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James McClain 1775–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1819

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Charles McClain

Mother: Elizabeth Moon

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James McClain was born in 1775 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Mcclain And Elizabeth Lurine Moon. In 1790, James McClain resided in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. James McClain passed away in 1819 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James McClain was born in 1775 in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Mcclain And Elizabeth Lurine Moon.
  • In 1790, James McClain resided in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • James McClain passed away in 1819 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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James McClain's Ancestors

Self
James McClain
1775–1819
Birth Place: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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

James McClain's Timeline

3 Records

1775
1775
Birth of James McClain in South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 15
James McClain resided here in Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1819
1819
Age 44
Death of James McClain in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Greenville, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 97; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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