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Joseph Walter McLain

Joseph Walter McLain

Male 1876 - 1954  (78 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Walter McLainJoseph Walter McLain was born on 8 Mar 1876 in Illinois, USA (son of William Harvey McLain and Lydia Antoinette Whitcomb); died on 27 Nov 1954 in Iowa, USA; was buried in Emerson Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1880, Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Mills County, Iowa, USA

    Joseph married Harriett B. Kochersperger on 11 Jan 1905 in Corning, Adams, Iowa, USA. Harriett was born in 1877 in Mills County, Iowa, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Harvey McLainWilliam Harvey McLain was born on 20 Jan 1830 in Tennessee, USA (son of John S. McLain and Elizabeth McCartney); died on 20 Mar 1909 in Iowa, USA; was buried in Walnut Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1 Jul 1863, Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Married
    • Residence: 1880, Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
    • Residence: 1885, Deer Creek, Mills, Iowa, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Deer Creek, Mills, Iowa, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head

    William married Lydia Antoinette Whitcomb on 1 Nov 1855 in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA. Lydia was born on 23 Feb 1838 in Ohio, USA; died on 19 Jul 1889 in Iowa, USA; was buried in Walnut Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lydia Antoinette WhitcombLydia Antoinette Whitcomb was born on 23 Feb 1838 in Ohio, USA; died on 19 Jul 1889 in Iowa, USA; was buried in Walnut Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Thorn, Perry, Ohio, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA; Post Office: Biggsville
    • Residence: 1880, Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1885, Deer Creek, Mills, Iowa, USA; Marital Status: Married

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Marriage record of daughter Lottie gives her mother's maiden name as "Whitcomb" but son Clyde's marriage record gives her maiden name as "Choate". Middle name from son Joseph's marriage record

    Children:
    1. Horace E. McLain was born in Jul 1857 in Illinois, USA; died on 18 Jan 1897 in Emerson, Mills, Iowa, USA; was buried in Walnut Cemetery.
    2. Elmer Park McClain was born on 13 Mar 1862 in Illinois, USA; died on 1 Mar 1934 in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, USA; was buried on 4 Mar 1934 in Emerson Cemetery.
    3. Frank W. McLain was born about 1864 in Illinois, USA; died on 13 Dec 1929 in Emerson, Mills, Iowa, USA; was buried in Emerson Cemetery.
    4. Mary Luella McLain was born on 16 Nov 1865 in Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA; died on 26 May 1937 in Sidney, Cheyenne, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery (Nebraska).
    5. Nettie Viola McLain was born on 30 Jul 1868 in Illinois, USA; died on 26 Jul 1939 in California, USA; was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park.
    6. Emma Blanche McLain was born on 4 Jan 1872 in Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA; died in 1931 in Emerson, Mills, Iowa, USA; was buried in Walnut Cemetery.
    7. Lottie Leora McLain was born in 1874 in Illinois, USA; died on 29 Sep 1950 in Lake, Harney, Oregon, USA; was buried in Emerson Cemetery.
    8. 1. Joseph Walter McLain was born on 8 Mar 1876 in Illinois, USA; died on 27 Nov 1954 in Iowa, USA; was buried in Emerson Cemetery.
    9. Clyde Herbert McLain was born on 24 Nov 1878 in Illinois, USA; died on 7 Jul 1964 in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, USA; was buried in Malvern Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John S. McLainJohn S. McLain was born on 22 Mar 1803 in Tennessee, USA; died on 13 Oct 1892 in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA; was buried in South Henderson Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 3 Jul 1865, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA; Post Office: Biggsville
    • Residence: 1880, Biggsville, Henderson, Illinois, USA; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self

    John married Elizabeth McCartney. Elizabeth was born on 22 Aug 1805 in Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Sep 1860 in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA; was buried in South Henderson Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth McCartneyElizabeth McCartney was born on 22 Aug 1805 in Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Sep 1860 in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA; was buried in South Henderson Cemetery.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1860, Henderson, Knox, Illinois, USA

    Children:
    1. 2. William Harvey McLain was born on 20 Jan 1830 in Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Mar 1909 in Iowa, USA; was buried in Walnut Cemetery.



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