Walter Josiah McKenzie b. 8 Feb 1860 Woodlawn, Frostburg, Maryland d. 9 Nov 1933 Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland: The McKenzies of Early Maryland

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1860 - 1933 (73 years)

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Photo of Walter Josiah McKenzie (b. 1860) at McKenzie MD Train Stop

Documents » Slide Show		Correspondence from Allegany County Maryland Clerk of Court Re Early Marriages Acquired by Col. G.T. MacKenzie in 1960 and verified by Michael A, McKenzie approx. 1999. See list of McKenzies referenced in the right column.
		Obituary of Walter Josiah McKenzie (b. 1860)
		Death Certificate of Walter Josiah McKenzie (b. 1860)
		Family Bible Information from the Bible of Walter Josiah McKenzie (b. 1860) and Allie B. Loar

Name	Walter Josiah McKenzie
Birth	8 Feb 1860	Woodlawn, Frostburg, Maryland
Gender	Male
Death	9 Nov 1933	Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
Notes	HAGERSTOWN,MARYLAND -- Walter Josiah MacKenzie died suddenly at his home, 1009 Hamilton Boulevard yesterday afternoon at 3:16 o'clock of heart trouble after a brief illness, aged 73 years. He was born and reared at Mackenzie, Allegany County, Md., the son of Gabriel Thornton Mackenzie, He was a member of St. Paul's M. E. Church, Besides his wife he is survived by the following children: Mrs J. G. Gassman, Downsville: Mrs. M. P. Molter. Jr. This city; Mrs. H Monroe Ridgeley, of Philadelphia; sons, Major G. Thorton Mackenzie, Fort Lewis,Washington State; M. Carlisle. Westminister, Md.; sisters, Mrs. C. L.Pale, Wife of Rec. Mr. Palr. , Baltimore; Mrs. J. T. Miller, Washington, D. C. ; Mrs. Harry weeks. Riverdale,Md.; Mrs. Clara McFarland, Rawlings, Md. ; one brother Ernest Mackenzie, Cumberland. Eleven grandchildren also survive. Funeral services at the home on Monday Morning at 10:30 o'clock by Rev. Vernon N. Ridgeley assisted by Rev. J. AN. Gillum; interment in rest haven cemetery. =================================== Published Friday November 10,1933 The Moring Herald Hagerstown,Maryland The information set forth for the birthdates of Walter Josiah's children were extracted from the old family Bible of Walter Josiah McKenzie and Allie B. Loar. The information was set forth in an affidavit given by Edna Anna McKenzie on December 2, 1960. The affidavit was obtained by Col. G.T. McKenzie (Ret.) (b. 10 Feb 1892). Also, Col. G.T. MacKenzie reported that Walter Josiah lost his left arm in a train accident when he was 26 years old. Kenneth MacKenzie Gassman, great-grandson of Walter Josiah McKenzie, provided the following information to the author in February, 2014: I've attached a photograph of my great grandfather, Walter Josiah McKenzie, standing at the train station (rather, a platform) at McKenzie MD (near Pinto, Cresaptown, and Cumberland MD). When the railroad was built, it bisected the Mackenzie farm. WJ said that was OK, if they would put a station stop on the farm, and honor it for 99 years (expiring sometime in the 1980s, according to family lore). Hence, there was a McKenzie MD station stop for the railroad! (Ed. note: the photograph is linked to Walter Josiah McKenzie on the McKenzies of Ealy Maryland web site. My cousin Craig (Colflesh) and I have visited the Mackenzie farm -- stretching from Mackenzie Mountain to Mackenzie Bottom (that's the way it is shown on many maps) -- several times over the past few decades. We are both approaching 70, and we can no longer wield a weed-wacker like we did in the younger days. Fortunately, a Boy Scout troop (or someone) cleaned up the McKenzie cemetery on the farm, and it is accessible easily (when I visited in 1985, it was hidden in the woods . . . today, it is visible from the road). Craig and I most recently (2012) repaired the fence, trimmed some trees, and did some other work.
Person ID	I00687	McKenzie Genealogy
Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

Father	Gabriel Thornton McKenzie, b. 14 Jul 1829, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland d. 13 Jan 1892, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 62 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Margaret Greenwade, b. 1839, Allegany County, Maryland d. 23 Sep 1893, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 54 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	20 Feb 1855	Allegany County, Maryland
Family ID	F00413	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Allie B. Loar, b. 21 Oct 1867, Loartown, Maryland d. 23 May 1949, Hagerstown, Maryland (Age 81 years)

Marriage 20 Apr 1886 Allegany County, Maryland

Children

	1. Edna Anna MacKenzie, b. 13 Jun 1887, Cumberland, Maryland d. 1 Feb 1965, Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Walter Josiah McKenzie, b. 24 Dec 1888, Cumberland, Maryland d. 24 Dec 1888 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Gabriel Thornton MacKenzie, b. 10 Feb 1892, Cumberland, Maryland d. 12 Jan 1970, Miami, Dade County, Florida (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Howard Carlysle Sr. McKenzie, b. 16 Jan 1894, Cumberland, Maryland d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Hilda Euphrates MacKenzie, b. 2 May 1901, Cumberland, Maryland d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Audrey May MacKenzie, b. 18 Dec 1905, Cumberland, Maryland d. 4 May 1997, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F00470 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Oct 2021