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Nancy Catherine McClain 1856–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 February 1856

Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee

Death Date: 26 Mar 1923

Death Location: New Market, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Father: Nathaniel McLain

Mother: Margaret McAdams

Spouse(s): Joseph Cavender, James Grooms, Elonzo Shelton

Children(s): H Cavender, Eula Cavender, Virginia Grooms, Benjamin Grooms, Coleman Shelton, Lucy Shelton

The story of Nancy Catherine McClain began in 1856 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. In 1870, Nancy Catherine McClain resided in District 5, Marshall, Tennessee, United States. Nancy Catherine McClain married Elonzo Coleman Shelton, James S Sr Grooms, Joseph Calvin Cavender, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Grooms, Coleman Shelton, Eula Mae Cavender, H Ervin Cavender, Lucy A Shelton, Virginia Mary Grooms. Nancy Catherine McClain passed away in 1923 in New Market, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Catherine McClain began in 1856 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee.
  • In 1870, Nancy Catherine McClain resided in District 5, Marshall, Tennessee, United States.
  • Nancy Catherine McClain married Elonzo Coleman Shelton, James S Sr Grooms, Joseph Calvin Cavender, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Grooms, Coleman Shelton, Eula Mae Cavender, H Ervin Cavender, Lucy A Shelton, Virginia Mary Grooms.
  • Nancy Catherine McClain passed away in 1923 in New Market, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel McLain
1826–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Margaret McAdams
1821–1893
Birth Location: Marshall, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Cavender
1852–1936
Birth Location: Pulashi, Giles, Tennessee, United States
JC
James Grooms
1824–1893
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JG
Elonzo Shelton
1851–1921
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
ES

Children(s)

H Cavender
1873–1897
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
HC
Eula Cavender
1875–1954
Birth Location: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States
EC
Virginia Grooms
1886–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
VG
Benjamin Grooms
1891–1951
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
BG
Coleman Shelton
1895–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
CS
Lucy Shelton
1897–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
LS

Nancy McClain's Ancestors

Self
Nancy McClain
1856–1923
Birth Place: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
Parents
Nathaniel Addison McLain
1826–
North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Caroline) McAdams
1821–1893
Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy McClain's Descendants

1.
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Nancy (Catherine) McClain (29 February 1856–26 Mar 1923) m. Joseph (Calvin) Cavender (10 Nov 1852–21 Jun 1936) m. James (S Sr) Grooms (1824–14 May 1893) m. Elonzo (Coleman) Shelton (May 1851–17 November 1921)
  1. 1. H (Ervin) Cavender 1873–1897 m. Minnie (Lee) Shelton 1874–1916
    1. 1. John (Emmitt) Cavender 1894–1983 m. Mary Gomes 1895–1986
      1. 1. John (Davis) Cavender 1920–1970 m. Marylynn Libbrecht 1923–2006
      2. 2. Margarette (Louise) Cavender 1939–1941
    2. 2. Carra (Dee) Cavener 1896–1985 m. William (Horace) Roper 1892–1974
      1. 1. Ervin (Haskell) Roper 1915–1968 m. Mildred Hennessee 1925–1998
      2. 2. John (Estell) Roper 1915–1985 m. Anna Waite 1922–
      3. 3. Robert (Emmit) Roper 1919–2004
      4. 4. Alice (Lee) Roper 1917–1993 m. Edward (John) Began 1912–1980
  2. 2. Eula (Mae) Cavender 1875–1954 m. George (Washington) Fults 1862–1956
    1. 1. Bee Fults 1894–1966 m. Annie (Zora) Roberts 1897–1970
      1. 1. James (Edward) Fults 1921–2000
    2. 2. Carrie (Bell) Fults 1896–1987 m. Thomas (Ervin) Wallace 1897–1981
      1. 1. Thomas (William) Wallace 1920–2011 m. Martha (Louise) Dennis 1921–2010
        1. 1. Larry (Mack) Wallace 1948–1977
      2. 2. Carrie (Earline) Wallace 1923–2001
      3. 3. Ruby (Lee) Wallace 1927–2011 m. Byron (Allen "Bunt") Talbert 1918–1999
      4. 4. Annie (Ruth) Wallace 1917–2014
    3. 3. Pernedia Fults 1902–1972 m. Clinton (Ledue) Welker 1900–1956
    4. 4. Cleveland Fults 1904–1977
    5. 5. Harmie Fults 1905–
    6. 6. Harry Fults 1907–
    7. 7. Nellie Fults 1909–1997
    8. 8. Jesse (Carmon) Fults 1906–1975 m. Florence (Ella) Kennedy 1907–1990
      1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Fults 1927–1973
      2. 2. George (Wesley) Fults 1934–1985
    9. 9. Howard Fults 1917–
  3. 3. Virginia (Mary) Grooms 1886–
  4. 4. Benjamin (Harrison) Grooms 1891–1951
  5. 5. Coleman Shelton 1895–
  6. 6. Lucy (A) Shelton 1897–

Nancy McClain's Timeline

4 Records

1855
28 Feb 1855
Birth of Nancy Catherine McClain in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
1856
29 February 1856
Birth of Nancy Catherine McClain in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 14
Nancy Catherine McClain resided here in District 5, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
District 5, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
1923
26 Mar 1923
Age 67
Death of Nancy Catherine McClain in New Market, Madison, Alabama, USA
New Market, Madison, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1546; Page: 67B; Image: 326; Family History Library Film: 553045
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 February 1856
    Event Place: Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1546; Page: 67B; Image: 326; Family History Library Film: 553045

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1923
    Event Place: New Market, Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Market, Madison County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012
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