Joseph
McClain
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Fish) McClain
— married
about 1833 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Elijah McClain, William McClain, Alvan D. McClain, Andrew McClain, Francis McClain and Wallace McClain
Died
at about age 82
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2018
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Biography
Joseph was born about 1810. He passed away about 1890. According to the 1880 census: Joseph's father was from Ireland and his mother was from Tennessee. Joseph served in the civil war. He served as a messenger on the Union side. Joseph had joined the Company K, 8th Regiment of the Tennessee Calvary. He rode on the courier line. He was discharged on September 11th, 1865. Joseph and Mary Ann Fish had 13 children together.
Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/joseph-mcclain_117957440
http://www.lawrencefamhis.com/maternal-o/g1/p1437.htm#i35909
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~3.12%
Christy McClain
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LK2203320 [compare], Ancestry member christy_mcclain5
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~3.12%
Lisa (Stalder) Wright :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lisawright8517
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Name: Andrew Mcclain Event Type: Death Event Date: 7 Jan 1929 Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 76 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Birth Date: 3 May 1852 Birth Year: 1852 Birthplace: Sillivan Co. Burial Date: 8 Jan 1929 Father's Name: Joseph Mcclain Mother's Name: Mary Fish Mother's Birthplace: Sullivan Co. Record Number: 33
Other information in the record of Andrew Mcclain Name: Andrew Mcclain Event Type: Death Event Date: 7 Jan 1929 Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 76 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Birth Date: 3 May 1852 Birth Year: 1852 Birthplace: Sillivan Co. Burial Date: 8 Jan 1929 Father's Name: Joseph Mcclain Mother's Name: Mary Fish Mother's Birthplace: Sullivan Co. Record Number: 33
Reference ID: cn 3652 Source Reference: Mcclain, Andrew, [1929] GS Film Number: 1876749 Digital Folder Number: 004183614 Image Number: 01165 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06451-9
Citing this Record "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSLQ-MRD : 26 August 2019), Mary Fish in entry for Andrew Mcclain, 7 Jan 1929; Death, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.