0 Jacob McClain: 1782 - 1857
  +Catherine Lacefield: 1782 - 1830
     1 John L. McClain: 21 Mar 1804 - 19 Oct 1885
       +Catherine Whitaker: 24 Dec 1802/3 - 21 Sep 1845
       2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
       2 Jacob L. McClain: 1825 - 1905
       2 Joseph McClain: 1826 - 1905
       2 Hester Jane McClain: 1829 - 1892
       2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
       2 Ann W. McClain: 1832 - 1917
       2 Mary E. McClain: 1834 - 1866
       2 Moses M. McClain: 1836 - 1893
       2 Phoebe J. McClain: 1837 - 1901
       2 Edward J. McClain: 1841 - 1873
       2 Susan Catherine McClain: 1843 - 1922
       +Elizabeth (McClain?) McClain: 5 Feb 1804 - Oct 1864
       +Mary A. (Unknown): ~1819 - Unknown

John L. McClain was born to Jacob and Catherine (Lacefield) McClain in Kentucky on March 21, 1804.  He was one of the early pioneers, and the first in his family, to settle in Johnson County, Indiana, arriving in 1826.  John married Catherine Whitaker in 1803 in Shelby County, Kentucky.  He spent his life farming in Johnson County, Indiana.  After Catherine died, John married Elizabeth McClain.  They appear together in the 1850 and 1860 census records.  After Elizabeth died, John married his third wife, Mary.  They appear in the 1880 census in Johnson County with their grandson Donald (Donel) living with them to help out on the farm.  John L. McClain died on October 19, 1885 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery in Johnson County, Indiana. [1]

Catherine Whitaker was born in Kentucky around 1803.  She married John McClain on May 12, 1803 in Shelby County, Kentucky and they had at least eleven children.  Catherine died on September 21, 1845 in Indiana and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [2]

Elizabeth McClain was born in Kentucky on February 5, 1804.  She married John L. McClain.   The family appears together in 1850 and 1860 census records, living in Clark Township, Johnson County.  Elizabeth died in October of 1864 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery.  No other confirmed information for Elizabeth has been located at this time. [3]

Mary A. Unknown was born in Maryland.  She married John L. McClain.   Mary appears with John in the 1880 census, living in Clark Township, Johnson County.  No other confirmed information for Mary A. (Unknown) McClain has been located at this time. [4]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Sarah Ann McClain: 15 Dec 1822 - 24 Aug 1883
       +Mitchell Smith: 10 May 1821 - 29 Dec 1873
       3 John Smith: 1840 - 1854
       3 Mahala Ann Smith: 1843 - 1907
       3 Hester Jane Smith: 1845 - 1845
       3 Mary Isabell Smith: 1847 - 1929
       3 Jacob Franklin Smith: 1848 - 1935
       3 William Nelson Smith: 1852 - after 1870
       3 Susan C. Smith: 1858 - 1942
       3 James Robert Smith: 1854 - 1911
       3 Thomas Ellsworth Smith: 1861 - 1929
       3 Maranda Smith: 1864 - 1865

Sarah Ann McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Kentucky on December 15, 1822.  She moved with the family, to Johnson County, Indiana, in 1826.  Sarah married Mitchell Smith and was the mother of eleven children.  Sarah Ann (McClain) Smith died on August 24, 1883 and was buried next to her husband in the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery. [5]

Mitchell Smith was born on May 10, 1821 in Kentucky.  He was a farmer.  Mitchell married Sarah Ann McClain in Indiana.  He appears as a farmer in the 1850 census living in Johnson County, Indiana with his wife and children.  After 1860 Mitchell moved the family to Macon County, Illinois where he continued farming and helped build the Methodist church in his new community.  Mitchell died on December 29, 1873 in Illinois.  His remains were buried in the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery near Blue Mound, Illinois. [6]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 John Smith: 1840 - 1854

John Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith in Johnson County, Indiana around 1840.  He appears to have died in 1854 in Indiana.  One online account claims John died when he was hit by a falling tree in a storm.  No other confirmed information has been located concerning John Smith. [7]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 Mahala Ann Smith: 23 Jul 1843 - 23 Apr 1907
       +William Marine Herbert: 20 May 1843 - 26 Jan 1923
       4 Mitchell D. Herbert: 1868 - 1869
       4 Thomas M. Herbert: 1870 – 1921
       4 Katie B. Herbert: 1872 – 1926
       4 Lucile Gertrude Herbert: 1874 – 1950
       4 John M. Herbert: 1877 – 1941
       4 Daisy M. Herbert: 1879 – 1960

Mahala Ann Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith on July 23, 1841 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [8]

William Marine Herbert was born on May 20, 1843 in Whiteland, Indiana.  He married Mahala Ann Smith. [9]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 Hester Jane Smith: 1845 - 1845

Hester Jane Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith in Johnson County, Indiana around 1845.  She appears to have died in 1845 in Indiana.  No other confirmed information has been located concerning Hester Jane Smith. [10]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 Mary Isabell Smith: 25 Jul 1847 - 23 Mar 1929
       +John Andrew White: 13 Jan 1845 - 24 Feb 1918
       4 James O. White: ~1869 - 1938
       4 A. E. White: 1870 - 1960
       4 W. C. White: 1875 - 1953
       4 Richard Elmer White: 1878 – 1948
       4 Olive B. White: 1880 – 1882
       4 Sadie White: Unknown
       4 Myrtle White: 1882 - 1967

Mary Isabell Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith on July 25, 1847 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [11]

John Andrew White was born on January 13, 1845 in Illinois.  He married Mary Isabell Smith. [12]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 Jacob Franklin Smith: 1848 - 27 Jun 1935
       +Mary Sophia Botoner: 20 Dec 1854 – 26 Oct 1871
       4 Albert Franklin Smith: 1871 – 1932
       +Mary Emmaline Alexander: 10 Mar 1853 – 14 Oct 1933
       4 Sidney F. Smith: 1877 – 1937

Jacob Franklin Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith in 1848 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [13]

Mary Sophia Botoner was born to Henry and Maria (Schuman) Botoner on December 20, 1854 in Washington D. C.  She had a son with Jacob Franklin Smith but died shortly after childbirth.  No other confirmed information on Mary Sophia Botoner has been located at this time. [14]

Mary Emmaline Alexander was born on March 10, 1853 in Illinois.  She married Jacob Franklin Smith and they had a son. [15]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 William Nelson Smith: 13 Jun 1852 - Unknown

William Nelson Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith in Johnson County, Indiana on June 13, 1852.  In 1911, in the obituary of his brother James Robert Smith, he is listed as living in the state of Washington.  No other confirmed information has been located concerning William Nelson Smith. [16]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 Susan Catherine Smith: 8 Dec 1857 - 22 Jun 1942
       +George Washington Nicholls: 3 Nov 1853 – 8 Oct 1911
       4 Ira Elmer Nicholls: 1878 – 1967
       4 Clyde Vernon Nicholls: 1905 - Unknown

Susan Catherine Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith on July 25, 1847 in Johnson County, Indiana. [17]

George Washington Nicholls was born on November 3, 1853.  He married Susan Catherine Smith. [18]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 James Robert Smith: 26 Mar 1854 - 14 Sep 1911
       +Alice A. Sherman: 13 Mar 1863 – 23 Oct 1912
       4 Arthur D. Smith: 1880 - Unknown
       4 Ray R. Smith: 1884 - Unknown
       4 Earl Smith: 1886 – 1946
       4 Estella Smith: 1888 – 1942
       4 Karl Smith: 1893 – 1963
       4 Leta Smith: 1895 – 1948
       4 Reta Smith: 1895 - Unknown
       4 Mereahee Smith: Unknown

James Robert Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith on March 26, 1854 in Johnson County, Indiana.  In 1865 he moved to Illinois with his family.  James Robert Smith married Alice Addie Sherman in Illinois on June 19, 1879.  In 1887, James and family moved to Kansas. James died on September 14, 1911 and was buried in Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. [19]

Alice A. Sherman was born on March 13, 1863.  She married James Robert Smith in 1879.  Alice died on October 23, 1912 and was buried next to her husband in Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery. [20]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 Thomas Ellsworth Smith: 26 Jan 1861 - 22 Apr 1929
       +Ida Florence Shelton: 8 Feb 1865 – 2 Aug 1943
       4 Minnie Isabelle Smith: 1884 – 1953
       4 Lenora Smith: 1885 – 1950
       4 Jacob Ellsworth Smith: 1887 – 1967
       4 Elmer LaFayette Smith: 1889 – 1928
       4 Omer E. Smith: 1890 – 1973
       4 Sarah Alice Smith: 1892 – 1892
       4 Colman Fay Smith: 1893 – 1972
       4 Chris Clark Smith: 1895 – 1983

Thomas Ellsworth Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith on January 26, 1861 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [21]

Ida Florence Shelton was born on February 8, 1865.  She married Thomas Ellsworth Smith. [22]

2 Sarah Ann McClain: 1822 - 1883
  +Mitchell Smith: 1821 - 1873
     3 Maranda E. Smith: 19 Nov 1864 - 28 Sep 1865

Maranda E. Smith was born to Mitchell and Sarah (McClain) Smith in Johnson County, Indiana on November 19, 1864.  She died on September 19, 1865.  No other confirmed information has been located concerning Maranda E. Smith. [23]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Jacob L. McClain: 22 Jan 1825 - 19 Nov 1905
       +Phoebe Harmon: 10 Mar 1818 - 3 Sep 1897
       3 Mary E. McClain: ~1843 - 1916
       3 John A. McClain: 1844 - 1898
       3 Ezra C. McClain: 1848 - 1848
       3 Martha I. McClain: 1852 - 1854
       +Caroline (Power) McClain: 9 Feb 1840 - 18 Jun 1922

Jacob L. McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Kentucky on January 22, 1825.  As a young child he moved with the family, to Johnson County, Indiana, in 1826.  Jacob married Phoebe Harmon.  He lived farming the lands of Johnson County.  After Phoebe died, Jacob married his widowed sister-in-law, Caroline.  They appear in the 1900 census living with Dora Henry, Caroline's daughter from her marriage to Moses.  Jacob died on November 19, 1905 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Indiana. [24]

Phoebe Harmon was born in Trimble County, Kentucky on March 10, 1818.  She married Jacob L. McClain and they had four children, two of whom died in infancy.  Phoebe died at her home in Franklin, Indiana on Friday evening, September 3, 1897 after a long illness.  Funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon with the Rev. G. M. Smith officiating.  She was then buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. [25]

Caroline Power was born on February 9, 1840.  She married Moses M. McClain.  After Moses' death Caroline married his widowed brother Jacob in 1898.  Caroline died at her home in Franklin, Indiana on Sunday evening, June 18, 1922.  Funeral services were held the following Tuesday and she was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. [26]

2 Jacob L. McClain: 1825 - 1905
  +Phoebe Harmon: 1818 - 1897
     3 Mary E. McClain: 3 Dec 1843 - 17 Aug 1916
       +Noah Parmer: 31 Oct 1840 – 2 Jul 1903
       4 Effie Alice Parmer: 1864 - 1952
       4 Charles E. Parmer: 1866 - 1926
       4 Willie N. Parmer: 1870 - 1872
       4 George Webb Parmer: 1873 - 1954
       4 Bessie F. Parmer: 1887 - 1966
       +Russell Scott Osborn: 1833 – 1912

Mary E. McClain was born to Jacob and Phoebe (Harmon) McClain on December 3, 1840 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [27]

Noah Parmer was born on October 31, 1840.  He married Mary E. McClain.  Noah died in Kansas on July 2, 1903. [28]

Russell Scott Osborn was born in 1833.  He married Mary E. McClain in 1904. [28]

2 Jacob L. McClain: 1825 - 1905
  +Phoebe Harmon: 1818 - 1897
     3 John A. McClain: 25 Jul 1844 - 15 Sep 1898
       +Laura G. Brown: ~1850 - 18 Feb 1882?
       4 Florence Opal McClain: 1876 - 1900
       4 Fred Solomon McClain: 1880 - 1957

John A. McClain was born to Jacob and Phoebe (Harmon) McClain on July 25, 1844 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [30]

Laura G. Brown was born around 1850 in Indiana.  She married John A. McClain. [31]

2 Jacob L. McClain: 1825 - 1905
  +Phoebe Harmon: 1818 - 1897
     3 Ezra C. McClain: 1848 - 1848

Ezra C. McClain was born to Jacob and Phoebe (Harmon) McClain in 1848 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [32]

2 Jacob L. McClain: 1825 - 1905
  +Phoebe Harmon: 1818 - 1897
     3 Martha I. McClain: 1852 - 1852

Martha I. McClain was born to Jacob and Phoebe (Harmon) McClain in 1852 in Johnson County, Indiana.  [33]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Joseph W. McClain: Oct 1826 - 20 Aug 1905
       +Rebecca (McClaine) Hogland: 1827 - after 1870
       3 Mary C. McClain: ~1847 - Unknown
       3 Elizabeth McClain: ~1850 - Unknown
       3 Hannah Jane McClain: 1857 - 1947
       3 John J. McClain: ~1859 - Unknown
       +Ann (Woods) Suitor: 10 Oct 1821 - 16 Jul 1906

Joseph W. McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Kentucky in October of 1826.  As an infant, he moved with the family to Johnson County, Indiana.  There, Joseph married Rebecca Hogland.  He later married his second wife, Ann, around 1873.  Joseph W. McClain died in Greenwood, Indiana on August 20, 1905 and was buried in the city cemetery there.  Joseph and Rebecca (Hogland) McClain are listed as Hannah Jane (McClain) Hogland's parents when she married John Henry Hannon in 1926.  No other confirmed information concerning Joseph W. McClain has been located at this time. [34]

Rebecca McClaine was born in 1827.  She was a daughter of William P. McClaine.  Rebecca married John Hogland in Marion County, Indiana on October 11, 1844.  She married Joseph W. McClain in 1845 and they had three daughters.  Rebecca appears with Joseph and two daghters in 1850, living in Franklin, Indiana.  She also appears with Joseph in the 1870 census living in Tipton county, Indiana with a daughter and a son.  Rebecca died after 1870.  Rebecca and Joseph are listed as Hannah Jane (McClain) Hogland's parents when she married John Henry Hannon in 1926.  No other confirmed information concerning Reecca McClain has been located at this time. [35]

Ann McClain was born on October 10, 1821.  She married Joseph W. McClain.  Ann died on July 16, 1907 at the home of her son John Suitor in Johnson County.  She was buried next to Joseph in Greenwood Cemetery.  No other confirmed information regarding Ann McClain has been located at this time. [36]

2 Joseph W. McClain: 1826 - 1905
  +Rebecca McClaine Hogland: 1827 - 1871?
     3 Mary C. McClain: ~1847 - Unknown

Mary C. McClain was born to Joseph and Rebecca McClain around 1847 in Indiana.  No other confirmed information concerning Mary C. McClain has been located at this time. [37]

2 Joseph W. McClain: 1826 - 1905
  +Rebecca McClaine Hogland: 1827 - 1871?
     3 Elizabeth McClain: ~1850 - Unknown

Elizabeth McClain was born to Joseph and Rebecca McClain around 1847 in Indiana.  No other confirmed information concerning Elizabeth McClain has been located at this time. [38]

2 Joseph W. McClain: 1826 - 1905
  +Rebecca McClaine Hogland: 1827 - 1871?
     3 Hannah Jane McClain: 24 Mar 1857 - 9 Jan 1947
       +Joseph R. Hogland: 1856 - 1923
       +John Henry Hannon: 26 Mar 1856 - Aug 1930
       3 William Henry Hogland: 1876 - 1947
       3 J Y Hogland: 1882 - Unknown
       3 Katherine Hogland: 1896 - Unknown
       3 Emma Hogland: 1898 - Unknown

Hannah Jane McClain was born to Joseph and Rebecca McClain on March 24, 1857 in Indiana.  [39]

Joseph R. Hogland was born in 1856.  He married Hannah Jane McClain. [40]

John Henry Hannon was born on March 26, 1856 in Illinois.  He married Hannah Jane McClain on September 11, 1926 in Shelby County, Indiana  John died in August of 1930. [41]

2 Joseph W. McClain: 1826 - 1905
  +Rebecca McClaine Hogland: 1827 - 1871?
     3 John J. McClain: ~1859 - Unknown
       +Sarah A. (Conger) Keppel: ~1864 - Unknown
       +Dicie (Philpot) Satter: 1855 - 1936

John J. McClain was born to Joseph and Rebecca McClain around 1859 in Indiana.  In 1920 he married Sarah A. (Conger) Keppel.  No other confirmed information concerning John J. McClain has been located at this time. [42]

Sarah A. Conger was born around 1864.  She married Joseph M. Lunsford in 1877.  They appear in the 1880 census living in Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana.  In 1903 Sarah married Amer J. Keppel in Indiana.  They appear together in the 1910 census in Indianapolis.  She married John J. McClain in 1920 but appears in the census from that year living with her son Robert Lunsford.  The 1930 census shows Sarah living in Indianapolis using the Keppel surname.  No other confirmed information concerning Sarah A. Conger has been located at this time. [43]

Dicie Philpot was born around 1855.  She married John J. McClain in 1930.  She died in 1936.  No other confirmed information concerning Dicie Philpot has been located at this time. [44]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Hester Jane McClain: 1829 - 23 Aug 1892
       +Isaac Harmon: 1822 - 1882
       3 Sarah Ann Harmon: 1848 - Unknown
       3 Jesse Harmon: 1850 - 1852
       3 James E. Harmon: 1852 - 1882
       3 Mary E. Harmon: 1856 - 1921

Hester Jane McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Kentucky in 1829.  She married Isaac Harmon in 1847 and they had four children.  Hester died from malaria fever on August 23, 1892.  Her death was apparently not reported to the Johnson County Health Department.  Although no headstone has been found for Hester, she probably was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [45]

Isaac Harmon was born to Henry and Mary (Glass) Harmon Trimble County, Kentucky in 1822.  He married Mary Eastburn on December 8, 1842 in Johnson County, Indiana.  They had one child, John Henry Harmon, but Mary apparently died from childbirth complications on September 5, 1844.  Isaac married Hester Jane McClain on December 9, 1847 in Johnson County.  Isaac worked as a farmer in Pleasant Township from at least 1850 until he died.  In 1882 Isaac died from typhoid pneumonia/asthma.  It is assumed he was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery since his parents are interred there. [46]

2 Hester Jane McClain: 1829 - 23 Aug 1892
  +Isaac Harmon: 1822 - 1882
     3 Sarah Ann Harmon: 1848 - Unknown

Sarah Ann Harmon was born to Isaac and Hester Jane (McClain) Harmon around 1848 in Indiana.  She appears with her family in the 1860 U. S. Census.  No other confirmed information concerning Sarah Ann Harmon has been located at this time. [47]

2 Hester Jane McClain: 1829 - 23 Aug 1892
  +Isaac Harmon: 1822 - 1882
     3 Jesse Harmon: 1850 - 1852

Jesse Harmon was born to Isaac and Hester Jane (McClain) Harmon around 1850 in Indiana.  He died in 1852. [48]

2 Hester Jane McClain: 1829 - 23 Aug 1892
  +Isaac Harmon: 1822 - 1882
     3 James E. Harmon: 1852 - 28 Mar 1882
       +Mary Truman: Unknown

James E. Harmon was born to Isaac and Hester Jane (McClain) Harmon around 1852 in Indiana.  He married Mary Truman.  James died in 1882. [49]

Mary Truman married James E. Harmon.  No other confirmed information concerning Mary (Truman) Harmon has been located at this time. [50]

2 Hester Jane McClain: 1829 - 23 Aug 1892
  +Isaac Harmon: 1822 - 1882
     3 Mary E. Harmon: 25 Mar 1856 - 25 Aug 1921
       +Joseph E. Smith: Unknown - ~1880
       4 Effie A. Smith: ~1878 - Unknown
       4 George A. Smith: 1879 - Unknown
       +David Corydon Brewer: 22 Aug 1847 - 1919
       4 Emma Belle Brewer: 1894 - 1908
       4 Ralph Kingrow Brewer: 1898 - 1971

Mary E. Harmon was born to Isaac and Hester Jane (McClain) Harmon on March 25, 1856 in Indiana.  She married Joseph E. Smith.  After Joseph died she married David Corydon Brewer.  Mary died on August 25, 1921. [51]

Joseph E. Smith married Mary E. Harmon.  Joseph died before June 15, 1880 when Mary was listed in the U. S. Census as widowed and living with her two children in her father's household. [52]

David Corydon Brewer was born in 1847.  He married Mary E. (Harmon) Smith in 1891. [53]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 10 Jul 1892
       +Eliza Devore: 04 Nov 1831 - 23 Jun 1897
       3 Thurett Devore: 1849 – 1850
       3 John L. McClain: 1850 – 1927
       3 Susan C. McClain: ~1852 - 1877
       3 Mitchell McClain: 1853 – 8 Mar 1854
       3 Moses M. McClain: 1855 – 1904
       3 Squire H. McClain: 1857 – 1927
       3 Thomas Jefferson McClain: 1858 – 1899
       3 Donnell McClain: 1859 – 1929
       3 George B. McClain: 1863 – 1918
       3 David E. McClain: 1864 – 1865
       3 Jennie Lucinda McClain: 1865 – 1939
       3 Anna M. McClain: 1868 – 1951
       3 Miranda Belle McClain: 1870 – 1965
       3 William Webb McClain: 1873 – 1966
       3 Travis M. McClain: 1875 – 1875
       +Almira V. (Lee) Henry: ~1833 - 1916
       +Margaret (Armstrong) Mathis: ~1837 - Unknown
       +Abigail (McLaughlin) Stump: 1 Oct 1840 - 5 Oct 1924

Mathias McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Indiana around 1829.  He married Eliza Devore in 1848 and they had at least 15 children.  Mathias appears with Eliza and their firstborn son, Theret, in Franklin Township, Johnson county, Indiana in the 1850 census.  He appears with his wife and children in the 1860 census farming in Hamblin Township, Brown County, Indiana.  Mathias served in the Union Army during the Civil War, enlisting in Co. G, Indiana 27th Infantry Regiment on 12 Sep 1861.  After the war, he farmed in Franklin Township, Johnson County, appearing with his family there in the 1870 and 1880 census records.  Mathias married Almira V. (Lee) Henry on March 23, 1884 but the marriage was short-lived as they filed for divorce the following June.  He married Margaret (Armstrong) Mathis in Brown County on June 12, 1886.  They filed for divorce in January of 1889.  Mathias next married Abigail (McLaughlin) Stump in Brown County on November 4, 1891.  According to his pension records Mathias died on July 10, 1892.  No other confirmed information concerning the life, death, or burial of Mathias McClain has been located at this time but he might have been buried in the Devore Family Cemetery in Needham Township, Johnson County, Indiana. [54]

Eliza Devore was born to Theret and Lucinda (Jones) Devore in Kentucky on November 4, 1831.  She married Mathias McClain in Indiana on August 30, 1848 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She was the mother of fifteen children.  Eliza died on June 23, 1897 and was buried in the Devore Family Cemetery near Franklin in Needham Township, Johnson County, Indiana. [55]

Almira Virginia Lee was born to Nelson and Emma (Kelly) Lee in Cincinnati, Ohio around 1833.  She married John H. Henry in Gallatin County, Kentucky on August 10, 1853.  Almira married Mathias McClain in Brown County, Indiana on March 23, 1884.  They filed for divorce on June 16, 1884.  She appears in the 1900 census living with her daughter Maud (Henry) Jordan using the Henry surname.  No other confirmed information concerning Almira V. (Lee) Henry McClain has been located at this time. [56]

Margaret Armstrong was born to James and Jane (Randolf) Armstrong in Ohio around 1837.  She married Frederick Erton in Ohio but they later divorced.  Margaret married Reuben Mathis in Brown County, Indiana on December 13, 1878.  Reuben died on June 25, 1884.  She then married Mathias McClain in Brown County on June 12, 1886.  The couple filed for divorce in Brown County on January 8, 1889.  No other information concerning Margaret (Armstrong) Mathis McClain has been located at this time. [57]

Abigail McLaughlin was born on October 1, 1840.  She married Abraham Stump in Brown County, Indiana on June 16, 1860.  After Abraham died, she married Mathias McClain in Brown County on November 4, 1891.  Abigail died on October 5, 1924 and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. [58]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Thurett Devore/McClain: 3 Dec 1849 – 5 Mar 1850

Thurett Devore/McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain in 1849 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He was named after his maternal grandfather.  Thurett died on March 5, 1850 and was buried in the Devore Family Cemetery. [5]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 John L. McClain: 1850 – 27 Sep 1927
       +Mary E. Devore: 6 Aug 1853 - 16 Aug 1879
       4 Alice McClain: ~1875 – Unknown
       4 John McClain: ~1878 – Unknown
       +Malissa Belle Barkley Bradley: 1856 - 28 Feb 1929
       4 Edward Thomas McClain: 3 Jan 1883 – 20 Apr 1924

John L. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain in 1850 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He married Mary E. Devore.  After Mary died John married Malissa Belle (Barkley) Bradley  He moved to Liberty Township in Tipton County, Indiana.  John died on September 27, 1927 and was buried in the Sharpsville Cemtery in Tipton County. [60]

Mary E. Devore was born on August 6, 1853 in Kentucky.  She married John L. McClain in Indiana and they had a daughter and a son.  Mary died on August 16, 1879 and was buried in the Devore Family Cemetery. [61]

Malissa Belle Barkley was born in 1856.  She married John L. McClain in Indiana and they had a son.  Malissa died on February 28, 1929 and was buried next to her husband, John in the Sharpsville Cemetery. [62]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Susan C. McClain: ~1852 - 1877

Susan C. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain around 1852 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She appears in the 1860 and 1870 census with her family in Johnson County.  It is believed that Susan died in 1877.  No other confirmed information concerning Susan C. McClain has been located at this time. [63]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Mitchell McClain: 6 Jan 1853 – 8 Mar 1854

Mitchell McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on January 6, 1853 in Johnson County, Indiana.  Mitchell died on March 8, 1854 and was buried in the Devore Family Cemetery. [64]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Moses M. McClain: 11 Apr 1855 – 1 Mar 1904
       +Mary A. Johnson-Draper: 1860 - 1940
       4 Margaret Eliza "Maggie" McClain: 1885–1969
       4 Alva A. McClain: 1887 - 1887
       4 Infant McClain: 1891 - 1891
       4 Lora Lawrence McClain: 1892 - 1944

Moses M. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on April 11, 1855 in Johnson County, Indiana.  Moses died on March 1, 1904. [65]

Mary A. Johnson was born in 1860.  She married Moses M. McClain in Marietta (Shelby County), Indiana.  Mary died in 1940. [66]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Squire H. McClain: 3 Oct 1857 – 29 Sep 1927
       +Sarah "Sally" Suitor: 6 Nov 1859 - 2 Apr 1944
       4 Unknown Child McClain: 1881 - 1900
       4 Jennie McClain: 1881 - 1952
       4 Eliza McClain: 1883 - 1982
       4 Myrtle McClain: 1885 - 1925
       4 Jessie McClain: 1889 - 1981
       4 Roscoe Dallas McClain: 1891 - 1983

Squire H. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on October 3, 1857 in Johnson County, Indiana.  Squire died on September 29, 1927. [67]

Sarah "Sally" Suitor was born on November 6, 1859.  She married Squire H. McClain.  Sarah died on April 2, 1944. [68]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Thomas Jefferson McClain: 1858 – 20 Jun 1899
       +Ella Elizabeth Henry: 20 Oct 1862 - 8 Jul 1935
       4 Dollie McClain: 1887 – Unknown
       4 Della M. McClain: 1887 - 1961
       4 Leslie McClain: 1889 – Unknown
       4 Ossie Leo McClain: 1890 - 1958
       4 Fannie McClain: 1891 – Unknown
       4 Harry McClain: 1893 - 1959
       4 Cecil McClain: 1895 – Unknown

Thomas Jefferson McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on January 6, 1853 in Johnson County, Indiana.  Thomas died on June 20, 1899. [69]

Ella Elizabeth Henry was born on October 20, 1862.  She married Thomas Jefferson McClain.  Ella died on July 8, 1935. [70]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Donnell McClain: 22 Jun 1859 – 27 Jun 1929
       +Sarah E. Caplinger: 6 Nov 1858 - 18 Feb 1929
       4 Unknown Female McClain: 1882 - Unknown
       4 Daisy McClain: 1887 - 1969
       4 Estella McClain: 1892 - 1958
       4 Virgil Eli McClain: 1895 - 1966
       4 Paul McClain: 1896 - 1912
       4 William C. McClain: 1899 - 1981
       +Jennie Morgan Caldwell: 1871 - 1945
       4 Donnell McClain, Jr.: Unknown
       +Kate Ann Brown: 1858 - 1918
       +Anna (McClain) Pool: 11 Apr 1863 - 21 May 1956

Donnell McClain (a.k.a. Donel, Donald, Daney or Daniel McClain) was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on June 22, 1859 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He first appears in the 1860 census as Daney in the household of his father in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  In 1870, he appears with his family, in Brown County, Indiana, as Daniel McClain.  In the 1880 census, there is a Donald McClain, born in 1859, living with his grandfather, John L. and Mary A. McClain in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  There are no census records for Indiana from 1890.

The 1900 census record shows Donald McClain living in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana with his wife, Sarah E., and four children.  They had married in Johnson County around 1881.  For some reason, his youngest son, William (born 1899), is not listed on the census sheet with the family.  In 1909, he appears as Donil McClain on the marriage registration of his eldest daughter, Daisy.  The 1910 census finds Donel McClain married to Jennie Caldwell and living in Needham Township with their son Donel McClain, Jr.  Johnson County WPA Index to Marriage Records show they were married on December 12, 1904 in Johnson County.  That marriage index also shows Donel marrying Katie Ann Brown on November 17, 1914, but the 1920 census states that he was divorced.  When Donel died, he was married to Anna (McClain) Pool, the widow of Millard Pool.

Donnell was engaged in farming all of his life until around 1921 when he was persuaded by Harry C. Hougham, mayor of Franklin, to move there and become the city street commissioner.  Donel had been a highway superintendent in Needham Township for many year prior and had lived on one of the mayor's farms.  Donel served four years in that position.  He also had a talent in the use of dynamite.  Donel was called upon for many years by farmers who wanted stumps or rocks removed from their tillable lands.  His experience and care in the matter were noted as he never had the slightest approach of an accident.

Donnell McClain died at 7:00 AM on Thursday, June 27, 1929 in his home in Franklin, Indiana.  He had been suffering from arterio sclerosis and had been unable to leave his home for the last month of his life.  Funeral services were held from his residence on Saturday with the Rev. W. E. Brown, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church, officiating.  Many friends and relatives from outside Johnson county were in attendance.  Burial followed in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin.  Serving as casket bearers were; Earl Davis, Raymond McClain, Harry McClain, Max McClain, Lora McClain and Roscoe McClain, all nephews of the deceased.  Flowers were carried by; Fannie Pedro, Helen Witt, Eliza Hardin, Alene McClain and Lela Eytcheson. [71]

Sarah E. Caplinger was born on November 6, 1858 to Paul and Sarah M. (Neeves) Caplinger of Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  She married Donald McClain in 1881.  Sarah moved to Indianapolis around 1909 and lived there until her death in 1929.  She first appeared in the R. L. Polk Indianapolis City Directory in 1910 while living at 409 S. Illinois Street.  Beginning in 1914, Sarah was listed in the city directories as the widow of Donald.  She was living at the home of her daughter, Stella O'Neil, when she died from bronchial pneumonia.  Sarah's sister, Catherine Haislup, was listed as the informant on Sarah's death certificate.  After funeral services at Fountain Square Christian Church, where she was a member of the congregation, Sarah was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis. [72]

Jennie Morgan was born in 1871.  She married Donnell McClain in 1904.  Jenny married George W. Caldwell in 1909.  She died on June 16, 1945 and was buried in Rocklane Cemetery. [73]

Kate Ann Brown was born on October 2, 1858.  She was a daughter of Jacob Brown.  Kate married Donnell McClain in 1914.  Kate died in her home from tuberculosis on August 6, 1918.  She was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. [74]

Anna (McClain) Pool was born to Isaac and Elizabeth McClain in Boone County, Indiana on April 11, 1863.  She married Millard F. Pool, a well-known Franklin carpenter, on January 14, 1884.  He died in 1915.  Anna married Donnell McClain in 1925.  Anna died on May 21, 1956. [75]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 George B. McClain: 10 Jan 1863 – 31 Dec 1918
       +Mary Ellen Davis: 1865 - 1956
       4 George Harold "Guy" McClain: 1886 - 1970
       4 Opal McClain: 1889 - 1952
       4 Orval Oral McClain: 1889 - 1955
       4 Roscoe McClain: 1893 - 1977
       4 Claude McClain: 1899 - 1950
       4 Maude McClain: 1899 - 1974
       4 Mary Ellen McClain: 1903 - 1992
       4 Raymond Brinton McClain: 1911 - 2003

George B. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on January 10, 1863 in Johnson County, Indiana.  George died on December 31, 1918 and was buried in Mars Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. [76]

Mary Ellen Davis was born in 1863.  She married George B. McClain.  Mary died in 1956. [77]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 David E. McClain: 30 Sep 1864 – 3 Mar 1865

David E. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on September 30, 1864 in Johnson County, Indiana.  David died on March 3, 1865. [78]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Jennie Lucinda McClain: 7 Jan 1865 – 10 Aug 1939
       +John W. Gaunce: 1860 - 1942
       4 Charles Gaunce: Unknown
       4 Nellie Gaunce: 1886 - 1941
       4 Lella Gaunce: 1889 - 1974
       4 Mabelle Gaunce: 1899 - 1979
       4 Herman Francis Gaunce: 1903 - 1981
       4 Helen Mae Gaunce: 1906 - 1985
       4 Dollie Gaunce: Unknown

Jennie Lucinda McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on January 7, 1865 in Indiana.  Jenny died on August 10, 1939. [79]

John W. Gaunce was born in 1860.  He married Jennie Lucinda McClain in 1843.  John died in 1942 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [80]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Anna M. McClain: 24 Mar 1868 – 13 Jun 1951
       +Alonzo Davis: 30 Sep 1862 - 5 Oct 1938
       4 William Earl Davis: 1892 - 1938
       4 Emmett Davis: 1893 - 1968
       4 Oren Davis: 1897 - 1966
       4 Roy Davis: 1889 - 1962
       4 Otto H. Davis: 1890 - 1966
       4 Wilma Davis: 1895 - 1983
       4 Muriel A. Davis: 1899 - 1977

Anna M. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on March 24, 1868 in Indiana.  Anna died on June 13, 1951. [81]

Alonzo Davis was born in 1887.  He married Anna M. McClain in 1843.  Alonzo died in 1938 [82]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Miranda Belle McClain: 9 Jun 1870 – 14 Sep 1965
       +Roma McClain: 28 Feb 1868 - 29 Aug 1942
       4 Charles Raymond McClain: 1895 - 1980
       4 William Ralph McClain: 1897 - 1987
       4 Robert Earnest McClain: 1898 - Unknown
       4 Albert McClain: 1902 - 1903
       4 Thomas J. McClain: 1905 - 1983?
       4 George Arthur McClain: 1908 - 2002
       4 Chester Lee McClain: 1910 - 1995

Miranda Belle McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on June 9, 1870 in Indiana.  Miranda died on September 14, 1965. [83]

Roma McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain on Feb 28, 1868.  He married Miranda Belle McClain.  Roma died in 1942. [84]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 William Webb McClain: 24 Jan 1873 – 10 Jan 1966
       +Ida Dawson: 27 Jan 1870 - 6 Sep 1928
       4 Mary Alena McClain: 1898 - 1972
       4 Max McClain: 1900 - 1977
       4 Ruth McClain: 1901 - 1902
       4 Grace McClain: 1903 - 1907
       +Ida Hurd: 27 Jan 1885 - 17 Jun 1957

William Webb McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on January 24, 1873 in Indiana.  William died on January 10, 1966. [85]

Ida Dawson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Dawson and was born in Johnson county on January 27, 1870.  She married William Webb McClain on September 3, 1896.  Ida died on September 6, 1928 after suffering a stroke of paralysis.  She was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Indiana. [86]

Ida Hurd was born to John and Rachel (Dine) Hurd in Ohio on January 27, 1885.  Her father died before 1900, as Ida appears with her widowed mother in census records from Indiana in 1900, 1910 and 1920.  She appears in the 1930 census as a nurse in the household of William W. MClain, whose wife had passed away about two years prior.  Ida married William on September 16, 1930.  They appear together in the 1940 census, living in Bargersville, Indiana.  Ida died from tetanus on June 17, 1957 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Indiana. [87]

2 Mathias McClain: 1829/30 - 1892
  +Eliza Devore: 1831 - 1897
     3 Travis M. McClain: 10 Mar 1875 – 4 Oct 1875

Travis M. McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on March 10, 1875 in Indiana.  Travis died on October 4, 1875. [88]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Ann W. McClain: 23 Mar 1832 - 24 Nov 1917
       +John Caplinger: ~1828 - 12 Aug 1900

Ann W. McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Indiana on March 23, 1832.  She appears with her parents and siblings in the 1850 census living in Pleasant Township, Johnson County.  Ann married John Caplinger before 1860.  They had no children.  After John died, Ann lived with her sister Susan (McClain) Owens in Franklin, Indiana.  Ann died in Franklin on November 24, 1917 and was buried beside her husband in Greenwood Cemetery in Johnson County, Indiana. [89]

John Caplinger was born to Henry and Susan (Humble) Caplinger in Kentucky in 1828.  He married Ann W. McClain.  John farmed in Pleasant Township through at least 1870.  Afterwards, he and Ann appear in Perry Township, Marion County, Indiana.  In 1885, John and Ann are mentioned as attendees in the birthday celebration for her uncle, Moses McClain.  John died in Perry Township on August 12, 1900.  His death certificate states that John was buried two days later in Greenwood Cemetery.  Although no headstone has been found, cemetery records locate his gravesite next to Phoebe and Benjamin Head, his wife's sister and brother-in-law, who had died earlier that same year. [90]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Mary E. McClain: 18 Dec 1834 - 19 Jan 1866
       +James Good: 1830 - 1901
       3 Melissa Ann Good: 1854 - 1923
       3 Almeda Good: 1857 - Unknown
       3 Cordelia Jane "Della" Good: 1859 - 1936

Mary E. McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Indiana on December 18, 1834.  She married James Good and they had three daughters.  Mary died on January 19, 1866 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery.  She is listed as the bride's mother in the marriage of Cordelia Good to Herman Rickert in 1920. [91]

James Good was born to Richard and Nancy (McClain) Good in Johnson County, Indiana in 1830.  He married Mary E. McClain.  James spent his entire life in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana working as a farmer.  James Good died in 1901 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [92]

2 Mary E. McClain: 1834 - 1866
  +James Good: 1830 - 1901
     3 Melissa Ann Good: 1854 - 1923
       +John S. List: 1850 - 1937
       4 Charles Edward List: 1886 - 1978
       4 James William List: 1888 - 1958
       4 Virgil List: 1890 - 1970

Melissa Ann Good was born to John and Mary (McClain) Good in 1854 in Johnson County, Indiana.  Melissa died in 1923. [93]

John S. List was born in 1850.  He married Melissa Ann Good.  John died in 1937. [94]

2 Mary E. McClain: 1834 - 1866
  +James Good: 1830 - 1901
     3 Almeda Good: 1857 - Unknown
       +Charles W. Lacy: 17 Mar 1856 - 1916
       4 Grace Pearl Lacy: ~1885 - 1973

Almeda Good was born to John and Mary (McClain) Good in 1857 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She appears with her parents and sisters in the 1860 and 1870 census records, living in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  Almeda appears to have died between 1885 and 1900.  She is listed on the marriage and death certificates of her daughter, Grace Pearl (Lacy) Maass.  No other information concerning Almeda Good has been located at this time. [95]

Charles W. Lacy was born in 1856.  Although he and Almeda Good had a daughter, Grace Pearl Lacy, no information has been located concerning a marriage between the two.  Charles died in Noblesville, Indiana, in 1916 and was buried in the Weaver Cemetery. [96]

2 Mary E. McClain: 1834 - 1866
  +James Good: 1830 - 1901
     3 Cordelia Jane Good: 1854 - 1923
       +Herman F. W. Reckert: 15 Aug 1864 - Unknown

Cordelia Jane "Della" Good was born to John and Mary (McClain) Good in 1859 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She appears in the 1900 U. S. census living in Indianapolis with her niece, Grace Lacy.  In 1920 she married Herman F. W. Reckert.  Della Jane Reckert died from chronic myocarditis in July of 1936. [97]

According to Indiana marriage records, Herman F. W. Reckert was born in Germany on August 15, 1864.  He appears in the Indianapolis City Directory from 1913 through 1916 with a listed occupation as a storekeeper at the Spencer House.  Herman married Cordelia Jane Good in Indianapolis on September 7, 1920.  No other confirmed information concerning Herman F. W. Reckert has been located at this time. [98]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Moses M. McClain: Dec 1836 - 5 Mar 1893
       +Martha Whitaker: 1830 - Unknown
       3 Infant McClain: 1858 - 1858
       3 Mary E. McClain: 1859 - 1861
       3 Frank McClain: 1862 - 1863
       3 Charlie McClain: 1862 - 1863
       +Caroline Power: 9 Feb 1840 - 18 Jun 1922
       3 Dora McClain: 1872 - 1953
       +Mary (Mitchell) Short: Unknown

Moses M. McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in December of 1836 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He appears with his mother and father in the 1850 census, living in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  Moses first married Martha Whitaker.  They had four children but all died in infancy.  After Martha died Moses married Caroline Power on September 17, 1871 in Marion County, Indiana.  They appear together in the 1880 census living in Indianapolis along with their daughter, Dora.  Moses later married Mary (Mitchell) Short in Indianapolis.  At the beginning of 1893, Moses moved from Anderson to Crawfordsville, Indiana where he purchased the Royse & Peavey furniture store.  Having no relatives in the area, Moses took up lodging in a rear area of his new business.

About three weeks after arriving in Crawfordsville, he became ill with neuralgia.  The affliction continually worsened until Moses M. McClain died in his store around 9:00 on Sunday evening, March 5, 1893.  He had suffered from blood poisoning for ten days prior to his death.  His body was kept at the Voris Funeral Home until his remains were brought to Frankin on Tuesday afternoon by his brother, Jacob L. McClain.  His remains were then taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Drake, where funeral services were held on Wednesday morning with the Rev. C. W. Lee officiating.  Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery.  His daughter, Dora (McClain) Henry served as the administratrix of his estate. [99]

Martha Whitaker was born in 1827.  She married Moses M. McClain and they had a daughter and a son, both of whom died as infants.  No confirmed death or burial information concerning Martha Whitaker McClain has been located at this time. [100]

Caroline Power was born on February 9, 1840.  She married Moses M. McClain and they had a daughter.  After Moses' death Caroline married his widowed brother Jacob.  Caroline died at her home in Franklin, Indiana on Sunday evening, June 18, 1922.  Funeral services were held the following Tuesday and she was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin. [26]

Mary Mitchell was born to Richard and Catherine (Luckett) Mitchell.  In 1883 Mary (Mitchell) Short married Moses M. McClain in Indiana.  No other information concerning Mary has been located at this time. [101]

2 Moses M. McClain: 1836 - 1893
  +Martha Whitaker: 1830 - Unknown
     3 Infant McClain: 13 Feb 1858 – 13 Feb 1858

An infant was born to Moses and Martha (Whitaker) McClain on February 13, 1858 in Indiana.  The child died the same day and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [102]

2 Moses M. McClain: 1836 - 1893
  +Martha Whitaker: 1830 - Unknown
     3 Mary E. McClain: 20 Mar 1859 - 23 Sep 1861

Mary E. McClain was born to Moses and Martha (Whitaker) McClain on March 20, 1859 in Indiana.  She died on September 23, 1861 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [103]

2 Moses M. McClain: 1836 - 1893
  +Martha Whitaker: 1830 - Unknown
     3 Frank E. McClain: 3 Apr 1860 - 5 Feb 1863

Frank E. McClain was born to Moses and Martha (Whitaker) McClain on February 13, 1858 in Indiana.  He died on February 5, 1863, the same day as his brother Charlie, and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [104]

2 Moses M. McClain: 1836 - 1893
  +Martha Whitaker: 1830 - Unknown
     3 Charles McClain: 3 Sep 1862 - 5 Feb 1863

Charles McClain was born to Moses and Martha (Whitaker) McClain on September 3, 1862 in Indiana.  Charlie died on February 5, 1863 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [105]

2 Moses M. McClain: 1836 - 1893
  +Caroline Power: 1840 - 1922
     3 Dora L. McClain: 30 Oct 1872 - 1953
       +Noah Clay Henry: 10 Feb 1857 - 13 Apr 1937
       4 George B. Henry: 1897 - 1939
       4 Carey M. Henry: 1899 - 1960
       +George C. Sizer: 5 Oct 1863 - 6 Jan 1942

Dora L. McClain was born to Moses and Caroline (Powers) McClain on October 30, 1872 in Indiana.  She married Noah Clay Henry in 1892 and they had two sons.  When her father died, unexpectedly, in 1893, she served as the administrator of his estate.  Dora filed for divorce in 1914.  A local news item confirmed their marriage, and noted that they had separated on January 15, 1914.  This divorce was denied in June of 1914.  Apparently, Noah filed the next time and their divorce was granted in Johnson County in December of 1916.  Dora married George Calvin Sizer in Indianapolis in 1931.  They were living in Douglas County, Kansas, in 1940, where George died in 1942.  By 1950, she was again residing in Indianapolis. Dora died in 1953 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Indiana. [106]

Noah Clay Henry was born in Kentucky in 1857.  He married Dora L. McClain in Indianapolis in 1892, but they divorced in 1916.  Noah died on April 13, 1937 and was buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Edinburgh, Indiana. [107]

George C. Sizer was born on October 5, 1863 to George Mortimer and Frances (Barnhart) Sizer in Virginia.  He married Louisa Lulu Baldwin in Kansas in 1884 and they had three children together.  George filed for divorced in early 1894 on the grounds of abandonment.  George married Malinda Jane Anderson in 1896.  She died in 1920.  George worked as the Superintendant of the Douglas County Poor farm.  He married Dora L. (McClain) Henry on August 17, 1931 in Indianapolis.  George died on Wednesday, January 6, 1942 in his home near Lawrence, Kansas.  Funeral services were held in the Funk chapel on Friday with the Rev. Oren D. Dunlap officiating.  Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. [108]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Phoebe J. McClain: 25 Nov 1837 - 9 Jun 1901
       +Benjamin Head: 1820 - 1901
       3 Mary Parmelia Head: 1857 - 1925
       3 John S. Head: 1859 - 1899
       3 James Wesley Head: 1862 - 1865
       3 Stephen Edward Head: 1865 - 1925
       3 Dora Jenni Head: 1869 - 1940

Phoebe J. McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Indiana on November 25, 1837.  She appears with her mother and father in the 1850 census.  Phoebe married Benjamin Head in 1856 and they had five children.  Phoebe died on June 9, 1901 and was buried next to her husband in Greenwood Cemetery. [109]

Benjamin Head was born in Kentucky in 1820.  Benjamin was a farmer in Pleasant Township, Johnson County for his entire working life.  He married Phoebe J. McClain in Johnson County, Indiana on March 3, 1856.  During the Civil War he served in the 20th Regiment of the Indiana Infantry.  Ben died in late 1901 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [110]

2 Phoebe J. McClain: 1837 - 1901
  +Benjamin Head: 1820 - 1901
     3 Mary Parmelia Head: 3 Jan 1857 - 22 Dec 1925
       +Oliver P. Herbert: 21 Mar 1854 – 30 Dec 1922
       4 Orin Herbert: ~1872 - Unknown
       4 Harry L Herbert: ~1881 - Unknown
       4 Bertha J Herbert: ~1885 - Unknown
       4 Carle E Herbert: ~1898 - Unknown

Mary Parmelia Head was born to Ben and Phoebe (McClain) Head in 1857 in Johnson County, Indiana.  Mary died in 1925. [111]

Oliver P. Herbert was born on August 15, 1864.  He married Mary Parmelia Head.  Oliver died on December 30, 1922. [112]

2 Phoebe J. McClain: 1837 - 1901
  +Benjamin Head: 1820 - 1901
     3 John S. Head: 15 Feb 1859 - 2 Nov 1899
       +Clara Ellen Kemmerer: 10 Sep 1859 - 3 Apr 1937
       4 Laveta Ruth Head: Unknown

John S. Head was born to Ben and Phoebe (McClain) Head in 1859 in Johnson County, Indiana.  John died in 1899. [113]

Clara Ellen Kemmerer was born on September 10, 1859.  She married John S. Head.  Clara died on April 3, 1937. [114]

2 Phoebe J. McClain: 1837 - 1901
  +Benjamin Head: 1820 - 1901
     3 James Wesley Head: 1862 - 1865

James Wesley Head was born to Ben and Phoebe (McClain) Head in 1862 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He died in 1865. [115]

2 Phoebe J. McClain: 1837 - 1901
  +Benjamin Head: 1820 - 1901
     3 Stephen Edward Head: 20 Nov 1865 - 21 May 1925

Stephen Edward Head was born to Ben and Phoebe (McClain) Head in 1865 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He died in 1925. [116]

2 Phoebe J. McClain: 1837 - 1901
  +Benjamin Head: 1820 - 1901
     3 Dora Jennie Head: 8 Aug 1869 - 24 Apr 1940
       +Charles Cutsinger: 1867 - 1918
       4 Eva Leona Cutsinger: 1888 - 1916
       4 Benjamin Cutsinger: 1892 - 1934
       4 Clarence Cutsinger: 1895 - 1924

Dora Jennie Head was born to Ben and Phoebe (McClain) Head in 1869 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She died in 1940. [117]

Charles Cutsinger was born in 1867.  He married Dora Jennie Head.  Charles died in 1918. [112]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Edward J. McClain: 24 Apr 1841 - 15 Jun 1873

Edward J. McClain was born to John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain in Indiana on April 24, 1841.  Edward served in the 17th Regiment of the Indiana Infantry during the Civil War.  In the 1870 census he appears as E J McClain, a boarder in the household of Joseph and Caroline Righter, in the 16th sub-district of the 7th ward of Indianapolis with a listed occupation in the furniture business.  He appears in Indianapolis City Directories in 1870, 1871 and 1872.  Edward died on June 15, 1873 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [119]

1 John L. McClain: 1804 - 1885
  +Catherine Whitaker: 1802/3 - 1845
     2 Susan Catherine McClain: 18 Apr 1843 - 6 Oct 1922
       +Wesley Drake: 20 Jan 1834 - 13 Sep 1907
       3 William E. Drake: ~1866 - 1915
       3 Cora Ann Drake: ~1869 - 1908
       3 Myrtle Clara Drake: 1877 - 1966
       +John R. Owens: 16 Apr 1841 - 1 Jun 1929

Susan C. McClain was the youngest daughter of John and Catherine (Whitaker) McClain, born in the Glade neighborhood near Whiteland, Indiana on April 18, 1843.  She attended the Glade district school and became a member of the Glade Methodist church.  in 1861 she was married to Wesley Drake and they reared four children.  Wesley died in 1907.  On February 5, 1910 she was married to John R. Owens.  They lived a happy life and were especially congenial.  Both were members of Grace Methodist church in whose interest they served with fine devotion.

Mrs. Susan McClain Owens, wife of J. R. Owens, died on the morning of Friday, October 6, 1922 at 12:05 at the Owens home.  Mrs. Owens had been ill for three months with Bright's disease but her condition became critical the previous Sunday morning when she suffered a stroke of paralysis.  Before her passing, she was unconscious for four days.  Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery beside her first husband, Wesley Drake. [120]

Wesley Drake was born on January 20, 1834, at Stotts Creek not far from Beech Grove.  He was the son of Gideon and Susan Drake.  When he was about 14 years of age he relocated to Franklin where he learned the carpenter’s trade, following this profession the rest of his life.  For almost 60 years he worked at this trade.  When he moved to Franklin there were but four house to the east of the J.M.& I Railroad and north of Jefferson street.  He had seen all that part of the city built up and had helped to build many of the houses.  Perhaps there was no other citizen in Franklin who had assisted in building so many of the residences found in the city as he.

Wesley Drake was twice married.  He first married Margaret J. Fitzpatrick on 5 May 1859 in Johnson County.  His second marriage was to Miss Susan McClain, on March 21, 1861.  They had three children.  Wesley was a member of the Methodist church and a faithful attendant, whenever able, at all its services.  He was a veteran of the civil war, enlisting in Company L, 79th Indiana Infantry on August 14, 1862.  Wesley served until the close of the war and received an honorable discharge on June 27, 1865.  He was in many of the important conflicts and his comrades said that no braver soldier ever carried a musket.  After 1884 he was a member of Wadsworth Post Grand Army of the Republic.  Mr. Drake was a man of quiet, agreeable manners, thoroughly honest and sincere, devoted to his family, and always ready to befriend a neighbor.  He was greatly esteemed by all who knew him.

Wesley Drake died on Friday afternoon, September 13, 1907, at 3:30 o’clock at his home on Madison and Yandes streets in Franklin, Indiana.  He had been ill all summer, showing a gradual decline in his health.  Advanced age combined with the effects of injuries received a few years prior from a fall while working on a building, and from which he never fully recovered, caused his death.  The funeral services which were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 from Grace M.E. Church conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. D. Batchelor, assisted by Rev. R. R. Bryan of Rockport, were taken in charge at Greenlawn cemetery by the G. A. R. and ritual ceremonies were observed in an impressive way as the body was laid to rest.  Mr. Drake, at the time of his death, was one of the oldest native-born sons of Johnson County and he had lived longer in Franklin than any other resident then living in the city. [121]

John R. Owens was born a son of George W. and Amanda Owens in Bartholomew County, Indiana on April 16, 1841.  His parents were among the pioneer residents of that county.  When he was twenty years of age, John Owens enlisted for service in the Union army, becoming a member of Co. G, 33rd Indiana Volunteers.  His two brothers were members of the same company and served with him through the war.  Under the leadership of General Thomas, he had participated in many engagements with the Army of the West in Tennessee and Kentucky and the march to Atlanta.  Mr. Owens possessed a never-failing store of anecdotes and incidents which had occurred during the war, these forming an interesting and never-tiring source of inquiry from his friends.

Returning to Bartholomew County after three years in the war, John completed his schooling and graduated from Hartsville college, then one of the leading institutions of the central part of the state.  He taught in the Bartholomew County schools and later served as principal and superintendent of schools in Greenwood, Lebanon and other cities around Indiana.

He moved to Franklin in 1889 and continued as a resident following that time.  Five years after coming to Franklin, John Owens was elected city clerk and served his term with honor.  He was later employed as a bookkeeper at the Smith & Tilson hardware store.  In his later years, he was not engaged in business.

Following his graduation from Hartsville college, on August 19, 1871 John Owens was united in marriage to Miss Anna Fullen, of White River Township, whom he had met during his college days.  To this union were born two sons, Fred R. Owens of Franklin, and Arthur R. Owens of Albany, New York.  Mrs. Owens died in 1903 and several years later John Owens was united in marriage to Mrs. Susan (McClain) Drake, widow of Wesley Drake.

He was a devoted member of the Methodist church from his early life and during the succeeding years had been active in many forms of work for the church.  In later years he had compiled a detailed history of the Grace Methodist church of Franklin, a labor in which he had spent many hours and had taken a keen interest.  Few residents of the city had a larger circle of friends than did Mr. Owens and his keen interest in the events of the day and the firmness of his beliefs made him a man whose decisions were respected and admired.  Besides his service in the Civil War, he taught school for many years in various parts of the state and during his residence in Franklin he served as city clerk and in other capacities.

John R. Owens died early Friday morning when after an extended period of ill health.  Mr. Owens was one of the best known and most respected of the older residents of Franklin and was one of the most active members of the Grand Army of the Republic.  His health had been failing throughout the past four months and he had been confined to his bed at intervals, never giving up to his illness and planning for things that he had intended to do during the summer months and to attend the state G.A.R. encampment again this year.  For his last ten days, he had been up and around the house until a short time before his death, which occurred at 2:00 Friday morning, after a critical condition of only a few hours.  Death was the result of a weakened condition and complications.  Funeral services were held at the Grace Methodist Church at 4:00 Saturday afternoon with the pastor, Rev. W. E. Brown in charge.  Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery. in Franklin. [122]

2 Susan Catherine McClain: 1843 - 1922
  +Wesley Drake: 1834 - 1907
     3 William E. Drake: 12 May 1866 - 15 Nov 1915
       +Ida Trout: 1864 - 29 Mar 1896
       +Louisa (Wade) Mahler: 30 May 1857 - 28 Jan 1947

William E. Drake was born to Wesley and Susan Catherine (McClain) Drake in 1866 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He died in 1915. [123]

Ida Trout was born in 1864.  She married William E. Drake.  Ida died in 1896. [124]

Louisa Wade was born in 1857.  She married William E. Drake.  Louisa died in 1947. [125]

2 Susan Catherine McClain: 1843 - 1922
  +Wesley Drake: 1834 - 1907
     3 Cora Ann Drake: 14 May 1869 - 31 Jan 1908
       +Samuel W. List: 7 Oct 1863 - 17 Jan 1948
       4 Wesley Calvin List: 1891 - 1982

Cora Ann Drake was born to Wesley and Susan Catherine (McClain) Drake in 1869 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She married Samuel W. List in 1890 and they had a son.  Cora died on January 31, 1908. [126]

Samuel W. List was born to Tunis C. and Mary (Lyster) List in Hopewell, Indiana on ctober 7, 1863.  He was educated in the Hopewell schools and was a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian church.  Samuel married Cora Ann Drake on January 29, 1890.  Samuel was a druggist in Franklin for many years; first at the Donnell Store and then with the successor to that firm.  He relocated to Chicago in 1921 and remained there until 1939, when he entered the Knights of Pythias Home in Lafayette, Indiana.  Samuel died on Saturday night, January 17, 1948 in the Pythian home.  He had been ill for several weeks due to a heart ailment.  Funeral services were held the following Tuesday at the Vandivier Funeral Home with burial following in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin. [127]

2 Susan Catherine McClain: 1843 - 1922
  +Wesley Drake: 1834 - 1907
     3 Myrtle Clara Drake: 7 Jan 1877 - 6 Jan 1966
       +Owen Evan Peggs: 29 Oct 1873 - 28 Jul 1905
       4 Mary Catherine Peggs: 1903 - 1984

Myrtle Clara Drake was born to Wesley and Susan Catherine (McClain) Drake on January 7, 1877 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She married Owen Peggs in 1900 and they had a daughter.  After Owen died, Myrtle continued living in Franklin.  She worked as a bookkeeper for the Franklin Telephone Company for many years.  In 1933 she moved to Anderson, Indiana to be closer to her daughter and granddaughter.  There, Myrtle was a member of the Anderson Methodist Church.  In 1963, Myrtle became a resident of the Anderson Nursing Home.  She died on Sunday, January 2, 1966 around 11:30 P. m. in the nursing home after a couple of years of failing health.  Funeral services were held the following Wednesday in the Brown and Butz Funeral Home in Anderson with the Rev. John Siner officiating.  Myrtle was laid to rest in Greenlawn Cemetery. [128]

Owen Evan Peggs List was born to Newton and Mary (Alexander) Peggs in Illinois on October 29, 1873.  He married Myrtle Clara Drake.  Owen lived his entire life in the Franklin area and was a well-known blacksmith.  Owen died early Friday morning on July 28, 1905 after an illness of about one week.  He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin. [129]