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Topic: COMPLETED McClendon HELP!! Advice!! (Read 397 times)
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Cancan
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Hi,
Could someone point me in the right direction, of what and where I need to search, and what information I could get!!
This is the first time of searching for me in the USA.
My sisters late husband died at a young age. His father died at a young age. There is an illness in the family that is a 50-50 chance of getting even though the doctors say it's not hereditary. So with my sisters husband dying young, they have two children and she would like to put together a family tree for them.
Her late husbands father was called Eddie Carl McClendon and he married Mabel Newbiggin 17 January 1944 Manchester UK. His home address is stated as Orlando Box162 Florida, he's aged 24. Occupation Private first class a&n 34338744 US Army (farmer) His father was Henry McClendon (deceased) Farmer.
Where do I start looking for a birth certificate for him, and death certificate for his father and marriage certificate for his father. And any other information such as army service records and where he lived.
I know the name is not very common so I am hoping that should help my research.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Thanks Cancan
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Brogan, Kilgallon, Quinn,-- Co Mayo/Sligo, Burnley UK
Osborne,-Cornwall, -- Burnley Lancs
Pilkington, Harrison, Grant -- Burnley Lancs
Ebbs & Bolger -- Dublin Irl
McClendon -- Alabama USA
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shellyesq
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Are you certain all the people that you mentioned are deceased?
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Cancan
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Hi AMBLY,
Yes this is the same family, this is actually my sisters brother in law, who posted this message. But have been told that he never got anywhere with this, and family are partly estranged. This is why my sister is doing her own research!!
Hi shellyesq,
Yes they are deceased, My sisters late husband is buried at Southern Cemetery Manchester UK and his father with him. Admittedly have only got to 1970 on searching for the death of Eddie. All information given is what we have. Have death certificate of Carl and marriage certificate of Eddie and Mabel.
Thanks Cancan
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Brogan, Kilgallon, Quinn,-- Co Mayo/Sligo, Burnley UK
Osborne,-Cornwall, -- Burnley Lancs
Pilkington, Harrison, Grant -- Burnley Lancs
Ebbs & Bolger -- Dublin Irl
McClendon -- Alabama USA
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shellyesq
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Did Eddie & Mabel stay in the UK or did they return to the US after their marriage? Do you have a time frame of when they passed away? If you know where Eddie is buried, have you tried to contact the cemetery for information?
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geniecolgan
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Hi Cancan,
from the information you've given and the link given by AMBLY, it seems that the McClendons came from Alabama/Florida area.
To start your USA research, I'd start with the 1930 US Census for Alabama and Florida.
Eddie Carl would have been about 11 years old and with luck, he would be with his father, Henry, if Henry was still living.
Regards,
genie
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Colgan, Scott, Templeton in Northern Antrim
Colgan in Saskatchewan, Canada
Durrant in Herts & Middlesex
Ford,Smith in Hammersmith, Fulham, Brentford
Whiting in Berkshire
Weller in Sussex and London
Walker in the 24th of Foot, (Canada, Ireland, India and South Africa) and London
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shellyesq
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This looks like a possible match -
1930 Census, Cluttsville, Madison Co., Alabama, 77 Country Line Road
McLendon, Henry, rents home, lives on a farm, male, white, age 52, married, age at 1st marriage - 37, b. Alabama, parents b. Alabama, farmer - general farm, not a veteran
wife Mary, female, white, age 32, married, age at 1st marriage - 16, b. Alabama, parents b. Alabama, no occupation
son Eddie, male, white, age 11, not attending school, able to read & write, b. Alabama, parents b. Alabama, no occupation
daughter Rossie, female, white, age 7, not attending school, b. Alabama, parents b. Alabama
son Henry B., male, white, age four years 11 months, not attending school, b. Alabama, parents b. Alabama
daughter Beatrice, female, white, age 2 years 3 months, not attending school, b. Alabama, parents b. Alabama
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Cancan
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Hi,
This is fabulous news, I have the telephone in one hand talking to my sister whilst reading this to her. She's ecstatic!!
I have just been on the Family Search pilot search and found
Eddie C McClendon born 1919 Alabama, parents Henry M McClendon born 1892 and Mary E McClendon.
Where would I be able to get a copy of the census return and where would I be able to apply for any certificates of events, B/M/D's?
Thank you so much for all this info
Thanks Cancan 
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shellyesq
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It looks like Henry's birth date is inconsistent between 1920 and 1930. If they're the same, which it looks like it otherwise, either he or the census takers were confused.
The state of Alabama website says only the immediate family members listed can order a birth certificate, unless it's 125 years old or older. http://ph.state.al.us/Chs/VitalRecords/Birth/BIRTH.HTML It looks like the state started holding them in 1908, so you'd probably need to know the town or county where the person was born for ones early than that, if they're even available.
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Cancan
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Hi shellyesq,
Eddie gives on his marriage certificate Orlando, Florida as his address in 1924 and he also says his father is deceased. So possibly this is not the family, but Eddie's age is about right and with a name like McClendon, it makes you wonder if it is the right family.
On the family search, pilot search it also has an address of Precinct 10 Slough, Limestone, Alabama. And up to now I haven't been able to find any other children, although brother in law says a sister Bertha? in his post/link.
Cancan.
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Pilkington, Harrison, Grant -- Burnley Lancs
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McClendon -- Alabama USA
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shellyesq
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On Ancestry.com, there are family trees with the following:
Henry Isaac McClendon b. 24 Apr 1884 in Blount Co., Alabama, died 14 Sep 1937 in Limestome Co., Alabama, was the son of Jasper Joseph McClendon & Laura Jane Tucker. Jasper was born 1835 in St. Clair Co., Alabama and died 1865. It says Henry married Mary Elizabeth Holt b. 26 Apr. 1897 in 1911. It says Eddie Carl McClendon was b. 6 Aug. 1918 in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama to Henry & Mary, died 31 Jan. 1978 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, and was buried 3 Feb. 1978 in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Athens, Alabama. There is a wife of Eddie named Pearlie, but it says they married in 1973. There are children that are listed as children of Eddie & Pearlie, but they were born in Alabama in the 1940's and 1950's.
Does that seem to fit what you know? If your Eddie was buried in the UK, then it looks like it might not be.
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Cancan
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Will have to check deaths next week at LDS Church to see, My sister believes he died here in the UK.
It does only say Henry McClendon on Eddie's marriage certificate, no middle initial the Henry on ancestry is Henry Isaac and the one on family search is Henry M. So I don't think the family on ancestry is the same one.
I am beginning to wonder if with Henry being dead when Eddie was 24 if his mother hasn't remarried and any sister is a result of that marriage, but admittedly the link by the brother in law is the first we have heard of a sister.
Only other possibility is maybe his army records state any next of kin before he got married in 1944.
I thought with a name like McClendon and knowing there's not that many of them it would have been easy to find them. My sister is the only one in the phone book!!!
Is the 1930 census the only searchable census for Alabama, are there any others on line? It is a bit of a disappointment that we wouldn't be a able to apply for any cerificates for a quite a few years.
Thanks for all your help Cancan
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McClendon -- Alabama USA
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shellyesq
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1930 is the most recent census available. 1940 will come out in 2012.
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Cancan
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Hi,
You are so lucky to have those censuses!!
We have no 1931 - destroyed, and none taken in 1941 due to War.
We have a 1939 census for identity cards but not War personnel.
And that hasn't been announced if or when it will be released!!
Have to wait a few more years for 1912!!
Thanks for all your hard work!!
Cancan
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Osborne,-Cornwall, -- Burnley Lancs
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Ebbs & Bolger -- Dublin Irl
McClendon -- Alabama USA
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geniecolgan
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I don't know if this helps.
Enlisted WWII US Army.
Eddie C. McClendon, Birth Yr. 1918, Alabama, Race White, Married.
Residence Limestone, Ala., Farmer.
Enlisted 12 Aug 1942, Fort McClellan, Ala.
Educ. Grammer School, Height 65, Weight 127.
Eddie McClendon, Birth Yr. 1923, Race Negro, Single.
Redisdence Jacksonville, Florida. Messenger.
Enlisted 18 Nov 1941, Jacksonville, Fl.
Educ. 1 Yr High School, Height 68, Weight 146
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Colgan, Scott, Templeton in Northern Antrim
Colgan in Saskatchewan, Canada
Durrant in Herts & Middlesex
Ford,Smith in Hammersmith, Fulham, Brentford
Whiting in Berkshire
Weller in Sussex and London
Walker in the 24th of Foot, (Canada, Ireland, India and South Africa) and London
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