Alexander H. McKenzie

Notes:

Birth:
Year of birth deduced from 1840 census (he was 20 - 30), and from the birth year of his wife (age 43 in the 1850 census)

Alexander married Margaret "Peggy" Vineyard on 5 May 1828 in White County, Illinois, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Vineyard and Leanna Sneed) was born about 1807 in Kentucky, USA; died on 2 Oct 1865 in White County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Amanda Jane McKenzie was born on 7 Feb 1829 in Illinois, USA; died on 25 Apr 1856 in Illinois, USA.
2. Amy McKenzie was born on 27 Mar 1831 in White County, Illinois, USA; died on 7 Mar 1912 in Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 9 Mar 1912 in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
3. Pricilla Vitura "Vite" McKenzie was born on 5 Apr 1836 in Illinois, USA; died on 14 Jan 1927 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 15 Jan 1927 in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
4. George Thomas McKenzie was born about 1838 in Illinois, USA; died on 31 Mar 1865 in Cape Hatteras (At Sea), Dare County, North Carolina.
5. Margaret Ann "Ann" McKenzie was born on 24 Jan 1841 in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 6 Jul 1933 in Benton Township, Howell County, Missouri; was buried in Mountain View-Center Hill Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri.
6. Mary Frances "Frankie" McKenzie was born on 16 May 1843 in Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Jan 1901 in White County, Illinois, USA.
7. William J. McKenzie was born about 1846 in Illinois, USA; died on 31 Mar 1865 in Cape Hatteras (At Sea), Dare County, North Carolina.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Dad has a note in one of his notebooks that says the McKenzie\'s came in through Nova Scotia--presumably from Scotland. No source. Written in a notebook when he was in Mountain View--so likely came from some family member?

Notes:

Came to White Co IL

Had a first marriage in Canada, resulting in one child. His wife died, and he left the child, and all of the money that he had (around $1,000) and moved to White Co IL to start again. Sold his farm in Hamilton Co IL and established a dairy in Marion Co IL

George married Margaret "Betsy" Vickers before 1810. Margaret (daughter of James Vickers and Polly Johnson) was born in 1783 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Polly Johnson on 20 Jan 1782 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA. Polly was born before 1770; died in 1794-1799 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):The likely years of Polly's death were calculated from information contained in the Revolutionary Pension file of her husband James Vickers, and the subsequent pension application of his widow, Elizabeth (Mowery) Vickers. Elizabeth stated that she married James in 1799, and that his eldest son was just 18 months younger than she. Also that he had 7 children with his first wife. Since Margaret was born the year before John, we can assume that 5 more children were born after them. At an average of 2 years between children, the last one might have been born sometime around 1794. Since James Vickers married a second time in 1799, I have calculated her death to be between 1794 and 1799. I would imagine it was likely to be toward the latter end of that period, but all is speculation.