> WHAT I KNOW IS THAT MY GRANDMOTHER, ETHEL MCCLELLAN JOINER, WAS THE DAUGHTER > OF E J MCCLELLAN (DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE INITIALS STAND FOR, BUT I MOTHER > THINKS IT MAY BE ERNEST) AND SUZY LEE. THEY WERE FROM HOMERVILLE. Elias was a popular McClellan name. Hope this add s ot the informaiton you have. I also found this: POWG pg 216 Elias Daniel McClelland Tattnall 1815>Irwin 1825> b. Mar 20, 1815 Paternally: s/o Andrew and Mary Daniel McClelland s/o James and s/o William RS of Screven Co. Maternally: Elias and Elizabeth Daniel RS of Tattnall. Elias m. July 23, 1837 Irwin Co. to Sarah Merritt d/o of Burrell Merritt. Sarah b. Dec 19, 1820 in Duplin Co. NC d. Mar 31, 1898. Isaac b. Dec 23 1838 d. CSA single Mary Ann b. May 20, 1840 d. Mar 21, 1902 single Ann Jane b. May 15, 1842 m. HP Williams (2nd wife) Mariah E. b. Dec 18, 1844, d. single Georgian Ann b. Mar 19, 1847 m. Andrew Jackson Leavins Jacob James b. Apr 1, 1848m. Victoria Solomon d/o of Godwin Elias Hardy b. Dec 19, 1850 m. Ethalinda Anderson Dec 6, 1874 Theresa b. Aug 12, 1855 m. Hezekiah A. Lewis Feb 11, 1875 Hester Ann b. Mar 18, 1856 m. Mark Williams s/o HP Sarah Ann b. July 24, 1858 m. Thomas Anderson Arlie Malinda b. July 15, 1865 m. Pleasant Yarbough Elias also: 1837-40 served as 1st Lt militia 432nd dist Irwin co. 1840 moved to farm inTallokas, Lowndes now Brooks 1841 Wife and he were baptised in the Bethel Primitive Baptist Church; dismissed Sept 1842 abt. 1842 moved back to Irwin--members of Young's meeting house dismissed Feb 27, 1858 1858 moved back to moved to no. Clinch now Atkinson Co., Lot 204 7th Dist. members of Pine Grove Church now Red Bluff church 1865 changed to Mt. Olive church in clinch now Lanier 1874 Sold out went to Coffee Co. d. Jul 21, 1895 diana