Anne McCluskey1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Marriage*1800She married Thomas Hinds, son of Thomas Hinds and Anne Slator.1 
(Wife) DeathAnne became a widow when Thomas Hinds died.1,2 
Will1811Her husband left a will, which was probated in 1811, appointing his wife Anne as Executrix.2,1 
(Widow) Deed Memorial30 June 1821Anne was party to a Memorial Deed of lease and release dated 29 and 30 June 1821 regarding the conditions and release of the Hinds family's lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, County Cavan, made between Walter Hinds Esq. of the city of Dublin, eldest son and heir at law of Walter Hinds late of Bruce Hall Esq. in the county of Cavan deceased, and also administrator of the estate of his sister Martha Hinds, also deceased, of the first part, George Warner of College Green in the city of Dublin, his uncle and one of the aldermen of that city, and his mother Anne (Hinds) Hinds of Blessington street in or near the city of Dublin, widow of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall, deceased, who were named as trustees and executors in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall deceased, of the second part, George Hinds of the city of Dublin Esq., youngest son and one of the legatees named in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall deceased of the third part, Isaac Hinds of the city of Dublin, watchmaker, sole executor named in the last will and testament of his mother, Anne (Slator) Hinds, the elder, hereinafter which the said Anne Hinds the elder was the sole executrix named in the last will and testament of her son Alexander Hinds deceased, hereinafter also named Samuel Kennedy of Killeshandra in the county of Cavan, apothecary, and Elizabeth Kennedy otherwise Hinds his wife, and Anne McCluskey of the city of Dublin, widow and executrix of the last will and testament of Thomas Hinds late of the city of Dublin, gentleman deceased and which said Isaac Hinds, Alexander Hinds, Elizabeth Kennedy and Thomas Hinds were four of the children of Thomas Hinds the elder, thereinafter named of the fourth part, and Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore of Stradone House, County Cavan, Benarth, Wales and Bruton Street, London, respectively, of the fifth part.

The deed began by outlining the Hinds family's history with the lands, reciting first that Walter Hinds, formerly of Corrakane in the county of Cavan, was seized in fee of and in the lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy previous to the year 1770, and that, being so seized, had conveyed the lands to his son Thomas Hinds as a child's portion in the marriage settlement agreement he made in August 1770 with Alexander Slator of Whitehill, County Longford, father of Thomas' wife Anne (Slator) Hinds. And reciting that, as a part of that agreement, after the death of Thomas, his widow Anne was to receive a jointure of £50 a year payable out of the lands. The agreement also directed that, after the death of Thomas, the lands should descend to his male issue and that, after the death of his widow Anne, her jointure should revert to the couple's male issue. The agreement also permitted Thomas, at any time he thought proper, to raise the sum of £1000 as a portion for each of his younger children, whether males or females.

The 1821 deed then recited that the marriage between Thomas Hinds and Anne Slator was duly had and solemnized and that Thomas entered into possession of the lands and remained seized thereof until the time of his death. It recited that he died in 1794 leaving Anne Hinds otherwise Slator his widow, also since deceased, and seven children of the marriage, namely Walter Hinds, his eldest son and heir at law, Alexander Hinds, his second son since deceased, Thomas Hinds, his third son since deceased, Isaac Hinds, Martha Warner, now the wife of George Warner, Elizabeth Kennedy and Mary Hinds. It recited that previous to his death, Thomas Hinds duly made and published his last will and testament whereby he left to his eldest son Walter the lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, and to each of his six younger children the sum of £1000. His will had appointed his wife Anne Hinds, his son-in-law George Warner, and his second son Alexander Hinds his executors.

The 1821 deed next recited that Thomas Hinds the younger was also dead, having first duly made his will whereof he appointed his wife Anne McCluskey his executrix, and that his second son Alexander Hinds was also dead but, previous to his death, had duly made and published his last will and testament by which he appointed his mother, Anne Hinds the elder, his sole executrix, and that Anne Hinds the elder was also deceased and that she had by her last will appointed her son Isaac Hinds her sole executor. The death of Mary Hinds, another of the children of Thomas and Anne Hinds the elder, was also recited, with the statement that her brother Isaac had obtained letters of administration for all of her properties.

The 1821 deed went on to recite that Walter Hinds, upon the death of his father Thomas, entered into possession of the lands and premises of Gortnatrieve and Behy and that by deeds of lease and release, followed by a deed of common recovery, both in 1795, had become seized in his demesne, as of fee, of and in the lands and premises of Gortnatrieve and Behy. And that being so thereof seized, he duly made and published his last will and testament whereby he gave and bequeathed to his wife Anne Hinds and his brother-in-law George Warner, as trustees, the said towns and lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy. To hold the same unto the said George Warner and Anne Hinds and the survivor of them and the heirs of such survivor forever subject to his just debts and chargeables as therein mentioned upon trust to levy and pay out of said lands unto his widow Anne Hinds a sum of £50 and also one annuity of £100 in lieu of all dower and the will gave his son George Hinds the sum of £1500 payable as therein mentioned and to any other child he might have by his wife Anne the sum of £1000 provided however that if he should have such other child, his son George should only be paid a sum of £1000 instead of the legacy of £1500 and subject to such annuity and legacies the will directed his trustees should stand seized and possessed of such lands for and to the use of his eldest son Walter Hinds Esq., party to the indenture of release first herein mentioned, his heirs and assigns forever, and of his said will he appointed his wife Anne (Hinds) Hinds and George Warner executors and died leaving his widow Anne and three children, namely Walter Hinds Esq., his eldest son and heir at law, George Hinds, and Martha Hinds. And then also reciting the death of Martha Hinds intestate and unmarried and that Walter Hinds, her brother, had obtained letters of administration of her goods and chattels, and also reciting that the said George Warner in right of his wife Martha Warner, otherwise Hinds, the said Isaac Hinds in his own right, and also as executor of the said Alexander Hinds, and also as administrator of the said Mary Hinds, the said Anne McCluskey and executrix of Thomas Hinds Junior, and the said Samuel Kennedy and Elizabeth Kennedy his wife , parties to the said first mentioned indenture of release were under the marriage articles of the first day of August 1770 and the will of the said Thomas Hinds, entitled to what remained of the said sum of £1000, and which then amounted to a sum of £769,12s,6p, and that the said George Hinds was then entitled to the sum of £1500 for principal and interest on the sum of £1000 bequeathed to him by his father the said Walter Hinds, and that there was nothing due to Walter Hinds the younger as administrator of his sister Martha Hinds, of her legacy of £1000.

Finally, after reviewing all of the pertinent past history regarding the family and the lands, the 1821 deed recited that Robert Burrowes, late of Bolton Street in the county of Middlesex, England, deceased, by his last will and testament in writing, directed the residue of his fortune to be laid out in lands, as contiguous as practicable, to Stradone in the county of Cavan and he appointed Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore his executors. And further reciting that in order to discharge the several demands of Walter Hinds Esq., by and with the consent and approbation of his mother Anne (Hinds) Hinds, proposed to the executors of Robert Burrowes deceased, Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, to sell to them the lands and premises freed and discharged of the annuity of £100 to his mother Anne Hinds, and that Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore had agreed to such proposal. The deed next witnessed that, in consideration of the sum of £769,12s,6p to George Warner, Isaac Hinds, Anne McCluskey and Samuel and Elizabeth Kennedy, in hand well and truly paid by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, in full discharge of their several and respective demands against the lands and premises, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged, and of the further sum of £1500 by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore to George Hinds well and truly paid, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged in full discharge of his, George Hinds', claims against the lands and premises, and of a further sum of £5009,1s,6p, being the residue of the purchase money by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore well and truly paid to Walter Hinds Esq. and his mother Anne Hinds, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged, and for and in consideration of the further sum of 10 shillings registered by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore to George Warner and Anne Hinds, the trustees named in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds, the receipt thereof was also thereby acknowledged, they, Walter Hinds Esq., George Warner and Anne (Hinds) Hinds, by and with the consent and approbation of Isaac Hinds, Anne McCluskey and Samuel and Elizabeth Kennedy, and also of George Hinds, testified by their being parties to and executing the deed of release according to their several and respective interests did, and each and every of them did, thereby grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, and confirm unto Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore in their actual possession then by virtue of a bargain and sale to them thereof made by Walter Hinds Esq., his uncle George Warner and mother Anne Hinds therein recited, and to their heirs and assigns, all that and those the towns and lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, or by whatever other names and descriptions they may be known or called by, situate, lying and being in the parish of Killeshandra, barony of Tullyhunco, county of Cavan, to hold unto Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, their heirs and assigns forever, to the use and behalf of Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, their heirs and assigns upon the trusts and to the uses expressed and declared in and by the will of Robert Burrowes. And Anne (Hinds) Hinds did thereby remise release exonerate and discharge the lands and premises from the annuity of £100 payable to her as aforesaid and the indenture also canceled covenants of good title of quiet possession and of further assurance and also a schedule of the tenants leases then in being. The deed was duly executed with signatures of all parties, witnessed by a variety of individuals, and registered on 01 October 1821.1 

Family

 Thomas Hinds

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1821; Film number 467074; Volume 765; Page 539; Deed number 519474. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S1623] Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes 1595-1858, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes 1595-1858.

Jesse McCollum1

b. 8 March 1857, d. 7 December 1921
Family
Father*Jesse McCollum2,1 b. 18 Oct 1818
Mother*Elleanor Welsh3,1 b. 11 Jul 1818
Birth*8 March 1857Jesse McCollum was born on 8 March 1857 in California.4,5,6,7 
Marriage*15 April 1888He married, as her first husband, Laura Beebe, daughter of Nelson Beebe and Sarah Cantrall, on 15 April 1888 in Santa Clara County, California.8,1,9 
Census US 1920*21 January 1920Laura M. and Jesse McCollum were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 21 January 1920 at 224 B Street, Marysville, Yuba County, California. Jesse was 63 years of age and his occupation was recorded as "None", and Laura was 52 years of age and her occupation was "Keeps Roomers" on her own account. They rented their house. Laura's father, Nelson Beebe, was living with them in 1920. He was recorded as 90 years of age and a widower. Five lodgers were also enumerated in the McCollum household and rooming house in 1920. One of them, Thomas Scoggins, who was 56 years of age, single, and worked boring (drilling) wells on his own account, would become Laura's second husband in 1925.10 
Death*7 December 1921He died on 7 December 1921 in Marysville, Yuba County, California, at age 641,11 
Burial* and was buried in Sutter Cemetery, Sutter, Sutter County, California.1 

Family

 Laura Beebe b. 27 Feb 1867, d. 27 Mar 1949

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, Jesse McCollum, Memorial# 28922887. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse McCollum, Memorial# 28382935.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elleanor “Ellen” (Welsh) McCollum, Memorial# 28382802.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and "Ellenor" McCollum, (their surname recorded as McCallum 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: Marysville Ward 4, Yuba, California; Roll: M653_72; Page: 947; Family History Library Film: 803072; their son Jesse was 3 years old, which would have made his year of birth about 1857. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of J. and Ellenor McCollum, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marysville, Yuba, California; Roll: M593_93; Page: 576A; their son Jesse was 13 years old and his year of birth estimated as 1857. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Laura M. McCollum, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marysville Ward 1, Yuba, California; Roll: T625_153; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 176; Jesse recorded as age 63, and his year of birth estimated as 1857. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse McCollum, Memorial# 28922887, his date of birth recorded as 8 March 1867.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura Malinda (Beebe) Scoggins, Memorial# 125407953.
  9. [S1726] California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Jessie McCollum and Laura "McCollum" on 15 April 1888 in Santa Clara County, California, USA, referencing California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. Hereinafter cited as California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.
  10. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Laura M. McCollum, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marysville Ward 1, Yuba, California; Roll: T625_153; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 176.
  11. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Marysville Democrat, Marysville, California, Thursday, December 08, 1921, "Death of Jesse McCollum", after lingering illness, widow Laura, son Nelson, brother Edward of Gilroy. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

Jesse McCollum1

b. 18 October 1818
Family
Birth*18 October 1818Jesse McCollum was born on 18 October 1818 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.1 
Marriage*1840He married Elleanor Welsh about 1840 in Ohio.2,1 

Family

 Elleanor Welsh b. 11 Jul 1818
Child 1.Jesse McCollum1,3 b. 8 Mar 1857, d. 7 Dec 1921

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, Jesse McCollum, Memorial# 28382935. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elleanor “Ellen” (Welsh) McCollum, Memorial# 28382802.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse McCollum, Memorial# 28922887.

Lucinda McCommon1,2,3

b. 2 June 1837
Family
Father*William McCommon3 b. 1813
Mother*Edna __?__3 b. 1815
Birth*2 June 1837Lucinda McCommon was born on 2 June 1837 in Indiana.1,4 
Marriage*3 September 1855She married first William Marshall on 3 September 1855 in Fulton County, Illinois.2,4 
Marriage*2 May 1858She married second Ithamar Adamson on 2 May 1858.1,5 
Census US 1870*16 June 1870Lucinda and Ithamar Adamson were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 16 June 1870 in Lee, Fulton County, Illinois. Ithamar was 37 years of age, unable to read or write, and was a farmer with a personal estate valued at $500; and Lucinda was able to read and write, and was 33 years of age and keeping house. Five children were enumerated with the couple in 1870. William N. Marshall, Lucinda's son from her first marriage, was recorded with the surname Adamson. He was 14 years old, able to read and not yet to write, and had attended school within the census year; Zachariah Adamson, the couple's eldest, was 10 years old, able to read and write, and had attended school within the census year; Franklin and Edna were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively; and the couple's baby boy, who had been born in May and was not yet named, was one month old.1 
Census State KS 1885*1 March 1885Lucinda and Ithamar Adamson were listed on the 1885 Kansas State census taken on 1 March 1885 in Grant Township, Jewell County, Kansas. Ithamar was recorded as 52 years of age and a farmer, and Lucinda was 45 years of age and keeping house. Three of their children were listed with them. Frank was 18 years old and farming, likely with his father; Melissa was 13 years old and helping with the housekeeping; and Jonas A. was 11 years old. The couple's married daughter and her husband, Edna and John Emanuel, were listed in the next household on the same census page.6 

Family 1

 William Marshall
Child 1.William N. Marshall1 b. 1856

Family 2

 Ithamar Adamson b. 1833
Children 1.Zachariah Adamson1 b. 1860
 2.Franklin Adamson1 b. 1866
 3.Edna Adamson+1 b. Mar 1867, d. May 1942
 4.Baby Boy Adamson1 b. May 1870
 5.Melissa Adamson6 b. 1872
 6.Jonas A. Adamson6 b. 1874

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ithamar and Lucinda Adamson, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lee, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: M593_223; Page: 125A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Lucinda McCammon and William Marshall on 3 September 1855 in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Edna McCommon, Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Illinois; Roll: 131; Page: 52b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2408] Lucinda Adamson 1929 Missouri Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Tri-County News, (King City, Missouri), Friday, 26 April 1929, page 10, reporting funeral services for Mrs. Lucinda Adamson, age 91, who died at the home of her son, Albert Adamson, near Fairport, burial in Fairport Cemetery; born June 2, 1937 in Indiana, married William Marshall in Illinois in 1855, one son, married Ithamar Adamson on May 2, 1858, eight children, five boys and three girls, survived by two sons, Zachariah and Jonas Albert, of near Maysville, two daughters, Edna Whisler, Elm Creek, Nebraska, and Melissa Moss, Jerico, Missouri, two sisters, Edna Snively of San Bernardino, California and Sarah Bird, Liverpool, California. Hereinafter cited as Lucinda Adamson 1929 Missouri Obituary.
  5. [S2408] Lucinda Adamson 1929 Missouri Obituary, online at www.newspapers.com, Tri-County News, (King City, Missouri), Friday, 26 April 1929, page 10, reporting funeral services for Mrs. Lucinda Adamson, age 91, who died at the home of her son, Albert Adamson, near Fairport, burial in Fairport Cemetery; born June 2, 1937 in Indiana, married William Marshall in Illinois in 1855, one son, married Ithamar Adamson on May 2, 1858, eight children, five boys and three girls, survived by two sons, Zachariah and Jonas Albert, of near Maysville, two daughters, Edna Whisler, Elm Creek, Nebraska, and Melissa Moss, Jerico, Missouri, two sisters, Edna Snively of San Bernardino, California and Sarah Bird, Liverpool, California.
  6. [S1693] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of I. and Lucinda Adamson, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_62; Line: 14. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925.

William McCommon1

b. 1813
Family
Birth*1813William McCommon was born about 1813 in Kentucky.1 
Marriage*He married Edna __?__.1 

Family

 Edna __?__ b. 1815
Child 1.Lucinda McCommon+1 b. 2 Jun 1837

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Edna McCommon, Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Illinois; Roll: 131; Page: 52b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Charles Gray McComsey1

b. 22 April 1838, d. 25 November 1920
Family
Birth*22 April 1838Charles Gray McComsey was born on 22 April 1838 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.1 
Marriage*28 May 1860He married Mary E Godfrey, daughter of Henry S. Godfrey and Armina Godfrey, on 28 May 1860 in Lafayette, Stark County, Illinois.1,2 
Death*25 November 1920He died on 25 November 1920 in Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, at age 821 
Burial* and was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Gering.1 

Family

 Mary E Godfrey b. 15 Aug 1840, d. 30 Oct 1922

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, Charles Gray McComsey, Memorial# 79392981. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Elizabeth (Godfrey) McComsey, Memorial# 79394159.

Elizabeth Louise McConin1

b. 1910
Family
Father*Joseph McConin1
Mother*Elizabeth __?__1
Birth*1910Elizabeth Louise McConin was born about 1910 in Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky.1 
Marriage*4 August 1928She married first, as his first wife, Clair A. Mallo, son of Frank Mallo and Della Grenier, on 4 August 1928 in Shelby, Toole County, Montana.1 

Family

 Clair A. Mallo b. 7 Dec 1907, d. 11 Apr 1962

Citations

  1. [S2145] Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 August 1928 in Shelby, Toole, Montana, USA, for Clair Mallo, age 21, not previously married, born about 1907 in Chetek, Wisconsin, son of Frank Mallo and Della Grenier, married Elizabeth Louise McConin, age 18, not previously married, born about 1910 in Caseyville, Kentucky, daughter of Joseph McConin and Elizabeth ______, citing Certificate# 869, Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987.

Joseph McConin1

Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth __?__.1 

Family

 Elizabeth __?__
Child 1.Elizabeth Louise McConin1 b. 1910

Citations

  1. [S2145] Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 August 1928 in Shelby, Toole, Montana, USA, for Clair Mallo, age 21, not previously married, born about 1907 in Chetek, Wisconsin, son of Frank Mallo and Della Grenier, married Elizabeth Louise McConin, age 18, not previously married, born about 1910 in Caseyville, Kentucky, daughter of Joseph McConin and Elizabeth ______, citing Certificate# 869, Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987.

Peter McConnell1

b. 1833, d. 18 June 1908
Family
Birth*1833Peter McConnell was born about 1833 in Ireland.1,2 
Marriage*19 July 1866He married, as her second husband, Ann (Courtney) McGovern, daughter of Owen Courtney and Catherine Connolly, on 19 July 1866 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.1,2 
Census US 1870*4 August 1870Ann and Peter McConnell were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 4 August 1870 in Oneida, Knox County, Illinois. Peter was 37 years of age and worked as a day laborer. His real estate was valued at $1,000 and his personal estate at $100. Ana was 39 and keeping house. The three youngest of Ana's children lived in the home. George was 16, James 15 and Mary E., who attended school, was 11.3 
(Husband) Death19 November 1886Peter became a widower when Ann (Courtney) McGovern McConnell died on 19 November 1886.4,2 
Death*18 June 1908He died on 18 June 1908.1,2 

Family

 Ann Courtney b. 1827, d. 19 Nov 1886

Citations

  1. [S955] Stan Courtney, "E-Mail from Stan Courtney," e-mail message from e-mail address to LHB, 08 December 2011, follow-up email dated 03 December 2016. Hereinafter cited as "E-Mail from Stan Courtney."
  2. [S1553] Courtney Family Tree, researched and presented by Stan Courtney, online at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/71124728/family, Peter McConnell, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/71124728/person/46551463981/…. Hereinafter cited as Courtney Family Tree.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Peter McConnell, Oneida, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 359B; Image: 52651; Family History Library Film: 545740. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [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, Ann (Courtney) McConnell, Memorial# 156908666, information created by Stan Courtney. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

William McConnell

(Witness to Deed) Land Transfer16 September 1823John Bolton and Rachel Bolton of Berkley, in the County of Bristol, yeoman, signed a deed agreement on 16 September 1823 to sell land in Berkley, Massachusetts, to Tamerlane Burt and Thomas J. Burt, both of Berkley, yeoman, for the sum of $160. The deed was recorded on 27 Nov 1823 and described the tract and lot of land situated in Berkley as follows: Beginning at a stone set in the ground with stones about it in the line of land owned by Tamerlane Burt, thence South twenty-four degrees, West sixteen rods and twenty links to a stone set in the ground at the root of a maple tree marked in the line of Thomas Briggs land, then Northwesterly by land of Thomas Briggs, Clarissa Burt and Serena Babbitt fifty-three rods to the River Creek so called, thence by said creek Northerly to land of Thomas J. Burt thence by his land and land of said Tamerlane Burt South sixty-two degrees, East about sixty rods to the first ___________bounds containing about six and a quarter acres ________. The deed was signed by John Bolton and Rachel Bolton on 16 Sep 1823, with Abiathar Phillips, Levi French and William McConnell as witnesses.1 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. volume 114, pages 139-140; on microfilm volume 113-114 for 1823-1824, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).

Elisha McCool1

b. 1797, d. 1844
Family
Birth*1797Elisha McCool was born in 1797 in Newberry County, South Carolina.2 
Marriage*He married, as her first husband, Sarah Haworth, daughter of James Wade Haworth and Ann Emily Coppock.1 
Death*1844He died in 1844 in Miami County, Ohio.2 

Family

 Sarah Haworth b. 18 May 1798, d. 1859

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 "Sally" (Haworth) Heaton, Memorial# 92261089. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elisha McCool, Memorial# 92376666.

Michael McCormick1

(Witness to Will) Estate and LandMichael McCormick witnessed the will of John Bell of Killynure, County Cavan, Ireland, on 14 June 1786.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, John Bell, 1786, Killynure, County Cavan, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Ella M. McCoy1

b. 24 June 1865, d. 15 March 1942
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*24 June 1865Ella M. McCoy was born on 24 June 1865 in Lee County, Iowa.1 
Marriage*3 February 1886She married Stillman Brown Edwards, son of Lathan Edwards and Celia Jane Heaton, on 3 February 1886.1,2,3 
Residence*After their marriage they established their home in the township of Nodaway, Taylor County, Iowa.1 
Relocation*1924 In the spring of 1924, Stillman and Ella moved to Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, with other members of their extended families.1 
Death*15 March 1942She suffered a heart attack and died at age 76 on 15 March 1942 at the Rialto Theater, Villisca, while attending a matinee with her husband.1 
Burial*She was buried in Villisca Cemetery, Villisca.1 

Family

 Stillman Brown Edwards b. 15 Jan 1862, d. 7 Jan 1947

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, Ella M. (McCoy) Edwards, Memorial# 15013550. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Stillman Brown Edwards, Memorial# 15013519.
  3. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, citing FHL Film Number: 1035210 Reference ID: 2:3ZCPW5S. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.

Huldah McCoy1,2

b. 20 December 1869, d. 19 June 1946
Family
Birth*20 December 1869Huldah McCoy was born on 20 December 1869 in Knox County, Missouri.3,4 
Marriage*17 December 1885She married Hiram E. Funk on 17 December 1885 in Novelty, Knox County, Missouri.1,2 
Census US 1930*15 April 1930Huldah and H. E. Funk were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 15 April 1930 in Protection, Comanche County, Kansas. Hiram was 70 years of age and worked for wages as a salesman in a nursery, and Huldah was 60 years of age and worked for wages as a nurse in a private home. They had been ages 27 and 17 years, respectively, when they married and rented their home, which was not on a farm, for $11 per month. Three of their children were enumerated with them in 1930. Their son, Delbert was 18 years old and worked for wages as a laborer for a telephone company; and their younger daughter, Edna, was 15 years old and had attended school within the census year. Their elder daughter, Myrtle, who had been married two years earlier, was recorded as Myrtle Funk. She was 20 years old, recorded as single, and worked for wages as a housekeeper in a private home. Her husband, Melvin J. Walker, who was enumerated in the household of his brother in Omaha, Nebraska, was recorded as married. Everyone in the Funk family was able to read and write.3 
(Wife) Death11 July 1942Huldah became a widow when Hiram E. Funk died on 11 July 1942 at age 83.5 
Death*19 June 1946She died on 19 June 1946 in Protection, Comanche County, Kansas, at age 764 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Protection Cemetery, Protection.4,5 

Family

 Hiram E. Funk b. 18 Feb 1859, d. 11 Jul 1942
Children 1.Lula May Funk6,4 b. 10 Oct 1886, d. 13 Nov 1894
 2.Clyde Virgil Funk7,4 b. 26 Apr 1890
 3.Nellie Bird Funk8,4 b. 2 Dec 1891
 4.John Floyd Funk9,4 b. 25 Oct 1893
 5.Sylvia Lee Funk10,4 b. 11 Oct 1896
 6.Claud Dewey Funk11,4 b. 22 Apr 1898
 7.Ina Gladys Funk12,4 b. 10 Feb 1900, d. 7 Nov 1922
 8.Verna L. Funk13,4 b. 11 Apr 1904
 9.Georgia Marie Funk14,4 b. 3 May 1906
 10.June Funk15,4 b. 10 Jun 1908
 11.Myrtle Funk+1,16,4 b. 10 Apr 1910, d. 30 Apr 1952
 12.Delbert Edison Funk3,17,4 b. 11 Feb 1912
 13.Edna Blanche Funk3,18,4 b. 6 Mar 1915

Citations

  1. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Melvin Walker of Omaha, Nebraska, age 23, his second marriage, born in Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri, son of E A Walker and Bertha Coffer, married Myrtle Funk of Omaha, Nebraska, age 19, her first marriage, born in Yelton, Harper County, Oklahoma, daughter of H E Funk and Hulda McCoy, married on 24 July 1928 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  2. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 17 December 1885 in Novelty, Knox County, Missouri, USA, of Miss Huldah McCoy and Hiram E Funk, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  3. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. E. and Huldah Funk, Year: 1930; Census Place: Protection, Comanche, Kansas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340432. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [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, Huldah (McCoy) Funk, Memorial# 21564607. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hiram Elijah Funk, Memorial# 21564600.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lula May Funk, Memorial# 55008767.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clyde Virgil Funk, Memorial# 97752865.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nellie Bird (Funk) Hosier, Memorial# 21552090.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Floyd Funk, Memorial# 44005000.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sylvia Lee (Funk) Metzger, Memorial# 21219703.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Claud Dewey Funk Sr., Memorial# 21788193.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ina Gladys (Funk) Moore, Memorial# 21236402.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Verna L. (Funk) Williams, Memorial# 116127829.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Georgia Marie (Funk) Dorsey, Memorial# 64284385.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, June (Funk) Edmonds, Memorial# 131566715.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Myrtle (Funk) Hopkins, Memorial# 21551963.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Delbert Edison Funk, Memorial# 19966512.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edna Blanche (Funk) Melcher, Memorial# 146610619.

Rachel McCoy1

b. circa 1823
Family
Birth*circa 1823Rachel McCoy was born circa 1823 in Ohio.1 
Marriage*30 October 1842She married David Ball on 30 October 1842 in Columbiana County, Ohio.1,2 

Family

 David Ball b. 1813
Child 1.Jonathan C. Ball1 b. Nov 1850, d. 20 Jun 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, Jonathan C. Ball, Memorial# 90074425. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Rachel Mccoy and David Ball on 30 October 1842 in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000927766. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.

Sallie McCoy1

b. 1813
Family
Birth*1813Sallie McCoy was born about 1813 in Grayson County, Kentucky.1 
Marriage*14 June 1832She married John Figgins on 14 June 1832 in Perry County, Indiana.1,2 

Family

 John Figgins b. 1810, d. a 1870
Child 1.Miranda Figgins3,1 b. Jun 1840, d. 27 Dec 1914

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBP8-3NG. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBP8-HBS
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVHX-T5G

_____ McCoy1

Family
Marriage*He married, as her sixth husband, Bessie Mae (Jordan) Long Fahnholz Wilkinson Gilstrap Pittman, daughter of John B. Jordan and Clara Cash.1,2 

Family

 Bessie Mae Jordan b. 16 Feb 1914, d. 5 May 2000

Citations

  1. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Bessie Mae Long, born on 16 February 1914 at Rockwall, Texas, child of John B Jordan and Clara M Cash, died in 5 May 2000, agency notes: Dec 1947: Name listed as BESSIE MAE LONG; Jan 1948: Name listed as BESSIE MAE FAHNHOLZ; Jun 1960: Name listed as BESSIE MAE GILSTRAP; Jun 1964: Name listed as BESSIE MAE PITTMAN; Jan 1967: Name listed as BESSIE MAE MCCOY; Aug 1972: Name listed as BESSIE FINNEY. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S2208] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 June 1968 in Jackson County, Arkansas, USA, of Mrs. Bessie McCoy of Bradford, Jackson County, age 54, born on 16 February 1914 in Texas, nurse, and H. J. Hamby of Bradford, Jackson County, age 48, born 27 August 1919 in Missouri, retired RR, citing Certificate# 007670, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Year 1968, Film# 3. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969.

Ruth McCracken1,2

b. 10 April 1821, d. 11 September 1896
Family
Birth*10 April 1821Ruth McCracken was born, as calculated from her recorded age at death, on 10 April 1821 in Indiana.3,4 
Marriage*9 June 1853She married, as his second wife, Lewis Jones on 9 June 1853 in Orange County, Indiana.1,5,2 
(Wife) Death13 July 1896Ruth became a widow when Lewis Jones died on 13 July 1896 at age 76.6 
Death*11 September 1896She died two months after her husband on 11 September 1896 at the age of 75 years, 5 months and 1 day3 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.1,5 

Family

 Lewis Jones b. 26 May 1820, d. 13 Jul 1896

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, Ruth Jones, Memorial# 87405899. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 9 June 1853 in Orange County, of Lewis Jones and Ruth McCracken, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office Paoli; Book: C- 3; Page: 481. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ruth Jones, Memorial# 87405899; her year of birth reported as 1820, and her grave monument recording her age at death as 75 years, 5 months and 1 day.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis and Ruth Jones, 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: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M653_286; Page: 783; Family History Library Film: 803286; Ruth's age was recorded as 38 and her year of birth estimated as 1822. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lewis Jones, Memorial# 87405764.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lewis Jones, Memorial# 87405764; reporting his year of birth as 1820, and his grave monument recording his age at death as 76 years, 1 month and 17 days.

Catherine McCray1

b. 16 August 1784, d. 26 March 1834
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Birth*16 August 1784Catherine McCray was born on 16 August 1784 in Kentucky.1,2 
Marriage*25 March 1802She married Abraham Heaton, son of Ebenezer Heaton and Joannah Sutton, on 25 March 1802 in Preble County, Ohio, or perhaps in Mason County, Kentucky.1,3,2 
Residence*Abraham and Catherine spent about 15 years in southeastern Ohio before settling first in Fayette County, Indiana and then in Henry County, Indiana. He was a large land owner in those days and had the only grist mill in the region.1 
Death*26 March 1834She died on 26 March 1834 in Henry County, Indiana, at age 491,2 
Burial* and was buried in Proctor Cemetery, Elkhart County, Indiana. Proctor Cemetery was also known as the Heaton Baptist Cemetery.2,4 

Family

 Abraham Heaton b. 12 May 1779, d. 12 Sep 1849

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 10, pages 416-417. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  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, Catherine (McCray) Heaton, Memorial# 37249021. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Abraham Heaton, Memorial# 37248935.
  4. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 10, pages 416-417, noting that both Catherine and Abraham Heaton were buried in the Oakridge Cemetery near Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana.

Florence McCrery1

b. 1883, d. 1959
Family
Birth*1883Florence McCrery was born about 1883.1 
Marriage*20 July 1906She married, as his second wife, Henry Chapman, son of Thomas J. Chapman and Hannah R. Smith, on 20 July 1906 in Gentry County, Missouri.1,2,3 
(Wife) Death13 January 1948Florence became a widow when Thomas Henry Chapman died on 13 January 1948 at age 78.2 
(Aunt) Death18 November 1950Florence's deceased husband's niece, Viola Irene Cooper, younger daughter of Henry Chapman's brother, Price Chapman, shot and killed her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper, during an argument on 18 November 1950 in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Price's granddaughter, Dolores J. (Walker) Buck, and her husband, James A. Buck, who had been staying with the Coopers for about six weeks, witnessed the killing. Whitney Logan Cooper was 66 years of age.4,5,6,7 
(Aunt) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of Cooper's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
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According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
____________

Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
____________


Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.8,9
 
Death*1959She died in 1959 at about ag 761 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Greenridge Cemetery, Gentry County, Missouri.1,2 

Family

 Thomas H. Chapman b. 15 Mar 1869, d. 13 Jan 1948

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, Florence (McCrery) Chapman, Memorial# 46918717. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Henry “Henry” Chapman, Memorial# 47292664.
  3. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 July 1906 in Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of Henry Chapman and D F Mccrery, both of Gentry, Gentry County, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  4. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  5. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  6. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  8. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  9. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.

Jane McCroskey1

Family
Marriage*She married James Ewing.1 

Family

 James Ewing
Child 1.John McCroskey Ewing1 b. 13 Jul 1830, d. 5 Feb 1901

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, John McCroskey Ewing, Memorial# 59734820. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Deeta Pearl McCrum1

b. 29 March 1914
Family
Father*James W. McCrum1,2 b. Mar 1880, d. 1964
Mother*Laura A. Smith1,3 b. 21 Jun 1883
Birth*29 March 1914Deeta Pearl McCrum was born on 29 March 1914 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Divorcebefore 1920She was less than 6 years old when Her parents divorced before 1920.3,4,5 
(Daughter) Census US 192024 January 1920Deeta was enumerated with her divorced mother and a sister on the 1920 census taken on 24 January 1920 in the household of Christian Kraus at 829 South Bend Avenue, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Deeta was 5 years old. Her mother, who was recorded as a housekeeper in the home, and Christian Kraus would marry within a week of the census taker's visit.5,4 
(Daughter) Marriage29 January 1920Her mother married a second time, on 29 January 1920, to Christian G. Kraus.6,3 
(Daughter) Marriage28 July 1929Her father married a second time, on 28 July 1929, to Mary E. Heaton, who was a widow and had been married three times before.7 

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, Deetta Pearl (McCrum) Chadwell, Memorial# 86789629. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James W. McCrum, Memorial# 115281235.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura A (Smith) McCrum Kraus, Memorial# 255232334.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_462; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 211. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Christophe Krous" and his housekeeper, Laura McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 4, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_464; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 247.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christian G “Chris” Kraus, Memorial# 255231620.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph, Indiana, USA of Mary E. Heaton and James W. Mc Crum. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.

Earl F. McCrum1

b. 10 December 1911
Family
Father*James W. McCrum1,2 b. Mar 1880, d. 1964
Mother*Laura A. Smith1,3 b. 21 Jun 1883
Birth*10 December 1911Earl F. McCrum was born on 10 December 1911 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1 
(Son) Divorcebefore 1920He was less than 8 years old when his parents divorced before 1920.3,4,5 
(Son) Census US 19201 January 1920Earl F. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 1 January 1920 in the household of his divorced father at 106 East Joseph Street, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Earl was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year.4,5 
(Son) Marriage29 January 1920His mother married a second time, on 29 January 1920, to Christian G. Kraus.6,3 
(Son) Marriage28 July 1929His father married a second time, on 28 July 1929, to Mary E. Heaton, who was a widow and had been married three times before.7 
(Son) Census US 193019 April 1930Earl was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 19 April 1930 in the household of his father and stepmother, Mary and James McCrum, at 314 Webber Street, Roseland, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Earl was 18 years old, had attended school within the census year, and was able to read, write and to speak English. The family had also been enumerated two weeks earlier, on 3 April 1930, at 130 North Niles Avenue in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. In South Bend, they had rented their house for $30 per month, and in Roseland, they rented their house for $20 per month. The rest of the information provided to the different census takers remained much the same.8,9 
Marriage*21 March 1932He married Pauline A. F. Kraus, daughter of John C. Kraus and Alvina Petersen, on 21 March 1932 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.10,1 
Census US 1950*19 April 1950Pauline and Earl F. McCrum were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 19 April 1950 in Penn, St. Joseph County, Indiana, with additional information from the census taker that he was proceeding East From Bittersweet On Edison. Earl was 38 years of age and worked as a moulder for a privately owned rubber producing manufacturer. He had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken and was at work all of that week. Pauline was 38 years of age and worked as a machine operator for a privately owned rubber producing manufacturer. She had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken and was at work all of that week. Two sons were enumerated with their parents in 1950. Robert was 15 years old and James was age 10. Both were doing something other than working the week before the census was taken, and neither was looking for work. (We suspect they were both attending school.) James W. McCrum, Earl's father, was also enumerated with the family in 1950. He was reported as widowed, although his wife was still living. She was enumerated in 1950 in California with her son, Kenneth G. Phillips and James's daughter, Eva J. (McCrum) Phillips, who had married each other in 1947. On the 1950 census, in California, James's wife, Mary E. (Woodworth) Phillips McCrum, was recorded as separated from her husband. Her husband, James, in Indiana, was 70 years of age, had been doing something other than working the week before the census was taken, and he was not looking for work. His line item was selected for additional information and he reported that he did not live in the same house or on a farm one year before, although he did live in the same county. He had completed his education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and was over 30 years of age. He had worked 25 weeks the previous year and earned $600 from wages. He had had no other income.11,12 

Family

 Pauline A. F. Kraus b. 21 Jul 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, Earl Finley McCrum, Memorial# 92974476. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James W. McCrum, Memorial# 115281235.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura A (Smith) McCrum Kraus, Memorial# 255232334.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_462; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 211. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Christophe Krous" and his housekeeper, Laura McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 4, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_464; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 247.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christian G “Chris” Kraus, Memorial# 255231620.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph, Indiana, USA of Mary E. Heaton and James W. Mc Crum. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  8. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary McCrum, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roseland, St Joseph, Indiana; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340360. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary McCrum, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340361.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Pauline A. F. (Kraus) McCrum, Memorial# 37357478.
  11. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Earl F. and Pauline McCrum, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 1617; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 71-77. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Kenneth G. and Eva J. Phillips, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 27; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 66-52E.

Eva J. McCrum1

b. 20 November 1905
Family
Father*James W. McCrum2,3 b. Mar 1880, d. 1964
Mother*Laura A. Smith4,2 b. 21 Jun 1883
Birth*20 November 1905Eva J. McCrum was born on 20 November 1905 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Eva Jane McCrum.2 
(Daughter) Divorcebefore 1920She was less than 15 years old when Her parents divorced before 1920.4,5,6 
(Daughter) Census US 19201 January 1920Eva J. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 1 January 1920 in the household of her divorced father at 106 East Joseph Street, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Eva was 14 years old, had attended school within the census year, and was able to read, write and to speak English.5,6 
(Daughter) Marriage29 January 1920Her mother married a second time, on 29 January 1920, to Christian G. Kraus.7,4 
(Eldest Daughter) Marriage28 July 1929Her father married a second time, on 28 July 1929, to Mary E. Heaton, who was a widow and had been married three times before. And seventeen years later, Eva would marry her stepmother's son, Kenneth G. Phillips.8 
Marriage*21 January 1947She married, as his third wife, Kenneth G. Phillips, son of James G. Phillips and Mary E. (Woodworth) Phillips Heaton McCrum, on 21 January 1947 in California. Seventeen years earlier, Eva's father, James W. McCrum, had married Kenneth's mother, Mary E. (Woodworth) Phillips Heaton McCrum in Indiana.9,1 
Census US 1950*22 April 1950Eva J. and Kenneth G. Phillips were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 22 April 1950 at 8401 Sylmar Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Kenneth was 47 years of age and worked as an automobile mechanic in a privately owned garage. He had been at work the day before the census was taken, and had worked 54 hours the week before. Eva was 44 years of age and worked as a cashier in a retail department store. She had been at work the day before the census was taken, and had worked 48 hours the week before. Kenneth's mother, Mary E. McCrum, was enumerated with them in 1950. She was 77 years of age and separated from her husband, James W. McCrum, who was enumerated in Indiana in the household of his son, Earl F. McCrum. James was 70 years of age and reported as widowed.9,10 

Family

 Kenneth G. Phillips b. 1902

Citations

  1. [S1726] California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Kenneth G Phillips and Eva J McCrum on 21 January 1947 in California, USA, referencing California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. Hereinafter cited as California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.
  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, Eva Jane (McCrum) Phillips, Memorial# 83171796. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James W. McCrum, Memorial# 115281235.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura A (Smith) McCrum Kraus, Memorial# 255232334.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_462; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 211. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Christophe Krous" and his housekeeper, Laura McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 4, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_464; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 247.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christian G “Chris” Kraus, Memorial# 255231620.
  8. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph, Indiana, USA of Mary E. Heaton and James W. Mc Crum. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  9. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Kenneth G. and Eva J. Phillips, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 27; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 66-52E. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Earl F. and Pauline McCrum, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 1617; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 71-77.

James W. McCrum1

b. March 1880, d. 1964
Family
Father*Robert J. McCrum2,3 b. 13 Jun 1844, d. 3 Mar 1912
Mother*Caroline E. Weston2,3 b. Feb 1853, d. 8 Feb 1921
Birth*March 1880James W. McCrum was born about March 1880 in Indiana.4,3 
Marriage*25 December 1901He married, as his first wife, Laura A. Smith, daughter of Samuel Martin Smith and Rebecca Jane Cussard, on 25 December 1901 in Huntington County, Indiana.5,4,6 
Divorce*before 1920James and Laura were divorced before 1920. Laura married a second time on 29 January 1920 and James was enumerated as divorced on the 1920 census taken on 21 January 1920.5,7,8 
Census US 1920*1 January 1920James McCrum was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 1 January 1920 at 106 East Joseph Street, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He was 39 years of age, divorced, and worked for wages as a machinist doing lathe work. He rented his house and was able to read, write and to speak English. Two of his children were enumerated with him in 1920. Eva J. was 14 years old, had attended school within the census year, and was able to read, write and to speak English; and Earl F. was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year. Also with the family in 1920 was Jennie (Cussard) Smith, the mother of James's former wife, Laura A. (Smith) McCrum. Jennie was 61 years of age, a widow, able to read, write and to speak English, and worked for wages as a housekeeper for a private family. The other two McCrum children, Lily Larue and Deeta Pearl, were enumerated with their mother who was living as a housekeeper in the home of Christian G. Kraus, whom she would marry as her second husband later that month on 29 January 1920.7,8 
Marriage*28 July 1929He married second, as her fourth husband, Mary E. Heaton, daughter of John H. Woodworth and Emma McGregger, on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. Seventeen years later, James's daughter, Eva J. McCrum, would marry Mary's son, Kenneth G. Phillips.1 
Census US 1930*19 April 1930Mary and James McCrum were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 19 April 1930 at 314 Webber Street, Roseland, St. Joseph County, Indiana. They had also been enumerated two weeks earlier, on 3 April 1930, at 130 North Niles Avenue in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. In South Bend, they had rented their house for $30 per month, and in Roseland, they rented their house for $20 per month. The rest of the information provided to the different census takers remained much the same. James was 50 years of age and in both locations worked for wages as a painter in a plow factory. He had been 22 years of age when he married for the first time and 49 years of age when he married his current wife. Mary was 52 years of age, had been 16 years old when she married for the first time and 51 years of age when she married her current husband. Two children were enumerated with the couple in 1930. Mary's granddaughter, Marvella Mary Phillips, who the census taker in South Bend recorded as Martha Phillips, was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year. James's son, Earl, was 18 years old and had also attended school within the census year. Everyone in the household was able to read, write and to speak English.9,10 
(Father) Census US 195019 April 1950James was enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 19 April 1950 in the household of his son and daughter-in-law, Pauline and Earl F. McCrum, in Penn, St. Joseph County, Indiana. James was 70 years of age, widowed, had been doing something other than working the week before the census was taken, and he was not looking for work. His line item was selected for additional information and he reported that he did not live in the same house or on a farm one year before, although he did live in the same county. He had completed his education through the 8th grade of elementary school, and was over 30 years of age. He had worked 25 weeks the previous year and earned from wages $600. He had had no other income.11,12 
Death*1964He died in 1964 at about age 844 
Burial* and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.4 

Family 1

 Laura A. Smith b. 21 Jun 1883
Children 1.Eva J. McCrum13,4 b. 20 Nov 1905
 2.Lily Larue McCrum14,4 b. 15 Dec 1909
 3.Earl F. McCrum15,4 b. 10 Dec 1911
 4.Deeta Pearl McCrum16,4 b. 29 Mar 1914

Family 2

 Mary E. Woodworth b. 3 Nov 1871, d. 4 Oct 1950

Citations

  1. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph, Indiana, USA of Mary E. Heaton and James W. Mc Crum. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  2. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of James W McCrum, age 84, widowed, laborer in a factory, on 1 January 1965 at Hillview Convalescent Home, 702 North Main Street, in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA, born on 29 March 1880 in Huntington, Indiana, son of Robert McCrum and Caroline E Weston, informant was his son, Earl McCrum, 924 West Broadway, Mishawaka, Date Registered 1965, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1965; Roll: 02. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Carolina McCrum, Year: 1900; Census Place: Huntington, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 378; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0081. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [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, James W. McCrum, Memorial# 115281235. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura A (Smith) McCrum Kraus, Memorial# 255232334.
  6. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 December 1901 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA of James W McCrum and Laura A Smith, with their marriage license issued 24 December 1901.
  7. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_462; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 211. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Christophe Krous" and his housekeeper, Laura McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 4, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_464; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 247.
  9. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary McCrum, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roseland, St Joseph, Indiana; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340360. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary McCrum, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340361.
  11. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Earl F. and Pauline McCrum, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 1617; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 71-77. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Kenneth G. and Eva J. Phillips, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 27; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 66-52E.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eva Jane (McCrum) Phillips, Memorial# 83171796.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lily Larue (McCrum) Becknell, Memorial# 72496274.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Earl Finley McCrum, Memorial# 92974476.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Deetta Pearl (McCrum) Chadwell, Memorial# 86789629.

Lily Larue McCrum1

b. 15 December 1909
Family
Father*James W. McCrum1,3 b. Mar 1880, d. 1964
Mother*Laura A. Smith1,2 b. 21 Jun 1883
Birth*15 December 1909Lily Larue McCrum was born on 15 December 1909 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Divorcebefore 1920She was less than 10 years old when Her parents divorced before 1920.2,4,5 
(Daughter) Census US 192024 January 1920Lily Larue, who was recorded as "Laroa" by the census taker, was enumerated with her divorced mother and a sister on the 1920 census taken on 24 January 1920 in the household of Christian Kraus at 829 South Bend Avenue, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Lily Larue was 10 years old, had attended school within the census year, and was able to read, write and to speak English. Her mother, who was recorded as a housekeeper in the home, and Christian Kraus would marry within a week of the census taker's visit.5,4 
(Daughter) Marriage29 January 1920Her mother married a second time, on 29 January 1920, to Christian G. Kraus.6,2 
(Daughter) Marriage28 July 1929Her father married a second time, on 28 July 1929, to Mary E. Heaton, who was a widow and had been married three times before.7 

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, Lily Larue (McCrum) Becknell, Memorial# 72496274. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura A (Smith) McCrum Kraus, Memorial# 255232334.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James W. McCrum, Memorial# 115281235.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_462; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 211. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Christophe Krous" and his housekeeper, Laura McCrum, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 4, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_464; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 247.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Christian G “Chris” Kraus, Memorial# 255231620.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph, Indiana, USA of Mary E. Heaton and James W. Mc Crum. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.

Robert J. McCrum1,2

b. 13 June 1844, d. 3 March 1912
Family
Birth*13 June 1844Robert J. McCrum was probably born on 13 June 1844 in Indiana.3,4,5 
Civil War (U.S.)*He served for the Union in the Civil War as a Private in Company D of the 74th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.2 
Marriage*6 June 1875He married Caroline E. Weston on 6 June 1875 in Huntington County, Indiana.1,2,6,7,4 
Death*3 March 1912He died on 3 March 1912 at age 672,3 
Burial* and was buried in Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.2 

Family

 Caroline E. Weston b. Feb 1853, d. 8 Feb 1921
Child 1.James W. McCrum+1,8 b. Mar 1880, d. 1964

Citations

  1. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of James W McCrum, age 84, widowed, laborer in a factory, on 1 January 1965 at Hillview Convalescent Home, 702 North Main Street, in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA, born on 29 March 1880 in Huntington, Indiana, son of Robert McCrum and Caroline E Weston, informant was his son, Earl McCrum, 924 West Broadway, Mishawaka, Date Registered 1965, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1965; Roll: 02. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  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, Robert J McCrum, Memorial# 83171711. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Robert McCrumb, age 67, married , wife Caroline Mcrumb, died on 3 March 1912 in Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA, born on 13 June 1844 in Indiana, son of James McCrumb and (not readable), both born in Ireland, Date Registered 1912, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1912; Roll: 13.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Carolina McCrum, Year: 1900; Census Place: Huntington, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 378; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0081; Robert's date of birth recorded as June 1845. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Robert J McCrum, Memorial# 83171711, his year of birth reported as 1844.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline E McCrum, Memorial# 83171740.
  7. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 6 June 1875 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA of Robert McCrum and Caroline E Weston, marriage license issued on 4 June 1875. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Robert and Carolina McCrum, Year: 1900; Census Place: Huntington, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 378; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0081.

Margaret McCue1

b. 1859
Family
Birth*1859Margaret McCue was born about 1859 in Wisconsin.1 
Marriage*1878She married Spencer Alexander about 1878.1,2 

Family

 Spencer Alexander b. 1849
Child 1.Edward Spencer Alexander+1,3 b. 25 Jul 1881, d. 10 Sep 1938

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 (McCue) Alexander, Memorial# 215309389. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Spencer Alexander, Memorial# 215309367.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Spencer Alexander, Memorial# 185823197.

Wandas V. McCullough1,2,3

b. 2 November 1888, d. 11 July 1954
Family
Birth*2 November 1888Wandas V. McCullough was born on 2 November 1888 in Oakwood, Paulding County, Ohio.1,4 
Name VariationHer full name was Wandas Victoria McCullough.2,1 
Marriage*14 September 1907She married, as his second wife, John M. Lighthill, son of Robert Hendrickson Lighthill and Lydia McMannis, on 14 September 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio.1,2,5,3 
(Sister-in-Law) Census US 191021 April 1910Wandas V. was enumerated with her husband and children on the 1910 census taken on 21 April 1910 in the household of her brother-in-law, William N. Lighthill, in Brown, Paulding County, Ohio. Wandas was 21 years of age and had given birth to one child, Oscar J. Lighthill, who was one year old. Her husband, John, was 30 years of age and worked as a laborer doing odd jobs. His two surviving daughters from his first marriage, Lydia E. and Orpha M., were ages 10 and 4 years old, respectively, and Lydia had attended school within the census year.6 
Death*11 July 1954She died on 11 July 1954 in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, at age 652,3 
Burial* and was buried in Block 120, Grave 191 of Riverside Cemetery, Albion.2 

Family

 John M. Lighthill b. 6 Jun 1880, d. 2 May 1960
Child 1.Oscar J. Lighthill6 b. 1909

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John M. Lighthill, laborer, age 27 on 6 June 1907, residence Oakwood, Ohio, born in Paulding County, Ohio, parents Hendricks Lighthill and Lydia McManus, was married once before and no wife living, and Wandas V. Mc Cullough, housekeeper, age 19 on 2 November 1907, residence Oakwood, Paulding County, Ohio, born in Paulding County, parents Grant McCullough and Rosa Edwards, not previously married, not a widow or divorced woman, married on 14 September 1907 in Paulding County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000925302. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  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, Wandas Victoria (McCullough) Lighthill, Memorial# 13061391. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Monday, 2 May 1960, page 5, from Albion, reporting the death of John M. Lighthill, retired Union Steel Products Company boilerman, died morning of 2 May 1960 at home of daughter, Mrs. Harold Shaffer of 600 Hillcrest Street where he had made his home, born in Oakwood, Ohio, son of Robert and Lydia (McManus) Lighthill, moved to Albion 50 years earlier, married Wandas McCullough on 10 September 1907 in Paulding, Ohio, she died in 1954; he was survived by five daughters, Mrs. LaVern (Lydia) Einhart of Augusta, Mrs. Frank (May) Collins of Battle Creek, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Winchell of Albion, and Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Shaffer of Albion, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wandas Victoria (McCullough) Lighthill, Memorial# 13061391, reporting her place of birth as Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John McManus Lighthill, Memorial# 13061367.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William N. Lighthill, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Paulding, Ohio; Roll: T624_1220; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375233. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

William McCullough1

b. 18 May 1828, d. 30 December 1902
Family
Birth*18 May 1828William McCullough was born about 18 May 1828 in New Jersey.1,2,3 
Marriage*31 March 1853He married first Martha Ann Campbell, daughter of John Berry Campbell and Cynthia Beard Black, on 31 March 1853 in Scott County, Illinois.1,3,4 
(Husband) Death3 November 1860William became a widower when Martha Ann (Campbell) McCullough died on 3 November 1860 at age 25.4 
Marriage*16 October 1862He married second Emily Jane Camp, daughter of George Camp and Nancy Felton, on 16 October 1862 in Scott County.5 
Death*30 December 1902He died on 30 December 1902 in Scott County at age 743 
Burial* and was buried in Gillham Cemetery, Winchester, Scott County.3 

Family 1

 Martha Ann Campbell b. 31 Mar 1835, d. 3 Nov 1860

Family 2

 Emily Jane Camp b. 19 Mar 1837, d. 28 Apr 1912

Citations

  1. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, William McCullough and Martha Ann Campbell, Scott County, 31 March 1853. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Martha A. McCullough, Township 14 Range 12, Scott, Illinois; Roll: M653_227; Page: 929; Family History Library Film: 803227. Hereinafter cited as 1860 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, William McCullough, Memorial# 130730886. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Ann (Campbell) McCullough, Memorial# 133500877.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emily Jane (Camp) McCullough, Memorial# 130730969.