Annie Eliza Thompson McClendon was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on March 31, 1845. Her husband, James H. McClendon, was a founder of the First Methodist Church in West Point, Georgia. James died in 1882, leaving Annie to raise their five children. In 1889 Annie traveled to Mexico as a missionary, where she served at Laredo Seminary. Four of her children accompanied her; the fifth, James W. McClendon, followed later. Annie also served in Guadalajara, where she established a mission school. She retired in 1911 after twenty-two years of missionary service. Annie McClendon died in Hubbard Woods, Illinois on October 17, 1928.
From the description of McClendon family papers, 1902-1962. (Emory University). WorldCat record id: 166236877
