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Sylvia May McClain 1898–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1898

Birth Location: The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1970

Death Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Father: James McClain

Mother: Clara Bridge

Spouse(s): Preston Bentley

Children(s): Clara Bentley, Lloyd Bentley, Marie Bentley

Sylvia May McClain was born in 1898 in The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA, the child of James Linzy Mcclain And Clara Bridge. Sylvia May McClain married Preston Bentley, and had children including Clara Edna Bentley, Lloyd Preston Bentley, Marie Eleanor Bentley. Sylvia May McClain passed away in 1970 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvia May McClain was born in 1898 in The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA, the child of James Linzy Mcclain And Clara Bridge.
  • Sylvia May McClain married Preston Bentley, and had children including Clara Edna Bentley, Lloyd Preston Bentley, Marie Eleanor Bentley.
  • Sylvia May McClain passed away in 1970 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McClain
1873–1939
Birth Location: The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Clara Bridge
1878–1928
Birth Location: New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Preston Bentley
1893–1963
Birth Location: Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Clara Bentley
1918–1994
Birth Location: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Lloyd Bentley
1918–1998
Birth Location: Glouster, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Marie Bentley
1921–2001
Birth Location: The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Sylvia McClain's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia McClain
1898–1970
Birth Place: The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Linzy McClain
1873–1939
The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA
Clara Bridge
1878–1928
New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Elijah McClain
1845–1923
West Virginia or Ohio
Elizabeth (A.) Marks
1856–1941
Ohio
John (Henry) Bridge
1838–1903
Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
Jane Somers
1840–1916
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvia McClain's Descendants

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Sylvia (May) McClain (25 Mar 1898–3 Dec 1970) m. Preston Bentley (15 May 1893–10 Aug 1963)
  1. 1. Clara (Edna) Bentley 1918–1994 m. James (William) Sorrell 1910–1970
    1. 1. Laura (Roberta) Sorrell 1947–1996
    2. 2. Benjamin (William) Sorrell 1938–1994
    3. 3. Robert (Preston) Sorrell 1936–
    4. 4. Rose (May) Sorrell 1940–2016
    5. 5. Thomas (Martin) Sorrell 1945–2021
    6. 6. James (Donald) Sorrell 1950–2014
  2. 2. Lloyd (Preston) Bentley 1918–1998
  3. 3. Marie (Eleanor) Bentley 1921–2001

Sylvia McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1898
25 Mar 1898
Birth of Sylvia May McClain in The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA
The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA
1970
3 Dec 1970
Age 72
Death of Sylvia May McClain in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1898
    Event Place: The Plains, Athens, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1970
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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