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Moses Samuel McClain 1806–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1806

Birth Location: , Shelby, KY, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 1888

Death Location: Clark Twp, Johnson, IN, USA (buried Knapp Cem)

Father: Jacob Mcclain

Mother: Catherine Lacefield

Spouse(s): Sarah Wright

Children(s): John McClain

Moses Samuel McClain was born in 1806 in , Shelby, KY, USA, the child of Jacob Mcclain And Catherine Lacefield. Moses Samuel McClain married Sarah Ann Wright, and had children including John William Mcclain. Moses Samuel McClain passed away in 1888 in Clark Twp, Johnson, IN, USA (buried Knapp Cem).

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Biography

  • Moses Samuel McClain was born in 1806 in , Shelby, KY, USA, the child of Jacob Mcclain And Catherine Lacefield.
  • Moses Samuel McClain married Sarah Ann Wright, and had children including John William Mcclain.
  • Moses Samuel McClain passed away in 1888 in Clark Twp, Johnson, IN, USA (buried Knapp Cem).

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Mcclain
1782–1857
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky
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Catherine Lacefield
1782–1830
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wright
1807–1878
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

John McClain
1833–1921
Birth Location: Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America
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Moses McClain's Ancestors

Self
Moses McClain
1806–1888
Birth Place: , Shelby, KY, USA
Parents
Jacob Mcclain
1782–1857
Mercer County, Kentucky
Catherine Lacefield
1782–1830
Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses McClain's Descendants

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Moses (Samuel) McClain (22 Aug 1806–3 Feb 1888) m. Sarah (Ann) Wright (6 Mar 1807–22 Apr 1878)
  1. 1. John (William) McClain 1833–1921 m. Susan Calpinger 1835–1908
    1. 1. Fannie (Noton) McClain 1863–1942 m. Joseph (William) Drake 1864–1946
      1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Drake 1902–1987 m. Elsie (Pearl) Clifton 1907–1986
        1. 1. Walter (Thomas) Drake 1925–1981 m. Edna (P) Walker 1927–1999
      2. 2. William (Louis) Drake 1890–1974

Moses McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1806
22 Aug 1806
Birth of Moses Samuel McClain in , Shelby, KY, USA
, Shelby, KY, USA
1888
3 Feb 1888
Age 82
Death of Moses Samuel McClain in Clark Twp, Johnson, IN, USA (buried Knapp Cem)
Clark Twp, Johnson, IN, USA (buried Knapp Cem)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1806
    Event Place: , Shelby, KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1888
    Event Place: Clark Twp, Johnson, IN, USA (buried Knapp Cem)
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