Jeannette McKeowan1

b. 1863
Family
Father*John McKeowan1 b. 1823, d. 26 Jun 1895
Mother*Hannah A. Kirkwood1 b. Jun 1831, d. 21 Feb 1904
Birth*1863Jeannette McKeowan was born about 1863 in Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Hannah A. McKeowan, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_120; Page: 779A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

John McKeowan1

b. 1823, d. 26 June 1895
Family
Birth*1823John McKeowan was born about 1823 in Ireland.2,3 
Marriage*He married Mary McKane.1,3 
(Husband) Death15 February 1856John became a widower when Mary (McKane) McKeowan died on 15 February 1856.4 
Marriage*1862He married, as his second wife, Hannah A. Kirkwood about 1862.5,2,6 
Death*26 June 1895He lived near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, and died of consumption on 26 June 1895 at age 737,8 
Burial* and was buried in the Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark.2 

Family 1

 Mary McKane b. 1818, d. 15 Feb 1856
Children 1.Mary E. McKeowan3 b. 1847
 2.Sarah J. McKeowan1,3 b. 6 Feb 1849, d. 25 Oct 1925
 3.Elizabeth McKeowan9 b. 1851
 4.James McKeowan9 b. 1854

Family 2

 Hannah A. Kirkwood b. Jun 1831, d. 21 Feb 1904
Children 1.Jeannette McKeowan10 b. 1863
 2.William J. McKeowan10 b. 1865
 3.John T. McKeowan10 b. 1868
 4.Walter S. McKeowan10 b. Mar 1870
 5.Esther A. McKeowan11 b. 1875

Citations

  1. [S2980] Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 March 1896 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, of William R Wilson of Wilmington, Delaware, age 50, carpenter, his second marriage, born about 1846, son of John A. Wilson, born in Maryland, and Sybella R Hopper, born in New Jersey, married Sarah Jane McKeowan of Delaware, near Newark, age 47, her first marriage, born about 1849, daughter of John McKeowan and Mary McKane, both born in Ireland, referencing Public Archives Commission, Delaware Public Archives; Dover, Delaware; Marriage Records, 1744-1912; Record Group: RG1325.003.004. Hereinafter cited as Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John McKeowan, Memorial# 51232482. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKeowan, (their surname recorded as "McCowan" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 53; Page: 326a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary McKeowan, Memorial# 51223566.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah Ann (Kirkwood) McKeowan, Memorial# 207458595.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hannah McKeowan, (her surname recorded as "McKeown" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 157; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0064. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McKeowan, Memorial# 51232482, reporting his date of death as 25 June 1895.
  8. [S2047] Delaware Death Records, 1861-1933, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John McKeowan, who resided near Newark in New Castle County, Delaware, and died of consumption on 26 June 1895, age 73, married, farmer, born about 1822, referencing Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Hereinafter cited as Delaware Death Records, 1861-1933.
  9. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John McKeowan, (their surname recorded as "McKewan" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: London Britain, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1091; Pages: 376 and 377, Ancestry images #1 and #2 of 17, although there is a note at the bottom of page 376 that members of the family were continued on page 367; Family History Library Film: 805091. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Hannah A. McKeowan, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_120; Page: 779A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Hannah McKeowan, Year: 1880; Census Place: White Clay Creek, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 120; Page: 247d; Enumeration District: 026. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

John T. McKeowan1

b. 1868
Family
Father*John McKeowan1 b. 1823, d. 26 Jun 1895
Mother*Hannah A. Kirkwood1 b. Jun 1831, d. 21 Feb 1904
Birth*1868John T. McKeowan was born about 1868 in Delaware.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Hannah A. McKeowan, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_120; Page: 779A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Mary E. McKeowan1

b. 1847
Family
Father*John McKeowan1 b. 1823, d. 26 Jun 1895
Mother*Mary McKane1 b. 1818, d. 15 Feb 1856
Birth*1847Mary E. McKeowan was born about 1847 in Delaware.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKeowan, (their surname recorded as "McCowan" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 53; Page: 326a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Sarah J. McKeowan1

b. 6 February 1849, d. 25 October 1925
Family
Father*John McKeowan2,3 b. 1823, d. 26 Jun 1895
Mother*Mary McKane2,3 b. 1818, d. 15 Feb 1856
Birth*6 February 1849Sarah J. McKeowan was born on 6 February 1849 in Delaware.1,4,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Sarah Jane McKeowan.2 
Marriage*26 March 1896She married, as his second wife, William R. Wilson, son of John A. Wilson and Sibella B. Hopper, on 26 March 1896 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware.1,5,2 
(Wife) Death1913Sarah became a widow when William R. Wilson died in 1913 at about age 68.5 
Death*25 October 1925She died on 25 October 1925 near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 761,4 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in the Head of Christiana Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle County, Delaware.1,5 

Family

 William R. Wilson b. Jan 1845, d. 1913

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah J. (McKeowan) Wilson, Memorial# 49017230. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2980] Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 March 1896 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA, of William R Wilson of Wilmington, Delaware, age 50, carpenter, his second marriage, born about 1846, son of John A. Wilson, born in Maryland, and Sybella R Hopper, born in New Jersey, married Sarah Jane McKeowan of Delaware, near Newark, age 47, her first marriage, born about 1849, daughter of John McKeowan and Mary McKane, both born in Ireland, referencing Public Archives Commission, Delaware Public Archives; Dover, Delaware; Marriage Records, 1744-1912; Record Group: RG1325.003.004. Hereinafter cited as Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKeowan, (their surname recorded as "McCowan" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: 53; Page: 326a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2047] Delaware Death Records, 1861-1933, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Sarah J Wilson on 25 October 1925 near Newark, in New Castle County, Delaware, USA, age 76, widow, retired, born 6 February 1849 in Delaware, daughter of John McKeowan, born in Ireland and "Elizabeth R Vandegrift", born in Delaware; we note the informant was her half-brother, John McKeowan of Newark, Delaware, who didn't know the name of his father's first wife, Sarah's mother, had been Mary McKane, born in Ireland, referencing Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Hereinafter cited as Delaware Death Records, 1861-1933.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William R. Wilson, Memorial# 49017215.

Walter S. McKeowan1

b. March 1870
Family
Father*John McKeowan1 b. 1823, d. 26 Jun 1895
Mother*Hannah A. Kirkwood1 b. Jun 1831, d. 21 Feb 1904
Birth*March 1870Walter S. McKeowan was born in March 1870 in Delaware.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Hannah A. McKeowan, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_120; Page: 779A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

William J. McKeowan1

b. 1865
Family
Father*John McKeowan1 b. 1823, d. 26 Jun 1895
Mother*Hannah A. Kirkwood1 b. Jun 1831, d. 21 Feb 1904
Birth*1865William J. McKeowan was born about 1865 in Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Hannah A. McKeowan, Year: 1870; Census Place: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M593_120; Page: 779A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Alice M. McKichan1

b. 31 October 1881
Family
Father*John McKichan1 b. 7 Aug 1853, d. 14 Sep 1909
Mother*Margaret Jane Place1 b. 1850, d. 26 Dec 1885
Birth*31 October 1881Alice M. McKichan was born on 31 October 1881 in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin.2,3,4 
Name VariationHer full name was Mary Alice McKichan.1 
(Daughter) Census US 190012 June 1900Alice M. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in the household of her father and stepmother, Jennie Morva (Hays) McKichan, in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. Alice was 18 years old, and everyone in the McKichan household was able to read, write and speak English.2,5 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Alice (McKichan) Kreamer, Memorial# 89052347. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042, Alice's date of birth recorded as October 1871, which we believe was actually 1881. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Alice (McKichan) Kreamer, Memorial# 89052347, her date of birth recorded as 31 October 1882 which, since her sister Nora was born in December 1882, we believe was actually 31 October 1881.
  4. [S29] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online at Ancestry.com, death of Mary Kreamer of 53809, Fennimore, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, born on 31 October 1881 and died in September 1973. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
  5. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 22 September 1909, Page 4, reporting the death on Tuesday, 14 September, from cancer of John McKichan, born on 7 August 1853 in Rockford, Illinois; at 2 years of age relocated with parents to Wisconsin, settling on the Shady Dell Farm near Mount Hope where he lived until his death; married Miss Margaret Place in December 1880; four children, Alice (Mrs. W. Kraemer of Mt. Ida), Nora (Mrs. George Kemnitzer of Mt. Hope), John Clyde who died in infancy, and Ernest D. of Mt. Hope; Mrs. McKichan died on 26 December 1885; he married Miss Jennie Hays of Fennimore in October 1887; widow, with three children, survive; also one brother, Duncan of Patch Grove, and one sister, Mrs. Hannam Place of Lancaster; services held at the Methodist church in Mt. Ida with burial in the Baptist cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Clara B. McKichan1,2

b. 15 May 1891, d. 7 February 1969
Family
Father*John McKichan1,2 b. Oct 1814, d. 11 Jan 1905
Mother*Mary J. Mansell1,2 b. Nov 1862, d. 20 Jan 1935
Birth*15 May 1891Clara B. McKichan was born on 15 May 1891 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin.2,1 
Name VariationHer full name was Clara Beach McKichan.2 
(Daughter) Marriage11 February 1894She was 2 years old when her mother married again to Cornelius K. Knight on 11 February 1894.3,4,5 
(Stepdaughter) Census US 19009 August 1900Clara McKichan was enumerated as Clara Knight on the 1900 census taken on 9 August 1900 in the household of her mother and stepfather, Mary J. and Cornelius K. Knight, in Worcester, Price County, Wisconsin. She was 7 years old.6,7 
Marriage*18 September 1916She married Thomas T. Smith on 18 September 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri.8 
Death*7 February 1969She died on 7 February 1969 at Independence Hospital, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 77.1 

Family

 Thomas T. Smith

Citations

  1. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 7 February 1969 at Independence Hospital, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA, of Clara B Smith, age 77, widowed, housewife, born on 16 May 1891 in Wisconsin, daughter of Malcolm McKichan and Mary Josephine Mansell, informant Thomas T. Smith, Jr. of 4320 Briar Cliff, Independence, burial at Floral Hills, Kansas City, Missouri, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 7588. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  2. [S2570] Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Clara Beach McKichan on 15 May 1891 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, daughter of John McKichan and Mary Mansell, referencing FHL Film# 1302873. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Josephine (Mansell) Knight, Memorial# 210430436. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cornelius K. Knight, Memorial# 210430407.
  5. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 February 1894 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of Cornelius K Knight of Boscobel, Grant County, blacksmith, born in Braxton County, Virginia, son of Martin H. Knight and Alvira Sawyer, and Mrs. Mary J McKichan, born in Argyle, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, daughter of William Mansell and Elizabeth Kemp, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wi Marriage Records Pre-1907. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of C. K. and Mary J. Knight, Year: 1900; Census Place: Worcester, Price, Wisconsin; Roll: 1812; Pages: 4B-5A; Enumeration District: 0150. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Earl Howe as a boarder and farm laborer in the household of George and Emma Ferry, Year: 1900; Census Place: Worcester, Price, Wisconsin; Roll: 1812; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0150.
  8. [S2160] Missouri, U.S., Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 September 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri, of Clara McKichan and Thomas T Smith, recorded in Jackson County, Missouri, USA, citing Certificate# 1916K0071343. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985.

Duncan McKichan1

b. 31 July 1851
Family
Father*John McKichan1 b. Oct 1814, d. 11 Jan 1905
Mother*Mary McIntosh1 b. 30 Jan 1811, d. 30 Jul 1878
Birth*31 July 1851Duncan McKichan was born on 31 July 1851 in Boone County, Illinois.2,3,4 
(Son) Census US 187014 June 1870Duncan was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 14 June 1870 in the household of his parents near the Mount Hope Post Office, Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. He was 19 years old, had attended school within the census year, and worked on the family farm.5 
Marriage*1 January 1879He married Luana A. Monroe, daughter of Henry Oscar Monroe and Lucy O. Rossiter, on 1 January 1879 in Grant County, Wisconsin.6,2,7 
Census US 1880*4 June 1880Anna and Duncan McKichan were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 and 4 June 1880 in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. Duncan was 27 years of age and a farmer, and Anna was recorded as 20 years of age and housekeeping. Anna Hour, who was 10 years old and working as a servant, was also enumerated in their household in 1880. At the bottom of the first previous census page, the household of Duncan's widowed father, John McKichan Sr., was enumerated with other members of Duncan's extended family in the first household before Duncan's.8,9 

Family

 Luana A. Monroe b. 14 May 1858

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 18 January 1905, Page 5, reporting the life and death of John McKichan, Sr., a Pioneer; born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland, in October 1814; married Mary McIntosh in 1848; immigrated to America in 1849, living two years in Chicago, one year in Rockford, Illinois, then moved to their old homestead in the town of Mount Hope where they lived until Mary's death on 31 July 1878; lived later with his children and grandchildren; died 11 January 1905 at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Borah, at Mount Ida; survived by three children, Duncan of Patch Grove, John of Mount Hope, and Mary A. Place (Mrs. J. H.) of Lancaster, one son dying in infancy; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren; stricken with paralysis two months before his death; remains taken to the Methodist Episcopal church at Mount Ida for services; burial in Casler cemetery near Mount Hope on 13 January. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Duncan C McKichan, Memorial# 57393015. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Duncan and Anna McKichan, (their surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 117, Duncan's age was recorded as 27, his year of birth estimated as 1853, and his place of birth as Wisconsin. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKichan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1717; Page: 318A, Duncan's age recorded as 19, his year of birth estimated as 1851, and his place of birth as Illinois. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKichan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1717; Page: 318A.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luana A (Monroe) McKichan, Memorial# 57392965.
  7. [S2572] Wisconsin, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1835-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 January 1879 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of Duncan McKichan and Luana A. Monroe. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1835-1900.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Duncan and Anna McKichan, (their surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 117.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John McKichan, (his surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 246B; Enumeration District: 117.

Duncan McKichan1

Family
Marriage*23 January 1795He married Catharine McLellan on 23 January 1795 in the Parish of Craignish, Argyllshire, Scotland.1,2 

Family

 Catharine McLellan
Children 1.Malcolm McKichan3 b. 1814, d. 8 Sep 1892
 2.John McKichan+1 b. Oct 1814, d. 11 Jan 1905

Citations

  1. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 March 1886 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of Mary J Mansell of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, born in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, daughter of William Mansell and Elizabeth Kemp, and John McKichan of Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin, farmer, born in Scotland, son of Duncan McKichan and Catharine McLellan, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Marriage Records Pre-1907. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  2. [S2571] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 January 1795 in the Parish of Craignish, Argyllshire, Scotland, of Duncan McKichan and Cathrine McLellan. Hereinafter cited as Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Thursday, 15 September 1892, Page 5, reporting the death of Malcolm McKichan, age 79, who died 8 September 1892; born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland in 1813; emigrated to America in 1849, lived in Chicago for three years, then in Rockford, Illinois for two years, then removed to Mount Hope in 1854 where he spent the remainder of his life, with the exception of the last three years, two of which were spent at Boscobel, and the last year with his niece, Mrs. J. H. Place, where he died after a lingering illness of several months; funeral sermon at Mt. Ida Methodist Episcopal church, with burial in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Duncan McKichan1

b. 12 March 1849, d. before 31 July 1851
Family
Father*John McKichan1 b. Oct 1814, d. 11 Jan 1905
Mother*Mary McIntosh1 b. 30 Jan 1811, d. 30 Jul 1878
Birth*12 March 1849Duncan McKichan was born on 12 March 1849 in Parish of Glenorchy and Inishail, Argyllshire, Scotland.1 
Death*before 31 July 1851He died before his was two years old, and before 31 July 1851, when his parents named a second son Duncan.2 

Citations

  1. [S2573] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, online at www.ancestry.com, birth on 12 March 1849 in Glenorchy and Inishail, Argyllshire, Scotland, of Duncan McKichan, son of John McKichan and Mary Mcintosh. Hereinafter cited as Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Duncan C McKichan, Memorial# 57393015. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Ernest D. McKichan1

b. 23 December 1885
Family
Father*John McKichan2 b. 7 Aug 1853, d. 14 Sep 1909
Mother*Margaret Jane Place2 b. 1850, d. 26 Dec 1885
Birth*23 December 1885Ernest D. McKichan was born on 23 December 1885 in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin.2,3,4 
Name VariationHis full name was Ernest Douglas McKichan.3 
Name VariationHe was called Ernie.2 
(Son) Census US 190012 June 1900Ernie D. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in the household of his father and stepmother, Jennie Morva (Hays) McKichan, in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. Ernie was 14 years old, at school, and had attended school for eight months during the census year. Everyone in the McKichan household was able to read, write and speak English.5,1 

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 22 September 1909, Page 4, reporting the death on Tuesday, 14 September, from cancer of John McKichan, born on 7 August 1853 in Rockford, Illinois; at 2 years of age relocated with parents to Wisconsin, settling on the Shady Dell Farm near Mount Hope where he lived until his death; married Miss Margaret Place in December 1880; four children, Alice (Mrs. W. Kraemer of Mt. Ida), Nora (Mrs. George Kemnitzer of Mt. Hope), John Clyde who died in infancy, and Ernest D. of Mt. Hope; Mrs. McKichan died on 26 December 1885; he married Miss Jennie Hays of Fennimore in October 1887; widow, with three children, survive; also one brother, Duncan of Patch Grove, and one sister, Mrs. Hannam Place of Lancaster; services held at the Methodist church in Mt. Ida with burial in the Baptist cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ernest Douglas McKichan Jr., Memorial# 57392877. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2438] Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Ernest D McKichan on 23 December 1885 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, referencing reel# 0072, record# 567785 or 002393, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Vital Records Indexes, Pre-1907 Birth Index, Marriages, and Death Index. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042, Alice's date of birth recorded as October 1871, which we believe was actually 1881.

John McKichan1

b. October 1814, d. 11 January 1905
Family
Father*Duncan McKichan1
Mother*Catharine McLellan1
Birth*October 1814John McKichan was born in May or October 1814 in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland.2,3 
Name VariationAfter the birth of his son, John, he became known as John McKichan Sr.4 
Marriage*8 June 1848He married first Mary McIntosh on 8 June 1848 in the Parish of Glenorchy and Inishail, Argyllshire, Scotland.2,5,6,4 
Census US 1870*14 June 1870Mary and John McKichan Sr. were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 14 June 1870 near the Mount Hope Post Office, Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. John was 62 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $5,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,225, and Mary was 60 years of age and keeping house. John's brother, Malcolm, and John and Mary's three children were enumerated with them in 1870. Malcom was 60 years of age and worked on the family farm. John and Mary's sons, Duncan and John Jr., were ages 19 and 16 years, respectively, had both attended school within the census year, and also worked on the family farm. Their sister, Mary A., was 14 years old, had attended school within the census year, and her occupation was recorded as "at home". Two other individuals, whose relationship to the family we have not yet identified, were enumerated in the McKichan household in 1880. William G. Kelly was 7 years old and attending school, and Philena Crow was 22 years of age and worked as a teacher in a public school.7 
(Husband) Death30 July 1878John became a widower when Mary (McIntosh) McKichan died on 30 July 1878 at age 67.2,6 
Census US 1880*4 June 1880John McKichan Sr. was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 and 4 June 1880 in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. He was 68 years of age, a widower, and worked as a farmer. His household in 1880 consisted of his son, John Jr., his brother, Malcolm, and Maggie Place, a servant. John Jr. was 26 years of age, single, and recorded as "at home"; Malcolm was 69 years of age, single, a boarder in the household, and worked as a farmer; and Maggie Place was single, 32 years of age and worked for the family as a servant. The following year, Maggie and John McKichan Jr. would marry. At the top of the next census page, John Sr.'s son, Duncan, was enumerated with his wife in the next household after his father's.8,9 
Marriage*12 March 1886He married second, we believe as her first husband, Mary J. Mansell, daughter of William Mansell and Elizabeth Kemp, on 12 March 1886 in Grant County, Wisconsin. John was 71 years of age with grown children, and Mary was 23 years of age with a 3-year-old daughter who, after the marriage, would take the McKichan surname as her own.1 
Divorce*John McKichan Sr. and Mary J. (Mansell) McKichan separated, and were likely divorced, before Mary married a second time in February 1894.10 
(Father) Census US 190012 June 1900John McKichan Sr. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in the household of his son, John, and his second wife, Jennie Morva (Hays) McKichan, in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. John Sr. was 84 years of age, a widower, and his immigration year from Scotland was recorded as 1852. He had lived in the United States for 48 years, and the family, which included John Jr.'s three surviving children from his first marriage, lived on the same Shady Dell Farm John Sr. had established years earlier. Everyone in the McKichan household was able to read, write and speak English.11,12 
Death*11 January 1905He died on 11 January 1905 in Lancaster or Mount Ida, Grant County, Wisconsin, at age 902,13 
Burial*13 January 1905 and was buried on 13 January 1905 with his first wife in Casler Cemetery, Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin.2,4,6 
Estate Sale*14 March 1905Following his death, John's son, John McKichan Jr., scheduled an auction for 14 March 1905 to be held on the premises of his Shady Dell Farm, Mount Hope, Grant County, to sell some his father's farm property. The Fennimore newspaper published the announcement of the auction which included a list of specific farm animals and equipment to be auctioned. Our transcription of the announcement follows:

John McKichan, March 14


The undersigned, living ¼ mile south of the Shady Dell school house, 2½ miles east of Mt. Hope, 3 miles southwest of Mt. Ida, will sell at public auction on the premises, without reserve, on
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1905


beginning at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, lunch served at noon, the following property:

Five head of horses; being 1 span of colts, one a mare, the other a gelding, weight 1500 lbs. each coming 4 years old; one bay mare 11 years old, one cream mare 16 years old, one black mare colt coming 2 years old.

27 head of cattle; being 15 cows 14 of which are coming in in April, one having come in last fall and giving milk now, all ranging from 4 to 7 years old, 5 yearlings, (3 steers and 2 heifers, which are supposed to come in;) 7 steer calves.

Machinery: One McCormick binder, McCormick mower, Prairie City seeder, John Deere check row corn planter, Webber fanning mill, McCormick hay rake, double seated carriage nearly new, farm wagon, bobsled, 20 rods of wire netting, 140 white oak posts, 1 wooden beam 3-section harrow, 2 John Deere walking corn plows, 1 shovel plow, 2 set farm harness, three 14-inch stubble plows, 2 hay racks, 2 hog racks, 8 ten-gallon milk cans, hay carrier, fork, rope and pulleys, grass seed scatterer, stack cover 18x24 feet, forks and spades, hoes and hammers, and other things not herein mentioned.

800 bushel of oats, more or less; 40 bushel of good spring wheat; 10 ton of good timothy hay in the barn, 1 stack of straw.

46 sheep, being 44 ewes, nearly all of them with lambs by their side; 1 Cotswold buck, 1 fall lamb.

12 hogs, being 10 Poland China sows to farrow in April; 1 Chester White boar, 1 fall barrow pig.

Terms: All sums of $10 and under, cash; on sums over that amount one year's time given on approved bankable security bearing 7 per cent interest. All accounts must be settled before property leaves place.

signed JOHN McKICHAN and referencing R. N. Hoskins, Auctioneer, and Jay Morse, Clerk.14
 

Family 1

 Mary McIntosh b. 30 Jan 1811, d. 30 Jul 1878
Children 1.Duncan McKichan15 b. 12 Mar 1849, d. b 31 Jul 1851
 2.Duncan McKichan2 b. 31 Jul 1851
 3.John McKichan+2 b. 7 Aug 1853, d. 14 Sep 1909
 4.Mary A. McKichan2 b. 30 Jun 1857

Family 2

 Mary J. Mansell b. Nov 1862, d. 20 Jan 1935
Children 1.Blanche Mansell16,17 b. 27 May 1882
 2.Clara B. McKichan18,19 b. 15 May 1891, d. 7 Feb 1969

Citations

  1. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 March 1886 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of Mary J Mansell of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, born in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, daughter of William Mansell and Elizabeth Kemp, and John McKichan of Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin, farmer, born in Scotland, son of Duncan McKichan and Catharine McLellan, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Marriage Records Pre-1907. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 18 January 1905, Page 5, reporting the life and death of John McKichan, Sr., a Pioneer; born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland, in October 1814; married Mary McIntosh in 1848; immigrated to America in 1849, living two years in Chicago, one year in Rockford, Illinois, then moved to their old homestead in the town of Mount Hope where they lived until Mary's death on 31 July 1878; lived later with his children and grandchildren; died 11 January 1905 at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Borah, at Mount Ida; survived by three children, Duncan of Patch Grove, John of Mount Hope, and Mary A. Place (Mrs. J. H.) of Lancaster, one son dying in infancy; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren; stricken with paralysis two months before his death; remains taken to the Methodist Episcopal church at Mount Ida for services; burial in Casler cemetery near Mount Hope on 13 January. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John McKichan Sr., Memorial# 176642524, recording his date of birth as May 1814. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McKichan Sr., Memorial# 176642524.
  5. [S2571] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 June 1848 in Glenorchy and Inishail, Argyllshire, Scotland, of John McKichan and Mary McIntosh. Hereinafter cited as Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (McIntosh) McKichan, Memorial# 176642795.
  7. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKichan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1717; Page: 318A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John McKichan, (his surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 246B; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Duncan and Anna McKichan, (their surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 117, Duncan's age was recorded as 27, his year of birth estimated as 1853, and his place of birth as Wisconsin.
  10. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 11 February 1894 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of Cornelius K Knight of Boscobel, Grant County, blacksmith, born in Braxton County, Virginia, son of Martin H. Knight and Alvira Sawyer, and Mrs. Mary J McKichan, born in Argyle, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, daughter of William Mansell and Elizabeth Kemp, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wi Marriage Records Pre-1907.
  11. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042, Alice's date of birth recorded as October 1871, which we believe was actually 1881. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 22 September 1909, Page 4, reporting the death on Tuesday, 14 September, from cancer of John McKichan, born on 7 August 1853 in Rockford, Illinois; at 2 years of age relocated with parents to Wisconsin, settling on the Shady Dell Farm near Mount Hope where he lived until his death; married Miss Margaret Place in December 1880; four children, Alice (Mrs. W. Kraemer of Mt. Ida), Nora (Mrs. George Kemnitzer of Mt. Hope), John Clyde who died in infancy, and Ernest D. of Mt. Hope; Mrs. McKichan died on 26 December 1885; he married Miss Jennie Hays of Fennimore in October 1887; widow, with three children, survive; also one brother, Duncan of Patch Grove, and one sister, Mrs. Hannam Place of Lancaster; services held at the Methodist church in Mt. Ida with burial in the Baptist cemetery.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McKichan Sr., Memorial# 176642524, reporting his place of death as Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin.
  14. [S2574] John McKichan, Jr. 1905 Farm Property Auction, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 1 March 1905, Page 5, under the "Auctions" section, reported an auction scheduled for March 14, 1905 by John McKichan, on the premises of his Shady Dell farm, a list of specific fam animals and equipment. Hereinafter cited as John McKichan, Jr. 1905 Farm Property Auction.
  15. [S2573] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, online at www.ancestry.com, birth on 12 March 1849 in Glenorchy and Inishail, Argyllshire, Scotland, of Duncan McKichan, son of John McKichan and Mary Mcintosh. Hereinafter cited as Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.
  16. [S2570] Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of unnamed daughter Mansell on 27 May 1882 in Mount Ida, Grant County, Wisconsin, daughter of and Mary Mansell, referencing FHL Film# 1302873. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928.
  17. [S2438] Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of unnamed daughter Mansell on 27 May 1882 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, referencing reel# 0072, record# 545022 and 001125, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Vital Records Indexes, Pre-1907 Birth Index, Marriages, and Death Index. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907.
  18. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 7 February 1969 at Independence Hospital, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA, of Clara B Smith, age 77, widowed, housewife, born on 16 May 1891 in Wisconsin, daughter of Malcolm McKichan and Mary Josephine Mansell, informant Thomas T. Smith, Jr. of 4320 Briar Cliff, Independence, burial at Floral Hills, Kansas City, Missouri, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 7588. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  19. [S2570] Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Clara Beach McKichan on 15 May 1891 in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, daughter of John McKichan and Mary Mansell, referencing FHL Film# 1302873.

John McKichan1

b. 7 August 1853, d. 14 September 1909
Family
Father*John McKichan1 b. Oct 1814, d. 11 Jan 1905
Mother*Mary McIntosh1 b. 30 Jan 1811, d. 30 Jul 1878
Birth*7 August 1853John McKichan was born on 7 August 1853 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois.2,3 
Name VariationHe was called Johnny.3 
(Son) Census US 187014 June 1870John was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 14 June 1870 in the household of his parents near the Mount Hope Post Office, Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. He was 16 years old, had attended school within the census year, and worked on the family farm.4 
(Son) Census US 18804 June 1880John was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 4 June 1880 in the household of his father in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. He was 26 years of age, single, and recorded as "at home". The following year, he and Maggie Place, who was enumerated in the McKichan household as a servant in 1880, would marry.2,5 
Marriage*30 August 1881He married first Margaret Jane Place, daughter of Joseph Place and Elizabeth Pedley, on 30 August 1881 in Grant County, Wisconsin.6,3,7,8 
(Husband) Death26 December 1885John became a widower when Margaret Jane (Place) McKichan died on 26 December 1885 at about age 36.7,9 
Marriage*5 October 1887He married second, as her first husband, Jennie Morva Hays, daughter of John Dayton Hays and Nancy Morva Havens, on 5 October 1887 in Grant County, Wisconsin.10,3,7,11 
Census US 1900*12 June 1900Jennie and John McKichan Jr. were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. John was 43 years of age and a farmer, and Jennie was 39 years of age. They had been married for 14 years and Jennie had given birth to no children. They owned their farm free of mortgage, which was the same Shady Dell Farm John's father had established years earlier. John's three surviving children from his first marriage were enumerated with them in 1900. Alice M. and Nora A. were ages 18 and 17 years, respectively, and Ernest D. was 14 years old, at school, and had attended school for eight months during the census year. John's father, John Sr., was also enumerated with his son's family in 1900. He was 84 years of age, a widower, and his immigration year from Scotland was recorded as 1852. He had lived in the United States for 48 years. Everyone in the McKichan household was able to read, write and speak English.12,7 
Estate Sale*14 March 1905Following the death of his father, John McKichan Jr. scheduled an auction for 14 March 1905 to be held on the premises of his Shady Dell Farm, Mount Hope, Grant County, to sell some his father's farm property. The Fennimore newspaper published the announcement of the auction which included a list of specific farm animals and equipment to be auctioned. Our transcription of the announcement follows:

John McKichan, March 14


The undersigned, living ¼ mile south of the Shady Dell school house, 2½ miles east of Mt. Hope, 3 miles southwest of Mt. Ida, will sell at public auction on the premises, without reserve, on
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1905


beginning at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, lunch served at noon, the following property:

Five head of horses; being 1 span of colts, one a mare, the other a gelding, weight 1500 lbs. each coming 4 years old; one bay mare 11 years old, one cream mare 16 years old, one black mare colt coming 2 years old.

27 head of cattle; being 15 cows 14 of which are coming in in April, one having come in last fall and giving milk now, all ranging from 4 to 7 years old, 5 yearlings, (3 steers and 2 heifers, which are supposed to come in;) 7 steer calves.

Machinery: One McCormick binder, McCormick mower, Prairie City seeder, John Deere check row corn planter, Webber fanning mill, McCormick hay rake, double seated carriage nearly new, farm wagon, bobsled, 20 rods of wire netting, 140 white oak posts, 1 wooden beam 3-section harrow, 2 John Deere walking corn plows, 1 shovel plow, 2 set farm harness, three 14-inch stubble plows, 2 hay racks, 2 hog racks, 8 ten-gallon milk cans, hay carrier, fork, rope and pulleys, grass seed scatterer, stack cover 18x24 feet, forks and spades, hoes and hammers, and other things not herein mentioned.

800 bushel of oats, more or less; 40 bushel of good spring wheat; 10 ton of good timothy hay in the barn, 1 stack of straw.

46 sheep, being 44 ewes, nearly all of them with lambs by their side; 1 Cotswold buck, 1 fall lamb.

12 hogs, being 10 Poland China sows to farrow in April; 1 Chester White boar, 1 fall barrow pig.

Terms: All sums of $10 and under, cash; on sums over that amount one year's time given on approved bankable security bearing 7 per cent interest. All accounts must be settled before property leaves place.

signed JOHN McKICHAN and referencing R. N. Hoskins, Auctioneer, and Jay Morse, Clerk.13
 
Land to Be Let*April 1905 In April 1905, John advertised he had 50 acres of good pasture land to rent on his farm near the Shady Dell school house, Mount Hope, Grant County, nearly all bottom land, with plenty of running water, at a price of $2.50 per season.14 
Death*14 September 1909He died from cancer on 14 September 1909 in Grant County, Wisconsin, at age 563,7 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Ida Cemetery, Mount Ida, Grant County.3 

Family 1

 Margaret Jane Place b. 1850, d. 26 Dec 1885
Children 1.Alice M. McKichan15 b. 31 Oct 1881
 2.Nora A. McKichan16 b. Dec 1882
 3.Ernest D. McKichan16 b. 23 Dec 1885

Family 2

 Jennie Morva Hays b. 1860

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 18 January 1905, Page 5, reporting the life and death of John McKichan, Sr., a Pioneer; born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland, in October 1814; married Mary McIntosh in 1848; immigrated to America in 1849, living two years in Chicago, one year in Rockford, Illinois, then moved to their old homestead in the town of Mount Hope where they lived until Mary's death on 31 July 1878; lived later with his children and grandchildren; died 11 January 1905 at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Borah, at Mount Ida; survived by three children, Duncan of Patch Grove, John of Mount Hope, and Mary A. Place (Mrs. J. H.) of Lancaster, one son dying in infancy; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren; stricken with paralysis two months before his death; remains taken to the Methodist Episcopal church at Mount Ida for services; burial in Casler cemetery near Mount Hope on 13 January. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John McKichan, (his surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 246B; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Johney McKichan, Memorial# 57409790. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKichan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1717; Page: 318A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Duncan and Anna McKichan, (their surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 117, Duncan's age was recorded as 27, his year of birth estimated as 1853, and his place of birth as Wisconsin.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Jane (Place) McKichan, Memorial# 176642586.
  7. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 22 September 1909, Page 4, reporting the death on Tuesday, 14 September, from cancer of John McKichan, born on 7 August 1853 in Rockford, Illinois; at 2 years of age relocated with parents to Wisconsin, settling on the Shady Dell Farm near Mount Hope where he lived until his death; married Miss Margaret Place in December 1880; four children, Alice (Mrs. W. Kraemer of Mt. Ida), Nora (Mrs. George Kemnitzer of Mt. Hope), John Clyde who died in infancy, and Ernest D. of Mt. Hope; Mrs. McKichan died on 26 December 1885; he married Miss Jennie Hays of Fennimore in October 1887; widow, with three children, survive; also one brother, Duncan of Patch Grove, and one sister, Mrs. Hannam Place of Lancaster; services held at the Methodist church in Mt. Ida with burial in the Baptist cemetery.
  8. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 August 1881 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of Margaret J Place and John McKichan, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wi Marriage Records Pre-1907. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Jane (Place) McKichan, Memorial# 176642586, reporting her date of death as 8 January 1886.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jennie Morva (Hays) McKichan, Memorial# 57409880.
  11. [S2572] Wisconsin, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1835-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 October 1887 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of John McKichan and Jennie "May" Hays. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1835-1900.
  12. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042, Alice's date of birth recorded as October 1871, which we believe was actually 1881. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S2574] John McKichan, Jr. 1905 Farm Property Auction, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 1 March 1905, Page 5, under the "Auctions" section, reported an auction scheduled for March 14, 1905 by John McKichan, on the premises of his Shady Dell farm, a list of specific fam animals and equipment. Hereinafter cited as John McKichan, Jr. 1905 Farm Property Auction.
  14. [S2575] John McKichan, Jr. 1905 Pasture to Rent, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 5 April 1905, Page 4, advertising a pasture to rent for $2.50 per season. Hereinafter cited as John McKichan, Jr. 1905 Pasture to Rent.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Alice (McKichan) Kreamer, Memorial# 89052347.
  16. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042.

Malcolm McKichan1

b. 1814, d. 8 September 1892
Family
Father*Duncan McKichan1
Mother*Catharine McLellan1
Birth*1814Malcolm McKichan was born about 1814 in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland.1,2 
(Brother) Census US 187014 June 1870Malcolm was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 14 June 1870 in the household of his brother and sister-in-law, Mary and John McKichan Sr., near the Mount Hope Post Office, Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. Malcom was 60 years of age and worked on the family farm.3 
(Brother) Census US 18804 June 1880Malcolm was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 4 June 1880 in the household of his brother, John McKichan Sr., in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. Malcolm was 69 years of age, single, a boarder in the household, and worked as a farmer.4,5 
Residence*During the final year of his life, Malcolm lived with his niece, Mary Ann (McKichan) Place, and her husband, James Hannan Place, in Mount Ida, Grant County, Wisconsin.1 
Death*8 September 1892 After a lingering illness of several months, he died on 8 September 1892 at the Place home in Mount Ida, at about age 78.1,2 
Burial*He was buried in Casler Cemetery, Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin.2,1 

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Thursday, 15 September 1892, Page 5, reporting the death of Malcolm McKichan, age 79, who died 8 September 1892; born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland in 1813; emigrated to America in 1849, lived in Chicago for three years, then in Rockford, Illinois for two years, then removed to Mount Hope in 1854 where he spent the remainder of his life, with the exception of the last three years, two of which were spent at Boscobel, and the last year with his niece, Mrs. J. H. Place, where he died after a lingering illness of several months; funeral sermon at Mt. Ida Methodist Episcopal church, with burial in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Malcolm McKichan, Memorial# 176643138. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKichan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1717; Page: 318A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John McKichan, (his surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 246B; Enumeration District: 117. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Duncan and Anna McKichan, (their surname written more like "McKiehan" by the census taker and transcribed that way by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 247C; Enumeration District: 117, Duncan's age was recorded as 27, his year of birth estimated as 1853, and his place of birth as Wisconsin.

Mary A. McKichan1

b. 30 June 1857
Family
Father*John McKichan1 b. Oct 1814, d. 11 Jan 1905
Mother*Mary McIntosh1 b. 30 Jan 1811, d. 30 Jul 1878
Birth*30 June 1857Mary A. McKichan was born on 30 June 1857 in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin.2,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Mary Ann McKichan.4 
(Daughter) Census US 187014 June 1870Mary A. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 14 June 1870 in the household of her parents near the Mount Hope Post Office, Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. She was 14 years old, had attended school within the census year, and her occupation was recorded as "at home."2 
Marriage*17 September 1879She married, as his first wife, James Hannan Place, son of Joseph Place and Elizabeth Pedley, on 17 September 1879 in Grant County, Wisconsin.5,3,4 
Census US 1880*26 June 1880Mary Ann and James H. Place were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 26 June 1880 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin. James was 22 years of age and a farmer, and Mary Ann was 22 years of age and a domestic. They had been married during the census year.6 
Residence*During the last year of his life, Mary Ann's uncle, Malcolm McKichan, lived with Mary Ann and her husband, James H. Place, in Mount Ida, Grant County, Wisconsin.7 
(Niece) Death8 September 1892 After a lingering illness of several months, Mary Ann's Uncle Malcolm died on 8 September 1892 at the Place home in Mount Ida, at about age 78.7,8 
Census US 1900*14 June 1900Mary A. and James Hannan Place were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 13 and 14 June 1900 in Mount Ida, Grant County, Wisconsin. James was 42 years of age and a farmer, and Mary Ann was also 42 years of age. They owned their farm free of mortgage, had been married for 20 years, and Mary Ann had given birth to three children, all of whom were living. Two daughters were enumerated with them in 1900. Elva and Vera were ages 13 and 7 years, respectively, were attending school, and had both attended school for eight months of the census year, Everyone in the household, with the exception of Vera, was able to read, write and speak English.9 

Family

 James Hannan Place b. 9 Aug 1857

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 18 January 1905, Page 5, reporting the life and death of John McKichan, Sr., a Pioneer; born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland, in October 1814; married Mary McIntosh in 1848; immigrated to America in 1849, living two years in Chicago, one year in Rockford, Illinois, then moved to their old homestead in the town of Mount Hope where they lived until Mary's death on 31 July 1878; lived later with his children and grandchildren; died 11 January 1905 at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Borah, at Mount Ida; survived by three children, Duncan of Patch Grove, John of Mount Hope, and Mary A. Place (Mrs. J. H.) of Lancaster, one son dying in infancy; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren; stricken with paralysis two months before his death; remains taken to the Methodist Episcopal church at Mount Ida for services; burial in Casler cemetery near Mount Hope on 13 January. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary McKichan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1717; Page: 318A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (McKichan) Place, Memorial# 209134301. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2572] Wisconsin, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1835-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 17 September 1879 in Grant County, Wisconsin, USA, of Mary Ann McKichan and James Hannan Place. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties, 1835-1900.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Hannan Place, Memorial# 157432678.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James H. and Mary Ann Place, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 198C; Enumeration District: 111. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Thursday, 15 September 1892, Page 5, reporting the death of Malcolm McKichan, age 79, who died 8 September 1892; born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland in 1813; emigrated to America in 1849, lived in Chicago for three years, then in Rockford, Illinois for two years, then removed to Mount Hope in 1854 where he spent the remainder of his life, with the exception of the last three years, two of which were spent at Boscobel, and the last year with his niece, Mrs. J. H. Place, where he died after a lingering illness of several months; funeral sermon at Mt. Ida Methodist Episcopal church, with burial in the Mt. Hope cemetery.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Malcolm McKichan, Memorial# 176643138.
  9. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. J. and Mary A. Place, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Ida, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0045. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Nora A. McKichan1

b. December 1882
Family
Father*John McKichan1 b. 7 Aug 1853, d. 14 Sep 1909
Mother*Margaret Jane Place1 b. 1850, d. 26 Dec 1885
Birth*December 1882Nora A. McKichan was born in December 1882 in Wisconsin.1 
(Daughter) Census US 190012 June 1900Nora A. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 12 June 1900 in the household of her father and stepmother, Jennie Morva (Hays) McKichan, in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin. Nora was 17 years old, and everyone in the McKichan household was able to read, write and speak English.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Jennie McKichan, (the family's surname spelled "McKechan" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1790; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0042, Alice's date of birth recorded as October 1871, which we believe was actually 1881.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Fennimore Times, (Fennimore, Wisconsin), Wednesday, 22 September 1909, Page 4, reporting the death on Tuesday, 14 September, from cancer of John McKichan, born on 7 August 1853 in Rockford, Illinois; at 2 years of age relocated with parents to Wisconsin, settling on the Shady Dell Farm near Mount Hope where he lived until his death; married Miss Margaret Place in December 1880; four children, Alice (Mrs. W. Kraemer of Mt. Ida), Nora (Mrs. George Kemnitzer of Mt. Hope), John Clyde who died in infancy, and Ernest D. of Mt. Hope; Mrs. McKichan died on 26 December 1885; he married Miss Jennie Hays of Fennimore in October 1887; widow, with three children, survive; also one brother, Duncan of Patch Grove, and one sister, Mrs. Hannam Place of Lancaster; services held at the Methodist church in Mt. Ida with burial in the Baptist cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Martha McKiernan1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Name VariationShe was called Jane.2 
Marriage*1828She married, as his first wife, Thomas Hinds, son of Alexander Hinds and _____ Floyd, in 1828 in County Meath, Ireland.3,1,2 

Family

 Thomas Hinds b. 1800, d. 22 Oct 1882
Children 1.Thomas Hinds2
 2.Alexander Hinds2
 3.Jane Hinds+2 b. 1833
 4.Matilda Hinds2
 5.John George Hinds2 b. 1837, d. 1915
 6.Joseph Peter Hinds+2 b. 1837

Citations

  1. [S1622] Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes 1623-1866, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes 1623-1866.
  2. [S1526] Emails exchanged between Hilary Hinds (email: e-mail address), and LHB, on various dates with an attached handwritten family descendancy chart she believes was prepared by her grandfather. LHB Computer Files (Summerlin, Nevada).
  3. [S1500] Ireland. Public Record Office, Index to Church of Ireland diocesan marriage licenses. Microfilm of original records at the Dublin Public Record Office. Although these licenses were issued by the established Church of Ireland, they were issued to Catholics as well as Protestants who chose to be married by license. Most of the actual licenses were destroyed in the 1922 fire at the Public Record Office; only the indexes survived: FHL Film# 100869, Meath Diocese, Volume 5; on15 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Index to Church of Ireland diocesan marriage licenses.

Golda McKim1

b. February 1893, d. 26 December 1901
Family
Father*Sylvester B. McKim1 b. 27 Apr 1852, d. 6 Jun 1924
Mother*Amanda L. Chrysler1 b. 1 Dec 1858, d. 14 Apr 1937
Birth*February 1893Golda McKim was born in February 1893 in Michigan1 
Death*26 December 1901 and died on 26 December 1901 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 8.2 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sylvester B. and Amanda McKim, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bethel, Branch, Michigan; Roll: 703; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0003. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1759] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 26 December 1901 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, of Golda McKim, age 9, Single, born about 1892 in Michigan, burial on 28 December 1901, referencing FHL Film# 1239669. Hereinafter cited as Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922.

Pearl Lulu McKim1

b. April 1890
Family
Father*Sylvester B. McKim1 b. 27 Apr 1852, d. 6 Jun 1924
Mother*Amanda L. Chrysler1 b. 1 Dec 1858, d. 14 Apr 1937
Birth*April 1890Pearl Lulu McKim was born in April 1890 in Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Divorce10 November 1909She was 19 years old when her mother was granted a divorce from her father on 10 November 1909 in St. Joseph County, Michigan. Court documents reported that Pearl's parents had two children, and that her mother's grounds for divorce were non-support and her father's imprisonment in the State Prison.2 
(Daughter) Marriage13 December 1909Her mother married a third time, on 13 December 1909, to Jonathan Sanders Sr., who had been a widower for twelve years and had six grown, or mostly grown, children.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Pearl Lulu (McKim) Hiatt, Memorial# 31310418. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce decree granted 10 November 1909 in St Joseph County, Michigan, USA, to Amanda Mc Kim vs. Sylvester McKim, married on 16 December 1888 in Steuben County Indiana, grounds non-support and imprisonment in State Prison, number of children 2, referencing Record# 2005, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonathan “John” Sanders Sr., Memorial# 172638923.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda L (Chrysler) Sanders, Memorial# 87050097.

Sylvester B. McKim1

b. 27 April 1852, d. 6 June 1924
Family
Birth*27 April 1852Sylvester B. McKim was born on 27 April 1852 in Huron County, Ohio.1 
Marriage*16 December 1888He married, as her second husband, Amanda (Chrysler) Malone, daughter of Abram Chrystler and Martha Bowers, on 16 December 1888 in Steuben County, Indiana.2,1,3 
Divorce*10 November 1909Amanda was granted a divorce from Sylvester on 10 November 1909 in St. Joseph County, Michigan. Court documents reported that the couple had two children, and that Amanda's grounds for divorce were non-support and Sylvester's imprisonment in the State Prison.4 
Death*6 June 1924He died on 6 June 1924 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, at age 721 
Burial* and was buried in Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart.1 

Family

 Amanda L. Chrysler b. 1 Dec 1858, d. 14 Apr 1937
Children 1.Pearl Lulu McKim5 b. Apr 1890
 2.Golda McKim6 b. Feb 1893, d. 26 Dec 1901
 3.Sylvia May McKim+1,7 b. 9 Sep 1894, d. 15 Nov 1918

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sylvester B McKim, Memorial# 87049922. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda L (Chrysler) Sanders, Memorial# 87050097.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 16 December 1888 in Steuben County, of Amanda Malone and Sylvester B. McKim, referencing Works Progress Administration, original record located in Steuben County, Indiana; marriage Records Book A, No. 1 - 6 1837 - 1899, Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1969. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce decree granted 10 November 1909 in St Joseph County, Michigan, USA, to Amanda Mc Kim vs. Sylvester McKim, married on 16 December 1888 in Steuben County Indiana, grounds non-support and imprisonment in State Prison, number of children 2, referencing Record# 2005, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Pearl Lulu (McKim) Hiatt, Memorial# 31310418.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sylvester B. and Amanda McKim, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bethel, Branch, Michigan; Roll: 703; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0003. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sylvia May (McKim) Heaton, Memorial# 87050008.

Sylvia May McKim1

b. 9 September 1894, d. 15 November 1918
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Sylvester B. McKim2,1 b. 27 Apr 1852, d. 6 Jun 1924
Mother*Amanda L. Chrysler3 b. 1 Dec 1858, d. 14 Apr 1937
Birth*9 September 1894Sylvia May McKim was born on 9 September 1894 in Gilead, Branch County, Michigan.1 
(Daughter) Divorce10 November 1909She was 15 years old when her mother was granted a divorce from her father on 10 November 1909 in St. Joseph County, Michigan. Court documents reported that Sylvia's parents had two children, and that her mother's grounds for divorce were non-support and her father's imprisonment in the State Prison.4 
(Daughter) Marriage13 December 1909Her mother married a third time, on 13 December 1909, to Jonathan Sanders Sr., who had been a widower for twelve years and had six grown, or mostly grown, children.5,3 
Marriage*16 August 1913She married Gilbert Heaton, son of James Andrew Heaton and Elizabeth L. Berry, on 16 August 1913 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.1,6 
Death*15 November 1918She died of influenza on 15 November 1918 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, at age 24. She left her husband and their seven-month-old son, Richard.1 
Burial*She was buried in Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart.1 

Family

 Gilbert Heaton b. 28 Nov 1885, d. 1924
Child 1.Richard S. Heaton b. 20 Apr 1918

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sylvia May (McKim) Heaton, Memorial# 87050008. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sylvester B McKim, Memorial# 87049922.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda L (Chrysler) Sanders, Memorial# 87050097.
  4. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce decree granted 10 November 1909 in St Joseph County, Michigan, USA, to Amanda Mc Kim vs. Sylvester McKim, married on 16 December 1888 in Steuben County Indiana, grounds non-support and imprisonment in State Prison, number of children 2, referencing Record# 2005, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonathan “John” Sanders Sr., Memorial# 172638923.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gilbert Heaton, Memorial# 87049987.

Mary Ann McKinley1

d. 1874
Family
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, Hiram Dennis.1,2 
Death*1874She died in 1874.2 

Family

 Hiram Dennis b. 1820, d. 14 Apr 1899
Child 1.Elmer Dennis1 b. 15 Sep 1851, d. 5 Oct 1931

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elmer Dennis, Memorial# 5949819. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hiram Dennis, Memorial# 5949694.

Sarah E. McKinley1

b. 1840, d. 1918
Family
Birth*1840Sarah E. McKinley was born in 1840.1 
Marriage*12 July 1860She married Louis Risher on 12 July 1860 in Marshall County, Indiana.1 
Death*1918She died in 19181 
Burial* and was buried in Section 26 of Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.1 

Family

 Louis Risher
Child 1.Haidee Belle Risher1,2 b. 1868, d. 1941

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E. (Mckinley) Risher, Memorial# 14296589. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Haidee Belle (Risher) Edwards Warren, Memorial# 14296575.

President William McKinley Jr.1

b. 29 January 1843, d. 14 September 1901
Birth*29 January 1843William McKinley Jr. was born on 29 January 1843 in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio.2 
Relationship Note*William McKinley Jr. and John Rose were reported by the Heaton source to have been first cousins, appearing unlikely to this researcher given the almost 80 year difference in their ages. The Douglas County source reported that William Heaton's "grandfather, John Rose, and President McKinley's grandmother were cousins." If a cousin connection existed between the two, it may be discovered with additional research. McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, from 1897 to his assassination in 1901, and also the last Civil War Veteran to be elected to the presidency.1,3,2 
Death*14 September 1901He was assassinated on 06 September 1901, six months into his second term, and died on 14 September 1901 at age 58.2 

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 5, page 156. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  3. [S1450] John Gresham, Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Logansport, Indiana: Press of Wilson, Humphreys & Co., June 1900), William Heaton, pages 197-198. Hereinafter cited as Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County.

Alexander McKinney1

b. 15 June 1829, d. 19 August 1872
Family
Father*Burton McKinney2,1 b. 16 Jul 1799, d. 10 Aug 1874
Mother*Lucinda Hocker3,1 b. 3 Oct 1804, d. 27 Apr 1863
Birth*15 June 1829Alexander McKinney was born on 15 June 1829 in McKinney, Lincoln County, Kentucky.1 
Marriage*He married Rosa Belle Burton.1 
Death*19 August 1872He died on 19 August 1872 in McKinney, Lincoln County, Kentucky, at age 431 
Burial* and was probably buried in Hustonville Cemetery, Hustonville, Lincoln County.4 

Family

 Rosa Belle Burton
Child 1.Archie B. McKinney1,5 b. 27 May 1857, d. 7 Jan 1937

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander McKinney, Memorial# 94793313. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Burton McKinney, Memorial# 91708149.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda (Hocker) McKinney, Memorial# 91708252.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander McKinney, Memorial# 94793313, with a confusing notation that Alexander's burial in Hustonville Cemetery (with his parents) is presumed, not proven -- confusing because both of his parents were reported to have been buried in McKinney Cemetery.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Archibald Burton “Archie” McKinney, Memorial# 77243067.

Archie B. McKinney1

b. 27 May 1857, d. 7 January 1937
Family
Father*Alexander McKinney2,1 b. 15 Jun 1829, d. 19 Aug 1872
Mother*Rosa Belle Burton2
Birth*27 May 1857He was born as Archibald Burton McKinney on 27 May 1857 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and was almost always known as "Archie."1 
Marriage*24 December 1882He married Eliza Ellen Campbell, daughter of Samuel F. Campbell and Nancy Turner Moore, on 24 December 1882 in Morgan County, Illinois.3,1,4 
Death*7 January 1937He died on 7 January 1937 in Morgan County, Illinois, at age 791 
Burial* and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County.1 

Family

 Eliza Ellen Campbell b. 1851, d. 1946

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Archibald Burton “Archie” McKinney, Memorial# 77243067. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander McKinney, Memorial# 94793313.
  3. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, Archie B. McKinney and Eliza E. Campbell, Morgan County, 24 December 1882. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza Ellen (Campbell) McKinney, Memorial# 77243084.

Burton McKinney1

b. 16 July 1799, d. 10 August 1874
Family
Birth*16 July 1799Burton McKinney was born on 16 July 1799.1 
Marriage*15 October 1822He married Lucinda Hocker on 15 October 1822 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.2,3 
(Husband) Death27 April 1863Burton became a widower when Lucinda (Hocker) McKinney died on 27 April 1863 at age 58.3 
Death*10 August 1874He died on 10 August 1874 at age 751 
Burial* and was buried in McKinney Graveyard, McKinney, Lincoln County.1 

Family

 Lucinda Hocker b. 3 Oct 1804, d. 27 Apr 1863
Child 1.Alexander McKinney+1,4 b. 15 Jun 1829, d. 19 Aug 1872

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Burton McKinney, Memorial# 91708149. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1698] Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, "Barton" McKinney and Lucinda Hocker, Lincoln County, 15 October 1822. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda (Hocker) McKinney, Memorial# 91708252.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander McKinney, Memorial# 94793313.

Margaret McKinney1

b. 10 March 1791, d. 11 June 1880
Family
Birth*10 March 1791Margaret McKinney was born on 10 March 1791 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.1 
Name VariationShe was called Peggy.1,2 
Marriage*6 March 1811She married George Gray on 6 March 1811, probably in Abbeville County, South Carolina.3,1,2 
Relocation*After their marriage George and Peggy moved to Franklin County, Mississippi, settling 50 miles west of Natchez, and lived at that location for 24 years.2 
Relocation1835 In 1835 George and Peggy left Mississippi with their children and, traveling up the Mississippi River, moved to Morgan County, Illinois where they purchased a farm of 120 acres near Lynnville.2 
Death*11 June 1880She died on 11 June 1880 at age 891,4 
Burial* and was buried in the Baptist Cemetery, Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois.1 

Family

 George Gray b. Apr 1775, d. 11 Feb 1840
Children 1.Robert Gray5,1 b. 15 Mar 1822, d. 7 Sep 1882
 2.John Newland Gray1 b. 20 Sep 1829, d. 26 Aug 1911

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret "Peggy" (McKinney) Gray, Memorial# 24553252. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Gray, Memorial# 64973329.
  3. [S1577] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, online at www.ancestry.com, George Gray, soldier and Margaret Gray, widow, referencing Pension Number - #1: WO 4283, Pension Number - #2: WC 4829, and Bounty Land Number - #1: 113382 160 55, on Roll number: 38 Archive Publication Number: M313. Hereinafter cited as War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815.
  4. [S1577] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, online at www.ancestry.com, George Gray, soldier and Margaret Gray, widow, referencing Pension Number - #1: WO 4283, Pension Number - #2: WC 4829, and Bounty Land Number - #1: 113382 160 55, on Roll number: 38 Archive Publication Number: M313; recording the date of her death as 10 June 1880.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert Gray, Memorial# 23926107.