Husband: William D. McClain
Also known as: William McDowell McClain 1
Born: Jun- 2-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4
Died: Dec-29-1943 near Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5,2,4
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6
Resided: near Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1900, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1940 rig builder 7
Father: Marshall E. McClain (1850 - 1900)
Mother: Sophia Florinda Woofter (1853 - )
Notes
Wife: Ida Blanche Snider 8
Married: ca 1899 3
Born: Jul- 1-1881 9,4
Died: Aug-30-1966 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,4
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 9,6
Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Marion F. Snider (1860 - 1900)
Mother: Mary Jane Cox (1861 - )
M Child 1: Marshall M. McClain Born: Feb-22-1900 10,3 Died: Apr-11-1957 10 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6 Resided: 1943 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 11 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: Stacy Lee McClain 12 Born: Jun-13-1904 in Birch Run, near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 13 (see note 1) Died: Mar- 1-1999 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14,15 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 15,11 Resided: 1929 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Occupation: farmer, teacher, principal (Doddridge & Ritchie), 42 yrs, retired late 1960s) 1,16 Wife: Freda Ashworth b. Aug- 9-1907 d. Jul-20-1996 Married: Mar-30-1929 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 (see note 2)
M Child 3: Willis Henry McClain Born: Apr-25-1906 at Beech Lick (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1,15 Died: Apr-13-2000 1,15,17 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 1 Resided: in Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 1,12 Resided: 1943 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 Occupation: Salem College Maintenance Dept (retired) 1 Wife: Doris Emma Haught b. Jun- 6-1912 d. May-26-2006 Married: Oct- 5-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 4: Audra McClain Also known as: Audrey McClain 12 Born: Aug-11-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20 Died: May- 1-1969 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 21 Buried: in Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 22 Resided: 1943 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ralph James b. Jan- 5-1906 d. Feb-14-1990
F Child 5: Mabel Agnes McClain Born: Feb- 9-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,15,21 Died: May-11-1990 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 21,15 Resided: in Jefferson Co, OH 21 Resided: 1943 in Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Fred Carder b. Mar-29-1909 d. Jan-23-1978 Married: ca 1928 24
M Child 6: Dempsey M. "Jack" McClain 12 Census name: Demps McClain 20 Born: Jul- 2-1914 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 25,26 Died: Apr-21-1980 25 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6 Resided: 1944 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 26 Census: 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Feb 1942 - Sep 1945 Pfc, US Army Infantry, World War II (Newfoundland) 25,27,28 Wife: Mildred Mae Freeze b. Aug-25-1922 d. Apr-18-1992 Married: Jan-17-1944 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV 26
F Child 7: Hazel Louise "Peg" McClain Also known as: Peggy McClain 29,12 Born: Nov-24-1916 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 19,30 Died: Oct-14-2012 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT 31 Resided: in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT 1,12,32 Resided: formerly in Salem, WV 1,29 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: nurse at Salem College (18 yrs) 1 Husband: Aubrey Wendall Corder b. Aug-13-1913 d. Nov-24-1995 Also known as: Wendall Corder 15,33 Husband: Howard Flint
F Child 8: Mary Frondie McClain Born: Mar- 7-1919 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 19,20 Resided: 2000, 2006, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 12,32,34 Resided: 1999 in Turtle Creek, Allegheny Co, PA 12 Resided: 1943 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 11 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert Burnside
M Child 9: Hobert Adrian McClain 15 Born: Mar- 7-1921 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 19,15 Died: Jun- 6-1998 15 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Resided: in Salem, WV 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Dec- 9-1942 - Nov-17-1945 Pfc, US Army, World War II, Europe (wounded in action in France) 35,25,36,28 (see note 4) Wife: Mary Blanche Nicholson b. May-20-1927 Married: ca 1945 37
M Child 10: Denzil David McClain
Born: Apr-19-1923 at Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 23,19
Died: Aug-10-1943 in Savo Island, South Pacific 12
Buried: Tablets of Missing in Manila American Cemetery, Philippines 38
Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 1
Military: S1C, US Navy, USS Quincy, WW II (KIA/MIA, Purple Heart) 38
M Child 11: Eugene McClain 39 Also known as: Gene McClain 12 Born: ca 1924 39 Died: bef Mar 1999 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 12: Vonda McClain Also known as: Fonda McClain 12 Died: in infancy 12
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Obituary - At home. (6) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Headstone. (11) Obituary of father. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (17) Obituary of wife. (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (21) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (22) Findagrave.com. (23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (24) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (25) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Ohio County Marriage Records, Wheeling, WV. (27) Military Grave Marker. (28) Newspaper article. (29) Death record of mother. (30) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (31) Obituary - Hospital. (32) Obituary of brother's wife. (33) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) Obituary of sister. (35) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (36) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (37) West Union Herald-Record, 5/29/2007. (38) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (39) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). Event Notes Note (1) Marriage record of Mar 30 1929 states his age as 24 and his birth date as Jun 13 1904, but obituary and SSDI show birth date as Jun 14 1903. Note (2) Marriage date given in husband's obituary as Mar 31 1928, but marriage record shows it to be Mar 30 1929. Note (3) Listed as Mabel McClain, 18, single, no occupation, a lodger in the household of Ora & Lorla (Frashure) Hill. She appears to have been enumerated twice in this census. Note (4) Served with a medical detachment attached to an engineering battalion.