Family Group Sheet
NameColeman McClain, 3C3R
Birth13 Jun 1890, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death15 Mar 1963, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherGeorge S. McClain (1865-1954)
MotherMillie Kerrick (~1869-1897)
Other spousesLou Ella Dyer
Marriage14 May 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
SpouseLaura E. Donald
Birth1880 (?), Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
FatherJohn Donald
MotherJulia Hexemer
Notes for Coleman McClain
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Coleman McClain, age 26, residence Grant Park, Kankakee Co., Illinois, born 13 June 1891 in Salt Lick, Ky, occupation farm hand, employer Wm Reaman, Grant Park, Illinois, married supporting wife and three children.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Coleman McClain, age 51, residence R.R. 1, Monee, Will Co., Illinois, born 13 June 1890 in Salt Lick, Ky, farmer & trucker, employer and contact Mr. George Mankus, Monee, Ill.
The SSDI lists Coleman McClain, born 13 June 1890, died Mar 1963, last residence Kentucky, SSN issed in Illinois before 1951.
The Kentucky death index lists Coleman McClain, age 72, died 15 Mar 1963 in Fayette Co., residence Montgomery Co.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Coleman McClain, age 51, residence R.R. 1, Monee, Will Co., Illinois, born 13 June 1890 in Salt Lick, Ky, farmer & trucker, employer and contact Mr. George Mankus, Monee, Ill.
The SSDI lists Coleman McClain, born 13 June 1890, died Mar 1963, last residence Kentucky, SSN issed in Illinois before 1951.
The Kentucky death index lists Coleman McClain, age 72, died 15 Mar 1963 in Fayette Co., residence Montgomery Co.
Census
In 1930 he was recorded in Cleveland ward 3, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, as Colman McClain, age 38, roomer, b. Ky Ky Ky, married, age at first marriage 19, fireman on locomotive, in a household headed by Charles and Margaret Sole, with five other roomers. (It’s a strange neighborhood. Of the eight households on the page, five of them are headed by a married couple or widow with no children and 2 to 8 unrelated adult roomers, yet none of the household heads is listed as running a boarding house. And the two neighboring pages look the same way.)
In 1940 he was recorded in Kankakee, Illinois with his son Ollie as Colman McClain, 49, b. Kentucky, widowed, helper loading trucks, living in same place in 1935.
In 1940 he was recorded in Kankakee, Illinois with his son Ollie as Colman McClain, 49, b. Kentucky, widowed, helper loading trucks, living in same place in 1935.
Notes for Laura E. Donald
Her marriage license application lists her as age 38 in 1918, but it may be significantly inaccurate, since the reported age for Coleman was off by about 7 years. I have not identified her in any census.
Notes for Coleman & Laura E. (Family)
Cuyahoga Co., Ohio marriage license application No. 127655 lists:
Groom: Coleman McClain, age 34, residence 2588 Wilson Ave., Hazelton, Ohio, born in Mt. Sterling, Ky, occupation railroader, father George McClain, mother’s maiden name Millie Krich, number of times previously married none
Bride: Laura E. Gardner, age 38, residence 1721 Superior Ave, born in Oil City, Penn; occupation none, father John Donald, mother’s maiden name Julia Hexemer, number of times previously married once, divorced in 1903, married name Gardner
Marriage performed on 14 May 1918 by J. Benty, J.P. Warrensville, Ohio
Although the age and birth place are wrong for Coleman, as is the statement that this is his first marriage, there was not another Coleman McClain in east Kentucky with parents George and Millie.
Groom: Coleman McClain, age 34, residence 2588 Wilson Ave., Hazelton, Ohio, born in Mt. Sterling, Ky, occupation railroader, father George McClain, mother’s maiden name Millie Krich, number of times previously married none
Bride: Laura E. Gardner, age 38, residence 1721 Superior Ave, born in Oil City, Penn; occupation none, father John Donald, mother’s maiden name Julia Hexemer, number of times previously married once, divorced in 1903, married name Gardner
Marriage performed on 14 May 1918 by J. Benty, J.P. Warrensville, Ohio
Although the age and birth place are wrong for Coleman, as is the statement that this is his first marriage, there was not another Coleman McClain in east Kentucky with parents George and Millie.
Census
I cannot find Coleman or Laura in the 1920 census.
