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Margaret May McClain 1881–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1881

Birth Location: Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 6 November 1962

Death Location: Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Joseph Lingscheit

Mother: Catherine Lingscheit

Spouse(s): Harvey McClain

Children(s): Leland McClain

In 1881, Margaret May McClain entered the world in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Joseph Lingscheit And Catherine Diedrich Lingscheit. Margaret May McClain married Harvey Smith Mcclain, and had children including Leland Arthur Mcclain. Margaret May McClain passed away in 1962 in Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Margaret May McClain entered the world in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Joseph Lingscheit And Catherine Diedrich Lingscheit.
  • Margaret May McClain married Harvey Smith Mcclain, and had children including Leland Arthur Mcclain.
  • Margaret May McClain passed away in 1962 in Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Margaret McClain's Ancestors

Self
Margaret McClain
1881–1962
Birth Place: Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Lingscheit
1846–1944
Bouderath Schonau Rheinland Prussia
Catherine ((Diedrich)) Lingscheit
1854–1915
Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
Anton ((Anthony)) Lingscheid
1819–1852
Lingscheider Muhle, Prussia
Gertrude Hundgen
1816–1856
Prussia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lingscheid
1790–1833
Margarethe Schneichels
1789–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes Goeser
1755–1818
Anna Barth
1759–1830

Margaret McClain's Descendants

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Margaret (May) McClain (30 April 1881–6 November 1962) m. Harvey (Smith) McClain (4 December 1870–23 March 1935)
  1. 1. Leland (Arthur) McClain 1913–2008

Margaret McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1881
30 April 1881
Birth of Margaret May McClain in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America
Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America
1962
6 November 1962
Age 81
Death of Margaret May McClain in Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, United States of America
Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1881
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1962
    Event Place: Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parkston, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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