William Hamilton Clelland^{[1, 2]}

1877 - Abt 1940  (62 years)

• Name	William Hamilton Clelland  [2]
  Birth	26 Jan 1877	Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  UID	8B59DA3C38F84CA083EF0521DBD56DC28DAA
  Death	Abt 1940	Peoria, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I1215537727	King-Gurnett Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Orr Clelland,   b. 23 Feb 1845, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Bef 1910, Illinois, USA (Age < 64 years)
  Mother	Frances Hamilton,   b. Apr 1845   d. Bef 1920, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1865	Kilbirnie, Ayr, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	> 1. Daughter Clelland   2. William Clelland
  Family ID	F775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Funeral services for William H. Clelland, 63 years old, 2416 South Adams St., said to be the last survivor of the mine disaster which took the lives of 365 men in Cherry, Illinois in 1909, will be conducted at 3:30 pm Monday in the Wilton Memorial Chapel with the Rev. S.J. Altpeter officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary tomorrow afternoon and evening. Burial will be in the Parkview Cemetery. Mr. Clelland, who died at 10 am yesterday at St. Francis Hospital, was one of the twenty-one men who lived after being entombed in the mine for eight days. He resided in Peoria for the last 28 years. The son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Clelland, he was born January 26, 1877 in Scotland. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. George Harris, Fairburn, Illinois, one son, William Clelland, Bryand, Illinois and one sister, Mrs. Agnes Rae, of Sparland, Illinois and four grandchildren. Source: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S_2050316822] . [S_2050316701] .