Marinda Harrison McLain
née Watson
3/1/1869 — 2/29/1912
Vital Records
Birth Date
3/1/1869
Birth Place
Bedford County, Virginia
Death Date
2/29/1912
Death Place
Bedford County, Virginia
Age at Death
43 years
Cause
Pneumonia
Military
No
Profession
Not recorded
Marker Details
Type
Pulpit
Material
Granite
Condition
Excellent
Memorial Details
3 piece marker with open book and inscribed imagery of heavens gates, marker matches spouse
Footstone
Yes
""Wife of J M McLain" "She sleeps in the valley so sweet, But her spirit has taken its flight, Lo! her form is but dust neath our feet, While she is an angel of light.""
Other Details
Cared for her invalid brother Lowry C Watson for 25 years
Family Lineage
Mother
Ann Permelia Dickinson Watson (1843-1890)
Ann Permelia Dickinson Watson (1843-1890)
Father
John Allen Watson (1830-1909)
John Allen Watson (1830-1909)
Marinda Harrison McLain
Spouse
Joel McHenry McLain (1859-1914)
Joel McHenry McLain (1859-1914)
Children
John Malcolm McLain 1908-1970 - California
