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James Addison MCCLURE

James Addison MCCLURE

Male 1885 -

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  • Name James Addison MCCLURE 
    Born 5 Jan 1885  Hawthorn, Clarion Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Birthplace given in his 1910 marriage record as Clarion County, Pennsylvania, but in his 1914 marriage record as Washington County, Pennsylvania. His World War II draft registration specifies his birth as 5 January 1885 in Hawthorn, Pennsylvania, which is in Clarion County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  McDonald, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [5
    laborer in oil fields 
    Residence 1910  McDonald, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1914  Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1918  [2
    driller for Early Davis in Jane Lew 
    Residence 1918  Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1920  Hackers Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Patterson Road
    Occupation 1930  [8
    oil well driller 
    Physical Description 1942  [1
    5'6", 160 lbs, brown eyes, gray hair, dark complexion 
    Occupation 1942  [1
    Ritz Theater in Muskegon Michigan 
    Residence 1942  Muskegon, Muskegon Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died
    • His wife Lillie appears without him in the 1940 Census, marital status widowed, residing on Liberty Street in Salem in the same residence as children Elmer, Charles and Mae. But two years later, James's World War II draft registration showed him as a resident of Musgegon, Michigan. Because of the stigma associated with divorce and marital separation at that time, it was not unusual for divorced women to say that they were widowed.
    Person ID I59231  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2021 

    Father Thomas Harvey MCCLURE,   b. Nov 1861, Hillville, Armstrong Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1926, McKeesport, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Nancy STOVER,   b. Mar 1861, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1922  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F29869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Armada MITCHELL,   b. Oct 1887, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1913, North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1910  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Percy Alfred MCCLURE,   b. 23 Nov 1911, North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1986  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F58553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lillie Virginia WALKER,   b. 11 Aug 1890, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1959, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [9
    Married 18 Jul 1914  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
    +1. Elmer Lee MCCLURE,   b. 17 May 1916,   d. 10 Jan 1972  (Age 55 years)
    +2. Charles Maynard MCCLURE,   b. 29 Aug 1918, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1978, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +3. Mae Ellen MCCLURE,   b. 3 Feb 1921,   d. Aug 1992  (Age 71 years)
     4. Ada Margaret MCCLURE,   b. 8 May 1924, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F24513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S1662] 1900 Census.

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

    5. [S1813] 1910 Census.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=19518&Type=Marriage.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=26049&Type=Marriage.

    8. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    9. [S1570] Obituary of son.