0 Jacob McClain: 1782 - 1857
  +Catherine Lacefield: 1782 - 1830
     1 Moses Samuel McClain: 22 Apr 1807 - 3 Feb 1888
       +Sarah Ann Wright: 8 Mar 1807 - 22 Apr 1878
       2 Samuel W. McClain: 1825 - 1903
       2 Jacob McClain: 1827 - 1905
       2 Mary McClain: 1832 - 1893
       2 John W. McClain: 1833 - 1921
       2 Thomas M. McClain: 1835 - 1886
       2 George W. McClain: 1837 - 1916
       2 Andrew J. McClain: 1842 - 1864
       2 Serilda McClain: 1843 - 1891
       2 Joseph A. McClain: 1846 - 1926
       2 Sarah E. McClain: 1849 - 192

Moses Samuel McClain was born to Jacob and Catherine (Lacefield) McClain in Kentucky around 1806.  He was one of the early pioneers to settle in Johnson County, Indiana, arriving in 1827.  Moses married Sarah Ann Wright.  Moses died on February 3, 1888 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery in Johnson County. [1]

Sarah Ann Wright was born in Kentucky on March 8, 1807.  She married Moses McClain in Kentucky and they had at least ten children.  Sarah died on April 22, 1878 in Indiana and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [2]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Samuel William McClain: 9 Dec 1825 - 15 Jan 1903
        +Sabitha Jane Crittenden: 30 Dec 1825 - 19 Aug 1897
        3 Moses McClain: ~1844 - Unknown
        3 Richard H. McClain: ~Feb 1847 - Unknown
        3 John W. McClain: 1848 - 1850
        3 Calvin Ruter McClain: 1851 - 1902
        3 Sarah McClain: ~1856 - Unknown

Samuel William McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Kentucky on December 9, 1825.  He married Sabitha Jane Crittenden.  Samuel died on January 15, 1903 and as buried in Rocklane Cemetery. [3]

Sabitha Jane Crittenden was the first born child of Richard Hazelwood Crittenden and Rachael Singer, arriving on December 30, 1825.  She married Samuel W. McClain in 1844.  Sabitha died on Thursday, August 19, 1897 and was buried in Rocklane Cemetery. [4]

2 Samuel William McClain: 1825 - 1903
  +Sabitha Jane Crittenden: 1825 - 1897
     3 Moses McClain: ~1844 - Unknown

Moses McClain was born to Samuel and Sabitha (Crittendon) McClain in Indiana around 1844.  He appears in the 1850 census living with his family in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  No other confirmed information concerning Moses McClain has been located at this time. [5]

2 Samuel William McClain: 1825 - 1903
  +Sabitha Jane Crittenden: 1825 - 1897
     3 Richard H. McClain: ~1847 - Unknown

Richard H. McClain was born to Samuel and Sabitha (Crittendon) McClain in Indiana around 1847.  He appears in 1850 and 1860 census records living with his family in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  No other confirmed information concerning Richard H. McClain has been located at this time. [6]

2 Samuel William McClain: 1825 - 1903
  +Sabitha Jane Crittenden: 1825 - 1897
     3 John W. McClain: 8 Feb 1848 - 8 Jul 1850

John W. McClain was born to Samuel and Sabitha (Crittendon) McClain in Indiana on February 8, 1848.  He appears in the 1850 census living with his family in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  John died on July 8, 1850. [7]

2 Samuel William McClain: 1825 - 1903
  +Sabitha Jane Crittenden: 1825 - 1897
     3 Calvin Ruter McClain: 11 Jun 1851 - 2 Jul 1902
        +Ellen Huston: 3 Feb 1858 - 30 Jan 1929
        4 Minnie May McClain: 1877 - 1968
        4 Daniel Webster McClain: 1879 - 1959
        4 Mary Ammie McClain: 1884 - 1960
        4 Ira Otto McClain: 1893 - 1970

Calvin Ruter McClain was born to Samuel and Sabitha (Crittendon) McClain in Indiana on June 11, 1851.  He married Ellen Huston.  Calvin died on July 2, 1902. [8]

Ellen Huston was born in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana on February 3, 1858.  She married Calvin Ruter McClain in 1876.  Ellen died on Wednesday, January 30, 1929.  Funeral services were held on Saturday at the Rocklane Christian Church with Rev. Yocum, pasotr of the Greenwood Christian Church officiating.  Burial followed in Rockland Cemetery. [9]

2 Samuel William McClain: 1825 - 1903
  +Sabitha Jane Crittenden: 1825 - 1897
     3 Sarah McClain: ~1856 - Unknown

Sarah McClain was born to Samuel and Sabitha (Crittendon) McClain in Indiana around 1856.  She appears living with her family in the 1860 and 1870 census records.  No other confirmed information concerning Sarah McClain has been located at this time. [10]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Jacob McClain: 15 Jul 1827 - 17 Jun 1905
        +Sarah Jane Cummings: 7 Oct 1827 - 30 Jun 1899
        3 Sophia Emaline McClain: 1848 - 1899
        3 John S. McClain: 1851 - 1912
        3 Sarah A. McClain: ~1858 - Unknown
        3 Josephine McClain: 1859 - 1924
        3 Charles Grant McClain: 1864 - 1911
        3 Henry/Peter McClain: 1866 - 1889

Jacob McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on July 15, 1827.  He married Sarah Jane Cummings.  Jacob died on June 17, 1905 and as buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [11]

Sarah Jane Cummings was born on October 7, 1825.  She married Jacob McClain.  Sarah died on June 30, 1899 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [12]

2 Jacob McClain: 1827 - 1905
  +Sarah Jane Cummings: 1827 - 1899
     3 Sophia Emaline McClain: 8 Sep 1848 - 24 Jun 1899
        +James Young Perdeu: 12 May 1845 - 9 Apr 1910
        4 Sarah Dora Perdeu: 1867 - 1915
        4 Jacob Arthur Purdeu: 1871 - 1877
        4 John Purdeu: ~1874 - Unknown
        4 Judd H. Perdeu: 1882 - 1940
        4 Clare Perdeu: 1885 - 1928

Sophia Emaline McClain was born to Jacob and Sarah (Cummings) McClain on Septeber 8, 1848.  She married James Young Perdeu.  Sophia died on June 24, 1899. [13]

James Young Perdeu was born on May 12, 1845.  He married Sophia Emaline McClain.  James died on April 9, 1910. [14]

2 Jacob McClain: 1827 - 1905
  +Sarah Jane Cummings: 1827 - 1899
     3 John S. McClain: 6 Jul 1851 - 9 Jul 1912
        +Anna Margaret Brunnemer: 18 Oct 1859 - 30 Oct 1926
        4 Walter McClain: 1887 - 1968

John S. McClain was born to Jacob and Sarah (Cummings) McClain on July 6, 1851.  He married Anna Margaret Brunnemer.  John died on July 9, 1912. [15]

Anna Margaret Brunnemer was born on October 18, 1859.  She married John S. McClain.  Anna died on October 30, 1926. [16]

2 Jacob McClain: 1827 - 1905
  +Sarah Jane Cummings: 1827 - 1899
     3 Sarah A. McClain: ~1858 - Unknown

Sarah A. McClain was born to Jacob and Sarah (Cummings) McClain around 1858.  No other confirmed information concerning Sarah A. McClain has been located at this time. [17]

2 Jacob McClain: 1827 - 1905
  +Sarah Jane Cummings: 1827 - 1899
     3 Josephine McClain: 28 Oct 1859 - 29 Sep 1924
        +Frank C. Byrkit: 11 Apr 1851 - 3 Jun 1923
        4 Ruth M. Byrkit: 1889 - 1980

Josephine McClain was born to Jacob and Sarah (Cummings) McClain near Whiteland, Indiana on Septeber 8, 1848.  She attened public schools in White River township, Johnson County and as a teacher at age sixteen.  Later she attedned Franklin College.  She moved to Indianapolis where she was the first stenographer for E. C. Atkin's.  Josephine married Frank C. Byrkit and they lived in Indianapolis  She was a charter member of the Brighter Prospect Club, the Browning Class of Indianapolis and the Monday Study Class.  Josephine also served as secretary for the Thirteenth Ward Civic League.  At one time she was a member ogf the Plymouth Congregational Church which stood on Ohio Street where the Federal Building is now located.  She later became a member of the Sixth Presbyterian Church.  Josephine died on Monday, September 29, 1924.  She was buried next to her husband in Crown Hill Cemetery. [18]

Frank C. Byrkit was born on April 11, 1851.  He married Josephine McClain.  Frank died on June 3, 1923. [19]

2 Jacob McClain: 1827 - 1905
  +Sarah Jane Cummings: 1827 - 1899
     3 Charles Grant McClain: 3 Jan 1864 - 23 Sep 1911
        +Emma C W Lasman: 29 Nov 1866 - 18 Sep 1958
        4 Charles Franklin McClain: ~1907 - 1997

Charles Grant McClain was born to Jacob and Sarah (Cummings) McClain on January 3, 1864.  He married Emma C W Lasman.  Charles died on September 23, 1911. [20]

Emma C W Lasman was born on November 29, 1866.  She married Charles Grant McClain.  Emma died on Thursday, September 18, 1958 in an Indianapolis nursing home.  Services were held the following Monday in the G. H. Herrmann Funeral Home and she was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [21]

2 Jacob McClain: 1827 - 1905
  +Sarah Jane Cummings: 1827 - 1899
     3 Peter/Henry McClain: 14 Apr 1866 - 26 Oct 1889

Peter/Henry McClain was born to Jacob and Sarah (Cummings) McClain on April 14, 1866.  Peter/Henry died on October 26, 1889. [22]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Mary McClain: 14 Mar 1832 - 30 Mar 1893
        +Robert Caplinger: Mar 1820 - 12 Jan 1901

Mary McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on March 14, 1832.  She married Robert Caplinger.  Mary died on March 30, 1893 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery in Johnson County, Indiana. [23]

Robert Caplinger was born in Kentucky in March of 1820.  He married Mary McClain.  Robert died on January 12, 1901 and as buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [24]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 John William McClain: 27 Aug 1833 - 24 Dec 1921
        +Susan A. Caplinger: 11 Dec 1835 - 30 Jun 1908
        3 Mary Ellen McClain: 1854 - 1928
        3 Sarah Ann McClain: 1858 - 1860
        3 James A. McClain: 1861 - Unknown
        3 Fannie Moton McClain: 1863 - 1942
        3 Andrew Jack McClain: 1867 - 1948
        3 Adaline McClain: Mar 1871 -
        3 George Ora McClain: 1874 - 1961
        3 Burdette McClain: 1879 - 1970

John William McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on August 27, 1833.  He married Susan A. Caplinger.  John died on December 24, 1921 and as buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [25]

Susan A. Caplinger was born in Trimble County, Kentucky on December 11, 1835.  She married John William McClain.  Susan died on June 30, 1908 and as buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [26]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 Mary Ellen McClain: 16 Jan 1854 - 13 May 1928
        +Thomas G. Smithey: 4 Jun 1844 – 13 Dec 1900
        4 Earl Elliott Smithey: 1897 - 1962

Mary Ellen McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain on .  She married Thomas G. Smithey in 1897 and they had a son.  After Thomas died Mary and Earl lived with her father in Pleasant Township until he died in 1921.  Mary Ellen died on May 13, 1928 and was buried next to her parents in Greenwood Cemetery. [27]

Thomas G. Smithey was born on June 4, 1844.  He married Anna Melissa Graham in 1870.  She died in 1895.  Thomas married Mary Ellen McClain in 1897.  He appears in the 1900 census renting a house in Whiteland, Indiana, with his wife, Mary, and son, Earl.  His occupation was listed as Day Laborer.  Thomas died on Thursday, December 13, 1900.  Funeral services were held on Saturday and he was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [28]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 Sarah Ann McClain: 1858 - 16 Oct 1860

Sarah Ann McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain in 1858.  She appears with her family in the 1860 census.  Sarah Ann McClain died on October 16, 1860. [29]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 James A. McClain: 1861 - 1932
        +Grace B. Farmer: 2 Dec 1867 - 13 Apr 1907
        4 Paul McClain: ~1893 - Unknown
        4 Raymond McClain: ~1895 - Unknown

James A. McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain in 1861.  He married Grace B. Farmer around 1890 and they lived in Whiteland, Indiana.  James worked as a laborer in a canning factory.  He died in 1932 and was buried next to his wife in Greenwood Cemetery. [30]

Grace B. Farmer was born to Charles and Mary Farmer on December 2, 1867 in Indiana.  She married James A. McClain and they had two sons.  Grace died on April 13, 1907 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [31]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 Fannie Moton McClain: 4 Oct 1863 - 5 Dec 1942
        +Joseph William Drake: 24 Oct 1864 - 27 Aug 1946
        4 William Louis Drake: 1890 – 1974

Fannie Moton McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain in Johnson County, Indiana on October 4, 1963.  She married Joseph William Drake on October 23, 1889 and raised three sons and a daughter.  Fannie was a member of the Whiteland Methodist Church.  She lived in or near the Whiteland area her entire life.  Fannie died on Saturday, December 5, 1942 at her home in Whiteland, Indiana following an illness that lasted seven weeks.  Funeral services were held from the residence on Tuesday and she was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [32]

Joseph William Drake was born to Lewis and Mary (Applegate) Drake near Ninevah, Indiana on October 24, 1864.  He married Fannie Moton McClain in Johnson County in 1889.  Joseph worked as a grocer, huckster and a farmer.  He was a member of the Whiteland Methodist Church.  Joseph died at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Tuesday, August 27, 1946 after being struck by an automobile.  Services were held on Friday at his residence in Whiteland with the Rev. Theron Castleman officiating.  Joseph was buried next to his wife in Greenwood Cemetery. [33]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 Andrew Jackson McClain: ~Mar 1867 - 1 Jan 1948
        +Clara Ooluva Knapp: ~1880 - 12 Jan 1929
        4 Ooluva Lenore McClain: 1903 - 1996
        4 Mary Catherine McClain: 1908 - 1983
        4 Kenneth Allen McClain: ~1913 - Unknown

Andrew Jackson McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain in Whiteland, Indiana on March 16, 1867.  He married Clara Ooluva Knapp in 1900.  Andrew was a painter and interior decorator.  He was a member of tthe Whiteland Methodist Church, as well as the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Greenwood and the Improved Order of Red Men in Franklin.  Andrew died on Thursday evening, January 1, 1948 at Methodist Hospital.  Funeral services were held on the following Sunday at the Burkhart Funeral Parlors in Greenwood with the Rev. Emory Fulling of the Whiteland Methodist Church officiating.  Andrew was buried next to his wife in Greenwood Cemetery. [34]

Clara Ooluva Knapp was born around 1880.  She married Andrew Jackson McClain and raised three children.  Clara died at her home on Saturday morning, January 12, 1929.  Funeral services were held the following Monday at the Whiteland Methodist Church with the Rev. C. H. Rose officiating.  Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.  Depite unfavorable weather, the service was attended by a large number of friends.  Casket bearers for the service were Earl Smithey, Robert Drake, Winifred Brunnemer, Russell Knapp, Ernest Knapp and Hiram Knapp. [35]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 Adaline McClain: 3 Mar 1871 - 6 Feb 1931
        +Herbert F. Smithey: 25 Jul 1876 - 2 Nov 1959

Adaline McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain on March 3, 1871.  She married Herbert F. Smithey.  Adaline was well known in the whiteland, Indiana community before she and her husband moved to Indianapolis.  Adaline died on Friday, February 6, 1931 at her home in Indianapolis.  Funeal services were held at the Wilson undertaking parlors in Indianapolis with the Rev. T. N. Hunt, former pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian Church of Whiteland officiating.  Casket bearers at the services were:Earl Smithey, Robert Drake, Kenneth McClain, Winford Bunnemer, Raymond McClain and Julius McClain.  Flowers were carried by: Catherine Brunnemer, Mrs. Paul McNeil, Mrs. Raymond McClain, Christine Brunnemer, Mrs. Taylor Davis, Mrs. Winford Brunnemer, Mrs. Merrill Brunnemer, Marie Brunnemer, Susan Drake, Mrs. W. L. Drake, Thelma Drake and Laura F. Drake.  Adaline was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [36]

Herbert F. Smithey was born at Staten Island, New York on July 25, 1876.  He worked for the New York Central Railroad until he retired in 1943.  Herbert married Adaline McClain.  He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  Herbert died on Monday, November 2, 1959 in a nursing home.  Funeral services were held on the following Thursday at G. H. Herrmann Funeral Home followed by burial in Greenwood Cemetery.  There were no immediate survivors. [37]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 George Ora McClain: 24 Oct 1874 - 30 July 1961
        +Martha Jane Linthicum: 18 Dec 1876 - 1 Jul 1950
        4 Marion LaJessie McClain: 1899 - 1975
        4 John Virtreece McClain: 1901 - 1970
        4 Julius Ora McClain: 1904 - 1981
        +Mary Elizabeth (Hessong) McDermott: 17 Apr 1889 - 15 Nov 1988

George Ora McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain in Whiteland, Indiana on October 24, 1874.  He helped construct the Indianapolis and Louisville interurban railroad and was a conductor on the line for fourteen years.  George later worker as a custodian in the Indianapolis School system before retiring in 1952.  He married Martha Jane Linthicum.  After Martha died, George married Mary Elizabeth Hessong.  George was a member of the West Washington Presbyterian Church and the Evergreen Masonic Lodge.  He died on Sunday evening, July 30, 1961 at a nursing home in Ben Davis, Indiana.  Funeral services were held the following Wednesday at the Royster and Askin Mortuary.  George was buried next to Martha in Greenwood Cemetery. [38]

Martha Jane Linthicum was born on December 18, 1876.  She married George Ora McClain.  Martha died on Saturday, July 1, 1950 at the Lynhurst Nursing Home in Indianapolis.  Services were held on Monday at the Royster & Askin Funeral Home after which she was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [39]

Mary Elizabeth Hessong was born to Harvey and Emma (Ringer) Hessong in Marion County, Indiana on April 17, 1889.  She married John W. Linthicum in Louisville, Kentucky on November 13, 1909.  He died in 1944.  Apparently they had divorced because Mary Hessong married Jesse McDermott in Indiana in 1940.  She married George Ora McClain in Indianapolis on December 13, 1950.  Mary died on November 15, 1988 at the Indiana Masonic Home hospital in Franklin.  She was buried next to George in Greenwood Cemetery. [40]

2 John William McClain: 1833 - 1921
  +Susan A. Caplinger: 1835 - 1908
     3 Burdette McClain: 13 May 1879 - 6 Sep 1970
        +William Jasper Brunnemer: 3 Mar 1874 - 3 May 1955
        4 William Merrill Brunnemer: 1902 - 1982
        4 Winford Harold Brunnemer: 1905 - 1992
        4 Georgie Catherine Brunnemer: 1908 - 1998
        4 Christine F. Brunnemer: 1911 - 1982
        4 Marian Brunnemer: 1913 - 1999
        4 Howard Denzel Brunnemer: 1915 - 1984
        4 Marie Brunnemer: ~1917 - 1994
        4 Helen Brunnemer: 1922 - 2010
        4 Ellen Brunnemer: 1922 - 2008

Burdette McClain was born to John and Susan (Caplinger) McClain on May 13, 1879.  She married William Jasper Brunnemer.  Burdette died at her home in Whiteland on Sunday night, September 6, 1970.  Funeral services were held the following Thursday at the J. C. Wilson Chapel in Greenwood with Rev. Herbert Mather of the Whiteland United Methodist Church officiating.  She was buried next to her husband in Greenwood Cemetery. [41]

William Jasper Brunnemer was born to George S. and Nancy (VanArsdale) Brunnemer in Whiteland, Indiana on March 3, 1874.  He married Burdette McClain on July 21, 1901.  William Along with farming, William operated a general store in Whiteland for twenty-three years before retiring.  He died in his home on Tuesday morning, May 3, 1955.Funeral services were held the following Friday in the Burkhart Funeral Home with the Rev. A. W. Stoneburner of the Whiteland Methodist Church officiating. William was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.  He had been ill for two years. [42]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 26 Dec 1835 - 1 Jan 1886
        +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 19 Feb 1836 - 11 Feb 1922
        3 Moses T. McClain: 1858 – 1883
        3 Mary Anna McClain: 1859 – 1953
        3 Sarah A. McClain: 1859 – 1882
        3 Laura Alice McClain: 1862 – 1892
        3 William Alexander McClain: 1865 – 1940
        3 Roma McClain: 1868 – 1942
        3 Eliza Jane "Jennie" McClain: 1871 – 1945
        3 Zora E. McClain: 1875 – 1956

Thomas Morgan McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on December 26, 1835.  He married Marguerite A. Shipp.  Thomas died on January 1, 1886 and was buried in Rocklane Cemetery. [43]

Marguerite A. Shipp was born in on February 19, 1836.  She married Thomas Morgan McClain.  Marguerite died on February 11, 1922 and was buried in Rocklane Cemetery. [44]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 Moses T. McClain: 25 Sep 1858 – 26 Oct 1883

Moses T. McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain on September 25, 1858.  He appears in census records from 1860 to 1880 living in his father's household in Johnson County, Indiana.  Moses died on October 26, 1883 and was buried in Rocklane Cemetery near Greenwood, Indiana. [45]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 Sarah A. McClain: 19 Nov 1859 – 14 Jul 1882
        +William Edward Dougherty: 12 Nov 1853 – 9 Mar 1928
        4 Ivon O. Dougherty: 1878 – 1946
        4 Daisy Amanda Dougherty: 1880 – 1882

Sarah A. McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain in Johnson County on November 19, 1859.  She married William Edward Dougherty.  Sarah died on July 14, 1882 and was buried in Rocklane Cemetery. [46]

William Edward Dougherty was born to Adam and Margaret (Barlow) Dougherty on November 12, 1853.  He married Sarah A. McClain. [47]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 Laura Alice McClain: 29 Mar 1862 – 6 Jul 1892
        +William Edward Dougherty: 12 Nov 1853 – 9 Mar 1928
        4 Ira Burton Dougherty: 1885 – 1940
        4 Ezra E. Dougherty: 1886 - 1976
        4 Clarence Everett Dougherty: 1889 - 1965

Laura Alice McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain on March 29, 1862.  She married William Edward Dougherty.  Laura died on July 6, 1892. [48]

After his first wife died, William Edward Dougherty married Laura Alice McClain in 1883.  Laura was the younger sister of his desceased wife, Sarah.  Laura died in 1892.  William then married Ruby N. Lightfoot in 1894.  She died in 1923.  William died on Friday morning, March 9, 1928 at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. George Caldwell in Needham following a serious illness of more than six weeks from heart trouble.  Mr. Dougherty had been practically helpless for the past four years.  Funeral services were held the following Sunday afternoon at the Rocklane Christian Church and he was buried in Rocklane Cemetery.  Rev. A. F. Murphy of Second Mt. Pleasant and the Rev. E.S. Farmer, Rocklane pastor were in charge of the services. [47]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 William Alexander McClain: 13 Jun 1865 – 29 Jan 1940
        +Margaret A. Dougherty: 31 Oct 1870 - 14 Nov 1952
        4 Laura Edith McClain: ~1890 - 1966
        4 Ivy C. McClain: ~1890 - Unknown
        4 James Elmer McClain: 1891 - 1957
        4 Mabel McClain: 1893 - 1953
        4 John Benjamin McClain: 1894 - 1942
        4 Edith McClain: Unknown
        4 Earl Roma McClain: 1897 - 1918
        4 Ray McClain: 1899 - 1958
        4 Roy McClain: 1899 - 1972
        4 Frank Steven McClain: 1901 - 1974
        4 Everett Oran McClain: 31 May 1904 - 12 Apr 1947
        4 Arthur Jennings McClain: 1905 - 1986
        4 Loran McClain: 1907 - 1908
        4 Cyrus William McClain: 1909 - 1972

William Alexander McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain on June 13, 1865.  He married Margaret A. Dougherty.  William died on January 29, 1940 and was buried in Rocklane Cemetery. [49]

Margaret A. Dougherty was born to Adam and Margaret (Barlow) Dougherty on October 31, 1870 in Rocklane, Indiana.  She was a younger sister of William Edward Dougherty.  Margaret married William Alexander McClain.  Margaret died on Friday morning, November 14, 1952 at the Johnson County Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services were held on the following Sunday afternoon at the Burkhart Funeral Home.  She was buried next to her husband in Rocklane Cemetery. [50]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 Roma McClain: 28 Feb 1868 – 29 Apr 1942
        +Miranda Belle McClain: 9 Jun 1870 - 14 Sep 1965
        4 Charles Raymond McClain: 1895 – 1976
        4 William Ralph McClain: ~1897 - 1987
        4 Robert Ernest McClain: ~1900 - 1958
        4 Albert McClain: 1902 – 1903
        4 Thomas Ira McClain: ~1905 - 1983
        4 George Arthur McClain: 1908 – 2002
        4 Chester Lee McClain: 1910 – 1995

Roma McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain on Feb 28, 1868 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He married Miranda Belle McClain on August 23, 1892.  Roma was a lifelong farmer.  He died on Wednesday morning, April 29, 1942 at his home in Shelby County, Indiana after an illnesss that lasted a year.  Funeral services were held on Friday at the Rocklane Christian Church.  The Rev. James H. Paddock was in charge of the rites.  Burial followed in Rocklane Cemetery. [51]

Miranda Belle McClain was born to Mathias and Eliza (Devore) McClain on June 9, 1870 in Indiana.  She married Roma McClain in 1892.  Miranda died on September 14, 1965 and was buried next to Roma in Rocklane Cemetery. [52]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 Mary McClain: 1869 – Unknown

Mary McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain in 1869.  She appears with her family in the 1880 census.  No other information for Mary McClain has been located at this time. [53]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 Eliza Jane "Jennie" McClain: 1871 – Jun 1945
        +James Clinton Morgan: 17 Dec 1863 - 23 Aug 1903
        4 Ethel Leota Morgan: 1891 – 1898
        4 Rosa Alys Morgan: 1894 – 1971
        4 Charlotte Opal Morgan: 1897 – 1935
        4 Charles Clarence Morgan: 1898 – 1935
        +Donnell McClain: 22 Jun 1859 – 27 Jun 1929
        4 Howard Clinton McClain: 1906 – 1971
        +George W. Caldwell: 17 Aug 1845 - 23 Feb 1932

Eliza Jane "Jennie" McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain in 1871.  She married James Clinton Morgan and they had three daughters and a son.  After James died Jennie married Donnell McClain with whom she had a son.  After she divorced Donnell she married George W. Caldwell.  Jennie Caldwell died on Saturday morning, June 16, 1945 in an Indianapolis hospital following a four-week illness.  Funeral services were held Monday at the Robert W. Stirling Funeral Home followed by burial in Rocklane Cemetery. [54]

James Clinton Morgan was born on December 17, 1863.  He married Eliza McClain.  James died on August 23, 1903. [55]

Donnell 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 the widow Jennie (McClain) Morgan 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.. [56]

George W. Caldwell was born on August 17, 1845 in Scott County, Indiana.  Around 1875 he moved to Needham Township in Johnson County.  George became a well-known blacksmith.  He married Eliza McClain.  George was a charter member of the Knights of Pythias at Needham.  his son, Albert died in 1930.  George died shortly after noon on Tuesday, February 23, 1932. [57]

2 Thomas Morgan McClain: 1835 - 1886
  +Marguerite A. “Margaret” Shipp: 1836 - 1922
     3 Zora E. McClain: 18 Oct 1875 – 6 Jul 1956
        +Frank King: 3 Apr 1871 - 19 Feb 1911
        4 Roma Alexander King: 1903 – 1961
        4 Stella Opal King: 1904 – 1931
        4 Thomas Henry King: 1907 – 1937
        4 Unknown King: Unknown

Zora E. McClain was born to Thomas and Margaret (Shipp) McClain on October 18, 1875.  In 1900 she was living in the household of Leader S. Burdock, a 62-year-old widower, where she was working as a servant.  She later married Frank King and they had four children.  After Frank died, Zora lived in Shelbyville, Indiana and worked in a furniture factory until she retired.  Zora died on July 6, 1956 and was buried in the Second Mount Pleasant Cemetery. [58]

Frank King was born in Indiana to Henry and Manerva Ann (Terhune) King on April 3, 1871.  He married Zora McClain.  Frank was a farmer in Clark Township, living on a farm owned by A. D. Sullivan.  He died on Sunday evening, February 19, 1911 after ingesting carbolic acid and paris greens earlier the day.  Funeral services were held at the Second Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Needham on Tuesday with Rev. Huckleberry officiating.  Frank was buried in the Second Mount Pleasant Cemetery, to the east of Franklin. [59]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 George W. McClain: 18 Mar 1837 - 22 Jul 1916
        +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
        3 Edmonia MCClain: 1868 - 1870
        3 John Calvin McClain: 1870 – 1939
        3 Money L. McClain: 1872 - 1954
        3 Moses Sylvester McClain: 1873 – 1948
        3 Samuel Edgar McClain: 1875 – 1945
        3 Stella M McClain: Jan 1877 – 1954
        3 Henry Burton McClain: 1879 - 1940
        3 Mary Mae McClain: 1881 - 1959

George W. McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on March 18, 1837.  He married Anna Billingsly.  George died on June 22, 1916 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [60]

Anna Billingsly was born in 1848.  She married George W. McClain.  Anna died in 1920 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [61]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 Edmonia MCClain: 26 Jul 1868 - 19 Aug 1870

Edmonia McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain on July 26, 1868.  She died on August 19, 1870. [62]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 John Calvin McClain: 25 Aug 1870 – 6 Mar 1939
        +Jessie Eulalia Bishop: 1874 - 2 Mar 1937
        4 Maureen McClain: 1901 - 1922
        4 Lillian M. Mcclain: 1905 - 1991
        4 Sarah A. McClain: ~1908 - Unknown
        4 John William McClain: ~1912 - Unknown

John Calvin McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain on August 25, 1870 on a farm near Rocklane, Indiana.  He married Jessie Eulalia Bishop in 1896.  Early in his life John owned a furniture store in Greenwood.  He later spent forty years employed by the J. C. Wilson Funeral Directors, where he served his posiiton with a quiet dignity and a pleasing manner.  John was a trustee of Pleasant Township and a member of the Greenwood School Board for several years.  Later he served two terms as Treasurer of Johnson County.  He was a member of the local Methoist church, the Masonic lodge and the I. O. O. F.  John C. McClain died on Monday morning, March 6, 1939 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after suffering from influenza which developed into pneumonia.  Funeral services were held on Thursday morning and he was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [63]

Jessie Eulalia Bishop was born to William H. and Sarah J. (McAllister) Bishop in Johnson County in 1874.  She married John Calvin McClain and they had two daughters and a son.  Jessie died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arnold Peek, in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, March 2, 1937. Her body was returned to Indianapolis on Thursday and funeral services were held the following Saturday.  She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [64]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 Mon L. McClain: 1872 - 1954

Mon L. McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain in 1872 on a farm in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  He was educated in Clark Township schools.  Mon spent his entire life there as a farmer.  He was a member of the Rocklane Christian Church and was active in its work as long as his health permitted.  Mon died suddenly in his garden on Friday morning, October 29, 1954 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.  He had been in failing health for several years and the recent death of his sister, Stella, who had lived with him, was a severe shock. [65]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 Moses Sylvester McClain: 8 May 1873 – 1948
        +Mary E. McCarty: 1878 - 1979

Moses Sylvester McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain on May 8, 1873 on a farm two miles south of Rocklane.  He was educated in the Antioch grade school near his home.  Moses married Mary E. McCarty in 1908.  He spent his life working as a farmer and a well driller.  Moses was a member of the Rocklane Christian Church.  Moses S. McClain died on Friday, November 5, 1948 at his home northeast of Whiteland.  Funeral services were held the following Monday at his church and he was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [66]

Mary E. McCarty was born to James and Nancy (Benefield) McCarty in Canaan, Indiana on March 18, 1878.  She married Moses Sylvester McClain in 1908 but the couple had no children.  Mary died on Thursday, March 20, 1979 at the Faith Nursing Home in Edinburgh, Indiana.  She was 101 years old.  Services were held on Saturday at the Wilson-St. Pierre Greenwood Chapel and she was buried next to Moses in Greenwood Cemetery. [67]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 Samuel Edgar McClain: 19 Jan 1875 – 17 Feb 1945

Samuel Edgar McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain on January 19, 1875.  Samuel never married, but spent his life farming and lived with his brother Mon and sister Stella on the farm where they were born.  Samuel died at home early Saturday morning, February 17, 1945.  Services were held the following Tuesday at the Rocklane Christian Church and he was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [68]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 Stella M. McClain: 18 Jan 1877 – 24 Sep 1954

Stella M. McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain on January 18, 1877.  Stella never married, but she lived her entire life on the family farm, being a housekeeper for her brothers Mon and Samuel after their parents died.  She was an active member of the Rocklane Christian Church from girlhood until her health no longer permitted her to participate.  Stella died in Johnson County Memorial Hospital on Friday, September 24, 1954 around 5:00 P. M.  Funeral services were held the following Monday at the family farm.  The Rev. Charles Cook, pastor of the Greenwood Crhistian Church, was in charge of the services.  Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. [69]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 Henry Burton McClain: 19 Apr 1879 - 9 Feb 1940
        +Mabel Earthie Griffith: 1883 – 1920
        4 Roy G. McClain: 1907 - 1983
        4 Mary A. McClain: 1911 - 1974
        +Bessie Mae Griffith: 28 Jan 1885 - 7 Sep 1960

Henry Burton McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain on April 19, 1879.  He married Mabel Earthie Griffith.  After Mabel died he married Bessie M. Griffith.  Henry died after suffering a paralytic stroke on February 9, 1940.  Funeral servies were held on Monday, March 4, 1940 at the Rocklane Christian Church with the Rev. Charles Mull in charge of services.  Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery.  Pall-bearers, members of the Boosters Sunday School Class of the Rocklane church, were: Homer Tilson, Walter Smith, Newton Lawrence and Merritt Green, as well as Thomas Lawrence and Mark Eastburn.  A quartet composed of Mrs. Ralph Day, Miss Jean Grubbs, Jabez Kinnick and James Wheeler song two songs at the ceremony.  Flower bearers were grandchildren, nieces and nephews of the deceased. [70]

Mabel Earthie Griffith was born in 1883.  She married Henry Burton McClain and they had a son and a daughter.  Mabel died in 1920 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [71]

Bessie Mae Griffith was born to William and Sarah Jane (Myers) Griffith in Clark Township on January 28, 1885.  She married Henry Burton McClain.  After Henry died, she married Elzie Green Ash in 1944 and lived in Upton, Kentucky.  He died in 1957 in Indianapolis.  Bessie died in Lakeland, Kentucky at 10:00 A. M., Wednesday, September 7, 1960.  She had been ill for about ten years.  Funeral services were held on Friday at the J. C. Wilson Funeral Home in Greenwood, Indiana.  The Rev. Thomas Shelton of the Rocklane Christian Church, where Bessie had been a member, officiated.  Burial was next to her first husband, Henry McClain, in Greenwood Cemetery. [72]

2 George Washington McClain: 1837 - 1916
  +Anna Billingsly: 1848 - 1920
     3 Mary Mae McClain: 1881 - 1959
        +Oren Odas Banta: 1877 - 1972
        4 George William Banta: 1901–1940
        4 Nina T. Banta: 1903 - 1984
        4 Eva Leanora Banta: 1905 - 1995
        4 Edgar O. Banta: 1909 – 1938

Mary Mae McClain was born to George and Anna (Billingsley) McClain in Clark Township on November 18, 1881.  She attended the Antioch grade school near her home.  Mary married Oren Odas Banta on September 6, 1899.  They had two sons and two daughters.  She was a member of the Rocklane Christian Church.  Mary died in Johnson County Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, June 30, 1959 around 1:00 P. M. after being a patient for several days.  She had been ill for about two years.  Funeral services were held the following Friday at the Rocklane church and she was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [73]

Oren Odas Banta was born to William and Nancy (Overstreet) Banta on May 24, 1877 in Johnson County.  He married Mary Mae McClain in 1899 and was a farmer.  Oren died on Sunday, June 11, 1972 in Johnson County Memorial Hospital.  Services were held at the J. C. Wilson Greenwood Chapel with Rev. Homer Cole of the Rocklane Christian Church, where Oren had been a member for 53 years, officiating.  Oren was buried next to his wife in Greenwood Cemetery. [74]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Andrew J. McClain: 17 Oct 1842 - 29 Feb 1864

Andrew J. McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on October 17, 1842.  Andrew died on February 29, 1864 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [75]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Sarilda J. McClain: 1843 - 17 Jul 1891
        +William Spicer: 1830 - Jun 1883
        3 Claude Spicer: 1879 – 1897

Sarilda J. McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on July 15, 1827.  She married William Spicer.  Sarilda died on July 17, 1891 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [76]

William Spicer was born in 1830.  He married Sarilda J. McClain.  William died in June of 1883 and was buried in Glade-Dobbins Cemetery. [77]

2 Sarilda J. McClain: 1843 - 1891
  +William Spicer: 1830 - 1883
     3 Claude Spicer: 1879 – 24 Oct 1897

Claude Spicer was born to William and Sarilda (McClain) Spicer in Indiana around 1879.  He appears in the 1880 census living with his family in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana.  Claude died in Indianapolis on Sunday, October 24, 1897.  He was buried in Glade-Dobbins cemetery on the following Tuesday.  The Rev. M. L. Pearson preached the funeral. [78]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Joseph A. McClain: 20 Oct 1845 - 25 Apr 1926
        +Emily Fidella Bennington: 1847 – 1923
        3 Sarah Belle McClain: ~1866 - 1958
        3 John Thomas McClain: ~1868 – 1955
        3 Seralda McClain: ~1870 – 1958
        3 Charles McClain: ~1873 – 1956
        3 William Alvin McClain: 1878 – 1976
        3 Earl McClain: 17 Mar 1893 – 1977

Joseph Alexander McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on July 15, 1827.  He married Emily Fidella Bennington.  Joseph died on April 25, 1926 and was buried in Dover Cemetery in Boone County, Indiana. [79]

Emily Fidella Bennington was born in 1847.  She married Joseph A. McClain in 1865.  Emily died in 1923 and was buried in Dover Cemetery in Boone County, Indiana. [80]

2 Joseph Alexander McClain: 1845 - 1826
  +Emily Fidella Bennington: 1847 - 1923
     3 Sarah Belle McClain: 28 Apr 1864 – 21 Mar 1958
        +William Jackson: 1855 - 1936

Sarah Belle McClain was born to Joseph and Emily (Bennington) McClain on April 28, 1864.  She married William Jackson.  Sarah died on March 21, 1958. [81]

William Jackson was born in 1855.  He married Sarah Belle McClain.  William died in 1936. [82]

2 Joseph Alexander McClain: 1845 - 1826
  +Emily Fidella Bennington: 1847 - 1923
     3 John Thomas McClain: 28 Dec 1867 - 21 Aug 1955
        +Ida May Garner: 7 Oct 1874 – 17 May 1912

John Thomas McClain was born to Joseph and Emily (Bennington) McClain on December 28, 1867.  He married Ida May Garner.  John died on August 21, 1955. [83]

Ida May Garner was born on October 7, 1874.  She married John Thomas McClain.  Ida May died on May 17, 1912. [84]

2 Joseph Alexander McClain: 1845 - 1826
  +Emily Fidella Bennington: 1847 - 1923
     3 Seralda McClain: 20 Mar 1870 - 8 Oct 1958
        +George Washington Powell: 11 Apr 1861 – 31 Oct 1928
        4 Clarence Powell: 1887–1972
        4 Emma R. Powell: 1889 - 1949

Seralda McClain was born to Joseph and Emily (Bennington) McClain on March 20, 1870.  She married George Washington Powell.  Seralda died on October 8, 1958 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Indiana. [85]

George Washington Powell was born on April 11, 1861 in Boone County, Indiana to Robert Martin and Martha Jane (Smith) Powell.  He married Seralda McClain.  George died on October 31, 1928 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. [86]

2 Joseph Alexander McClain: 1845 - 1826
  +Emily Fidella Bennington: 1847 - 1923
     3 Charles E. McClain: ~1873 - 12 Nov 1956
        +Gertrude E. Caldwell: 1876 - 7 Aug 1961
        4 Adrian J. McClain: ~1898 - 1958
        4 Richard Orin McClain: ~1909 - Unknown

Charles E. McClain was born to Joseph and Emily (Bennington) McClain in 1873.  He married Gertrude E. Caldwell.  Charles died on November 12, 1956 in Lebanon, Indiana and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. [87]

Gertrude E. Caldwell was born in 1876 in Lebanon, Indiana.  She married Charles E. McClain.  Gertrude died on August 7, 1961 in Evansville, indiana and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon. [88]

2 Joseph Alexander McClain: 1845 - 1826
  +Emily Fidella Bennington: 1847 - 1923
     3 William A. McClain: 20 Apr 1878 - 26 Feb 1976
        +Bertha Gertrude Kemp: 02 Apr 1892 - 30 Dec 1954
        4 Emily Mae McClain: 1919 - 1998
        4 William Alva/Alvin McClain, Jr.: ~1920 - Unknown

William A. McClain was born to Joseph and Emily (Bennington) McClain on April 20, 1878.  He married Bertha Gertrude Kemp.  William worked as a clerk for the Van Camp Hardware & Iron Company, retiring from that firm.  William died in an Upland, California nursing home on Thursday, February 26, 1976.  Funeral services were held at the Singleton and Herr Madison Avenue Mortuary in Indianapolis on the following Saturday and he was buried next to his wife in the New Crown Cemetery and Mausoleum. [89]

Bertha Gertrude Kemp was born in Brown County, Indiana on April 2, 1892.  She married William A. McClain and they had a son and a daughter.  Bertha was employed by the J. R. Holcomb Company in Indianapolis for six years.  She died in Indianapolis General Hospital on Friday, December 31, 1954 from injuries she received in an automobile crash that occurred on Christmas Day.  Funeral services for Bertha Kemp McClain were held on the following Tuesday at the Church of the First Born in Indianapolis.  Arrangement were handled by the Tolin and Herr Mortuary with burial in the New Crown Cemetery and Mausoleum in Indianapolis. [90]

2 Joseph Alexander McClain: 1845 - 1826
  +Emily Fidella Bennington: 1847 - 1923
     3 Earl McClain: 17 Mar 1893 - 11 Apr 1977
        +Helen Kinkaid: 26 Jun 1897 - 26 Oct 1984
        4 Martha McClain: 1919 - 2013

Earl McClain was born to Joseph and Emily (Bennington) McClain on March 17, 1892 in Indiana.  He married Helen Kinkaid.  Earl died on April 11, 1977 in Kern County, California.  Funeral services were held in Los Angeles and he was buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, California.  Arrangements were handled by the Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Mortuary. [91]

Helen Kinkaid was born on June 26, 1897 in Indiana.  She married Earl McClain.  Helen died on October 26, 1984 in Riverside County, California.  She was buried in Union Cemetery. [92]

1 Moses Samuel McClain: 1807 - 1888
  +Sarah Ann Wright: 1807 - 1878
     2 Sarah E. McClain: 24 Jul 1849 - 16 Dec 1920
        +John C. McClain: 17 Dec 1843 - 1 Aug 1895
        3 Elmer L. McClain: 1870 – 1941
        3 Carl E. McClain: 1873 – 1951
        3 Martha E. McClain: ~1876 – 1938
        3 Alonzo A. McClain: ~1876 – 1902
        3 Maude B. McClain: ~1877 – 1966

Sarah E. McClain was born to Moses and Sarah (Wright) McClain in Indiana on July 24, 1849.  She married John C. McClain.  Sarah died on December 16, 1920 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [93]

John C. McClain was born on December 17, 1843.  He married Sarah E. McClain.  John died on August 1, 1895 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [94]

2 Sarah E. McClain: 1849 - 1920
  +John C. McClain: 1843 - 1895
     3 Elmer L. McClain: 30 Apr 1870 - 10 Dec 1941
        +Minnie Lenora Kamp: 17 May 1875 - 17 Mar 1949

Elmer L. McClain was born to John and Sarah McClain on April 30, 1870.  He married Minnie Lenora Kamp.  Elmer died on December 10, 1941.  He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. [95]

Minnie Lenora Kamp was born on May 17, 1875.  She married Elmer L. McClain.  Minnie died on March 17, 1949 and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. [96]

2 Sarah E. McClain: 1849 - 1920
  +John C. McClain: 1843 - 1895
     3 Carl Edgar McClain: 11 Dec 1873 - 6 Jun 1951
        +Minnie May Loucks: 27 May 1876 - 2 Feb 1946
        4 Buelah Frances McClain: ~1899 - 1992
        4 Infant McClaine: 1918 - 1918
        +Marie Siebuhr Jennings: 1879 - Unknown

Carl Edgar McClain was born to John and Sarah McClain on December 11, 1873 in Indiana.  He served in the Army in the Spanish-American War.  Carl married Minnie May Loucks.  He later married Marie Siebuhr Jennings.  Carl died on June 6, 1951 and was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery. [97]

Minnie May Loucks was born in Indianapolis on May 27, 1876.  She married Carl Edgar McClain.  Minnie died in her home on February 2, 1946.  After funeral services, she was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California. [98]

Marie Siebuhr was born in 1879.  She married John Word Jennings.  After he died, she married Carl Edgar McClain.  No other information concerning Marie (Siebuhr) Jennings has been located at this time. [99]

2 Sarah E. McClain: 1849 - 1920
  +John C. McClain: 1843 - 1895
     3 Martha Evalyn McClain: 1876 - 25 Jul 1938
        +Unknown Conner: Unknown
        +Louis L. Kiefer: 14 Oct 1869 - 14 May 1943
        4 Mabelle C. Kiefer: 1893 - 1960
        4 Elmer Andrew Kiefer: 1896 - 1937

Martha Evalyn McClain was born to John and Sarah McClain in 1876 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She was briefly married to someone with the surname Conner because Martha Evalyn (McClain) Conner married Louis L. Keifer in 1892.  She was a member of the Fidelity Rebekah Lodge.  Evalyn Keifer died in her home on Monday, July 25, 1938.  Funeral services were held on Wednesday in the J. C. Wilson Funeral Home and she was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis. [100]

A man with the surname Conner married Martha Evalyn McClain.  No other information concerning Martha Evalyn McClain's first husband has been located at this time. [101]

Louis L. Kiefer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 14, 1869.  He married Martha Evalyn (McClain) Conner in 1892.  Louis died in Indianapolis on May 14, 1943 and was buried next to his wife in Memorial Park Cemetery. [102]

2 Sarah E. McClain: 1849 - 1920
  +John C. McClain: 1843 - 1895
     3 Alonzo A. McClain: 1876 - 9 Jan 1902
        +Julia E. McConnell Sprague: 23 Dec 1876 - 22 Feb 1914
        +Elizabeth M. Rush: ~1879 - 1933

Alonzo A. McClain was born to John and Sarah McClain in 1876.  He married Julia E. (McConnell) Sprague.  He later married Elizabeth M. Rush.  Alonzo died from tuberculosis on January 9, 1902.  He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [103]

Julia E. McConnell was born on December 23, 1876.  She married James F. Sprague in 1893.  Julia E. Sprague married Alonzo A. McClain in 1897 but they divorced inj 1899.  She later married Arthur T. Voetzel.  Julia E. (McConnel) Voetzel died in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1914.  She was buried in Humboldt Township Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois. [104]

Elizabeth M. Rush was born around 1879.  She married Alonzo A. McClain in 1899.  After Alonzo died she married Cashius Clay Powell.  Elizabeth died in 1933 and was buried in Wrights Corner Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. [105]

2 Sarah E. McClain: 1849 - 1920
  +John C. McClain: 1843 - 1895
     3 Maude Bella McClain: 1878 - 26 Feb 1966
        +Austin Lynch Young: 25 Aug 1876 - 17 Oct 1939
        4 Sarah O. Young: ~1906 - Unknown
        4 Eugene A. Young: ~1908 - Unknown

Maude Bella McClain was born to John and Sarah McClain in 1878.  She married Austin Lynch Young.  Maude died on Saturday, February 26, 1966.  Funeral services were held at the J. C. Wilson Chapel of the Chimes in Indianapolis on Tuesday and she was buried next to her husband in Greenwood Cemetery. [106]

Austin Lynch Young was born to George B. and Octavia K. Young in Carthage, Indiana on August 25, 1876.  He graduated from Moores Hill Theological Seminary and entered the ministry upon his graduation.  Austin married Maude Bella McClain.  He served pastorates in Indiana, Kansas, Illinois, and Wisconsin before retiring in 1927 and returninng to Indianapolis.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.  Austin died at his Indianapolis home on Tuesday, October 17, 1939 after an illness lasting more than five months.  Funeral services were held at his residence on Friday and he was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. [107]