 1868 - 1941 (73 years)
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| Name |
James Wilson McKenzie |
| Birth |
28 Apr 1868 |
Fayette County, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
8 Nov 1941 |
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois |
| Notes |
- Obituary
"Decatur Sunday Herald and Review" (Decatur, IL), Sunday, November 9, 1941
"J.W. McKENZIE, RETIRED WABASH INSPECTOR, DIES"
"James Wilson McKenzie, a retired Wabash car inspector, died in the Wabash hospital at 3 p.m. yesterday. He had been in the hospital four weeks and had undergone a major operation three weeks ago."
"Born in Fayette county April 24, 1868, Mr. McKenzie moved from Lovington to Decatur in 1917. He married Suzanne (sic) C. Huffman in Champaign Feb. 23, 1898. He retired from railroad work two years ago."
Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Charles Burke and Mrs. Kenneth Bailey of Decatur, a son, R.W. McKenzie of Mattoon; three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Rhodes of St. Elmo, Mrs. Mary Hosler of Monticello and Mrs. Melissa Doty of Bement; a brother, Charles McKenzie of Altamont, and four grandchildren."
{No mention is made of his half-brother Joseph McKenzie living in Springfield}
Funeral services will be held at St. James' Catholic Church at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. The body is at the Moran & Sons Funeral home."
More About JAMES WILSON MCKENZIE:
Burial: November 11, 1941, Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL
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| Person ID |
I11593 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Lewis McKenzie, b. 23 Sep 1837, Knox County, Monroe TWP, Ohio d. 5 Jan 1917, Moccasin, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Normanda Mary Logue, b. 29 Mar 1839, Fayette County, Illinois d. 12 Jun 1881, Fayette County, Loudon TWP, Illinois (Age 42 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
27 Mar 1859 |
Fayette County, Illinois |
| Family ID |
F05692 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Susie Caroline Huffman, b. 10 Sep 1877, Waldron, Shelby County, Illinois d. 9 Sep 1952, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Feb 1898 |
Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois |
| Children |
| | 1. Frank Herald McKenzie, b. 18 Aug 1898, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois d. 30 Jan 1899, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Eva Pearl McKenzie, b. 14 Jul 1900, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois d. 30 Sep 1996, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 96 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. William Lewis McKenzie, b. 31 Aug 1904, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois d. 31 Aug 1904, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Ralph Willard McKenzie, b. 28 Dec 1910, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois d. 18 May 1965, Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Mable Elizabeth (Betty) McKenzie, b. 31 Mar 1914, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois d. 1 Feb 1999, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F05696 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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