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John Rhuel McClain 1897–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1897

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 1966

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Marcus McClain

Mother: Margaret Blackwell

Spouse(s): Ruby Patterson

Children(s): Margaret McClain, John Jr, Robert Sr, Nueal Rancont, Doris Stancil, Mary McClain, Phyllis McClain

John Rhuel McClain was born in 1897 in Alabama, USA, the child of Marcus Delafayette Mcclain And Margaret Louise Blackwell. In 1900, John Rhuel McClain resided in Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1910, John Rhuel McClain resided in Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. John Rhuel McClain married Ruby Viola Patterson, and had children including Doris Gaines Mcclain Stancil, Gail Patterson Mcclain, John Rhuel Mcclain Jr, Margaret Anne Mcclain, Mary Helen Mcclain, Nueal Pearl Mcclain Rancont, Phyllis Joyce Mcclain, Robert Marcus Mcclain Sr, Ruby Jane Mcclain. John Rhuel McClain passed away in 1966 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Rhuel McClain was born in 1897 in Alabama, USA, the child of Marcus Delafayette Mcclain And Margaret Louise Blackwell.
  • In 1900, John Rhuel McClain resided in Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, John Rhuel McClain resided in Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • John Rhuel McClain married Ruby Viola Patterson, and had children including Doris Gaines Mcclain Stancil, Gail Patterson Mcclain, John Rhuel Mcclain Jr, Margaret Anne Mcclain, Mary Helen Mcclain, Nueal Pearl Mcclain Rancont, Phyllis Joyce Mcclain, Robert Marcus Mcclain Sr, Ruby Jane Mcclain.
  • John Rhuel McClain passed away in 1966 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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)

Ruby Patterson
1901–1981
Birth Location: Alabama
RP

Children(s)

Margaret McClain
1922–1926
Birth Location: Alabama
MM
John Jr
1921–1922
Birth Location: Edgewater, Jefferson, Alabama
JJ
Robert Sr
1927–2004
Birth Location: McDonald Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
RS
Nueal Rancont
1933–2020
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Alabama
NR
Doris Stancil
1924–2010
Birth Location: Alabama
DS
Mary McClain
1925–2009
Birth Location: Dora, Walker Co., Alabama
MM
Phyllis McClain
1931–1998
Birth Location: McDonald Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
PM

John McClain's Ancestors

Self
John McClain
1897–1966
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
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

John McClain's Descendants

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John (Rhuel) McClain (17 May 1897–11 Dec 1966) m. Ruby (Viola) Patterson (24 May 1901–11 Nov 1981)
  1. 1. Margaret (Anne) McClain 1922–1926
  2. 2. John (Rhuel McClain) Jr 1921–1922
  3. 3. Robert (Marcus McClain) Sr 1927–2004 m. Sara (Floydene) Payne 1931–2015
  4. 4. Nueal (Pearl McClain) Rancont 1933–2020 m. Joseph (Minnie) Rancont 1925–1995
  5. 5. Doris (Gaines McClain) Stancil 1924–2010 m. Mervin (Leon Stancil) Sr 1922–2002
  6. 6. Mary (Helen) McClain 1925–2009 m. Grover (Thomas Fikes) Jr 1925–2004
    1. 1. Grover (Thomas Fikes) III 1946–2004
    2. 2. Mary (Janice) Fikes 1948–1948
    3. 3. Gary (J) Fikes 1949–1949
  7. 7. Phyllis (Joyce) McClain 1931–1998 m. Robert (Earl Alexander) Sr 1928–1999

John McClain's Timeline

10 Records

1897
17 May 1897
Birth of John Rhuel McClain in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 33
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Sh, Jefferson, Alabama
Sh, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1942
1942
Age 45
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Mcdonald Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Mcdonald Chapel, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 54
John Rhuel McClain resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1966
11 Dec 1966
Age 69
Death of John Rhuel McClain in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1897
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_47; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 37-153
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0217; Image: 413.0; FHL microfilm: 2339768
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Jefferson; Roll: 1509358; Draft Board: 5
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Meeks, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1240021
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 49, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_18; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1374031
    [7] Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957

    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: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Jefferson; Roll: 1509358; Draft Board: 5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 57, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0217; Image: 413.0; FHL microfilm: 2339768

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_47; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 37-153

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_47; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 37-153

    Genealogy Event 8
    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 9
    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 10
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1966
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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