Richard Wesley Lease

Notes:

Richard West Lease, 62, of Triple Lakes, died early today at Memorial Hospital where he was admitted May 10. He had been in failing health for several weeks. Born in Rawlings, he was a son of the late William W. and Margaret (McKenzie) Lease. He is survived by three sons: William L. Lease, Anaheim, Calif.; Richard A. Lease, St. Paul, Minn.; and Jack Lease, Minneapolis, Minn.; a daughter, Frances L., Washington; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Gordon, Rawlings, and Mrs. Elsie E. Haan, Triple Lakes, with whom he resided; a brother, W. Kenneth Lease, Washington, and five grandchildren. Mr. Lease was a member of the Methodist Church and was a former steelworker for American Bridge Company. The body is at the George Funeral Home. The Cumberland Evening Times, May 22, 1962

Family/Spouse: Alberta Smith. Alberta died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frances L. Lease was born in Private.
2. William L. Lease was born in Private.
3. Richard A. Lease was born in Private.
4. Jack Lease was born in Private.

Family/Spouse: Mildred Nester. Mildred died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William L. Lease was born in Private.
2. Richard Lease was born in Private.
3. Jack Lease was born in Private.

William married Margaret Elizabeth McKenzie on 20 Aug 1886 in Methodist Church, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland. Margaret (daughter of Silas Johnson McKenzie and Sarah Elizabeth Spencer) was born on 18 Aug 1865 in Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 11 Oct 1945 in Deer Park, Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died on 11 Oct 1945 in Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland. Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Hafer Funeral Home for Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Lease, 80, wife of William Lease, who died yesterday morning at her home, 32 North Lee street, after a lingering Illness. The Rev. George E. Baughman, pastor of First Methodist church, will officiate, and interment will follow in Hillcrest Burial Park. Among Mrs. Lease's survivors are a sister, Mrs. Fannie Savage, of Cumberland, and six great-grandchildren. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 12, 1945.

Notes:

Charles Often transcription from Cumberland Times - McKenzie 24 Sep 1888 Silas McKenzie of Rawlings died suddenly from heart disease yesterday while reading his newspaper. He was in his 58th year and had worked for Major Alexander Shaw for some years. Born 13 Mar 1830 his wife and 5 children, 1 daughter and 4 sons, all married, survive. The funeral is tomorrow from the ME Church with Rev F G Porter and burial in Dayton's Cemetery, Keyser WV.

The funeral of Silas McKenzie who died suddenly at Rawlings, Sunday, took place Tuesday. The funeral procession went from Rawlings to a point near Keyser by the West Virginia Central Railway. Piedmont Herald, Saturday, September 29, 1888
Died on 23rd, buried on 25th

Both he and his wife are buried at Dayton's Cemetery, Allegany County, Maryland.

Rawlings, September 27, 1888 - This quiet little village has gained considerable notoriety of late, growing out of the rather large number of sudden deaths that have occurred here within the past two years. Last Sunday morning one more name was added to the list - the name of one whose departure was quite different from the ones that have occurred previously. We refer to Silas McKenzie who died last Sunday morning, a few minutes after 11 o’clock. He seemed to be enjoying his usual health—arose on Sunday morning and was found in his accustomed place in the Sabbath school. Returning home he sat down in his chair to read the family paper, and while his wife and daughter and son were chatting with a neighbor just outside the door, he expired without a word or groan. He was born March 13, 1830, and was, consequently, 58 years, 6 months and 10 days old when he died. He leaves a wife, one son and four daughters—the latter all married, the husband of one being dead. “Uncle Silas,” as he was called, was born and spent his life in the immediate neighborhood. He was a man loved best by those who knew him longest. He was employed for several years past on Major Alexander Shaw’s large farm here, and his faithfulness to duty in summer and winter was remarkable. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and filled the position of sexton here ever since the church was built seven years ago. The funeral services were conducted in the M. E. church here. Revs. F. G. Porter and John F. Dayton, of Keyser, paid beautiful tributes to his character. After a few remarks by his pastor, Chas. E. Guthrie, the body was taken on the West Virginia Central train to the Dayton Cemetery, near Keyser, for interment. The funeral was the largest known here for many years. Cumberland Daily Times, September 29, 1888

Silas married Sarah Elizabeth Spencer in 1859 in Allegany County, Maryland. Sarah (daughter of Otha Spencer and Elizabeth Bailey) was born on 7 Apr 1842 in Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 4 Jul 1935 in Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Westernport, Md., July 5 - Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth McKenzie, aged 93, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Leese, 221 Rock street, of infirmities of age. She was born at Knobley, W. Va., April 7, 1842, and lived the greater part of her life at Rawlings, Md., after which she moved to Deer Park, Md., where she resided for 28 years. She had made her home with her daughter here for the past seven years. She is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Fannie Savage, Cumberland. Funeral services will be held from the home of her grandson, Bernard Leese at 325 Vine street, Sunday, at 2:30 p.m. with interment in the cemetery at Twenty-first Bridge, Md. Rev. C. K. Welsh, pastor of the United Brethren Church and Rev. Fred R. Barnes, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, will be in charge. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 5, 1935 {maiden name Spencer, daughter of Otha Spencer and Elizabeth Bailey}.

I. forgot to include this, not that it matters all that much:

I found in the Garrett County news a few mentions about Fannie Savage visiting her sister and aged mother, Susie Dawson and Sarah McKenzie. There was also mention that in 1926 and 1928 Susie was seriously ill. Susie was born Oct. 1862, according to the 1900 census in Rawlings, already widowed; Sarah, Apr 1842 (which is what we have) spelled MacKenzie. In the Garrett Co. 1910 census, still living together. No children with them. Sarah says she bore 6 children, 4 living; Susie says 1 born, 0 living. No obit for any Dawson in 1928. 1930 census, Sarah's living with the Savages. Still have nothing for Mary, but Don says Ancestry has her connected to Joseph Lintz. I did find a Joseph Lintz in the 1880 census, single, living with other than family. Could find neither him nor Mary after that time. Sheryl Kelso October, 2012.

Notes:

Aaron McKenzie

Aaron McKenzie was born in Maryland in 1792. He married Hannah Johnson on 10 MAR 1819 and together they had (at least) five children (and probably seven) (1):

1.Daniel McKenzie
Born 1817
Married Sarah (Sallie) Spencer 27 MAR 1847 in Allegany County
Had children Hannah, Henry, John Franklin, Annette, George and Newton
Died 23 SEPT 1896 in Cresaptown, Maryland

2.Silas (Cyrus) Johnson McKenzie
Born 13 Mar 1830
Married Sarah Elizabeth Spencer in 1859

3.Aaron William McKenzie
Born 16 Dec 1830
Married Margaret Ann Martin
Had children Hannah, George, Percy, Lavina, Taylor, James, Charles Walter and John Burr

4.John Ephriam McKenzie
Born 1835
Married Mary Alice Martin
Had children Aaron B., Charles Winfield, John W. and Horace Russell

5.Samuel McKenzie

Aron McKinsey (actual spelling) first appears in the 1820 census. (3) He is listed as the head of household. His age is given as being between twenty-six and forty-five. His wife is also listed in the same age category. There was one female child in the household, whose age is listed as being less than ten years old.

Aaron McKinsey appears next in the 1830 census. (4) At that time the records reflect that he had two male children under the age of five living at home, one male between the age of five and ten, one female between the age of five and ten and another female between the age of ten and fifteen.

The 1840 census (5) also shows Aaron McKinsey living in Election District 6 in Allegany County. There was one male under the age of five in his household, two males between the age of five and ten, one male between the age of fifteen and twenty, one female between fifteen and twenty and another female between twenty and thirty.

Aaron McKenzie was listed in the 1850 Census for Allegany County. (6) He was fifty-eight at the time his wife, Hannah, was fifty-seven years old. He was working as a laborer. Cyrus (age 21), Aaron (age 20) and John E. (age 18) were still living at home. Susan Baird, age seventeen, and listed as a teacher was living with them along with Emily _______, age 40 and a nineteen year old male. (7)

By the time the 1860 census was taken (8) Aaron and his wife, Hannah and their son, Aaron W. age twenty-four had moved to Hampshire, Virginia (now West Virginia). Aaron was sixty-six years old (which is off by two years if you compare it with the 1850 census and would have meant that he was born in 1794) and was working as a carpenter. Hannah was fifty-six years old (which also does not coincide with the 1850 census, since she was listed as being fifty-seven on that document). Aaron, Hannah and Aaron W. (9) were all born in the State of Maryland.

The 1860 census also provides us with information on Cyrus (Silas) McKenzie, who was two of Aaron’s sons. (10) He was living close by to his parents, was thirty years old and was living with Sarah E., age seventeen. The census reflects that they had been married in the past year. Silas (as it was listed in this census) was born in the State of Maryland.

Interestingly, the author was experimenting one night with the Ancestry.com census search program when he discovered Aaron McKenzie (b. 1792) and his wife Hannah McKenzie living in Jefferson, Noble County, Ohio in 1870. (11). They were listed as being 78 and 77, respectively. They were residing with John Kyles, age 56, his wife, Mary E., age 50, and their seven children. When you compare the 1860 census with the one from 1870, Aaron and Hannah McKenzie are residing with the Kyles in the Western District, Hampshire County, Virginia. The 1880 Jefferson, Noble County, Ohio census reflects that Mary E. Kyles was now widowed and living with her three youngest children. Aaron and Hannah McKenzie are no longer living in the household, which suggests perhaps that they died in the preceding ten years.

Endnotes


1. The census records in 1820, 1830 and 1840 reflect that Aaron and Hannah had two daughters, assuming that the young females actually living in their household were daughters and not simply female relatives who had come to live with them.

2. In another portion of his notes, Col. MacKenzie states as follows: “J.F.G. (referring to J.F. Grant) said Daniel IV had as children Henry, Frank, George J. (Boss Geo.), Newton, Hannah, Isabel (Belle) and Louise.”

3. 1820 Federal Census, LDS film number 0,193,702, Maryland, Allegany County, Election District 6, page 39 and 40.

4. 1830 Federal Census, LDS film number 0,013,176, Maryland, Allegany County, page 40.

5. 1840 Federal Census, LDS film number 0,013,182, Maryland, Allegany County, Election District 6.

6. 1850 Federal Census, LDS film number 013, 194, Maryland, Allegany County, Election District 6, page 130 of the book.

7. The names are not readable on the microfilm because it appears that someone placed some scotch tape on the record at some time causing the information to be illegible.

8. 1860 Federal Census, LDS film number 805, 350, Virginia, Hampshire County, New Creek Station, Western District, page 296 and 297 of the book.

9. Aaron W. McKenzie appears in the 1900 Census at Maryland, Allegany County, Rawlings Election District No. 7, Supervisor District 4, Enumeration District No. 102. If you do a search on Ancestry.com in the 1900 Federal Census for “Saras” McKenzie, the reference to Aaron and his wife, Margaret, will pop up. The transcriber simply misread the name.

10. 1860 Federal Census, LDS film number 805, 350, Virginia, Hampshire County, New Creek Station, Western District, page 298 of the book.

11. 1870 Census, Ohio, Noble County, Jefferson Township, page 22, lines 17 and 18, July 6, 1870.

Note from Don Kagle in November, 2014:

Dick and Mike:

Back to Aaron William McK for a sec. I don't have a daughter Susan as a result of the following: 1850 Census for Alleg. Co. Md. Dist 6, has a Susan Baird, 17 b.abt 1833, teacher living with Aaron & Hannah. 1840 census has the total in the household at 9 people. There are no females indicated that would have been seven.

Don

Aaron Mckenzie
United States Census, 1870
Name:Aaron Mckenzie
Event Type:Census
Event Year:1870
Event Place:Ohio, United States
Gender:Male
Age:78
Race:White
Race (Original):W
Birth Year (Estimated):1791-1792
Birthplace:Maryland
Page Number:22
HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
John KylesM56Virginia
Mary E KylesF50Maryland
Emily KylesF18Maryland
Loyd KylesM16Maryland
Mary G KylesF14Maryland
Sarah C KylesF12Virginia
John A KylesM8Virginia
William J KylesM5Ohio
Emily E KylesF2Ohio
Aaron MckenzieM78Maryland
Hannah MckenzieF77Maryland
Household ID: 155 , Line Number: 17 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000552751 , Digital Folder Number: 004093993 , Image Number: 00271

Aaron Mc Kenzie
United States Census, 1860
Name:Aaron Mc Kenzie
Event Type:Census
Event Year:1860
Event Place:Western District, Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Gender:Male
Age:66
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1794
Birthplace:Maryland
Page:296
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:M653
HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
John KilesM48Virginia
Mary E KilesF37Maryland
Frederick KilesM15Maryland
Hannah E KilesF13Maryland
Nelson KilesM12Maryland
Emily R KilesF9Maryland
Loyd KilesM7Maryland
Mary G KilesF5Maryland
Kate KilesF2Virginia
Aaron Mc KenzieM66Maryland
Hannah Mc KenzieF56Maryland
Aaron W Mc KenzieM24Maryland
Martha DawsonF18Virginia
Household ID: 5 , GS Film Number: 805350 , Digital Folder Number: 004297379 , Image Number: 00252

Aaron Mckenzee
United States Census, 1850
Name:Aaron Mckenzee
Event Type:Census
Event Year:1850
Event Place:Allegany county, part of, Allegany, Maryland, United States
Gender:Male
Age:58
Race:White
Birth Year (Estimated):1792
House Number:1886
HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace
Aaron MckenzeeM58
Hannah MckenzeeF57
Cyrus MckenzeeM21
Aaron MckenzeeM20
John E MckenzeeM18
Susan BairdF17Pennsylvania
EmilyF40Maryland
N*M19
Household ID: 1910 , Line Number: 21 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 277 , GS Film Number: 13194 , Digital Folder Number: 004193973 , Image Number: 00281
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"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4S-89N : accessed 21 April 2015), Aaron Mckenzee, Allegany county, part of, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing family 1910, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Aaron married Hannah Johnson on 10 Mar 1819 in Allegany County, Maryland. Hannah (daughter of Thomas Johnson) was born about 1793; died before 1880 in Poss. Jefferson, Noble County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Otha + Elizabeth Bailey. Elizabeth died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]