mr. McLean lived in Huntsville, where he came to educate his children, and while here in December, 1873, his wife died. She had borne him two children, Lucy M., now the wife of E E Samuel, and Fannie, now the wife of Archie Alexander. Burial in charge of the Masons in the city cemetery alongside his loved companion.
-Huntsville Herald Thursday, June 9, 1892
The following is taken from the History of Randolph and Macon Counties 1884
FINIS M. McLEAN
(Fine Stock-raiser and Dealer, Post-office Huntsville) .
For many years Mr. McLean has been known as one of the most
progressive stock-men of Randolph county, and so generally is this
fact recognized that he is now and for some time past has been the
president of the Fair Association of Moberly, conceded to be one of
the leading associations of its kind in the State. Another evidence
of the interest he has taken in fine stock-raising is afforded by the
fact that he raised the finest cow ever grown in the State, at least the
one that took the first premium at the St. Louis Fair, in a competition
with the best cows of the whole Union. Mr. McLean has also been a
successful farmer and has dealt quite extensively in real estate. He
was born three miles north of Higbee, in Randolph county, November
28, 1828. His father, Charles McLean, was one of two brothers,
William being the other, who came out to Missouri from Kentucky in
1820. Charles settled first near Renick, but afterwards removed to
the farm near Higbee, where Finis M. was born and where the father
lived until his death, which occurred in 1846. The mother, whose
maiden name was Mary P. McKinney, died in this county in 1870 at
the age of 73. Finis M. was the fifth in the family of nine children,
five sons and four daughters, and was reared on the farm in the
county. In 1850, during the gold excitement, he went to California
and was out there three years engaged in mining. In 1853 he came
home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to Cal-
ifornia, and was out there until 1855 engaged in the stock business,
with abundant success. Returning again to Randolph county, the
following year he was married to Miss Jennie Stewart, a daughter of
Charles B. and Fannie (Hill) Stewart, and in 1857 he settled on a
farm near Clifton, where he followed farming for nearly 25 years, or
until 1881. While on the farm, which contained over 1,000 acres,
and which he sold three years ago, he was largely engaged in raising
cattle and mules, or rather for a number of years raised mules and
afterwards cattle ; and he dealt quite extensively in these classes of
stock. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, however, Mr.
McLean lived several years in Huntsville, where he came to educate
his children, and while here, in December, 1873, the heaviest mis-
fortune befell him that can fall to the lot of man — his good and true
and devoted wife, the companion of his long years of happy married
life and the mother of his loving children, fell to sleep in death and
was borne to her grave, no more to look upon her loved ones in this
world again, and no more to be seen by them until the silent river shall
at last be crossed by those who linger still on the hither shore. She
had borne him two children, the noblest testimonies of a wife's love
and devotion. Of these, Lucy M. has become the wife of E. E.
Samuel, Jr., and Fannie is now Mrs. Archie Alexander, of Louisville,
Ky. After his wife's death Mr. McLean returned to his farm and
lived there until he sold it in 1881, since which he has been living in
Huntsville and has been in no regular active business. For some
nine years Mr. McLean was interested in purchasing leaf tobacco, in
which he was quite successful. For many years he has been looked
upon as one of the substantial and best citizens of the county and
is respected and esteemed by all who know him.
Son of Charles & Mary Prather (McKinney) McLean
"Uncle Finis" McLean died at Brookfield Monday morning of this week. He was born three miles north of Higbee, Nov 28, 1828. His father, Charlie McLean, came out to MO from KY in 1820. He first settled near Renick, but afterwards removed to the farm near Higbee, where Finis M was born, he being the fifth in a family of nine children. In 1850, Finis went to CA and engaged in mining. In 1853 he came home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to CA, and was there until 1855 engaged in the stock business. Returning again to Randolph co, the following year he was married to Miss Fannie Stewart. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, Mr. McLean lived in Huntsville, where he came to educate his children, and while here in December, 1873, his wife died. She had borne him two children, Lucy M., now the wife of E E Samuel, and Fannie, now the wife of Archie Alexander. Burial in charge of the Masons in the city cemetery alongside his loved companion.
-Huntsville Herald Thursday, June 9, 1892
The following is taken from the History of Randolph and Macon Counties 1884
FINIS M. McLEAN
(Fine Stock-raiser and Dealer, Post-office Huntsville) .
For many years Mr. McLean has been known as one of the most
progressive stock-men of Randolph county, and so generally is this
fact recognized that he is now and for some time past has been the
president of the Fair Association of Moberly, conceded to be one of
the leading associations of its kind in the State. Another evidence
of the interest he has taken in fine stock-raising is afforded by the
fact that he raised the finest cow ever grown in the State, at least the
one that took the first premium at the St. Louis Fair, in a competition
with the best cows of the whole Union. Mr. McLean has also been a
successful farmer and has dealt quite extensively in real estate. He
was born three miles north of Higbee, in Randolph county, November
28, 1828. His father, Charles McLean, was one of two brothers,
William being the other, who came out to Missouri from Kentucky in
1820. Charles settled first near Renick, but afterwards removed to
the farm near Higbee, where Finis M. was born and where the father
lived until his death, which occurred in 1846. The mother, whose
maiden name was Mary P. McKinney, died in this county in 1870 at
the age of 73. Finis M. was the fifth in the family of nine children,
five sons and four daughters, and was reared on the farm in the
county. In 1850, during the gold excitement, he went to California
and was out there three years engaged in mining. In 1853 he came
home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to Cal-
ifornia, and was out there until 1855 engaged in the stock business,
with abundant success. Returning again to Randolph county, the
following year he was married to Miss Jennie Stewart, a daughter of
Charles B. and Fannie (Hill) Stewart, and in 1857 he settled on a
farm near Clifton, where he followed farming for nearly 25 years, or
until 1881. While on the farm, which contained over 1,000 acres,
and which he sold three years ago, he was largely engaged in raising
cattle and mules, or rather for a number of years raised mules and
afterwards cattle ; and he dealt quite extensively in these classes of
stock. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, however, Mr.
McLean lived several years in Huntsville, where he came to educate
his children, and while here, in December, 1873, the heaviest mis-
fortune befell him that can fall to the lot of man — his good and true
and devoted wife, the companion of his long years of happy married
life and the mother of his loving children, fell to sleep in death and
was borne to her grave, no more to look upon her loved ones in this
world again, and no more to be seen by them until the silent river shall
at last be crossed by those who linger still on the hither shore. She
had borne him two children, the noblest testimonies of a wife's love
and devotion. Of these, Lucy M. has become the wife of E. E.
Samuel, Jr., and Fannie is now Mrs. Archie Alexander, of Louisville,
Ky. After his wife's death Mr. McLean returned to his farm and
lived there until he sold it in 1881, since which he has been living in
Huntsville and has been in no regular active business. For some
nine years Mr. McLean was interested in purchasing leaf tobacco, in
which he was quite successful. For many years he has been looked
upon as one of the substantial and best citizens of the county and
is respected and esteemed by all who know him.
"Uncle Finis" McLean died at Brookfield Monday morning of this week. He was born three miles north of Higbee, Nov 28, 1828. His father, Charlie McLean, came out to MO from KY in 1820. He first settled near Renick, but afterwards removed to the farm near Higbee, where Finis M was born, he being the fifth in a family of nine children. In 1850, Finis went to CA and engaged in mining. In 1853 he came home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to CA, and was there until 1855 engaged in the stock business. Returning again to Randolph co, the following year he was married to Miss Fannie Stewart. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, Mr. McLean lived in Huntsville, where he came to educate his children, and while here in December, 1873, his wife died. She had borne him two children, Lucy M., now the wife of E E Samuel, and Fannie, now the wife of Archie Alexander. Burial in charge of the Masons in the city cemetery alongside his loved companion.
-Huntsville Herald Thursday, June 9, 1892
The following is taken from the History of Randolph and Macon Counties 1884
FINIS M. McLEAN
(Fine Stock-raiser and Dealer, Post-office Huntsville) .
For many years Mr. McLean has been known as one of the most
progressive stock-men of Randolph county, and so generally is this
fact recognized that he is now and for some time past has been the
president of the Fair Association of Moberly, conceded to be one of
the leading associations of its kind in the State. Another evidence
of the interest he has taken in fine stock-raising is afforded by the
fact that he raised the finest cow ever grown in the State, at least the
one that took the first premium at the St. Louis Fair, in a competition
with the best cows of the whole Union. Mr. McLean has also been a
successful farmer and has dealt quite extensively in real estate. He
was born three miles north of Higbee, in Randolph county, November
28, 1828. His father, Charles McLean, was one of two brothers,
William being the other, who came out to Missouri from Kentucky in
1820. Charles settled first near Renick, but afterwards removed to
the farm near Higbee, where Finis M. was born and where the father
lived until his death, which occurred in 1846. The mother, whose
maiden name was Mary P. McKinney, died in this county in 1870 at
the age of 73. Finis M. was the fifth in the family of nine children,
five sons and four daughters, and was reared on the farm in the
county. In 1850, during the gold excitement, he went to California
and was out there three years engaged in mining. In 1853 he came
home and bought up about 600 head of cattle which he drove to Cal-
ifornia, and was out there until 1855 engaged in the stock business,
with abundant success. Returning again to Randolph county, the
following year he was married to Miss Jennie Stewart, a daughter of
Charles B. and Fannie (Hill) Stewart, and in 1857 he settled on a
farm near Clifton, where he followed farming for nearly 25 years, or
until 1881. While on the farm, which contained over 1,000 acres,
and which he sold three years ago, he was largely engaged in raising
cattle and mules, or rather for a number of years raised mules and
afterwards cattle ; and he dealt quite extensively in these classes of
stock. While carrying on farming and stock-raising, however, Mr.
McLean lived several years in Huntsville, where he came to educate
his children, and while here, in December, 1873, the heaviest mis-
fortune befell him that can fall to the lot of man — his good and true
and devoted wife, the companion of his long years of happy married
life and the mother of his loving children, fell to sleep in death and
was borne to her grave, no more to look upon her loved ones in this
world again, and no more to be seen by them until the silent river shall
at last be crossed by those who linger still on the hither shore. She
had borne him two children, the noblest testimonies of a wife's love
and devotion. Of these, Lucy M. has become the wife of E. E.
Samuel, Jr., and Fannie is now Mrs. Archie Alexander, of Louisville,
Ky. After his wife's death Mr. McLean returned to his farm and
lived there until he sold it in 1881, since which he has been living in
Huntsville and has been in no regular active business. For some
nine years Mr. McLean was interested in purchasing leaf tobacco, in
which he was quite successful. For many years he has been looked
upon as one of the substantial and best citizens of the county and
is respected and esteemed by all who know him.
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