Sampson David Moncrief (1793 - 1856)

Born 11 Mar 1793 in Halifax County, North Carolina, USA

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Died Jan 1856 at age 62 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma; Y

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• Sampson David MONCRIEF was born 11 MAR 1793 in Halifax County, North Carolina, and died JAN 1856 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. He married Sophia BRASHEARS 1817 in Louisiana Territory. She was born 7 FEB 1802 in Choctaw Nation, Mississippi, and died 21 OCT 1852 in Sumter County, Alabama.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 11 MAR 1793

Place: Halifax County, North Carolina, USA^[1]

Death

Death:

Cause: carrying a large amount of money, he disappeared and was never heard of again

Date: JAN 1856

Place: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma; Y^[2][3]

Note

Sampson is enumerated in the 1850 United States Census. ^[4]

Note: Ethnicity French/Scottish

Note: Some sources state he was born in Sumter County, Alabama.

CENSUS: In the 1831 Census of the Choctaw Nation,

Sampson is shown as having 60 acres in cultivation,

7 members of his family,

no males over 16 yrs,

4 children under 10 yrs,

19 slaves,

640 acres total, good land

4 miles from Demopolis in Capt. Jeremiah Folsom's District.

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Moncrief, Sampson

Birth : 11 MAR 1793 Halifax County, North Carolina

Death : JAN 1856 Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory

Gender: Male

Parents:

Father: Moncrief, William

Mother: Ferebee, Martha

Family:

Marriage: 1817 in Choctaw Nation-East

Spouse:Brashears, Sophia

Birth : 7 FEB 1802 Choctaw Nation-East

Death : 21 OCT 1852 Sumter County, Alabama

Gender: Female

Parents:

Father: Brashears, Zadoc

Mother: Vaughn, Susanna

Children:

Moncrief, Susan

Moncrief, William L.

Moncrief, Mary Ann

Moncrief, Eliza

Moncrief, Sarah Ann

Moncrief, Sampson Brashiers

Moncrief, Helen Marie

Birth : 1832 Choctaw Nation-East (Sumter County, Alabama)

Gender: Female

Moncrief, Sophia

Moncrief, George Washington

Moncrief, Frances

Birth : 16 DEC 1836

Death : 18 DEC 1852 Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory

Gender: Female

Moncrief, Julia Ann

Birth : 1837

Death : BEF 1860 Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory

Gender: Female

Moncrief, Mathew

Birth : 5 FEB 1841

Death : 24 NOV 1861 Skullyville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory

Gender: Male

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Susan (Moncrief) McClain and James C. Monroe McClain Descendants

Introduction:

The highly intelligent Choctaw Indians were living in the southeastern part of

the United States when America was discovered.

Our Choctaw ancestors lived, in the early days of Alabama history, around what

later became St. Stephens in the Mobile River area. Since this part of the

country was easily accessible during the early settlement period, teachers and

missionaries were sent among this tribe; consequently, the Choctaws were

regarded with respect because of their intelligence and eloquence.

Sometime around 1783, Zedic Braschier came to this country from the Highlands of

Scotland and settled land in the western part of what is now Florida. Pensacola

is built on this land today.

This claim was lost when England was compelled to return Florida to Spain, so

Zedic Braschier moved on to Alabama Territory where he met and married Susan

Vaughn, a one-half Choctaw Indian girl.

There is no record of how many children Zedic Braschier and Susan Vaughn had,

but like most families of that time, they surely had several because the name is

quite prevalent in later records.

Sophia Braschier, a daughter of Zedic Braschier and Susan Vaughn was born in

Sumter County, Alabama. She went to boarding school in Louisiana. It is assumed

that this was a Catholic convent since she was a Roman Catholic. While there in

school she met Sampson Moncrief, whom she later married.

Sampson Moncrief was an orphan. He knew little about his family except that his

father was French and his mother was English. He was apprenticed, as was the

custom of the time, to a Mr. Shiply, who had extensive land holdings and many

slaves. Sampson had acquired one slave named Tom. Together they worked hard and

saved their money so that when Sampson was 21 years old, they could set out on

their own. They went to Louisiana where Sampson went to school and Tom worked.

Sampson Moncrief and Sophia Braschier were married in Louisiana and immediately

went to the Alabama and Mississippi Territory and took up Sophia’s Indian land

claim on the Pearl River. They added considerably to these holdings and

accumulated many slaves, who worked the fields and tended the abundance of

livestock. This plantation was known far and wide as Mulberry Grove. Here they

lived in the high fashion of the day and reared there ten children, five boys

and five girls. When the government stage line was established, Mulberry Grove

became a famous stage depot.

Susan Moncrief, daughter of Sampson Moncrief and Sophia Braschier, was born in

Sumter County, Alabama in 1819. She received her education at the home from a

private teacher who her father hired to teach his children. She married James C.

Monroe McClain, a surveyor, who had stopped at Mulberry Grove while surveying

for a railroad. He was a handsome, well-educated young man who had read and

practiced the law in addition to his surveying duties.

Susan Moncrief and James C. Monroe McClain were married a year later and took up

her Choctaw land claim on the Pearl River near her home.

In 1832 the government, pressed by the demand for new land by the white

settlers, began to encourage the Indians to move to the Choctaw Nation, which

had been set up for them in what is now Oklahoma. In 1839 James McClain decided

to look at this new country and took his family along with Susan’s oldest

brother, William Moncrief, by steamboat and Landed at Fort Coffee.

At Skullyville the Choctaw Agent placed their names on the roll and filed their

claim on land near the Poteau River. The slaves, whom they had brought with

them, soon erected a home for the McClain’s as well as quarters for themselves.

The farm and ranch flourished but Susan was so unhappy away from her mother and

family that a year later they returned to Sumter County, Alabama where James

McClain began the practice of law in Belle Monte, Alabama with the Owensby Firm.

In 1849, with pressure on Congress increasing, the government made Indian

removal mandatory instead of voluntary. They promised to pay expenses and

furnish a year’s rations for those being removed to the west. The only other

choice remaining to the Indian was to cede their property to the government and

enter the Indian Reservation set up for them in Alabama. Sophia and Sampson

Moncrief, mother and father of Susan McClain, visited William Moncrief, who had

stayed in the Choctaw Nation instead of returning to Alabama with Susan and

James McClain. They, during their visit, were intrigued by what they saw and

returned to Alabama to encourage their children to go west.

Taking the advice of their mother and father seriously, the three married

daughters of Sophia and Sampson Moncrief: Mary Ann (Moncrief) and her husband

Robert McCarty, Sarah (Moncrief) and her husband Erasmus Bryant Hawkins and

Susan (Moncrief) and her husband James McClain, enrolled with the emigration

agent and booked steamboat passage along with their brother, Robert Moncrief.

They traveled down the Tombigbee River to Mobile, Alabama and across Lake

Ponchartrain to New Orleans where they found a cholera epidemic raging. Since

they were unwilling to remain in the city long, they hastily booked passage on

the first available boat, the “Alvarado”, which was very old. To further add to

their troubles, the Captain and crew turned out to be thieves and rascals and

the little band had a difficult time holding on to their possessions. After

several days of perilous trouble, they finally reached the dismal port of

Napoleon at the mouth of the Arkansas River. There they changed boats, boarding

the “Western Water Lady” which took them to Fort Smith in a week of slow travel

over the swollen and drifting river. During the boat trip many of the passengers

contracted cholera and died. Among those were the oldest daughter of Susan and

James McClain, Helen Marr, seven years old, and an infant daughter. They were

hastily buried at Swallow Rock near Fort Coffee.

The passengers were quarantined because of the cholera epidemic and those whose

destination was Skullyville were kept at Fort Coffee, which had been set up as

an army supply fort but was now being used as a school for Choctaw boys. When

the anger of spreading the disease was past, William Moncrief, the oldest

brother of Susan McClain and her sisters, came to Fort Coffee and took them to

his home until they were able to travel. When their health returned, they went

to Skullyville, were enrolled by the Choctaw agent and filed a claim on the land

of their choice. It was here that they were issued the year’s ration, which they

had been promised, and a cow for milk as well.

The families had, of course, filed on three separate claims and they went

different ways when they left Skullyville. James McClain took his family to the

claim on the Poteau River on which they had lived in 1839 and there they began

again.

In 1853 Sophia Moncrief, the mother of Susan Moncrief, died and Sampson Moncrief

decided to sell his Alabama plantation and join his married children in Indian

Territory. Two of the son-in-laws, James McClain and Robert McCarty, were called

to come to Alabama and settle the estate of Sophia Moncrief. After the business

was completed and the plantation was sold, Sampson Moncrief, his two children

still at home, and his slaves began the long trip to Skullyville County. The

trip was mainly made by wagon and hack but many of the slaves walked the entire

distance.

Sampson Moncrief settled on land at the junction of the Poteau and Arkansas

Rivers. The rich farmlands produced well and the slaves were happy and well

cared for. Sampson made a great deal of money and had a bad habit of carrying

large sums on his person. In January of 1856 Sampson disappeared and was never

found. It was assumed that he had been killed and robbed since it was known that

he had been carrying $20,000 in gold when he disappeared. A reward of $10,000

was offered for information leading to finding him and though the country was

full of searchers, nothing helpful was ever learned.

James McClain was burdened with overseeing not only his own farm but also the

farms and affairs of his sister-in-law, whose husband had died. His health had

never been good and his duties often called upon him to travel in all kinds of

weather. On one of these trips in 1855 he contracted pneumonia and soon died,

leaving Susan and six children. These children were: James, Sophia, Frances

Eugenia, Mary Ann, Lila, and George W. McClain.

Susan Moncrief McClain later married Mr. Monks. They had a daughter named Susan.

Susan McClain Monks died in 1861 and is buried beside her first husband James

McClain in the Leard Cemetery at Cavanaugh.

James McClain

James McClain, the eldest child of Susan Moncrief and James C. McClain, was born

in 1840 in Sumter County Alabama. During the Civil War, he served in the

Confederate Army as a member of General Cooper’s Brigade. After the war he

returned to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Here he opened a freight line and hauled

supplies for the many general stores which were scattered over the Eastern

Indian Territory. On one of these trips he and his Negro driver were murdered

and robbed by an Indian named Amos McCurtain, who was tried and hanged for the

crime. James McClain and Liza Ann Gary had one son, William Alexander McLain

(McClain).

William Alexander

William Alexander McLain (McClain), son of James McClain and Liza Ann Gary,

first married Susan A. Weimer and they had three children: Addie, George, and

Wilma Zola. He and his second wife, Lillie Mae Hutcheson, had five children:

Lillie V., Mary Lou, Letha, Aaron, and Gene.

Addie McLain

Addie McLain (McClain), first child of William Alexander McLain (McClain and

Susan A. Weimer, died young.

George McLain

George McLain (McClain), second child of William A. McLain (McClain) and Susan

A. Weimer, was born June 10, 1894 and died January 28, 1965. He was a Free Will

Baptist Minister and served his church in California. He first married Bessie

Tolbert and they had one son, Loy. His second wife was Winnie Bradshaw, a

teacher from Selma, California; they had one daughter, Clara June.

Joy McLain (McClain), son of George McLain (McClain) and Bessie Tolbert, was

born September 11, 1911. He is a ranch foreman and married Maysel Laverne

Fisher.

Clara June McLain (McClain), daughter of George McLain (McClain) and Winnie

Bradshaw, was born June 20, 1928. She married Lonnie L Rolen, a Free Will

Baptist Minister. Their Children are: Janice Elaine and Timothy McLain Rolen.

Janice Elaine Rolen, daughter of Clara June McLain and Lonnie L. Rolen, was born

January 13, 1950.

Timothy McLain Rolen, son of Clara June McLain and Lonnie L. Rolen, was born

December 14, 1954.

Wilma Zola McLain

Wilma Zola McLain (McClain), third child of William A. McLain (McClain) and

Susan A. Weimer.

Lillie V. McLain (McClain), first child of William A. McLain (McClain) and

Lillie Mae Hutcheson, was born in Indian Territory August 1, 1906. She first

married Albert Shelton and they had three children: Dealous Wayne, Billy Joe,

and Thelma Lorrine. Her next marriage was to Orville Mays; they had one child,

Mary Lois.

Dealous Wayne Shelton, son of Lillie V. McLain and Albert Shelton, was born in

Oklahoma on August 10, 1922. He lives in Roswell, New Mexico and has three

children.

Billy Joe Shelton, son of Lillie V. McLain and Albert Shelton, was born April

24, 1924. He was killed in action in World War II in 1944. His only son, Billy

Joe Shelton, Jr., now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Thelma Lorrine Shelton, daughter of Lillie V. McLain and Albert Shelton, was

born in Oklahoma on October 27, 1925. She has three children and now lives in

Roswell, New Mexico.

Mary Lou McLain (McClain), fifth child of William A. McLain (McClain), and

second child of Lillie Hutcheson, was born in Oklahoma on October 5, 1908. She

first married Ralph Lester and they had two children: Thurman Ralph and Doris

Marie. Her second marriage was to Arville Taylor and they now live in Roswell,

New Mexico.

Thurman Ralph Lester, son of Mary Lou McLain and Ralph Lester, was born in

Oklahoma on January 12, 1925. He is married and has two children and now lives

in Roswell, New Mexico.

Doris Marie Lester, second child of Mary Lou McLain and Ralph Lester, was born

in Oklahoma on February 22, 1927. She is married to a Mr. Elton; they have two

children and live in Hagerman, New Mexico.

Letha Mae McLain (McClain), sixth child of William A. McLain (McClain) and third

child of Lillie Mae Hutcheson, was born February 22,1910 in Oklahoma. She is

married to W. Miles Campbell and they have two children: Murriel Louise and

Betty Joe.

Murriel Louise Campbell, daughter of Letha Mae McLain and W. Miles Campbell, was

born in Oklahoma on May 30, 1931. She is married to a Mr. Logue; they have two

children and now live at Bertram, Texas.

Betty Joe Campbell, daughter of Letha Mae McLain and W. Miles Campbell, was born

in Oklahoma on August 9, 1935. She is married to a Mr. Hall; they have one child

and live in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Aaron McLain (McClain), seventh child of William A. McLain (McClain) and fourth

child of Lillie Mae Hutcheson, was born in Oklahoma on November 16, 1911. He was

an electrician. He married Billie Ratliff and they had three children: Aaron

Carlos, Terry Don, and Billie Jean.

Aaron Carlos McLain (McClain), son of Aaron McLain (McClain) and Billie Ratliff,

was born in McCamey, Texas on July 10, 1937. He has two children and now lives

in California.

Terry Don McLain (McClain), son of Aaron McLain (McClain) and Billie Ratliff,

was born in Raton, New Mexico on January 21, 1941. He has one child and now

lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Billie Jean McLain (McClain), daughter of Aaron McLain (McClain) and Billie

Ratliff, was born in Raton, New Mexico on December 13, 1943. She is married to a

Mr. Aderhalt, has three children and now lives in Tatum, New Mexico.

Eugene V. McLain (McClain), eighth child of William A. McLain (McClain) and

fifth child of Lillie Mae Hutcheson, was born in Oklahoma on April 15, 1920. He

is the pastor of the first Assembly of God Church in Alamogardo, New Mexico. He

married Estelle Barnes and they have three children: Gary Gene, Marcus Wayne,

and Billy Earl.

Gary Gene McLain (McClain), son of Eugene V. McLain (McClain) and Estelle

Barnes, was born in Roswell, New Mexico on January 24, 1944. He is now serving

in the United States Navy.

Marcus Wayne McLain (McClain), son of Eugene V. McLain (McClain) and Estelle

Barnes, was born on August 31, 1954. He is now in school at his home in

Alamogrdo, New Mexico.

Billy Earl McLain (McClain), son of Eugene V. McLain (McCalain) and Estelle

Barnes, was born on August 31, 1954. He is now in school at his home in

Alamogardo, New Mexico.

Helen Marr McClain, the second child of Susan Moncrief and James McClain, was

born in Sumter County, Alabama in 1842 and died of cholera at the age of seven

years. She is buried at Swallow Rock near Fort Coffee.

Sophia McClain

Sophia McClain, third child of Susan Moncrief and James McClain, was born in

Sumter County, Alabama in 1843. Blind from early childhood, she lived her later

years with her sister Lila. In 1914 she died and is buried beside her youngest

brother, George W. McClain, in the Spiro Cemetery.

Frances Eugenia McClain

Frances Eugenia McClain, fourth child of Susan Moncrief and James McClain, was

born August 25, 1844 in Sumter County, Alabama. She married Lyman Moore, Sr. of

Creek Indian descent. They lived at Oak Lodge where he operated a general store

and County Clerk. Their children were: Gertrude, Edgar Allen, Lyman Richard,

Louis Oliver, Herbert McClain, Napoleon B., and Lena Belle.

Gertrude Moore

Gertrude Moore, first child of Frances Eugenia McClain and Lyman Moore, Sr., was

born October 11, 1871 at Skullyville, Choctaw Nation. She married Edward S.

Bowman who was a United States Marshal as well as a farmer and rancher. Their

children were: Euwela, Edward G., Lois, and Lucille.

Euwela Bowman

Euwela Bowman, first child of Gertrude Moore and Edward S. Bowman, was born

November 20, 1894 at Skullyville, Choctaw Nation. She married William Pratt and

they had one son, William (Bill) Pratt.

William (Billy) Pratt, son of Euwela Bowman and William Pratt, was born

September 4, 1919 at Spiro, Oklahoma. He was killed in Germany while serving in

the United States Army.

Edward G. Bowman

Edward G. Bowman, second child of Gertrude Moore and Edward S. Bowman, was born

at Oak Lodge. He is married and has three children.

Lois Bowman, third child of Gertrude Moore and Edward S. Bowman was born at Oak

Lodge. She married Phillip Lee Manke, who is now retired from the army. They

have two children.

Lucille Bowman, fourth child of Gertrude Moore and Edward S. Bowman, was born at

Oak Lodge. She married Dave Holloway.

Edgar Allen Moore

Edgar Allen Moore, second Child of Frances Eugenia McClain and Lyman Moore, was

born at Skullyville on January 7, 1873. He received his education at Spencer

Academy, Kemper Military Academy, and Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia. He was a

farmer and a businessman. He and his wife, Jessie Ainsworth, had four children:

Pauline, Alvin Custer, Lyman Southard and Edgar Ainsworth.

Pauline Moore

Pauline Moore, first child of Edgar Allen Moore and Jessie Ainsworth, was born

at Skullyville, August 28, 1898. She married Oliver Gentry and their children

are: David Allen, Oliver Windell, and Martha Ellen.

David Allen Gentry, first child of Pauline Moore and Oliver Gentry.

Oliver Windell Gentry, second child of Pauline Moore and Oliver Gentry, married

Kathy Schuster and they have three children: Allen, Steve and Mark.

Martha Ellen Gentry, third child of Pauline Moore and Oliver Gentry, married Joe

Johnson. They have five children: David, Ann, Lee, Bill and George.

Alvin Custer Moore

Alvin Custer Moore, second child of Edgar Allen Moore and Jessie Ainsworth, was

born at Skullyville November 25, 1899. He was a rancher and was married to

Kathleen Moore

Lyman Southard Moore

Lyman Southard Moore, third child of Edgar Allen Moore and Jessie Ainsworth, was

born at Skullyville, April 18, 1904. He is a rancher and is married to Freida

Ward.

Edgar Ainsworth Moore, fourth child of Edgar Allen Moore and Jessie Ainsworth,

was born May 23, 1907 at Skullyville. He is a retired meteorologist and is now a

farmer and a rancher. He is married to Marcella Fitzgerald and they have two

adopted sons: Jean Paul and Tod Allen.

Jean Paul Moore, son of Edgar Ainsworth Moore and Marcella Fitzgerald, was born

November 25, 1935. He married Kay Sollars and they have two sons: Paul

Ainsworth, born April 16, 1960 and Frank Southard, born June 13, 1963.

Tod Allen Moore, son of Edgar Ainsworth Moore and Marcella Fitzgerald, was born

July 24, 1938 and is married to Winneth Harwell. They have one son, Tod Allen

Moore, Jr.

Lyman Richard Moore, third child of Frances Eugenia McClain and Lyman Moore, was

born at Skullyville on October 25, 1874. He was County Clerk and Treasurer of

Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation. He and his wife, Ida McCurtain has three

children: Ethan Allen, Jessie Irene, and Frances Eugenia.

Ethan Allen Moore, son of Lyman R. Moore and Ida McCurtain.

Jessie Irene Moore

Jessie Irene Moore, second child of Lyman R. Moore and Ida McCurtain, married

Floyd A. Vanderwall.

Frances Eugenia Moore, third child of Lyman R. Moore and Ida McCurtain, lives at

Stillwater, Oklahoma. She married Dr. C.W. Moore and they have one son, George

Clifford.

Louis Oliver Moore, fourth child of Frances Eugenia McClain and Lyman Moore.

Herbert McClain Moore, fifth child of Frances Eugenia McClain and Lyman Moore,

was born at Skullyville on July 2, 1878. He served as Clerk and Treasurer of San

Bois County, as Deputy United States Marshal, land appraiser for the Indian

Service. State Legislator, and Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes in

1917-1918. He married Lena McCurtain and they had four children: Corine, Inez,

Betty, and Herbert McClain Moore, Jr.

Corine Moore, first child of Herbert McClain Moore and Lena McCurtain, married

Otway T. Rabon, a Baptist minister, and they have three children.

Inez Moore, second child of Herbert McClain Moore and Lena McCurtain, married

Von Deran and they have one daughter.

Betty Moore, third child of Herbert McClain Moore and Lena McCurtain, married

John Ward and they have two children.

Herbert McClain Moore, Jr., fourth child of Herbert McClain Moore and Lena

McCurtain, married Nine Buchannon. He is a schoolteacher at Muskogee.

Napoleon B. Moore, sixth child of Frances Eugenia McClain and Lyman Moore, was

born at Skullyville on March 11, 1880. He married Mary Lawthers.

Lena Belle Moore, seventh child of Frances Eugenia McClain and Lyman Moore, was

born at Skullyville. She married R. V. Smith and they had three children, one of

who, Jessie Louise, died young. The two surviving children are: Louis V. and

Vivian.

Louis V. Smith, son of Lena Belle Moore and R. V. Smith, was born August 7, 1906

at Spiro, Oklahoma. During World War II he was promoted to the rank of Major and

served under General Patton. He now lives in California with his wife, Vera Jo

Glenn and their three children: Glenn V., Eleanor, and Ann.

Vivian Smith, daughter of Lena Belle Moore and R. V. Smith, was born July 6,

1909 at Spiro, Oklahoma. She married James P. Crow, a lawyer and they have three

sons: William Sheldon, Michael and Richard.

Mary Ann McClain

Mary Ann McClain, fifth child of James McClain and Susan Moncrief, was born in

Sumter County, Alabama, in 1846. She married Dr. William Kayser of Ft. Smith,

Arkansas and they had two sons: William and Henry. After Dr. Kayser’s death,

Mary Ann married James Bowers and their children were: Emma, Lillie, Walter,

James (Jimmie) and Mamie.

William Kayser, Jr.,

William Kayser, Jr., son of Mary Ann McClain and Dr. William Kayser, was born at

Ft. Smith, Arkansas, March 15, 1861. He was a business and cattleman. He and his

wife, Lula Watkins, had three children: Nola A., Viola Lucille, and William G.

Nola Alverda Kayser

Nola Alverda Kayser, daughter of William Kayser, Jr., and Lula Watkins, was born

September 4, 1887. She married Clyde C. Goodner. She died on May 22, 1943 and is

buried in the Spiro Cemetery.

Viola Lucille Kayser

Viola Lucille Kayser, daughter of William Kayser, Jr., and Lula Watkins, was

born September 29, 1893 and died December 18, 1918. she married S. J. Slack and

they had three children, Alverda, Roda Marie, and Stearl J. Slack, Jr.

Alverda Slack, daughter of Viola Lucille Kayser and S. J. Slack.

Roda Marie Slack, second child of Viola Lucille Kayser and S. J. Slack, married

a Dr. Woodson.

Stearl J. Slack, Jr., third child of Viola Lucille Kayser and S.J. Slack,

married Melba Wittacher and they have four sons.

Henry Kayser, second son of Mary Ann McClain and Dr. William Kayser.

Emma Bowers, daughter of Mary Ann McClain Kayser and James Bowers, was born at

Ft. Smith, Arkansas in 1856. She died in 1884 and is buried in the Skullyville

Cemetery.

Lillie Bowers, daughter of Mary Ann McClain Kayser and James Bowers, married a

Mr. LeFlore.

Walter Bowers, son of Mary Ann McClain Kayser and James Bowers, was born in

1863, died in 1899 and is buried in the Skullyville Cemetery.

James (Jimmie) Bowers, son of Mary Ann McClain Kayser and James Bowers, married

Ernestine Williams and they had two children, Mary and Bessie.

Mamie Bowers, daughter of Mary Ann McClain Kayser and James Bowers, married

Josiah E. Foster, and they had one son, Josiah E. Foster, Jr.

The infant who died of cholera in 1849 and is buried at Swallow Rock near Ft.

Coffee was the sixth child of James McClain and Susan Moncrief.

Lila McClain

Lila McClain, seventh child of James McClain and Susan Moncrief, was born in

Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation in 1851. She married William Shaal and after

his death she married John Quinn. She had no children but enjoyed helping her

brothers and sisters with their families. She was an accomplished musician. At

her death she was buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Ft. Smith, Arkansas, beside

Mr. Quinn.

George Washington McClain

George Washington McClain, the eighth child of James McClain and Susan Moncrief,

was born in Skullyville County, Choctaw Nation, on April 1, 1856. His father

died before he was born and since he was only five years old when his mother

died, his sisters reared him. He received his education at the local school and

Spencer Academy. He held several public offices and lived most of his life at

Skullyville. In 1893 he was elected sheriff of Skullyville County and held the

office for eight years. He was later appointed Judge. His wife, Laura Belle

Boyd, was the daughter of John and Sara (Ellis) Boyd who were natives of Pettio

County, Missouri. Boyd was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.

George McClain and Laura Belle Boyd had seven children: James Thomas, Susan

Leona, Annie Eliza, Sallie Frances, Georgia Belle, John Quinn, and Jessie

Juanita (Warneta).

James Thomas McClain, first child of George McClain and Laura Belle Boyd, was

born at Skullyville, September 25, 1880. He attended Jones Academy at Hartshorne

and Harold Institute at Muskogee, Oklahoma. He has been a farmer all his life.

He and his wife, Susan Lanier, had six children: Edward George, James Thomas,

Jr., Felix, John, Sallie, and Jack.

Edward G. McClain, first child of James T. McClain and Susan Lanier, was born at

Skullyville in 1903. He owned and operated a dairy, was a merchant, and now

lives on his allotment acreage as a rancher and farmer. He married Beulah

Blackmon and they have two daughters, Ella Sue and Alyce Jayne.

Ella Sue McClain, daughter of Edward George McClain and Beulah Blackmon, was

born at Spiro, Oklahoma on December 24, 1923. She received her education in the

city schools of Spiro and has a B. A. degree from Oklahoma University. She

teaches elementary music at the Spiro School. She married Larry Burton Young,

also a teacher, and they have three children: Larry Burton, Jr., born October

30, 1949, Edward Thomas, born February 28, 1957, John Lance, born December 5,

1958.

Alyce Jayne McClain, daughter of Edward George McClain and Beulah Blackmon, was

born at Spiro, Oklahoma on August 19, 1935. She received her education in the

Spiro city schools and has a Master’s of Teaching from Northeastern state

College. She married Garland Rogers and they have one child, Leah Kay Rogers,

born April 2, 1957.

James Thomas McClain, Jr.

James Thomas McClain, Jr., second child of James Thomas McClain, Sr., and Susan

Lanier, was born at Skullyville, Indian Territory on March 8, 1905. He attended

school at Oak Lodge and has lived his entire life in LeFlore County, Oklahoma.

For several years he worked for the railroad and is now employed by the city of

Spiro. He married Jewel Robertson and they have three children: Bobbie Joe,

Patricia Jewel, and Donna Sue.

Bobbie Joe McClain, son of James Thomas McClain, Jr., and Jewel Robertson, was

born at Spiro, September 2, 1926. He received his education in the Spiro city

schools. He and his wife, Jean Kritz, have two children, Gregory Ray and Deborah

Jewel. They now live in California.

Patricia Jewel McClain, daughter of James Thomas McClain, Jr. and Jewel

Robertson, was born August 26, 1931 at Spiro, Oklahoma. She received her

education in the city schools there and married Murphy Moore, a schoolteacher.

They have two children, Philip Lee and Gatha Jean.

Donna Sue McClain, daughter of James Thomas McClain and Jewel Robertson, was

born October 7, 1933 at Spiro, Oklahoma. She received her education in the city

schools there and married Eugene Goforth, a schoolteacher. They have two

children, James Steven and Donna Mechelle.

Felix McClain, son of James Thomas McClain, Sr., and Susan Lanier, was born on

January 29, 1907. He died in 1928 of complications from appendicitis.

John McClain, son of James Thomas McClain, Sr., and Susan Lanier, was born at

Skullyville on December 28, 1909. He attended school at Oak Lodge and at Spiro

High School. He died November 12, 1919 of injuries suffered in a football game.

The football field at Spiro High School is named in his honor.

Sallie McClain, daughter of James Thomas McClain, Sr., and Susan Lanier, was

born at Skullyville. She received her education at Oak Lodge and Spiro city

schools. She and her husband Fred Imbush, have three children: Susan J., Sallie

Jane, and James Fred.

Susan J. Imbush, daughter of Sallie McClain and Fred Imbush, married James Earl Christian.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S129 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 12, 2011
2. ↑ Source: #S129 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 12, 2011
3. ↑ Source: #S129 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Note: Refers to cause of death Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 12, 2011
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH54-TLL : 4 April 2020), Sampson Moncrief, Sumter county, Sumter, Alabama, United States; citing family 682, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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