Jesse Butler McKenzie

Jesse married Nancy Jane Hardesty on 18 Jan 1838 in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. Nancy was born on 26 Oct 1821; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert W. McKenzie was born about 1839 in Illinois, USA; and died.
2. Margaret McKenzie was born about 1842; and died.
3. Martha A. McKenzie was born about 1842 in Illinois, USA; and died.
4. Mary McKenzie was born about 1844 in Illinois, USA; and died.
5. Eliza Jane McKenzie was born about 1846; and died.
6. Sarah McKenzie was born about 1849 in Illinois, USA; and died.

Jesse married Mary Jane Beard on 18 Dec 1854. Mary was born on 21 Jun 1835 in Kentucky, USA; died on 8 Nov 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James A. McKenzie was born about 1856 in Illinois, USA; died on 24 Apr 1948.
2. William H. McKenzie was born about 1863 in Illinois, USA; and died.
3. John H. McKenzie was born about 1866 in Illinois, USA; and died.
4. Ella M. McKenzie was born about 1866 in Illinois, USA; and died.
5. Oscar McKenzie was born about 1870 in Illinois, USA; and died.
6. Florence McKenzie was born about 1874 in Illinois, USA; and died.

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.