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Dewey Hobson McClain 1899–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1899

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Death Date: 29 Aug 1967

Death Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Father: Marcus McClain

Mother: Margaret Blackwell

Spouse(s): Nueal Ellis

Children(s): Bobbie McClain, Richard McClain

Dewey Hobson McClain was born in 1899 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, the child of Marcus Delafayette Mcclain And Margaret Louise Blackwell. In 1900, Dewey Hobson McClain resided in Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Dewey Hobson McClain resided in Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Dewey Hobson McClain married Nueal Verette Ellis, and had children including Bobbie Lou Mcclain, Richard Mcclain. Dewey Hobson McClain passed away in 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Dewey Hobson McClain was born in 1899 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, the child of Marcus Delafayette Mcclain And Margaret Louise Blackwell.
  • In 1900, Dewey Hobson McClain resided in Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Dewey Hobson McClain resided in Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Dewey Hobson McClain married Nueal Verette Ellis, and had children including Bobbie Lou Mcclain, Richard Mcclain.
  • Dewey Hobson McClain passed away in 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marcus McClain
1858–1905
Birth Location: Jefferson, Rock Creek, Alabama, USA
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Margaret Blackwell
1870–1957
Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Nueal Ellis
1908–2006
Birth Location: Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama
NE

Children(s)

Bobbie McClain
1930–2012
Birth Location: Alabama
BM
Richard McClain
1941–1941
Birth Location: Fairfield, Alabama
RM

Dewey McClain's Ancestors

Self
Dewey McClain
1899–1967
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Parents
Marcus DeLafayette McClain
1858–1905
Jefferson, Rock Creek, Alabama, USA
Margaret (Louise) Blackwell
1870–1957
Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Blackwell
1845–1916
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
Eliza (Jane) Gossett
1844–1927
Floyd, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Blackwell
1808–1888
Susana Littlejohn
1809–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Blackwell
1767–1830
Susanna Pope
1769–
Eli Littlejohn
1740–1815
Susanna Fourd
1762–1850

Dewey McClain's Descendants

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Dewey (Hobson) McClain (27 Jun 1899–29 Aug 1967) m. Nueal (Verette) Ellis (22 Oct 1908–9 Mar 2006)
  1. 1. Bobbie (Lou) McClain 1930–2012 m. Frank (Willis) Gilley 1931–1987
  2. 2. Richard McClain 1941–1941

Dewey McClain's Timeline

11 Records

1899
27 Jun 1899
Birth of Dewey Hobson McClain in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
1900
1900
Age 1
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 21
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Precinct 57, Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 57, Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Edgewater, Jefferson, Alabama
Edgewater, Jefferson, Alabama
1939
1939
Age 40
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 41
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in E P 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
E P 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1942
1942
Age 43
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Mcdonald Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Mcdonald Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 52
Dewey Hobson McClain resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1967
29 Aug 1967
Age 68
Death of Dewey Hobson McClain in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1899
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1240021
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_18; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374031

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1240021

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_18; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374031

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1918
    Event Place: Newport News, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_22; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 57, Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0217; FHL microfilm: 2339768

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Edgewater, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00047; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 37-153

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E P 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00047; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 37-153

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Mcdonald Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 178

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wylam, Ala
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wylam, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1967
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
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