George McClerin was born on September 9, 1796 in Westmoreland City, Pennsylvania to Mathew McClerin and Mary (Kinkaid) McClerin. On December 8, 1819 George was married to Meriah Gordon. Meriah and George had nine children: Matthew (b. October 8, 1820), Joseph (b. February 18, 1822), George Knox (b. January 24, 1824), Mary Ann (b. March 26, 1826), James (b. May 8, 1830), William (b. March 9, 1832), Nancy Jane (b. January 30, 1834), Washington (b. December 31, 1836), and Sarah Lucinda (b. August 15, 1838). George died March 15, 1879.
