In a message dated 4/29/2000 10:22:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pj@apex.net writes: << OH please send me the info on John McClain .......Charles had a brother named John that I do not know what happened to......this could be his brother.....thank you so much.....pj >> ************** JOHN Mc CLAIN pg 553 John McClain was born in Adair Co., Ky., in 1807; was educated there in a subscription school; came to Pike Co. In 1830 and settled in Griggsville tp. At that time there was not a fence between his farm and Atlas. In 1839 he married Abigail Shores. They had 6 children, of whom 3 are living, - Thomas S., Ann Eliza and Angeline, all married. He has been a successful farmer all his life, until within the past 9 years, during which time he has resided in Griggsville. ******************************** JOHN R. McCLAIN pg 747 Farmer, sec. 32; P.O., Barry; was born in Knox county, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1844; is the youngest of 9 children. In April, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 6th Reg. T. V. I., and served in several of the engagements in Sherman's march to the sea. He was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., in 1865, after which he returned home for a short time, and then moved to near Lexington, Kentucky. In the fall of 1870 he came to this county; in 1871 he married Sarah E. Shaw, daughter of Daniel Shaw, of Derry tp., born March 13, 1841. They have 3 children, - Annie E., James D. and May. Mr. McClain is cultivating a valuable farm in Hadley and Derry tps., is a Republican and a Baptist. ************************************* -- Glenda Family Historian ********** .............\\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ------- oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------------------- Visit my web page & sign my Guestbook <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glendasubyak">Glenda - Rootsweb pg</A> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glendasubyak