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Thomas Melcen McClain 1788–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1788

Birth Location: Montgomery Co. Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 21 OCT 1871

Death Location: Bee Creek, Platte, Missouri

Father: John McClain

Mother: Rachel Jones

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Davis

Children(s): John McLain, Lucinda McLain, Rachel McLain, Levi McLain, Elizabeth McLain, Eliza McLain, Malinda McLain

Thomas Melcen McClain was born in 1788 in Montgomery Co. Kentucky, USA, the child of John Mcclain And Rachel Elizabeth Jones. Thomas Melcen McClain married Elizabeth Davis, and had children including Eliza Louisa Mclain, Elizabeth Ann Mclain, John Thomas Mclain, Levi D Mclain, Lucinda Mclain, Malinda Mclain, Rachel Mclain. Thomas Melcen McClain passed away in 1871 in Bee Creek, Platte, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Thomas Melcen McClain was born in 1788 in Montgomery Co. Kentucky, USA, the child of John Mcclain And Rachel Elizabeth Jones.
  • Thomas Melcen McClain married Elizabeth Davis, and had children including Eliza Louisa Mclain, Elizabeth Ann Mclain, John Thomas Mclain, Levi D Mclain, Lucinda Mclain, Malinda Mclain, Rachel Mclain.
  • Thomas Melcen McClain passed away in 1871 in Bee Creek, Platte, Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Thomas McClain's Ancestors

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Thomas McClain
1788–1871
Birth Place: Montgomery Co. Kentucky, USA
Parents
John McClain
1772–1829
Scotland
Rachel (Elizabeth) Jones
1765–1814
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Jones
1734–1823
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Jane Smith
1738–1825
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Jones
1690–1739
Jane Wallis
1690–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Jones
1660–1717
Rachel Newton
1662–1717
Thomas Willis
1660–1693
Jane Hall
1651–

Thomas McClain's Descendants

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Thomas (Melcen) McClain (JAN 1788–21 OCT 1871) m. Elizabeth Davis (1790–1865)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) McLain 1822–1902 m. Clemency McQuiddy 1823–1865
    1. 1. Jeptha (Matthew) McLain 1852–1910 m. Jane (Jennie) Foltz 1853–1910
      1. 1. Homer (Leroy) McLain 1893–1969 m. Alma (Leona) Larm 1900–1979
        1. 1. Clyde (Eugene) McLain 1927–2005 m. Barbara (Yvonne) Martin 1932–2002
        2. 2. Mildred (Alma) McLain 1931–1972 m. James (Raymond) McLaughlin 1917–1991
        3. 3. Clarence (Leroy) McLain 1917–2003 m. Jesse (Florence) Willis 1919–
        4. 4. Fred (Farrell) McLain 1919–1983 m. Ida (Marguerite) Phay 1916–1997
        5. 5. Homer (Delbert) McLain 1936–2003
        6. 6. George (Calvin) McLain 1923–2006 m. Shirley (Lou) Royal 1924–2008
        7. 7. Pearl (Jane) McLain 1928–2011 m. Jesse (James) Lightle 1914–2004
        8. 8. Harvey (James) McLain 1933–2011 m. Margaret (Lucille) Kemry 1925–2007
      2. 2. Martin (Manford) Mclain 1877–1966
      3. 3. Joseph (Wilbert) McLain 1881–1970
      4. 4. Thomas (Calvin) McLain 1886–1950
      5. 5. Nettie (Alice) McLain 1888–1952
      6. 6. Charles (Clarence) McLain 1892–1978
      7. 7. Eva McLain 1873–
    2. 2. John (Thomas) McLain 1844–1915
    3. 3. Melinda McLain 1847–1933
    4. 4. Adeline McLain 1849–1903
    5. 5. Elizabeth McLain 1854–1929
    6. 6. Levi McLain 1858–1880
    7. 7. G. (W.) Mclain 1862–
    8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) McLain 1860–1933
  2. 2. Lucinda McLain 1820–1889
  3. 3. Rachel McLain 1816–1859
  4. 4. Levi (D) McLain 1824–1863
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) McLain 1826–1860
  6. 6. Eliza (Louisa) McLain 1829–1869
  7. 7. Malinda McLain 1831–1890

Thomas McClain's Timeline

2 Records

1788
JAN 1788
Birth of Thomas Melcen McClain in Montgomery Co. Kentucky, USA
Montgomery Co. Kentucky, USA
1871
21 OCT 1871
Age 83
Death of Thomas Melcen McClain in Bee Creek, Platte, Missouri
Bee Creek, Platte, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1788
    Event Place: Montgomery Co. Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Weston, Platte, Missouri; Roll: M593_799; Page: 439B; Image: 287; Family History Library Film: 552298
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Green, Platte, Missouri; Roll: M653_640; Page: 762; Image: 249; Family History Library Film: 803640
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lee, Platte, Missouri; Roll: M432_410; Page: 363A; Image: 161

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 OCT 1871
    Event Place: Bee Creek, Platte, Missouri

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