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John Alexander MCCLAIN

John Alexander MCCLAIN

Male 1874 - 1947  (73 years)


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  • Name John Alexander MCCLAIN
    Birth 4 Jul 1874  Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date on headstone is Jul 4 1872. But death record shows it as Jul 4 1874, consistent with marriage and census records.
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900 
    railroad track laborer 
    Census 1900, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1919  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1920  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6, 7] 
    teamster 
    Census 1930  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    farm laborer 
    Census 1940  Englands Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [9] 
    WPA 
    Death 5 Oct 1947  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    Burial Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11] 
    Person ID I95436  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2016

    Father Samuel P. MCCLAIN,   b. Feb 1853, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Apr 1930 (Age ~ 77 years)
    Mother Mary Ellen BURTON,   b. Jan 1853, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F33336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma L. FLEMING,   b. 6 Jan 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Apr 1910 (Age 31 years)
    Marriage 1 Jul 1899  Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Hattie MCCLAIN,   b. CA 1904
    Family ID F43707  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Fay ROGERS,   b. 17 Mar 1893, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1934, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Marriage 7 Jun 1919  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Lena Maxine MCCLAIN,   b. 5 May 1920, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 2008 (Age 87 years)
    +2. Clara Elva MCCLAIN,   b. 7 Sep 1923, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 2015 (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F43716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    8. [S2076] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    9. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    10. [S5] Headstone.

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 92 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793730&Type=Marriage.
      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.