Husband: Willard Hector McClain
Born: Jun- 7-1895 in Benson, Harrison Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-11-1933 in Kanawha Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Cemetery, Kincheloe Rd, Benson, Harrison Co, WV 4
Resided: 1915 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 5
Census: 1930 in Big Sandy District, Kanawha Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV
Resided: 1917 at Orlando, Lewis/Braxton Co, WV 1
Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: oil driller 6
Father: Wilson Henry McClain (1870 - 1935)
Mother: Allie Blanche Fox (1877 - 1954)
Wife: Gertrude Ann Mertz
Married: Jan-18-1915 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5
Born: Feb-28-1890 in Lewis Co, WV 7,8,2,5
Died: Jul-21-1965 in Zeising (now Spelter), Harrison Co, WV 7,2
Buried: in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Cemetery, Kincheloe Rd, Benson, Harrison Co, WV 4
Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 7
Resided: 1943 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1930 in Big Sandy District, Kanawha Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV
Resided: 1915 in Harrison Co, WV 5
Census: 1900 in Court House District, Lewis Co, WV
Father: Joseph H. Mertz (1848 - 1905)
Mother: Fanny Caroline Aman (1851 - 1920)
M Child 1: Joseph Willard McClain Also known as: Joseph Ward McClain 10 Born: Feb-12-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Died: Nov-16-2006 11 Resided: in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 1943 in Baltimore, MD 14 Resided: 1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1930 in Big Sandy District, Kanawha Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV Wife: Mary Elizabeth Flanigan b. Dec- 7-1922 d. Dec-28-2007 Married: ca Dec 1938 15
M Child 2: Hugh Patrick McClain
Born: Oct-19-1917 16,17
Died: Dec- 6-1943 in Eureka, Humboldt Co, CA 18,19,16,17
Buried: in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Cemetery, Kincheloe Rd, Benson, Harrison Co, WV 16,4
Cause of death: automobile accident 18
Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 19,18
Census: 1930 in Big Sandy District, Kanawha Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV
Military: (enlisted 1939) ACMM, US Navy, WW II, Pacific Theater (USS Kenmore, Lexington, Enterprise, Russell DD-414) 19,16
M Child 3: Albert J. McClain Born: 1919 20 Census: 1930 in Big Sandy District, Kanawha Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV
Sources: (1) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) 1930 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (9) Obituary of son. (10) Marriage record of daughter. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) Obituary of brother. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Joseph Willard McClain, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Mary Elizabeth Flanigan, 16, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Application for the marriage license was dated Dec 5 1938, but the license does not appear to have been issued and there was no minister's return or endorsement. MR p. 169 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798146&Type=Marriage. (16) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) Military Grave Marker. (18) Obituary. (19) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (20) 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage record gives as 22 (b. abt 1892), with birthplace Lewis County. But WW I Draft Registration states birth date as Jun 7 1895, with birthplace Benson, which is in Harrison County near the Lewis County line.