Halbert McClure's father
In recent years it has become popular to refer to the father of the eldest Halbert McClure of Augusta Co Va as "James Andrew McClure."Could anyone tell me where this started and what is the evidence?It can't be correct as Irish people did not yet have middle names at that date and neither James nor Andrew is a popular name among his children or grandchildren so far as I can see.The old McClure Family genealogy published in 1914 theorized that Halbert's father's name was Arthur McClure,if I recall correctly,and gave a minimal amount of evidence for it.Again,Arthur is not a common name among his descendants though there are two early Arthur McClures in this cluster of McClures in Augusta County.If I have missed some evidence here,please inform me.Thanks.
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Re: Halbert McClure's father
john gilbert 4/26/13