General George McClure

General George McClure

       From the New York Military Equipment Claims, War of 1812
Name - George McClure
Residence - Dundee, Ill.
Allowed Amount - $70.00
Type of Claiment - Applicant
Title - Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll

Soldier - Gen. George McClure
Died – Aug. 13, 1851
Interred at Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin.
Location – Lot 9, Section 11

       From the Elgin Sexton's Ledger
Died – Aug. 13, 1851
Where – Elgin, Kane county, Ill.
Aged – 82 (?) / 0 / 0
Interred – Elgin City Cemetery
Location – Lot 13, Block 6
Cause of Death – Cholira Morbis
Born – Ireland
Remarks – War, 1812

       From the Find-A-Grave Index
Name - Gen. George McClure
Birth Date - 1771
Death Date - Aug. 16, 1851
Death Place - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Cemetery - Bluff City
Burial Place - Elgin, Cook Co., Ill

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Name - George McClure
War - War of 1812
War years - 1812-1814
Cemetery - Elgin City
Burial Place - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor

Note;
     Even though there is no notation in the Sexton's files his family clearly had his remains re-interred to Bluff City Cemetery after the Elgin City Cemetery closed in 1906.