Person:William McLain (5)

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William Harvey McLain, II
b.11 Apr 1866 Nettle Lake, Williams County, Ohio
d.12 May 1948 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Parents and Siblings
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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
Spouse and Children
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m. 28 Aug 1892
  1. Joseph Dillon McLain1893 - 1968
  2. Gertrude Edith McLain1896 - 1984
  3. Marcus Clair McLain1899 - 1988
  4. William Harvey McLain, III1902 - 1971
  5. Arthur Gragg McLain1905 - 1974
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] William Harvey McLain, II
Gender Male
Birth[3] 11 Apr 1866 Nettle Lake, Williams County, Ohio
Marriage 28 Aug 1892 Alpine, Benton County, Oregonto Betsy "Bettie" Minerva Gragg
Death[4] 12 May 1948 Portland, Multnomah County, OregonCause: Colon Cancer
Burial? Bellfountain Cemetery in Oregon

William was so mistreated by his step-mother, Hester (Flegal) Pew or Pugh McLain, that his father put him into another household. On Oct. 29, 1879, his father gave him to Nelson C. & Nancy Weaver, a German couple, and he was with them for 6 years.

Louise Shambaugh writes: Wm. H. II was put out at age 10 or so and his younger brothers and sisters were also placed outside the home. His father divorced his second wife. My (Louise) grandfather managed to get enought education to become a United Brethren minister. he took the train from Ohio to Oregon and settled on a farm near Bellfontain, there marrying my grandmother who was of a pioneering family.

1880 Census of Jefferson, Williams, Ohio Page 524D 

         Relation  Sex  Marr Age  Born   FB   MB   Occupation

Nelson C. WEAVER Self M M 38 OH OH OH Farmer Nancy A. WEAVER Wife F M 28 OH OH OH Keeping House Jennie B. WEAVER Dau F S 2 OH OH OH William MC LAIN Other M S 14 OH VT MI Works on Farm

Moved to Oregon in 1890.

1910 Census of Shelburn Pct, Linn County, Oregon, ED # 181, p. 83 McLain, William H. head 44 md 17 yrs OH NY ME farmer 

              Betty           wife    45  md 17 yrs  5 - 5   OR   OH   IA
             Dillon            son    16                              OR   OH   OR
          Gertrude          dau     14                              OR   OH   OR
             Clair              son    10                              OR   OH   OR
             Harvey         son      7                              OR   OH   OR
            Arthur            son      4                              WA   OH   OR
           Alonzo        brother   60                             MI    NY    ME  laborer, odd jobs

1930 Census of Shelburn, Linn County, Oregon, ED #44, p. McLain, W.H. head owns $1000 63 md at 26 OH NY ME Farmer, general farm 

         Betsy M.  wife             65 md at 26   OR   OH  IA
         Dillon       son                    36          OR  OH  OR   Farm laborer
References
  1. ↑ GenServ file smid7nr individual 4845.
  2. ↑ Family record book found in Gail McLain's book.
  3. ↑ Papers received from Louise McLain Shambaugh.
  4. ↑ Louise McLain Shambaugh.
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