Faye McClellan
Faye McClellan was born in 1916, in Oklahoma to Clara Louise Beals and Jesse C. McClellan. When Faye was four years old, her mother became fatally ill. Clara Louise arranged for her sister Lillian Mae Beals Shannon to raise Faye in Emlenton, PA. The Shannons had two daughters already, Olive, aged 15 yrs., and Edith, aged 5 yrs. (Fay's obituary mistakenly names Olive & Edith Shannon as her sisters). Faye learned to play both the organ and the piano well. She worked in the accounting department at Quaker State Refining Corp. for a number of years.
After her first marriage to Ed Wilson ended in divorce, she married Rollin Taylor. When Faye became ill with cancer, she was cared for by her cousin Edith Shannon (Beals)
Faye had a brother, Jesse C. McClellan, Jr., resident of Texas.
This biography provided by Duane Beals, son of Edith Shannon Beals.
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 26 Mar. 1916 | Drumright, Oklahoma | [5] | |
| 1st Marriage | Edwin Delbert Wilson | [3][4] | ||
| 2nd Marriage | Rollin Henry Taylor (20 Jun 1913-29 July 1974) son of James Edwards Taylor & Ella May Wise |
[4][5] | ||
| Death | 4 Sept. 1972 | Emlenton PA | [5] | |
| Burial | Zion Union Cemetery, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA |
[4] |
Sources:
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5
+-- Samuel Beals
|
+-- Francis Augustus Beals --+
| (1853-1943) |
+-- Clara Louise Beals----+ +-- Catherine Marsh
| (1886-????) |
Faye McClellan --+ +-- Permelia Farmer
(1916-1972) | (1852-1923)
+-- Jesse C. McClelland
(????-????)
Sources: [4]
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drumright, OK | b. 1916 -1920 | [4] | |
| Emlenton, PA | 1920-d.1972 | [1][2][4]
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Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920 United Staes Federal Census' District 110, Emlenton Borough, Venango Co, PA, page 19. Census dated 19-20 Jan 1920. Lines 11-15: Morris B. Shannon, head, 48, owns home, no mortgage, mail carrier, US Post Office RFD; Lillie M., wife, 42; Olive O., dau., 22, bookkeeper, gas office; Edith G., dau., 12, in school; Fay E. McClellan, niece, 3 years 9 months, b. OK. All except Fay and all parents b. PA. All except Fay can read, write and speak English. |
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| 2 | 1930 United States Federal Census, Emlenton Borough, Venango Co. PA. Date of census 3 Apr. 1930. Residents of College St. Morris B. Shannon,home owner, home value 3000, white male age 58 married, age 24 at marriage; wife Lilian M., white female age 52, age 18 at marriage. Both can read and write, both born PA, all parents born PA. Fay E. McClellan, niece age 14, single, in school, born Ohio, parents born PA. |  |
| 3 | John T. Wilson family research before 1985; brother of Ed Wilson | |
| 4 | Duane Beals personal correspondence, email of 1 Oct 2008: (Duane's mother was Edith Shannon (Beals). Faye McClelland was a cousin of Edith Shannon, but raised in the same household after the age of 4 yrs.) "Faye was born March 26, 1916 in Drumright, Oklahoma. Her parents were Jesse C. McClellan and Clara Louise Beals. Jesse was in the oil business there. I don't think she ever lived in Ohio (error in 1930 census), since she always lived in Emlenton PA when I knew her. She came to live with my Grandparents, Maurice and Lillian Shannon, at the age of four, after her mother died."
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| 5 | Gravestone transcription Zion Union Cemetery, Richland Twp, Venango Co. PA; transcription from photographs by Duane Beals.
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Source notes
- Birthplace of Faye McClellan in 1930 census as Ohio; in Duane Beals research and in 1920 census as Oklahoma.
