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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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J. P. McCLAIN was born in 1838 in Henry County, Tenn. He is a son of John and Sallie (Cochran) McClain. Mr. McClain remained with his parents until attaining his majority, and at the age of twenty-three engaged in farming in Calloway County, Ky. He was married in 1861 to Eliza Jane King, daughter of Isaac and Martha (Jackson) King. Mr. McClain resided in Calloway County for a period of fourteen years, at the end of which time he disposed of his farm there and moved to Graves County, and purchased a flouring and saw-mill, which he has operated successfully ever since. Mr. and Mrs. McClain have a family of eight children, namely: Samantha E., Corilla F., J. W., Alta, Robert E., Oliver P., Lula and Maggie.

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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the Graves County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1

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