Dera Mae McLain b. 2 Jul 1914 Ellis, Ellis County, Texas d. 5 Sep 2000: If the Legends Are True...

1914 - 2000 (86 years)

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Name	Dera Mae McLain [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Born	2 Jul 1914	Ellis, Ellis County, Texas [2]
Gender	Female
Find A Grave ID	97931589
Alt. Birth	2 Jul 1914 [7]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1915	Texas [3, 8, 9]
Education Level	8 Apr 1940	Ellis County, Texas [9]
	grammar school 7 years
Name	Dera Grimes [9]
Name	Dera Mae Grimes [7]
Name	Dera May McLain [8]
Name	Dera McClain [10]
Name	Dera McLain [11]
Died	5 Sep 2000 [7]
Buried	Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas [7]
Person ID	I138376	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	20 Dec 2018

Father	Evan M. McLain, b. 9 Sep 1889, Hallsville, Harrison County, Texas , d. 20 Jul 1935, Navarro County, Texas (Age 45 years)
Mother	Gertrude Ellen Kelso, b. 15 Mar 1895, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas , d. 11 Feb 1972, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas (Age 76 years)
Married	17 Sep 1911	Ellis County, Texas
Family ID	F50868	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lonnie Thomas Grimes, b. Abt 1914, Texas , d. 16 Nov 1992, Ellis County, Texas (Age ~ 78 years)

Married 11 Jun 1932 Navarro County, Texas [4]

Residence 20 Jul 1935 Rice, Navarro, Texas [1]

Census 8 Apr 1940 Ellis County, Texas [9]

Other Places, District 7, Sheet 3B, Line 44, Dwelling 56:

The household consisted of Lonnie T. Grimes, head, 26; Dera, wife, 25; Thomas, son, 6; Shirley, daughter, 4; and Bobbie, son, 1.

They rent a farm for $4 per month. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2017 the relative worth of $4 from 1940 was:
— $145.00 using the unskilled wage
— $193.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
— $307.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Children

+	1. Thomas Daniel Grimes, b. 31 Aug 1934, Navarro County, Texas (Age 85 years)
	2. Shirley Grimes, b. Abt 1936, Texas (Age ~ 83 years)
+	3. Bobby Joe Grimes, b. 12 Jan 1939, Ellis County, Texas , d. 13 Sep 2000 (Age 61 years)
+	4. Mickey Grimes, b. 13 Jun 1941, Ellis County, Texas , d. 9 May 1996, Dallas, Dallas, Texas (Age 54 years)
+	5. Danny Ray Grimes, b. 24 Oct 1950, Ellis County, Texas (Age 69 years)

Last Modified 20 Dec 2018

Family ID F50886 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com), Memorial: 129270409, "Evan 'Evan McClain' McLain" with obituary (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", Dera Mae McLain; citing Ellis, Ellis, Texas, reference v92 p207 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GY-DZX (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1930, Texas, Navarro County, Precinct 2, District 19, Sheet 8A (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", Lonnie T. Grimes & Dera Mae McLain; citing Navarro County, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8R-QP3R (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997", Danny Ray Grimes; citing Texas Department of State Health Services | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V84W-J8W (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997", Bobbie Joe Grimes; citing Texas Department of State Health Services | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDDL-XVV (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com), Memorial: 97931589, "Dera Mae Grimes" (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1920, Texas, Ellis County, Precinct 3, District 129, Sheet 6A (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census, U. S. Federal Government, (HeritageQuest), 1940, Texas, Ellis County, District 7, Sheet 3B (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997", Mickey Grimes; citing Texas Department of State Health Services | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8W2-PL2 (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index, FamilySearch, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", Thomas Daniel Grimes; citing , Navarro, Texas, reference Vol. 7, Pg. 343 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6P8-5G8 (Reliability: 4).