Husband: George Leonard McKain
Born: Nov- 4-1870 in Pennsylvania 1 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-28-1918 in Wood Co, WV 2
Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2
Cause of death: drowned in Little Kanawha River while trying to save a swimmer 2,3
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: president & manager of Acme Fishing Tool Co. of Parkersburg 3
Occupation: 1900 oil well contractor 1
Father: David McKain
Mother: Catherine "Kate" ___
Wife: Paulina "Lina" Morton 4
Married: Dec-25-1890 in Bradford, McKean Co, PA 5
Born: 1867 in New York 6 (see note 2)
Died: Feb- 1-1932 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
Cause of death: hit by streetcar
Census: 1930 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
Resided: 1918 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: Leander Morton (1838 - )
Mother: Harriet ___ (1839 - )
M Child 1: Merrill Morton McKain Born: Jan-27-1897 in Bradford, McKean Co, PA 8,9,1,10 Died: Oct-20-1964 in West Haven, New Haven Co, CT 11,9 Resided: 1919 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Military: U.S. Navy, World War I 12 Wife: Georgia Jacqueline Smith b. Oct- 9-1896 d. Nov- -1973 Married: Mar- 8-1919 in Harrison Co, WV 10
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Obituary. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (6) 1930 Census. (7) Death record of husband. (8) U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (11) Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Connecticut Dept of Health. (12) Obituary of father. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Nov 1871 in 1900 Census. Note (2) Age 13 in 1880 Census would put birth date in about 1867, but 1900 Census states May 1870.