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Husband: Preston B. McClain Also known as: P. B. McClain 1 Born: Sep-18-1844 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,3,4 Died: Mar- 4-1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1863 at Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Occupation: farmer 2,9 Military: Pvt (blacksmith), Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav & Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 10,11,12,13 (see note 2) Father: Robert McClain (1812 - ) Mother: Elizabeth Heck (1811 - 1880)
Wife: Eliza E. "Lydia" Davis Also known as: Lydia E. 1 Married: Apr-18-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,14 Born: Jan- -1843 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,3,4 Died: 1929 14,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Alford Newlon Davis (1817 - 1859) Mother: Rebecca Davis (1815 - 1897) Notes
F Child 1: Maud E. McClain Born: 1870 15 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 2: Mona L. McClain Census name: Mony L. McClain Born: Apr- -1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,4 (see note 3) Died: Mar-27-1917 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1900 in Hurricane, Putnam Co, WV Resided: 1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: James S. Kinney b. Feb- -1869 Married: Aug-29-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 3: Lenis Truman McClain Census name: Truman L. McClain Born: Jan-21-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,2 Died: May-10-1961 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 18 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18,7 Resided: 1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1918 gas rouster for Hope Natural Gas Co. 20 Occupation: 1900 sawmilling Wife: Hattie M. Elder b. Aug-30-1886 d. Oct- 2-1909 Married: Oct-17-1904 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 7
M Child 4: Ison Fronzo McClain Born: Apr-13-1874 21,1,22 Died: Mar- 3-1963 in Hernando Co, FL 23,1 Buried: in Lake Lindsey Cemetery, Brooksville, Hernando Co, FL 7 Resided: 1918 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 20 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1918 rubber worker at Goodyear Rubber Co. 20 Occupation: 1900 sawmilling 2
F Child 5: Daisy McClain Born: Sep- -1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,22 Buried: in Kinney Cemetery, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Charles Humphrey Giboney b. Jun-13-1867 d. Apr-26-1944
F Child 6: Myrtle Irmengarde McClain Also known as: Irmengarde McClain Born: Aug- -1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,22,4 Died: May-29-1939 in Wood Co, WV 24 Resided: 1932, 1937 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25 Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 26 Census: 1910, 1920 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Resided: 1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1900 music teacher 2 Husband: James Reuben Kemper b. Jun-12-1876 d. Jan-26-1923 Also known as: Jay R. Kemper 4 Married: Dec-24-1905 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 4 Husband: Isaac Nelson Langfitt b. Dec-11-1866 d. Mar-10-1941 Married: Oct-19-1929 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 26
M Child 7: Claude E. McClain Born: Sep- -1882 2 Census: 1910 in Boulder, Boulder Co, CO (see note 4) Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 farm worker 27
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) Findagrave.com. (8) U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives. (9) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) West Union Herald, 7/3/1913 (one of ten Doddridge vets attending the Gettysburg 50th Anniversary) (11) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , Ancestry.com. (12) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (13) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (14) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 70. (15) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (16) 1900 Census, Putnam County, WV. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Death record of father. (20) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (21) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (23) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (24) West Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978 [database online], Ancestry.com. (25) City Directory. (26) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (27) 1910 Census. Event Notes Note (1) In household of daughter Irmengarde Langfitt and her family. Note (2) He was one of ten Doddridge County Civil War veterans who attended the Gettysburg 50th Anniversary observance in 1913. Note (3) Birth date on headstone is 1872. Note (4) Listed as Claud E. McClain, 27, b. WVa, single, farm laborer, a cousin in the household of Winfield S. Davis & his wife Bessie F. (Clark) Davis.




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