Eliza Young

Parents:  Alexander Crawford Young and Ruth McFaddin

Born:  about 1822 or 1828 in Tennessee

Married:  Thomas Nelson McClain; before 1850 maybe in Benton Co, AR
James P. Slocum married in Newton Co. MO on  Aug. 28, 1864; divorced Sept 1869
Hansin Harris married in Newton Co. MO on Sept. 19, 1869

Children: 
Thomas Alec McClain (1849-1920) Referred to as Alec  (see Alice's page; 1870 census)
Arasmus (sp?) McClain (1850?-aft1860)
Lewis McClain (1852?-aft1870)  (see Alice's page; 1870 census)
Adaline Elizabeth? McClain (1854?-?) (see Alice's page; 1870 census)
Oliver Asury McClain (1855-1859)
Alice Ruth McClain (1859-1928)
Mary Catherine (1861-1890) (have emailed with her great-granddaughter)
Laura Jennie Slocum (1868-aft1910) (I have pictures of her grandchildren.)
Rose Slocum (abt1866-aft1942) (pictures that belonged to her are on her page.)

Died:  after 1870, died when her children were still young because her sister Adaline raised Alice, Jennie and Rose.

Marriage:  The family story is that Alice's father (Thomas McClain) was engaged to one women but then actually married her sister.  I think that Eliza Young and Adaline Young were the sisters.  Maybe Thomas was engaged to Adaline but married Eliza.  (See the census records below.)   Notice that Eliza remarried and Adaline married 7 days apart during the civil war.

Mrs. Elizabeth McClain married James P. Slocum (maybe the parents of the children in the 1880 census on Alice McClain's page)
Aug 28, 1864 in Newton Co, MO

Mrs. Eliza McLain married Hansin Harris
Sept. 19, 1869 in Newton Co, MO
(Maybe the person in the 1870 census on Alice McClain's page.  A descendent of that Mary Catherine McClain sent me a probate that listed Eliza Harris as Thomas McClain's widow.)

Adline Young married Trey Ellis
Aug. 21, 1864 in Newton Co, MO

Alexander McClain married Susan Hatery
Oct 22, 1868 Newton Co, MO

Mary C. McLain married Clinton C. Culp
Dec. 18, 1879
(info confirmed from their great-granddaughter)

Jennie Slocum married Wesley Siler
Aug 12 1883 in Newton, MO  
batch #M515512  Source call #0929789
(I have pictures of Jennie's children and grandchildren Jessie (Siler) Harris, Richard Dick Wesley Harris and Harry Siler, Jr.  that were in Aunt Rose's things.)

 

Cemetery Records:

William and Alice Gold are buried at Wanda Cemetery and I have pictures of their tombstones.

Vestal Weems (1905-1982) requested to be buried at the Wanda Cemetery because Aunt Rose Meredith was buried there, so she wouldn't be by herself.

from Pat who has the Wanda Cemetery records:
In lot 161:  Vestal Weems, Rose Meredith (no stone),  A.C. McClain (no stone) and ??Slokum   (no dates-no stone)

The great-granddaughter of Alec McClain, Alice's brother, has emailed with me.  He is buried at Wanda cemetery also.

Oliver Asury McClain's tombstone, on Thomas N. McClain's property from that time, born Oct 1, 1855, died Nov 22, 1856

Death records:  I have a copy of Alice McClain's death record, which lists her parents' names.
I have a copy of Alice's brother, Alec McClain's death record with lists the same parents.

 

Adaline Young  (Eliza's sister)

I have a letter written to Adaline from her father Alexander Young in 1868.  It is on Alexander Young's page.

from Familysearch.org   Marriage record  
Adline Young married Trey Ellis
Aug. 21, 1864 in Newton Co, MO
Batch No: M515511      Source Call No:  0929788

In 1850 census, Adaline is living with her father, Alexander Young in Benton Co., AR.  In 1860 census, she is living with Thomas McClain.

In 1870 census, Adaline is listed with her husband Ira Ellis.  In 1880 census, Adaline is living in the same household as Alice (McClain) Gold (see Alice's page.)  In the 1880 census, Alice's sisters are listed as Adaline's nieces.  Adaline Young was sister to Eliza Young.  From a family story, Thomas McClain was engaged to one woman but married her sister.  So maybe Adaline was the first woman.

Wanda Cemetery, Newton Co, MO
    Ada H. Ellis
    1822-1889

 

1850 Census
STATE: Arkansas        COUNTY: Benton        TOWNSHIP: Osage          PAGE: 64B      DATE: Nov 12, 1850
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value-Real Estate Birth place Married within year School in year Can't read or write Deaf etc.
14 264 264 Thomas McLane 44 M   Merchant 1000 Tenn        
15     Eliza       21 F         "        
16     Robert  7 M       Miss       /    
17     James A 2 M       Ark        
18     Morosmus? 5/12 M         "        
STATE:  AR        COUNTY: Benton          TOWNSHIP: Osage             PAGE: 77B      DATE: Nov 12, 1850
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value-Real Estate Birth place Married within year School in year Can't read or write Deaf etc.
7 439 439 Alexander Young 45 M   Farmer 1500 NC        
8     Ruth 52 F       Tenn        
9     Ataline 22 F         "        
10     ?han 20 M   none     "        
11     Angeline 18 F         "        
12     David 15 M   none     "      /    

 

1860 Census
STATE: Missouri     COUNTY: Newton     TOWNSHIP: Benton      POST OFFICE: Newtonia         Page No: 221      DATE: August 31, 1860
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value-Real Estate Value-personal property Birth place Married within year School in year Can't read or write Deaf etc.  
12 1479 1521  T. N. McClain 52 M   Farmer 6500 4800 Tennessee          
13     Eliza       " 38 F         Tennessee          
14     Alexander   " 12 M         Arkansas          
15     Arasmus    " 10 M         Arkansas          
16     Lewis      " 8 M         Arkansas      /      
17     Adaline   " 6 M         Arkansas      /      
18     Adaline Young 40 F       1600 Tennessee          
19     Alice McClain 1 F         Missouri          
20 1480 1522 J. P. Young 32 M   Farmer   1500 Tennessee          
21     H. A.  " 35 F         Arkansas          
22     William   " 8 M         Arkansas      /      
23     Albert    " 6 M         Arkansas          
24     Ruth    " 3 F         Arkansas          
25     Ambrose 6/12 M         Arkansas          
26   1523 Alex Young 62 M       ? 2500 Kentucky          
27     Angeline  " 34 F       2000 Tennessee          
In the same township is our Weems families, Ellis families and Gold families.

 

1870 Census
STATE: Texas       COUNTY: Fannin    TOWNSHIP: Precint No 2      POST OFFICE: Bonham    Page No (stamp): 171      DATE: August 3, 1870
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value Real Estate Value Personal property Birth Place Father foreign born Mother foreign born Month born in census year Month married in census year school cannot read cannot write deaf, etc. eligible to vote  
13 16 16 McCain  Alex 20 M W Farmer   150 Arkansas                    
14       -----     Susan 19 F W Keeping House     Indiana                    
15       -----     Lou Ella 9/12 F W       Missouri     Aug              
16     Harris  Harim? 30 M W Farmer   250      "                /       /  
17       ----   Louiza 41 F W       Tennessee                    
18     McClain  Alice 11 F W       Missouri            /          
19       -----     Elizabeth 16 F W       Arkansas                    
20       -----     Rosey 7 F W       Missouri                    
21       -----     Katie 4 F W            "                    
22       -----     Virginia 4 F W            "                    
23       -----     Louis D 19 M W works on farm     Arkansas                    
Rosey is Rose Slocum who is living with Alice and their aunt Adaline in 1880.   Louiza Harris is Alice's mother Eliza.  A descendent of that Katie sent me a probate that listed Eliza Harris as Thomas McClain's widow.
1870 Census
STATE:  Texas     COUNTY: Fannin   TOWNSHIP: Precint No 2     POST OFFICE:  Bonham    Page No (stamp):  173    DATE: August 4, 1870
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value Real Estate Value Personal property Birth Place Father foreign born Mother foreign born Month born in census year Month married in census year school cannot read cannot write deaf, etc. eligible to vote  
18 43 43 Young  Josephus 41 M W Farmer   500 Tennessee                    /  
19        ---     Hester A 35 F W Keeping House     Arkansas                    
20        ---     William A 17 M W at Home          "            /          
21        ---     Albert M 15 M W    "     "          "            /          
22        ---     Ruth 13 F W            "            /          
23        ---     Jessie M 9 M W       Missouri                    
24        ---    Alice 4 F W       Texas                    
25        ---    Stonewall J 2 M W            "                    
Josephus is Eliza's brother.  He is mentioned in a letter from their father, Alexander Young, a copy is on his page.

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