McClure, James Marion^{[1, 2]}

1873 -

• Name	McClure, James Marion
  Born	21 Dec 1873	, , Texas
  Gender	Male
  Misc	Deaf Mute  [3, 4]
  Person ID	I12216	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2005

  
  

  Father	McClure, Francis Marion,   b. 25 Nov 1836, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas ,   d. 16 Sep 1889, , Fayette, Texas  (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Shepard, Almira,   b. 17 Mar 1838, , Henry, Georgia ,   d. 09 Apr 1916, , Eastland, Texas  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Family of Francis Marion "Frank" McClure and Almira Shepard: Three small children, L-R: James Richard "Dick" Echels (b 26 Aug 1897 to William Maderson Echels and Elizabeth Alice McClure); Oliver "Bob" Byerly (b Aug 1897 to Lizzie Luvenia Meredith and Thomas Byerly); Olive Edgar Echels (b 20 Apr 1893 to William Maderson Echels and Elizabeth Alice McClure) Adults standing L-R, front row: William Madison Echels (b 14 Jul 1854 to Richard Franklin Echels and Elizabeth Dickerson Shepard, sister of Almira Shepard McClure); Thomas Byerly (husband of Lizzie Luvenia Meredith); James Marion McClure (deaf-mute, bro of Elizabeth Alice (McClure) Meredith Echels and son of Francis Marion McClure & Almira Shepard); Elizabeth Alice (McClure) Meredith Echels (she is pregnant with one of her children who died); William Duty Echels (b 22 Oct 1881 to William Maderson Echels and Mary Lou Nash); Walter Moore (husband of Alta May Meredith); Joseph Howard Echels (b 27 Jul 1883 to William Maderson Echels and Mary Lou Nash); Alta May (Meredith) Moore (pregnant, she died when this child died); Almira (Shepard) McClure, wife of Francis Marion McClure and sister of William Madison Echels' mother, Elizabeth Dickerson (Shepard) Echels; Lizzie Luvenia (Meredith) Byerly (b 8 Sep 1878 to Samuel J. Meredith and Elizabeth Alice McClure); Kinzie Bylerly (b Mar 1899 to Lizzie Luvenia Meredith and Thomas Byerly). Top Row L-R: Minnie Lee Echels (b 21 Apr 1885 to William Maderson Echels and Mary Lou Nash); Ida May Meredith (b 31 Aug 1884 to Samuel J. Meredith and Elizabeth Alice McClure).

  
  

• Notes

  James and his brother Lafayette were both deaf mutes. They also had an uncle that was a deaf mute.

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes. [S464] 1880 United States Census, 194A (Reliability: 3). James M. MCCLURE Household Male Other Information: Birth Year <1874> Birthplace TX Age 6 Occupation Marital Status S Race W Head of Household Frances M. MCCLURE Relation Son Father's Birthplace AR Mother's Birthplace GA Source Information: Census Place Precinct 1, Fayette, Texas Family History Library Film 1255303 NA Film Number T9-1303 Page Number 194A [S578] Carrier Rates in the Midwestern United States for GJB2 Mutations Causing Inherited Deafness , Glenn E. Green, MD; Daryl A. Scott; Joshua M. McDonald; George G. Woodworth, PhD; Val C. Sheffield, MD, PhD; Richard J. H. Smith, MD (Reliability: 1). [S660] www.deafbiographies.com (Reliability: 3). Surname: McClure First name: James M. Type of event: School Admission Date of event: 27 February 1857 Place of event: Texas Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Austin, Travis Co, Texas Source of information: First Annual Report of the President and Officers of the Texas Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, (Austin: State Printer, 1857), p. 13. Held at the Texas State Archives, Austin. Comments/narrative: Town: Plum Grove. County: Fayette. Date entered: 2004-09-14 11:23:01 Entered by: acrow Date last updated: 2004-09-14 11:23:01 Last updated by: acrow Surname: McClure First name: James M. Type of event: School Attendance Date of event: 1859 Place of event: Texas Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Austin, Travis Co, Texas Source of information: Second and Third Annual Reports of the Trustees of the Texas Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, (Austin: State Printer, 1859), n.p. Held at the Texas State Archives, Austin. Comments/narrative: On the list of pupils. Plum Grove, Fayette County. Date entered: 2004-12-31 15:59:14 Entered by: acrow Date last updated: 2004-12-31 15:59:14 Last updated by: acrow