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George Washington McClain 1844–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1844

Birth Location: Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 8 July 1919

Death Location: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Sarah Cochran

Spouse(s): Edie Goodwin, Bertie Ray

Children(s): Martha McClain, Reverend McClain, Alice Peeples, Luella McClain, William McClain, Carrie McClain, Emma McClain, Gertude McClain

George Washington McClain was born in 1844 in Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Mcclain Sr And Sarah Sally Cochran. George Washington McClain married Bertie M Ray, Edie Margaret Goodwin, and had children including Alice M Peeples, Carrie Bell Mcclain, Emma Mcclain, Gertude Gertie May Mcclain, Luella Frances Mcclain, Martha J Mcclain, Reverend James Robert Mcclain, William Lee Mcclain. George Washington McClain passed away in 1919 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Washington McClain was born in 1844 in Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Mcclain Sr And Sarah Sally Cochran.
  • George Washington McClain married Bertie M Ray, Edie Margaret Goodwin, and had children including Alice M Peeples, Carrie Bell Mcclain, Emma Mcclain, Gertude Gertie May Mcclain, Luella Frances Mcclain, Martha J Mcclain, Reverend James Robert Mcclain, William Lee Mcclain.
  • George Washington McClain passed away in 1919 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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George McClain's Ancestors

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George McClain
1844–1919
Birth Place: Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley McClain Sr
1805–1865
North Carolina, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Cochran
1808–1864
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
George McClain
1783–1857
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Keene
1787–1860
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
John (P.) Cochran
1791–1869
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Mary ('Polly') McGalliard
1790–1871
Union, Hertford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph McClain
1755–1805
Nancy Marshall
1755–1810
John Keene
1765–1815
Nancy Hornbuckle
1769–1845
Benjamin Cochran
1740–1831
Janet Hoag
1745–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.^
1712–1790
Margery Slone
1720–1761
James Keen
1731–1796
Judith Marshall
1734–1770
John Cochran
1715–1795
Mary McGalliard
1720–

George McClain's Descendants

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George (Washington) McClain (20 March 1844–8 July 1919) m. Edie (Margaret) Goodwin (10 September 1844–14 January 1904) m. Bertie (M) Ray (1874–)
  1. 1. Martha (J.) McClain 1867–1936
  2. 2. Reverend (James Robert) McClain 1868–1941
  3. 3. Alice (M) Peeples 1872–1953
  4. 4. Luella (Frances) McClain 1873–1951
  5. 5. William (Lee) McClain 1874–1945
  6. 6. Carrie (Bell) McClain 1878–1910
  7. 7. Emma McClain 1877–1954
  8. 8. Gertude ((Gertie) May) McClain 1885–1957

George McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1844
20 March 1844
Birth of George Washington McClain in Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
1919
8 July 1919
Age 75
Death of George Washington McClain in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1844
    Event Place: Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1919
    Event Place: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

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