 1842 - 1893 (50 years)
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| Name |
Samuel Joshua (Squire) McKenzie |
| Birth |
11 Oct 1842 |
Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
29 Aug 1893 |
Garrett, Pennsylvania |
| Notes |
- MCKENZIE, S. J. Oct. 11, 1842 Aug. 29, 1893 Age 50
Source: Transcribed by Betty Smith
Tuesday about noon Squire S.J. McKenzie was instantly killed by the local freight near the station. He was walking on the track and was carrying an umbrella to shield him from the heavy rain that was falling at the time. The umbrella obscured his sight and the train came upon him before he was aware of its presence. His left arm was broken in two places and his head was ground to jelly. He was dead when picked up by the trainman.
Squire McKenzie, although a devoted Catholic, was one of the most prominent and active school men in the county – a fact that gives lie to the general assertion that people of his faith are enemies to the school system. He was a good man in every sense but could not hoard money. His untimely death will be regretted by all who knew him and who appreciate unselfishness, integrity and public spirit in a man. Interment today in Meyersdale.
Samuel Joshua McKenzie was the son of Patrick McKenzie (1818-1861) and Helen Elinora Lavinia GETTY (1823-1909)
Western Maryland Catholics 1819-1851. page 145. 09 Jul 1843 Samuel McKinzie b. 11 Oct. 1842 s/o Patrick & Lavina McKenzie; sprs Catherine McKinzie BLO (p. 22)
Birth: Oct. 11, 1842
Maryland, USA
Death: Aug. 29, 1893
Garrett
Somerset County
Pennsylvania, USA
Samuel J. McKenzie, father of Andrew J. McKenzie, was born October 11, 1842, in Maryland, where he received his education in the public and normal schools. After the untimely death of his father, the support of the family devolved largely upon him, he being the eldest son, and this duty he faithfully performed until attaining his majority. In order to do this he taught in the Maryland schools for three years, for which vocation he was thoroughly qualified. At the age of twenty-two he came to Pocahontas, Greenville township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where he opened a grocery store, which he conducted for several years. He removed to Meyersdale when the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was building through that section and there opened a boarding house and restaurant, which proved highly remunerative. In 1886 he moved to Summit township, and after a residence there of ten years removed to Garrett, where he resided until his death, which was a tragic one, being killed by a train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, August 29, 1893. He was a Democrat, served nineteen years as justice of the peace for Summit township and ten years as school director, holding both offices at the time of his death. In religious faith he was a Catholic.
Samuel J. McKenzie married, in 1865, Clara A. Stoner, daughter of A. J. Stoner, of Pocahontas, Pennsylvania. She was educated in the public schools. Their children were: Andrew J., of whom later; Margaret, wife of John Lenhart; Mary, widow of Samuel Swarner; Bruce, of Youngstown, Ohio; Annie, deceased; James, deceased; Samuel J., resides at home; Clara, wife of Robert Ellis; Joseph, of Lestenburg, Pennsylvania; Charles, resides at home. Mrs. Clara A. McKenzie makes her home in Garrett with her two son
Burial:
Saint Phillip and James Catholic Church Cemetery
Meyersdale
Somerset County
Pennsylvania, USA
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| Person ID |
I02666 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Patrick M. McKenzie, b. Abt 1813, Maryland d. Abt 1861, Greenville Township, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 48 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Helen Elinora Lovinia Getty, b. 29 Mar 1823, Allegany County, Maryland d. 12 Aug 1909, Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania (Age 86 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Abt 1840 |
| Family ID |
F00952 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Clarissa (Clara) Agnes Stoner, b. 16 Jul 1850, Pocohontas, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 25 Apr 1934, Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
1865 |
| Children |
| | 1. James Phillip McKenzie d. 21 Jul 1896, Garrett, Pennsylvania [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Andrew Jackson McKenzie, b. 22 Dec 1867, Pocohontas, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 4 Oct 1917, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Margaret Ella McKenzie, b. 21 Jun 1870, Garrett, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 11 Oct 1903, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Mary B. McKenzie, b. Abt 1872, Pennsylvania d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Peter Bruce McKenzie, b. Jan 1876, Pennsylvania d. 1944, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. Annie L. McKenzie, b. 22 Oct 1878, Pennsylvania d. 9 Nov 1900, Garrett, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 7. Samuel Joshua McKenzie, b. 10 Sep 1883, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 17 Oct 1983, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 100 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Clara A. McKenzie, b. Jun 1885, Pennsylvania d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 9. Joseph W. McKenzie, b. 13 Sep 1889, Garrett, Pennsylvania d. 12 Jun 1965 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 10. Charles McKenzie, b. 4 Oct 1892, Pennsylvania d. 30 Jul 1932, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F01604 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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