ROBERT E. MCKAY
Among the prosperous farmers of Sigel township, Chippewa county, is Robert E. McKay, who owns a profitable farm of eighty acres on section 8. He is a native of Michigan, having been born in Saginaw, May 18, 1848, a son of Archibald and Margaret McNanna McKay, natives of Scotland. The father was born in that country, in Glasgow, in 1813, and the mother in 1817. Archibald McKay was a farmer by occupation and about 1833, when twenty years of age came to Michigan, removing to Canada about two years later. He remained in Canada until his death, which occurred in 1883, his wife surviving him for about four years, passing away in 1887. To them were born eleven children: Margaret; Archibald, deceased; William; Robert E.; Charles, deceased; Charlotte; Joseph; Elizabeth, deceased; and three who died in infancy.
Robert E. McKay attended school in Guelph, Ontario, until fourteen years of age, when he laid aside his books in order to assist with the work on the home farm. He so continued for about four years and then went into the woods, finding employment in lumber camps and drives for about eight years. During the following two years he engaged in contracting and then bought one hundred and sixty acres of timber land, cutting the trees and selling the lumber and later the land. This enterprise occupied three years. Mr. McKay then bought eighty acres on section 31, township 28, range 6 west. In 1881 he bought the eighty acres on section 8, township 29, range ? west, which he now farms. He has been very successful in the cultivation of this land and gives considerable attention to stock raising, specializing in dairy products. He keeps about eighteen head of cattle and ten horses. His buildings are substantial and up-to-date and his farm in every way reflects credit upon its owner. The success which Mr. McKay has attained is largely due to incessant work and thorough, modern methods. His stock is taken care of in the best possible way and adds largely to the income Mr. McKay derives from his farm.
Mr. McKay married Miss Margaret St. Martin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter St. Martin, the former a well known river man of Chippewa Falls. Mrs. McKay, a native of that city, was born October 15, 1850, and bore her husband eight children: Annie E., who married George Barrington, a lumberman at Chippewa Falls, by whom she had three children, one of whom, Lillian, is living; Mary L., Margaret R. and William J., deceased; Eva C.; George A.; Mildred L., deceased; and Francis R. Miss Eva McKay for the past five years has followed school teaching.
Mr. McKay is one of the most highly respected citizens of Sigel township and has ever interested himself in worthy public enterprises. Politically he is independent, preferring to follow his own judgment instead of blindly following party dictates. He is the oldest member, now living, of the county board of Chippewa county, and it was he who was largely instrumental in building good roads in Sigel township. For ten years Mr. McKay was chairman of the board of trustees of Sigel township, and he was also chairman of the board of Anson township for one term and supervisor for Anson township for one term. For six years he was clerk of school district No. 9. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but on account of the distance which he had to travel to attend the lodge meetings he demitted in good standing. He is a member of the Catholic church and Mrs. McKay belongs to the Ladies Society in connection with that organization. Mr. McKay is a kind hearted man, who gives evidence of his charitable inclinations by taking care of four children besides his own family, keeping them as they had no other place to go and being as kind to them as a father would be. Such success as has come to Mr. McKay is well merited, as it is the result of incessant industry and close application, and the esteem and respect with which he is regarded comes to him in recognition of his high qualities of mind and character. Robert and Margaret were faithful members of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. They were actively involved in the building of the church. Robert Edward McKay had lip cancer, caused by smoking. Chippewa County Wisconsin, Past and Present, Vol II, Page 349.
OBITUARY
PASSING OF EDWARD MCKAY
AN OLD TIMER DIED YESTERDAY
PROMINENT IN COUNTY MATTERS
Mr. Edward McKay, one of the best known men in the country passed away at his home in the town of Sigel, where he has resided for the past fifty years. Mr. McKay was sixty-eight years of age in May last. He has been a member of the County Board at various times in his life and in that way became well acquainted with the prominent men in the country. Mr. McKay came here from Canada, and settled at first in Anson. Like all newcomers he followed lumbering, spent his winters in the woods and summers clearing the land on his farm. He had many good traits and among his friends was well thought of. He had a little trouble in his early life, but it helped to make him a better citizen in his later years. Mr. J. A. Morris will have charge of the funeral services. The Evening Independent, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, October 1, 1916.∼O'Connell-McKay, R. Edward
1848-1916
O'Connell-McKay, Margaret
1849-1922
Among the prosperous farmers of Sigel township, Chippewa county, is Robert E. McKay, who owns a profitable farm of eighty acres on section 8. He is a native of Michigan, having been born in Saginaw, May 18, 1848, a son of Archibald and Margaret McNanna McKay, natives of Scotland. The father was born in that country, in Glasgow, in 1813, and the mother in 1817. Archibald McKay was a farmer by occupation and about 1833, when twenty years of age came to Michigan, removing to Canada about two years later. He remained in Canada until his death, which occurred in 1883, his wife surviving him for about four years, passing away in 1887. To them were born eleven children: Margaret; Archibald, deceased; William; Robert E.; Charles, deceased; Charlotte; Joseph; Elizabeth, deceased; and three who died in infancy.
Robert E. McKay attended school in Guelph, Ontario, until fourteen years of age, when he laid aside his books in order to assist with the work on the home farm. He so continued for about four years and then went into the woods, finding employment in lumber camps and drives for about eight years. During the following two years he engaged in contracting and then bought one hundred and sixty acres of timber land, cutting the trees and selling the lumber and later the land. This enterprise occupied three years. Mr. McKay then bought eighty acres on section 31, township 28, range 6 west. In 1881 he bought the eighty acres on section 8, township 29, range ? west, which he now farms. He has been very successful in the cultivation of this land and gives considerable attention to stock raising, specializing in dairy products. He keeps about eighteen head of cattle and ten horses. His buildings are substantial and up-to-date and his farm in every way reflects credit upon its owner. The success which Mr. McKay has attained is largely due to incessant work and thorough, modern methods. His stock is taken care of in the best possible way and adds largely to the income Mr. McKay derives from his farm.
Mr. McKay married Miss Margaret St. Martin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter St. Martin, the former a well known river man of Chippewa Falls. Mrs. McKay, a native of that city, was born October 15, 1850, and bore her husband eight children: Annie E., who married George Barrington, a lumberman at Chippewa Falls, by whom she had three children, one of whom, Lillian, is living; Mary L., Margaret R. and William J., deceased; Eva C.; George A.; Mildred L., deceased; and Francis R. Miss Eva McKay for the past five years has followed school teaching.
Mr. McKay is one of the most highly respected citizens of Sigel township and has ever interested himself in worthy public enterprises. Politically he is independent, preferring to follow his own judgment instead of blindly following party dictates. He is the oldest member, now living, of the county board of Chippewa county, and it was he who was largely instrumental in building good roads in Sigel township. For ten years Mr. McKay was chairman of the board of trustees of Sigel township, and he was also chairman of the board of Anson township for one term and supervisor for Anson township for one term. For six years he was clerk of school district No. 9. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but on account of the distance which he had to travel to attend the lodge meetings he demitted in good standing. He is a member of the Catholic church and Mrs. McKay belongs to the Ladies Society in connection with that organization. Mr. McKay is a kind hearted man, who gives evidence of his charitable inclinations by taking care of four children besides his own family, keeping them as they had no other place to go and being as kind to them as a father would be. Such success as has come to Mr. McKay is well merited, as it is the result of incessant industry and close application, and the esteem and respect with which he is regarded comes to him in recognition of his high qualities of mind and character. Robert and Margaret were faithful members of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. They were actively involved in the building of the church. Robert Edward McKay had lip cancer, caused by smoking. Chippewa County Wisconsin, Past and Present, Vol II, Page 349.
OBITUARY
PASSING OF EDWARD MCKAY
AN OLD TIMER DIED YESTERDAY
PROMINENT IN COUNTY MATTERS
Mr. Edward McKay, one of the best known men in the country passed away at his home in the town of Sigel, where he has resided for the past fifty years. Mr. McKay was sixty-eight years of age in May last. He has been a member of the County Board at various times in his life and in that way became well acquainted with the prominent men in the country. Mr. McKay came here from Canada, and settled at first in Anson. Like all newcomers he followed lumbering, spent his winters in the woods and summers clearing the land on his farm. He had many good traits and among his friends was well thought of. He had a little trouble in his early life, but it helped to make him a better citizen in his later years. Mr. J. A. Morris will have charge of the funeral services. The Evening Independent, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, October 1, 1916.∼O'Connell-McKay, R. Edward
1848-1916
O'Connell-McKay, Margaret
1849-1922
ROBERT E. MCKAY
Among the prosperous farmers of Sigel township, Chippewa county, is Robert E. McKay, who owns a profitable farm of eighty acres on section 8. He is a native of Michigan, having been born in Saginaw, May 18, 1848, a son of Archibald and Margaret McNanna McKay, natives of Scotland. The father was born in that country, in Glasgow, in 1813, and the mother in 1817. Archibald McKay was a farmer by occupation and about 1833, when twenty years of age came to Michigan, removing to Canada about two years later. He remained in Canada until his death, which occurred in 1883, his wife surviving him for about four years, passing away in 1887. To them were born eleven children: Margaret; Archibald, deceased; William; Robert E.; Charles, deceased; Charlotte; Joseph; Elizabeth, deceased; and three who died in infancy.
Robert E. McKay attended school in Guelph, Ontario, until fourteen years of age, when he laid aside his books in order to assist with the work on the home farm. He so continued for about four years and then went into the woods, finding employment in lumber camps and drives for about eight years. During the following two years he engaged in contracting and then bought one hundred and sixty acres of timber land, cutting the trees and selling the lumber and later the land. This enterprise occupied three years. Mr. McKay then bought eighty acres on section 31, township 28, range 6 west. In 1881 he bought the eighty acres on section 8, township 29, range ? west, which he now farms. He has been very successful in the cultivation of this land and gives considerable attention to stock raising, specializing in dairy products. He keeps about eighteen head of cattle and ten horses. His buildings are substantial and up-to-date and his farm in every way reflects credit upon its owner. The success which Mr. McKay has attained is largely due to incessant work and thorough, modern methods. His stock is taken care of in the best possible way and adds largely to the income Mr. McKay derives from his farm.
Mr. McKay married Miss Margaret St. Martin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter St. Martin, the former a well known river man of Chippewa Falls. Mrs. McKay, a native of that city, was born October 15, 1850, and bore her husband eight children: Annie E., who married George Barrington, a lumberman at Chippewa Falls, by whom she had three children, one of whom, Lillian, is living; Mary L., Margaret R. and William J., deceased; Eva C.; George A.; Mildred L., deceased; and Francis R. Miss Eva McKay for the past five years has followed school teaching.
Mr. McKay is one of the most highly respected citizens of Sigel township and has ever interested himself in worthy public enterprises. Politically he is independent, preferring to follow his own judgment instead of blindly following party dictates. He is the oldest member, now living, of the county board of Chippewa county, and it was he who was largely instrumental in building good roads in Sigel township. For ten years Mr. McKay was chairman of the board of trustees of Sigel township, and he was also chairman of the board of Anson township for one term and supervisor for Anson township for one term. For six years he was clerk of school district No. 9. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but on account of the distance which he had to travel to attend the lodge meetings he demitted in good standing. He is a member of the Catholic church and Mrs. McKay belongs to the Ladies Society in connection with that organization. Mr. McKay is a kind hearted man, who gives evidence of his charitable inclinations by taking care of four children besides his own family, keeping them as they had no other place to go and being as kind to them as a father would be. Such success as has come to Mr. McKay is well merited, as it is the result of incessant industry and close application, and the esteem and respect with which he is regarded comes to him in recognition of his high qualities of mind and character. Robert and Margaret were faithful members of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. They were actively involved in the building of the church. Robert Edward McKay had lip cancer, caused by smoking. Chippewa County Wisconsin, Past and Present, Vol II, Page 349.
OBITUARY
PASSING OF EDWARD MCKAY
AN OLD TIMER DIED YESTERDAY
PROMINENT IN COUNTY MATTERS
Mr. Edward McKay, one of the best known men in the country passed away at his home in the town of Sigel, where he has resided for the past fifty years. Mr. McKay was sixty-eight years of age in May last. He has been a member of the County Board at various times in his life and in that way became well acquainted with the prominent men in the country. Mr. McKay came here from Canada, and settled at first in Anson. Like all newcomers he followed lumbering, spent his winters in the woods and summers clearing the land on his farm. He had many good traits and among his friends was well thought of. He had a little trouble in his early life, but it helped to make him a better citizen in his later years. Mr. J. A. Morris will have charge of the funeral services. The Evening Independent, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, October 1, 1916.∼O'Connell-McKay, R. Edward
1848-1916
O'Connell-McKay, Margaret
1849-1922
Among the prosperous farmers of Sigel township, Chippewa county, is Robert E. McKay, who owns a profitable farm of eighty acres on section 8. He is a native of Michigan, having been born in Saginaw, May 18, 1848, a son of Archibald and Margaret McNanna McKay, natives of Scotland. The father was born in that country, in Glasgow, in 1813, and the mother in 1817. Archibald McKay was a farmer by occupation and about 1833, when twenty years of age came to Michigan, removing to Canada about two years later. He remained in Canada until his death, which occurred in 1883, his wife surviving him for about four years, passing away in 1887. To them were born eleven children: Margaret; Archibald, deceased; William; Robert E.; Charles, deceased; Charlotte; Joseph; Elizabeth, deceased; and three who died in infancy.
Robert E. McKay attended school in Guelph, Ontario, until fourteen years of age, when he laid aside his books in order to assist with the work on the home farm. He so continued for about four years and then went into the woods, finding employment in lumber camps and drives for about eight years. During the following two years he engaged in contracting and then bought one hundred and sixty acres of timber land, cutting the trees and selling the lumber and later the land. This enterprise occupied three years. Mr. McKay then bought eighty acres on section 31, township 28, range 6 west. In 1881 he bought the eighty acres on section 8, township 29, range ? west, which he now farms. He has been very successful in the cultivation of this land and gives considerable attention to stock raising, specializing in dairy products. He keeps about eighteen head of cattle and ten horses. His buildings are substantial and up-to-date and his farm in every way reflects credit upon its owner. The success which Mr. McKay has attained is largely due to incessant work and thorough, modern methods. His stock is taken care of in the best possible way and adds largely to the income Mr. McKay derives from his farm.
Mr. McKay married Miss Margaret St. Martin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter St. Martin, the former a well known river man of Chippewa Falls. Mrs. McKay, a native of that city, was born October 15, 1850, and bore her husband eight children: Annie E., who married George Barrington, a lumberman at Chippewa Falls, by whom she had three children, one of whom, Lillian, is living; Mary L., Margaret R. and William J., deceased; Eva C.; George A.; Mildred L., deceased; and Francis R. Miss Eva McKay for the past five years has followed school teaching.
Mr. McKay is one of the most highly respected citizens of Sigel township and has ever interested himself in worthy public enterprises. Politically he is independent, preferring to follow his own judgment instead of blindly following party dictates. He is the oldest member, now living, of the county board of Chippewa county, and it was he who was largely instrumental in building good roads in Sigel township. For ten years Mr. McKay was chairman of the board of trustees of Sigel township, and he was also chairman of the board of Anson township for one term and supervisor for Anson township for one term. For six years he was clerk of school district No. 9. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but on account of the distance which he had to travel to attend the lodge meetings he demitted in good standing. He is a member of the Catholic church and Mrs. McKay belongs to the Ladies Society in connection with that organization. Mr. McKay is a kind hearted man, who gives evidence of his charitable inclinations by taking care of four children besides his own family, keeping them as they had no other place to go and being as kind to them as a father would be. Such success as has come to Mr. McKay is well merited, as it is the result of incessant industry and close application, and the esteem and respect with which he is regarded comes to him in recognition of his high qualities of mind and character. Robert and Margaret were faithful members of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. They were actively involved in the building of the church. Robert Edward McKay had lip cancer, caused by smoking. Chippewa County Wisconsin, Past and Present, Vol II, Page 349.
OBITUARY
PASSING OF EDWARD MCKAY
AN OLD TIMER DIED YESTERDAY
PROMINENT IN COUNTY MATTERS
Mr. Edward McKay, one of the best known men in the country passed away at his home in the town of Sigel, where he has resided for the past fifty years. Mr. McKay was sixty-eight years of age in May last. He has been a member of the County Board at various times in his life and in that way became well acquainted with the prominent men in the country. Mr. McKay came here from Canada, and settled at first in Anson. Like all newcomers he followed lumbering, spent his winters in the woods and summers clearing the land on his farm. He had many good traits and among his friends was well thought of. He had a little trouble in his early life, but it helped to make him a better citizen in his later years. Mr. J. A. Morris will have charge of the funeral services. The Evening Independent, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, October 1, 1916.∼O'Connell-McKay, R. Edward
1848-1916
O'Connell-McKay, Margaret
1849-1922
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