Eli Francis Mcclintick

As printed in 1908

ELI FRANCIS McCLINTICK, carpenter, contractor and general farmer, residing on his father's farm of fifty-acres, ison of the well-known and respected citizens of Pleasant Township. He was born in Ohio, September 12, 1853, and is a son of William and Eliza Jane (Runyan) McClintick, and a grandson of Alexander McClintick, who came to America from Ireland.

William McClintick, father of Eli F., was born October 11, 1827, and resides with his wife at London, Ohio. His wife, Eliza Jane Runyan, who was born October 2, 1836, is a daughter of David Runyan, an old resident of Clark County. They had three children, namely: Eli F., subject of this sketch; James H., who was born in 1856 and now residing in Madison County, was married, first, to Ida Mitchell, and, secondly, to Lida Bland, his two children, Leila and Carrie, being by the first union; Isaiah C, born in 1859, who died in 1883, married Ida Miller, who survives him and resides in the West.

Eli F. McClintick learned the carpenter's trade with Edward Edwards, at South Charleston, beginning his apprenticeship in March, 1876, and serving three years. He has been engaged in contracting for a number of years and has erected many of the best residences in Clark and Madison Counties. For the past seventeen years he has resided on his father's farm, the latter having retired to London. He makes som.thing of a specialty of raising poultry and has many very fine specimens of the Plymouth Rock variety.

Mr. McClintick was married, first, December 28, 3876, to Alice Wilkinson, who died October IG, 1896. She was a daughter of Wesley and Martha Wilkinson. They had three children, namely: Dora F., born September 19, 1878, who married M. Dye, of Champaign County and has two children — Paul and Leroy; Carl, born February 7, 1884, who resides at Springfield; and Bessie Carrie, who was born April 12, 1887. On December 1, 1897, Mr. McClintick married, for his second wife, Alice A. Curl, who is a daughter of John and Tilitha (Longbrake) Curl. The father of Mrs. McClintick was born in 1847 and died in 1896. In 1871 he was married to Tilitha Longbrake, who was born in 1847 and died in 1881. They had five children — Venilla, who died when an infant, Alice A., Charles, George and Marion.

Mr. McClintick is a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics and is connected with Lodge No. 167, at Catawba, of which he is a trustee. He is also a member of the Junior Posrt Association, which is a higher branch of the former organization and has served in all of the offices in this body.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.