| Name |
James ("Wildcat") McClain, 1C3R |
| Birth |
abt 1861, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Burial |
McClain-Arnold Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Father |
David W. McClain (~1829-<1870) |
| Mother |
Lucy Jane Riddle (~1832-) |
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| Marriage |
1881/1886, Kentucky |
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| Spouse |
Theodosia ("Dosha") Sparks |
| Birth |
abt 1860, Lewis Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
18 Mar 1943, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Burial |
McClain-Arnold Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| Children |
| 1 M |
Luster McClain, 2C2R |
| Birth |
11 Apr 1887, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
30 Sep 1962, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 3 F |
Mila McClain, 2C2R |
| Birth |
18 Jan 1893, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
1 May 1955, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 4 M |
Lewis McClain, 2C2R |
| Birth |
18 Dec 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
22 Sep 1982 |
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| Notes for James ("Wildcat") McClain |
| He was known as "Little James McClain, The Wildcat Man" because he would capture wildcats and then set up fights between the cats and local dogs, charging money to watch the fights. There is an article about him with a photograph on p. 84 of the Centennial Edition of the Rowan County News, but it contains no genealogical information. It's mostly a description of the wildcat fights. |
| Census |
| James is with his mother and stepfather Esau Hammons in the 1870 census, and with his sister Mary Elizabeth in the 1880 census. |
| Notes for Theodosia ("Dosha") Sparks |
Dosha (also spelled as Docia and Doshia) was orphaned or abandoned as a baby, and raised as a Sparks. (Source: Dianna Gilliam)
The Kentucky Death index lists Doshie McClain, died 18 Mar 1943, age 80, in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 15, #07471. |
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