MATILDA KINDLE, ninth child of DAVID KINDLE and THEODOCIA SCOTT, was born 1 March 1823 in Brown Co, Ohio. She married SAMUEL G. McCLURE on 14 Oct 1847 in Brown Co. From census records, we have so far been able to find eight children, three sons and 5 daughters:

Harvey B. McClure, Eliza McClure, R.A. McClure, Adaline McClure, William G. McClure, Nancy Jane McClure, Franklin McClure and Margaret McClure.

Records of Samuel's second marriage states that he was born in Adams Co, Ohio and that his parents were Samuel McClure and Leget Lacy. The following is from the Story Co, Iowa Marriage Register, Vol. A4, page 90 (thanks to Mark Christian):

License no. 131 issued 24 Dec 1880; Issued upon authority of S.G. McCLURE;
Groom: Saml G. McCLURE a Farmer of Colo Iowa, age 60, white, born Adams Co Ohio to Samuel McCLURE and Leget LACY, his second marriage;
Bride: Martha HALL nee Martha GRANT of Colo Story Co. Ia, age 50, white, born New York to V GRANT and Servina STANDISH, her second marriage;
Married at Colo on 25 Dec 1880 by O V Kenaston Minister;
Witnesses Elizabeth HALL, Sarah J. YARS? or JARS?;
Returned 19 Mar 1881; Registered 19 Mar 1881.

From the records and notes below, we can conclude that Matilda and Samuel left Brown Co sometime after 1854 when William was born, and were in Illinois, county unknown, before 1856 when Nancy Jane was born. They apparently remained in Illinois at least until Margaret? was born ca 1859 and had moved on to Story Co, Iowa sometime before 1869. Some relatives have been found in Appanoose, Madison and Pottawattamie counties, Iowa, while others in nearby Cass Co, Missiouri and Pike Co, Illinois.

Family Group Sheet

Notes:

Samuel McClure, 30, M, Farmer, Ohio
Matilda McClure, 26, F, Ohio
Harvey B. McClure, 2, M, Ohio
Eliza McClure, 1, F, Ohio

In 1870 they were enumerated in New Albany Twp, Story Co, Iowa, family #23, p 137 lines 32-40 and p 138 line 1:

S.G. McClure, 49, M, Farmer, $3000/800, Ohio
Matilda McClure, 46, F, Ohio
R.A McClure, 18, F, Ohio
Adaline McClure, 17, F, Ohio
William McClure, 16, M, Ohio
Nancy Jane McClure, 14, F, Illinois
Franklin McClure, 12, M, Illinois
Margaret? McClure, 11, F, Illinois
Harvey McClure, 21, M, Ditching, $200, Ohio
Rebecca McClure, 20, F, Ohio

Our next search will try to find them in the 1860 census in Illinois and the 1880 census in Iowa.

The Works Project Administration, Graves Registration Project, includes the following tombstone records in the Colo Cemetery in Story County, Iowa:

Matilda Kindle McClure
Birth Date: 01 Mar 1823
Death Date: 25 Apr 1879

Samuel G. McClure
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1820
Death Date: 15 Aug 1887

William G. McClure
Death Date: 14 Dec 1872

Story Co Grave Marker Inscriptions, Vol V: Grant and New Albany Townships, pub. by Iowa Gen. Soc., states that Samuel, Matilda and William are buried in the "Center Section - Row 5" and that William was "18y 5m 22d" at the time of death (thanks to Mark Christian).

Story Co, Iowa records include the following license and certificate of marriage (thanks to Mark Christian):

From Story County Marriage Record Volume A2 page 87.
GRANT OF LICENSE July 14th 1869
No 56 Marriage License issued to Harvey B McClure and Rebeca Barrett the
former 20 years of age, and the later 19 years of age, on the testimony of S
P McClure written consent. [Signed] J A Fitchpartrick Clerk Ct Ct [County
Court]

CERTIFICATE
STATE OF IOWA Story County. This certifies that on the 15th day of July A.D.
1869 at Mrs Barretts House in said county, according to law and by authority
of duty Joined in Marriage Mr Harvey McClure and Miss Rebecca Barrett. Given
under my hand the 15 day of July A.D. 1869. [Signed] J J Hayden Minister

The Story Co, Iowa GenWeb site also has a searchable Marriage Database.

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