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Robert Alexander MCCLAIN

Robert Alexander MCCLAIN

Male 1837 - 1922  (84 years)

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  • Name Robert Alexander MCCLAIN 
    Born 16 Nov 1837  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died 22 Oct 1922  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried McClain Cemetery, Slab Fork near Rush Creek Rd, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Death record states burial location as Summers Cemetery (Doddridge County), but Findagrave reports it as McClain Cemetery in Roane County.
    Person ID I27279  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 May 2017 

    Father Robert MCCLAIN,   b. CA 1812, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth HECK,   b. CA 1811, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Family ID F1990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah J. SUMMERS,   b. 27 May 1841, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1927, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [5] 
    Married 14 Apr 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Alice MCCLAIN,   b. 21 Apr 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1942, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +2. Josephine MCCLAIN,   b. 1 Jan 1864,   d. 30 Jul 1947  (Age 83 years)
     3. Effie L. MCCLAIN,   b. CA 1866
     4. Walter Herbert MCCLAIN,   b. 12 Apr 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jennie MCCLAIN,   b. CA 1874
     6. Creed Preston MCCLAIN,   b. 12 Jul 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1966, Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     7. Clark R. MCCLAIN,   b. 23 Apr 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1914, Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     8. Francis Coy MCCLAIN,   b. 9 Sep 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1968, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F10314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.