Willie Ross McClain

Notes from O.G. McClain:

Willie Ross Graves (3), called "Grandmother Mac" by some of the family, was born 8 Dec. 1881 near LaGrange, TX, and died 8 Feb. 1975 in Pampa, TX. She married Gus McClain on 22 Dec. 1902. There was a lot of musical talent in this part of the Graves family. As a young girl, Grandmother Mac helped her family hold a homestead in New Mexico. By 18 she was teaching music, as she played the guitar, mandolin and piano. In their early years, Willie and Gus were farmers and migrant workers, largely picking cotton. Willie worked at a department store in her later years, until well into her 80's, walking to work every day. All their children were born in LaVernia, TX, in a house on the banks of Cibolo Creek.