 1887 - 1944 (57 years)
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| Name |
John C. (Skeets) McKenzie |
| Birth |
3 Aug 1887 |
Lonaconing, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
21 Aug 1944 |
Cumberland, Maryland |
| Notes |
- 1920: Occupation - Miner, Widowed, rented house in Eckhart Mines, Dist. 24, Allegany Co.
1944 Info: Address - 48 Mechanic St., Cumberland, Md., Occupation - Restaurant Owner
Buried - St. Michael's Cemetery, Frostburg, Md.
There are several other men from Lonaconing with the same nickname "Skeets."
A requiem mass will be held Friday at 9 a.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic church for John C. "Skeets" McKenzie, 57, of 48 North Mechanic street, operator of a beer tavern and well-known former baseball player of this section, who died last night in Allegany Hospital. Burial will be made in St. Michael's cemetery, Frostburg. Mr. McKenzie, in failing health for the past several years, became seriously ill last Wednesday. He was admitted to the hospital Sunday. He played for several baseball teams in the Georges Creek region as well as at Carlisle, Pa., and gained a reputation as a catcher. He retired from the game about (unreadable) years ago. A native of Lonaconing, Mr. McKenzie was the son of the late Joshua and Mary Ellen McKenzie. He worked in the mines in the Georges Creek area and subsequently was employed by both the Western Maryland and B & O Railroads. He worked as a brakeman for the former company. Moving to Cumberland in 1924, Mr. McKenzie operated his business here for the past eight years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Mae (Young) McKenzie; two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Dietz, Baltimore; Miss Julia McKenzie, at home; a son, Tech Sgt. Paul McKenzie, in England with the Army Air Forces; two brothers, Elie McKenzie, Frostburg; Timothy McKenzie, Baltimore; and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Connelly, Wilkinsburg, Pa., and Mrs. Sadie Turnova, Wilmington, Del. The Cumberland Evening Times, August 22, 1944.
John C. McKenzie, restaurant owner, son of Joshua McK and Mary Ellen Alexander; husband of Ida May Young; born August 3, 1887, MD; died August 21, 1944, of a hemorrhage, in Cumberland; buried Aug 25, 1944, St. Michael's, Frostburg; informant, Mrs. John C. McKenzie. From Sheryl Kelso and Don Kagle based upon death certificate.
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| Person ID |
I00511 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Joshua Francis McKenzie, b. 30 Sep 1842, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland d. 14 Feb 1924, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 81 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Ellen Alexander, b. Abt 1846, Barton, Allegany County, Maryland d. 14 Oct 1905, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 59 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
18 Jun 1864 |
St. Patrick's, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Family ID |
F00332 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Ida Mae Witt, b. Abt 1885, Mt. Savage, Allegany County, Maryland d. 22 Apr 1981, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 96 years) |
| Family ID |
F00353 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Family 2 |
M. Sarah Martin, b. 29 Jan 1890, Johnstown, Pennsylvania d. 25 Oct 1918, Frostburg, Maryland (Age 28 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Nov 1911 |
St. Michael's Church, Frostburg. Maryland |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Geraldine McKenzie, b. 22 Apr 1912, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland d. 2 Nov 1996, Towson, Maryland (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Julia E. McKenzie, b. 7 Jul 1913, Frostburg, Maryland d. 11 Apr 1983, Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Paul James McKenzie, b. 15 Feb 1915, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. Sep 1979, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F00354 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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