McClure, Charles Wesley^{[1, 2]}

1835 - 1904  (69 years)

• Name	McClure, Charles Wesley
  Born	20 Feb 1835	, , Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Mar 1904	Hillcrest Cemetery, La Grande, Union, Oregon
  Died	28 Mar 1904	La Grande, Union, Oregon
  Person ID	I12431	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2005

  
  

  Father	McClure, James,   b. 15 Sep 1796, , Green, Kentucky ,   d. 31 Dec 1878, , Wasco, Oregon  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Farris, Elizabeth,   b. 05 Mar 1803,   d. Abt 1835  (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	01 May 1816	, , Tennessee
  Family ID	F3106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearce, Laura Victore,   b. 13 May 1837, , , Ohio ,   d. 06 Mar 1919, , Union, Oregon  (Age 81 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1857
  Children	1. McClure, James Nelson,   b. 02 Jan 1858, Eugene, Marion, Oregon ,   d. 08 Jun 1927, , Union, Oregon  (Age 69 years)  [Birth]   2. McClure, Mary Margaret,   b. 10 Jul 1859, , , Oregon ,   d. 30 Jun 1903, , Union, Oregon  (Age 43 years)  [Birth]   3. McClure, William L.,   b. 23 Aug 1861, , , Oregon ,   d. 11 May 1954  (Age 92 years)  [Birth]   4. McClure, Frank Wesley,   b. 15 Oct 1866, , , Oregon ,   d. 27 Oct 1940, , Union, Oregon  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   5. McClure, Charles Lindsey,   b. 23 Feb 1869, La Grande, Union, Oregon ,   d. 11 Dec 1935, , Union, Oregon  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   6. McClure, Harriet Isabelle,   b. 27 Jan 1872, , , Oregon ,   d. 07 Jan 1944, , Union, Oregon  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   7. McClure, Nellie Isador,   b. 09 Jan 1874, , , Oregon ,   d. 01 Mar 1881, , Union, Oregon  (Age 7 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F4315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  McClure, Charles Wesley Grave Location: DIV B BLK 23 LOT 3 SPACE 1

  
  

• Notes

  Photo owned by Brenda Webb There is a Carl Hill McClure b. 2 23 1922 d. 9 12 1945 and a Lillie E.McClure d. 1 23 191 0 I am not sure who these two belong to. Some information provided by Jessie Johnson of Pendleton, OR gggranddaughter of Charles Wesley 17 333 335 McClure C. W. 34 M W farmer50 0 MO18 333 335 McClure L. V . 33 F W keepinghouse OH 19 333 335 McClure Jas. 13 M W at hom eORX 20 333 335 McClure M. M. 11 F W at hom eOR 21 333 335 McClure Wm. 10 M W at hom eOR 22 333 335 McClure F. 02 M W at hom eOR 23 333 335 McClure C. 01 M W at hom eOR -------------------------------------------------- CHAS. M. McCLURE. - Mr. McClure has taken as active a part as anyone in establishing our state, and was one of the veterans who, as lieutenant, saw the whole war in Southern Oregon. Born in Missouri in 1832, he went to Mexico in 1850, and in 1851 crossed the plains to Oregon , settling near Brownsville on the Calapooia. He soon undertook the toilsome and exciting life of a miner in Northern California and Southern Oregon, and in 1853 assisted the settlers of Rogue river valley in protecting themselves form the Indians, being one of the relief party from Table Rock to help the reconnoitering party who were surrounded on Evans creek. he was also in the hot fight on the same creek in which General Lane was wounded. In 1855 he was on the way with a pack-train from Yreka to Frazer River, when the news of the great outbreak reached him at Salem. Turning about at once, he joined the company of Bailey as second lieutenant, to avenge the death of the captain's brother, and to save the rest of the Whites. This was the band of Linn and Lane volunteers, and the first to reach the scene , making the trip by forces marches. The details of that campaign are given elsewhere. McClure, however, was in the whole of it. At the place where Captain Bailey was murdered, the oxen and hogs still lay as they had been killed, and the chickens had escaped from their coops and were pecking morsels from among the dead bodies of the animals and men. He was in the fight at Grave creek and on Hungry hill, where the boys were twenty-four hours without food, and were fighting all the time. He participated in all the movements of the volunteers, including the Big Bend adventures in the autumn. The winter was passed by him with his company at Little Camas; and he assisted in the defense of the Looking Glass, where Bailey's company alone drove out the Indians. When this company disbanded, McClure joined Latsha w's and afterwards Waldron's company as second lieutenant. This company took part in the decisive fight at the Big Bend; and McClure was later in command of a detachment in the running fight on Cow creek. After his own relief,he went to the reinforcement of Captain Smith on the Rogue river. Hewas also of the party fired upon after dark when spending a social hour at their camp, losing four of their number. After leaving the service in which he so well performed his part, he engaged in packing and stage business in Western Oregon, and in 1861 extended his operations to the mines of Idaho. In 1870 he made a home in the Grande Ronde, near La Grande, Oregon, and has invested largely in farm lands and in stock, now owning five thousand acres, with six thousand sheep and sixty horses. He has a family of a wife and six children. Page 452, 453 History of Pacific Northwest - Oregon and Washington Volume II Copyright 1889

  
  

• Sources

  [S318] 1880 United States Census, 144B (Reliability: 3). Charles MC CLURE Self M Male W 45 MO Farmer TN KY Laura MC CLURE Wife M Female W 43 OH Keeping House MD MO William MC CLURE Son S Male W 18 OR At Home MO OH James MC CLURE Son S Male W 22 OR At Home MO OH Mary MC CLURE Dau S Female W 21 OR At Home MO OH Frank MC CLURE Son S Male W 13 OR At Home MO OH Charles MC CLURE Son S Male W 11 OR MO OH Hattie MC CLURE Dau S Female W 8 OR At Home MO OH Nellie MC CLURE Dau S Female W 6 OR At Home MO OH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place La Grande, Union, Oregon Family History Library Film 1255084 NA Film Number T9-1084 Page Number 144B [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes.