Johnson County KS Archives Biographies.....McClintock, W. J. 1838 - 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  W. J. McClintock, a successful farmer and Civil war veteran, now living
retired at Gardner, is a descendant of the hardy Scotch-Irish race that has made
its imprint on American history. W. J. McClintock was born in Pennsylvania in
1838, and is a son of Ralph and Nancy (Monroe) McClintock, both natives of
Pennsylvania, whose ancestors were Scotch-Irish and settled in that State at an
early day. The McClintock family left the Keystone State and came west, settling
in Illinois in 1854. At that time the present great State of Illinois was a vast
unbroken plain, sparcely settled and in the embryo of its development. Here W.
J. McClintock grew to manhood, and lived an uneventful career until the Civil
war broke out. When President Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the Union
he was one of the first to respond, enlisting September 20, 1861, in the
Thirty-third regiment, Illinois infantry. He was with his regiment while
guarding the Iron Mountain railroad, from St. Louis to Pilot Knob, and was at
the battle of Big River bridge. They then marched to Batesville, Ark., to join
General Curtis after the battle of Pea Ridge, and then marched down the White
river to Helena, Ark., and returned to Missouri, and was engaged in scout duty
during the winter. They were then in a number of campaigns in Missouri, and were
at the siege of Vicksburg afterwards. They were then transferred to General
Bank's division and sent on the Red River expedition, the distrastrous ending of
which is well known. They then spent some time near New Orleans, and
participated in the siege of Mobile, and were then ordered back to Vicksburg
where they spent several months before the war closed. After the surrender of
Lee they returned to Illinois and were mustered out and discharged at Camp
Butler. Mr. McClintock returned to his old home at Illinois and after a few
months engaged in the merchantile business at Bushnell, Ill., where he remained
until 1867. In 1868 he came to Kansas, locating in Gardner township, Johnson
county, where he bought 160 acres of land and engaged in farming. He reclaimed
this land from the wild state and brought it up to a high state of cultivation,
until it was one of the finest farms in the county, made so by the industry of
Mr. Clintock. In his active days he was one of the most progressive farmers of
the county and made money and prospered. In 1911 he sold his farm and removed to
Gardner where he has since enjoyed the peace and quiet of retired life. Mr.
McClintock was united in marriage at Sheffield, Ill., in 1866, to Miss Mary A.
Bell. She was a native of England, born near Bristol, in 1837, and came to
America with her widowed mother who located in Canada, and later removed to St.
Louis. Three children were born to Air. and Mrs. McClintock as follows: William,
resides at Ottawa, Kan.; Agnes, who lives in Gardner, and Ralph, engaged in the
real estate business in Chicago. The wife and mother died in 1908. Mr.
McClintock is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and belongs to the
Masonic lodge. He is a Methodist, and has been a life-long Republican, casting
his first vote for Lincoln. In recent years he has been inclined to take the
position with the Progressive wing of his party.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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