Robert Williams

Notes:

He was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland.

Bruce + Grace Susan Lease. Grace (daughter of William Wright Lease and Margaret Elizabeth McKenzie) was born on 18 Feb 1893; died on 18 Sep 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park, Cumberland, Maryland.

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]

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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.