JANE EVELINE STEPHENSON (71.4.5.3) is the daughter of Phineas Stephenson and Rachel (Sherrill) Stephenson.  Eveline was born in 1815 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  On October 21, 1830, Eveline Stephenson married James Story McLain in Alexander County, North Carolina.  James was born on August 20, 1806 in Iredell County, North Carolina and is the son of Joseph McLain and Rebecca (Smith) McLain.  James and Eveline McLain were the parents of eight children:

     Henry Sherrill McLain (71.4.5.3.1), b. August 9, 1834, North Carolina
     Joseph Pinkney McLain, b. 1836, North Carolina
     James Franklin McLain (71.4.5.3.3), b. May 16, 1838, North Carolina
     Sarah Jane McLain (71.4.5.3.4), b. January 7, 1842, North Carolina
     Rebecca Catheine McLain (71.4.5.3.5), b. April 22, 1844, Alexander Co., N. Car.
     Henrietta McLain (71.4.5.3.6), b. December 31, 1846, Vashti, North Carolina
     John Calvin McLain (71.4.5.3.7), b. November 30, 1848, Vashti, North Carolina
     Adolphus Newton McLain (71.4.5.3.8), b. October 27, 1857, North Carlina

In 1870, James and Eveline McLain were living in Alexander County, North Carolnia.  Eveline (Stephenson) McLain died on March 29, 1879 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  In 1880, James S. McLain was living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  James S. McLain died on January 21, 1895 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Both were buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Alexander County, North Carolina.

References:  1)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

HENRY SHERRIL McLAIN (71.4.5.3.1) is the son of James Story McLain and Jane Emeline (Stevenson) McLain.  Henry was born on August 9, 1834 in North Carolina.  Henry S. McLain married Lucinda Caroline Gwaltney.  Lucinda was born in 1838 in North Carolina and is the daughter of Nathan Gwaltney (born 1814) and Louisa Gwaltney (born 1815).  Henry and Lucinda McLain were the parents of least three children:

     James Pinkney McLain (71.4.5.3.1.1), b. 1859, North Carolina
     Sarah J. McLain, b. 1865, North Carolina
     Rozena E. McLain, b. 1867, North Carolina
     William M. McLain, b. 1869, North Carolina

From 1870 to 1880, Henry and Lucinda McLain were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Lucinda (Gwaltney) McLain died in 1894.  In 1910, Henry S. McLain was living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Henry S. McLain died in 1917.

References:  1)  1870, 1880 and 1910 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  Gwaltney, Gortney and Goultney, by Marvin A. McLain, Page 39, 1993;  4)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

JAMES PINKNEY McLAIN (71.4.5.3.1.1) is the son of Henry Sherrill McLain and Lucinda Caroline (Gwaltney) McLain.  James was born in 1859 in North Carolina.  James P. McLain married Enola Catherine Winkler (born 1873).  James and Enola McLain were the parents of at least one son:

     Walter James McLain, b. 1897

Enola (Winkler) McLain died in 1903 and James P. McLain died in 1930.  Walter J. McLain married Jeanie Alexander (born 1898) and they had at least one son:  -  Marvin Alexander McLain, b. 1919.  Walter P. McLain died in 1977 and Jeanie (Alexander) McLain died in 1981.  Marvin A. McLain married Mildred Marion Lowell (b. 1912).  As of 1996, Marvin McLain lives in Oroville, California.

References:  1)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  2)  “Gwaltney, Gortney and Goultney,” by Marvin A. McLain, Page 39, 1993;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

JAMES FRANKLIN McLAIN (71.4.5.3.3) is the son of James Story McLain and Jane Emeline (Stevenson) McLain.  James was born on May 16, 1838 in North Carolina.  On February 8, 1857, James McLain married Susan Elizabeth Baker (born 1834, North Carolina).  James McLain was a mail contractor.  James and Susan McLain were the parents of eight children:

     Mary J. McLain, b. 1858, North Carolina
     Pinckney C. McLain, b. 1861, North Carolina
     Laura L. McLain, b. 1863, North Carolina
     Martha R. C. McLain, b. 1866, North Carolina
     Sarah S. E. McLain, b. 1866, North Carolina
     William C. A. McLain, b. 1867, North Carolina
     Jefferson T. McLain, b. 1869, North Carolina
     Ida E. J. McLain, b. April, 1870, North Carolina

From 1870 to 1880, James and Susan McLain were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  In 1902, James McLain married a second time to Emma Catherine Baker (born 1869, North Carolina).  James and Emma McLain were the parents of four children:

     Ira B. McLain, b. 1902, North Carolina
     Rufus C. McLain, b. 1904, North Carolina
     Roscoe E. McLain, b. 1907, North Carolina
     Wilma B. McLain, b. 1908, North Carolina

In 1910, James and Emma McLain were livin in Alexander County, North Carolina.  James McLain died on September 19, 1923.

References:  1)  1870, 1880 and 1910 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

SARAH JANE McLAIN (71.4.5.3.4) is the daughter of James Story McLain and Jane Emeline (Stevenson) McLain.  Sarah was born on January 7, 1842 in North Carolina.  On June 11, 1861, Sarah McLain married Joseph Mays (born 1837, North Carolina).  Sarah (McLain) Mays died on November 22, 1923.  Joseph and Sarah Mays were the parents of at least one daughter:

     Julia A. Mays, b. 1868, North Carolina

In 1870, Joseph and Sarah Mays were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.

References:  1)  1870 Census, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

REBECCA CATHERINE McLAIN (71.4.5.3.5) is the daughter of James Story McLain and Jane Emeline (Stevenson) McLain.  Rebecca was born on April 22, 1844 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  On December 12, 1867, Rebecca McLain married Benjamin Lafayette Blankenship in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Benjamin was born on November 10, 1846 in Alexander County, North Carolina and is the son of Benjamin W. Blankenship (born 1810, North Carolina) and Jane L. Gincey (Thompson) Blankenship (born 1812, North Carolina).  Benjamin and Rebecca Blankenship were the parents of nine children:

     James Pinkney McLain, b. October 30, 1866, North Carolina
     Fannie J. Blankenship (71.4.5.3.5.2), b. August 25, 1869, Alexander Co., N. Car.
     Clemmentine Bell Blankenship, b. June 8, 1875, Alexander County, North Car.
     Lodedia Delia Blankenship, b. June 27, 1875, Alexander County, North Carolina
     John Watson Blankenship, b. Sept. 10, 1877, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Martha Evalyn Blankenship (71.4.5.3.5.6), b. June 5, 1880, Alexander Co., NC
     W. E. Blankenship, b. January 6, 1882, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Chattie M. Blankenship (71.4.5.3.5.8), b. March 26, 1884, Alexander Co., N. Car.
     Carrie Hester Blankenship, b. July 2, 1888, Alexander County, North Carolina

From 1870 to 1900, Benjamin and Rebecca Blankenship were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Rebecca (McLain) Blankenship died on March 11, 1904 and Benjamin L. Blankenship died on September 23, 1921 in Davie County, North Carolina.  James P. McLain married Carrie Brown and they had two children:  -  Helen McLain,  -  Grace McLain. Helen McLain married J. M. Huddleston.    James P. McLain died on October 23, 1929.  On September 4, 1910, Clemmentine Blankenship married Dewitt Boger in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Clemmentine (Blankenship) died on April 29, 1934 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Lodedia Blankenship married Rueben Propst and they had one son:  -  James Propst.  Lodedia married a second time to Robert Campbell.  Lodedia (Blankenship) Campbell died on March 19, 1959 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  John W. Blankenship died as an infant on January 5, 1888 in Alexander County, North Carolina.

W. E. Blankenship died as a child on October 10, 1886 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Carrie Blankenship married R. Lawrence Cowan.  Lawrence and Carrie Cowan had four children:  -  Robert Lawrence Cowan,  -  Sarah Cowan,  -  James Cowan,  -  William Blankenship Cowan.  Carrie (Blankenship) Cowan died on October 6, 1970 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Sarah Cowan married Willie Robertson.  William Cowan married a woman named Rachel.

References:  1)  1870, 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

FANNIE JANE BLANKENSHIP (71.4.5.3.5.2) is the daughter of Benjamin Lafayette Blankenship and Rebecca Catherine (McLain) Blankenship.  Fannie was born on August 25, 1869 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  On May 9, 1895, Fannie Blankenship married Daniel David Millsaps in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Daniel was born on December 9, 1871 in North Carolina and is the son of William Ealis Millsaps and Harriet (Jordan) Millsaps.  Daniel and Fannie Millsaps were the parents of eight children:

     Elias Fleet Millsaps, b. September 9, 1896, North Carolina
     Leslie Clay Millsaps, b. August 14, 1899, North Carolina
     Mamie Lee Millsaps, b. 1902, North Carolina
     Ethel Rebecca Millsaps, b. 1905, North Carolina
     Yarber Yates Millsaps, b. 1908, North Carolina
     Burgess Clark Millsaps, b. 1910, North Carolina
     Maggie Mae Millsaps, b. 1913, North Carolina
     Rachael Irene Millsaps, b. 1917, North Carolina

In 1920, Daniel and Fannie Millsaps were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Daniel Millsaps died on January 9, 1944 in Alexander County, North Carolina and Fannie (Blankenship) Millsaps died on November 7, 1954 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Elias Millsaps married Leola Bowles.  Leslie Millsaps married Ada Carson.  Mamie Millsaps married Raymie Mitchell.  Ethel Millsaps married Edgar Bud Patterson.  Yarber Millsaps married Madge Campbell.  Burgess Millsaps married Clara Nell Campbell.  Clara is the daughter of Thadus Jerome Campbell and Sarah Elector (Gilreath) Campbell.  Rachael Millsaps married Lex Meadows.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

MARTHA EVALYN BLANKENSHIP (71.4.5.3.5.6) is the daughter of Benjamin Lafayette Blankenship and Rebecca Catherine (McLain) Blankenship.  Martha was born on June 5, 1880 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  On December 24, 1899, Martha Blankenship married Columbus LaFayette Beaver.  Columbus was born on November 20, 1876 in Alexander County, North Carolina and is the son of Henry Augustus Beaver and Sarah Albertine (Misenheimer) Beaver.  Columbus and Martha Beaver were the parents of four children:

     Lella Mae Beaver, b. September 18, 1900, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Henry George Beaver, b. May 2, 1905, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Edna Evalyn Beaver
     Martha Beaver, b. July 28, 1923, Davie County, North Carolina

In 1900, Columbus and Martha Beaver were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Columbus Beaver died on February 1, 1942 in Davie County, North Carolina and Martha (Blankenship) Beaver died on June 13, 1960 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  Lella Beaver married Bryant Deal.  Lella married a second time to Fulton Frank Phillips.  Lella (Beaver) Phillips died on January 18, 1980 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  On December 25, 1926, Henry Beaver married Foda Leigh Stack in Davie County, North Carolina.  Foda was born on July 22, 1904 in Iredell County, North Carolina and is the daughter of Ephriam James Stack and Sallie Lou (Jurney) Stack.  Henry and Foda Beaver had three children:  -  Sally Quenelle Beaver,  -  Georgia Leigh Beaver (married James Robert Austin, Jr.),  -  Henry Gerald Beaver (married Carolyn Cook).  Henry Beaver died on June 28, 1959 in Albemarle, North Carolina and Foda (Stack) Beaver died on September 8, 1983 in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Sally Beaver married Robert Lynn Buckner.  Robert is the son of Caney Buckner and Bess Maude (Reap) Buckner.  Robert and Sally Buckner have three children:  -  George Robert Buckner,  -  Sally Lynn Buckner,  -  Theodore Warren Buckner.

Edna Beaver married Edwin Webb Turner.  Edwin was born on June 10, 1916 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  Edwin and Edna Turner had three children:  -  John Edwin Turner, b. December 3, 1943, Cabarrus County, North Carolina,  -  Richard Beaver Turner,  -  William Herbert Turner.  Edwin Turner died on May 2, 1969 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  John Turner married Ann L. Wallace.  William Turner married Judy Sawyer.  Martha Beaver died as an infant on July 30, 1923.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

CHATTIE MAE BLANKENSHIP (71.4.5.3.5.8) is the daughter of Benjamin Lafayette Blankenship and Rebecca Catherine (McLain) Blankenship.  Chattie was born on March 26, 1884 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  On April 19, 1908, Chattie Blankenship married Noah A. Boger in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Noah and Chattie Boger were the parents of eight children:

     Lillian Boger
     Ina Mae Boger
     Millard Boger
     Sarah Jane Boger
     Dewitt Boger
     Nora Boger
     Gilmer Boger
     Mack Boger

Chattie (Blankenship) Boger died on July 30, 1966 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Lillian Boger married a Mr. Blackwelder.  Ina Mae Boger married Sam Boger.  Millard Boger married Ella Mae Potts.  Sarah Boger married Adolpus Chaffin.  Dewitt Boger married Lodena Bailey.  Nora Boger married John Sloop.

References:  1)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  2)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205

HENRIETTA McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6) is the daughter of James Story McLain and Jane Emeline (Stevenson) McLain.  Henrietta was born on December 31, 1846 in Vashti, North Carolina.  Henrietta was the mother of one son that took her maiden name of McLain:

     Isaac A. McLain (71.4.5.3.6.1), b. December 25, 1866, Alexander County, N. Car.

On November 1, 1868, Henrietta McLain married John Eli Hendren.  Henrietta (McLain) Hendren died on November 9, 1937.

Reference:  1)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

ISAAC ABNER McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6.1) is the son of Henrietta McLain.  Isaac was born on December 25, 1866 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  On April 21, 1895, Isaac McLain married Ivy Mae Smith in Vashti, North Carolina.  Ivy was born on January 2, 1873 in Alexander County, North Carolina and is the daughter of James F. Smith, II and Mary Anne (Millsaps) Smith.  Isaac and Ivy McLain were the parents of twelve children:

     James Grady McLain, b. March 18, 1896, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Maggie McLain, b. January 13, 1898, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Jehue Allen McLain (71.4.5.3.6.1.3), b. July 5, 1899, Alexander Co., North Car.
     Ora Estelle McLain, b. February 6, 1901, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Baxter Ray McLain (71.4.5.3.6.1.5), b. October 24, 1902, Iredell Co., North Car.
     Fred Ransome McLain (71.4.5.3.6.1.6), b. February 6, 1905, Iredell Co., N. Car.
     Isaac Albert McLain (71.4.5.3.6.1.7), b. September 23, 1907, Iredell Co., N. Car.
     Toyce Edna McLain
     Infant Son, b. January 12, 1912, Iredell County, North Carolina
     William R. McLain (71.4.5.3.6.1.10)
     Eula Mae McLain
     Dorothy Leigh McLain, b. July 14, 1918, Iredell County, North Carolina

In 1910, Isaac and Ivy McLain were living in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Isaac A. McLain died on July 11, 1927 in Iredell County, North Carolina and Ivy (Smith) McLain died on September 22, 1962 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  On January 25, 1923, James McLain married Ethel Irene Sides (born January 1, 1895, Iredell County, North Carolina) in Statesville, North Carolina.  James and Ethel McLain had one daughter:  -  Martha Mae McLain.  James McLain died on March 12, 1978 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Martha McLain married Richard Hugh Walker and they have two children:  -  Martha Susan Walker,  -  Patricia Irene Walker.  Maggie McLain died on October 14, 1982 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Ora McLain died on April 27, 1966 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Toyce McLain married Holman Clarence Horne and they have three children:  -  Evelyn Geraldine Horne,  -  Clarence Halbert Horne,  -  Jerry Lynn Horne.  Evelyn Horne married James H. Rhodes.  Isaac and Ivy McLain’s son that was born on January 12, 1912 died on the same day that he was born.  Eula McLain married Ralph Alexander Wilson and they have two children:  -  Rachel Elaine Wilson,  -  Hal McLain Wilson.  Rachel Wilson married Norris Gale Morrison.  Dorothy McLain died on June 16, 1981 in Iredell County, North Carolina.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Iredell County, North Carolina;  2)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

JEHUE ALLEN McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6.1.3) is the son of Isaac Abner McLain and Ivy Mae (Smith) McLain.  Jehue was born on July 5, 1899 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  On November 26, 1924, Jehue McLain married Cornelia Elizabeth Horne in Statesville, North Carolina.  Cornelia was born on June 4, 1901 in Iredell County, North Carolina and is the daughter of Charles Holman Horne and Emma (Holland) Horne.  Jehue and Cornelia McLain were the parents of three children:

     Jehue Allen McLain, Jr.
     Charles Isaac McLain
     Harry Phillip McLain (71.4.5.3.6.1.3.3), b. August 26, 1933, Iredell Co., N. Car.

Cornelia (Horne) McLain died on May 30, 1981 in Statesville, North Carolina and Jehue McLain died on September 16, 1992 in Statesville, North Carolina.  Jehue McLain, Jr. married Lois Crawford.  Lois is the daughter o John Samuel Crawford and Mary Lee (Shoe) Crawford.  Jehue and Lois McLain have one daughter:  -  Lea Elizabeth McLain.  Lea McLain married Mark Dennis Coccia.  Mark is the son of Salvatore Paul Coccia and Marita (Foohey) Coccia.  Mark and Lea Coccia have two children:  -  Matthew Allen Coccia,  -  Andrew Paul Coccia.

Charles McLain married Rose Catherine Leshkowitz.  Rose is the daughter of Kajetan Leshkowitz and Alice (Pekarchik) Leshkowitz.  Charles and Rose McLain have three children:  -  Cynthia Diane McLain,  -  Karen Louise McLain,  -  Gary Charles McLain.  Cynthia McLain married John Edward.  Karen McLain married Alan Mark Swanson and they have two children:  -  Kristen McLain Swanson,  -  Emily Rose Swanson.

Reference:  1)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

HARRY PHILLIP McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6.1.3.3) is the son of Jehue Allen McLain and Cornelia Elizabeth (Horne) McLain.  Harry was born on August 26, 1933 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  On June 20, 1954, Harry McLain married Susan Elizabeth Rickert in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Susan was born on May 27, 1933 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Harry and Susan McLain were the parents of four children:

     Marilyn Elizabeth McLain
     Harry Phillip McLain, Jr.
     Charles Michael McLain
     Betsy Leigh McLain

Harry McLain died on May 22, 1970 in Iredell County, North Carolina and Susan (Rickert) McLain died on May 22, 1970 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Marilyn McLain married Dennis Deal.  Dennis is the son of Paul Davis Deal and Marie (Gibson) Deal.  Dennis and Marilyn Deal have three children:  -  Sarah Elizabeth Deal,  -  Rebecca Marie Deal,  -  Caroline McLain Deal.  Harry McLain, Jr. married Louise Duarte.  Louise is the daughter of Hugo Alberto Duarte and Gwendolyn (Cudd) Duarte.  Harry and Louise McLain have three children:  -  Richard Allen McLain,  -  Harry Phillip McLain, III,  -  Benjamin Eric McLain.

Charles McLain married Janet Leigh Hewitt.  Betsy McLain married Steven Douglas Harbison.  Steven and Betsy Harbison have two children:  -  Avery McLain Harbison,  -  Evan Harbison.

Reference:  1)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

BAXTER RAY McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6.1.5) is the son of Isaac Abner McLain and Ivy Mae (Smith) McLain.  Baxter was born on October 24, 1902 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Baxter McLain married Irma Dell Reid.  Baxter and Irma McLain were the parents of two children:

     Billie Reid McLain, b. June 30, 1929, Iredell County, North Carolina
     James Edward McLain

Baxter McLain died on February 8, 1985 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  Billie McLain married Ann Spears.  Billie McLain married a second time to Mary Joyce Wilson and they had three children:  -  IMcLain;Carlton RandolphCarlton Randolph McLain,  -  Margaret Dawn McLain  -  Bryan Wilson McLain.  Billie McLain died on February 2, 1995 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  James McLain and his wife, Rita McLain, have two children:  -  Heather McLain,  -  Christopher McLain.

Reference:  1)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

FRED RANSOME McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6.1.6) is the son of Isaac Abner McLain and Ivy Mae (Smith) McLain.  Fred was born on February 6, 1905 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  On July 4, 1927, Fred McLain married Dollie Esther Holland in Statesville, North Carolina.  Dollie was born on March 1, 1903 in Elmwood, Indiana.  Fred and Dollie McLain are the parents of four children:

     Dorothy Gail McLain
     Sue Holland McLain
     Camellia Ann McLain, b. December 22, 1939, Hickory, North Carolina
     Sheila Faye McLain

Dollie (Holland) McLain died on December 27, 1988 in Statesville, North Carolina and Fred McLain died on July 15, 1993 in Statesville, North Carolina.  Dorothy McLain married Dorman Thomas Davidson and they have four children:  -  Kimberly Gail Davidson,  -  Dorman Todd Davidson,  -  Tracy Louonne Davidson,  -  Dolly Davidson.  Sue McLain married Jack McDougald (born July 29, 1934 in Rockingham, North Carolina).  Jack and Sue McDougald had one daughter:  -  Susan Diane McDougald.  Jack McDougald died on November 11, 1960.  Camellia McLain died as an infant on December 24, 1939 in Hickory, North Carolina.  Sheila McLain married John Robbins McLaughlin, Jr. and they have five children:  -  Jennifer McLaughlin,  -  Maggie McLaughlin,  -  Mandy McLaughlin,  -  John Robbins McLaughlin, III  -  Elizabeth McLauglin.

Reference:  1)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

ISAAC ALBERT McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6.1.7) is the son of Isaac Abner McLain and Ivy Mae (Smith) McLain.  Isaac was born on September 23, 1907 in Iredell County, North Carolina.  Isaac McLain married Katheryn Inez Ballew.  Isaac and Katheryn McLain were the parents of one son:

     Isaac Albert McLain, Jr.

Isaac McLain died on November 28, 1963 in McDowell County, North Carolina.  Isaac McLain, Jr. married Barbara Jean Fisher and they have one daughter:  -  Kathryn Amelia McLain.

Reference:  1)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

WILLIAM REX McLAIN (71.4.5.3.6.1.10) is the son of Isaac Abner McLain and Ivy Mae (Smith) McLain.  William McLain married Wilma Raschka.  Wilma is the daughter of William Raschka and Carrie M. (Chester) Raschka.  William and Wilma McLain are the parents of four children:

     Katheryn Ann McLain
     William Allen McLain
     David Andrew McLain
     James Bruce McLain

Katheryn McLain maried Charles Fredrick Adams.  Charles is the son of Fredrick W. Adams and Mary Grace (James) Adams.  Charles and Katheryn Adams have three children:  -  Melissa J. Adams,  -  Jennifer A. Adams,  -  Karen E. Adams.  Melissa Adams married Jonathon A. Chaplowe.  Jennifer Adams married William M. Westerman, IV and they have one son:  -  William M. Westerman, V.

William McLain married Cynthia Szatkowski.  Cynthia is the daughter of Michael Szatkowski and Sally Szatkowski.  William and Cynthia McLain have three children:  -  William Allen McLain, Jr.,  -  David M. McLain,  -  Heather Alyce McLain.  William McLain married a second time to Kristine Glour Zierk.  David McLain married Pamela Fullmer.  Pamela is the daughter of Harold Fullmer and Marjorie (Engel) Fullmer.  David and Pamela McLain have two children:  -  Edward Allen McLain,  -  Richard Andrew McLain.

Reference:  1)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, Files 205 and 3783

JOHN CALVIN McLAIN (71.4.5.3.7) is the son of James Story McLain and Jane Emeline (Stevenson) McLain.  John was born on November 30, 1848 in Vashti, Alexander County, North Carolina.  Around 1866, John C. McLain married Sarah Jane Stevenson (71.4.2.2.3).  Sarah was born on April 5, 1845 in North Carolina and is the daughter of John Calvin Stephenson and Elizabeth (Sherrill) Stephenson.  John and Sarah McLain were the parents of eleven children:

     Jacob Columbus McLain, b. July 22, 1867, North Carolina
     Charles Avery McLain (71.4.5.3.7.2), b. March 3, 1869, North Carolina
     Jasper Newton McLain, b. April 1, 1871, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Walter Watson McLain (71.4.5.3.7.4), b. July 9, 1873, Alexander Co., North Car.
     Laura Delia McLain, b. July 9, 1875, Alexander County, North Carolina
     William Franklin McLain (71.4.5.3.7.6), b. July 22, 1877, Alexander Co., N. Car.
     Bessie Louise McLain, b. February 14, 1880, Alexander County, North Carolina
     Lula Emma McLain, b. August 2, 1882
     Fannie Gertrude McLain, b. November 11, 1884
     Martha Mary McLain, b. June 8, 1888
     John Henry McLain, b. April 11, 1889, North Carolina

In 1870, 1880 and 1910, John and Sarah McLain were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Sarah (Stephenson) McLain died on February 10, 1919 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery in Alexander County, North Carolina.  In 1920, John C. McLain was living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  John McLain married a second time to L. V. Burton.  John C. McLain died on September 4, 1930 and was buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery.

References:  1)  1870, 1880, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205;  4)  Stephenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain

CHARLES AVERY McLAIN (71.4.5.3.7.2) is the son of John Calvin McLain and Sarah Jane (Stevenson) McLain.  Charles was born on March 3, 1869 in North Carolina.  Charles McLain and his wife, Luola M. McLain (born 1879, North Carolina), were the parents of at least two children:

     Laura Blanche McLain (71.4.5.3.7.2.1), b. January 2, 1895, North Carolina
     Bessie A. McLain, b. 1899, North Carolina

From 1910 to 1920, Charles and Luola McLain were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Laura McLain married Walter Scott Stephenson.  For additional information on the descendants of Walter and Laura Stephenson, see the sketch of Walter Scott Stephenson (71.4.2.3.5.2).

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205;  3)  Stephenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain

WALTER WATSON McLAIN (71.4.5.3.7.4) is the son of John Calvin McLain and Sarah Jane (Stevenson) McLain.  Walter was born on July 9, 1873 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Walter McLain and his wife, Hattie M. McLain (born 1879, North Carolina), were the parents of at least five children:

     Edith G. McLain, b. 1901, North Carolina
     Staisy Daphne McLain, b. 1903, North Carolina
     Maurice Story McLain, b. 1905, North Carolina
     Charles E. McLain, b. 1907, North Carolina
     John Marvin McLain, b. 1909, North Carolina

In 1910, Walter and Hattie McLain were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.  In 1920, Walter McLain was living in Alexander County, North Carolina.

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205;  3)  Stephenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain

WILLIAM FRANKLIN McLAIN (71.4.5.3.7.6) is the son of John Calvin McLain and Sarah Jane (Stevenson) McLain.  William was born on July 22, 1877 in Alexander County, North Carolina.  William McLain and his wife,Chattie G. McLain (born 1882, North Carolina), were the parents of at least five children:

     Juanita G. McLain, b. 1905, North Carolina
     Elouise McLain, b. 1905, North Carolina
     Lex T. McLain, b. 1908, North Carolina
     Plese McLain, b. 1910, North Carolina
     Frances E. McLain, b. 1915, Alexander County, North Car.

From 1910 to 1920, William and Chattie McLain were living in Alexander County, North Carolina.

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205;  3)  Stephenson Manuscript, by Marvin A. McLain

ADOLPHUS NEWTON McLAIN (71.4.5.3.8) is the son of James Story McLain and Jane Emeline (Stevenson) McLain.  Adolphus was born on October 27, 1857 in North Carlina.  On December 2, 1876, Adolphus McLain married Esperan Foushee (born 1857 in North Carolina).  Adolphus and Esperan McLain were the parents of three children:

     Isaac N. McClain, b. 1868, North Carolina
     William E. McLain, 1876, North Carolina
     Minnie C. McLain, b. 1879, North Carolina

In 1880, Adolphus and Esperan McLain were living with Adolphus’ father, James McLain, in Alexander County, North Carolina.  Adolphus McLain died on August 12, 1923.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Alexander County, North Carolina;  2)  Stephenson Sketch, Phineas Stephenson, Louise (Markham) Conway, 1956;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 205