"History of Southern Oregon, Comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and
Coos Counties.  Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources."  A. G. Walling,
Publisher.  Portland, OR.  1884.  pg. 534.

DAVID C. McCLALLEN

     Was born in Essex, Chittenden county, Vermont, October 27, 1829, and there
resided until seventeen years of age.  He then went to Kingsville, New York, and
entered a large manufactory there as apprentice to the carriage makers' trade,
at which he served a regular term of four years.  He then concluded to go west,
and located in Urbana, Illinois, and there engaged in the carriage and wagon
making business until May, 1859, when with his wife and one son, he started via.
New York and Panama to Oregon.  After a voyage of some two months they arrived
with in the boarders of Douglas county, first settling at Oakland, where he
again engaged at his former business until 1865.  After engaging in the hotel
business in Canyonville for two years, he transferred his interest to Roseburg,
and in 1867 purchased the "Metropolitan Hotel" of that place, and was himself
its genial landlord until 1875, when he retired from business and leased his
hotel.  At the present time he is taking the comforts of a prosperous life,
mainly engaged in looking after his real estate interests in the town.  A view
of "The Metropolitan" will be found in this work.  There are but few of the
residents of Douglas county who do not know D. C. McClallen, and few men stand
higher in the community in which he lives, as he is justly known for his uniform
kindness and generosity.  Mr. McClallen was married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
October 1, 1857, to Miss Electa Burdick, a native of New York state.  By this
union they had eight children, three of whom are living, viz:  Harry, Ernest and
Roy.
 

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.