Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Alexander McClain    
                Born: Jul- 4-1874          at Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3,4 (see note 1)
                Died: Oct- 5-1947          in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  1,5
              Buried:                      in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  6,1
              Census: 1940                 at Englands Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1930                 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1920                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1919                 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  7
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 WPA  8
          Occupation: 1930                 farm laborer  9
          Occupation: 1920                 teamster  10
          Occupation: 1900                 railroad track laborer  
              Father: Samuel P. McClain   (1853 - 1930) 
              Mother: Mary Ellen Burton   (1853 -     ) 
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Emma L. Fleming     
             Married: Jul- 1-1899          at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  11
                Born: Jan- 6-1879          in Doddridge Co, WV  12,2,13
                Died: bef Apr 1910          3
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1899                 in Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1880                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: John D. Fleming   (1851 - 1936) 
              Mother: Frances J. Burton   (1862 - 1898) 
           F Child 1: Hattie McClain      
                Born: ca 1904               3
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(3) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). 
(4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) Findagrave.com. 
(7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(8) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(9) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). 
(10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John McClain, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Emma 
Fleming, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Jul 1 1899 "at the Bride's Residence at Arnolds Creek," officiated by 
N. E. Duckworth, a Local Preacher.  Informants for marriage license:  John McClain & Eli Fleming. MR p. 92 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793730&Type=Marriage. 
(12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(13) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date on headstone is Jul 4 1872.  But death record shows it as Jul 4
1874, consistent with marriage and census records.







Name Index