This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McClain, Bauer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YYB.2ACI/1624.1 Message Board Post: My ggg grandfather McClain was a preacher on the Brown-Adams county border area from 1829 till 1859, when the family left for Illinois. However, they may well have left some sons behind. Perhaps there is a connection. Do you know anything about where in Adams county these folks lived? Of course, there is no shortage of McClains. This is probably not your best lead. But I'll let you know if anything turns up. Please let me know if you chase your McClains back any farther.