Injured in Battle of Chickamauga, GA, horse threw him, treated by Dr. Rankin in Chattanooga field hospital. Crippled left knee & hip, & could not do carpentry as he could before the war.
He was mustered out in Nashville as a Corporal 19 Sept 1863.
Honorably discharged from Union Army June 19, 1865.
Shade & 1st wife Elmira Gardner had son Isaac Mitchell & daughter "Betts" Anna Elizabeth. Divorced Oct 1865.
He & 2nd wife Virinda Myers had 5 sons & 7 daughters born from 1867 to 1892. They lived in Greene County, TN, then Upper Beech Creek & Van Hill in Hawkins County, TN.
Children of Shade & Virinda:
Samuel L. 1867-1942
Martha A.'Mattie'1869-1935(White)
William B.S. 1871-1942
Bell Dora 1873-1975
John Tolliver "Bitts" 1875-1931
George Elliott 1877-1877
Electa V.A. 1879
Lackey L. 1883
Cordelia Alfie 1885-1959
Nancy Carolyn 1887-1953
India Ethel 1889-
Benjamin H. 1892-1892
Shadrack was named after his Great-Grandfather Shadrack Duff (1746 Ireland -1781 NC) who was father of his paternal Grandmother Elizabeth Duff McLain (1773-1860.) Shadrick Duff was killed in the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Guilford County Courthouse in NC, against Cornwallis.
Injured in Battle of Chickamauga, GA, horse threw him, treated by Dr. Rankin in Chattanooga field hospital. Crippled left knee & hip, & could not do carpentry as he could before the war.
He was mustered out in Nashville as a Corporal 19 Sept 1863.
Honorably discharged from Union Army June 19, 1865.
Shade & 1st wife Elmira Gardner had son Isaac Mitchell & daughter "Betts" Anna Elizabeth. Divorced Oct 1865.
He & 2nd wife Virinda Myers had 5 sons & 7 daughters born from 1867 to 1892. They lived in Greene County, TN, then Upper Beech Creek & Van Hill in Hawkins County, TN.
Children of Shade & Virinda:
Samuel L. 1867-1942
Martha A.'Mattie'1869-1935(White)
William B.S. 1871-1942
Bell Dora 1873-1975
John Tolliver "Bitts" 1875-1931
George Elliott 1877-1877
Electa V.A. 1879
Lackey L. 1883
Cordelia Alfie 1885-1959
Nancy Carolyn 1887-1953
India Ethel 1889-
Benjamin H. 1892-1892
Shadrack was named after his Great-Grandfather Shadrack Duff (1746 Ireland -1781 NC) who was father of his paternal Grandmother Elizabeth Duff McLain (1773-1860.) Shadrick Duff was killed in the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Guilford County Courthouse in NC, against Cornwallis.
Family Members
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Anna Elizabeth "Betsy" McLain
1863–1941
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Martha Almira "Mattie" McLain Gardner
1864–1899
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Samuel Leaborn McLain Sr
1867–1942
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Martha Ann "Mattie" McLain White
1869–1935
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William Bestokes S. "Pat Bill" McLain
1871–1942
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Dora Bell "Aunt Dora" McLain
1873–1930
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John Tolliver "Uncle Bitts" McLain
1875–1937
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Lockie Lillie McLain Richards
1883–1946
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Alva Cordia Mclain Jones
1884–1957
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Nancy Carolyn Mclain Jones
1887–1953
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India Ethel McLain Smith
1889–1982
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