Col. John Clendenin and Susan Swiler

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Husband Col. John Clendenin ¹

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            AKA: Squire  Clendenin
           Born: 11 Oct 1808 - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Judge John Clendenin (1782-1852) 2
         Mother: Martha Waugh (1787-1859) 2

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       Marriage: 30 Nov 1842 1

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Wife Susan Swiler ¹

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         Father: Matthias Swiler (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret Seidle (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Calvin Clendenin ¹

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            AKA: Squire  Clendenin
           Born: 11 Nov 1843 - Hogestown, Cumberland Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Mary Bush Herring (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 4 Feb 1875 3

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2 M Milton A. Clendenin ¹

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3 F Clara E. Clendenin ^{1 4 5}

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           Born: 30 Jun 1849 4
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         Spouse: John McFarland McDowell (1845-      ) 4 5
           Marr: 15 Jan 1880 4

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4 M John Waugh Clendenin ¹

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           Born: 8 Apr 1853 - Hogestown, Cumberland Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Mary E. Meigs (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 24 Dec 1886 7

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5 M William C. Clendenin ¹

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         Spouse: Bell Jennings (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Col. John Clendenin

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He was born on the farm at the North Mountain which he left when he removed to Hogestown, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was the fourth John Clendenin in line, and, like his father, and also his grandfather, never lived outside of the township in which he was born. He followed in the footsteps of his father and engaged in the business of tanning for a vocation. He did not receive much scholastic training, but was naturally of a bright mind, and through reading and associating with people of intelligence he acquired a great fund of general knowledge and was considered a well-educated person. He was an active, energetic business man. While yet a young man he joined the local military company, and his zeal and efficiency gradually advanced him until he reached the rank of colonel of the battalion, which he held for a long time, and the title "Col. Clendenin" served to distinguish him. After the death of his father he was elected justice of the peace and re-elected as his term expired so long as he lived. In his own township he was a central figure in politics, during the entire period of his activity, holding the office of school director, assessor, and other places of responsibility almost continually. In 1870 he was elected an Associate Judge, and in this particular also followed in the footsteps of his father. This distinction he was not permitted long to enjoy, as he died soon after. Like his ancestors for generations before him he was a Presbyterian, and for fifteen years was an elder in the Silver Spring Church.

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General Notes: Wife - Susan Swiler

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from Hogestown, Cumberland Co, PA

1 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 761.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 760.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 762.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 106.

5 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 426.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 763.

7 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 764.