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Malinda E. J. McClain 1832–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 AUG 1832

Birth Location: Dekalb County, Georgia

Death Date: 9 MAY 1924

Death Location: Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Georgia

Father: Josiah McClain

Mother: Nancy Wood

Spouse(s): David McCleskey, Thomas Davenport

Children(s): Thaddeus McCleskey, James McCleskey, Harriet McCleskey, Julia McCleskey, David McCleskey

Malinda E. J. McClain was born in 1832 in Dekalb County, Georgia, the child of Josiah Mcclain And Nancy Ann Wood. Malinda E. J. McClain married David Sanford Mccleskey, Thomas Davenport, and had children including David Lester Mccleskey, Harriet M Mccleskey, James William Mccleskey, Julia A Mccleskey, Thaddeus Henderson Mccleskey. Malinda E. J. McClain passed away in 1924 in Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Malinda E. J. McClain was born in 1832 in Dekalb County, Georgia, the child of Josiah Mcclain And Nancy Ann Wood.
  • Malinda E. J. McClain married David Sanford Mccleskey, Thomas Davenport, and had children including David Lester Mccleskey, Harriet M Mccleskey, James William Mccleskey, Julia A Mccleskey, Thaddeus Henderson Mccleskey.
  • Malinda E. J. McClain passed away in 1924 in Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah McClain
1788–1883
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Nancy Wood
1790–1867
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

David McCleskey
1829–1863
Birth Location: Georgia
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Thomas Davenport
1832–
Birth Location: Cobb County, Georgia
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Children(s)

Thaddeus McCleskey
1856–1935
Birth Location: Cobb County, Georgia
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James McCleskey
1860–1948
Birth Location: Cobb County, Georgia
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Harriet McCleskey
1854–1933
Birth Location: –
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Julia McCleskey
1858–1876
Birth Location: Cobb County, Georgia
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David McCleskey
1862–1936
Birth Location: Cobb County, Georgia
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Malinda McClain's Ancestors

Self
Malinda McClain
1832–1924
Birth Place: Dekalb County, Georgia
Parents
Josiah McClain
1788–1883
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Nancy (Ann) Wood
1790–1867
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Charles McClain
1750–1821
Elizabeth (Lurine) Moon
1754–1837
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Michael Wood
1746–1829
Bute County, North Carolina
Ann Mayfield
–1805
Great-Grandparents
Joseph McClain
1707–1807
Nancy Marshall
1726–1790
Gideon Moon
1720–1790
Mary Hudson
1725–1799
Robert Wood
1720–1755
Ann Unk
–1761
Abraham Mayfield
1681–1769
Elizabeth Mayfield
1687–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McLEAN
1665–1745
Jane Marshall
1672–
Thomas Marshall
1694–1759
Jane Fox
1699–1778
Peter Moon
1682–1720
Elizabeth Smith
–1720
William Wood
1690–
William Wood
1690–
Robert Mayfield
–1715

Malinda McClain's Descendants

1.
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Malinda (E. J.) McClain (26 AUG 1832–9 MAY 1924) m. David (Sanford) McCleskey (4 FEB 1829–NOV 1863) m. Thomas Davenport (1832–)
  1. 1. Thaddeus (Henderson) McCleskey 1856–1935 m. Georgia (Ann) Orr 1860–1927
    1. 1. William (David) McCleskey 1881–1945 m. Ida Ragsdale 1886–1971
      1. 1. Annie (Louise) McCleskey 1913–2000 m. Robert (Eugene) Weldon 1908–
        1. 1. Mary (Dell) Weldon 1936–2022 m. Gene (Lawson) Robert –2012
      2. 2. Marjorie (Elizabeth) McCleskey 1917–1996 m. William (Cleveland Sockwell) Jr 1919–1988
      3. 3. William (David McCleskey) Jr. 1925–
      4. 4. William (Leon) McCleskey 1921–1921
    2. 2. Robert (Samuel) McCleskey 1887–
    3. 3. Jessie (C.) McCleskey 1883–
    4. 4. Andrew (Newton) McCleskey 1888–
    5. 5. Thaddeus (Leroy) McCleskey 1890–
    6. 6. Hollis (Josiah) McCleskey 1892–
    7. 7. Julia (Elizabeth) McCleskey 1894–
  2. 2. James (William) McCleskey 1860–1948 m. Irene (Clemantine) Bryan 1859–1917
    1. 1. Julia (Gertrude) McCleskey 1882–
      1. 1. Lillian (Beatrice Eidson) Eidson 1906–
      2. 2. James (William) Eidson 1908–
      3. 3. Simmie (Irene) Eidson 1911–
    2. 2. Sallie (Melinda) McCleskey 1884–
      1. 1. Robert (William) Eidson 1908–
      2. 2. Thelma (Lucille) Eidson 1915–
    3. 3. Hettie (Mae) McCleskey 1892–1977 m. Andrew (Young) Crowder 1887–1944
      1. 1. Sarah (Mae) Crowder 1914–1982 m. Joe (D.) McCurry 1911–
      2. 2. Annie (Elizabeth) Crowder 1919–1987
    4. 4. Ben (Rae) McCleskey 1887–1904
    5. 5. William (Harvey) McCleskey 1897–
    6. 6. Thomas (David) McCleskey 1900–1936 m. Odessa (Mae) Joiner 1908–1968
      1. 1. Richard (Edwin) McCleskey 1925–1973 m. Evelyn (B) McCleskey 1925–2017
      2. 2. Annie (Jeanne) McCleskey 1926–1997 m. Frank (Monroe Butler Jr) DDS 1922–2007
  3. 3. Harriet (M.) McCleskey 1854–1933
    1. 1. R. (Homer) McCleskey 1880–1933
      1. 1. Ray McCleskey 1906–
  4. 4. Julia (A.) McCleskey 1858–1876
  5. 5. David (Lester) McCleskey 1862–1936 m. Lillian Starnes 1863–1885 m. Eunice White 1872–1942
    1. 1. Fannie (Bell) McCleskey 1885– m. William (J.) Dyar 1881–1961
    2. 2. Luther (Eugene) McCleskey 1891–1891
    3. 3. Julia (I. Bertie) McCleskey 1892–1972 m. Claude (B.) Allen 1883–1929
    4. 4. Dealous (Eugene) McCleskey 1894–1895
    5. 5. David (Pink) McCleskey 1897–1975 m. Mildred (M.) Brown 1902–
    6. 6. Alice (May) McCleskey 1899–1982 m. Carl Cooper 1898–1964
    7. 7. Minnie (Lee) McCleskey 1902–1972
    8. 8. Ollie (Elizabeth) McCleskey 1904–1991 m. Felix Cooper 1901–1972
      1. 1. George (Felix) Cooper 1929–2020 m. Virginia Hayes 1930–2010
      2. 2. James (Harrison) Cooper 1938–2003
    9. 9. Infant McCleskey 1906–1906
    10. 10. George (Sanford) McCleskey 1907–1997
    11. 11. William (Emory) McCleskey 1910–1964 m. Addie (Estelle) Holt 1911–2003
    12. 12. Eunice (Melinda) McCleskey 1914–1914
    13. 13. John (Clifford) McCleskey 1915–1978
    14. 14. Lucy (Beatrice) McCleskey 1916–1975 m. Huron (Clay) Manning 1905–1998

Malinda McClain's Timeline

3 Records

1832
26 AUG 1832
Birth of Malinda E. J. McClain in Dekalb County, Georgia
Dekalb County, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 18
Malinda E. J. McClain was married In Ga., Georgia, USA
GA., Georgia, USA
1924
9 MAY 1924
Age 92
Death of Malinda E. J. McClain in Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1832
    Event Place: Dekalb County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: GA., Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1924
    Event Place: Cobb County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Georgia
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