Martha Ellen McKenzie b. 17 Apr 1855 Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland d. 21 May 1907 Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland: The McKenzies of Early Maryland

1855 - 1907 (52 years)

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Name	Martha Ellen McKenzie
Birth	17 Apr 1855	Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland
Gender	Female
Death	21 May 1907	Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland
Notes	Census 1900, Martha claims to have had 11 children, with 9 living. All sons are miners except for Frederick and Ernest who are in school. She died in a house explosion on 21 May 1907 at the age of 52 in Allegany Co., Maryland. A Young Miner Accidentally Causes Serious Mishap. HOUSE BLOWN TO ATOMS. Louis Hacker, While Filling a Flask With Powder for Blasting Purposes, Carelessly Got Too Near the Kitchen Range, and Powder Let Go. There was an explosion at Lonaconing last night at 9 o'clock, attended with serious results, and caused in a somewhat peculiar manner. As is well known, miners use powder in the mines for blasting purposes. Last night Louis Hacker, a young miner 22 years of age, who resided with his parents at the above place, was making preparations to take some powder with him to the mine at which he works. He had a keg of powder in the kitchen portion of the house out of which he was filling a flask of powder. In doing so, it seems he placed the flask upon the kitchen range, and the latter having had fire in it, caused the flask to explode, which in turn exploded the keg of powder. The explosion completely wrecked the house and perhaps fatally injured Hacker and seriously injured his brother, Ernest, and their mother, and a grandson of the latter. The dwelling that was wrecked contained five rooms, and belonged to Mr. Kiddy. The explosion caused the wildest kind of excitement throughout the town, occurring as it did before many of the people had retired for the night. The home, to use the words of the Times informant, was blown into atoms. Just what portion of the house the injured were in, save the one who caused the explosion, was not learned. The Cumberland Evening Times, Friday, May 17, 1907 Gilmore News, May 25 - Mr. and Mrs. James W. Blubaugh attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry Hacker, one of the powder explosion's victims, of Charlestown. Interment was made on the mountain at the J.J. Dye cemetery. Cumberland Alleganian, May 27, 1907 She is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland.
Person ID	I43793	McKenzie Genealogy
Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

Father	William A. McKenzie, b. 15 Feb 1818, Allegany County, Maryland d. 1890, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 71 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Margaret T. McKenzie, b. 1823, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland d. 1891, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	23 Jul 1845	Allegany County, Maryland
Family ID	F00125	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Heinrich Frederick George Hacker, b. 24 Oct 1853, Ludwigslust, Mecklinberg-Vorpommern, Germany d. 16 Dec 1927, Charlestown, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 74 years)

Marriage 18 Sep 1875 Allegany County, Maryland

Children

	1. Martha Henrietta Hacker, b. 17 Apr 1877, Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland d. 8 Dec 1956, Midland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Henry Albert Hacker, b. 24 Apr 1878, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland d. 6 Nov 1941, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Owen Hance Hacker, b. 2 Dec 1879, Allegany County, Maryland d. 22 Nov 1940, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Rudolph (Rudy) Alford Hacker, b. 5 Jul 1882, Allegany County, Maryland d. 18 Oct 1918, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Charles Henry Sr. Hacker, b. Oct 1883, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland d. 23 Dec 1960, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland (Age ~ 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Louis Hacker, b. 6 Sep 1886, Allegany County, Maryland d. 24 Mar 1968, Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Frederick George Hacker, b. 15 May 1889, Allegany County, Maryland d. 10 Nov 1966, Sewickley, Allegheny County, Maryland (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Ernest Hacker, b. 2 Mar 1891, Allegany County, Maryland d. 21 Jun 1970, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F16503 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Oct 2021