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Robert Ellis McClain 1887–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1887

Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1954

Death Location: Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Mary Zahniser

Spouse(s): Estella Snyder

Children(s): Robert McClain, Elizabeth Williams

Robert Ellis McClain was born in 1887 in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas William Mcclain Sr And Mary Ann Zahniser. Robert Ellis McClain married Estella Mae Snyder, and had children including Elizabeth Mae Williams, Robert Paul Mcclain. Robert Ellis McClain passed away in 1954 in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Ellis McClain was born in 1887 in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas William Mcclain Sr And Mary Ann Zahniser.
  • Robert Ellis McClain married Estella Mae Snyder, and had children including Elizabeth Mae Williams, Robert Paul Mcclain.
  • Robert Ellis McClain passed away in 1954 in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Robert McClain's Ancestors

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Robert McClain
1887–1954
Birth Place: Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas William McClain Sr
1854–1931
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Zahniser
1857–1947
Hickory Corners, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
David (McClain (McClean in) Ireland)
1826–1877
Clogher, County Down, Northern Ireland
Sarah (McKeown) (Thompson?)
1828–1906
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
John Zahniser
1828–1906
Jefferson, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna Cozard
1824–1902
Pennsylvania
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert McClain's Descendants

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Robert (Ellis) McClain (19 Nov 1887–3 Dec 1954) m. Estella (Mae) Snyder (9 May 1894–2 Dec 1983)
  1. 1. Robert (Paul) McClain 1920–2005 m. Thelma (Mary) Swank 1926–2011
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Mae) Williams 1917–2005

Robert McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1887
19 Nov 1887
Birth of Robert Ellis McClain in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
1954
3 Dec 1954
Age 67
Death of Robert Ellis McClain in Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1887
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Mercer; Roll: 1894020; Draft Board: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Mercer; Roll: 1894020; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1954
    Event Place: Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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