Individual Details

Richard Leland "Dick" MCLAIN

(29 Dec 1929 - )

Events

Birth	29 Dec 1929	Grinnell Community Hospital, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Birth	29 Dec 1929	Community Hospital, Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., IA
Census	1 Apr 1930	Lincoln Twp., Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Engagement	23 Oct 1951	Ames, Story, Iowa, USA -
Marriage	15 Jun 1952	Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way, Ames, Story, Iowa, USA - Mary Louise READ
Marriage	15 Jun 1952	Collegiate Methodist Church, Ames, IA - Mary Louise READ
Residence	1953	0417 South Tacoma way, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
Occupation	1953	United States Air Force - 0417 South Tacoma way, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA
Alt name		Richard Leland MCLAIN
Reference No		110
ChildParent

Families

Spouse	Mary Louise READ (1930 - )
Child	Stephen James MCLAIN (1953 - 2014)
Child	Susan Diane MCLAIN (1954 - )
Child	David Leland MCLAIN (1961 - )

Father	Marvin Leland "Mac" MCLAIN (1906 - 1997)
Mother	Nina Irene STONE (1905 - 1980)
Sibling	Muriel Lue MCLAIN (1935 - 2016)

Notes

Census

Name: Richard L Mclain
Birth Year: abt 1930
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Lincoln, Poweshiek, Iowa
Map of Home: View Map
Dwelling Number: 14
Family Number: 14
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Marvin L Mclain 23
Nina I Mclain 24
Richard L Mclain 0
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Engagement

Our Engagement
Written by Mary in her diary.
November 1951

"On Saturday after noon, Oct. 20, 1951, Dick too me downtown Ames to Zales jewelry to make my choice of the rings he had picked out. It wasn't until the evening of Oct. 23 that I actually had Dick's diamond on my left hand, third finger. What a thrill! He picked me up at church where I had gone for a membership class. I received my ring between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. as we sat parked in his car at my parent's house. And for the record, Dick did actually propose.
The following Monday evening he passed cigars at his fraternity house and on Thursday I passed candy at my sorority. The Delta Sigma Phi fraternity members came to my house to serenade me as was theri custom for newly engaged couples. I thought that was especially nice of them and certainly something that Dick and I will remember the rest of our lives.
So here we are now - finace and fiancee. And it is just wonderful! The next step - husband and wife. That will make my life complete."

Marriage

Wedding Announcement:

Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Read
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Mary Louise
to
Mr. Richard Leland McLain
on Sunday, the fifteenth of June
nineteen hundred and fifty-one
at three o'clock
Collegiate Methodist Church
Ames, Iowa
R.s.v.p.
Reception following ceremonies
at Church Parlors

Residence

Name: Richard L McLain
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1953
Street address: 0417 South Tacoma way
Residence Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Occupation: United States Air Force
Spouse: Mary L McLain
Publication Title: Tacoma, Washington, City Directory, 1953

Endnotes

1. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Richard Leland McLain Birth Record Index File Card. Referencing Poweshiek Co. records, Book: 1929, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

2. Birth Record, Poweshiek Co., IA., Book 1929, no page given.

3. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

4. , Census, , , 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Nov 2015, entry for Richard L. McLain, Lincoln, Poweshiek, Iowa..

5. "McLain, Richard & Mary Read, Wedding Scrapbook," (MS, Undated; Urbandale, Iowa, USA), "Our Engagement", from Wedding Scrapbook of Mary Read and Richard McLain. Undated. Compiled and transcribed by Mary Read McLain from her diary, Nov. 1951. Privately held by Mary Read McLain [15128 Clearview Lane], Urbandale, Iowa. Copy privately held by D; , ; . Hereinafter cited as "Courtship".

6. , Unknown, Ames, Iowa, c. Jun 1952, Richard L. McLain and Mary L. Read Wedding Announcement. Undated clipping, ca. Jun 1952, from unidentified newspaper. Original privately held by Mary L.(Read) McLain [15128 Clearview Lane] Urbandale, Iowa. As transcribed to daughter-in-law Denise (Steward.

7. Newspaper Article, Montezuma (Iowa) Republican, 03 July 1952.

8. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

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11. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

12. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, C.A. Blackburn 8429 (), "Blackburn Family Tree," digital database. Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Feb 2012), authored by CA Blackburn 8429. Entry for Nina Irene Stone..