Person:Ralph McLain (1)

Watchers
Ralph C. McLain
d.2 Sep 1916
m. 1 Jan 1849
  1. Jeremie McLain
  2. Alonzo McLain1850 - 1928
  3. Eli Nelson McLain1851 - 1928
  4. George Washington McLain1853 - 1879
  5. Ralph C. McLain1854 - 1916
  6. Eulala B. McLain1855 -
  7. Mary E. McLain1857 - Bef 1940
  8. Andrew Jackson McLain1861 - 1931
  9. Martha Malinda McLain1862 - 1900
  10. William Harvey McLain, II1866 - 1948
  11. Melissa Jane "Millie" McLain1868 - Bef 1938
  12. Arrilla McLain1870 - Bef 1938
m. Abt 1879
  1. John Gaylon McLain1880 - 1958
  2. Charles Roy McLain1882 - 1956
  3. Ford Franklin McLain1884 - 1959
  4. William McLain1886 - 1937
  5. Ercil McLain1895 - 1914
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Ralph C. McLain
Gender Male
Birth[3][4] 11 Jun 1854 Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan
Marriage Abt 1879 to Frances Hopkins
Death[5][6] 2 Sep 1916 Cause: cancer of Stomach
Burial[7] Lindenwood Cemetery, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Louise McLain Shambaugh has that he was born June 11, 1859 in Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan. Dead by 1938, family history says buried in Lindenwood Cem., Wayne, Wood County, Ohio.

Grew up and educated in Bryan, Williams County, Ohio.

Profession listed in family Bible as a miller

1880 Census of Pleasant Lake, Steuben, Indiana Page 297A

         Relation  Sex  Marr Age  Born   FB   MB   occupation

Ralph MC CLAIN Self M M 25 MI ME NY Miller Francis MC CLAIN Wife F M 18 IN NJ OH Keeping House

1900 census LaGrange County, Lima Twp, p. 102

                     Name                               Birth          Age  Married   kids live    born   FB    MB     occupation

129-129 McLain, Ralph C. Head June 1859 40 20 yrs unk unk unk miller

                              Frances     Wife    Nov  1860    39     20 yrs    5       5        IN     OH    PA
                              John           son     Dec 1880     19       S                             IN      unk  IN       day labor
                              Charles R.  son     Sep 1882     17       S                             IN      unk  IN       farm labor
                              Ford           son      Dec 1884     15       S                            MI     unk   IN       farm labor
                             William       son     Dec 1886     13       S                             IN     unk   IN       At school
                             Ersel           dau     Sep 1895      5        S                             IN    unk    IN

1910 census of Kalamazoo City, Kalamazoo County, Michigan p. 165A

             Name                              Age  Married    born  FB    MB      occupation

11-11 McLain, Ralph Head 51 Div MI NY NY Laborer Livery Stable

References
  1. Family record book found in Gail McLain's book.
  2. 1860 Census of Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan
    p. 296.
  3. 1860 Census of Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan
    p. 296.
  4. Papers received from Louise McLain Shambaugh.
  5. Family Record from Bible.
  6. Family Record from Bible.
  7. Photo of Ralph C. McLain's tomstone.