Harold Lee McKenzie

Notes:

Cumberland News, November 30, 1984, Frostburg, Maryland

Harold Lee McKenzie, 77, of Old Beall School Road, died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Maryland. He had been in ill health for three years. Born in Garrett County, he was the son of the late William McKenzie and Lavina (Machin) McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie was a retired farmer and trapper. He was a member of the Trinity Assembly of God Church in Midlothian. Surviving are his widow, the former Velma Wilson, three daughters, Mrs. Norma Lee Keller, Cumberland, Mrs. Elaine A. McClung, Fort Ashby, West Va., Mrs Doris L. McKenzie, Frostburg, three sons, Donald E. McKenzie, Akron, Ohio, Harold L. McKenzie, Jr., Frostburg, Roger D. McKenzie, Stafford, Va., one sister, Mrs. Bertha Wagner, Spartanburg, South Carolina, five brothers, Robert McKenzie of Florida, Frederick McKenzie and Richard McKenzie, both of Frostburg, Murrell McKenzie and Albert McKenzie, both of Rt. 2 Frostburg, 21 grandchildren and 19 great grand-children. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 AM at the Trinity Assembly of God, Midlothian, by the Rev. James E. Johnson. Interment will be in the Johnson Cemetery, Garrett County. Friends may call at the church one hour before the services. The family requests that memorials take the form of donations to the Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad or to the Frostburg Area Ambulance Service.

Family/Spouse: Velma Louise Wilson. Velma (daughter of James Calvin Wilson and Anna Mae Crowe) was born on 8 Apr 1910 in Garrett County, Maryland; died on 23 May 2000 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Roger Dale McKenzie died after 2000.
2. Elaine Ann McKenzie died after 2000.
3. Norma Lee McKenzie was born on 4 Sep 1930 in Garrett County, Maryland; died on 24 Nov 1993 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
4. Jack Deal McKenzie was born on 8 Mar 1932 in Garrett County, Maryland; died on 16 Aug 1932 in Garrett County, Maryland.
5. Donald Edward McKenzie was born on 12 Jul 1933 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 27 Mar 2018 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
6. Doris Louise McKenzie was born in Private.
7. Larry Ronald (Ronnie) McKenzie was born on 6 Aug 1936 in Garrett County, Maryland; died on 12 Mar 1939 in Frostburg, Garrett County, Maryland.
8. Harold Lee (Junior) McKenzie was born in Private.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: William Henry (Butch) McKenzie
• Death: 21 Apr 1949, Frostburg, Garrett County, Maryland

Notes:

From death certificate obtained by Don Kagle: William Henry McKenzie, son of Wm. McKenzie and Elizabeth Albright; coal miner; born Dec. 11, 1880, PA; died April 21, 1949, Frostburg, of congestive heart failure; buried April 24, 1949, Johnson Cemetery; informant, Mrs. Thomas Wagner.

FROSTBURG — Final rites for William H. McKenzie, who died Thursday at the home of his son, Merrill McKenzie, Route 2, were conducted Sunday at Johnson Methodist Church, Garrett county. Rev. Ralph E. Logon officiated and interment was in Johnson Cemetery. Pallbearers, all grandsons, were Frederick Wagner, Paul, Darrell, Carl, Robert and William McKenzie. The Cumberland Evening Times, April 26, 1949.

William married Lavina Machin on 10 Aug 1902 in Allegany County, Maryland. Lavina (daughter of John Thomas Machin and Emma Handley) was born on 28 Jul 1884 in Midlothian, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 22 Jan 1948 in Frostburg, Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From death certificate obtained by Don Kagle: Lavina Machin - died Jan 22, 1948 in Frostburg; born 28 Jul 1884, Midlothian; burial Jan 25, 1948, Johnson Cemetery.

Frostburg - Mrs. Lavina McKenzie, wife of W. H. McKenzie, near Finzel, Garrett county, died last night at the home of her son, Robert McKenzie, 2 Park street, after a lingering illness. Born in Garrett county, Mrs. McKenzie was a daughter of the late John and Emma Machin. She belonged to the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Surviving besides her husband and son are six other children, Frederick McKenzie, Frostburg; Harold, Murrell, Albert and Richard McKenzie, all of Garrett county, and Mrs. Thomas Wagner, also Garrett county; two brothers, Thomas Machin, Mt. Savage, and John Machin, Westernport; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Brand, Wichita Falls, Texas; Mrs. Henry Finzel, Frostburg; and Mrs. Fred Hare, Somerset, Pa.; 33 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Robert McKenzie residence, here.

The Cumberland Evening Times, January 23, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 29, 2011

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: William Enoch McKenzie

Notes:

Per Ray Leidinger: “William Enoch McKenzie, born 3 January, 1842. Baptized 11 September, 1842. Parents John and Barbara McKinzie. Sponsor Mary Logsdon. Rev. L. Obermyer.” St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cumberland, MD

William McKenzie appears in the 1880 Census for Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He does not appear in a census afterwards according to Sheryl Kelso (as of March, 2011). According to Sheryl, she believes William Enoch doied between 1880 and 1888 and that his wife, Eliza (Albright or Albreit) married a neighbor, Michael Baker, about 1898.

1. William Enoch MCKENZIE was born on 3 Jan 1842. He died on 6 Jan 1881. He was buried in McKenzie Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

He was buried in McKenzie Cemetery, Greenville Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

William married Elizabeth Albright in 1863. Elizabeth was born on 16 Jan 1845 in Pennsylvania; died on 21 Aug 1921 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Comments: You are in the ball park. William Enoch dies in the early 1880's. Exact date unknown at this writing. Eliza, of whom I have a couple of photos, is hired by Michael Baker to care for his ill wife.

At some point in 1884 or 1885 Michael’s first wife, Caroline becomes ill with small children to care for. Michael arranges for a widow named Elizabeth "Eliza" McKenzie to be a caregiver to his ailing wife and children. The details of this arrangement are unknown but what is known is that Michael and Elizabeth produce a son, James Michael Baker born May 25, 1885.

James is 10 years old when Michael’s first wife, Caroline, dies June 2, 1895. In 1898, Elizabeth and Michael marry. Needless to say, I am sure that the household was an interesting one.

Michael is listed on the Census of 1900 as a renter in a household owned by his wife Elizabeth "Eliza" on acreage surrounded by the McKenzie Family; in-laws to Elizabeth by her first marriage. Michael is employed as a farm laborer, likely on Elizabeth’s farm. Elizabeth is illiterate while Michael is literate and in their home is their son James and a boarder named William McKenzie.

There exists little direct evidence of the nature of the relationship between Michael and Elizabeth. What is known is that on the Census of 1910 Michael is unemployed, 74 years of age, and living with his son Albert and Albert’s family. Michael is listed as being married and in his second marriage.

On the same census a short distance away, Elizabeth is listed as also being in her second marriage, but living as head of household with her son James, daughter-in-law Loretta and two grandchildren: William A. Baker and Eliza M. Baker. James is listed as a fireclay miner at the Union Mining Company in Mount Savage, MD while Elizabeth is listed as a self-employed farmer. That Michael and Elizabeth are living apart indicates much.

Michael filed for a pension for his service in the Civil War and was awarded a pension of $13 a month for disabilities connected with his service. In his application he states that he is unable to work because of back pain and chronic abdominal cramping.

The 1910 Census returns and the pension application indicate that Michael had become unwelcome in his wife’s home and felt that his income and company would be more welcome with the children of his first marriage.

In the 1916 obituary for Michael, there is no mention of his ever having been married a second time, or of Elizabeth and James. There seems to have been friction between the extended family members.

Rob Wolford
jrwolford@frontiernet.net

Also, from Sheryl Kelso, 7-7-11: Elizabeth Albright McKenzie Baker was the wife of William Enoch McKenzie of Greenville Township, Somerset County, PA. She later married Michael Baker of Larimer Township. She was the mother of John McKenzie who married Amanda "Mandy" Clark, my great-aunt.

The following was received by the author from Sheryl Kelso in January, 2014:

Last Will and Testament of Eliza (Albright) McKenzie Ward Baker, first wife of William Enoch McKenzie, sent by Rob Wolford on January 29, 2014. I typed this exactly as it was written.


Page One
Know all men by these presents, that I Eliza Ward of Greenville Township Somerset County and state of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind and memory, do make and publish this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills and testaments by me at anytime heretofore made.

AS to such worldly estate that I am intrusted and possessed of I disperse of the same as follows Viz:

I give and bequeath to my son James Baker all my real and personal property whatsoever situated in Greenville Twp., Somerset Co. Pa on the following conditions,

That he, my son James Baker shall maintain and provide a home and the necessities of life as long as I live he shall provide for my boarding, doctor bills, taxes, clothing and funeral expenses, all of which he shall keep an accurate account and if the expenses do not exceed the entire value of property, estimated at Four Hundred Dollars, then shall the following distribution be made as follows To Samuel Mckenzie $50.00 to John Mckenzie $50.00 one year after my death, to William Mckenzie $50.00 Two years after my death and to the living heirs of Catherine Mckenzie Deed. One Dollar each namely to Lawrence, Bessy, Eddy, James, Annie Maggie, and Leoda. Mckenzie.

[hand written at bottom of page 1, Estate #130 - 1921]

Page Two
I do hereby appoint and nominate A. E. Baer Esq. of Pocahontas, Pa. Executor of this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I, Eliza Ward [handwritten above Ward in parentheses is Baker] the testator have to this my will set my hand and seal this 22nd day of March 1915 A.D.

Signed A. E. Baer and J. M. Peck

Eliza [her mark of X] Ward Baker

Eliza died on the 30th of August 1921 at 7 a.m. in Greenville Township.

Will was sent to probate on September 8, 1921

In a follow-up from the author to Sheryl Kelso in Januany, 2014, she replied:

I believe she must have married a Dorsey Ward between the time that William Enoch passed away (1881) and when she married Michael Baker (about 1898). I have located a Dorsey Ward in the 1870 census, age 25, living in Cumberland. Oddly enough I had his name attached to her as a spouse with no known marriage. I have no idea where I picked up that info, but it was a side note in her file. How the two of them ever got together is a mystery, but apparently they did, and we may never know what became of him. Of course, this time period falls in the dead census years from 1880-1900. Beth Ann Magruder is direct line descendant of this family and told me a few years ago that she had stacks of info on the line. I have written to her and am hoping she finds something in one of those stacks to clarify this Ward marriage. I have also been in contact with Michael Baker’s gr-gr-gr-grandson who actually lives quite close to us. He is the one who supplied the copy of the Will I sent you earlier. His information comes from cousins on the Baker side of the family. As the name Ward is prominent throughout the will, I am certain Eliza married this gentleman before her marriage to Michael Baker.

Note from Beth Ann McKenzie on June 10, 2011:
Yes his wife did marry a man with the last name of Baker, and she had a son with him by the name of Jim Baker, My grandfather.. who was William Enoch McKenzie's grandson.. told me the story of his grandmother, and his half/uncle Jim Baker.. William Enoch was born on 1/30/1842 and died on 1/6/1881 My G-grandfather William Henry McKenzie was born just one year prior to his fathers death.. I have a good bit of family information on the generations following William Enoch McKenzie, and I do know that Eliza Known in my family to have been Elizabeth.. she was born on 1/16/1845 and died in 8/1921 Michael Baker b.4/19/1836 d. 7/1916 and their son Jim Baker b. 5/25/1885 d. 8/23/1952 I have other information but not really much more on Jim or Michael Baker.. they are I believe buried close to where I grew up in the Finzel area of Maryland in Garrett co. If you would like more info please let me know... also I do have a photo somewhere of Eliza .. another interesting fact is that she was blind the story I had been told was that she was a great Gardner, they would put ropes to the garden for her to follow, and she would tend to the garden.

I have been told that many of the people of that family, such as Catherine, Conrad, Samuel, Mary, Maggie, and maybe even John are buried in Beal Cemetery that is located up from McKenzie hollow road just over the Mason Dixon line, I have not yet gone there but may make it a point to go over the weekend, My Grandfather was Murrell McKenzie he was born 7/27/1911 and he died 6/6/1990 just a few days after the birth of my son, whom to my regret he never got to see, and My father was Albert W. McKenzie also known to many as "Wayne" but there were two Wayne McKenzie's my father was born 4/11/1938 and died 9/23/1994 he was 56yrs. old at the time of his death. My g-grandfather William Henry McKenzie b. 12/11/1880 and d. 4/21/1949 he married Lavina Machin on 8/10/1902 and children born to their union are as follows: Bertha Regina b.6/6/1903 d. 4/17/1991 Robert "Bob" McKenzie b.4/13/1905 d. 3/31/1986 in Florida, Harold Lee McKenzie b.1/24/1907 d. 11/26/1984 Fredrick b.8/13/1909 d.5/18/1985 , Murrell Cleland McKenzie b.7/27/1911 d.6/6/1990 Lloyd b.2/1/1913 d. 7/1/1913 , Albert Leslen b.7/19/1915 d.8/24/200 Richard William b.1/20/1919 d.2/26/1994

Possible husband Dorsey Ward - have been unable to find any mention of this man and can find no burial record for him.

In a note from Rob Wolford on January 27, 2014:
The family register from 1976 and 1992 both state that Eliza's maiden name is Albright. Neither identify her parents. The family register that I completed in 2011 lists Eliza's parents as John A. and Elizibeth (Keefer) Albright. I am unsure at present where this data came from.

She died on 30 Aug 1921 at the age of 76 in Greenville Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

She was buried on 1 Sep 1921 in Beal Cemetery, Pocahontas, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.
PA Death Certificate - died of acute heart problems; widow

Elizabeth was also known as Elizabeth "Eliza" Albright.

Notes:

from Miners Recollections, published in Cumberland Times-News, November 4, 2020
Fairy tales often include a beautiful young woman, a prince charming and a fairy godmother; they begin with “Once upon a time” and end with “They lived happily ever after.” Our Recollections often include a lovely young woman and her prince charming; fairy godmothers and “happily ever afters” are rare.
Once upon a time, in the small village of Upper Newbold, Derbyshire, England, baby Emma Hendley was born on July 28, 1849. As a child she became her papa’s helper, building chimneys in and around Derbyshire. One day, while scampering around a rooftop handing bricks to her father, a piece of mortar dislodged and fell on her, blinding her in one eye. As a mature young lady, she was skeptical that she would ever find her prince charming, but he was not far away.
John Thomas Machin (pronounced MAY-kin) was from the little minster of Southwell in Derbyshire. A minster was a town given to churches and their pastors; agriculture and coal helped to enrich the area. John was an iron ore miner when he met Miss Emma Hendley. They were married on Jan. 29, 1866, and for the next six years it was just the two of them. Their son George, born on Jan. 7, 1872, was the first of their eight children. His siblings Thomas, Mary Emma and Albert were born in England. On April 27, 1880, the family left Liverpool, journeyed “across the pond” and arrived in New York City on May 12. They settled in a home in Frostburg where they lived for about a year before moving to a farm in Finzel. Four additional children (Lillie, Lavina, John and Ellen) were born in the wide-open farm country of Western Maryland.
John Machin enjoyed 11 years of farming and clay mining in Finzel. Emma’s prince charming died on June 25, 1891; she became a widow at the age of 42.
George, the oldest son of John and Emma Machin, married Missouri Belle Albright on Feb. 22, 1892. Missouri was the daughter of William and Christina (Emerick) Albright of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was certain that George was her prince charming and they would lead a fairytale life; it was not to be. Their first child, William Albert, died at 5 months of age. A daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born in 1895. The stork visited again on April 2, 1897, to deliver Mabel Gertrude. Their little house in Mount Savage was finally filled with the joyful giggles of Mary and some late-night crying from little Mabel.
On April 21, 1897, George Machin met up with Henry Snyder and William Saurbrine to ride a coal hopper pulled by a C& P freight train to the New York Mine where they were employed. Riding the hopper to work was a daily standard procedure. The trio of miners sat on the bumper of the hopper with their legs dangling down between the cars. The train traveled to the mine, 1 mile east of Frostburg, where it stopped at the switch to drop off the hopper and its passengers. Before the men could disembark they were hit from behind by an engine pulling empty cars. The legs of George Machin and Henry Snyder were crushed between bumpers; they were so mangled that each had to have a leg amputated. William Saurbrine was more fortunate and limped away from the accident.
George Machin died that same afternoon from his injuries, leaving his wife, Missouri, to care for 2-year-old Mary and 18-day-old Mabel. Missouri’s happily-ever-after became a nightmare; baby Mabel died on Sept. 1, 1898, when she was 18 months old.
Missouri’s job opportunities were limited; with a young child who needed her momma, her only option was to work from home, perhaps as a laundress. A year after George died, she married Charles F. McKinzie, a 28-year-old widower with two small boys; John was 4 and Jerry was 2. A son, Harry, was welcomed into this blended family in November 1899.
A few years later, Missouri’s health began to decline. She died at home on Thursday, Sept. 17, 1908, at 8:30 p.m. from dropsy (congestive heart failure.) Missouri left a husband and four children to mourn her loss; she is buried in St. George’s Episcopal Cemetery in Mount Savage. Within months another stone was placed in St. George’s inscribed C.F. McKinzie, born 1871-died 1908.
What became of the four children (Mary, 14; (George “Babe” Ruth was also a
student at St. Mary’s, having been placed there in 1902 by his parents who said he was “incorrigible.” He left the school in 1914 when he signed up to play baseball for the Baltimore Orioles’ minor league team.) What became of Henry Snyder, who lost a leg in the train accident that killed George Machin? Henry, born April 10, 1867, in Wellersburg, Pennsylvania, was the son of John Adam and Mary (Hostetter) Snyder. Little is known about Henry’s childhood. He was the fourth of six children born into a very loving and caring family. His father, John, died when Henry was 11 years old. In John’s will he describes his spouse, Mary, as “my beloved wife” and his children as “dear.” After his death, the oldest son, William, who worked as a laborer, became the sole support of the family.
Henry married Ella Bittner in 1891, and together they started their own fairytale. A daughter, Annie, was born in 1893, followed by a son, Henry Earl, in 1895. The growing family had established their home in Mount Savage where Henry was employed as a coal miner. Although Henry’s leg was amputated due to the train accident, he was blessed to have survived.
It can be surmised from the 1900 Census record that a child was born and died around the time of Henry’s accident, adding sorrow to injury. However, the stork remained busy; two bundles of joy were delivered in quick succession with the arrival of Raymond in 1900 and Roy in 1901. Henry, no longer able to work as a miner, was kept busy as a peddler striving to support his family. Son John was welcomed in 1905.
By 1910, Henry was strong enough to resume his former occupation as a miner. The increase in salary, although small, was needed; the family expanded yet again in 1913 when Dorothy was born. Henry and Ella had been blessed with a healthy, happy family. The fairytale, although fractured in 1897, was looking brighter until the U.S. joined the war on April 6, 1917. Henry and Ella’s second child felt obliged to serve his country. Pfc. Henry Earl Snyder, 22, of Company H, 313th Infantry, 79th Division, shipped out of Hoboken, New Jersey, between June 15 and July 8, 1918. Henry and Ella prayed fervently for his safe return. They received a letter edged in black; Henry Earl was killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918, on the first day of the Meuse-Argonne offensive in France. The heartbroken family watched their happily-ever-after begin to crumble; Ella, dedicated wife and mother, died less than a month later on Oct. 17, 1918. Henry Snyder remained active and focused; he cared for his children and counted his blessings until his death on May 13, 1955, at the age of 88.

John married Emma Handley on 29 Jan 1866. Emma was born on 28 Jul 1849 in Upper Newbold, Derbyshire, England; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sponsors of the Children of John M. McKenzie (abt. 1795) Which Circumstantially Suggests that Samuel McKenzie (b. 1751) (“Old Sam”) was John M.’s Father - by Michael A. McKenzie May, 2014

1.Before we begin with the sponsors of John M.’s children, note that John M. named his second child Samuel. May be a clue.
2.May, 1819, Samuel McKenzie, sponsors: Samuel McKenzie and Hanna Logston. Is this Samuel (1850, “Old Sam”, John’s father and this boy’s grandfather?
3.June, 1821, Harriett McKenzie, sponsors: Moses and Catherine McKenzie. I think this was Moses Ignatius McKenzie and his wife, Catherine. Moses Ignatius was a known child of Samuel ("Old Sam") and would have been John M.’s oldest brother.
4.September, 1823, John M. McKenzie, Jr., sponsor: Helen McKensey. Query: is this a misspelling of “Ellen”? If so, this may be John M.’s sister, Eleanor (Ellen_ and one of Samuel McKenzie’s (1751) daughters. The fact that there is only one sponsor reinforces that Helen/Ellen was not married and coincides with the information I recently sent you with respect to Samuel F. McKenzie (b. 1805).
5.September, 1840, Peter McKenzie, sponsors: May and Basil McKenzie. The only Basil of which I am aware was the son of Moses Ignatius McKenzie referenced above. Basil would have been John M.’s nephew, and the grandson of Samuel McKenzie (1751).
6.May, 1844, Francis McKinzie, sponsors being Sam’l F. McKinzie and Reb. Garlitz. This could be one of two people: Samuel F. McKenzie (abt. 1791), who was John M.’s brother or Samuel F. McKenzie (1805), who I have proposed was the son of Ellen McKenzie of Samuel (1751).

Conclusion
These are the recorded baptisms of John M.’s children in which I can identify the sponsors. In every one that I can identity, there is some connection to Samuel McKenzie (1751). Ergo, I conclude that Samuel McKenzie (1750) was the father of John M. McKenzie (abt. 1795).


John M. McKenzie will probated 1864 Somerset Co, PA. Inventory and First appraisal of goods performed 1/1/1864.
"A true and perfect inventory and first appraisement of all and singular. The goods and chattels rights and credits which were of John McKenzie Sr late of Greenville Township deceased. Goods taken by the widow.2 clocks 35cents, 1 table.10, Safe & C .25, 2 chains .10 , 1 rifle gun 4.00, 1 hand saw .25,1 bed & bedstead 3.00, 1 bureau .50, 1 chair & stand .50,1 trunk 1.00, 1 spinning wheel 1.50, auger & jig .38,1 skillet .05,1 bed & bedstead 4.00, 1 steelyard 1.00, wool wheel dough trey & sceive 1.50, shell & bance .75, 3 cow chains 1.00, bed & bedstead 2.00, iron wedge .25, 1 fox trap .25, 2 drawing knives .25, 1 pot & c. .13, 1 loom & fir lines 4.00, dishes & c. 1.25, 5 barrels .33, 1 churn .13, 1 kettle & dish .50, 1 copper kettle & machine 8.00, 1 pot .50, skillets & pans .05, 4 old axes .50, 1 old bridle .05, trace tang chain fork & scrap 1.00, cross cut saw 1.00, wagon 10.00, horse gear 2.00, sorrel horse 50.00, sorrel mare 5.00, colt 35.00, fire tongs & scrap .50 - 6.00, log slede singletree .50, harrow 1.00, log chain .50, stretcher ,50, wood cock plough 1.00, shovel ploughs .50, mould boards .20, cutting box .20, s hatches .50, matix & hoes 2.00, grain cradle 2.00, cow 12.00, calf 2.00, forks .75, barrels & ? .75, bundles of grain 1.40, lot of grain 2.00, lot of hay 51.00, pig .25, lot of potatoees 1.50, chickens .50, windmill 5.00, fox trap 1.00, head of sheep 8.00, acres rye in the ground 12.00
TOTAL: $256.92 = 6th February AD 1864 Approved by the Court and Ordered to be recorded. J.H.Boyls (Clerk)Taken and appraised by us the SUBSCRIBED the 1st day of Jan AD 1864
B.F.Yoder H. Rembold Jacob P. Hutzel
(In Blanche M. LaRue's family bible as great-great grandfather)

John M. McKenzie's land was sold from his estate to Paul Hoffman in 1864. It states that his tract of land was adjoining lands of Soloman Engle, Frank Bittner and Jesse W. Beal. On John Mckenzie's Deeds it gave Flaugherty Creek as a boundary.

Children of John and Hannah - sent by Betty Smith, July, 2009:
1.Joseph McKenzie (17 Jun 1816 Mt. Savage Md - 23 Jan 1879 Pocahontas, Somerset, PA)
2.Samuel J. McKenzie (11 Apr 1819 - 3 Nov 1888 Garrett County, Maryland)
a.!CHRISTENING: St. Ignatius Baptismal Records; 1 May 1819 McKenzie, Samuel b/ 11 April 1819 s/o John and Hanna TOMBLINSON. Sponsors Samuel McKenzie and Hannah Redmond. WESTERN MARYLAND CATHOLICS 1819-1851 compiled by Richard T. Koch and Phyllis I. Davidson p. 79

3.Hannah McKenzie (10 Feb 1821-?)
a.CHRISTENING: 22 June 1821 McKenzie, Harriet b/10 Feb 1821 d/o John and Hanna TUMBLESON; sps Moses McKenzie & Catherin McKenzie WESTERN MARYLAND CATHOLICS 1819-1851 compiled by Richard T. Koch and Phyllis I. Davidson p. 81

4.John McKenzie (15 May 1823 Pennsylvania - 24 Feb 1894 Brighton, Indiana)
a.CHRISTENING : 19 Sep 1823 John McKenzie b. 15 May 1823 s/o John & Hanna McKenzie Sps Helen McKenzie WESTERN MARYLAND CATHOLICS 1819-1851 compiled by Richard T. Koch and Phyllis I. Davidson p. 84

5.Drucilla Ann McKenzie (Weimer) (9 Apr 1825-9 Feb 1888)
a.Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, the Immigrant of 1736 by Rev. Harvey Hostetler, D.D. Elgin Ill, Brethern Publishing Co. 1912 (1042) Samuel K. Weimer, Elklick, Pa. , was b. Sept 6, 1824, in Greenville Tp. Somerset Co. Pa. and m. Drusilla Anne McKenzie, who was b. Apr. 9, 1825, the dau of John and HANNAH (TOMLEYSON) McKenzie, Pocahantas, Pa. Has been judge and inspector of elections. Deacon of German Baptist church. Ozias, Lydia, John, Eliza Katherine, Mahala, Jesse, Noah, Norman,Harriet, Par. 16, 1861-, Juliann, Simon, Henrietta.
6.Rebecca Marina McKenzie (Lint) (24 Mar 1827-21 Jun 1868)
a.CHRISTENING : 3 Jun 1827 Rebecca McKenzie b. 24 Mar 1827 d/o John & Hanna McKenzie Sps Miss Rebecca Porter WESTERN MARYLAND CATHOLICS 1819-1851 compiled by Richard T. Koch and Phyllis I. Davidson p. 88

b.Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler:(1002)Joseph Lint, Pocahantas, Pa. at death, was b. near the same place August 8, 1825, d. August 22, 1904, pleurisy, m. (1) Rebecca McKenzie, b. March 24, 1827, d. June 21, 1868, daughter of John and HANNAH (ALLERTON) McKenzie, Pocahontas, Pa. German Reformed Church. Levi, Milton, Andrew, Jesse, Henry M. , Simon S., Hattie T., John Jacob, Rebecca, (2) Harriet Hochstetler, b. Sept 14, 1844 at Pocahontas, Pa., Frank, Alice.
7.Ambrose G. McKenzie (1 Mar 1829-Apr 1906)
8.Jesse McKenzie (1832-?)
a.CHRISTENING: 29 March 1832 McKenzie, Jesse s/o John and Hanna McKenzie Sps Mary Logsdon WESTERN MARYLAND CATHOLICS 1819-1951 Richard T. Koch and Phyllis I Davidson
9.Maria McKenzie (Kelley) (22 Jun 1833-17 Dec 1908)


John M. MCKENZIE and Barbara ENGLE were married about 1838. John M. McKenzie's land was sold from his estate to Paul Hoffman in 1864. It states that his tract of land was adjoining lands of Soloman Engle, Frank Bittner and Jesse W. Beal. On John Mckenzie's Deeds it gave Flaugherty Creek as a boundary.

Census Information:

John Mc Kinsey
United States Census, 1860
Name:John Mc Kinsey
Event Type:Census
Event Year:1860
Event Place:Greenville Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender:Male
Age:61
Race:White
Race (Original):[Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated):1799
Birthplace:Maryland
Page:130
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:M653
HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
John Mc KinseyM61Maryland
Barbara Mc KinseyF42Pennsylvania
William Mc KinseyM18Pennsylvania
Francis Mc KinseyM16Pennsylvania
Jeremiah Mc KinseyM15Pennsylvania
Patrick Mc KinseyM13Pennsylvania
Zaccariah Mc KinseyM11Pennsylvania
Hannah Mc KinseyF9Pennsylvania
Sarah Mc KinseyF7Pennsylvania
Nancy Mc KinseyF5Pennsylvania
Moses Mc KinseyM1Pennsylvania
Household ID: 891 , GS Film Number: 805183 , Digital Folder Number: 004293551 , Image Number: 00204
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"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXT3-XC4 : accessed 17 April 2015), John Mc Kinsey, Greenville Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 130, household ID 891, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,183.

John Mckinsey
United States Census, 1850
Name:John Mckinsey
Event Type:Census
Event Year:1850
Event Place:Greenville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender:Male
Age:56
Race:White
Birth Year (Estimated):1794
Birthplace:Maryland
House Number:46
HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
John MckinseyM56Maryland
Barbara MckinseyF32Pennsylvania
Ambrose MckinseyM21Pennsylvania
Jesse MckinseyM19Pennsylvania
Maria MckinseyF17Pennsylvania
Noah MckinseyM12Pennsylvania
William MckinseyM10Pennsylvania
Francis MckinseyM8Pennsylvania
Jeremiah MckinseyM6Pennsylvania
Patrick MckinseyM3Pennsylvania
Zacharia MckinseyM1Pennsylvania
Household ID: 47 , Line Number: 19 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 828 , GS Film Number: 444796 , Digital Folder Number: 004205391 , Image Number: 00592

John married Barbara Engle about 1838. Barbara (daughter of Peter Engle and Anna Barbara Garlitz) was born on 15 Apr 1818 in Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Mar 1905 in Sand Patch, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some information taken from Cumberland Times March 28, 1905. It noted that four of her fourteen children survived her: Jeremiah, Patrick, Francis and Sarah.

Barbara is listed in the 1880 Census on the same page as her son, Patrick, and another son, Francis. Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Page # 3, Supervisor's Dist. 8, Enumeration District #8.

Obituaries:

Mrs. Barbara McKenzie, an aged and respected lady of near Pocahontas, Pa., died Friday, March 24. Her maiden name was Barbara Engle. She married John McKenzie when about 18 years old. She was the mother of 14 children, 4 of whom survive her, Jeremiah, Patrick, Francis and Sarah. The latter is the wife of Henry Finzel and mother of the Hon. P. E. Finzel. The deceased has been a widow for 42 years, and was born on April 15, 1818, being nearly 87 years of age. She had ?? grandchildren, 79 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Mrs. McKenzie was a member of the Roman Catholic church and was much respected by all who knew her. Her remains were laid to rest in the Beal cemetery, Sunday, March 26. Jerry, Patrick and Francis, her sons, her son-in-law and two grandsons acted as honorary pallbearers. Evening Times, Cumberland, March 28, 1905

News was received here of the death of Mrs. Barbara McKenzie on Friday last at the home of her son, Mr. Jeremiah McKenzie, near Sand Patch, Pa, after a short illness from old age and general debilitv. Mrs. McKenzie was one of the oldest ladies of that vicinity, being in her 87th year at time of her death and was well known and highly respected by the older population of Frostburg and vicinity. The funeral took place Sunday morning, the remains being interred in the cemetery near the home of the deceased, well-known as the McKenzie burying ground. Mrs. McKenzie is survived by one son and several daughters residing in that vicinity. The deceased was well known at this place having traveled through here for many years selling farm produce. Article appeared in The Evening Times on March 28, 1905