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Josiah Marion McLain
Sex: M
Birth: 1838 in GA
Death: ABT 1897 in Ramer AL,
Served in the Civil War and was wounded,
stayed in Montgomery, Elizebeth filed for
Pension in 1897
Last Name: McLain
Date of Birth:
Birth Information:
Date of Death:
Death Information:
Discharge Date:
Discharge Information:
Branch:
Regimental Unit: 33rd Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: K
Co. Unit Name:
Pension Rec:
Authority: Pension Application, Montgomery,
Alabama, 1897/06/09
First Name: J. MI: M.
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Enlistment Date:
Enlistment Information: Alabama, Private
Engagements: Wounded; Nov. 30, 1864 at Franklin,
Tennessee.
Engage. con't:
Remarks: Applicant; McLain, E. B. (Widow)
Remarks con't:
Updated: October 13, 2006
http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm
Josiah M. MCLAIN Self M Male W 42 GA Farmer SC
GA
Elisabeth B. MCLAIN Wife M Female W 27 AL Keeping
House AL SC
Mary MCLAIN Dau S Female W 11 AL GA
AL
Ida O. MCLAIN Dau S Female W 9M AL GA
AL
Census Place E.D. 142, Tuckers Store, Montgomery,
Alabama
Father: James
Walker McClain b: 8 NOV 1810 in SC
Mother: Anna Unknown
Marriage 1 Julie Ann America King b: 1841 in
single on 1870 census Carrol, GA
Married: 1857 in divorced 1872
Children
James Benjamin McClain b: 14 JUL 1858 in
GA
Joseph Marion McClain b: 14 JUL 1859 in
GA
Marion D McClain b: 1860
Mary Jane McClain b: 1862
John Henry\ Hiram McClain b: 1864 in
GA
Marriage 2 Elizabeth "Bettie"
Broadway b: 1853 in Ramah AL
http://www.hometown.aol.com/kc90853/Abner.html
Married: ABT 1868 in Montgomery
Alabama
Children
Mary McClain b: 1869 in Ramer Alabama, died
young.
Ida O McClain b: 1879 in Ramer Alabama, died
young.
Charles Allen McClain b: 7 OCT 1886 - farmer
and casket maker, WWI Vet, Ramer, Montgomery, AL
Charles and Lorena cannot be found in Alabama
census records for 1920 nor 1930 - his grave was never found it
should have a nice headstone furnished by the VA
however there are now many woods growing around the Church where
many others might have been buried. We know
that his daughter and her husband and child are buried by or near
her father, because this author visited those
graves many many years ago, but those graves are not found either;
then what if the parents of Charles are buried here
also
JAMES was in Alabama 1860 after the death of his
wife so Josiah must have joined him and then enlisted in the Civil
War...
Home in 1860
(City,County,State) Age in 1860 Birth Year
Birthplace Gender View Image
View Record James McLain Precinct 1, Coffee,
AL 46 abt 1814 South Carolina Male
View Record James P McLain Precinct 1,
Coffee, AL 14 abt 1846 Georgia Male
View Record James M McLain Division 1,
Montgomery, AL 49 abt 1811 South Carolina Male
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1. Josiah Marion McLain was born 1838 in GA, and
died ABT 1898 in Ramer AL. He was the son of 2. James Walker
McClain and 3. Anna Unknown. He married Julie Ann America King
1857 in divorced 1872, daughter of Benjarmin King
and Mary Ann Burson. She was born 1841 in single on 1870 census
Carrol, GA, and died 1895 in AL. He married
Elizabeth "Bettie" Broadway ABT 1868 in Montgomery Alabama, daughter of
Abner Abros Broadway and Mary Susan Stephens. She
was born 1853 in Ramah AL, and died 21 JAN 1927 in
Ramer Alabama. The Stephens were native americans
from north carolina
Finding no marriage record here for Josiah, this
author wonders if there are other wives and children by
Josiah......
family headstones...
http://www.genealogy.com/users/f/a/m/Mclain-Family/
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2. James Walker McClain was born 8 NOV 1810 in SC,
and died 10 MAY 1889 in Indian Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery, Stone Mt, GA. He was the son of 4. Josah McClain and 5.
Nancy Ann Wood.
3. Anna Unknown was born ABT 1854. Was she native
american??
Children of Anna Unknown and James Walker
McClain are: i. William H McClain was born ABT 1836. He married
Caroline. She was born ABT 1837.
1. ii. Josiah Marion McLain was born 1838
in GA, and died ABT 1898 in Ramer AL. He married Julie Ann America King
1857 in divorced 1872, daughter of Benjarmin King
and Mary Ann Burson. She was born 1841 in single on 1870 census
Carrol, GA, and died 1895 in AL. He married
Elizabeth "Bettie" Broadway ABT 1868 in Montgomery Alabama, daughter of
Abner Abros Broadway and Mary Susan Stephens. She
was born 1853 in Ramah AL, and died 21 JAN 1927 in
Ramer Alabama.
iii. Mary Elizabeth McClain was
born ABT 1839.
iv. Anna L McClain was born ABT
1841.
v. Francis C McClain was born ABT
1844.
vi. James L McClain was born ABT
1851.
vii. Joseph Walker McClain was born
ABT 1854 in Lived next to his fathers house, Stone Mtn, DeKalb GA. He married
Isabella N ABT 1878.
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4. Josah McClain was born DEC 1788 in Spartanburg
County, SC, and died 21 JUL 1883 in Mars Hill Cemetery, Cobb Co GA.
He was buried in Not spelled Josiah on his
headstone!. He was the son of 8. Charles McClain and 9. Elizabeth MOON.
5. Nancy Ann Wood was born 26 AUG 1790, and died
25 NOV 1867 in Mars Hill Cemetery, Cobb Co GA. She was the
daughter of 10. Wm Wood and 11. Martha Glenn.
Children of Nancy Ann Wood and Josah McClain
are: i. Cassandra McClain. She married Trout.
2. ii. James Walker McClain was born 8 NOV
1810 in SC, and died 10 MAY 1889 in Indian Creek Baptist Church Cemetery,
Stone Mt, GA. He married Anna Unknown. She was
born ABT 1854. He married Amanda Caroline Austin ABT 1856 in GA.
She was born 20 MAR 1832 in GA, and died 9 MAR
1907 in Indian Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Stone Mt, DeKalb, GA.
iii. Silas McClain was born
1813 in SC.
iv. T. T. McClain was born 1816 in
Spartanburg SC. He married Rebecca?. She was born in GA.
v. Charles Pinkney McClain was
born 26 OCT 1818 in Spartanburg, SC, and died 30 APR 1897 in Mars Hill , Cobb,
GA. He married Jane Oliver 1837, daughter of Peter
M Oliver and Lydia P Smith. She was born 20 AUG 1820 in SC.
vi. Emoline Malissa McClain was
born 1822. She married Trout.
vii. P. E. McClain was born
1830 in Acworth Cobb GA, and died MAY 1898 in Cobb County, GA.
viii. William Greenbury McClain was
born 1831 in GA, and died 1865. He married Pamela Emaline Doggin. She died
1898.
ix. Malinda J McClain was born
26 AUG 1832 in GA, and died 9 MAY 1924. She married David S McClesky ABT 1851 in
GA. He was born 1829 in GA.
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8. Charles McClain was born ABT 1750 in
Pennsylvania to VA to Rutherford NC, and died OCT 1821 in Spartanburg Dist SC.
9. Elizabeth MOON was born ABT 1762 in VA, and
died 1837 in Spartanburg Dist SC. She was the daughter of 18. Gideon
Moon and 19. Mary Hudson Hill.
Children of Elizabeth MOON and Charles
McClain are: i. Nancy McClain. She married James Leonard, son of Jonas
Leonard and Sara Lanford.
ii. Elizabeth McClain. She
married Thornton Ward. He was born 1791 in SC, and died 1826 in Decatur, Fulton, GA.
iii. Jenny McClain. She married
Thomas M Brockman.
iv. Polley McClain died 1822 in
Greenville SC. She married George Mayfield, son of Abraham Mayfield and Martha
Jones.
4. v. Josah McClain was born DEC 1788 in
Spartanburg County, SC, and died 21 JUL 1883 in Mars Hill Cemetery,
Cobb Co GA. He married Nancy Ann Wood 1808 in
Spartanburg SC, daughter of Wm Wood and Martha Glenn. She was born 26
AUG 1790, and died 25 NOV 1867 in Mars Hill
Cemetery, Cobb Co GA.
vi. John McClain was born 1792
in SC, and died AFT 1849 in Cobb County Georgia. He married Phillipina Glenn, daughter
of Tyre Glen and Rachel Moon. She died 1849 in
Spartanburg County SC.
vii. James McClain was born
1795. He married Eliza Glenn, daughter of Tyre Glen and Rachel Moon. She was born 1806.
10. Wm Wood was born 1755 in VA. He was the son of
20. Wm Wood and 21. Ann Crane.
11. Martha Glenn. She was the daughter of 22.
Tyree Glenn??.
Child of Martha Glenn and Wm Wood is:5.
i. Nancy Ann Wood was born 26 AUG 1790, and died 25 NOV 1867 in Mars
Hill Cemetery, Cobb Co GA. She married Josah
McClain 1808 in Spartanburg SC, son of Charles McClain and Elizabeth
MOON. He was born DEC 1788 in Spartanburg County,
SC, and died 21 JUL 1883 in Mars Hill Cemetery, Cobb Co GA.
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18. Gideon Moon was born ABT 1730 in New Kent
County VA, and died 1790 in Lunenburg County VA. He was buried in
NSDAR #825592. He was the son of 36. Peter Jr.
Moon and 37. Elizabeth Stone.
19. Mary Hudson Hill died 1799 in VA. She was the
daughter of 38. Hall Hudson and 39. Elizabeth Hampton.
Children of Mary Hudson Hill and Gideon Moon
are: i. Mary MOON was born ABT 1750. She married Richard Ingram.
ii. Dicey MOON was born ABT
1752 in VA, and died 1843 in TN. She married John Scott. He died 1793 in va. She married
Jonas Sikes 1794. He died 1843 in TN.
iii. Anne MOON was born 1754 in
VA, and died 1842 in SC. She married Ashwell Stone 1776, son of William Stone and
Sarah Elizabeth?. He was born 1750 in will FEB 02,
1729, St Philips Parish, Charleston, SC, and died 1781 in VA. She
married William Lynch 1785. He was born 1742, and
died 1820.
iv. Pleasant MOON was born 1758
in VA, and died 1815 in VA. He married Sussanah Bacon 1800 in VA. She was born
1777, and died 1839.
v. Abner Hudson MOON was born
1760 in VA, and died 1814 in VA. He married Julaney Farmer 1786 in VA, daughter of
Lodowick Farmer and Sarah Cheatham. She was born
ABT 1760 in VA.
vi. Sarah MOON was born 1761,
and died 1797. She married John Cureton 1778, son of John Cureton and Winifred Heath.
He was born 1757 in VA, and died 1821 in SC.
9. vii. Elizabeth MOON was born ABT 1762 in
VA, and died 1837 in Spartanburg Dist SC. She married Charles McClain.
He was born ABT 1750 in Pennsylvania to VA to
Rutherford NC, and died OCT 1821 in Spartanburg Dist SC.
viii. Lurine Levena MOON was
born ABT 1764. She married Joseph Smith 1795 in VA.
ix. John MOON was born 1765 in
VA, and died 1840 in SC. He married Nancy. He married Mary Dudley 1795 in VA. She
was born 1772 in VA, and died 1825 in SC.
x. William MOON was born 1768
in VA, and died 1833 in SC. He married Martha Knewstep Glenn 1791 in VA. She was
born 1771, and died 1856 in SC.
xi. Rachel Moon was born 1771
in VA, and died 1849 in SC. She married Tyre Glen 1785 in VA, son of Tyree Glenn and
Sarah Garland. He was born ABT 1760 in Lunenburg
VA, and died 1832 in SC.
20. Wm Wood was born 1730 in VA, and died 1808 in
Albemarle VA. He was the son of 40. John Wood and
41. Susannah Anderson.
21. Ann Crane was born 1733. She was the daughter
of 42. John Scanlon Crane and 43. Elizabeth Ferguson.
Child of Ann Crane and Wm Wood is:10.
i. Wm Wood was born 1755 in VA. He married Martha Glenn, daughter of Tyree
Glenn??.
22. Tyree Glenn??.
Child of Tyree Glenn?? is:11. i.
Martha Glenn. She married Wm Wood, son of Wm Wood and Ann Crane. He was born
1755 in VA.
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36. Peter Jr. Moon was born ABT AUG 1710 in VA. He
was the son of 72. Peter Moon and 73. Elizabeth Smith.
37. Elizabeth Stone was born ABT 1710.
Children of Elizabeth Stone and Peter Jr.
Moon are: i. Peter Moon.
ii. John Moon.
18. iii. Gideon Moon was born ABT 1730 in
New Kent County VA, and died 1790 in Lunenburg County VA. He married Mary
Hudson Hill ABT 1743, daughter of Hall Hudson and
Elizabeth Hampton. She died 1799 in VA.
38. Hall Hudson. He was the son of 76. Richard
Hudson and 77. Mary Hall.
39. Elizabeth Hampton was born in Amelia VA.
Children of Elizabeth Hampton and Hall
Hudson are:19. i. Mary Hudson Hill died 1799 in VA. She married Hill. She
married Gideon Moon ABT 1743, son of Peter Jr.
Moon and Elizabeth Stone. He was born ABT 1730 in New Kent County
VA, and died 1790 in Lunenburg County VA.
ii. Joshua Hudson.
iii. Richard Hudson.
iv. Elizabeth Hall Hudson was born
1734 in Amelia VA, and died 1825 in Elbert GA. She married Cuthbert Hudson 1754 in
Charlotte VA, son of John Hudson and Elizabeth
Harris. He was born 1733, and died 1801.
v. Obediah Richard Hudson was
born 1735 in Prince George VA, and died 1785 in Henry VA. He married Rhoda Hall or
Anderson.
40. John Wood.
41. Susannah Anderson.
Child of Susannah Anderson and John Wood
is:20. i. Wm Wood was born 1730 in VA, and died 1808 in Albemarle VA.
He married Ann Crane, daughter of John Scanlon
Crane and Elizabeth Ferguson. She was born 1733.
42. John Scanlon Crane.
43. Elizabeth Ferguson. She was the daughter of
86. James Ferguson and 87. Anne.
Child of Elizabeth Ferguson and John Scanlon
Crane is:21. i. Ann Crane was born 1733. She married Wm Wood, son of
John Wood and Susannah Anderson. He was born 1730
in VA, and died 1808 in Albemarle VA.
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Descendants of James W. McClain
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES W.4 MCCLAIN (JOSIAH3, CHARLES2, PAPA1)
was born Abt. 1814 in South Carolina, and died Aft.
1860 in Possibly Coffee County, Al. (near Geneva). He married (1)
ANNA L Abt. 1838 in South Carolina or Georgia. She
was born 1822, and died Aft. 1850 in DeKalb County, Georgia. He
married (2) MALINDA Abt. 1856.
Notes for JAMES W. MCCLAIN:
There were two James W. McClains in DeKalb County
before 1850. Some researchers think that the one born in 1811 is the
son of Josiah and Nancy. Your Compiler thinks that
J. W. McClain, b. 1814 is their son. Reason #1 being
that the James W. b. 1814 named his first child Josiah(after his father)
Reason #2 being that the James W. born in 1811 did
not move from Dekalb County but died there in 1889. The James W.
McClane, b, 1811 is thought to be the son of John McClain, a
brother of Josiah McClain's. This would mean that the two James W.
McClains were first cousins.
Both of the James W. McClains that were in DeKalb
County, Ga. in 1832 drew in the Gold Lottery and Land Lottery. They
had lucky draws. One drew (Gold Lottery) land in
Section 12, Dist. 1, Lot #0068. One drew in the Land Lottery Section 4,
Dist 7, Lot 241. Both of these Lots are located
in what is now Cobb County, Ga. (was originally at drawing time in 1832 known
as Cherokee District).
James W. McClain, born 1814 must have lost his
first wife and married again. He is found on the 1860 Coffe County,
Alabama census (P.O.Geneva) as follows: (same children as listed
on 1850 census of Dekalb County). The oldest child
Josiah M. McClain has left his father's home and married.
McLain, James, age 46, b. S.C. farmer, value of
real estate 100, person 200
" Malinda, age 26, (does not state wife), b.
N.C.
" Benjamin L. age 18, farm laborer, b.
Ga.
" Sarah E., age 16, b. Ga.
" Martha J., age 15, b. Ga.
" James P., age 14, b. Ga.
" Nancy C., age 12, b. Ga.
" Thomas A., age 3, b. Ga.
" Frances, age 2, b. Ga.
" Thomas F., 2 months
Since there is a 2 month old in this household and
a skip in the children's ages (from 12 to age 3), it points to Malinda
being James's wife. Why they named two children
Thomas is not known - Thomas A and Thomas F ?. On the two censuses
James W. McClain is shown as having fathered ten
children. More work needs to be done on this family.
Marriage records of Coffe County, Al: Unidentified
McLains.
McLain, D. mar. Myrtle Eiland, 1903
BK6A
McLean, Horace J., mar. Ella Martin 1935,
BK6
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and ANNA
L:
Marriage: Abt. 1838, South Carolina or
Georgia
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and
MALINDA:
Marriage: Abt. 1856
Children of JAMES MCCLAIN and ANNA L
are:
2. i. JOSIAH MARION5 MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1838, DeKalb
County, Georgia; d. Bef. 1897.
ii. ANN E. MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1840.
iii. BENJAMIN L. MCCLAIN, b. Abt.
1842.
iv. SARAH E. MCCLAIN, b. Abt.
1844.
v. MARTHA MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1845.
vi. JAMES P. MCCLAIN, b. Abt.
1847.
vii. NANCY C. MCCLAIN, b. Abt.
1848.
Children of JAMES MCCLAIN and MALINDA
are:
viii. THOMAS A.5 MCCLAIN, b.
1857.
ix. FRANCES MCCLAIN, b. 1858.
3. x. THOMAS F. MCCLAIN, b. 1860, Coffee County,
AL..
Generation No. 2
2. JOSIAH MARION5 MCCLAIN (JAMES W.4, JOSIAH3,
CHARLES2, PAPA1) was born Abt. 1838 in DeKalb
County, Georgia, and died Bef. 1897. He married (1) JULIA ANN
AMERICA KING Abt. 1857 in In Carroll or Cobb
County, GA, daughter of BENJAMIN KING and MARY BURSON. She was
born 19 Mar 1837 in Carroll County, Georgia, and
died Abt. 1894 in Cleburne County, Al.. He married (2) ELIZABETH
BROADWAY Abt. 1868 in Alabama. She was born Abt.
1853 in Alabama, and died 21 Jan 1927.
Notes for JOSIAH MARION MCCLAIN:
Josiah M. McClain deserted Julia Ann America King
with four small children. He is believed to have fought in the the Civil
War and moved to Alabama where he married again.
Julia Ann filed for a divorce in Carroll County, Ga. on
grounds that he was missing and believed to have deserted her and the
children. In 1870 Julia Ann and four children were
living near Bowden, Georgia. On June 17, 1880 she lived in the 9th
District, 1006 of GMD of Carroll County, had two
children in her household with one living a short distance away. The
following census seems to be the same Josiah M.
who left his first family in Georgia.
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JULIA filed an application with the Cherokee
Nation but rejected.
The 1880 Montgomery Co., Ala. (Tuckers Store),
ED142, Film T9-0027, Page 523B read as follows:
Josiah M. McLain, b. 1839 GA.
Elisabeth B. McLain, b. 1853, AL
Mary McLain, dau. age 11,
Ida O. McLain, age 9 months
The Marion McLain found in Texas in 1900 is
believed to be the son of this Josiah Marion McClain and his second wife
who he married in Alabama.
Proofs: (for Lineage Societies)
1850, 1860 Carroll County census(Julia A.King)
1870 census showing Julia Ann McClain without her husband Court
Records of Carroll County(Julia claimed
dessertion) Marriage Record missing
The following information was found on the 1900
Wood County, Texas census, page 169a House164 McLain,
Marion b. Mar. 1874 (age 26) married 7 years - b. Al, Fa b. Ga.
Mother b. Al
Annie (wife) b. Apr. 1878 (age 22), b.
Texas
Mabell, daug. b. Oct. 1894 (age 5), b.
Texas
Lewis,son, b. May 1898 (age 2), b.
Texas
Note:
The following McClains have not yet been
identified but are buried in Carroll County, Ga. and are probably
related.
Poplar Springs Cemetery: McLain, Annie w/o John
1861-1912 Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery: McLain, B.L 5 March
1897 - 3 November 1918 Carrollton City Cemetery -
Bradley, Charlie McClain w/o James Pal 9 July 1894-9 Jun
1969
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery - McClain,
Lavonie 1887-1974
Spence Cemetery - Rowe, Ida L. McClain 12 March
1885 - 22 Apr. 1956
Asberry Cemetery - McClain, Milton Charles 22 oct.
1942 - 23 Jan. 1965 mar. Barbara Florence - McClain, Milton Coy 18 Jun
1920 - 11 Sept. 1971
GA Pfc US Army WWII, married Edna
Adams
It is the opinion of this compiler the Josiah M.
McLain who enlisted in the Civil War in Co. K, 33 Alabama Infantry in
Greenville (Butler County) in 1862 is this Josiah.
Records show that his father James W. McClain was in Coffee County,
Ala. in 1860 and that he moved there from DeKalb Co.,
Ga. after he lost his first wife. In 1860 James' parents were living in
Cobb County, Ga. Josiah could have gone Ala. to visit
his father and enlisted; however, he returned home for a visit long
enough to father his last child with Juliann America King who in 1872
filed for a divorce in Carroll County stating she
did not know where he was living. Evidently, he deserted his family. No
record can be found of the
marriage.
No record has been found of his second marriage to
Elizabeth Broadway. . They are found on the 1880 Montgomery, Ala.
E.D. 142 Tuckers Store
Josiah M. McLain, Self M Male W 42 b.GA, Farmer,
Fat.b.S.C., M.b.GA
Elisabeth B. McClain Wife, M Female W age 27, b.AL
Keeping House, fat.b.AL, M.B. S.C.
Mary McClain, dau. age 11
Ida O. McClain, dau. age 9 mo. b.
Ala.
This census would indicate that Josiah married
about 1869 in Alabama. He evidently married again before Julia Ann
divorced him. The question is - was he a bigamist
or did he get a divorce over in Ala? Elisabeth had her first child when
age 16. Perhaps this was a common law
marriage.
Elizabeth married again abt. 1899 in Al. Was she
widowed or did Josiah run off again?
The 1910 census, Mongomery County (Tuckers Twp.,
Beat 15), page 192, household #68 shows:
Gardner, John L. Head, age 53
(mar.11yrs.)
AL SC SC; Elizabeth B. Wife, age 47 (mar. 11 yrs)
AL AL SC; Stepson McClain, Charles A. age 23 AL GA AL; Lorena
E.Step-Da-L, age 19 mar. 2 yrs; Lillie M,
Granddaughter, age 6-12 mos. AL AL AL
Notes for JULIA ANN AMERICA KING:
Julia Ann America King McClain filed for a divorce
after J. M. McClain deserted her and his four children.
No marriage license for this couple can be found.
It is believed that they married in Cobb County, Ga. and
that the records were destroyed when Sherman set fire to the
Courthouse. The following record was found in
Carroll County, Ga. which proves there was a marriage between the
two.
SUPERIOR COURT MINUTES, CARROLL COUNTY, GA.; April
term 1872, America M. McLain vs. Josiah M. McLain
liable for divorce....We appointed to the court by the vesture of the
Sherrif that defendant does not reside in this
county and is of ???(whereabouts unknown), that he does not reside in this
state it is ? of cuasel? ordered that said
defendant appear and answer at the next term of this else that the case be
considered in default and the Plaintiff allowed to
? and it is further ordered that this rule be published in the Carroll Co.
Times once a month for four months. N. Shilnut
Atty. for the Plaintiff. Superior Court Minutes, Carroll Co.,
Ga.
Oct. term 1872 - Liable for divorce, Juliann
McLain vs. Josiah McLain verdict for defendant ?? two concurrent ?? in the
above stated case granting a total divorce that is
to say a divorce upon legal ? between the parties ?? considered
ordered and decreed by the court that the marriage
heretofore existing between the said Juliann
McLain and Josiah M. McLain be absolutely anulled and set aside and
that said Julian McLain be fully free from any
liability which she might incur by reason of a second marriage and ? of the
Clerk of the Court ?? Judgment against the ? for
cost. S/Hugh Buchannon, Judge
It can be seen from above that Julia Ann was
granted a divorce but it is not clear who paid for it.
1880 Carroll Co.,Ga census reads:
Julia A. McClain, age 42, b. GA, parents b.
GA
Mary J. , dau., age 18, b. GA
John H. McClain, age 16, b. GA
More About JULIA ANN AMERICA
KING:
Burial: Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleburne
Co., AL
More About JOSIAH MCCLAIN and JULIA
KING:
Marriage: Abt. 1857, In Carroll or Cobb County,
GA
Marriage Note: Cobb County Records Burned by
Sherman.
Notes for ELIZABETH BROADWAY:
The surname was given by Kathy (online)
Kathy36110@wmconnect.com who descends from Josiah
and Elizabeth Broadway. Kathy states that she lives in
Montgomery, Al and that the daughters of Josiah
and Elizabeth died young leaving Charlie an only
child. Emma Lorena is her great grandmother.
More About JOSIAH MCCLAIN and ELIZABETH
BROADWAY:
Marriage: Abt. 1868, Alabama
Children of JOSIAH MCCLAIN and JULIA KING
are:
i. JAMES BENJAMIN6 MCCLAIN, b. 14 Jul 1858,
Carroll County, Georgia; d. 06 Jul 1935, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, AL;
m. (1) MARY "MOLLY" F. J. CHANDLER, 20 May 1877,
Carroll County, GA; b. 23 Apr 1853, Carroll County, Georgia; d. 01 Oct
1884, Cleburne County, Al.; m. (2) MARTHA ANN
MOBLEY, 20 Aug 1885, Cleburne County, Alabama; b. 31 Jul 1861,
Georgia; d. 26 Nov 1912; m. (3) SALLY WIGGANS HOGAN, 09 May 1914,
Carroll County, Georgia; m. (4) LOUISANA STRENGTH,
20 Aug 1921, Carroll County, Ga.; m. (5) SARA ALICE WEATHINGTON
BOATRIGHT, Bef. 1928, Lee County, Ala. (Ridgegrove
Community); m. (6) LAURA JANE YARBROUGH HALL, 09
Jun 1928, Lee county, Alabama.
Notes for JAMES BENJAMIN MCCLAIN:
Proofs (for Lineage Societies)
Marriage Record
Death Certificate
1870, 1880 and 1900 census
James Benjamin McClain is found on the 1900
Cleburne County, Alabama census, page 271 as follows:
He is shown on this census as being born in July
1856. Census states that Martha Ann is the mother of six children (4 living).
Relatives state the son named "Penn" on this
census is actually a female.
House 186/187 McLain, James W M b. July 1856
Georgia (parents born in Georgia) Married 15 years, Farmer (age
43)
Mothy(Martha) Ann, wife, W. F. b. July 1861 (age
38), born in Georgia,both parents born in Georgia
Lucy (daughter by first wife) b. March 1880 (age
20)
Marion (son by first wife) b. July 1884 (age
15)
Penn, son, b. April 1890 (age 10)
Fannie, daughter, b. December 1892 (age
7)
Leander, son, b. March 1897 (age
3)
Cassie Belle, daughter, b. December 1898 (age
1)
Owens, Annie Jane Mobley, Mother-in-law, b. Aug.
1835 (age 64), born in Georgia
Benjamin's first wife, Mary "Molly" died of
thyphoid fever in 1884 in Cleburne, Co., Al. (Abernathy District). She left him
with 4 children under the age of
six.
James Benjamin's second wife Martha Ann Mobley is
found here on the 1900 census with her mother, Annie
Jane first married Joseph Chapel Mobley and then married an Owens
(was widowed twice). James married six times. The
third wife was Sally Wiggans (mar. 5/9/1914), the fourth wife was
Louisana Strength (mar. 8/20/1921), the fifth wife
was Sarah Alice Weathington Boatright (mar. bef.1928). Laura Ann
Yarbrough Hall) sixth wife signed his death
certificate. He had children by the first two wives only.
Information obtained June 30, 2003 in an interview
with Cousin Estelle Boatright Messer, age 94 (a
granddaughter of J. B. McClain) is as follows: She states that one of her
grandfather's wives was her widowed Grandmother
Boatright whose name was Sarah Alice Weathington Boatright. She
states that this was not his last wife, however
the order of wiv She said that her grandfather McClain married sisters, but
that she did not know their names. After the
first sister died, he then married her older sister (90 years old and ailing) who
was living with them because he could not live
with her and take care of her without gossip. She had nobody to take care
of her and no place to move to, so he married her.
More research will have to be done to put the wives in
the correct order of marriage. She stated that he was a smart, kind old
man. He always had a garden and planted fruit and
nut trees(as well as grape vines) every place he
lived.
James Benjaman was the son of Josiah Marion
McClain, b. 1840 DeKalb Co., Ga. and Julia Ann America King, b, 17 Mar.
1841, Carroll County, Ga. married 1857 in Carroll
County, Ga.
In 1914 James, a farmer, was a registered voter in
the Turkey Creek Dist. 1240, Carroll County, Ga. James fathered four
children by his first wife and seven by his second
wife and ended up marrying six times. He was widowed four times,
divorced once, and left the last wife a widow. His
first wife was Mary "Molly"Chandler (died), 2nd was Martha Ann
Mobley (died), 3rd, was Sally Wiggans (died), 4th
was Louisanna Strength (died), fifth was Laura Jane Yarbrough (divorced),
and sixth was Ethel Boatright (living when he
died).
Sources: 1. James Benjamin McClain family info
& copy of bible info - contributed to the Neva Lomason Library Special
Collections,Carrollton, GA by John W. Reese, Jr.
and Virginia Tuttle. 2. "Our Smith/King Families" book by McBride,
censuses and marriage records.
Your compiler remembers her great grandfather
McClain. She was nine years old when he died. He bought a small farm
(about 100 acres with a house on it) in the
Ridgegrove Community in Lee County, AL. near his daughter Laura, her
grandmother. He sold this house and land to his
daughter Laura Clements in 1934. He and his daughter lived about 1/3
mile apart when he bought the farm. She and her
husband were renting their land from the Sanford family of Opelika.
The cause of death of his wives varied. His first
wife died of typhoid fever leaving four little children, the oldest was
Laura, about six years of age. James Benjamin
(called Jim) was about 6' tall, brown eyes, (brown curly hair before it turned
gray), olive complexion), large bone structure but
thin. He was probably quite handsome in his youth. His daughter
Laura, my grandmother, looked a lot like him, with
olive complexion, dark wavy hair, and brown eyes (she
was about 5'7" tall) with nice facial features.
The following letter was written to John Reese of
Utah in 1976 by Enoch Smith, Rt. 4, Box 155, Heflin, Ala. It seems John
had asked for some church records and Enoch was
researching for John. I cite this information because it definitely ties in
our James Benjamin McClain to the
McLain/McClains of Acworth, and Cobb County, Ga.
Records of Harmony Primitive Baptist Church,
Cleburne Co., Al (formerly Carroll Co):
"James McClaine joined Nov. 28, 1879; Julia Ann
McClain joined 1894; John Free joined Aug. 10, 1885; sister M. J. Free
by acceptance of grace; receivied J. J. McClaine
by letter; received brother J. H. McClain by acceptance of grace
(baptized July 18, 1895). Brother J. B. McClaine
served as a delegate to our sister church at (Mars Hill, Acworth, Ga. in
1896.
(Note: Jim's grandfather Josiah McLain and many
other McLains are buried at this Mars Hill cemetery
located in Cobb County between Acworth and Marietta.)
Dear Brother Reese sorry I have not found more on
these names you requested information on but our old
Records Book is in bad shape from 1860 to 1920. It has faded out until I
just cannot read it............You might find more
information at Poplar Springs Church in Carroll Co., Ga. that might be your
best bet, so I will hush by asking you say pray
for me and mine. My wife and myself has retired and we are 70 years old
and enjoying life pretty good. Good night. My
membership is at Harmony Church."
James B. McClain is found on the 1880 Cleburne
Co., Al. census (Abernathy Dist.), NA Film 1254008, Film T9-0008, Page
190D as follows:
James B. McClain, age 22, b. Ga.
Mary F. G. McClain, wife, age 27, b.
Ga
Laura J. E. McClain, dau. age 2, b.
Ga.
Lucy A. A., dau. age 3 months, b.
AL.
In the same area is Mary "Molly" Chandler
McClain's sister Margaret who is married to Thomas J. Patison (or Patterson).
Many of the Chandlers moved to Cleburne County,
Al. before 1880.
More About JAMES BENJAMIN
MCCLAIN:
Burial: 09 Jul 1935, Farmville Baptist Church, Lee
County, Al.
Notes for MARY "MOLLY" F. J.
CHANDLER:
Molly Chandler died of Thyphoid fever. She left 4
young children and a husband. There was an epidemic at
the time. The youngest child, Marion is said to have gotten sick also
but he survived.
More About MARY "MOLLY" F. J.
CHANDLER:
Burial: Probably Harmony Primitive Bapt. Church,
Cleburne Co.,AL.
Marriage Notes for JAMES MCCLAIN and MARY
CHANDLER:
Carroll Co. Marriages: Book K1 pg
509..
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and MARY
CHANDLER:
Marriage: 20 May 1877, Carroll County,
GA
Notes for MARTHA ANN MOBLEY:
Martha Ann Mobley was the daughter of Joseph
Chappel Mobley and Permelia Ann Jane Duncan Mobley. Information
on children taken from Family Bible of Ruffus
Adamson 8/5/1978. She had remarried a Mr.Owens. Her death is in the
bible. She died April 10,1901.
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and MARTHA
MOBLEY:
Marriage: 20 Aug 1885, Cleburne County,
Alabama
Notes for SALLY WIGGANS HOGAN:
Bible records show this wife as Sally Wiggans. The
court records show her as Sally Hogan.
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and SALLY
HOGAN:
Marriage: 09 May 1914, Carroll County,
Georgia
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and LOUISANA
STRENGTH:
Marriage: 20 Aug 1921, Carroll County,
Ga.
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and SARA
BOATRIGHT:
Marriage: Bef. 1928, Lee County, Ala. (Ridgegrove
Community)
Notes for LAURA JANE YARBROUGH
HALL:
Marriage license issued in Lee County, Ala. June
9, 1928 by G. O. Butler, J.P.looks as if they married at Dadeville, Ala.
on June 17, 1928, I. I. Adcock, JP. This is
confusing.
More About JAMES MCCLAIN and LAURA
HALL:
Marriage: 09 Jun 1928, Lee county,
Alabama
ii. JOSEPH MARION MCCLAIN, JR., b. 14 Jul 1859,
Carroll County, GA; d. 10 Feb 1942, Bowden, Ga.; m. NANCY E.
SMITH, 15 Dec 1878, Haralson County, Georgia; b.
04 Aug 1858, Haralson County, Ga.; d. 26 Jun 1936, Bowdon,
Georgia.
Notes for JOSEPH MARION MCCLAIN,
JR.:
The 1900 Carroll County census reveals that this
couple lived in the Smithfield Community. In 1910 they lived on Mountain
Road and had six of twelve children living, all
born in Carroll County, Ga. Marion was a farmer and registered voter in
District 1006 of Carroll County in 1914. J. M.
McClain and wife N.E. with 4 minor children are on the Carroll County
Homestead Records dated November 30-, 1895. They
are supposed to be buried in the Poplar Springs
Cemetery.
Compiler has death certificate. Miller Funeral
Home made funeral arrangements (Tallapoosa, Haralson County,
Ga.)
The 1920 Carroll County census, Smithfield Dist.
is as follows;
Joseph M. Mclain, age 50, mar. 32 years, b.Ala.
parents born in Ga.
Nancy " (wife), age 51, mar. 32 years, mother of
12 children, 6 still living.
James T. " (son), age 22, b. Ga.
Shaw B. " (son), age 18, b. Ga.
Aubry H. " (son), age 13, b. Ga.
William C. " (son) age 10, b. Ga.
Living next door is his son Joseph A.
McClain.
The 1880 Carroll County, GA census
reads:
Marion D. McClain, age 20, b. GA
Nancy E. McClain, age 21, b. GA
Note: The Marion D. (?) here, could this be a
cousin? The ages are right for this Joseph Marion McClain who married in
1868.
More About JOSEPH MARION MCCLAIN,
JR.:
Burial: Poplar Springs Church Cemetery, Carroll
County, Ga.
Notes for NANCY E. SMITH:
Nancy was the daughter of Aaron and Rhoda Lewallen
Smith.
An indenture was made in Haralson County, Ga. on 6
December 1894 between the heirs of Aaron Smith (H.
G. Smith, J. G. Smith, M. C. Patterson, R. G. Smith,
B. A. Smith, Nancy E. McLain, M. J. Smith, R. M. Bearden, A. J. Smith, R.
M. Smith, S.A. Smith) and Richard Smith in which
Richard paid $150.00 for the east half of lot number ninety-one in the
8th District and 5th Section of originally Carroll
now Haralson Co. containing one hundred one and one fourth acres (101.25)
and signed by the above mentioned
heirs.
;
More About NANCY E. SMITH:
Burial: Poplar Springs Church Cemetery, Carroll
County, Ga.
More About JOSEPH MCCLAIN and NANCY
SMITH:
Marriage: 15 Dec 1878, Haralson County,
Georgia
iii. MARY JANE MCCLAIN, b. Oct 1862; d. Bef. 1904;
m. JOHN M. FREE, 21 Sep 1882, Carroll County, Ga.; b. Apr 1861,
Georgia.
Notes for MARY JANE MCCLAIN:
On Questionare sent out was the following note:
Mother cannot remember very much about all of this and I never
heard of them, so I believe we have told you
everything. This all seems a great waste of time unless some of them were
kings or queens, or people of great importance and
wealth that might leave an inheritance. Signed Love, Aunt Melia and
Opal
Notes for JOHN M. FREE:
John was the son of Dennis Free and Louisa Free of
Haralson, Ga. (both born in S.C.)
More About JOHN FREE and MARY
MCCLAIN:
Marriage: 21 Sep 1882, Carroll County,
Ga.
iv. JOHN H. MCCLAIN, b. Jun 1865, Carroll County,
Georgia; d. 19 Nov 1932; m. JOHNNIE D. ADAMSON, 13 Dec 1882, Carroll
County, Georgia; b. Dec 1865,
Alabama.
Notes for JOHN H. MCCLAIN:
This couple is found on the 1900 census in
Mandeville, GMD 1496 with his widowed mother-in-law in their household and
seven children; eight minor children are recorded
on Carroll County Homestead Records, recorded Oct. 24, 1904. They had
one more child after the 1900 census was
taken.
Notes for JOHNNIE D. ADAMSON:
Johnnie was the daughter of Amh D. (Anna)
Adamson.
More About JOHN MCCLAIN and JOHNNIE
ADAMSON:
Marriage: 13 Dec 1882, Carroll County,
Georgia
Marriage contract: CCo. Lic. F56
Children of JOSIAH MCCLAIN and ELIZABETH BROADWAY
are:
v. MARY6 MCCLAIN, b. 1870.
Notes for MARY MCCLAIN:
No information has been found on this
Mary.
vi. J. MARION MCCLAIN, b. Mar 1874, Alabama; d.
probably Texas; m. ANNIE, Abt. 1893; b. Apr 1878, Texas.
Notes for J. MARION MCCLAIN:
The Marion McLain found in Texas is believed to be
the son of this Josiah Marion McClain and his second wife who he
married in Alabama. The following information was
found on the 1900 Wood County, Texas census, page 169a
House164 McLain, Marion b. Mar. 1874 (age 26)
married 7 years - b. Al, Fa b. Ga. Mother b. Al
He is not found in the house of his parents on the
1880 census. He would have been six years old. Who raised
him?
Annie (wife) b. Apr. 1878 (age 22), b.
Texas
Mabell, daug. b. Oct. 1894 (age 5), b.
Texas
Lewis,son, b. May 1898 (age 2), b.
Texas
The 1910 Wood County, Tx census shows the
following:
McLain, J. Marion, age 36, b. Ala., mar. 17
years
" Annie (wife), age 32, b. Texas, mar. 17 years,
mother of 4 children, 4 living
" Mable (dau), age 15, b. Texas
" Louis R., (son), age 11, b.
Texas
" Bertie, (dau), age 9, b. Texas
" Gracey D. (dau), age 3, b.
Texas
More About J. MCCLAIN and ANNIE:
Marriage: Abt. 1893
vii. IDA O. MCCLAIN, b. 1879.
viii. CHARLES ALLEN MCCLAIN, b. 07 Oct 1886,
Ramar, Montgomery, Ala.; d. 24 Oct 1949, Alabama; m. EMMA
LORENA BOZEMAN, Abt. 1908, Ramar, Alabama; b. 11
Jan 1892, Ramar, Alabama; d. 12 Jun 1982, Memorial
Cemetery, Montgomery, AL.
Notes for CHARLES ALLEN MCCLAIN:
Information found on World Family Tree Vol. 133,
Tree 0150. Submitter: Richard Lee King, 358 N. Chestnut St., Clinton, In.
47842
BURIAL: The funeral home register book is in the
possession of Kathy Cochran Brooks and has many names listed who
might be relatives.
BURIAL: W. H. Manning
BURIAL: Horace Powell
BURIAL: H W Crawford
BURIAL: Max Heisler
BURIAL: J C Gibson and many other
Gibsons
BURIAL: M C Stubbs
BURIAL: Horace and Helen Broadway
BURIAL: E F Doster
BURIAL: Emmett Killough
BURIAL: Leona Gardner
BURIAL: Oneida Baldwin
BURIAL: Thurman Baldwin
BURIAL: Dorothy Glass
Message Board Posting by Lorena states that the
sistes of Charles Allen McClain died very young and he had no other
siblings. He said that he was an only child so
they may have died before he was born.
Charles served in WWI and his sons were also
military but there are no surviving males in this line. His son Joe was in
Pearl Harbor, was married to a Broadway but had no
children. His son Charles had only one daughter
and the other son Walton is buried at Arlington.
Elizabeth Broadway is found on 1860 census with
parents Abner and Susan Broadway. Elizabeth lter married John
Gardner in Ramer, Al after the loss of Josiah. In
1910 she is found with John and Charles with his new bride in the same
household. Elizabeth's sister Rebecca Broadway
married Clopton Gibson who's family lso came from South
Carolina.
Lorena also states that Gr. Grandpa Charlie
McClain raised my native american mother when her parents died so young.
Charlie's mother has been referred to as Elizabeth
B, and later and later as Betty Gardner when she
remarried
More About CHARLES ALLEN MCCLAIN:
Burial: Dublin Church of Christ
Cemetery
Notes for EMMA LORENA BOZEMAN:
Emma was the daughter of John Thomas Bozeman and
Alice Stephens. Her father died 9-28-1919 at age
91.
More About EMMA LORENA BOZEMAN:
Burial: Memorial Cemetery, Montgomery,
AL
More About CHARLES MCCLAIN and EMMA
BOZEMAN:
Marriage 1: Abt. 1908, Ramar,
Alabama
Marriage 2: Abt. 1908, Ramer AL?
3. THOMAS F.5 MCCLAIN (JAMES W.4, JOSIAH3,
CHARLES2, PAPA1) was born 1860 in Coffee County, AL.. He married
MARTHA FORD.
Notes for THOMAS F. MCCLAIN:
Thomas and Martha moved to Hubbard County, Texas.
This info per Tim Panell, Email:
Child of THOMAS MCCLAIN and MARTHA FORD
is:
i. JOSEPINE AMERICA6 MCCLAIN, b.
1879 |
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Descendants of Charles McClain
Generation No. 1
1. CHARLES2 MCCLAIN (PAPA1) was born Abt. 1750 in unknown, and died Oct 1821 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He married ELIZABETH LURINE MOON Abt. 1774, daughter of GIDEON MOON and MARY HUDSON. She was born Abt. 1756, and died 1837 in Spartanburg, S.C..
Notes for CHARLES MCCLAIN:
Charles McClain was of Spartanburg County, S.C. on July 2, 1819 when he wrote his will which was probated 10 December 1819 (WB B:17-19). He was in Tryon Co., NC in 1769. Since there were 3 Charles in the Carolina, I can not be certain that it is the same Charles. The Spartanburg District back then went to the N.C. line. A number of people in Rutherford and Tryon areas were actually in SC, or vise versa. The line was not exactly clear between the two states. I need a Carolina researcher for this.
A search is on to find the parents of
Charles. Records of Spartanburg County indicate that lots of the Scots were descendants of those who came to Pennsylania first (from Ulster) about 1730. There is reason to believe that our McClains at that time were involved in the Glorious Revolution in Scotland and England. Most of the Scottish people supported Prince Charles, Edward Stuart's bid to wrest the throne of Britain from the House of Hanover. The Scots did not receive the promised support of the French people and the English Jacobites. Though supporters of the House of Stuart, known as Jacobites, could be found throughout the British Isles they were outnumbered and lost the battle at Culloden. These armies were formed 1715 to 1745. Many people were imprisioned by the Crown and some allowed to go to the new world, which included America, Jamaica, Barbados, and Antigua. The Scots paid dearly for their loyalty to the Stuarts. In fact, the failure of the Jacobite Rebellion signalled the death spiral of the Clan system and a large scale emigration to North America of the Scottish people. Charles' parents could have moved down to Virginia and North Carolina from Pennsylavania before moving to Spartanburg, S.C. An Ephraim, Charles, and Alexander moved from Pennsylanvia before the Revolution. One is almost certain to be this Charles' parents. At that time the name was spelled "McLean". In all of the early Passenger/Immigration Lists there is not one with the spelling of the name "McClain, or McLain" before 1780 that I have found.
In 1820, the Charles McClain household was enumerated in Spartanburg County (p238). The only male in the househould was aged 16 to 26 and is believed to be their son James, The only female in the household was over 45 years of age, believed to be the widow Elizabeth. Sons Josiah and John lived nearby. In 1822 James McClain sold a tract of land on Abner's Creek to George Mayfield (presumably his brother-in-law). (Spartanburg Co., SCDB U:246) It is believed, but not proven, that this Abner Creek land belonged to Charels and Elizabeth McClain. There is no deed conveying it to James McLain indexed in the Spartanburg County deed indexes. In 1830 Elizabeth Moon McClain was enumerated in the census of Spartanburg County (p. 324, Line 13). Son James was nearby, p. 326, Line 29. Josiah and John had already removed from South Carolina to Georgia. Charles named seven children in his will.
Will of Charles McClain 1821 SC
State of South Carolina, Spartanburg Dist,,
"I, Charles McClain, being at this
time in good and perfect memory threw the mercies of God but weak and sickley in body do make this my last will and testament in manner following that is to say I consign my body to the
dust and my soal to God who gave
it unto me it is my will and desire
that all my just debts shall first be paid
at all funerial exspences to be paid
it further my will and desire that my
beloved wife Elizabeth McClain shall have full possession of all my property & plantation during of her life to do & act with it as she seeth proper and at her death for all to be sold exsept the land and plantation which i give and bequith unto my son James McClain. It is further my will and desire that at the death of my beloved wife Elizabeth McClain that all of my properities shall be
sold except the land before observed for my son James McClain, and to be equally divided between the proper ares & legateas that is to say Josiah McClain, Nancy Leonard, John McClain, Elizabeth Ward, Polley Mayfield, James McClain & Jenney Brockman, and last of all I placeing the confidence & trust in my Two beloved friends James McClain
and George Mayfield as executors of my last will and testament in witness of the same I have set my hand & seal July 16th 1821 signed in the presence of us :"Test. Abraham Wood his mark Charles X McClain Samuel X Floyed mark
his signature, Thos Wood Recorded in will book B, page 17
box 21, package 3 Recorded 11th day of October 1821
His estate was appraised by Tyree Glenn, Thomas Wood and Abraham Wood on Feb. 21, 1822
Census reads:
1800 Spartanburg District, SC p 191
30010 3000100
1810 " " p 199 01101 20201 2
slaves
1820 " " p 238 0001000 0101002000 3
slaves
1830 " " p 324 0000000 0000000100 (Elizabeth McLan(sic)
Dec. 3, 1816 Charles McClain received a grant of 192 acres on Abner Creek. Your compiler does not know why he received this grant. Was it for Revolutionary Service? Jan. 24, 1822 James McClain, executor, to George Mayfield for $510 sold 150 acres on Abner Creek of Enoree River, land left to Elizabeth McClain by her deceased husband, Charles McClain. Bordered on SE by Bennett Wilson, NE by Thomas Wood,Esq.,NW by William Tippins, SW by Samuel (unreadable). The land was originally granted by NC to Samuel Cluney on June 6, 1769 and regranted by SC to Charles McClain on Dec. 3, 1816. Witnesses: Abraham Wood and Newman Wilson. Recorded Sept. 7, 1829, Bk. U, pages 246-7
Notes for Elizabeth Moon: Estate in
Spartanburg 10-10-1837 includes payment for Rachel Glenn's burying apparel although Rachel Moon Glenn did not die until 1849. Could the date of Elizabeth's death be 10-10-57?
We know that Charles was in Spartanburg by Sept. 1787.
September 1787 Charles McClain served as a juror in Spartanburg. (Ref: Minutes of the County Court 1785-1799 by Brent Holcomb, p. 46) He served again in March of 1788 (p. 64), and again in June of 1794 (p. 184). There was a Charles McClane enumerated in 1800 Rutherford County, N.C. and is there again in 1810. Since records show that our Charles served as a juror in Spartabburg before 1800, this could not be our Charles.
It is proven that at least two of this
Charles McClain's sons moved to Georgia. They were John and Josiah. His daughter Molly McClain Mayfield also moved to Cobb County, Ga. Daughter Elizabeth who married Thornton Ward moved to DeKalb County, Ga. where brother Josiah lived for a time before moving to Cobb County.
Many families with the name "Moon" can be found in Cobb County between 1840 and 1880 which are believed to be relatives of this Elizabeth Moon.
The history of North and South Carolina states that many Scottish families came from Pennsylvania to the Carolinas and Spartanburg. As stated earlier, it is believed that our Charles' father or grandfather came from PA. He possibly could have been an immigrant.
The following are research notes:
Email received 7/24/02 from John Reese
From: J.Reese@epixtech.com
To: Gintut@aol.com
CC: justasukoch@hotmail.com, j.reese@epixtech.com
Hello Virginia,
I did spend my one day at the LDS Genealogical library looking into Charles Mc Clain. I looked at the Royal Grants, but didn't find anything there. I did find a few things though that I thought I would share with you. They are as follows:
1. Land grant from State of South Carolina to Charles McClain, 195 ac surveyed for him 20 November 1816. Situated in Spartanburg District on both sides of Abner Creek, the waters of the Enoree River. Why did he receive this Land Grant? Was it for service in the American Revolution?
2. Spartanburg Dist. SC. Deed Abstracts book U-W 1827-1839: pp. 246-248 24 Jan 1822, Whereas Charles McClain decd. Spartanburg Dist, by his last will and testament gave the tract of land on which he then lived to his wife Elizabeth McClain during her natural life and after her death he bequeathed said tract of land to his son James McClain of Spartanburg Dist. for $510 payed by George Mayfield same sold all my right to the aforesaid tract of land in Spartanburg Dist on both sides of Abner Creek of Enoree River Bound: Bennbett Wilson, Thomas Wood Wm tippen Samuel Maverick. Originally granted by state of North Carolina to Samuel Cluncy for 150 acres on survey dated 6 June 1769 and since regranted to Charles McClain on 2 Dec 1816.... Witness Abraham Wood, Newman Wilson signed James McClain. Witness oath by Newman Wilson 29 Jan 1822 to Thomas Wood J. Q. Dower relinquished by Eliza McClain the wife of James McClain, 15 Nov. 1822 to Thomas Wood J. Q. Rec 7 Sept. 1829.
3. Spartanburg Dist. SC Deed Abstract book U-W 1827-1839 pp 28-29 Greenville Dist. 1 Feb 1831 , John McClain (Dekalb Co. GA.) to Thomas P. Brockman (Greenville Dist) for $70 sold all my legacy (my father Charles McClain's estate late of Spartanburg Dist.) said property now being in the hands of Elizabeth McClain of said Dist. consisting of a negro woman Pat and her two children and all other property that may be attached to said estate at the death of my mother Elizabeth McClain. And I give the said Brockman full power to collect the dividend that would fall to my share, but by it know that I have sold my interest as it stands to the said Thomas P. Brockman. Witness Nathaniel Parks, Tyree Glenn Jr. Signed John McClain. Witness oath by Tyree Glenn Jr. 1 Feb 1832 to Josiah Kilgore, J. Q. Greenville Dist. Rec 6 Feb 1832. (It appears Josiah and his brother John were both in DeKalb Ga. in 1830s. Perhaps this
would explain the two James W. McClains,
one being son of John the other
being son of Josiah??)
4. Spartanburg Co. District South Carolina Deed abstracts Books A-T 1785 - 1827: Mar. 15 1824 Michael Wood Spartanburg to son Abraham Wood for love and affection and $1 sold 200 acres on waters of Abner's creek of Enoree River border w - Josiah McClain......part of grant Mar 3 1794 to Michael Wood ...witness Thomas P. Brockman and Thomas Taylor....
5. Jan 30 1822 Pennel Wood (Greenville Dist) to James McClain same for $500 sold 2094 ac on N. side Enoree R. and on Rocky Field Cr. border Robert Green, Tyre Glenn, Benjamin Green and Kilgore part of 334 ac granted aug 7 1786 to Davfd Quarles sold Sept. 21 1792 to Robert Wood resurvey 20 Jan 1822 Witness James Hammett and Josiah McClain... Dower renounced Oct. 18 1822 Elizabeth Wood to Thomas Wood.
6. Oct 20 1813 John Redman
(Spart.) to Bennett Wilson paid last old Christmas past was a year sold 20 ac where Bennet Wilson lives.... on Abner Creek... Witness Robert Green and Charles McClain.
Land records in Spartenburg begin in 1785, but above is earliest for Charles McClain. There is a land grant dated Mar 17, 1787 William Smith of Wiley's Fork Spartenburg to Abraham Moore for 250 ac. It is Witnessed by James McLean. Nothing else in Spartenburg for land records. He must have been there however because court records from 1785 to 1799 list him as a Juror from 1787 on. There is also a Daniel McClain mentioned once in 1786. Could Charles' father be James or Daniel?
Prior to 1785 all grants went
through Charleston. I found two very interesting abstracts as follows:
1. L-4 11 June 1774 Charles
McClane and Susannah his wife of Tryon County North Carolina to William Hall of Camden District SC ... on a branch of Bullocks Creek waters of Broad River granted to Robert Wood by North Carolina patent 4 Sept. 1753 then deemed in Anson County NC, adj land of Charles McKnight, Wm Watson since conveyed by Robert Wood to Charles McClane by deed 207 acres. Charles McClane LS Susannah McClane LS Wit. Ephraim McLean, Hugh Bryson, James Henry proved in Camden District before Ezekiel Polk JP 11 June 1774.
2. Book Q-Q 28 Oct. 1755 Charles McLane Planter of Granville Co., N.C. to Samuel Nash, blacksmith of Beaufort for ...bounding on #351 E #348 S on North Street W. on Harrington Street which log #347 was granted Allen McLane 22 MAR 1745 and bequeathed by him to his son Charles. Witnesses William Cough, Thomas Parmenter.
Could this Allen be the father of our
Charles? There was an Allen McLean immigrant.
Going on the assumption that our McClains were in that Southwest part of NC before moving or being acclimated into SC, I looked at some records in Tryon County, NC. Tryon no longer exists, but as I understand it, part of it is in present day Lincoln Co. and Rutherford, plus a number of other counties in the south eastern part of the state. The following is what I found.
1. There were various land transactions between 1769 and 1778. John McClain, John McClain Jr., Ephraim McClain, and Charles McClaine were mentioned in various land transactions. In April 1806 a Margaret McLean mentioned son Charles McClain in will. Some McClain (McLain) marriages were found in Rutherford County. Eliza McClain m. Levi Bailey, 25 Dec. 1847, Rebekah McClain m. David Byers, 30 Dec. 1800. Our Charles, b. 1750 d. Oct. 1821 inSpartanburg, S.C.
As for Rev. War soldiers. There was
one Charles McLane who lived and died in PA . The book "Sketches of Western North Carolina in the Revolution" shows a Charles McLean, Major from Lincoln County and an Ephraim McLean, Colonel from Tryon, N.C. Most interesting was "John McClain NC line Sol born 1760 in PA lived in Rutherford Co. NC at enlistment and later moved to Pendleton Dist. SC for 12 years, moved to Buncombe Co. NC for 22 years, then moved to Raburn Co., Ga. where he applied 7 July 1834 for a pension. He married Mary? on Jan 8 1784 in SC and she died 22 Feb 1841. He died 8 July 1844 in Raburn Co., Ga leaving children who in 1852 were David, John, Charles, and Ephraim who was age 53 in 1853 resident of Habersham Co. Ga. and James N. McClain, Margaret McClure of Habersham Ga. in 1853, Jane Porter, Anne wife of Alexander Maulden both of Habersham. The compiler of this information states John was the son of Colonel Ephraim McLean (born in Scotland, immigrant).
Note: Our Charles was the right age
to have served in the American Revoution. Research continues.........He also married Nancy Wood while living in Spartanburg. Could he be a son of the older Major Charles McLean, brother ofEphraim McLean? The older Immigrant Charles McLean was born before 1730 in Scotland and migrated to Pennsylania with his brother Ephraim, and perhaps Alexander. Research is continuing to prove linage and find our immigrant ancestor.
Our McClain descends from the McLean Clan in Scotland. They probably were "Scotch-Irish" meaning they came to America from Ireland. I recommend reading the book "The Scottish Irish" by James G. Leyburn. Your library should have a copy.
Briefly, the English and Irish were
at war for decades. In the early 1600's
King James I tried to settle the problem once and for all. The concept was called, "The Plantation of Ireland." What it entailed was enticing lowland Scots to Northern Ireland by offering land at low rents. The goal was to plant as many Scots as possible to prevent the native Irish from reclaiming their land. Part of the lease agreements was that the Scots would defend the land as necessary. The Scottish economy was poor. Land leases were expensive and scarce. It didn't take much to entice them to Ireland from their homeland.
The term "Scotch-Irish" is actually
an American invention. When the Ulster-Scots came to America, they used the term to differentiate themselves from the Catholic-Irish population. The Irish scoff at the term. Most who call themselves "Scotch-Irish" lived in Ireland for centuries. Many have never set foot in Scotland. It would be as if an American living here for centuries still referred to themselves as German. While that may be your heritage, I doubt you would visit another country and identify yourself as a German. You would undoubtedly say, "I'm an American." (My Great-grandparents were in County Down, Northern Ireland for centuries and did call themselves Scots or Scotch-Irish. Because the Scots held fast to their heritage, they did see themselves as separate and apart from native Irish. Most of them came to this country speaking Gaelic with a Scottish brogue that was unintelligible to outsiders.
This religious and cultural split is
still apparent in Northern Ireland
today. The Plantation was the precipitating historical event that gave birth to the present day troubles there.
Misc. research findings of other Charles McClains:
I am aware that there was a
Charles McClain who married an Elizabeth Hughes. I am told that he and his family are buried at Gowensville Baptist Church Greenville, S.C. There was a Charles McClain who lived in Rutherford County, N.C. There was a Charles McClain, b Dec. 20, 1734 in N.C., died April 10, 1825 or April 18, 1829 in N.C. He married Marie Smith and served in the American Revolution in N.C. There was a Lt.Col. Charles McClain b, 1748 in Virginia, died 1810 in N.C. married Elizabeth MacNair on Dec. 31, 1800 in the Morgan District of Tryon County, N.C. Both he and his wife may be buried at Gowensville Baptist Church, however no grave markers can be found for them. He served in the American Revolution from N.C.
Notes for ELIZABETH LURINE MOON:
Elizabeth Moon was the daughter of Gideon Moon and Mary Hill Hudson. (not proven yet)
More About CHARLES MCCLAIN and ELIZABETH MOON:
Marriage: Abt. 1774
Children of CHARLES MCCLAIN and ELIZABETH MOON are:
i.
JAMES3 MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1775; m. ELIZA GLENN.
Notes for JAMES MCCLAIN:
Since James inherited the family home place it can be assumed that he remained in S.C.
More About ELIZA GLENN:
Name 2: Elisa Glenn
ii.
JENNY MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1779; m. THOMAS M. BROCKMAN.
iii.
JOSIAH MCCLAIN, b. 01 Dec 1788, South Carolina; d. 21 Jul 1883, Cobb County, Georgia; m. NANCY ANN WOOD, Abt. 1808, Spartanburg, S.C.; b. 26 Aug 1790; d. 26 Nov 1867, Cobb County, Georgia.
Notes for JOSIAH MCCLAIN:
Descendants of this Josiah McLain spell their name several different ways, including McLane. They descend from the Scottish Clan of McLean. Josiah's father back in Spartanburg, S.C. spelled his name McClain so for the sake of indexing and generation linking, your compiler is continuining on with the name spelled "McClain". The McClains are of Scotch/Irish descent probably came to America from Ulster(Upper), Ireland where many Scots lived for about one hundred years, One particular clan of the McClane family went to Sweden where they made their fortune and a name for themselves. Charles McClain, Josiah's father could have moved to America from Sweden. This is being checked out.
Josiah and Nancy Wood McClain married before leaving South Carolina. They are listed on the 1820 S.C. cenus. They came into Georgia before 1830. They were in Franklin County, Ga. in 1837 when their son Charles P. married there. The 1830 census for Dekalb county, Ga. shows Josiah McLain-age 40-50 and with him 1 male under 5, 1 male age 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 10-15 and 1 female 30-40 (probably wife Nancy). Josiah and Nancy moved to Cobb (then Cherokee County) about 1833 to the Acworth settlement which was largely Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Josiah remained in the Acworth area until his death at age 95. He and Nancy share a joint tombstone in Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth. Your Compiler puts flowers on their graves yearly.
Gen. Sherman burned the Cobb County Courthouse records so the deeds prior to 1865 can not be viewed to show how Josiah obtained his land in Cobb. There are two McClains, with initials of J. who had lucky draws in Ga.'s Gold Lottery Drawing in 1832. One of these could have been Josiah. One drew land located in Section 2, Dist. 1, Lot 0651. This land is located in Cobb County, Ga. The other J. McClain drew Sect drew land in Section 15, Dist. 1, Lot 01113. Not sure where this land is located, could be Cobb County.
This means that all the marriage records were also destroyed for the family in Cobb County. The maiden name of "Wood"for Nancy Ann was given by R. H. McCleskey, son of Malinda McCleskey Davenport, as his Grandmother's maiden name on Malinda (McLain) Davenport's death certificate in 1924. Several military maps of 1864 show the correct location of the McClain and Peters houses. There is a McLain Road in the Mars Hill vicinity. Official military records indicate that the McClain house and plantation was occupied by elements of the 2nd and 3rd divisions of the 20th Army (Federal) of the Army of the Cumberland between June 2 and 6, 1864. Family legend states that Nancy McClain cooked a meal for a Union General. This could have been General Thomas.
1840 Census for Cobb County - Josiah McLain - age 40-50 and with him 1 male 5-10, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15 and 1 female 50-60 (probably wife Nancy). On the same page of this census there is a James W. McLain which is thought to be the one born in 1814. There were two James W. McLains(McClains) in Dekalb County in 1840. The one born in 1811 stayed there and he is not presumed to be the son of this Josiah and Nancy. There was also a William S. McLain in Dekalb whose parents cannot be identified. The reason that the James W. McLain, born 1814 is thought to be the
son of this Josiah is because he named his first son Josiah. There was a family naming tradition back then that the first son was named for the father's father.
Josiah can not be found in any census in 1850. However, he was found in the 1860 census of Cobb County, Ga., page 126 (Acworth):
Josiah McLain, head of house, age 72 farmer, born in S.C.
Ann, wife, age 69 keeping house, born ?
W.G.B. age 29, farmer, b. Georgia
Pamelia, age 29, keeping house, born Ga.
J.P. age 9, b.Ga.
Z.E. age 8, b. Ga.
Sarah, age 6, b. Ga.
P.A.M., age 3, b. Ga.
Infant, age 1, b. Ga.
1870 census of Cobb Co., Ga. page 230, Acworth township is as follows:
Josiah McLain, age 83, b. S.C. Nearby is his daughter Malinda McCleskey and family, as well as Pamelia (Permelia McLain and family.
1880, District 27, Acworth, Cobb, Georgia (Film T9-0141, page 13D) reads as follows:
Josiah McLain, age 91, b. Ga, fa
GA, mo.b. GA (this is not true). They
were born in S.C.
Homer McLeskey, gdson, age 3 months, b. GA
Emaline McLain, daugL., age 50, b.
GA
David P. McLain, son, age 20, b.
GA
John McLain, son, age 18, b. GA.
After Nancy died in 1867, his daughter-in-law Emaline (widow of William Greenberry McLain) moved in the house with Josiah. Cobb Co. Court records show that Josiah gave his home and 160 acres in 1866 to Permelia Emaline McLain and her six children. Living next door in 1880, is his daughter Malinda McCleskey Davenport and her children.
No will or estate settlement can be
found in Cobb County for Josiah.
He gave his daughter Melinda
McClain McCleskey (before she remarried) 80 acres of land and some mules. And then he gave to his widowed daughter-in-law Permelia 160 acres of land, so evidently he had nothing left at his death.
Josiah and Nancy probably had more children than is shown here. It is possible that they had a Robert and a John as well as Silas and T. T. McClain. Several people have contributed to this McClain research, namely Jean McClain Barton of Cobb County, John Reese of Uram, Utah and Jimmie Howard, , Canyon, Texas. LaJaun Lee from Woodstock, Ga. has been researching John McClain, for about four years and has contributed also. Her "John" is a brother of this Josiah (both sons of Charles of Spartanburg, S.C.) It would be nice if we could find our immigrant ancestor.
There are many McLain(McClains) buried in the Mars Hill Church Cemetery, Acworth, Ga. Your compiler, is a descendant of a Jesse Peter,Sr (Rev.Sol.) who won the land in the 1832 Ga. Lottery where the cemetery is located in the 1832 Ga. Lottery. Jesse Peters, Sr. gave it to his grandson Dr. James Peters who was the first dentist in Cobb County, Ga. in 1850. James Peters gave the land where the old Mars Hill Church and Cemetery is located for the purpose of building the church, etc(old church now gone). Jesse Peters and the McLains were neighbors, but not related. The Peters family had their own private cemetery near their home and none of their descendants are buried at Mars Hill. The Minutes of the church from 1837-1874 have survived though Sherman's Armies destroyed the courthouse records. These microfilm can be found at the Georgia Room, Marietta Library, Marietta, Ga.which verify my statements here. See these minutes below.
"McLain, McClain, and Some McCleskey Info., August 13, 1866, Mars Hill Church Minutes:
Mr. P. McClain
Mrs. Lora McClain
Mr. James McClain
Mr. William McClain
Miss M. McClain
Mrs. Jane McLain
William and Mrs. M. J. McClain, baptised child Charles Fuller, April 1868.
James and Mrs. Lora McClain baptised child Nancy Nov. 1865.
William and Mrs. M. J. McClain baptised George Milton 14 April 18??
James and E. McClain baptised John Franklin 14 April 18??.
William M. McCleskey baptised Daniel Sterges 9 July 1848
William A. ? McCleskey baptised Mary Ann 7 June 1850
James and Lora McClain baptised Lora Ellen Aug. 1873
Mrs. A. P. McLain received certificate 14 April 18? - deceased ?
Mr. A.P. McClain deceased 29 May 1920.
Homer McLeskey received cert. 17 Aug. 1893, deceased 19?
Mrs. Alice McLain, deceased 29 May 1920
Hariett McLeskey received cert. 12
Aug. 1894 - deceased ?
Mrs. D. F. McLain - Dec. 11, 1904 -
dismissed to Presby. Church at Acwoth
Warren McLain - 14 Aug. 1902 - left
church for Baptist.
Virgie McLain 19 Aug. 1904 - deceased 9 June ?
Walter McLain, 19 Aug. 1904 - deceased 9 June ?
Miss Odessia McLain 21 Aug. 1904 -
retired ?
T. H. McLeskey, Jan. 14, 1906, received certificate
Mrs. T. H. McLeskey Jan. 14, 1906 "
"
W. D. McLeskey Jan. 14, 1906 " "
J. C. McLeskey, Jan. 14, 1906 " "
Mrs. T. H. McLain, died 20 Aug.
1927
J. C. McLeskey, left for Atlanta 11
July 1915
Miss Alice McLain 12 Aug. 19087 examination - went to Mississippi.
Leroy McLeskey, 17 Aug. 1907 dismissed by letter Feb. ?
Miss Julia mcLeskey 10 Aug. 1908 left in 1929
Hollis McCleskey 10 Aug. 1908 left
for Atlanta 10 Aug 1909 went to Atlanta
Mrs. Lillian McCleskey 19 Aug. 1909
went to Atlanta
Miss Bertha McLain -14 Aug. 1909 received certificate
Earnet McClain received cert. 14 Aug. 1909
Miss Cora McLain, received cert. 20
Aug. 1910, dismissed for ?
Mr. Horace McLain received cert.
16 Aug. 1912
Agnes McLain received cert. 21
Aug. 1914
David Brewster mcLain examination 9 May 1915
John B. McLain, 14 Aug. 1915
Mrs. " "
William and Mary Jane McLain baptised Milton Smith McLain d13 Dec. 1874.
James and Lora McLain baptised Lula Jane McLain 6 June 1874
A.P. McLain and Hettie McLain baptised Alice Elizabeth McClain 14 Feb . ?
Ima Lois McLain, 11 Sept. 1921
gone to Baptist Church
B. McLain, 17 Aug. 1922 gone to Baptist Church
P. McLain 13 Aug. 1866 - gone to Baptist
James McLain, 18? dismissed to Methodist Church
Miss M.M. McLain deceased 20 Dec. 1881
Jane McLain 29 May 1899 deceased
Sally McLain - exam. 5 Jan. 1875 -
retired
C.P. McLain, examination 5 Jan. 1875
Elizabeth McClain - 10 Nov. 1877 received cert. 1882 gone to Baptist.
T. H. McCleskey, 9 April 1905 - went
to Texas
Homer M. McLain - 1903 (went to Ark) - ordained as Minister
David F. McLain, examination 17 Aug. 1993 - deceased ?
Edward McLain, examination 16 Aug. 1896 - went to Ark.
Mamie McLain, 19?? dismissed to Methodist
Warren McClain, 1902 dismissed to Acworth"
As you can see from above, our McClains have contributed greatly to the development of Cobb County, as well as Carroll County, Ga. where some still reside. They are still
upright citizens of the communities
in which they live.
More About JOSIAH MCCLAIN:
Burial: Buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia
Notes for NANCY ANN WOOD:
Nancy is probably the daughter of Michael Wood. Abraham and Thomas witnessed Charles McClain's Will in Spartanburg, S.C. Were they Nancy's brothers?
John H. Wood, b. S.C. age 60 on
the 1870 Cobb Co., Acworth Dist.,
census is probably Nancy's brother
or nephew. Research is continuing.....
Lots of research done on the Moon and Wood lineage by Susan Brock Booker, 527 Chalmers Mt. Rd., Walhalla, SC 29691, Email: SBrockBooker@aol.com
More About NANCY ANN WOOD:
Burial: Buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia
More About JOSIAH MCCLAIN and NANCY WOOD:
Marriage: Abt. 1808, Spartanburg, S.C.
iv.
POLLY MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1790; d. Probably Cobb Co., GA; m. GEORGE MAYFIELD, Abt. 1812; b. 1790, Greenville County, S.C.; d. 29 Oct 1852, Cobb County, Georgia.
Notes for POLLY MCCLAIN:
Polly McClain Mayfield was Josiah McLain's sister.
More About POLLY MCCLAIN:
Burial: Probably Mars Hill
Cemetery, Cobb Co., Ga.
Notes for GEORGE MAYFIELD:
George Mayfield was the son of Abraham and Martha Jones Mayfield. His lineage has been traced back to England and is as follows. Parents of Abraham Mayfield, b. 1750 Culpepper Co., Ga., d. 1842 Greenville Co., S.C. were:
Thomas Mayfield, Sr. b. 1716, Va.,
d. July 9, 1803, Greenville County,
S.C. he married Anne ?
Thomas was the son of Abraham Mayfield, born 1679 in Essex County, VA, died 1778 Granville Co., N.C. he married Elizabeth ?, b. 1687 in VA, d. abt. 1726 Bute County, NC.
The immigrant was Robert Mayfield, Sr. b. 1635 England, d. Dec. 3, 1714 in Virginia. He married Sarah ? 1678 in VA. Sarah born 1640 died 1716. They had 8 children, one of which was Abraham.
Lineage info. was contributed by Leigh C. Smith, a descendant, Email: LSmith3437@aol.com
More About GEORGE MAYFIELD:
Burial: Probably Mars Hill
Cemetery, Cobb County, Ga.
More About GEORGE MAYFIELD and POLLY MCCLAIN:
Marriage: Abt. 1812
v.
ELIZABETH MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1792, Probably South Carolina; d. 27 Sep 1868, Probably Decatur, Georgia; m. THORNTON WARD; b. 09 Nov 1792, South Carolina; d. 26 Jun 1826, Decatur, Georgia.
Notes for THORNTON WARD:
The information on this family was
found in WFT Vol. 12, T4352, submitted by:
vi.
NANCY MCCLAIN, b. 1793, Spartanburg, S.C.; d. Bef. 1870, Spartanburg, S.C.; m. JAMES LEONARD, 1815; b. 25 Dec 1791, N.C.; d. 13 Sep 1880, Spartanburg, S.C..
Notes for JAMES LEONARD:
This information for this couple and
their descendants found on Vol. 44,
Tree 0132 of World Family Tree Maker. Also some contributed by Horace Gilbert.
In the Carolina Spartan newspaper dated Dec. 8, 1880 there appeared a "Tribute of Respect" to James Leonard. The following information is taken from that article written by R. H. Reid, President of Trustees and J. C. Anderson, Secretary and Treaurer of Reidville School for Girls.
"James Leonard came from North Carolina as a young boy and settled near Reidville. He had been a school teacher in the earlier years of his life. He was a deputy surveyor and surveyed much of the land in Greenville and S;artanburg counties. He was mnoted for the accuracy of his work and the beauty of his plats. Although he was a believer in God, he was not a member of any church. He died of pneumonia and was buried at Vernonsville. Editorial note: The section of Spartanburg County that now encompasses Wellford, Duncan and Lyman was known as Vernonsville. The exact location of his grave is unknown but some reports say that he buried in "the longest grave" in the Duncan Baptist Church Cemetery. The grave is unmarked."
Will of James Leonard dated August 15, 1879 filed Sept. 21, 1880, Bk. F, Pgs 69-70
"I James Leonrd of Welford (sic) in
the state and county aforesaid do make and publish this my last will and testament. 1st I give and devise and bequeath my estate and property, real and person, as follows, that is to say, I desire that after my decrease my body be directly buried and that the expense for the burial be paid by my Executor or Executrix as the case may be. 2nd I give, devise and bequeath all my property or estate both real and personal to my beloved wife Elizabeth Leonard during her natural life or widowhood and at the death or marriage of the said Elizabeth Leonard I direct that all my estate both real and personal be sold to the highest bidder at public (sic) auction and that the proceeds of said sale be
deposited in the hands of the board
of trustees of the Reidville Female
High School, the interes of said proceeds (unreadable) to be used by said Trustees for the purpose of educating any worthy indigent or poor scholars attending said school or said interest may be used otherwise if in the discretion of said board it would be more to the interest and advantage of said institution (explanation). Having divided
amongst my children as I have been able therefore in my lifetime I have reasons for the foregoing disposition of my estate which are satisfactory to myself and I leave my children and others to form their own reasons and opinions. Thereby revoke, anull and make void any and all former wills and testament or bequest by me heretofore made. Thereby appoint my wife Elizabeth Leonard and her nephew Thomas Pearson, Executrix and Executor of this my lalst will and testament. Signed, sealed, declared published and pronounced in presence of: M. F. Bright, W. W. Harley, M.M. Harley
James was the son of Jonas Leonard and Sarah Lanford.
More About JAMES LEONARD:
Date born 2: 21 Dec 1791
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865,
Co.C,22nd SCV, Civil WAR
More About JAMES LEONARD and NANCY MCCLAIN:
Marriage: 1815
vii.
JOHN MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 1794, Spartanburg, S.C.; d. Abt. 1849, Cobb County, Gerogia; m. (1) UNKNOWN, Abt. 1810, South Carolina; d. Bef. 1820; m. (2) PHILIPINA GLENN, Abt. 1820, South Carolina; b. Abt. 1800, Spartanburg, S. C.; d. 1849, Edisto River, South Carolina near Branchville.
Notes for JOHN MCCLAIN:
John and Piney are reported to have lived in Tate, Ga. for a time.
John McClain moved to Meriwether Co., Ga. before 1840 then Dekalb County, Ga. He is probably the father of the James W. McClain, b. 1811 and the William S. McClain, b. 1814 that are found in Dekalb County on the 1850 Dekalb County census. Two of John McClains' daughters lived and died in Meriwether County. Two of their daughters died of yellow fever in Savannah, Ga.
Some research was done on this John McClain by Newton Clark McClain and passed to LaJuan Lee (a descendant) of Woodstock, Ga. Research also done by William A. DeCaindry of Washington, D.C.
A John McClain drew in the 1832 Gold Lottery of Ga. It was a lucky draw, the land was located in what is now Cobb Co., Ga. Section 19, Dist. 3, Lot 0399. It is not known whether John moved to Cobb County.
More About JOHN MCCLAIN:
Burial: Probably buried in Cobb or
DeKalb County, Ga.
More About JOHN MCCLAIN and UNKNOWN:
Marriage: Abt. 1810, South
Carolina
Notes for PHILIPINA GLENN:
Philippina was the daughter of Tyre
Glenn and Rachel Moon. "Piney" as she was called began a journey from her home in GA to SC in 1849. The wagon was swept down the river in a fishnet and she was drowned with her youngest child, Margaret. Piney had left the other children with her eldest daughter Francis Adelaide. Piney drowned in 1849. See below.
The following information is printed
verbatim per letter written by Ruby
Geutel, Evansville, Ind. mailed to
Robert Lee McClain, her cousin.
"Oh, I never heard any story of Piney Glenn except a tragic one. I told you I was born Aug. 8, 1891 and I was 9 or 10 years old and there were many people, old ones, who remembered Piney Glenn and John McClain. This is the way I heard the story: Piney received a letter from relatives (it seems that her mother was ill) and it took twenty-five cents at the time to bring the letter. Of course it was at least two weeks in transit but whoever wrote the letter (I always thought it was someone living with and caring for her mother -- traditional stories are never true altogether, but in the letter she was urged to come back to the Enoree River with her relatives and see her mother so that was her plan. After she received this letter, she made preparations to return to Enoree River, S .C. (we have Spartanburg and Greenville Counties) where she had relatives. She took the older children to a married daughter or daughters and
bundled up the baby to take her back home to South Carolina. She got passage on a wagon transit.
People used to do that - take passage on a traveling caravan. There was some effort made to trace her -
she never arrived in South
Carolina. Her children wrote to relatives. I was under the impression it was Rachel Moon's house where they wrote to and Piney Glenn had not come. Inquiry was made around Enoree River and about the time she was lost a wagon caravan had washed away at the North fork of the Edisto River. The wagon caravan was trying to ford the river. One or two of the horses were found and held by people in that vicinity but none of the passengers were ever located. It was after a severe rain and the river was high and turbulent. Piney Glenn and daughter Margaret were washed away. I believe you can safely believe this story. I heard also, mouth to mouth, stories of people who knew this lovely girl. They said she was pretty, refined, and of strong character."
Piney's sister Eliza Glenn married
James McClain, John's brother (sisters married brothers).
Research shows that the Glenn family came from Lunenberg, Virginia.
Note: From Virginia Tuttle. I have
much more. If you think you can add to this, please contact me.
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