Five-generation fan chart of the ancestry of Florence Lavon McClain (click image to view larger)
Below is an attempt to put the McClain and Hammel photos on this blog onto a timeline. Naturally the dates that photos were taken are not always known with precision, so this is just my best guess based on available information. Click on any photo in the timeline to be taken to the blog post concerning that photo.
As I post photos to the blog related to these families, I will add them to the timeline. At some point the timeline will grow to the point of being unwieldy (if it isn’t already). So I may have to break it into sections eventually.
early 1880s
Portrait of Nathan McClain in Nebraska
early 1880s
12 Jul 1883
Certificate of the marriage of John W. Hammil and Sarah M. Rine
Photo album given to Addie Hammel by Anna Akerman about 1907.
c. 1907
3 Jun 1908
Addie Hammell – Arthur McClain wedding
3 Jun 1908
c. 1908
Portrait of Ray and Frank McClain
c. 1908
c. 1908
Hammell residence and neighborhood
c. 1908
c. 1909
Bessie Hammell and Addie and Arthur McClain riding bicyclesArthur and Addie McClain at 1027 E Seventh
c. 1909
c. 1909
Addie McClain inside her home, 1027 E. Seventh
c. 1909
c. 1909
Bessie and Addie Hammell and Lena Saylor with Roy Hutchins, Arthur McClain and an unidentified man
c. 1909
c. 1910
Sarah Hammell, dressmaker
c. 1910
c. 1910
John and Sarah Hammell standing by their house at 122 N Sherman St
c. 1910
c. 1910
Studio portraits, probably taken in Albany
c. 1910
c. 1910
Bessie Hammell, “collar girl”
c. 1910
c. 1910
Soda springs at Cascadia
c. 1910
late June 1910
Addie McClain with her first baby, FlorenceAddie and Arthur McClain with baby Florence
late June 1910
Summer 1910
Florence McClain in a baby buggy on the porch of 1027 E Seventh
Summer 1910
Sep 1910
Florence McClain, three months old
Sep 1910
Fall 1910
Sarah Hammell holding her first grandchild FlorenceFlorence McClain in a high chair
Fall 1910
Fall 1910
Florence McClain at about four months
Fall 1910
c. 1910
Nathan McClain at the “McKnight Place” near Tallman
c. 1910
c. 1910
Nathan McClain and his brothers
c. 1910
c. 1911
Sarah Hammell in her parlor
c. 1911
Spring 1911
Florence McClain, about nine months old
Spring 1911
Spring 1911
John and Sarah Hammell family
Spring 1911
6 Jun 1911
Florence McClain, one year old
6 Jun 1911
c. 1911
Hammell family group photos taken in front of the Hammell home
c. 1911
c. 1912
John Hammell, the Hutchins and others on a drive
c. 1912
c. 1912
Bessie Hutchins and Florence McClainSarah Hammell and Florence McClain
c. 1912
c. 1912
Florence McClain and grandfather John HammelFlorence McClain in front of the McClain home at 1027 E Seventh
c. 1912
c. 1912
On the porch of the Hammell home
c. 1912
c. 1912
John and Sarah Hammell on their porch, 122 N Sherman
c. 1912
c. 1912
Portrait of Floyd Hammel (“Uncle Jack”)
c. 1912
1912
John and Sarah Hammell driving with friends
1912
c. 1912
John Hammell’s car in front of its garage
c. 1912
c. 1913
1027 SE Seventh Ave, Albany
c. 1913
c. 1913
Sarah Hammell with Florence and Bernard in front of the McClain home
c. 1913
c. 1913
Clara McClain, possible high school graduation
c. 1913
c. 1913
Nathan & Mary McClain family picnic
c. 1913
Late 1913
Florence McClain, age 3½
Late 1913
c. 1914
Florence McClain and a neighbor(?), 1027 E 7th
c. 1914
c. 1914
Sarah Hammell with her grandchildrenBernard and Florence McClain
c. 1914
6 Jun 1914
Florence McClain, 4th birthday
6 Jun 1914
10 Jun 1914
Florence McClain, possibly as flower girl at her Uncle Clyde McClain’s wedding
10 Jun 1914
c. 1914
Mary McClain and Florence McClain
c. 1914
1914
Nathan & Mary McClain with 15 grandchildren
1914
c. 1915
John Hammell with his grandchildren
c. 1915
c. 1915
Inside the Hammell’s home at 122 N Sherman
c. 1915
c. 1915
Home of Nathan and Mary McClain in North Albany
c. 1915
c. 1915
Nathan McClain in his apple orchard
c. 1915
20 Aug 1915
Camping at Cascadia
20 Aug 1915
c. 1918
Addie and Arthur McClain on the Tallman farm
c. 1918
c. 1918
Florence and Bernard McClain
c. 1918
1919
Children on the porch of the Arthur McClain family’s home in Tallman, alone……and with their grandparents
1919
c. 1919
Portrait of Pat Hutchins
c. 1919
c. 1919
Sarah Hammell and Betty McClain
c. 1919
1919
Tallman School students
1919
c. 1920
Martha Ann (Bucy) Rine
c. 1920
c. 1920
McClains and Hayeses
c. 1920
c. 1920
McClain children in front of their house in Tallman
c. 1920
c. 1920
Arthur McClain with a milk pail
c. 1920
c. 1920
Sarah Hammell and Betty McClain
c. 1920
Fall 1920
Tallman School “Older Girls”
Fall 1920
c. 1920
Sarah Hammell, duck hunting model
c. 1920
c. 1920
Clara McClain (above and below)
c. 1920
c. 1921
McClain children and Tallman neighbors
c. 1921
c. 1921
Mary McClain at her Albany home
c. 1921
c. 1921
The Grugett Children
c. 1921
c. 1922
Vida Beougher, teacher at Tallman School
c. 1922
c. 1922
John and Sarah Hammell with their grandchildren at Tallman train station
c. 1922
c. 1923
Florence McClain on a horse
c. 1923
c. 1923
Barney McClain
c. 1923
c. 1923
Betty McClainas a flower girl?
c. 1923
c. 1923
Marie McClain with grandmother Mary McClain
c. 1923
c. 1923
Roy Warren and his uncle Arthur McClain
c. 1923
c. 1924
McClain family by their house in Tallman
c. 1924
c. 1924
Betty McClain with the Jincks girls
c. 1924
1924
School pageant at Tallman School
1924
c. 1924
Florence McClain, evidently cut from copy of family portrait belowArthur McClain family portrait
c. 1924
c. 1924
Bernard and Arthur McClain collecting cream for the Albany Creamery
c. 1924
c. 1924
Florence McClain and flowers
c. 1924
Summer 1924
Florence McClain and her sweet peas
Summer 1924
c. 1924
Barney McClain
c. 1924
c. 1924
Betty McClain
c. 1924
c. 1924
Elmer and Cheslah Lake
c. 1924
c. 1924
Cheslah Lake
c. 1924
c. 1924
Clara McClain with brother Bill…and with sister Mary (Mae)
c. 1924
c. 1924
Florence McClain, new coat and hat
c. 1924
1924
Construction of Albany General Hospital
1924
c. 1924
Joseph and Nellie Warren’s house in Toledo, Oregon
c. 1924
c. 1924
Ray and Roy Warren with their dog
c. 1924
c. 1925
McClains and Bennetts
c. 1925
c. 1925
Roberta Gregson with Florence McClain
c. 1925
c. 1925
Betty McClain on the farm in Tallman
c. 1925
mid-1920s
Addie McClain with her chickensAddie McClain with Penny
mid-1920s
mid-1920s
Tallman Goodwill Club
mid-1920s
mid-1920s
Addie and Arthur McClain with unidentified cousins……and their children
mid-1920s
mid-1920s
Miss Jaeger, piano teacher
mid-1920s
c. 1925
Clara McClainAKA “Aunt Peggy”
c. 1925
c. 1925
John Hammell hunting pheasants
c. 1925
c. 1926
Hammell Family group photo
c. 1926
c. 1926
Florence McClain posing by a car
c. 1926
c. 1926
Florence McClain with friends
c. 1926
c. 1926
Bernard McClain with horse cart
c. 1926
c. 1926
Bernard McClain on the farm
c. 1926
c. 1926
Leah RodenbergerMereva RodenbergerRodenberger girls with Florence McClainBetty and Florence McClain with Mereva Rodenberger
c. 1926
c. 1926
Arthur McClain family in front of 122 N ShermanThree Generations of Female First Chidren
c. 1926
c. 1926
Group from Tallmanat the Oregon Coast
c. 1926
15 Aug 1926
Picnic in Sodaville
15 Aug 1926
c. 1926
Florence McClain and Sarah Hammell at lava bedsSarah Hammell and Florence McClain at the summit of McKenzie Pass
c. 1926
c. 1926
Walt and Gordon McClain
c. 1926
c. 1927
Billy Hutchins…on the McClain farm…in Tallman
c. 1927
c. 1927
Sarah Hammell surrounded by all her grandchildren
c. 1927
c. 1927
Unidentified boy and girl near Bryant Park, Albany
c. 1927
c. 1927
mock wedding
c. 1927
c. 1928
Tallman……people
c. 1928
c. 1928
Florence McClain possible high school graduation portraitBernard McClain possible high school graduation portrait (Florence and Bernard graduated the same year)
c. 1928
26 July 1928
John & Sarah Hammell at Lost Creek CampgroundSarah Hammell with friends at Lost Creek Campground
26 July 1928
1928
Florence McClain and Anna Wright
1928
c. 1928
Florence McClain, sitting on the porch of the McClain home in Tallman
c. 1928
c. 1928
Florence McClain with friends at nursing school
c. 1928
1929
Mary McClain’s high school graduation photo (probably)
1929
c. 1929
Portrait of Florence McClain as a student nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland
c. 1929
c. 1929
Florence on campus, Good Samaritan, Portland
c. 1929
c. 1929
Florence McClain and Reta Rowley as student nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital
c. 1929
c. 1929
Florence McClain with friends at nursing school
c. 1929
Fall, prob. 1929
Florence McClain in her student nurse uniform, taken on the Tallman farm
Fall, prob. 1929
sometime 1920s-early 1930s
Bill McClain (Arthur’s brother) in Tucson, AZ
sometime 1920s-early 1930s
1930
Margaret McClain, during her brief life
1930
1930
Hammells and McClains with baby MargaretThree generations of first children: Addie McClain, Sarah Hammell, Florence McClain
1930
c. 1930
Arthur McClain Family with Walter (?) McClain
c. 1930
c. 1930
Florence McClain as a student nurse, Good Samaritan, Portland
c. 1930
Early 1930
Florence McClain as a nursing student at Good Samaritan Hospital
Early 1930
c. 1930
Florence McClain with Dorothy Holmes and Shirley Briggs’ mother.
c. 1930
Spring 1931
Florence McClain, graduation from nurse’s training, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland
Spring 1931
c. 1931
Florence McClain with friends and cousins
c. 1931
c. 1931
Mary and Myrtle McClain in Tallman
c. 1931
6 Jun 1932
Florence McClain on her 22nd birthday……McClain farm, Tallman
6 Jun 1932
Jun 1932
Day trip from Tallman to Helmick State ParkLloyd Wright, preparing to take a photo, steadied by Barney McClain
Jun 1932
c. 1932
Betty McClain, on a horse, bareback, in a dress
c. 1932
c. 1932
Three Generations of Female First ChildrenSarah Hammell with daughters
c. 1932
5 Sep 1932
Near the top of Marys PeakWith George Weeks and Dorothy Holmes…also Betty Scott and friend Marian Morris
5 Sep 1932
c. 1932
Florence McClain and Anna Wright, cooling their feetA friend and Florence McClain with fern bouquetsFlorence McClain on a really large stump
c. 1932
c. 1932
Florence McClain with Anna and Mina Wright and an unidentified woman
c. 1932
probably early 1930s
Bill & Arthur McClain
probably early 1930s
c. 1933
Betty McClain school photo
c. 1933
23 Apr 1933
Lloyd Wright proposes to Florence McClain at the confluence of the North and South Santiam rivers
23 Apr 1933
c. 1933
Florence McClain and Mary McClain in front of the McClain residence in Tallman
c. 1933
c. 1933
Florence McClain & Dorothy Holmes on the Tallman farmFlorence and Dorothy with Lloyd WrightBernard McClain and a friend with Lloyd Wright
c. 1933
2 Jul 1933
McClains and Wrights on Cleveland Rock (now Snow Peak)
2 Jul 1933
early 1935
Sarah Hammell holding Donna Wright beside brick garage at 130 N Sherman
early 1935
12 May 1935
Donna Wright at seven months, held by grandmother Addie McClain
12 May 1935
Spring 1935
Betty McClain high school graduation
Spring 1935
October 1935
Donna Wright at one year, hanging onto grandfather Arthur McClain
October 1935
mid-1936
Four Generations of Female First Children
mid-1936
18 Jul 1937
Marriage of Betty McClain and Lee Scott on the farm in Tallman
18 Jul 1937
12 July 1938
Sarah & John Hammell’s 55th wedding anniversary
12 July 1938
July 1938
Reunion of the children of Nathan and Mary McClain:
Group……photos“The Boys”Clyde and Arthur McClainArthur and Ellery McClainClyde McClain, Addie McClain and others
July 1938
late 1930s
John & Sarah Hammell, location unknown
late 1930s
late 1930s
John Hammell holding a dog on the Tallman farm
late 1930s
Spring 1939
Florence Wright & Betty Scott on the McClain farm, Tallman
Spring 1939
likely late 1930s/early 1940s
Arthur McClain shoveling snow on the Tallman farm
likely late 1930s/early 1940s
c. 1940
Arthur McClain and grandchildren at 406 N Geary, Albany
c. 1940
1 Jul 1940
Celebrating John Hammell’s 80th birthday
1 Jul 1940
probably also 1 Jul 1940 (judging from matching clothing)
Four Generations of Female First Children
probably also 1 Jul 1940 (judging from matching clothing)
October 1940
Donna Wright and her grandfather Arthur McClain on the occasion of their birthdays
October 1940
c. 1940
Ray McClain, manager for Mountain States Power
c. 1940
1943
Mary and Carl Rundback’s three sons
1943
October 1944
Donna Wright and her grandfather Arthur McClain on the occasion of their birthdays
October 1944
4 Jul 1945
Art’s fifth birthday and John Hammell’s 85th
4 Jul 1945
c. 1945
Portrait of Bessie (Hammell) Radford
c. 1945
c. 1945
Ellery and Leota McClain and family
c. 1945
c. 1949
Addie McClain with granddaughters Judy, Janet and Joyce McClain
c. 1949
c. 1949
Lee Scotts, Bernard McClains, Lloyd Wrights
c. 1949
c. 1950
The last years of John Hammell’s long life
c. 1950
c. 1963
Four Generations of Female First Children
c. 1963
c. 1980
Floyd (“Jack”) and Verna Hammel in their high-rise apartment in Portland
c. 1980
2012
Brick garage at 130 Sherman St. NE, Albany (from Google StreetView)
2012
18 Aug 2019
1027 SE Seventh Ave, Albany, after destruction by fire