Household Summary
This page documents the nuclear family household of Ernest Tyson McClanahan and Genevieve Brekke. It serves as a foundational reference for the McClanahan family line, documenting relationships, children, and associated records.
Parents
- Ernest Tyson McClanahan (born 4 February 1889, Shelby, Shelby County, Alabama, USA; died 18 December 1978, Tomahawk, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, USA)
- Genevieve Brekke (born 10 September 1899, Scandinavia, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA; died 10 March 1973, Franksville, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA)
Marriage: 10 June 1921, Rosholt, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA
Children
- Ernest Eugene McClanahan (born 12 April 1921, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 31 August 1921, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)
- Roland Malcolm McClanahan (born 8 December 1925, Rosholt, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA; died 24 March 2005, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA)
- Russell E. McClanahan (born 3 October 1929, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died 18 March 1981, Elmwood Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA)
Residence & Timeframe
This household was established in Wisconsin in 1921 and reflects a family whose life spanned Alabama, Wisconsin, and Illinois before later generations moved onward.
Associated Records & Evidence
- Ancestry.com Family Group Sheet documenting Ernest Tyson McClanahan, Genevieve Brekke, and their children
Related Stories & Narratives
Stories connected to this household will be linked here as they are added.
Notes
Genevieve Brekke was the daughter of Peder Olsen Brekke and Emma Eline Brekke. This household represents the earliest confirmed McClanahan nuclear family currently documented on MyCousins.org.