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Elizabeth Margaret McClain 1794–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 OCT 1794

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 27 SEP 1868

Death Location: Dekalb County, Georgia

Father: Charles McClain

Mother: Elizabeth Moon

Spouse(s): Thornton Ward

Children(s): Thornton Ward

The story of Elizabeth Margaret McClain began in 1794 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Elizabeth Margaret McClain married Thornton Ward, and had children including Thornton Mclean Ward. Elizabeth Margaret McClain passed away in 1868 in Dekalb County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Margaret McClain began in 1794 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  • Elizabeth Margaret McClain married Thornton Ward, and had children including Thornton Mclean Ward.
  • Elizabeth Margaret McClain passed away in 1868 in Dekalb County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles McClain
1750–1821
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Moon
1754–1837
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thornton Ward
1792–1826
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Thornton Ward
1826–1902
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Georgia
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Elizabeth McClain's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth McClain
1794–1868
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Charles McClain
1750–1821
Elizabeth (Lurine) Moon
1754–1837
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph McClain
1707–1807
Mull, Argyll, Scotland
Nancy (Jane) Marshall
1726–1790
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Gideon Moon
1720–1790
Virginia
Mary (Hall) Hudson
1725–1799
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McLEAN
1665–1745
Jane Marshall
1672–
Thomas Marshall
1694–1759
Jane Fox
1699–1778
Peter Moon
1682–1720
Elizabeth Smith
–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Moon
1655–1712
Mary Unk
1662–1712

Elizabeth McClain's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Margaret) McClain (10 OCT 1794–27 SEP 1868) m. Thornton Ward (9 NOV 1792–26 JUN 1826)
  1. 1. Thornton (McLean) Ward 1826–1902 m. Martha (Jane) King 1827–1910
    1. 1. Julius (Luther) Ward 1857–1926 m. Sarah (Cornelius) Fowler 1859–1928
      1. 1. Louis (Frank) Ward 1890–1977 m. Virginia (Ann) Kennedy 1894–1982
        1. 1. Weston (Cecil) Ward 1919–1978 m. Allie (Ruth) Yeakley 1923–1994
        2. 2. Alfred (Louis) Ward 1922–1993 m. Wilma (Blanche) Robinson –1974
      2. 2. C. (Edward) Ward 1878–
      3. 3. Thornton (Luther) Ward 1879–1952 m. Mary (Anna) Clark 1878–1969
        1. 1. Thomas (Luther) Ward 1900–1992
        2. 2. Katie Ward 1912–
        3. 3. Minnie (Wynonah) Ward 1916–1997 m. Gilbert (R.) Kasparek 1917–1995
        4. 4. Edna Ward 1919–
        5. 5. Pearl (Mae) Ward 1902–1993 m. Samuel (Claude) Kuehn 1905–1991
        6. 6. Lena Ward 1905–
        7. 7. Walter Ward 1908–
      4. 4. Ada (Viola) Ward 1882–
      5. 5. Infant Ward 1884–
      6. 6. Lula (Jane) Ward 1885–
      7. 7. Nancy (Ella) Ward 1885–
      8. 8. William (Henry) Ward 1893–
    2. 2. James (T.) Ward 1868–
    3. 3. William (Dan) Ward 1866– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Thomaston 1866–
      1. 1. Etta (G.) Ward 1898–
      2. 2. Eleanor (Pauline) Ward 1900–1984
      3. 3. Alma (V.) Ward 1896–
      4. 4. Joe Ward 1906–
      5. 5. Opal Ward 1908–
    4. 4. Nancy (A.) Ward 1860–
    5. 5. Newton (W.) Ward 1873– m. Flora Unk 1875–

Elizabeth McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1794
10 OCT 1794
Birth of Elizabeth Margaret McClain in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1868
27 SEP 1868
Age 74
Death of Elizabeth Margaret McClain in Dekalb County, Georgia
Dekalb County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1794
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1868
    Event Place: Dekalb County, Georgia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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