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Descendants of Thomas McKain

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ MCKAIN¹ was born October 06, 1818 in Ireland ², and died July 31, 1897 in Volina, Cass Co, MI ^3,^4,⁵. He married JANE MORROW⁶ 1836 in County Down, Ireland ^7,⁸. She was born February 25, 1816 in County Down, Ireland ⁹, and died June 28, 1897 in Volina, Cass Co, MI ^10,^11,¹².

More About THOMAS MCKAIN:
Burial: August 1897, Rose Hill Cemetery, Nicholsville, Cass Co, MI ^13,^14,¹⁵
Emigration: 1849, Came to America in 1849 ¹⁶
Fact: 1858, Moved to Niles, Berrien Co, MI ^17,^18,¹⁹
Occupation: 1858, Lambert Cooper Shop- Niles, Berrien Co, MI ²⁰
Religion: Member of the Presbyterian Church ²¹
Residence 1: County Cork, Ireland- not confirmed ²²
Residence 2: County Antrim, Ireland- not confirmed ²³
Residence 3: 1849, Honeyeye Falls or Rochester, Monroe Co, N.Y ²⁴
Residence 4: 1849, Lived in Honeyeye Falls, NY for 7 years ^25,²⁶
Residence 5: Aft. 1858, Porter Township, Van Buren Co, MI ²⁷

More About JANE MORROW:
Burial: July 1897, Rose Hill Cemetery, Nicholsville, Cass Co, MI ^28,^29,³⁰
Fact 1: 1849, Came to America in 1849 ³¹
Fact 2: Born and married in Ireland³¹
Fact 3: Last words: "In my Father's Kingdom, on the first floor"³¹
Fact 4: Lived in Honeyeye Falls, NY for 7 years ³²
Fact 5: Member of the Presbyterian Church ³³
Fact 6: Moved to Porter, Van Buren Co., MI³³
Fact 7: See Notes
Fact 8: Survived by 7 of 8 children, and husband³³

Children of THOMAS MCKAIN and JANE MORROW are:

JAMES² MCKAIN³⁴, b. Bet. 1836 - 1839.

More About JAMES MCKAIN:
Fact 1: Worked on the railroad with brother Joe ³⁵
Fact 2: Bought a farm near Decatur; cared for his parents with the aid of a housekeeper³⁵
Fact 3: The oldest child³⁵

2.	ii.		ESTHER MCKAIN, d. Bef. 1940.
	iii.		ALLEN MCKAIN, b. 1839, possibly County Down, Ireland ³⁶; d. February 07, 1893, Auburn, Cayuga Co, N.Y ³⁷; m. MARY; d. May 18, 1928, Auburn, Cayuga Co, N.Y³⁷.

More About ALLEN MCKAIN:
Burial: February 1893, Ft. Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga Co, N.Y.
Fact 1: See Notes
Fact 2: Abt. 1879, Alderman- Auburn, Cayuga, NY ³⁸

More About MARY:
Burial: May 1928, Ft. Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga Co, N.Y.

iv.

DAVID MCKAIN, b. 1842, County Down, Ireland ³⁹; d. April 08, 1908, New Carlisle, Ind.⁴⁰; m. SARAH ESSINGTON⁴¹, December 10, 1878, Odell, Ill.⁴²; b. September 19, England ⁴³; d. Abt. 1930, New Carlisle, Ind.⁴⁴.

More About DAVID MCKAIN:
Emigration: 1849, Ireland to New York
Fact 1: April 1908, "Those who knew him best, loved him most"⁴⁵
Fact 2: See Notes
Military service 1: Three month's man in First Michigan Infantry, and then renlisting⁴⁵
Military service 2: Reenlisted a year later in the 10th Michigan Calvary⁴⁵
Military service 3: Was in both battle of Bull Run and discharged for wounds received in second batt⁴⁵
Residence 1: 1858, Lived in NY until age 16, then moved to Niles, MI ⁴⁶
Residence 2: 1878, Odell, Illinois ⁴⁷
Residence 3: Abt. 1890, New Carlisle, Ind.⁴⁸

More About SARAH ESSINGTON:
Fact: See Notes

3.	v.	JANE WOODS MCKAIN, b. January 02, 1847, County Down, Ireland; d. February 22, 1913, Porter, Van Buren, Mich.
4.	vi.	MARY MCKAIN, b. November 12, 1847, County Antrim, Ireland; d. Bef. 1940.
5.	vii.	JOSEPH NATHANIEL MCKAIN, b. November 08, 1851, Rochester, NY; d. November 21, 1940, Detroit, MI.
6.	viii.	WILLIAM MCKAIN, b. September 25, 1856, Rochester, NY or Niles, MI; d. February 18, 1923, Decatur, MI.

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