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Stonewall J. McClure appears in the 1900 United States Federal Census for Kinkaid Township in Jackson County, Illinois. He was born in October 1891, in Illinois. His father is a farmer. Brothers Orlando and Albert are farm laborers. His father has been married for 29 years – his mother for 34. [Both parents lost their first mates at an early age.] His mother has had 15 children, and 9 of them are living. Here is a complete listing of the members of the 1900 household;

George Y. McClure, 51
Elizabeth McClure, 52
Ida E. McClure, 14
Orlando McClure, 13
Albert G. McClure, 11
Arminda C. McClure, 10
Stonewall J. McClure, 8
Sophia A. McClure, 7
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In the April 20, 1910 United States Federal Census, Jackson McClure is living in Kinkaid Township in Jackson County, Illinois. His father has passed away and his mother has re-married. It is the third marriage for both his mother and step-father. His mother has had 15 children, and 9 of them are living. Brother Arley is a farmer. Albert and Jackson are farm laborers. Here are the members of the 1910 household;

Richard Sorrels, 60
Elisabeth Sorrels, 63
Arley McClure, 23
Albert McClure, 21
Jackson McClure, 19
Sopha A. McClure, 17
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Jackson McClure is listed in the April 27, 1910 United States Federal Census for Fountain Bluff Township in Jackson County, Illinois. He is working as a farm laborer for Louis Gale. His future brother-in-law, Harvey Sickler, is also a farm laborer on the Gale farm. Louis Gale's wife is another brother-in-law's sister [Hiram Davis]. Alice Saurhage is a hired girl. Here are the members of the April 27, 1910 household;

Louis Gale, 35
Babs Gale, 24
John W. Gale, 7
Henry E. Gale, 6
Charles T. Gale, 4
Clide Gale, 3
Sophia D. Gale, 1
Harvey Sickler, 25
Jackson McClure, 19
Alice Saurhage, 17
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On June 5, 1917, Jackson McClure is 25 years old and living at Gorham, Illinois. He was born October 9, 1892, in Ava, Illinois. He is single and working as a farm laborer for N. B. Gale at Gorham. He is of medium build, with blue eyes and black hair.

Source; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Jackson McClure
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In the 1920 United States Federal Census, Jackson McClure is a U. S. Army Soldier at Fort Thomas in Campbell County, Kentucky. He is 28 years old and was born in Illinois. He is single.
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Jackson McClure, 80, of 430 N. 8th Street, Murphysboro, died today in the Jackson County Nursing Home at Murphysboro, after a long illness.

He was born October 9, 1891, in Ava, the son of George and Elizabeth Jarrett McClure.

Mr. McClure was a retired farmer.

He was a member of the Pentecostal Church.

He was a Veteran of World War I, and was a member of the American Legion Post in Murphysboro.

Survivors include a brother, Albert, of Ava.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Denny and Pettett Funeral Home in Murphysboro, with burial in Crain Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Saturday.

Obituary (retrieved from a family scrapbook) is believed to be from the Southern Illinoisan.
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