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Robert Melvin McLain 1871–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1871

Birth Location: Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 25 May 1940

Death Location: St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert McLain

Mother: Phoebe Adair

Spouse(s): Helen McKellar

Children(s): Pvt McLain

In 1871, Robert Melvin McLain entered the world in Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, born to Robert Mclain And Phoebe Adair. Robert Melvin McLain married Helen Ellen Reid Mckellar, and had children including Pvt William Henry Mclain. Robert Melvin McLain passed away in 1940 in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1871, Robert Melvin McLain entered the world in Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, born to Robert Mclain And Phoebe Adair.
  • Robert Melvin McLain married Helen Ellen Reid Mckellar, and had children including Pvt William Henry Mclain.
  • Robert Melvin McLain passed away in 1940 in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert McLain
1822–1877
Birth Location: Niagra, Ontario, Canada
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Phoebe Adair
1829–1904
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Helen McKellar
1871–1937
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Pvt McLain
1898–1969
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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Robert McLain's Ancestors

Self
Robert McLain
1871–1940
Birth Place: Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Robert McLain
1822–1877
Niagra, Ontario, Canada
Phoebe Adair
1829–1904
Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John (McLean) I
1782–1872
Sussex County, New Jersey, USA/Jersey City
Sarah Eveland
1791–1866
Woodhouse Twp, Sussex, New Jersey
Rebecca Brown
1776–1846
Cherokee nation, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lachlen McLean
1758–1813
Frederick Jr.
1752–1841
Elizabeth Woolever
1756–1824
Roger Esquire
1750–1826
Jeaney MartinHogshead
1753–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mclean
1732–1796
Elizabeth Brown
1736–1836
Fredrich (Eveland)
1720–1787
Anna Wohlenben
1721–1785
Maria Schwitzler
1701–1774
David Hogshead
1733–1814
Margaret Gilkerson
1724–1799

Robert McLain's Descendants

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Robert (Melvin) McLain (28 Mar 1871–25 May 1940) m. Helen ("Ellen" Reid) McKellar (24 Jul 1871–27 Nov 1937)
  1. 1. Pvt (William Henry) McLain 1898–1969 m. Ruth (Olga) Walker 1911–2009
    1. 1. Henry (William) McLain 1929–2004 m. Betty (M) McLain 1932–2005
    2. 2. James (Earl McLain) Sr. 1930–2001
    3. 3. Robert (Edward) McLain 1947–1986
    4. 4. Malcolm (Donald) McLain 1937–1999
    5. 5. John (Leroy) McLain 1948–1934
    6. 6. Jennette (Ruth) McLain 1932–2019
    7. 7. David McLain 1939–2015

Robert McLain's Timeline

2 Records

1871
28 Mar 1871
Birth of Robert Melvin McLain in Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
1940
25 May 1940
Age 69
Death of Robert Melvin McLain in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1871
    Event Place: Yarmouth Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1940
    Event Place: St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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