Bernard Thomas Wilkens

Notes:

"THE HISTORY OF THE GABRIEL McKENZIE AND RACHEL BLUBAUGH FAMILY OF MARYLAND AND OHIO" by Father Homer Blubaugh:

Wilkens, Bernard Thomas, Sr., born Feb.18,1907, on Nov.19, 1930, at Assumption Church, Geneva, Ohio,
married Evelyn Agnes Bartlett, born Feb.8, 1907, daughter of August and Susanna (Schmitt) Bartlett of New York City. Mr. Wilkens' Dec. 14, 1994, obituary states that "He came to Youngstown in 1919 and was a 1924 South High
School graduate. He attended Youngstown College where he taught in the electrical engineering department. "A graduate of Dodge Radio Institute of Valparaiso, he started in broadcasting in Columbus and worked in Akron before joining WKBN Broadcasting, when its studios where in the YMCA building downtown. He supervised installation of equipment there and at the studios on Sunset Boulevard. He was the chief engineer at WKBN for 44 years until his retirement in 1974. "He was also a veteran of the Naval Reserves and worked with Bell Laboratories during World War II.
Bernard and Evelyn are the parents of Bernie Jr., Joseph and Mary Ann German. He spoke German, travelled to Europe and spent many productive years patiently researching our McKenzie History. Bernie resided at Ron-Joy Nursing Home, Boardman, Ohio, until his death, Dec.13, 1994. Evelyn predeceased him Dec. 28, 1993. Both are buried at Calvary Cemetery., Youngstown.

Bernard married Evelyn Agnes Bartlett on 19 Nov 1930 in Assumption Church, Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Evelyn (daughter of August Bartlett and Susanna Schmitt) was born on 8 Feb 1907 in New York City, New York; died on 28 Dec 1993. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bernard Thomas Jr. Wilkens was born in Private.
2. Joseph Anthony Wilkens was born in Private.
3. Mary Ann Wilkens was born in Private.

Johann married Mary Anna McKenzie on 14 May 1906 in St. Joseph's Church Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. Mary (daughter of Thomas Richard McKenzie and Johanna Frances Brophy) was born on 18 Aug 1880 in Vinton County, Ohio; died on 26 Nov 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wilkens, Mary Ann(McKenzie), born Aug. 18, 1880, in a log cabin in Jackson Township, on May 14, 1906, married Johann Bernhard Wilkens Sr. at St. Joseph Ch., Circleville, Ohio. He was a widower, whose wife and firstborn child both died in childbirth. Johann was born Nov. 11, 1865, in Altenmarhorst, Province Hanover, Germany.
The Wilkens family lived in Youngstown, Ohio. Their six children are Bernard Sr., John, Thomas, Cecilia Jackamo, Jane Young and Joseph. Johann died March 7, 1938, and Mary, Nov. 26, 1957, with burial at Calvary Cem., Youngstown.

Notes:

"THE HISTORY OF THE GABRIEL McKENZIE AND RACHEL BLUBAUGH FAMILY OF MARYLAND AND OHIO" by Father Homer Blubaugh:

McKenzie, Thomas Richard, born Dec. 16, 1849, at McArthur, Vinton Co., on April24, 1878, married Johanna Jane Brophey, born June28, 1856, in Zanesville. She, at "age 23, lived in the James R. McKenzie household in June 1880, Wilkesville Township," according to the 1880 Census. The March 8, 1923, issue of The Circleville Union
Herald lists the obituary of Tom, stating that "In early life Tom was a farmer, but later in life became an engi¬ neer, having served in that capacity for a number of years in this city and in Pennsylvania." A grandson says Tom never lived in Pennsylvania, but his son Jerry did. Tom was a stationary engineer who fired the steam
boilers at the Strawboard Works in Circleville. He and Jane are the parents of ten: Mary Wilkens, Jerry, Hannah Frances, M. Agnes Adams, Cecilia Schneider, Thomas James, John, Julia Catherine (Sister Mary Teresina CSC) and Rose Elizabeth/infant. Tom died March 5, 1923, age 73, and Hanna, five days later on March 10, 1923. Both are buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery, Circleville.

Thomas married Johanna Frances Brophy on 24 Apr 1878 in Circleville, Ohio. Johanna was born on 28 Jun 1856 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Most all of the information for this McKenzie branch came from "THE HISTORY OF THE GABRIEL McKENZIE AND RACHEL BLUBAUGH FAMILY OF MARYLAND AND OHIO" by Father Homer Blubaugh, and from the Ancestry.com web site of Wayne William Ward. Wayne was one of the first researchers to debunk the junk research permeating the Internet that John MacKinzie (b. 1687) (the first known ancestor of the McKenzies of Early Maryland) did not descend from Collen MacKenzie and John MacKenzie as had been represented by researchers who came before him. For more about this topic, see Chapter 5 of my book attached to the home page of the McKenzies of Early Maryland website "Why Collen MacKenzie is Not Part of This Maryland McKenzie Genealogy (i.e. the descendants of John MacKInzie (b. 1687).

NAMED AFTER A LOCAL PRIEST, FATHER James REDMOND OF CUMBERLand, MD. CATHERINE MCKENSEY AS GODMOTHER.

THE FAMILY MOVED TO Jackson TWP, PICKAWAY CO, IN 1876. HE MOVED FROM THERE TO Franklin CO WHERE THEY BOUGHT A FARM and SET UP A FAMILY MILK DELIVERY BUSINESS. THE HORSE-DRAWN MILKWAGON WAS PAINTED Black WITH THE LETTERING "J.R.MCKENZIE" PAINTED ON THE SIDE. MILK WAS CARRIED IN A LARGE CONTAINER TO THE WAGON and PEOPLE CAME TO THE WAGON WITH THEIR OWN CONTAINERS TO GET MILK. ABOUT 1893, THE MCKENZIE DAIRY BARN BURNED TO THE GROUND, THE FIRE SET BY THE CHILDREN WHO "WAS REFUSED A HORSE TO RIDE INTO TOWN". THIS WAS A TRAGIC SETBACK FOR THE FAMILY and J.R. WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTER THIS TERRIBLE FINANCIAL REVERSAL. THE MILK COWS, HORSES and MILKWAGON WERE SAVED. JIM and SARAH HAD 13 CHILDREN.

Birth recorded in Western Maryland Catholics, Koch and Davidson, page 84.

Other information in the record of James R. Mckenzie
from Ohio, County Death Records
Name:James R. Mckenzie
Event Type:Death
Event Date:01 Aug 1905
Event Place:Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Address:Fairview Ave.
Gender:Male
Age:81
Marital Status:Widowed
Race (Original):white
Occupation:farmer
Birth Year (Estimated):1824
Birthplace:Maryland
Burial Date:04 Aug 1905
Cemetery:Mt. Calvary
Father's Name:Gabriel Mckenzie
Father's Birthplace:Maryland
Mother's Name:Rachel Blivebaugh
Mother's Birthplace:Maryland
Reference ID: 1905 v 4 fn 285 , GS Film Number: 2032442 , Digital Folder Number: 004258054 , Image Number: 1750
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"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6VT-KXN : accessed 15 April 2015), Gabriel Mckenzie in entry for James R. Mckenzie, 01 Aug 1905; citing Death, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID 1905 v 4 fn 285, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,032,442.

James married Sarah Ellen McKenzie on 3 Nov 1846 in Ross County, Ohio. Sarah (daughter of Caleb Sr. McKenzie and Margaret Magers) was born on 8 Oct 1831 in Knox County, Ohio; died on 24 Jul 1899 in Galena, Delaware County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"THE HISTORY OF THE GABRIEL McKENZIE AND RACHEL BLUBAUGH FAMILY OF MARYLAND AND OHIO" by Father Homer Blubaugh:

James married Sarah Ellen McKenzie on Nov.3,1846, in Ross Co. Sarah's parents were Caleb and Margaret(Magers/Majors) McKenzie. Born October 8, 1831, on March11, 1833, She was baptized in Knox Co., Ohio, probably at Saint Luke, Danville, where her father is listed on March 26,1831.

Sarah was an invalid for two years before her death of "paralysis on July24, 1899.She lived in Marion Township,
Delaware County. Her funeral was at Saint Peter's, Columbus."

The Ward Family Bible provided full names and birthdates of the McKenzie offspring: Joseph, Thomas, Francis, John, Agnes Welsh, James, Margaret Ward, Edward, Sarah (Sister Mary Alonso CSC), Samuel, Ignatius, Caleb and Mary Stecher.