Absley G. McClellan

b. 2 May 1915, d. 9 July 1972
  • Absley G. McClellan was born on 2 May 1915 in McClellanville, Charleston County, South Carolina.
  • Edward Archibald McClellan and Lucy Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in St. James Santee, Charleston County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Absley G. McClellan, Rufus Pegues McClellan and Edward Archibald McClellan Jr. Also in the household was one female domestic servant.
  • Edward Archibald McClellan and Lucy Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in St James Santee, Charleston County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Absley G. McClellan, Edward Archibald McClellan Jr.
  • She married James Lineback Diehl.
  • Absley G. McClellan died on 9 July 1972 at age 57 in Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina.
  • She was interred at Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina.
  • The following appeared on 11 July 1972 in The News & Courier: (Hartsville) Mrs. Absley M. Diehl, 57, died Sunday in a Hartsville hospital.
         The funeral will be 4 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery, directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home.
         Mrs. Diehl was born in McClellanville, a daughter of the late Dr. Edward A. and Lucy Pegues McClellan. She was a graduate of McLeod School of Nursing. She was the first registered nurse employed by Sonoco Products Co., and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
  • Her husband James Lineback Diehl became a widower at her death.
  • Last Edited: 26 Jun 2015

Family: James Lineback Diehl b. 6 January 1914, d. 20 December 1992