John L. McClintock

John L. McClintock

• Father: John McClintock b. circa 7 January 1798, d. 22 September 1879
• Mother: Isabella Starrett b. 12 June 1794, d. 3 December 1871

• John L. McClintock was born on 12 February 1827 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
• He married Elizabeth Jane Sanders on 30 May 1850 in Henry County, Indiana, by license issued the 27th, with M. Fenimore, MG, officiating.
• John McClintock and Isabella Starrett appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana. Other members of the household included John L. McClintock, Elizabeth Jane Sanders. Also in the household was daughter Polly Ann (age 19.)
• He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
• John L. McClintock and Elizabeth Jane Sanders appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana. Also in the household were children Robert J. (age 6), Sanford M. (4), Lovisa M. (2) and Emma F. (11 months.)
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• He married Sarah U. Adams, daughter of William Adams and Martha (?), on 13 April 1869 in Darke County, Ohio, by license issued the same day, with N. H. Phillips officiating.
• John L. McClintock and Sarah U. Adams, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Other members of the household included Ella F. McClintock. Also in the household were children Robert J. (age 16), Sanford M. (14), Mellville M. (12), Emma F. (10) and A. P. Morton (8), and one female domestic servant.
• He was a retired farmer and county auditor, according to the 1870 census.
• The following appeared on 11 February 1879 in the Cincinnati Daily Gazette: Muncie, Ind., Feb. 10. John L. McClintock, an old Citizen and extensive merchant of this city, made an assignment of property to-day. Assets $25,000; liabilities considerably less.
• John L. McClintock and Sarah U. Adams appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Valley Township, Miami County, Kansas. Other members of the household included Ella F. McClintock. Also in the household were children Robert (age 26), Levicy M (22), Morton (19) and Willis S. (9), as well as Sarah's brother Benjamin Adams (47.)
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
• John L. McClintock and Sarah U. Adams appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Topeka Township, Shawnee County, Kansas.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
• John L. McClintock and Sarah U. Adams appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, at 2000 Buchanan.
• John L. McClintock became a widower at the 10 December 1915 death of his wife Sarah U. Adams.
• He was interred at Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
• John L. McClintock died on 1 February 1919 at age 91 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, at 1311 Buchanan The Topeka Daily Capital: John L. McClintock, Aged 92, a Descendant of Colonial Family. John L. McClintock, pioneer Kansan, died yesterday morning at the home of his son, O. P. M. McClintock, 1311 Buchanan, at the age of 92 years. Death was not unexpected, as Mr. McClintock has been under the care of a trained nurse since December, 1916. Mr. McClintock is survived by two sons, O. P. M. McClintock, who for twenty-two years was principal of Clay school, and for the past four years principal of both Clay and Harrison schools; W. S. McClintock, of Kansas City, and by a daughter, Mrs. W. H. McCoy, of Fairbury, Neb.
       Mr. McClintock was born in Guileford county, N. C., February 12, 1827. In 1836 his parents moved to the wilderness of Delaware County, Ind., where his young manhood was spent, enduring the hardships of pioneer life.
       He served five years as county auditor of Delaware county, Inc., and seven years as the president of the board of education of Muncie, Inc. In 1880 he brought his family to Miami county, Kan., and in 1882 he came to Shawnee county, where he has lived since.
       The McClintock family dates back many generations in North Carolina. The grandfather of John McClintock, John Starrett, was in the Colonial army, fought in the Revolutionary war against the invasion of North Carolina by Lord Cornwallis. He eventually was taken prisoner by the English general. For refusing to take the oath of allegiance to England at the time of his capture, Starrett was shot and left for dead, but recovered.
       The funeral of John McClintock will be held from the home of O. P. M. McClintock, 1311 Buchanan, Monday at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Topeka cemetery. . His death was officially witnessed by Ella F. McClintock.

• Last Edited: 1 Nov 2014