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Lucy Anne McClanahan[1]

Female 1809 - 1888  (78 years)


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  • Name Lucy Anne McClanahan 
    Born 18 Nov 1809  Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 8 Feb 1888  Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Salem, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22542  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2020 

    Father Col. Elijah McClanahan,   b. 20 Apr 1770, Botetourt, County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1857, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Agatha Strother Lewis,   b. 15 Mar 1779, Augusta, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1852, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1795  Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Children of Elijah McClanahan and Agatha Strother Lewis: mentioned in Elijah McClanahan's' Will:

      Elizabeth Madison McClanahan Cox, 1799-1891
      Lucy Anne McClanahan Johnston, 1809-1888
      *Agnes Lewis McClanahan Ingles, 1812-1888[Agnes is not her name; she is Agatha (for her mother)
      Nancy McClanahan Bass, 1814-1903
      Catherine McClanahan Ingles [then Jones], 1817-1887
      Frances Lewis McClanahan Miller, 1819-1860

      Not mentioned is Sarah 'Sally' White; [named in Father's Will] Jane Lewis, wife of James N. Lewis also Named in Father's Will
    Family ID F7089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Z.C. Johnston,   b. 23 May 1802, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1853, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F8485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Nancy McClanahan Bass-Obit
    Nancy McClanahan Bass-Obit
    The Times Dispatch
    Sep 15, 1903
    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 2
[husband of Agatha Lewis]
    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 2 [husband of Agatha Lewis]
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    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 3 [husband of Agatha Lewis]
    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 3 [husband of Agatha Lewis]
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    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 4 [husband of Agatha Lewis
    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 4 [husband of Agatha Lewis
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    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 5 [husband of Agatha Lewis]
    Last Will and Testament of Elijah McClanahan Page 5 [husband of Agatha Lewis]
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  • Sources 
    1. [S127] Geni, https://www.geni.com/people/Lucy-Johnston/6000000007577600321.
      Lucy Anne Johnston (McClanahan)
      Also Known As: "Ann"
      Birthdate: November 18, 1809
      Birthplace: Botetourt, VA
      Death: February 08, 1888 (78)
      Roanoke, VA, United States
      Place of Burial: Salem, VA
      Immediate Family:

      Daughter of Col. Elijah McClanahan and Agnes Strother McClanahan
      Wife of William Z. C. Johnston
      Mother of Elizabeth Johnston; Agnes Lewis Farrow / Davis; John Johnston; Ann Johnston; Emma J Johnston; James Johnston and Adassa Johnston
      Sister of William McClanahan; Elizabeth Madison McClanahan; Sally Neeley White; Peggy McClanahan; Mary Thomas Montague; Andrew Lewis McClanahan; Fanny Micou; Agnes McClanahan; Nancy McClanahan; Catherine Ingles and Jane McClanahan

    2. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE113575&vid=FHD&vid=FHD.
      McClanahan, Elijah m. Agatha Lewis, 1 Sep 1795 Botetourt Co., VA

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com.
      Children of Elijah and Agatha Lewis McClanahan:
      Elizabeth Madison McClanahan Cox, 1799?1891
      Mary Thomas McClanahan Montague, 1805?1871
      Lucy Anne McClanahan Johnston, 1809?1888
      Agnes L McClanahan Ingles, 1812?1888
      Nancy McClanahan Bass, 1814?1903
      Catherine McClanahan Ingles, 1817?1887

    4. [S38] Headstone, https://www.geni.com/people/Lucy-Johnston/6000000007577600321.
      William Z. C. Johnston
      Birthdate: May 23, 1802
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Death: June 08, 1853 (51)
      Roanoke, VA
      Place of Burial: Salem, VA
      Immediate Family:

      Son of John Johnston, M.D. and Elizabeth Johnston (nee Bell)
      Husband of Lucy Anne Johnston
      Father of Elizabeth Johnston; Agnes Lewis Farrow / Davis; John Johnston; Ann Johnston; Emma J Johnston and 2 others
      Brother of John M. Johnston

      Lucy Anne Johnston (McClanahan)
      Also Known As: "Ann"
      Birthdate: November 18, 1809
      Birthplace: Botetourt, VA
      Death: February 08, 1888 (78)
      Roanoke, VA, United States
      Place of Burial: Salem, VA
      Immediate Family:

      Daughter of Col. Elijah McClanahan and Agnes Strother McClanahan
      Wife of William Z. C. Johnston
      Mother of Elizabeth Johnston; Agnes Lewis Farrow / Davis; John Johnston; Ann Johnston; Emma J Johnston; James Johnston and Adassa Johnston
      Sister of William McClanahan; Elizabeth Madison McClanahan; Sally Neeley White; Peggy McClanahan; Mary Thomas Montague; Andrew Lewis McClanahan; Fanny Micou; Agnes McClanahan; Nancy McClanahan; Catherine Ingles and Jane McClanahan

    5. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62425631/lucy-anne-johnston.
      Lucy Anne McClanahan Johnston
      Birth 18 Nov 1809, Virginia
      Death 8 Feb 1888 (aged 78)
      Burial: West Hill Cemetery
      Salem, Salem City, Virginia
      Lucy Anne McClanahan was the daughter of Elijah McClanahan and Agatha Strother Lewis McClanahan. She married William Z. G. Johnston on 10 Sep 1827 in Botetourt Co., VA.

      They had Johnston children, born in Virginia:
      Elizabeth, abt 1829
      Agnes Lewis, 4 Mar 1830 (Cyrus Farrow & Henry Davis), below
      John W, 12 Dec 1835 (Sarah Jeter), below
      Ann, abt 1838
      Emma J, abt 1841
      James W, 6 Nov 1846 (Frances Zirkle), below
      Hadassah, 10 Feb 1849 (Orlando B Chapman), below
      Thomas Ingles, 2 Aug 1851, below

      On the 1850 Dist. 57, Roanoke, VA census, I found farmer William Johnston, 48; other Johnstons: LUCY A, 40; Elizabeth, 21; Agnes L, 19; John, 14; Ann, 12; Emma J. 9; James, 3 and Adassa, 1, all VA born.

      On the 1860 Roanoke, VA census, I found farmer LUCY Johnston, 43; other Johnstons: married manager John, 26; married Sarah, 27; Emma, 18; Hedassah, 12; James, 14 and Thomas, 8, all VA born. They resided next to the Josiah Johnston (age 56) family.

      On the 1870 Salem, Roanoke Co., VA census, I found farm laborer William Webber, 26 and Lucy Webber, 25; Catherine Webber, 1 and LUCY Johnston, 64, all VA born. They lived between James Johnston, 24, Thomas Johnston, 19 and Dassah Johnston, 22.

      Auction Renting of a Valuable F A R M. Published in the Salem Times-Register, dated 26 Oct 1888, the Library of Virginia.

      In 2013 grave photo, marker was flat on the ground and broken below the death date, where it looks repaired..

      Bio by LSP