There are multiple Military members of the ancestors of the descendants of the Filby, Wade, and McClellan, Schwarzenbach, families. Of the research I’ve done, here’s the list of the men and women that served our country in some branch or another.
Thaddeus Filby – 21st Penn. Cavalry – Fought at Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864 – Died March 1865
Captain James Wade, Sr. – 80th Penn. Militia – 1840’s – Died
John James “Jack” Wade — Bulgar for 21st Penn. Cavalry – 1863 to 1865 – Survived
John Louis McClellan (husband of Georgianna Wade) – Served in 2nd, 21st, and 165th Pa. Cavalry –
Joseph Lewis McClellan (son of Lewis Kenneth McClellan, first son of Georgianna) – WWI – 1917 to 1918
2nd Lt. Joseph Lewis McClellan, Jr. – POW in Japanese Camp during WWI – Died 1942
Nellie McClellan’s husband – Fred Sheppard Heffelfinger – his father – Reuben Heffelfinger
Civil War Veteran – 13th Illinois, Company B
Donald J. Schwarzenbach — Army Air Corps 1942 to 1945 — 303rd Bomber Group — Hell’s Angels
Beese Everyln McClellan (first daughter’s husband – Richard Guhl) – U.S. Navy – 1943 to 1945
Beese Everyln McClellan (3rd daughter’s husband – Richard Iversen) – U.S. Army –
Rhineland Campaign – Wounded March 1945 – Purple Heart Medal
William Steuart Jr. – Served in U.S. Coast Guard in Korean War
James Alexander Steuart – Served in U.S. Navy in Korean War
Fred H. McClellan, Jr. — Petty Officer US Navy — 1955 to 1979
William Richard “Boots” McClellan – Served in U.S. Navy
Judith Ann Raridon — Master Chief US Navy — 1962 to 1988
Robert McClellan — US Air Force — 20 yrs of service
Thank you for your service in serving your country. Possible more veterans will be added to this list.