Emeline Martha McKenzie

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Emiline McKENZIE died on 15 Jul 1900 in Greenville Twp., Somerset Co., PA, USA. Emiline married Zacharias McKENZIE. Zacharias was born on 14 Mar 1850 in MD, USA, died on 17 May 1935 in Grantsville, Garrett Co., MD, USA at age 85, and was buried in Avilton, Garrett Co., MD, USA. They had one son: Thomas J..


Death Notes: 23 May 1935, The Republic (Meyersdale, PA)

Zacharias McKenzie Dead.

GRANTSVILLE, Md., May 21.--Zacharias McKenzie, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Warne, near Grantsville, May 17th, of pneumonia. He was aged 85 years, 2 months and three days. He was a native of Garrett County and was born and lived all his life in the Avilton district. He is survived by two sons, Thomas and Joseph, both of Avilton and four daughters, Mrs. Grant Dibler and Mrs. Ella Tress, Finzel, Md.; Mrs. William Garlitz, Avilton, and Mrs. Charles Warne, Grantsville, a large number of grandchildren and severa great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday morning in St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton, followed by burial in the church cemetery.

Burial Notes: St. Ann's Catholic Church Cemetery

Emeline married Zacharia G. McKenzie on 7 Jun 1869 in St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Frostburg, Maryland. Zacharia (son of John M. McKenzie and Barbara Engle) was born on 13 Mar 1849 in Greenville TWSP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Jul 1891 in Bloomfield Township, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Patrick Dominick McKenzie was born on 9 Oct 1869 in Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania; died on 9 Apr 1924 in Bon Accord, Alberta, Canada.
2. Ira Vincent McKenzie was born in 1871 in Maryland; died on 7 Dec 1943 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
3. Hubert Bernard McKenzie was born on 3 Oct 1874 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 28 Jun 1948 in Kelowna, British Columbia.
4. John S. McKenzie was born in Apr 1876 in Pennsylvania; died on 7 Nov 1946 in Toole County, Montana.
5. Frank McKenzie was born in Sep 1877 in Indiana; died in 1922 in Indiana.
6. David McKenzie was born about 1880; died in UNKNOWN.
7. Clarence Julius McKenzie was born on 2 Apr 1882 in LaGrange County, Indiana; died on 23 Mar 1936 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
8. Zachariah McKenzie was born on 1 Jun 1885 in LaGrange County, Indiana; died on 16 Nov 1922 in Frostburg, Maryland.
9. Elsie McKenzie was born about 1887 in Indiana; died before 1900 in Indiana.

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Per Jennifer Hanson, kuovi@earthlink.net, Patrick was killed by a falling tree in 1861.

In 1850, the faqmily lived in Southhampton TWP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Children Samuel, Thomas and Mary stayed in Somerset County, but the others went west to Indiana and Oklahoma.

Patrick's wife was Elinora Lavinia Getty MCKENZIE (1823-1909), for lack of a better name (almost every record I've seen gives her a different name!). She was born 29 March 1823 in Allegany County, MD, and baptized as Elinora MCKENZIE at Mt. Savage, MD, on 17 May 1823. Only her mother Jane MCKENZIE (?-?) and aunt Elinora MCKENZIE (?-?) (the sponsor) are named in the baptismal record; no father is mentioned. According to Elinora Lavinia's death certificate, her father was John HUTZEL. I have no further information about this HUTZEL-MCKENZIE connection and have found no evidence for a marriage between John HUTZEL and Jane MCKENZIE. Jane was the daughter of Samuel MCKENZIE (ca. 1751-1837) of Allegany County, MD.

After Patrick's death, Elinora Lavinia MCKENZIE lived in Meyersdale, PA, until her death on 12 August 1909. Her death certificate calls her Helena Nora Lovina MCKENZIE
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Patrick married Helen Elinora Lovinia Getty about 1840. Helen (daughter of James Getty and Jane McKenzie) was born on 29 Mar 1823 in Allegany County, Maryland; died on 12 Aug 1909 in Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died at her late residence, High street, Meyersdale, Thursday, August 12th, Mrs. Lovina , widow of the late Patrick McKenzie, of Greenville township, aged 86 years, 4 months and 18 days, being born March 29, 1823. Mrs. McKenzie had been in delicate health from the infirmities of age during the last six years and during the last two years had been in very feeble health, but was not stricken with her last illness until about six weeks ago. The deceased was born in Allegany Co., Md., and when young married Patrick McKenzie, and lived on a farm in Greenville township. In 1861 he was killed by a tree falling on him. After his death she lived with her family in the same township until 1869 when she moved with her family to Meyersdale where she resided until her death. Mrs. McKenzie was the mother of seven children, four of whom survive, the children preceding her to the grave being Samuel A. McKenzie who was killed by an accident at Garrett, Pa., a number of years ago; James A., who died in Oklahoma six years ago; Emmaline, wife of Zachariah McKenzie, who is also dead. The surviving children are Aaron, of Orland, Ind., Thomas of Meyersdale, Julius S. of Lima, Ind., and Mary at home. She is also survived by an adopted daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, 44 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. Mrs. McKenzie was a true Christian, being a devout member of the Catholic Church, and in all of her troubles and afflictions always found consolation in her dependence on the Divine will. If any person ever had their share of affliction and trouble, it was her. Her husband first and afterwards one of her sons instantly killed by accident, two more of her children died in the prime of life, while two others are afflicted with the loss of speech and hearing. All these afflictions she bore with true Christian fortitude and never repined at her lot, and though at times her resources were not abundant, still she always tried to help others who were afflicted. Until the spirit passed to the Great Beyond, she found time to glorify God and her pure and gentle spirit passed away thanking her Maker for the blessings vouch-safed to her. The funeral took place at 9 o'clock, Saturday, August 14th, from SS. Philip and James church, a requiem high mass being celebrated by her pastor, Rev. Father Looney. Interment in the Catholic cemetery. Hand dated 1909

Samuel married Margaret (Peggy) Baker on 7 Mar 1814 in Allegany County, Maryland. Margaret was born on 9 Feb 1795 in Pennsylvania; died about 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James + Jane McKenzie. Jane (daughter of Samuel McKenzie and Unknown) was born in Maryland; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The following is a petition filed in 1838 by three of the sons of Samuel McKenzie (b. 1751) in which all of the children of Samuel are listed.

To the Honorable Theodorich Bland, Esquire Chancellor of Maryland and Judge of the land office

The petition of Samuel McKinsie, John McKinsie and Gabriel McKinsie of Allegany County, humbly showeth That there was surveyed and laid out pursuant to a resolution of the General Assembly (pssed?) at April Session, 1787, amongst the Lots to the Westward of Fort Cumberland now in Allegany the following distinguished by the number 3369, containing fifty acres And whereas the said lot was by the Commissioner appointed in ____ of an Act of November Session, 1791, Chapter 84, sold to Samuel McKinsie (your petitioner's father who fully paid the purchase money) for the Same. That Samuel McKinsie (your petitioner's father) has since departed this life intestate, leaving your petitioners and the following children and heirs at Law namely: Sarah McKinsie (who intermarried with Christopher Garlitz) Eleanor McKinsie, Polly McKinsie and Jane McKinsie (who intermarried with James Geatty). That said Samuel had three other children, namely Catherine McKinsie and Elizabeth McKinsie, both of whom died before their father, unmarried and without issue, and Moses McKinsie (who died before his father leaving the following children, namely, Lewis McKiney, Jeremiah McKinsie, Basil McKinsie, Hilleray McKinsie, Leo McKinsie and Isadore McKinsie. Your petitioners therefore pray, as no patent has ever issued on said Lot. Your Honor will direct a patent to issue to them for the Same, to hold for themselves and for those claiming as heirs of their late father, Samuel McKinsie, deceased and they will ever pray.

Samuel McKinsie
John McKinsie
Gabriel McKinsie
August 23, 1838

Samuel + Unknown. died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Getty is referenced at page 1528 of Scharf's History of Western Maryland as having emigrated from Ireland to Western Maryland in 1790 and settled in the Cresaptown, Maryland area.