Snyder Community
Hale County, Texas

Snyder Community Families after 1923

Owen C. and Lora Olivia (Hopper) McCLAIN

   (These are the basic facts I have for this family, listed here to help guide the research process. As photos, family stories, and other data are submitted, I hope to develop a narrative.)

    This Baptist family bought the Mennonite minister Andrew Brenneman's property in 1916.¹

1920 Federal census - Precinct 1, Hale County, Texas [same page as Joseph K. Hartzler]
    Owen C. - aged 34, born in Texas, father born in Illinois, mother born in Tennessee; farmer
    Lora O. - aged 30, born in Texas, father born in Arkansas, mother born in Texas
    Yreva M. - 7-year-old daughter, born in Texas

1930 Federal census - Precinct 1, Hale County, Texas
    Owen C. - aged 44, married at age 22, born in Texas, father born in Illinois, mother born in Texas; farmer
    Lora O. - aged 40, married at age 18, born in Texas, father born in Arkansas, mother born in Texas
    Yreva M. - 16-year-old daughter, born in Texas

Footnote

1. Yreva Mai McClain Ellis, "The Story of My Family: The O. C. McClains" Hale County History Vol. VII (May 1977): pp. 31-34.

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