Person:Sophrona McLain (1)

1880 Census of North West, Williams, Ohio Page 438D

         Relation  Sex  Marr Age  Born   FB    MB   Occupation

Sophrona RICE Self F W 25 OH OH OH L. V. RICE Son M S 4 OH OH OH Harry RICE Son M S 1 OH OH OH (Two doors down is living a George Simons who may have become her second husband)

Louise McLain Shambaugh has that her name may have been Vohrona (Safrone?)

Marion Watt has: SOPHRONIA M. MCLAIN, born 1854 in Williams Co., Ohio, and died 1929. She married (1) STEPHEN M. RICE Abt. 1872 in Ohio. She married (2) GEORGE SIMMONS Bef. 1890 in Ohio. SOURCE: Sophronia: md Mr Rice and Md. Mr Simmons, and is listed in the family of Eli McLain in the book The Hills Of Home by Robert K. McLain. DEATH: FHC FILM # 0914034, BIRTHS & DEATHS OF WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO, Book 2, page 4, entry 17. " Rice, Stephen M., died 1879 Oct 10, 28 yrs. 3 months, ll days. in Northwest Township, Williams County, Ohio. Born Midena County, Ohio. Farmer, white, died of cancer, residence Northwest township, Williams, Ohio."

1. ↑ Copy of Eli N. McLain's will.
2. ↑ Family record book found in Gail McLain's book.
3. ↑ 1910 Census of Clear Lake Township, Steuben County, Indiana, ED number 127.