This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3kz.2ACIB/156.209.579.1 Message Board Post: My family is from about 90 miles E of Lancaster, Pa (West Chester) and have been there for a long time now. My father is James W. McClain, born August 12 1952 or 53. His father was James E. McClain, who died in 1976 or 77 of cancer in West Chester, Pa. I'm not sure exactly how old he was, maybe in his late 40's, but I do know our ancestors are originally from Kilkenny, Ireland.