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Laura Melvina Meadows 1889–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1889

Birth Location: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Jan 1973

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Arnold Meadows

Mother: Sarah Young

Spouse(s): Joshua McClain

Children(s): Leonard McClain, Loyce Clain, Lydle McClain, Lewis Clain, Emmitt Clain, Sarah McClain, Alvin McClain, Leemon McClain, Lonnie McClain

In 1889, Laura Melvina Meadows entered the world in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA, born to Arnold R Meadows And Sarah Ann Young. Laura Melvina Meadows married Joshua Murry Moses Mcclain, and had children including Alvin Eugene Mcclain, Emmitt Haston Mc Clain, Leemon Edgar Mcclain, Leonard Lafay Mcclain, Lewis Murray Mc Clain, Lonnie Arnold Mcclain, Loyce Mai Mc Clain, Lydle Pascal Mcclain, Sarah Mcclain. Laura Melvina Meadows passed away in 1973 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Laura Melvina Meadows entered the world in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA, born to Arnold R Meadows And Sarah Ann Young.
  • Laura Melvina Meadows married Joshua Murry Moses Mcclain, and had children including Alvin Eugene Mcclain, Emmitt Haston Mc Clain, Leemon Edgar Mcclain, Leonard Lafay Mcclain, Lewis Murray Mc Clain, Lonnie Arnold Mcclain, Loyce Mai Mc Clain, Lydle Pascal Mcclain, Sarah Mcclain.
  • Laura Melvina Meadows passed away in 1973 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Laura Meadows's Ancestors

Self
Laura Meadows
1889–1973
Birth Place: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Arnold R Meadows
1860–1934
Scott, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Ann) Young
1847–1917
Mississippi
Grandparents
Joel (Johnson) Meadows
1812–1863
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Matilda) Shelby
1824–1908
Maury, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Meador
1790–1860
Elizabeth Meador
1790–1870
Samuel Shelby
1795–1876
Levina Meadors
1784–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Meador
1773–1854
Mary Vines
1773–1860
Job Meadows
1760–1813
Lucie Rorie
1762–1827

Laura Meadows's Descendants

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Laura (Melvina) Meadows (15 Nov 1889–Jan 1973) m. Joshua (Murry Moses) McClain (15 Jan 1876–22 Mar 1941)
  1. 1. Leonard (Lafay) McClain 1911–1998 m. Mary (Muzette) Thompson 1919–2003
  2. 2. Loyce (Mai Mc) Clain 1914–
  3. 3. Lydle (Pascal) McClain 1916–1994
  4. 4. Lewis (Murray Mc) Clain 1919–1978
  5. 5. Emmitt (Haston Mc) Clain 1922–1992
  6. 6. Sarah McClain 1924–2019
  7. 7. Alvin (Eugene) McClain 1928–1989
  8. 8. Leemon (Edgar) McClain 1909–1976
  9. 9. Lonnie (Arnold) McClain 1912–1913

Laura Meadows's Timeline

2 Records

1889
15 Nov 1889
Birth of Laura Melvina Meadows in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
1973
Jan 1973
Age 84
Death of Laura Melvina Meadows in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1973
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

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