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Descendants of John McClain

Generation One

1. John¹ MCCLAIN was born 3 March 1803 in Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth MAULLER circa 1823 in Pennsylvania, likely Fayette County in the southwestern part of the state. John died 20 October 1869 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana, at age 66, and was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana.

The McClains are said to be of Scotch-Irish extraction. Supposedly they settled in New England and the eastern states in colonial days, and fought in the Revolutionary War.

Not long after they married, John and Elizabeth migrated to Perry County, Ohio, settling first in Pike Township. On 30 April 1831, John purchased 76.46 acres of land in Saltlick Township, Perry County, Ohio for $95.58 (west half of northwest quarter of Section 24, Township 14, Range 15). His last name was spelled McLean. The land patent was granted 2 April 1833. He added to his holdings by purchasing an additional 38.23 acres of land for $47.78 on 25 August 1832 (northeast quarter of northwest quarter of Section 24, Township 14, Range 15). The land patent for this land was granted 14 September 1835, and his last name, with signature, was spelled McLane. His final purchase of land in Perry County was 27 December 1833 (southeast quarter of northwest quarter of Section 24, Township 14, Range 15). He bought an additional 38.23 acres for $47.78, the land patent for which was granted 5 October 1835. His name and signature show the spelling of his last name as yet another variation: McLain. In the census of 1840, John and family, with last name spelled a fourth variation, McClain, are residing on the land he purchased in Saltlick Township, Perry County. Around 1846 John and his family moved from Perry County, Ohio to Grant County, Indiana. John purchased 160 acres in Green Township that was part of land acquired by treaty from the Miami Indians and made available to settlers. John started a factory to manufacture wooden bowls, it being the first machinery set in motion in Green Township. John also operated a sawmill and still house. According to "Past and Present of Randolph County, Indiana," pg. 1080-1082, John McLain [sic] "was a manufacturer of wooden bowls and these he peddled over the country from his wagon. He became quite a prominent citizen of Grant County." The same passage says that his father, William McLain, was a woodworker by trade in 1846. This researcher has yet to find any documents confirming that John’s father was named William.

John’s wife, Elizabeth MAULLER, was born 22 June 1803 in Pennsylvania. She died 20 October 1863 at age 60 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana, and was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery, Grant County. The Mauller/Mauler/Mawler name is said to be Dutch. Census and tax records for Fayette County, Pennsylvania, place a Conrad Mauller family there in 1800, and a William Mauller is listed on the 1810 census for that county. In 1820 William is joined by a Mathias Mauller, and by 1830 both have left Pennsylvania and are in Perry County Ohio. Since John McClain and his wife Elizabeth are also living in Perry County by 1830, it is strongly suspected that Elizabeth is tied to these Mauller, but no documents proving this connection have as yet been found.

Aaron, Cornelius and Stephen Mawler are found in Saltlick Township, Perry County in 1840, in close proximity to the John McClain household. In 1850, Cornelius remains in Perry County, but Aaron and Seth are living close to John and Elizabeth in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. On this census, John is listed with real estate valued at $1500. The next family listed, family 25, is that of Seth Mauler, age 28, a farmer born in Pennsylvania, with his wife Ursula, age 23, born in Ohio, and two children Mary J., age 3, born in Indiana, and John W., age 8 months, born in Indiana. Ten families away is Aaron Mauler, age 40, born in Pennsylvania. With him is Phoebe, age 38, born in Pennsylvania; Hannah, age 12, a female, born in Pennsylvania; William M., age 10, born in Ohio; Sarah A., age 8, born in Ohio; Martha, age 6, born in Ohio; Elizabeth, age 5, born in Indiana; James H., age 3, born in Indiana; Rebecca M., age 2, born in Indiana, and Harriet, age 6 months, born in Indiana. Again, no documents have been found proving the relationship of Elizabeth to the Mauller families living in Grant County, Indiana, but it is very likely that a relationship exists.

John McClain was a member of the Church of God (Christian Church), organized in 1856, and one of its first trustees. He appeared on the census of 1860 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana, with real estate valued at $6000 and personal property valued at $1500 – considerable sums of money for that time.

Children of John¹ MCCLAIN and Elizabeth MAULLER were as follows:

2 i. Rachel² MCCLAIN was born circa 1825 in Perry County, Ohio. She married William JORDAN 29 October 1848 in Grant County, Indiana. In the 1850 census, Rachel and William are living in Mill Township, Grant County, Indiana, close to her sister Sarah and her husband Alexander Jordan, likely William’s brother.

+ 3 ii. Nancy Traverse MCCLAIN, born circa 1828 in Perry County, Ohio; married Sebastian SILBAUGH.

4 iii. William MCCLAIN was born between 1826 and 1830 in Perry County, Ohio. He died before 1868.

A William McClain married a Joanna Clevenger 15 August 1850 in Delaware County, IN.

+ 5 iv. Sarah Fair MCCLAIN, born 26 July 1830 in Perry County, Ohio; married Alexander JORDAN.

+ 6 v. James M. MCCLAIN, born 29 April 1832 in Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio; married Mary Jane HOWARD.

+ 7 vi. Susannah MCCLAIN, born 18 December 1833 in Perry County, Ohio; married James KELLEY.

+ 8 vii. Harriet MCCLAIN, born 10 June 1834 in Perry County, Ohio; married Benjamin Franklin LEWELLEN.

+ 9 viii. Elizabeth M. MCCLAIN, born 14 September 1836 in Perry County, Ohio; married John HANNAH.

10 ix. Eliza Jane MCCLAIN was born 9 February 1838 in Perry County, Ohio. She married Arthur HANNAH 31 October 1858 in Grant County, Indiana. Eliza died 24 October 1867 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 29, and was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana.

11 x. John J. MCCLAIN was born 8 January 1841 in Perry County, Ohio. A bachelor, he died 20 June 1868 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 27, and was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana. In Wills of Grant County, Indiana, Will Book 1, page 311, is a will for John J., dated 5 May 1868 and probated 7 Jul 1868. Mary Jane Boal, no legal heir, received an equal share with his brothers and sisters. Sister Harriett Lewellen was given fifty dollars more than any of the other brothers and sisters. His father John was bequeathed five dollars. The remainder of his property both real and personal was divided equally among: Mary Jane Boal, Rachel Jordan, Nancy Silbaugh, William McClain (Deceased) heirs, Sarah Jordan, James McClain, Harriet Lewellen, Susan Kelley, Elizabeth M. Hannah, Eliza Jane Hannah (Deceased) heirs, Thomas O. McClain and Sophia Mendenhall. Executors are James Kelley and John B. Hannah. Witnesses are W. D. Westerfield & David Hannah. The Mary Jane Boal bequeathed in the will is Mary Jane McClain who married Archibald Boal 26 March 1840 in Perry County, Ohio. She was born circa 1824 and is obviously some relation of John’s – perhaps a cousin or an aunt. In 1850, Mary Jane and her husband and one-year-old daughter are living in Saltlick Township, Perry County (the township in which John and Elizabeth McClain and family lived before moving to Grant County, Indiana, circa 1846) next to the William Boles[sic] family (he age 28) and the John Boles[sic] family (he age 58), and just two families away from Philip and Jane Silbaugh (he age 65), the parents of Sebastian Silbaugh who married John McClain’s sister Nancy. In 1860 they are still in Saltlick Township, with five children.

+ 12 xi. Thomas O. MCCLAIN, born 20 June 1842 in Perry County, Ohio; married Rachel Ann (--?--); married Elizabeth J. (--?--).

+ 13 xii. Sophia MCCLAIN, born 13 September 1846 in Grant County, Indiana; married Aaron MENDENHALL.

14 xiii. Mary E. MCCLAIN was born circa 1851 in Grant County, Indiana, and died before 1868, probably in Grant County.

Generation Two

3. Nancy Traverse² MCCLAIN (John¹) was born circa 1828 in Perry County, Ohio. She married Sebastian SILBAUGH 14 January 1847 in Perry County, Ohio and died 2 August 1879 in Webster Township, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Nancy was buried in Asbury Ridge Cemetery, Vernon County, Wisconsin.

Sebastian SILBAUGH was born circa 1826 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the son of Philip and Jane (Tissue) Silbaugh of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Philip and Jane moved west with their family from Somerset County to Fayette County, Pennsylvania some time before 1810. Here they resided until about 1835 before moving with their eight children to Straitsville, Salt Lick Township, Perry County, Ohio. A common mode of transportation for many Pennsylvanians bound for Ohio was a river raft, sometimes called a "broad horn" or an "ark." The raft had a steering oar at the rear and was intended only for drifting downstream. After a period of little more than fifteen years, Philip, Jane and their children and their spouses, including Sebastian and Nancy, moved again to Vernon County, Wisconsin. Asbury Ridge was chosen as the site for the family's new home and it is in Asbury Ridge Cemetery that many Silbaughs are buried.

Children of Nancy Traverse² MCCLAIN and Sebastian SILBAUGH were as follows:

15 i. Jonathan³ SILBAUGH was born circa 1848 in Ohio and died in 1867 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, at age 19. He was buried in Asbury Ridge Cemetery, Vernon County, Wisconsin.

16 ii. Edward SILBAUGH was born circa 1849 in Ohio. He died at age 22 in 1871 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, and was buried in Asbury Ridge Cemetery, Vernon County.

17 iii. Elizabeth Jane SILBAUGH was born circa 1851 in Hocking County, Ohio and died in 1867 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, at age 16. She was buried in Asbury Ridge Cemetery, Vernon County.

18 iv. John SILBAUGH was born circa 1852 in Perry County, Ohio

He married Sadie (--?--) who was born in 1856. They had a daughter Annette born in 1878.

19 v. Abner SILBAUGH was born 14 Mar 1853 in Hocking County, Ohio. He died 23 June 1915 in Spencer, Douglas County, Wisconsin, at age 62, and was buried in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin.

Abner was a lawyer and the first sheriff of Vernon County, Wisconsin. He married Sarah A. ADAMS 21 March 1875 in Vernon County. They had a son Chester. Abner married second time to (--?--)YOUNG.

20 vi. Huldah SILBAUGH was born circa 1854 in Wood County, Ohio, likely on the family’s move to Wisconsin. She died in 1875 in Cloud County, Kansas, at age 21, and was buried in Vernon County, Wisconsin.

Huldah married John Jackson SWAIN 3 December 1871 in Vernon County.

21 vii. George William SILBAUGH was born circa 1858 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, and died in 1867 in Vernon County, at age nine. He was buried in Asbury Ridge Cemetery,Vernon County.

22 viii. Rachel SILBAUGH was born circa 1860 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. She died 1871 in Vernon County at age 11 and was buried in Asbury Ridge Cemetery, Vernon County.

23 ix. Jackson SILBAUGH was born 15 October 1863 in Vernon County, Wisconsin and died 18 December 1947 in Seattle, Washington, at age 84. He was buried 22 December 1947 in Seattle. Jackson, a lawyer, had no children.

24 x. Etta SILBAUGH was born circa 1865 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, and died in 1867, at age 2, in Vernon County. She was buried in Asbury Ridge Cemetery, Vernon County.

5. Sarah Fair² MCCLAIN (John¹) was born 26 July 1830 in Perry County, Ohio. She married Alexander JORDAN 5 August 1847 in Grant County, Indiana. Sarah died 25 May 1919 in Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana, at age 88. Her husband, Alexander, died 27 November 1878 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.

Children of Sarah Fair² MCCLAIN and Alexander JORDAN, all born in Indiana, were as follows:

25 i. George W.JORDAN was born in 1848 and died in infancy.

26 ii. John J. JORDAN was born in 1851 amd died in 1941.

He married Lucinda JOHNSON, who was born in 1848 and died in 1927. Their children were: Clarence Elmer, born in 1875 and died in infancy; Lewellyn, born in 1876 and married Iva Butler; Estella May, born in 1880 and died in 1968, who married Erassie T. Oliphant; Walter Theodore, born in 1882 and died in 1965, who married Mable Grace Shaw; Maudie, born in 1884 and died in 1931, who married Warrie Shultz; and Grace, born in 1887 and living in Cloverdale, Howard County, Indiana in 1919.

27 iii. Mary Elizabeth JORDAN was born in 1854 and died in 1928.

She married Martin L. KANABLE and their children were: Cora E., who married (--?--)Robertson; Gertrude, who married (--?--) Kile; and Temple, who married (--?--) Heaton. In 1919 Mary Elizabeth was living in Cloverdale, Howard County, Indiana.

28 iv. Moses Benjamin JORDAN was born in 1856 and died in 1938.

He married Emma RIDENOUR, who died in 1921, and they had a daughter Eva, born in 1891 and died in 1972, who married William Allen Newlin. In 1919 Moses was living in Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana.

29 v. Amanda F. JORDAN was born in 1861 and died in 1941.

She married George SILVERS and they had a daughter who married Theodore Ratcliff. In 1919 Amanda was living in Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana.

30 vi. Anna JORDAN was born in 1863 and died in 1950.

She married Jacob KANABLE, who was born in 1854 and died in 1932. In 1919 Anna was living in Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana.

6. James M.² MCCLAIN (John¹) was born 29 April 1832 in Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio. He married Mary Jane HOWARD 23 August 1855 in Swayzee, Grant County, Indiana. James died 24 November 1904 in Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana, at age 72, and was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana.

As a young man, James worked for about six years in his father's bowl factory, then subsequently built a factory on a farm he purchased in Sims Township. In later years he devoted himself to farming and the raising of livestock. An avid hunter, James is credited with killing the last wild deer in Grant County. James raised a child of his brother, probably brother William, named James B., born 27 December 1856 and died 8 July 1876 at age 19.

Mary Jane HOWARD was born 16 May 1836 in Rush County, Indiana, the daughter of John T. and Elizabeth (Jarvis) Howard. She died 2 June 1915 at age 79 in Swayzee, Grant County, Indiana, and was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery in that county.

Children of James M.² MCCLAIN and Mary Jane HOWARD were as follows:

31 i. Arthur³ MCCLAIN was born 6 November 1858 in Grant County, Indiana, and died 22 December 1858 in Grant County.

32 ii. Louvina MCCLAIN was born 11 December 1859 in Grant County, Indiana.

She married Adolphus AMMONS 1 June 1876.

33 iii. Leonila MCCLAIN was born 11 June 1862 in Grant County, Indiana.

She married Joseph DAVIS 24 February 1881. They had a daughter Dora Mae.

34 iv. Mary Ann MCCLAIN was born 8 February 1865 in Grant County, Indiana, and died 11 November 1882 in Grant County, at age 17.

35 v. John F. MCCLAIN was born 10 February 1867 in Grant County, Indiana.

He married May (--?--) and they had a daughter Gretna who lived in Key West. According to Florence Cook, daughter of John’s brother Jamesy, John was the Buick dealer in Palm Beach, Florida.

36 vi. A. Hendricks MCCLAIN was born 7 March 1869 in Grant County, Indiana.

He is listed as Thomas A. McClain in the 1880 census for the family, but the age matches that of Hendricks. There was no Thomas A., son of James and Mary Jane, according to Florence Cook.

Also according to Florence Cook, Hendricks supposedly married twice, and had five children by his first wife, the oldest named Carl. When the first wife died Hendricks didn't know how to cope with raising five children alone and gave them up for adoption. Carl kept the McClain name, but the younger children took their adoptive parents' names. Carl became a college professor in the Chicago area and published a book dealing with the effects of adoption on children.

+ 37 vii. Jamesy Eli MCCLAIN was born 8 October 1873 in Swayzee, Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana. He married Mary Alice ENRIGHT.

38 viii. Ada Easter MCCLAIN was born 6 August 1875 in Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana. She died 3 January 1881 in Grant County, at age 5.

7. Susannah² MCCLAIN (John¹) was born 18 December 1833 in Perry County, Ohio. She married James KELLEY 22 December 1850 in Grant County, Indiana. Susannah died 14 May 1918 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 84, and was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, Grant County.

James KELLEY, Susannah’s husband, was born 12 March 1828 in Hamilton County, Ohio. James' father Samuel Kelley came from Ohio to Henry County, Indiana, in about 1838, and there reared a family and died. Samuel married Mary Holden or Holder and they had 11 sons: David, James, Jonathan, Samuel, Henry, Minor, William, Stephen, Abraham, Daniel and John Milton. Of these, five served in the Civil war: Samuel and William, who both lost their lives, and Jonathan, Abraham and Daniel. James, a farmer, located to Grant County in 1845. He served as a township trustee and supervisor for Green Township. James died 20 February 1888, at age 59, in Grant County, Indiana, and was buried in Knox Chaptel Cemetery in that county.

Children of Susannah² McClain and James Kelley were as follows: (their firstborn, not named, died in infancy)

39 i. Elizabeth³ KELLEY was born circa 1852 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. She married David THRAILKILL 4 November 1885 in Grant County.

40 ii. John C. F. KELLEY was born in 1856 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. He married Melinda THRAILKILL. They had a son James H.

+ 41 iii. William Henry KELLEY; born 18 October 1858 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana; married Alabama HOOKER; married Camma M. GALWAY.

42 iv. Abraham L. KELLEY was born in 1861 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. He died in 1932 in Grant County, at age 71, and was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, Grant County.

Abraham married a woman with the initials E.J., last name unknown. Their son Evart F. was born 25 January 1895 and died 11 November 1900. He is buried in Knox Cemetery close by his father.

+ 43 v. Mary Ann KELLEY; born 1862 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana; married Stephen A. MARTIN.

+ 44 vi. Adelia KELLEY; born in 1866 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana; married Ep[hraim ALLEN.

45 vii. Samuel Kelley was born 5 May 1864 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. He may have married Rosa B. MORRIS 21 November 1889.

+ 46 viii. Maria KELLEY; born March 1869 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana; married Frank DOWNS.

47 ix. James KELLEY was born circa 1870 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana.

48 x. David J. KELLEY was born October 1872 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. He married Nellie B. MORRIS 21 August 1897 in Indiana.

49 xi. Cara B. KELLEY was born circa 1876 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. She married George HORINE 30 September 1897 in Grant County.

8. Harriet² MCCLAIN (John¹) was born 10 June 1834 in Perry County, Ohio. She married Benjamin Franklin LEWELLEN, son of William G. LEWELLEN and Mary RECTOR, 27 April 1852 in Grant County, Indiana. Harriet died 29 July 1917 in Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana, at age 83, and was buried 31 July 1917 in Maxville Cemetery, Randolph County.

According to “Past and Present of Randolph County, Indiana,” 'Harriet McLain was brought by her parents to Grant County, Indiana, when she was a young girl and there she grew to womanhood and received her education in the public schools, and there she and Mr. Lewellen were married. Grandfather William McLain was a wood worker by trade and when the family located in Grant county they found a very sparsely settled wilderness, which was still the home of Indians and the haunt of wild beasts. Grandfather brought with him a grindstone with which to grind his tools, and the Indians often came to his shop to have their tomahawks ground, and (Harriet) would turn the crank to the grindstone for the red men, and in time she came to be a favorite with them.'

When Benjamin, who served in the volunteer infantry in the Civil War, died from a war-related illness, Harriet and her five children were left in destitute circumstances, and she was forced to make brooms and take on odd jobs to make ends meet. Harriet did not begin receiving a soldier's widow's pension until 20 October 1873, although eventually she was awarded monies in arrears from the date of Benjamin's death. The rate of her pension was $8.00 per month plus $2.00 per month for dependent children (under 16 years of age). By the time of her death in 1917, Harriett was receiving $20 a month pension. Harriet lived in White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana.

Benjamin Franklin LEWELLEN, Harriet’s husband, was born 9 July 1833, likely in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He enlisted as a private in the 84th Regiment, Company A, Indiana Volunteer Infantry commanded by Capt. William Burres on 6 August 1862. He was mustered in 3 September 1862 at Camp Wayne, Indiana, and discharged 4 Februnary 1863. A Declaration for Invalid Army Pension completed 8 December 1863 states that while in service at Gallipolis, Ohio on or about the 10th day of October, 1862, Benjamin 'was attacked with epileptic fits or spasm, which diseases continued to afflict him up to the said date of his discharge and were of so frequent occurrence as to render him entirely unfit for service. He is informed by his surgeon and believes that this disease was caused by exposure and fatigue and lying on the wet ground. He further states that up to that time he never had been afflicted by any such disease. He further states that he has since his discharge been so bad as to render him unable to labor at his usual avocation.' Benjamin had been a farmer and a laborer. Benjamin died 13 February 1867 in Randolph County, Indiana. The cause of death was epilepsy. He was buried in Maxville Cemetery, Randolph County.

Children of Harriet² MCCLAIN and Benjamin Franklin LEWELLEN were as follows:

50 i. Laura Ellen³ LEWELLEN was born 3 February 1853 in Indiana and died before 1917.

51 ii. Thomas G. LEWELLEN was born 12 February 1855 in Randolph County, Indiana, and died 16 September 1858 in Randolph County, Indiana, at age 3. He was buried in Maxville Cemetery, Randolph Co.

+ 52 iii. Eliza Jane LEWELLEN; born 2 August 1857 in Randolph County, Indiana; married Benjamin Alexander GARRINGER.

53 iv. Millard F. LEWELLEN was born 31 January 1860 in Randolph County, Indiana, and died before 1917.

+ 54 v. Anna Elizabeth LEWELLEN; born 30 June 1862 in Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana; married Walter Augustus BAREFOOT.

+ 55 vi. Elias Freeman LEWELLEN; born 16 November 1865 in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana; married Mary A. HARPER.

9. Elizabeth M.² MCCLAIN (John¹) was born 14 September 1836 in Perry County, Ohio. She married John HANNAH 6 February 1860 in Grant County, Indiana. Elizabeth died 16 February 1926 in Grant County, at age 89, and was buried in Thrailkill Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana.

Children of Elizabeth M.² MCCLAIN and John HANNAH, both born in Indiana, were as follows:

56 i. Jane³ HANNAH was born circa 1862.

57 ii. James HANNAH was born circa 1868.

12. Thomas O.² MCLAIN (John¹) was born 20 June 1842 in Perry County, Ohio. His middle name may be Ostan. He married first Rachel Ann (--?--) circa 1860 and married second Elizabeth J. (--?--) circa 1867. Elizabeth was born June 1847 in Indiana.

Thomas was a farmer. In 1870 he is in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana. By 1880 he has moved to Henry County, Indiana and is living in Jefferson Township. In 1900 he is in Spiceland Township in Henry County.

Children of Thomas O.² MCCLAIN and Rachel Ann (--?--), all born in Grant County, Indiana, were as follows:

58 i. Josephine³ MCCLAIN was born 19 June 1861 and died 22 May 1865 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 3. She is buried in Point Isabel Cemetery, Grant County.

59 ii. Mary A. MCCLAIN was born 17 July 1861 and died 9 March 1863 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 1. She was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery.

60 iii. Christeny MCCLAIN was born 13 January 1863 and died 9 Mar 1863 in Grant County, Indiana. She was buried in Point Isabel Cemetery.

61 iv. John J. MCCLAIN was born circa 1868.

Children of Thomas O.² MCCLAIN and Elizabeth J. (--?--) were as follows:

62 i. David F.³ MCCLAIN was born 27 July 1870 in Grant County, Indiana, and died before 1947.

63 ii. Derius MCCLAIN was born 8 May 1872 in Indiana.

64 iii. Elzora M. MCCLAIN was born 9 October 1873 in Indiana, and died after 1947.

She married George CLUGGISH.

65 iv. Thomas O. MCCLAIN II was born 27 October 1875 in Indiana and died in 1947.

He married first Daisy SMITH 9 March 1898. Their children were Lester T.; Mildred; Avery; Gerald, born 4 February 1899; Cecil, born 4 September 1900 in Newcastle, Indiana, and died February 1966, who married Bernice Shipley in 1927; and Dale Herman, Sr., born 19 February 1903 in Newcastle, Indiana, and died 20 September 1971. He married Zella Matilda Davidson of Bessemer, Pennsylvania 23 January 1923 and they had 7 children. Dale, Sr. was an inventor of sorts and was selected to make the eternal flame for the John F. Kennedy Memorial at Arlington. He also had the first trailer rental business in Peoria, Illinois.

Thomas II married second Essie (--?--)

66 v. Charles F. MCCLAIN was born 29 September 1877 in Indiana and died before 1947.

67 vi. Simeon B. MCCLAIN was born 14 November 1879 in Indiana and died after 1947.

His first wife was Joie MEREDITH. One child was born 4 December 1906, and a daughter Anna was born in 1904. Simeon married second Alice (--?--) in 1910.

68 vii. Dessie P. MCCLAIN was born 9 December 1881 in Indiana.

She married (--?--) STANLEY.

69 viii. Elsie L. MCCLAIN was born 21 April 1884 in Indiana and died after 1947.

She married Harley SEARS. They may have had a son Harley born 7 September 1915 and died 28 December 1995 in Middletown, Henry County, Indiana.

70 ix. Bertha A. MCCLAIN was born 25 November 1886 in Indiana.

She married (--?--) ABSHIRE.

71 x. Clifford McClain was born 13 January 1890 in Indiana and died before 1947.

13. Sophia² MCCLAIN (John¹) was born 13 September 1846 in Grant County, Indiana, and married Aaron MENDENHALL 31 May 1865 in Grant County. Aaron was born 12 March 1847 in Henry County, Indiana, the son of Silas and Clamenza (Hall) Mendenhall. In 1870, Sophia and Aaron were living in Howard County, Indiana. By 1880 they were in residing in Huntington County, Indiana, and in 1900 lived in Wabash County, Indiana.

Children of Sophia² MCCLAIN and Aaron MENDENHALL were as follows:

72 i. Elizabeth C.³ MENDENHALL was born in 1867 in Indiana and died in 1957, at age 90.

She married William H. WILLIAMS 3 November 1888. Their children were Harry M., Elva M., Amos L. and Charles R.

73 ii. John West MENDENHALL was born 27 August 1870 in Howard County, Indiana.

He married Cora DENTON, who was born December 1875. Their children were Ray, born January 1893; Garnette, born May 1894; Argyl, born circa 1896, and Frederick, born May 1898. In the 1900 Indiana census, John W. is found living alone in Swan Township, Noble County, age 29.

74 iii. Clara Melinda MENDENHALL was born circa 1873 in Indiana.

She married William RICE.

75 iv. Mary C. MENDENHALL was born 12 July 1879 in Indiana, and died 11 October 1887, at age 8.

Generation Three

37. Jamesy Eli³ MCCLAIN (James², John¹) was born 8 October 1873 in Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana. He married Mary Alice ENRIGHT 16 January 1903 in Greenfield Township, Hancock County, Indiana. Jamesy died 24 May 1943 in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, at age 69, and was buried in St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Mary Alice, Jamesy’s wife, was born 10 January 1872 in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana. She died in 1950 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 78, and was buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix.

Children of Jamesy Eli³ MCCLAIN and Mary Alice ENRIGHT, both born in Tempe, Arizona, were as follows:

76 i. Florence Alice⁴ MCCLAIN was born 20 July 1909, and died 25 Mar 2000 at age 90. She married (--?--) COOK.

77 ii. Mary Elizabeth MCCLAIN was born 30 July 1905, and died 17 June 2000 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at age 94. She married (--?--) BLUHM.

41. William Henry³ KELLEY (Susannah²McClain, John¹) was born 18 October 1858 in Green Township, Grant County, Indiana, and died 26 August 1935 in Grant County, at age 76. He was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery in that county. On 10 June 1883 in Grant County he married Alabama HOOKER, who was born 3 June 1858 and died 7 July 1888 at age 30. William married second Camma M. GALWAY 3 September 1888 in Newport, Kentucky. According to 'Biographical Memoirs of Grant County,' The Bowen Publishing County, Chicago, 1901, 'After the death of Mr. Kelley's first wife the courtship began between him and Camma Galway, who was only eleven years old, and on account of her age her parents protested, but after a short length of time he stole her away, eloped to Newport, Kentucky, where they were married, she becoming a bride of thirteen years.’ Camma died in 1916 at the age of 40. Both Alabama and Camma are buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana

Children of William Henry³ KELLEY and Alabama HOOKER were as follows:

78 i. Maudie C.⁴ KELLEY was born 22 February 1885 in Grant County, Indiana.

She married George THOMAS.

79 ii. Goldie KELLEY was born 6 July 1886 in Grant County, Indiana.

Children of William Henry³ KELLEY and Camma M. GALWAY, all born in Grant County, Indiana, were as follows:

80 i. Dwight⁴ KELLEY was born 20 September 1890, and died 8 August 1891 in Grant County. He was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, Grant County.

81 ii. Glenn KELLEY was born 16 July 1892.

82 iii. Lewis Guy KELLEY was born 6 September 1895, and died January 1975 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, at age 79.

43. Mary Ann³ KELLEY (Susannah²McClain, John¹) was born in 1862 in Grant County, Indiana, and married Stephen A. MARTIN 31 January 1884 in Grant County. She died in 1937 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 75, and was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, in that county.

Mary Ann’s husband Stephen was born in 1861and died in 1936 at age 75.

Children of Mary Ann³ KELLEY and Stephen A. MARTIN, both born in Grant County, Indiana, were as follows:

83 i. Gertie E.⁴ MARTIN was born in 1885 and died in 1950, at age 65.

84 ii. Clyde MARTIN was born 28 August 1888, and died 22 May 1891 in Grant County, at age 2. He was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana.

44. Adelia³ KELLEY (Susannah²McClain, John¹) was born in 1866 in Grant County, Indiana. She married Ephraim ALLEN. Adelia died in 1944 in Grant County, Indiana, at age 78, and was buried in Thrailkill Cemetery, Grant County.

Ephraim ALLEN was born in 1865 and died in 1940, at age 75.

Children of Adelia³ KELLEY and Ephraim ALLEN were:

85 i. Hazel Bell⁴ ALLEN was born 25 March 1893 in Grant County, Indiana. She died 9 June 1903 in Grant County, at age 10, and was buried in Thrailkill Cemetery, Grant County.

46. Maria³ KELLEY (Susannah²McClain, John¹) was born March 1869 in Grant County, Indiana. She died in 1951 in Grant County, at age 82, and was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, Grant County. She married Frank DOWNS who was born May 1872 in Indiana and died in 1950, at age 78.

Children of Maria³ KELLEY and Frank DOWNS were:

86 i. Eva⁴ DOWNS was born in 1902 in Grant County, Indiana, and died in 1990 in Grant County, at age 88. She was buried in Knox Chapel Cemetery, Grant County.

52. Eliza Jane³ LEWELLEN (Harriet²McClain, John¹) was born 2 August 1857 in Indiana. She was called ‘Jane’ by family and friends. Jane married Benjamin Alexander GARRINGER between April and May 1883 in Randolph County, Indiana. She and Benjamin obtained a marriage license 28 April 1883.

Benjamin, born 9 September 1860 in Jay County, Indiana, was the son of Jacob and Harriet (Lewis) Garringer. He died 10 April 1927 in Jay County and was buried in Antioch Cemetery in that county.

Children of Eliza Jane³ LEWELLEN and Benjamin Alexander GARRINGER were as follows:

+ 87 i. Bertha Mae⁴ GARRINGER; born 3 November 1884 in Jay County, Indiana; married Clifford BUBP.

+ 88 ii. Walter Freeman GARRINGER; born 27 November 1895 in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana; married Gertrude Vivian ALBRIGHT.

54. Anna Elizabeth³ LEWELLEN (Harriet²McClain, John¹) was born 30 June 1862 in Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana. Her death certificate lists date of birth as 30 January 1862; however, the headstone on her grave has 30 June 1862. She married Walter Augustus BAREFOOT, son of Samuel Ross BAREFOOT and Barbara ARMSTRONG, 4 August 1883 in Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana. Anna's name is spelled "Luellen" on the Circuit Court record of this marriage. She died 16 March 1935 in the I.O.O.F. Home in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, at age 72, and was buried 18 March 1935 in Riverside Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana.

Walter Augustus, Anna’s husband, was born 23 July 1857 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was a carpenter, lantern switch operator and poultry shipper for his father’s poultry company in Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana. Walter died 19 June 1897 of consumption (tuberculosis) in Cambridge City, at age 39, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in that city.

Children of Anna Elizabeth³ LEWELLEN and Walter Augustustus BAREFOOT, all born in Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana, were as follows:

+ 89 i. Ross Franklyn⁴ BAREFOOT; born 2 April 1889; married Hazel Dora GIMBEL.

90 ii. Ralph BAREFOOT was born 16 May 1891and died 11 August 1891 in Cambridge City, Wayne County. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Cambridge City.

91 iii. Mabel L. BAREFOOT was born 18 December 1892 and died 16 May 1964 in Wayne County, Indiana, at age 71. She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Cambridge City, Wayne County.

Mabel's husband, Will ANSON, left her shortly after WW1. He remarried but she didn't. In 1934, Mabel moved to Cambridge City, Indiana to help care for her elderly grandmother, Barbara Barefoot.

55. Elias Freeman³ LEWELLEN (Harriet²McClain, John¹) was born 16 November 1865 in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana, and married Mary A. HARPER 29 September 1888 in Randolph County. He died February 1929 in Randolph County, Indiana, at age 63, and was buried 17 February 1929 in Maxville Cemetery, Randolph County.

Elias worked as a farmer. In May 1895 he opened a general merchandise store near his home. Mary, Elias’ wife, was born October 1865, the daughter of Enos and Eunicy Harper, formerly residents of Ohio and natives of Virginia. Mary died June 1948 at age 82, and was buried in Maxville Cemetery, Randolph County.

Children of Elias Freeman³ LEWELLEN and Mary A. HARPER, all born in Randolph County, Indiana, were as follows:

92 i. Lawrence F.⁴ LEWELLEN was born 7 February 1890. He died November 1964, at age 74, and was buried 26 November 1964 in Maxville Cemetery, Randolph County, Indiana.

Lawrence married Mary J. (-- ?--). She was born in 1910 and was buried in Maxville Cemetery 29 September 1963.

93 ii. Clarence F. LEWELLEN was born 15 June 1891, and died November 1970, at age 79.

He was married by 1914 to Dorothy L., (--?--) who was born circa 1896 in Indiana.

94 iii. Ralph M. LEWELLEN was born 12 November 1896, and died October 1984, at age 87.

95 iv. Maude O. LEWELLEN was born July 1898.

She was living at home in 1914, but by 1920 was out of the home.

Generation Four

87. Bertha Mae⁴ GARRINGER (Eliza³LEWELLEN, Harriet²McClain, John¹) was born 3 November 1884 in Jay County, Indiana. She married Clifford BUBP 11 October 1907 in Jay County. Bertha died 30 January 1973 in the Community Care Center, Portland, Jay County, Indiana, at age 88, and was buried 1 February 1973 in Antioch Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

Clifford BUBP was born 30 October 1882 in Auglaize County, Ohio, the son of Isaac and Catherine (Friar) Bubp. The Bubp family moved from Ohio to a farm in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana in 1891. Upon marriage, Clifford rented a farm in Jackson Township, Jay County. After 11 years he moved to a farm in Pike Township. A year later he was made superintendent of the J. A. Long farm in Greene Township, Jay County, a tract of 400 acres on Rural Route 1 outside of the city of Portland. Clifford died 2 May 1937, at age 54, and was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Jay County.

Children of Bertha Mae⁴ GARRINGER and Clifford BUBP, all born in Jay County, Indiana, were as follows:

96 i. Clyde Edward⁵ BUBP was born 7 October 1911, and died 1 January 1965 in Allen County, Indiana, at age 53. He was buried February 1965 in Green Park Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

Clyde married Opal May BANCROFT in 1937. Their children were Sharon Elaine and Marion Frederick.

97 ii. Garnet Mae BUBP

She married Willard HUMMEL, who was born 11 September 1916, the son of Frank and Estella (Stump) Hummel. Willard died 31 December 1996 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, at age 80, and was buried in Lawndale Cemetery, Randolph County, Indiana. Their children were Joe Edward, Herbert William, Carol Sue, and Thomas Wayne

98 iii. Marion Clifford BUBP

He married Irene MEEHAN.

99 iv. Kathryn Jane BUPB

She married David Richard SHREEVE. Their children were Diana Kay, Charles Richard, and Robert Allen.

88. Walter Freeman⁴ GARRINGER (Eliza³LEWELLEN, Harriet²McClain, John¹) was born 27 November 1895 in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana. He married Gertrude Vivian ALBRIGHT 20 May 1917, and died 2 September 1961 in Jay County Hospital, Jay County, Indiana, at age 65.

Walter was a veteran of WWI, a member of Friends Church, the American Legion Post in Portland, and the DAV. He taught in county schools for five years.

Gerturde, Walter’s wife, was born circa 1897 in Ohio.

Children of Walter Freeman⁴ GARRINGER and Gertrude Vivian ALBRIGHT, all born in Jay County, Indiana, were as follows:

100 i. Ardis Ozeta⁵ GARRINGER

She married Ira Merlin BAILEY, son of Arlin Bailey and Dora Pittenger. Their children were David Wayne and Sarah Marilyn.

101 ii. Katherine Elizabeth GARRINGER

She married Paul MICHAEL. Their children were Saundra Kay, Sharon Ann, and Robert Sheldon.

102 iii. Mignon LaVonne GARRINGER

She married Virgil A. WINDMILLER. Their children were Janet Elaine and Mark Alan, born 1949 and died in infancy.

89. Ross Franklyn⁴ BAREFOOT (Anna³LEWELLEN, Harriet²McClain, John¹) was born 2 April 1889 in Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana, and married Hazel Dora GIMBEL, daughter of William GIMBEL and Mary Magdalena KRANER, 24 December 1918 in Union City, Randolph County. He died of unaphalactic shock from a bee sting 21 April 1946 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 57. Ross was buried 24 April 1946 in Memorial Park, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Ross was a jack of all trades, and held many jobs including meter reader for the Dayton, Power & Light Company, gas furnace repairman, and inspector for Chrysler Airtemp. He also worked for Inland Corporation and United Aircraft Products, and raised chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and bees.

Hazel, Ross’ wife, was born 5 February 1891 in Union City, Randolph County, Indiana. She died of cardiac arrest at age 80 on 20 February 1971 in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California, where she lived with her daughter Mary Hansen. Hazel was buried 24 February 1971 in Memorial Park, Dayton, Ohio.

Children of Ross Franklyn⁴ BAREFOOT and Hazel Dora GIMBEL, all born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, were as follows:

103 i. Walter William⁵ BAREFOOTmarried first Freda Eleanor MOORMAN and married second Vivian Marie Sparks

His wife Freda was born 21 July 1916 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of Frederick and Edna (Hank) Moorman. She died 26 December 1988 in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, at age 72. Walter’s children with Freda were Janice Eleanor, Carol Ann, Deborah Jean, and Walter William II. He had no children with Vivian.

104 ii. Robert Earl BAREFOOT married Mary Ellen DOTTS. Their children were Robert Dean and Carolyn Sue.

105 iii. Dale Eugene BAREFOOT married Agnes Josephine SCHULZE. Jo, as she was called, was born 17 June 1924 in Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Henrietta (Burke) Schulze. She died 24 August 1996 in Pinellas County, Florida, and was buried in Memorial Park, Montgomery County, Ohio. The children of Dale and Jo were Constance Joyce, Kathleen Louise, Daniel Eugene, Gail Lynn and Douglas Edward.

106 iv. Mary Elizabeth BAREFOOT married Albert HANSEN. They had no children. Albert was born 6 November 1913 in Cotesfield, Howard County, Nebraska, the son of Jens Peter and Carrie E. (Andersen) Hansen, natives of Denmark. He died 3 August 1989 in San Bernardino County, California, and was buried 12 August 1989 in Memorial Park, Montgomery County, Ohio.

107 v. Harold Edgar BAREFOOT married Pauline Lucille VANCE. They had a daughter Rebecca Jean.