Rear Admiral Ridley McLean 1872

Rear Admiral Ridley McLean, 1872–1933 (aged 61 years)

Name

Rear Admiral Ridley McLean

Name: Rear Admiral Ridley /McLean/
Name prefix: Rear Admiral
Given names: Ridley
Surname: McLean

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	November 10, 1872 34 23 Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA Address: Pulaski, Gilkes County, Tennessee, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans.
Death of a mother	Sarah Caruthers Ridley November 22, 1872 Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Source: Wikipedia On-line Encyclopedia Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7750313. Added 10 Aug 2003 by kimshockey (reb) (inactive) Note: 12 days after birth of son, Ridley.
Burial of a mother	Sarah Caruthers Ridley November 1872 Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Address: Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7750313. Added 10 Aug 2003 by kimshockey (reb) (inactive) Note: double tombstone inscription: double tall trees with McLEAN at the base. Each tree has inscriptions but photo too distant.
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881
Death of a paternal grandfather	Finis Ewing McLean Esq April 12, 1881 Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 4 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7769237. Added 16 Aug 2003. Maintained by Find a Grave
Burial of a paternal grandfather	Finis Ewing McLean Esq April 1881 Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.62810, Longitude: -86.85720 Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 4 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7769237. Added 16 Aug 2003. Maintained by Find a Grave
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
Death of a father	Thorton McLean October 16, 1887 Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Source: Wikipedia On-line Encyclopedia Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7750311. Added 10 Aug 2003 by kimshockey (reb) (inactive)
Burial of a father	Thorton McLean October 1887 Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Address: Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7750311. Added 10 Aug 2003 by kimshockey (reb) (inactive) Note: double tombstone inscription: double tall trees with McLEAN at the base. Each tree has inscriptions but photo too distant.
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
Census	July 20, 1900 (aged 27 years) USFS Newark, Taku, Yellow Sea, China Address: USFS Newark-Ship off Taku forts, Yellow Sea, China Source: 1900 Census for USFS Newark Citation details: Sheet 1A, Page 147 (299) Text: Enumeration District: 57 Enumerator: John K. Barton, Lt. Comdr USN Quality of data: census image Note: Line 10 of 416 crew members as Ridley McLean, Lieutenant, Murfreesboro Tenn, White, Male, Born: Nov 1872, Age: 27, Single, TN KY TN, Can read write and speak English.
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
Marriage	Olive Gale — View this family November 8, 1916 (aged 43 years) Husband: 44 Wife: 30 Washington, District of Columbia, USA Source: Smithsonian National Museum of American History -Behring Center - Costume Collection Women's Dresses Citation details: Catalogue number: CS*224657.006 Source: District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
29th President of the United States	Warren G Harding March 4, 1921
30th President of the United States	Calvin Coolidge August 2, 1923
31st President of the United States	Herbert Hoover March 4, 1929
32nd President of the United States	Franklin D Roosevelt March 4, 1933
Death	November 12, 1933 (aged 61 years) San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Address: USS Nevada, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco County, San Francisco, California, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans.
Burial	November 1933 (0 after death) Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Address: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Section 3, Site 1806 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans Note: double tombstone inscription: at top of stone: emblem: ships’ anchor with two stars. Ridley McLean; Rear Admiral. United States Navy; 1872 – 1933; His wife; Olive Gale McLean; 1881 – 1941. Other side of stone: McLEAN

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: February 26, 1838 32 26 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA Census: July 31, 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, USA Marriage: July 13, 1868 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA Occupation: Banking — Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA Death: October 16, 1887 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Burial: October 1887 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Unique identifier: 1A1D765F41259D24AD397EA397F0022786DF Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Caruthers Ridley Rear Admiral Ridley McLean Thorton McLean 1838–1887 Birth: February 26, 1838 32 26 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA Death: October 16, 1887 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
mother	Links Birth: 1849 Marriage: July 13, 1868 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA Death: November 22, 1872 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Burial: November 1872 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Unique identifier: 1A1D765F41259D24AD397EA397F0022786DF Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thorton McLean Rear Admiral Ridley McLean Sarah Caruthers Ridley 1849–1872 Birth: 1849 Death: November 22, 1872 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Marriage	Marriage — July 13, 1868 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA
4 years himself	Links Birth: November 10, 1872 34 23 — Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA Census: July 20, 1900 — USFS Newark, Taku, Yellow Sea, China Marriage: November 8, 1916 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Death: November 12, 1933 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Burial: November 1933 — Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: D2993E0873569CF44DBCC52620AF8B98 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olive Gale Rear Admiral Ridley McLean 1872–1933 Birth: November 10, 1872 34 23 — Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA Death: November 12, 1933 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Family with Olive Gale
himself	Links Birth: November 10, 1872 34 23 — Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA Census: July 20, 1900 — USFS Newark, Taku, Yellow Sea, China Marriage: November 8, 1916 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Death: November 12, 1933 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Burial: November 1933 — Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: D2993E0873569CF44DBCC52620AF8B98 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olive Gale Rear Admiral Ridley McLean 1872–1933 Birth: November 10, 1872 34 23 — Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA Death: November 12, 1933 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
wife	Links Birth: April 6, 1881 — New York, USA Religious marriage: September 20, 1902 — London, Middlesex, England Divorce: 1913 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Unique identifier: 5B7CE56A9013849E49A7FD71543FA401 Marriage: November 8, 1916 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Death: February 5, 1941 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial: February 1941 — Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: D2993E0873569CF44DBCC52620AF8B98 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Curtis Hill Jr Family with spouse Rear Admiral Ridley McLean Olive Gale 1881–1941 Birth: April 6, 1881 — New York, USA Death: February 5, 1941 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Marriage	Marriage — November 8, 1916 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA

William Curtis Hill Jr + Olive Gale
wife’s ex-husband	Links Birth: March 21, 1877 — Virginia, USA Religious marriage: September 20, 1902 — London, Middlesex, England Divorce: 1913 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Death: 1953 — Arizona, USA Unique identifier: 5B7CE56A9013849E49A7FD71543FA401 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Olive Gale William Curtis Hill Jr 1877–1953 Birth: March 21, 1877 — Virginia, USA Death: 1953 — Arizona, USA
wife	Links Birth: April 6, 1881 — New York, USA Religious marriage: September 20, 1902 — London, Middlesex, England Divorce: 1913 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Unique identifier: 5B7CE56A9013849E49A7FD71543FA401 Marriage: November 8, 1916 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Death: February 5, 1941 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial: February 1941 — Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: D2993E0873569CF44DBCC52620AF8B98 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Curtis Hill Jr Family with spouse Rear Admiral Ridley McLean Olive Gale 1881–1941 Birth: April 6, 1881 — New York, USA Death: February 5, 1941 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Religious marriage	Religious marriage — September 20, 1902 — London, Middlesex, England
Divorce	Divorce — 1913 — Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Birth	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans.
Census	Source: 1900 Census for USFS Newark Citation details: Sheet 1A, Page 147 (299) Text: Enumeration District: 57 Enumerator: John K. Barton, Lt. Comdr USN Quality of data: census image
Marriage	Source: Smithsonian National Museum of American History -Behring Center - Costume Collection Women's Dresses Citation details: Catalogue number: CS*224657.006 Source: District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Death	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans.
Burial	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans
Note	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans
Note	Source: Wikipedia On-line Encyclopedia
Note	Source: New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924

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Census	Line 10 of 416 crew members as Ridley McLean, Lieutenant, Murfreesboro Tenn, White, Male, Born: Nov 1872, Age: 27, Single, TN KY TN, Can read write and speak English.
Burial	double tombstone inscription: at top of stone: emblem: ships’ anchor with two stars. Ridley McLean; Rear Admiral. United States Navy; 1872 – 1933; His wife; Olive Gale McLean; 1881 – 1941. Other side of stone: McLEAN
Note	"SAN FRANCISCO, California – November 12, 1933 – Rear Admiral Ridley McLean, commander of Battleship Division 3 of the United States Fleet, died aboard his flagship, the USS Nevada, in San Francisco Bay "Because of his death the scheduled departure of the fleet tomorrow to engage in tactical exercises off the California coast was postponed to Tuesday. "Before taking command of the battleship division recently Admiral McLean was budget officer of the Navy Department at Washington. "Rear Admiral McLean has seen naval action in many waters since 1898, when he served on board the gunboat Marietta during the Reyes Rebellion in Nicaragua. "He served on the ammunition ship America during the Spanish-American War, and on the staff of Rear Admiral Kempff during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and the Philippine Insurrection during 1901 and 1902. "His service thereafter was widely varied, including a period as Judge Advocate General from 1913 until 1916. "He was chief of staff of the battle force from the outbreak of the World War until October 1918, after which he escorted conveys as commander of the USS New Hampshire. He later directed Naval Communications. "Admiral McLean was born in Pulaski, Tennessee, on November 10, 1872, and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1894. He married the former Olive Gale in Washington in 1896. He adopted two children. "Author of The Bluejacket's Manual" Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 45242050. Added 8 Dec 2009 by John Evans
Note	"On November 12, 1933 at the age of 61, Rear Admiral McLean, Commander of Battleship Division 3 died suddenly from a fatal heart attack aboard his flagship the USS Nevada, while at anchor in San Francisco bay. The following day funeral services were held on board the Nevada while the flagged draped coffin of the Rear Admiral lay on the deck. Crews from all 50 warships in San Francisco were summoned to stand at attention during the service. After the service was complete the Nevada steamed through Golden Gate, passing the USS Pennsylvania as she fired a thirteen gun salute." Source: Wikipedia On-line Encyclopedia
Note	20 Nov 1895 - New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island); Ridl... McLean, Date: 30 Nov, 1895, Age: 24, U.S. Citizen, Departure Port: Genoa, Arrival Port: New York, Male, Single on the Saale. Source: New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924

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Media object	Ridley McLean-Lt Commander USN c1918

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Australia 2

Belgium 1

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Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

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Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

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Last change

January 11, 2014 – 13:47:10

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

1F94B7BA6501AA74D9B3562E032350E026E5

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Family with parents
father Parents Finis Ewing McLean Esq Lucy Amanda Gray	Thorton McLean 1838–1887
mother	Sarah Caruthers Ridley 1849–1872
himself	Rear Admiral Ridley McLean 1872–1933

Family with Olive Gale
himself	Rear Admiral Ridley McLean 1872–1933
wife	Olive Gale 1881–1941

William Curtis Hill Jr + Olive Gale
wife’s ex-husband	William Curtis Hill Jr 1877–1953
wife	Olive Gale 1881–1941

Descendants

Rear Admiral Ridley McLean(1872–1933)
- Olive Gale1916
  - No children