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Skip Magyar - Jan 25,2013
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - UPPER OHIO VALLEY
"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. I, Brant & Fuller, 1890.
JOHN McLURE, SR
Among the most prominent families of Wheeling is the McLure family. John McLure, Sr., came to Wheeling from Washington county, Penn., of which state he was a native, in 1806, and purchased considerable property, and also engaged in the mercantile business.
He became the president of the Old North Western bank, of Virginia, the first bank to be organized in Wheeling. He was also extensively engaged in manufacturing, and was a whig member of the Virginia legislature.
The McLure House, the most prominent hotel in the state, was erected by him. In this day, John McLure, was one of the leading citizens of Wheeling, his death occurred in 1874, in his ninety-first year.
Abdel McLure, father of the above, was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Wheeling in 1806. His children were: Andrew, John, Robert and James, Anna (Carr), Jane and Mary (Wilson), all deceased. Andrew McLure was a contractor and merchant, he died in 1840, having reached his eighty-first year.
John McLure, Jr., the principal of this biography, was born in Butler county, Penn., January 22, 1816, the son of Andrew, above mentioned. Mr. McLure came to Wheeling when but four months old, and has since made his residence here, and has always cast his influence on the side of morality and improvement. When sixteen years of age he began an apprenticeship at the engine building, and was thus engaged during the years of 1833-34-35.
After completing his apprenticeship he became an engineer on the Ohio river, and soon began to acquire an interest in river navigation. In 1840 Mr. McLure became captain of a boat, and continued in this capacity until the close of the war. He has built between eighteen and twenty boats which have plied at different times on the river.
After leaving the river Capt. McLure turned his attention to real estate, and in 1873, became the owner of the McLure House, and also owns considerable property on Market street and in various portions of the city, and is largely interested in different enterprises in the Ohio valley and at Taylor, Texas.
In 1841, Elizabeth Campbell, of Wheeling, became his wife. This estimable woman passed to her reward in 1881, leaving eight children to mourn their irreparable loss. The children are: Thomas, of Taylor, Texas; Harry W., proprietor of the McLure House; McBurnie, assistant secretary of the Fire & Marine Insurance company; John Jr., living with his parents; Pintie J., wife of Curran Mendal, of Texas; Juliet, and Bettie, of Wheeling.
Capt. McLure married for the second wife Eliza Jane Cecil. Mrs. McLure was born in Wheeling, in 1833. The family are members of the Episcopal church, and is recognized as one of the oldest and best families in the state. Capt. McLure is a republican.
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Jane Carson Topoly - Feb 24,2013
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John McLure died in Wheeling in 1893. An extensive obituary was printed in the Wheeling Register. Beyond chronicling his death, the obit was mainly a rewrite of the above biographical sketch and added no new genealogical information. The obit did, however, correct the number of his children to seven rather than the eight noted in the sketch.What I have on the family of John McLure... 1 John McLure b: 22 Jan 1816 d: 5 Nov 1893
..+(1) Elizabeth H Campbell b: ca 1824 m: 8 Jul 1841 d: 5 Oct 1880
.....2 Mary Jane "Pintie" McLure b: Aug 1842 d: 22 Dec 1905
.......+ Curran Mendel b: 22 Dec 1842 m: 28 Oct 1868 d: 10 May 1923
.....2 Thomas McLure b: 20 Sep 1844 d: 28 Aug 1899
.....2 Julia/Juliet McLure b: ca 1853 d: 17 Jul 1902
.......+ Edward Muhleman b: 6 Apr 1842 m: 28 Jul 1886 d: 27 Jul 1926
.....2 Henry/Harry William McLure b: 9 Dec 1854/5 d: 6 Jan 1937
.......+ Ada L "Addie" Ferrel b: 10 Oct 1861 m: 9 Nov 1881 d: 24 Oct 1923
.....2 McBurnie S "Bernie" McLure b: Jun 1858 d: 16 Mar 1928
.......+ Jane Eleanor Stamp b: 21 Oct 1864 m: ca 1882 d: 27 Feb 1931
.....2 Bettie "Birtie" McLure b: 3 Mar 1861 d: 14 May 1906
.......+ Edward A Robertson b: 14 Aug 1857 m: 16 Jun 1896 d: 7 Jan 1911
.....2 John H McLure b: 3 Feb 1868 d: 19 Apr 1940
.......+ Cora Elizabeth "Lizzie" Emmons b: 14 Feb 1876 m: 25 Jun 1901 d: 25 Jan 1958
..+(2) Eliza Jane Cecil b: 1833 m: 12 Jan 1882 d: 11 Nov 1893 Additions and/or corrections are welcomed.The second wife of John McLure died less than a week after his death. From the Wheeling Register dated 12 Nov 1893...
* * * * *~Jane
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