Alice Edith VanMeter

Family/Spouse: James Reese Swaner. James was born about 1872; died on 9 Mar 1947 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Everett G. Swaner died in UNKNOWN.
2. James Carlisle Swaner was born on 3 Oct 1908 in Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia; died on 26 Apr 2001 in Short Gap, Mineral County, West Virginia.

Notes:

Isaac L. VanMeter, 82, retired track foreman for the Western Maryland railway, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. R. Swaner, 148 Main street, Ridgeley, W. Va. Born at Petersburg, W. Va., Mr. VanMeter was a son of the late Philip and Susan Porter VanMeter. He was a member of the Methodist church at Dawson. Surviving besides Mrs. Swaner are three other daughters, Mrs. R. N. Ravenscroft, Keyser, W. Va.; Mrs. J. K. Williamson, Mrs. S. A. Ross, Lonaconing; five sons, John H. VanMeter, Luke; Vernon, Stanley and Wilbur, Ridgeley; Grover C. VanMeter, Cumberland; and 52 grandchildren. The Cumberland Evening Times, December 30, 1943.

Issac and his wife are buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Allegany County, Maryland.

Isaac married Hannah Margaret McKenzie on 20 Oct 1881 in Allegany County, Maryland. Hannah (daughter of Aaron William Jr. McKenzie and Margaret Ann Martin) was born on 22 Sep 1862 in Riverside, Monongalia, West Virginia; died on 24 Nov 1942 in Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died on 24 Nov 1942 in Ridgeley, Mineral Co., West Virginia.

Mrs. Hannah Margaret VanMeter, 80, died last night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. R. Swaner, 148 Main street, Ridgeley, W. Va., after a lingering illness. A native of Keyser, W Va., she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret McKenzie. Her brother, George W. McKenzie, Cresaptown, died last month. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Isaac L. VanMeter; six sons, J. Herbert, Luke; William, Connellsville; Cleveland, Cumberland; Vernon, Stanley M., and Wilbur, all of Ridgeley; four daughters, Mrs. Maude Ravenscroft, and Mrs. Grace Williamson, both of Keyser; Mrs. Lucy Yonker, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Bessie Ross, Lonaconing; 58 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. The Cumberland Evening Times, November 25, 1942.

Philip + Susan Porter. Susan was born in Feb 1826 in West Virginia; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Pedr the research of Ray Leidinger, Cumberland, Maryland, Aaron William served in Company H, 36th Ohio Infantry in the Civil War.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4PK-H22 : accessed 15 April 2015), Aaron Mc Kinsey, 25 May 1876; from "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); company [Blank], regiment [Blank], , NARA microfilm publication T289.

Buried Methodist Church Cemetery, Cresaptown, Maryland.

Mr. William McKenzie, a well-known resident of Cresaptown, who was paralyzed a few days ago, died this morning at 4 o'clock, aged 68 years. The funeral will take place Sunday morning at 10 o’clock from the M. E. church at that place. Interment will be made in the cemetery connected with the same. Cumberland Evening Times, February 8, 1901

Aaron married Margaret Ann Martin on 14 Sep 1861 in Allegany County, Maryland. Margaret (daughter of Frances Martin and Peggy Something) was born on 26 May 1841 in West Virginia; died on 21 Mar 1913 in Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Frances + Peggy Something. Peggy died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]