James McLain married Keziah Sampshire 30 Jan 1862 in Sangamon County, Illinois.[1]
On 3 Jun 1870, Benjamin T Bice, Ass't Marshal, for Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, reports James McLain in between James W Bean and C H Fox households.[2] James McLain 30 (1840, male, white) b. Kentucky; James is a farm Laborer with personal property valued at $400 and can not read or write. Keziah McLain 28 (1842, female, white) b. Kentucky; Keziah is keeping house. J W McLain 7 (1863, male, white) b. Illinois E J McLain 6 (1864, female, white) b. Illinois
Sources
↑ State of Illinois, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. (http:www.cyberdriveillinois.com : accessed 9 Jun 2015) Mclain, James and Sampshire, Keziah, 30 Jan 1862; Vol. n/a, p. n/a, lic #28; Sangamon County.
↑ 1870 U.S. census, Sangamon County, Illinois, Buffalo Post Office, p. 9 (written), dwelling 53, family 58, James McLain household, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WJ-C58 : accessed 1 June 2015), and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 1 June 2015); citing p. 9, family 58, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,780.
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