A person's life is told in a large part by his offspring. I have collected a lot of pictures of Thomas and Elvira's family over the years and would like to share them. I have not been able to get pictures of all of their children or Elvira, but I am happy with my collection so far. They are my third great grandparents.
His children are
1. Mary Jerusha McClain Mooney
This is a letter i receved about the missionary that baptized James Marion & Elvira Jane Mooney.
2. Barbara Ann McClain Branson
3. George Washington McClain (died before the age of 30)
4. James Thomas McClain
5. John Whitney McClain (died at an early age)
6. Amanda Elvira McClain Oliver
7. William Jesse McClain
8. Cicero Davis McClain
9. Lavinia Jane McClain (died before age of 30)
10. Adolphus Hume McClain (died at a young age)
11. Homer Hanson McClain
12. Lela McClain Carver
13. Alice McClain Lanham
Thanks for your comment on Ancestor Files. How exciting to hear from a descendant of one of the converts from the mission. And you also served as a missionary in the area. What a wonderful experience. I always love to see pictures of the mission, if you have any you would like to send. Does your family lore include anything about the preacher Robert Edge?
I do not find any more references to Elders Packer or Scott in either volume of the Southern Star.
The Millennial Star from 1880 reports that Wm. J. Packer of Brigham City, Utah, had been called to the Southern States Mission. It also reports that Walter Scott of Provo, Utah, was called to serve in the Southern States.
A quick look at rootsweb shows that William Jefferson Packer was born in 1848 in Salt Lake City and died in 1905 in Safford, Arizona. He was a great-uncle of President Boyd K. Packer.
Walter Scott was born in 1853 in Provo, Utah, and died in 1914 in Provo. He had just married a second wife when he was called to the Southern States Mission.
If you are interested in the condition of the mission at the time, you might be interested in reading the theses I have listed in the posts.
By the way, what was the name of your g-g-grandmother?
April 29, 2009 6:19 AM