Dear Fellow McKerracher-MacKercher-McKerchar-McKerricher, et al Thank you for responding to my message

Dear Fellow McKerracher-MacKercher-McKerchar-McKerricher, et al Thank you for responding to my message. I was unsuccessful in raising your recommended website. For some reason both my Netscape and Microsoft Internet Browser froze up after starting the Lamont Clan presentation. Occasionally my Dell computer decides to fickle up on me and be non-cooperative for no good reason. I don't know if you have had an opportunity to view mine at Error! Bookmark not defined. I also derive from a Duncan McKercher who married Catherine McLellan in 1786. They resided in Glen Lyon which is in Perthshire. For at least three generations, my family was closely associated with the Meggernie estate. Recently since I posted my web site, I've had the pleasure of hearing from several McKerchers, etc from all parts of Canada, Nova Scotia and the West Coast. One chap sent me a picture of himself because he said a photo of my son and I looked so much like his grandfather. He was a dead ringer for my cousin ..eerily so. Am I correct in assuming you are of the Lamont Clan? We are Farquharsons with our sept having originally come from the Braemar region .. most probably dating back to service with the Earl of Montrose on his campaigns of 1645. I'd like to hear more about your family if your are interested. Again, I appreciate hearing from you. Regards, John MacKercher ----- Original Message -----

Thanks for the message. A site you might find interesting is;

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I am descended from Duncan McKerracher of Perthshire who immigrated to Ontario Canada in the early 1800's. There is about 35 McKerrachers in the phone books of the United States and about a similar amount in Canada.

best regards

alvin p mckerracher

Subject: Re: A MacKercher from Florida--from Illinois Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:14:28 -0500 From: "John C. MacKercher" <lejacle@atlantic.net> To: ALVINPERK@aol.com References:

Hi Alvin, I'd like to give you a definitive answer, but I can't really. The spelling should not be as important as is from where your family came. Most of the McKerchers, et al from Perthshire belong to the Farquharson Clan. I suggest you might look at two links in my web site. One deals directly with our surname. You will see how often ... even within one's family .. the spelling of the name differs even within the same generation. Sometimes there is an explanation

often there is not. The other link relates to the Farquharson Clan with some simple but interesting background on the Clan's origins and septs. When you were at Braemar, did you go over to Invercauld which of course houses the Clan Chief of the Farquharsons. Guess you did when you went to see the Clan Chief. My ancestors are reported to me as staunch supporters of the Stuarts and pretty much in trouble with the British Crown most of the time. This coincides with the Farquharson branch. I was told at a very young age we were not associated with the Lamonts. I suppose this was because of the suggestion those M'Kerchers had separate and different views of the English. I never pressed the issue as I didn't understand the problem at the time. Sorry I can't get into the Lamont web as I'd prefer to know more about them than what I've read in Kith and Kin as well as the commercial clan books I own. Best regards, John P. S. My McKerchers migrated from Aberdeenshire to Glen Lyon in the mid

17th century. They had lived in Inverie which is a very small community very closeby to Braemar. By the way, did you go and see the Cairn of Remembrance when you were at Braemar. It's aside the Dee River closer to Balmoral than Braemar. Beautiful country isn't it. ALVINPERK@aol.com wrote:

my Duncan McKerracher was supposedly a Farquharson too. I went to Braemar to talk to the clan leader in 1984. the Lamonts indicate we belong to them also...which is right ?? The Lamont web site makes this claim..much of the history is unknown to me..The Lamonts say their clan was called MacKerracher....and then the name was changed.. ??

regards

Alvin P mcKerracher

Hi Barry, Thank you so much for your Easter greetings. We had a fine week-end although our children were all some distance from us. I hope you had a happy observance. Let me assure you I am delighted to hear from and about you. Several years ago, I copied whatever information I could find about my family in the censuses of 1841, 1851 and 1861. This was taken from records posted by the Church of the Latter Day Saints in their genealogical library. At that time I did not know all the family members of my great-grandfather Farquhar (really born Fercher in 1798) except for Malcolm and Duncan. Consequently I only took info from the censuses on them. Fercher also had a Donald, William and John as brothers. Donald was in the Army and served in the Battle of Waterloo and in several other actions. He was eventually discharged in Canada, but reappeared in the 1861 census in Glen Lyon as an army pensioner. Unfortunately, I know nothing about either William or John. The Farcher and Betty plus children you cite were my great-grandparents and their children even though the ages were off a few years for Farcher and Betty who was Elizabeth MacKenzie. By the 1861 Census, she was fessing up to her true years. I would really like to get anything you have on any John or William who might match up----- John was born on May 15, 1792 and William on October 29, 1794. I have nothing further on them. John would have been 49 and William 47 on the 1841 census, but whether they still lived in Glen Lyon or even Perthshire, for that matter, I don't know. You have succeeded in getting back a 110 years earlier than I have. But when I started all this, I knew hardly anything beyond my grandfather who had come to the U. S. from Scotland sometime in the 1870s. So I feel rewarded for the effort expended. And, of course, I continue to seek info that will take my back even further. Again, it's always good to hear from you. Warm regards, Jack Original Message ----- From: "Barry D. MacKERACHER" <barry30@netcom.ca> To: "Jack and Lee MacKercher" <lejacle@atlantic.net> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 11:33 PM Subject: Re: Barry; New Info. & 1841Tay census

Barry D. MacKERACHER wrote:

Hi; A very Happy & Grand Easter to you & all the family Hope these E mails doin't bother you. Say "Ouch" if they do, I was able to copy all the pages of both the 1841 &1851 Census of Perthshire (Kenmore,Fortingall,FowlsEaster&wester, ect)That had Any Mc,Mac,Kercher,Keracher & ects. !841--49 pages &1851--36 Pages On the 17 Page of 1841 census under (Fortingal qua civiler) Glenlyon ( -?saena) Myjerinie (this is spelling on sheet) Farcher McKerchar--40 (b) 1801 Farmer Betty McKerchar--36 (b) 1805 (w) Cathrine " --13 (b) 1828 (d) ? onald " --11 (b) 1830 (d) Ann " --08 (b) 1833 (d) Betty " --06 (b) 1835 (d) Duncan " --03 (b) 1838 (s) John " --01 (b) 1840 (s) Farquhar (b) after census of 1841 If you would like ,can copy this page ,or all 85Pages. (Send By Post) I have found another Link in my Tree & confirmed by my new relations now a total of 1,024 persons in Tree Back to John McKercher 1678 and a poss link to a Donald(b)1650&(m)in 1675 to Catherine McGregor, A Clandsman Barry

Barry, Your latest email has me quite excited. You indicate your ancestor John was born in 1792. As you got from my previous email, my great grandfather Fercher McKercher had a brother John born on May 15, 1792 at 'Migerney'. His parents were Duncan McKercher and Catherine McLellan .. my great-great grandparents. I reviewed all the data I have on John McKerchers born in that time frame. There were only two other Johns born in 1792 in the general Glen Lyon region. One was born to Duncan McKerchar and Jean McNab of Balquidder which is about 6 miles south of Killin or the wester end of the Glen. The other was John born to Duncan McKercher & Isobel Brown on 24 September 1792 at Kerochlach. I have poured over my 1841 Census notes very carefully and come up with John McKerchar who was an agricultural laborer at Meggernie. His age was listed as 45 which would have his birthdate in or around 1796. This is what threw me off the track because it didn't jibe with 1792 or the year in which my John was born. I have since learned those ages as given are not always accurate. In any regard, this John's wife was Christy, age 35. Their daughter was also Christy and her age on that 1841 Census was 15. I believe your John and my John are one in the same. I never knew about Duncan, the son of your John. He would have been 30 at the time of that Census and probably had begun a family of his own or moved. His name Duncan is very important. He being the first born son of John and Christy was probably named after his paternal grandfather. I also believe John's working at Meggernie at that time is highly significant. Our family was very much occupied with the Meggernie Estate. Incidentally, there were 29 persons residing at Meggernie on the day in June 1841 when the census was taken. At least 11 of them were McKerchars. My Farquhar accounted for eight of them and John, Christian and Christie their daughter were the other three. Do you know the names of your John's parents? I do hope it was Duncan McKercher and Catherine McLellan. They were wed in 1786. Barry I would welcome anything you care to send me about your family and whatever else you would like to share. I didn't ask you in my previous email because I didn't want to put you to the trouble, but in view of this development I'm anxious to see these materials. My address is 9445 Ruby Falls Court, Brooksville, FL 34613. I am anxiously awaiting your reaction to all this. Best wishes, Jack----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry D. MacKERACHER" <barry30@netcom.ca> To: "Jack and Lee MacKercher" <lejacle@atlantic.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 8:14 PM Subject: Re: Hope this Helps ; Barry

Barry D. MacKERACHER wrote:

I have some data, You did not say if you would like some of the copies of the sheets with your relations, on the census of 1841, I have an adress for you it's (this is in broken code so as not to but your adress on the screen, you will Know if I am Right)

( -44-R--Y-----CT small stream of water) Have some other material Clan Farquharson ect.&list of my Ancesters, The Data John (b)1792 (m) Christien McKercher in 1811 ( no Birth/Death dates) They had a son Duncan (b) 1811

(m) 1839 to Janet ? They had a son Donald (b) 1840 "Note" 1841 census has Christien living with Duncan & Janet John must have died 1840 -1841 Hope it dose not confuse the Computer Barry

Sorry I jumped the gun, Barry. I will look forward to your information. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry D. MacKERACHER" <barry30@netcom.ca> To: "Jack and Lee MacKercher" <lejacle@atlantic.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Correction (BARRY)

Barry D. MacKERACHER wrote:

Sorry for the confusion ; I ment --this is info, I have on YOUR John Have nothing on William, My John (b)April/10/1678(m)June/29/1731 to Christina McKercher The next John I have (b) Dec/01/1757 Grandson of ,(above) will be next week before I send package in the Mail Barry

Barry D. MacKERACHER wrote:

Charles Bouskill (McKercherd) file

My email sent out 9 Mar 2000 I'm JohCharles R. Bouskill <cbouskil@mb.sympatico.ca>n

I'mMacKercher of Florida and a descendant of Duncan McKercher and Catherine McLellan who wed in Perthshire's Glen Lyon in 1786. I am continuing my search back into the past and always seeking connections with descendants of this early family. You can find out considerably more about my forebears by visiting my web site at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/c/John-C-Mackercher/index.html I would be delighted to hear from you if you are interested. Regards, John

9 Apr 2000 email from Barbara Bouskill

I was delighted to receive your e-mail a few weeks ago and apologize for taking so long to reply. My mother was a McKerchar. The farthest I have been able to go back on the McKerchar family is a John McKerchar, born about 1743 in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. He married first a Catherine Campbell on August 12, 1772 in Kenmore. She died about 1786 and he then married Christian Robertson March 23, 1788 in Kenmore. Unfortunately the records for the year 1743 are missing from the Perthshire Records Office, so we haven't yet determined who John's parents were and what exactly is his birth date. We found his age at date of death on his tombstone in the Kenmore Church Yard. We have information on most of the descendants of John's by both wives, and would be glad to send this information to you if you thought there might be a connection to the family you are researching.

I have checked the names you provided with the names we have in our Family Tree and although the same McKercher/ar names appear time and again, the dates do not coincide!! I did notice, however, that the name Rob Roy appears in your Family Tree and I am wondering if you are connected to the McGregors. I have been corresponding (and have visited) a John Alexander McKercher in Ottawa and we have found we are connected through the McGregors, but have not yet found any connection through the McKercher/ars!! (John's son, Alexander. married a Janet McGregor of Lawers, on Loch Tay, in Kenmore, November 14, 1818.

We visited a Donald McGregor in Fortingall a couple of years ago and discovered his mother was a McKerchar. Again, we haven't been able to discover a relationship, but we figure there must be one some where along the line!! As a matter of fact he and his wife visited us in Winnipeg last September. They are a wonderful couple.

We will likely be seeing John McKercher in Ottawa in the fall and I will show him your information then to see if he can come up with a relationship to you.

Also we are going to Salt Lake City next month and if I come up with anything there I will let you know.

In the meantime, if you would like me to send you what information I have, I would be very pleased to do so.

Regards

Barbara Bouskill

email from Barbara Bouskill of 11 Apr 2000

Thank you for your e-mail today. I am attaching two Family Tree Maker files which I am hoping will be of interest to you. I would be interested in hearing if there are any "matches"!! I will keep in touch!

Regards, Barbara

email from Barbara Bouskill of 11 Apr 2000

Tuesday, April 11, 2000 1:19 PM Sorry my first attempt did not work!! If this one doesn't work I will convert it into GEDCOM and send it later. Descendants of ? McKercher

1 ? MCKERCHER

....... 2 Duncan MCKERCHER b: 1779

....... 2 Alexander MCKERCHER b: 1789 in Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland d: 1851 in Canada .......... +Catherine FISHER

................ 3 Peter MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1821 in Ontario d: April 7, 1891 ................... +Isabella (Elizabeth) FISHER b: Abt. 1837 in Ontario m: Abt. 1854 d: February 12, 1896

......................... 4 Alexander MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1856 d: 1944 ............................ +Maud REEVES

.................................. 5 Jack MCKERCHER b: May 26, 1896 d: July 20, 1979 ..................................... +Doreen Beatrice CALDICOTT m: 1920 d: April 19, 1968

........................................... 6 Robert John MCKERCHER b: January 9, 1922 .............................................. +Betty HORTON m: October 1946

.................................................... 7 Leslie Ann MCKERCHER b: June 15, 1946 ....................................................... +Gordon HEYS m: 1967

............................................................. 8 Andrew Gordon HEYS b: January 21, 1972

............................................................. 8 Michael John HEYS b: July 25, 1974

............................................................. 8 Lindsay Marie HEYS b: August 13, 1977

........................................... 6 William Dunne MCKERCHER b: November 11, 1923 d: July 1944

......................... 4 John Peter MCKERCHER b: September 24, 1857 in Athol East, Ontario (near Maxville) src: chart from John Alexander McKercher d: September 1952 in St. Elmo, Ontario ............................ +Elizabeth FERGUSON b: March 1, 1855 in St. Elmo East, Ontario src: chart from John Alexander McKercher m: July 20, 1886 d: October 31, 1939 in St. Elmo, Ontario

.................................. 5 Duncan Ferguson MCKERCHER b: August 7, 1887 in St. Elmo East, Ontario d: December 31, 1951 ..................................... +Catherine Margaret CUMMING b: July 24, 1883 m: June 24, 1914 d: August 1921

........................................... 6 Wilma Elinor MCKERCHER b: March 4, 1919 src: Chart from John Alexander McKercher d: 1985 src: chart from John Alexander McKercher .............................................. +John Cameron MCGREGOR b: 1914 src: chart from John Alexander McKercher m: June 20, 1942

.................................................... 7 Katherine Joan MCGREGOR b: July 23, 1943 in St. Elmo West, Ontario ....................................................... +Robert Boyd WILSON b: 1935 in Orillia, Ontario m: August 12, 1967

.................................................... 7 Wilma Elizabeth (Betty) MCGREGOR b: May 28, 1947 in St Elmo West, Ontario ....................................................... +William James TABRAIM b: in Cornwall, Ontario m: June 19, 1970 d: 1982

............................................................. 8 Judith Elizabeth TABRAIM b: October 2, 1972

.................................................... 7 John Douglas MCGREGOR b: December 16, 1948 in St Elmo West, Ontario ....................................................... +Stephanie Marie COLLETTE m: December 3, 1977

........................................... 6 Hazel MCKERCHER b: February 2, 920/21 .............................................. +Ivan Forbes MACRAE b: in Athol, Ontario m: November 10, 1945

.................................................... 7 Norma Jean MACRAE b: April 2, 1953 ....................................................... +Bruce Kinsey WARD m: July 19, 1975

............................................................. 8 Ian Andrew MacRae WARD b: May 7, 1980

............................................................. 8 Graham Alexander WARD b: May 7, 1983

.................................................... 7 Marjorie Catherine MACRAE b: July 4, 1948 ....................................................... +Jon Michael PLUMB m: January 12, 1980

............................................................. 8 Leslie MacRae PLUMB b: March 12, 1983

............................................................. 8 Catherine Alison PLUMB b: October 23, 1985

.................................. *2nd Wife of Duncan Ferguson MCKERCHER: ..................................... +Margaret MACMILLAN b: August 7, 1888 m: September 1922 d: March 11, 1970

.................................. 5 Daniel MCKERCHER b: August 1, 1894 ..................................... +Della ALGUIRE b: March 21, 1898 m: September 23, 1922

........................................... 6 Donald Errol MCKERCHER b: November 5, 1933 .............................................. +Helen BUSH m: December 31, 1958

.................................................... 7 Thomas Alan MCKERCHER b: May 15, 1961

.................................................... 7 Craig Ian MCKERCHER b: October 6, 1963

........................................... 6 Elizabeth Lerann MCKERCHER b: December 8 .............................................. +Edward J. GIBBON m: September 23, 1957

.................................................... 7 Arthur Scott GIBBON b: July 3, 1958

.................................................... 7 Ann Elizabeth Della GIBBON b: January 18, 1961

.................................................... 7 David Donald GIBBON b: August 18, 1963

.................................. 5 Bertram MCKERCHER b: July 25, 1896 in St. Elmo, Ontario d: May 11, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario ..................................... +Bessie May STEWART b: January 18, 1894 in Dalmeny Rd E 1/2 Lot 35/5, Ontario d: August 6, 1994 in Ottawa, Ontario

........................................... 6 Donald Douglas MCKERCHER b: August 17, 1921 in Vernon, Ontario src: chart from John Alexander McKercher .............................................. +Dorothy KING b: May 13, 1919 m: October 18, 1945 d: January 1996 in Ottawa, Ontario

.................................................... 7 Mary Elizabeth MCKERCHER b: January 27, 1949

.................................................... 7 Catherine Ann MCKERCHER b: July 28, 1952

.................................................... 7 Robert Douglas MCKERCHER b: July 4, 1954

.................................................... 7 William Andrew MCKERCHER b: September 6, 1956

........................................... 6 John Alexander MCKERCHER b: August 21, 1923 in Vernon, Ontario .............................................. +Lois R. WILSON b: June 5, 1924 in Harris, Saskatchewan m: April 15, 1946

.................................................... 7 Douglas Wilson MCKERCHER b: January 30, 1947

............................................................. 8 Alex MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1980

............................................................. 8 Caitlin MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1982

.................................................... 7 Peter Angus MCKERCHER b: July 6, 1950

............................................................. 8 Julie MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1979

............................................................. 8 James MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1980

............................................................. 8 Lauren MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1990

.................................................... 7 David Alexander MCKERCHER b: March 4, 1953

............................................................. 8 Gavin MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1980

............................................................. 8 Rebecca MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1990

......................... 4 Catherine MCKERCHER b: 1860 src: St. Elmo Cemetery Records d: June 1942 src: St. Elmo Cemetery Records & John Alexander McKercher ............................ +John MCCRIMMON b: 1853 src: Headstone in Maxville Cemetery d: 1942 src: Headstone in Maxville Cemetery

......................... 4 Janet MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1862 src: Chart from John Alexander McKercher d: April 2, 1926 src: Chart from John Alexander McKercher ............................ +Robert ANDERSON m: 1892 src: Chart from John Alexander McKercher

.................................. 5 May ANDERSON b: src: Chart from John Alexander McKercher ..................................... +GODKIN

.................................. 5 Harold ANDERSON b: src: Chart from John Alexander McKercher

......................... 4 Donald MCKERCHER b: March 17, 1864 d: July 19, 1940 ............................ +Jennie MACLEAN b: December 27, 1870 m: December 27, 1883 d: August 29, 1918

.................................. 5 Peter MCKERCHER b: February 13, 1895 d: February 23, 1919

.................................. 5 Kathleen MCKERCHER b: December 26, 1896 ..................................... +John D. MACRAE m: October 9, 1926

........................................... 6 John Donald MACRAE b: October 10, 1927 .............................................. +Shirley Anne FULCHER m: 1946

.................................................... 7 John Alexander MACRAE b: February 25, 1947

.................................................... 7 Bruce Fulcher MACRAE b: September 24, 1948 ....................................................... +Barbara MEREDITH m: March 19, 1977

............................................................. 8 Alison Bromley MACRAE b: April 27, 1979

.................................................... 7 Catherine Elizabeth MACRAE b: June 2, 1951 ....................................................... +David RICHARDSON m: May 31, 1974

.................................................... 7 Gregg Murdoch MACRAE b: January 9, 1954

.................................................... 7 Alexandra Ann (Sandy) MACRAE b: March 22, 1959

........................................... *2nd Wife of John Donald MACRAE: .............................................. +Holly SMITH m: May 18, 1962

.................................................... 7 Sally MACRAE b: April 25, 1958

.................................................... 7 Andy MACRAE b: December 29, 1959

........................................... 6 Aileen Norma MACRAE b: June 6, 1931 .............................................. +Donald WATERS m: October 3, 1953

.................................................... 7 Donna Louise WATERS b: October 10, 1954 ....................................................... +William FULLERTON m: February 3, 1978

............................................................. 8 William Donald FULLERTON b: June 21, 1979

............................................................. 8 Jeffrey Charles FULLERTON b: December 25, 1982

.................................................... 7 William Richard WATERS b: October 10, 1954

.................................................... 7 Stephen John WATERS b: December 8, 1956 ....................................................... +Donna SENLOWSKI m: July 19, 1980

............................................................. 8 Jason David WATERS b: April 8, 1976

............................................................. 8 Ryan John WATERS b: December 31, 1981

.................................................... 7 Lauren Gail WATERS b: March 12, 1960

.................................. 5 Donald Angus MCKERCHER b: June 15, 1902 d: October 17, 1979 ..................................... +Helen MCKIBBON m: August 31, 1935

........................................... 6 Peter MCKERCHER

........................................... 6 Heather MCKERCHER

.................................. 5 Mabel MCKERCHER b: May 8, 1904 d: January 1970 ..................................... +James ROSS m: July 18, 1933

........................................... 6 Douglas ROSS b: March 18, 1939 .............................................. +Joan SLOAN m: November 1963

.................................................... 7 Michelle Joan ROSS b: 1968

.................................................... 7 Carrie Lee ROSS b: May 25, 1971

........................................... 6 Robert ROSS b: April 11, 1941

.................................. 5 Stanley MCKERCHER b: April 28, 1909 ..................................... +Doris WALKER m: July 29, 1933 d: May 6, 1954

.................................. *2nd Wife of Stanley MCKERCHER: ..................................... +MARGERY m: May 11, 1957

......................... 4 Malcolm MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1867 d: March 18, 1891

......................... 4 Peter MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1869 d: September 16, 1959 ............................ +Christena MCMILLAN b: 1876 m: July 12, 1908 d: 1934

.................................. 5 John Sutherland MCKERCHER b: June 14, 1910 ..................................... +Virginia MARTIN m: September 2, 1939

........................................... 6 Heather Laurie MCKERCHER b: December 24, 1946

.................................. 5 Peter Angus MCKERCHER b: July 12, 1914 ..................................... +Marie WRIGHT m: August 1943

........................................... 6 Peter Angus MCKERCHER II b: June 27, 1946 .............................................. +Ellen Annette COOPER m: February 16, 1974

.................................................... 7 Rachael Kathleen MCKERCHER b: July 4, 1979

.................................................... 7 Peter Angus MCKERCHER III b: July 31, 1981

........................................... 6 Christena Hamilton MCKERCHER b: July 26, 1948 .............................................. +Chris WESTERMAN m: November 1967

.................................................... 7 Brooke Allison WESTERMAN b: February 1, 1971

.................................................... 7 Scott WESTERMAN b: June 1975

......................... 4 Duncan MCKERCHER b: March 1871 d: September 8, 1897

......................... 4 Elizabeth MCKERCHER b: February 14, 1874 d: July 1966

......................... 4 Annie MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1877 ............................ +? PARKER

................ 3 Catherine MCKERCHER b: Abt. 1826 src: Canada Census 1848

....... 2 Donald MCKERCHER b: 1791

....... 2 Peter MCKERCHER

....... 2 William MCKERCHER

Descendants of John McKerchar

1 John McKerchar b: Abt. 1743 Scotland d: December 3, 1827 Kenmore, Perthshire .. +Catherine Campbell b: August 12, 1749 m: August 12, 1772 Kenmore, Perthshire d: December 18, 1787 Kenmore, Perthshire

.......... 2 Grissel Mckerchar b: 1773 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane

.......... 2 Elizabeth McKerchar b: 1774 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane

.......... 2 James McKerchar b: 1777 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane

.......... 2 James McKerchar b: 1778 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane

.......... 2 Duncan McKerchar b: 1781 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane

.......... 2 Catherine McKerchar b: 1785 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane

*2nd Wife of John McKerchar: .. +Christian Robertson b: 1764 m: March 23, 1788 Kenmore d: September 12, 1804 Kenmore

.......... 2 Alexander McKerchar b: 1789 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire d: October 25, 1879 Maxville, Ontario, Canada .............. +Janet McGregor b: 1796 "Tomantivoir", Lawers Area, Perthshire, Scotland m: November 14, 1818 Kenmore, Scotland d: August 25, 1841 Maxville, Ontario, Canada

....................... 3 John McKerchar b: 1819 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire d: June 3, 1884 Roxborough, Stormont, Ontario ........................... +Mary McDonald d: Bef. 1884

.................................... 4 Mary Ann McKerchar ........................................ +Angus McKay m: May 5, 1872

....................... 3 Duncan McKerchar b: 1821 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire d: April 15, 1890 Ontario

.................................... 4 John Robert McKerchar b: Abt. 1842 d: 1955 ........................................ +Annie Jessie Stewart b: 1886 d: 1964

................................................. 5 Duncan James McKerchar b: 1922 d: 1977 ..................................................... +Georgette Lagroix (Mrs.) d: 1987

.................................... 4 Alexander Colin McKerchar b: Abt. 1844 d: June 20, 1936 Roxborough ........................................ +Normanda Stewart b: 1887 d: 1946

................................................. 5 John Duncan (Jack) McKerchar b: 1927

................................................. 5 Nancy Jane Ruth McKerchar b: 1925

....................... 3 James McKerchar b: 1823 Lagfern, Perthshire d: October 2, 1901 Burnside, Manitoba ........................... +Mary Gilchrist b: Abt. 1818 Scotland m: Bef. January 1852 d: June 18, 1885 Burnside, Manitoba

.................................... 4 Alexander McKerchar b: December 1851 Scotland d: June 24, 1883

.................................... 4 Janet McKerchar b: Abt. 1853 d: January 1917

.................................... 4 Mary Hannah McKerchar b: January 14, 1854 Glengarry, Ontario d: August 23, 1932 Winnipeg, Manitoba ........................................ +Joseph Lyon b: November 26, 1857 m: September 12, 1879 Presbyterian Manse, Winnipeg d: March 3, 1935 Winnipeg, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Lillian Lyon b: Abt. 1881 d: April 13, 1894

................................................. 5 James Lyon b: Abt. 1883 d: Bef. August 1949

................................................. 5 Mary C. Lyon b: Abt. 1884 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: 1955 ..................................................... +Wilfred Laurier Roblin b: 1878 d: October 1952

................................................. *2nd Husband of Mary C. Lyon: ..................................................... +Frederick J. E. Dingwall m: Abt. 1904 d: February 11, 1918

................................................. 5 Hugh Lyon b: Abt. 1886 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: Bef. August 1949 ..................................................... +Molly Barlow

.............................................................. 6 Duncan Lyon b: Abt. 1915

.............................................................. 6 Margaret Lyon b: Abt. 1915 .................................................................. +? Cross

.............................................................. 6 James Lyon b: Abt. 1917 .................................................................. +Ivey Grey

................................................. 5 Jean Trusilda Lyon b: June 24, 1888 Fort Rouge, Manitoba d: August 22, 1949 Victoria, B.C. ..................................................... +John William Turnbull Dickson b: December 18, 1880 m: October 21, 1908 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: September 15, 1962 Victoria, B.C.

.............................................................. 6 Shirley Jean Dickson b: May 8, 1911 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: September 29, 1978 Annandale, Virginia .................................................................. +George William Gerald Booth Stevens m: April 24, 1933 St. Vital, Manitoba

........................................................................... 7 Mary Jean Stevens b: August 22, 1933 Toronto, Ontario ............................................................................... +Richard Allan Jenner b: September 4, 1932 Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.A. m: February 14, 1956 San Antonio, Texas

........................................................................................ 8 Catherine Jean Jenner b: September 26, 1956 Denver, Colorado

........................................................................................ 8 Elizabeth Shirley Anne Jenner b: October 1, 1957 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. ............................................................................................ +Stephen Harvey Jacobs b: February 16, 1954 Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. m: June 21, 1977 Guerneville, California, U.S.A.

.................................................................................................... 9 Jessica Elaine Jacobs b: June 4, 1982 Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.

........................................................................................ 8 Shirley Annabelle Jenner b: February 7, 1959 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

........................................................................................ 8 Victoria Anne Jenner b: June 9, 1960 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

........................................................................................ 8 Robert Lyon Turnbull Jenner b: August 26, 1963 Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

.............................................................. *2nd Husband of Shirley Jean Dickson: .................................................................. +Newton Snively Butz b: December 23, 1908 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. m: March 27, 1948 Victoria, B.C.

........................................................................... 7 John Newton Butz b: March 3, 1951 Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

................................................. 5 Catherine Marian Rubina Lyon b: Abt. 1892 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: August 15, 1931 Winnipeg, Manitoba ..................................................... +William Henry D'Arcy d: Abt. 1976

.............................................................. 6 Josephine Mary D'Arcy b: November 26, 1916 Winnipeg, Manitoba .................................................................. +James Wilson m: September 2, 1935

.............................................................. *2nd Husband of Josephine Mary D'Arcy: .................................................................. +John Lamarsh m: May 14, 1949

........................................................................... 7 Doreen Ann Lamarsh b: February 20, 1944 ............................................................................... +Edward Podjan

........................................................................... 7 Rae D'Arcy Lamarsh b: August 12, 1952 Alert Bay, B.C. ............................................................................... +Linda Foster

........................................................................... *2nd Wife of Rae D'Arcy Lamarsh: ............................................................................... +Susan Johnson m: August 15, 1990

........................................................................... 7 Wayne Frederick Lamarsh b: August 3, 1953 Alert Bay, B.C. ............................................................................... +Deanna Mallin

.............................................................. 6 William Henry D'Arcy b: March 3, 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: April 6, 1987 Port Coquitlam, B.C.

.............................................................. 6 Norman Lyon D'Arcy b: December 25, 1921 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: January 14, 1972 Vancouver, B.C.

................................................. 5 George Alexander Lyon b: 1880 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: November 25, 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba ..................................................... +Elizabeth McRae b: October 26, 1882 d: April 2, 1962

.............................................................. 6 Donald Alexander Lyon b: 1913 d: 1964

.................................... 4 Christina McKerchar b: Abt. 1856 ........................................ +George Myers b: Abt. 1850

.................................... 4 Hugh McKerchar b: Abt. 1858 d: 1902

.................................... 4 Duncan McKerchar b: Abt. 1860 d: September 1916

.................................... 4 Catherine McKerchar b: Abt. 1865 d: August 11, 1898 ........................................ +Albert Westwood b: Abt. 1860 m: August 11, 1897

................................................. 5 Catherine Westwood b: August 11, 1898 ..................................................... +Ernie Eubank b: Abt. 1895 m: October 1923 d: January 2, 1964

.............................................................. 6 Lois Eubank b: Abt. 1924

.............................................................. 6 Duncan Eubank b: Abt. 1926

........................................................................... 7 Mark Eubank b: Abt. 1970

........................................................................... 7 Susan Eubank b: Abt. 1972

.................................... 4 Margaret McKerchar b: Abt. 1866 d: February 1923

....................... 3 Donald McKerchar b: May 15, 1825 Lagfern, Parish of Kenmore d: February 10, 1901 Winnipeg, Manitoba ........................... +Mary Sinclair b: May 20, 1831 Glengarry, Ontario, Canada m: March 11, 1850 d: September 4, 1926 Melita, Manitoba, Canada

.................................... 4 Janet (Jennie) McKerchar b: Abt. 1851 St. Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario d: December 6, 1886 Winnipeg, Manitoba ........................................ +Charles Robertson b: Abt. 1846 m: November 29, 1880 Presbyterian Manse, Winnipeg d: 1949 Wpg at age 102 years 3 months

.................................... 4 Alexander McKerchar b: 1853 St. Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario d: May 12, 1908 Rosser, Manitoba

.................................... 4 Finlay McKerchar b: 1855 St. Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario d: January 3, 1920 ........................................ +Jessie Henderson Ross b: 1869 d: June 24, 1945

................................................. 5 Donald Ross McKerchar b: February 25, 1893 Strathclair, Manitoba d: November 5, 1973 Richmond, B.C. ..................................................... +Agnes (Nessie) Grieve b: September 11, 1900 m: February 11, 1926 d: February 9, 1992 Winnipeg, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Willis Alexander McKerchar b: March 27, 1895 Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada d: December 31, 1968 Stonewall, Manitoba ..................................................... +Annie Stewart Duffie b: January 9, 1903 Oakbank, Manitoba d: November 2, 1973 Stonewall, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Andrew McKerchar b: March 27, 1895 Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada ..................................................... +Nellie Thompson d: Abt. 1988

................................................. 5 Mary Lillian (Minnie) McKerchar b: 1897 d: September 11, 1932

................................................. 5 John Connall McKerchar b: 1900 d: 1986 Stewiacke, N.S. ..................................................... +Minnie ?

................................................. 5 Finlay Sinclair McKerchar b: June 9, 1903 Rosser, Manitoba d: September 10, 1965 Winnipeg, Manitoba ..................................................... +Mary Belle Gard b: June 17, 1923 m: February 5, 1944

.............................................................. 6 Geneva Elaine Jessie McKerchar b: April 9, 1948 .................................................................. +James William Spencer

........................................................................... 7 Andrew James Spencer b: Abt. 1980

........................................................................... 7 Jennifer Mary Spencer b: Abt. 1984

.............................................................. 6 Finlay John Donavon McKerchar b: September 30, 1950 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: November 9, 1992 New York, N.Y. .................................................................. +Yvonne Kucharski

.............................................................. 6 Malcolm Duncan Sinclair McKerchar b: October 16, 1952 .................................................................. +Lynda Joy Betker b: November 20, 1950 m: November 5, 1977

.............................................................. 6 Marylyn Eileen Fraser McKerchar b: July 28, 1955 .................................................................. +Larry Lycan m: Bef. 1986

.............................................................. *2nd Husband of Marylyn Eileen Fraser McKerchar: .................................................................. +Melvin Mohninger m: Aft. 1986

........................................................................... 7 Megan Mary Angeline Mohninger b: October 12, 1988

........................................................................... 7 Melyn Carly Tonia Mohninger b: September 8, 1989

.................................... 4 Mary McKerchar b: Abt. 1857 St. Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario d: Abt. 1920 ........................................ +Montague Shore

.................................... *2nd Husband of Mary McKerchar: ........................................ +Angus J. McNaughton m: May 11, 1892 wInnipeg, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Gordon Willis McNaughton b: Abt. 1897 d: Abt. 1918 1918 flu epidemic at age 22

.................................... 4 Christina McKerchar b: Abt. 1859 St. Elmo, Ontario, Canada d: 1949 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ........................................ +Peter Gillies m: 1898 d: 1913 Dauphin, Manitoba

.................................... 4 John Archibald McKerchar b: February 2, 1862 St. Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada d: December 24, 1948 Grace Hosp., Winnipeg, Manitoba ........................................ +Mary Christina McKay b: July 10, 1870 Richmond, Quebec, Canada m: July 12, 1892 Elphinstone, Manitoba d: March 1958 Misericordia Hosp., Winnipeg, Manitoba,

................................................. 5 Mary Elva McKerchar b: September 23, 1897 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: November 4, 1983 Winnipeg, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Margaret Laurie (Gretta) McKerchar b: June 17, 1899 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: November 29, 1976 Winnipeg, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Ada Sinclair McKerchar b: September 16, 1902 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d: January 6, 1986 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ..................................................... +Stanley Fraser McGee b: August 20, 1905 Newcastle-On-Tyne, Northumberland, England m: January 12, 1928 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d: May 17, 1992

.............................................................. 6 Barbara Margaret McGee b: February 26, 1930 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada .................................................................. +Charles Ralph Bouskill b: June 10, 1929 Calgary, Alberta, Canada m: September 15, 1955 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

........................................................................... 7 David Ralph Bouskill b: November 29, 1956 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ............................................................................... +Gail Marlene Hrabb b: October 5, 1947 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada m: September 27, 1985 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

........................................................................................ 8 Chloe Alison Bouskill b: September 29, 1987

........................................................................... 7 John Stanley Bouskill b: March 6, 1959 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ............................................................................... +Janet Scott b: November 25, 1959 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada m: June 14, 1980 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

........................................................................................ 8 Jennifer Erin Bouskill b: April 2, 1987

........................................................................................ 8 Lisa Ellen Bouskill b: September 2, 1989

........................................................................... 7 Brian Charles Bouskill b: November 13, 1961 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ............................................................................... +Cecile Helene Marie Durand b: November 8, 1957 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada m: June 16, 1984 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

........................................................................................ 8 James William Bouskill b: June 30, 1985

........................................................................................ 8 Nicole Christina Bouskill b: January 30, 1988

........................................................................... 7 Alan Christopher Bouskill b: March 26, 1965 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ............................................................................... +Jayne Elaine Penner b: January 24, 1966 Morden, Manitoba m: July 24, 1993 Westworth United Church, Winnipeg, MB

........................................................................................ 8 Carly Ann Bouskill b: November 24, 1994 Oshawa, Ontario

.................................... 4 Daniel W. McKerchar b: Abt. 1864 St. Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario d: Mexico ........................................ +Kate McKenzie b: Abt. 1863 d: April 15, 1954 (check this date)

................................................. 5 Ranald W. McKerchar b: Abt. 1903 d: Abt. 1980 Winnipeg, Manitoba ..................................................... +Myrtle Grace Shaffner b: 1904 d: 1955 Winnipeg, Manitoba

.............................................................. 6 Catherine Grace McKerchar b: 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba d: November 22, 1978 Winnipeg, Manitoba .................................................................. +Raymond Kennie

................................................. *2nd Wife of Ranald W. McKerchar: ..................................................... +Anne ?

.................................... 4 Margaret Catherine (Maggie) McKerchar b: 1875 St. Elmo, Glengarry, Ontario d: 1950 Winnipeg, Manitoba ........................................ +James Wesley Hewitt b: 1876 d: 1941

................................................. 5 Margaret Bernice Hewitt b: 1906 d: January 5, 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Mary Melba Hewitt b: 1911 Melita, Manitoba d: October 10, 1973 Brandon, Manitoba ..................................................... +Charles Thomas Wellman b: 1905 d: 1968 Brandon, Manitoba

.............................................................. 6 Dawn Wellman .................................................................. +Ronald Kirbyson

........................................................................... 7 Geoffrey Kirbyson

........................................................................... 7 Jillian Kirbyson

.............................................................. 6 David Wellman .................................................................. +Sally ?

........................................................................... 7 Christopher Charles Wellman

....................... 3 Alexander McKerchar b: 1827 Scotland d: June 6, 1881 Strathclair, Manitoba ........................... +Margaret MacLeod b: 1832 m: March 11, 1858 County of Stormont or Dundas d: November 2, 1874 St. Elmo, Ontario

.................................... 4 Alexander McKerchar b: January 26, 1859 d: October 22, 1908 ........................................ +Mary Cameron b: November 22, 1864 m: March 20, 1893 d: May 2, 1949

................................................. 5 Hugh Alexander McKerchar b: January 29, 1895 d: Abt. 1963 ..................................................... +Eleanor Irene (Nellie) Bayliss b: August 27, 1904 m: December 15, 1926 d: February 19, 1930

.................................... 4 Farquhar McKerchar b: Abt. 1861 d: 1939

.................................... 4 Donald McKerchar b: March 12, 1863 d: January 11, 1952 Winnipeg, Manitoba ........................................ +Lucinda Forsyth b: July 11, 1868 Ontario m: July 15, 1891 d: May 1, 1944 Strathclair, Manitoba

................................................. 5 Alexander Hugh McKerchar b: April 20, 1892 Strathclair Municipality, Manitoba d: October 21, 1990 Shoal Lake, Manitoba ..................................................... +Margaret Maude McDonald b: April 24, 1898 m: April 12, 1922 d: August 28, 1974 Strathclair, Manitoba

.............................................................. 6 Isabelle Lucile McKerchar b: April 9, 1924 .................................................................. +Arthur George Wood b: March 20, 1921 m: October 16, 1948

........................................................................... 7 David Wood b: June 14, 1950 d: June 14, 1950

........................................................................... 7 Linda Lucille Wood b: April 1, 1952 ............................................................................... +Alfred Sterling Eastcott b: August 12, 1950 m: February 13, 1971

........................................................................................ 8 Beverley Dawn Eastcott b: August 11, 1971

........................................................................................ 8 Robert Sterling Eastcott b: July 8, 1976

........................................................................... 7 Gweneth May Wood b: May 5, 1954 ............................................................................... +Geoffrey Wayne Moon b: October 13, 1951 m: September 11, 1976

........................................................................................ 8 Scott Geoffrey Moon b: July 20, 1980

........................................................................................ 8 Todd William Moon b: July 24, 1982

........................................................................... 7 Joan Marie Wood b: June 3, 1957 ............................................................................... +Richard John Howes b: December 16, 1948 m: June 13, 1987

........................................................................... 7 Richard Harold Wood b: January 9, 1963 ............................................................................... +Sandra Lynn Westendorf b: August 18, 1961 m: May 19, 1984

........................................................................................ 8 Jenna Louise Wood b: April 4, 1986

........................................................................... *2nd Wife of Richard Harold Wood: ............................................................................... +Sherry Louise Woodman b: July 21, 1955 m: October 6, 1990

.............................................................. 6 Donald Hugh McKerchar b: September 22, 1925 d: November 28, 1988 .................................................................. +Margaret McLeod Barron b: February 13, 1923 m: October 26, 1949 d: June 10, 1983

........................................................................... 7 James Bruce McKerchar b: October 4, 1950 ............................................................................... +Edith Adeline Kristalovich b: March 12, 1950 m: December 8, 1973

........................................................................................ 8 David Hugh McKerchar b: July 5, 1976

........................................................................................ 8 Geordie Dunn McKerchar b: November 19, 1978

........................................................................... 7 Gregory Hugh McKerchar b: December 25, 1953 ............................................................................... +Elizabeth Joanne McLean b: June 4, 1952 m: November 4, 1978

........................................................................................ 8 Elicia Stephanie McKerchar b: October 17, 1979

........................................................................................ 8 Adrien Michael Gregory McKerchar b: October 15, 1982

.............................................................. 6 William Farquhar McKerchar b: January 17, 1927 .................................................................. +Florence Wilma Louise Johnston b: March 20, 1934 m: January 29, 1955

........................................................................... 7 Donald Allan McKerchar b: December 25, 1955 ............................................................................... +Kathleen Ellen Bramwell b: September 29, 1956 m: July 28, 1979

........................................................................................ 8 Allison Leanne McKerchar b: February 22, 1982

........................................................................................ 8 Jason Blair McKerchar b: May 14, 1984

........................................................................... 7 Sandra Lucille McKerchar b: December 28, 1956 ............................................................................... +John Francis Connor b: February 6, 1955 m: April 29, 1978

........................................................................................ 8 Dayle Marie Elizabeth Connor b: September 21, 1978

........................................................................................ 8 Ian Sean Connor b: March 26, 1987

........................................................................... 7 Suzzannah Louise McKerchar b: December 28, 1956 ............................................................................... +Gordon Russell Campbell b: October 12, 1951 m: March 31, 1979

........................................................................................ 8 Katrina Louise Campbell b: November 1, 1980

........................................................................................ 8 Warren Gerard Campbell b: November 26, 1983

.............................................................. 6 John Alexander McKerchar b: January 8, 1930 d: April 11, 1986 .................................................................. +Marjorie Jean Gerrard b: March 1, 1932 m: August 26, 1953

........................................................................... 7 Ross Merson McKerchar b: August 12, 1954 ............................................................................... +Brenda May Usick b: April 14, 1959 m: December 6, 1986

........................................................................... 7 Vernon Alexander McKerchar b: May 28, 1957 ............................................................................... +Brenda Jayne Kawa b: May 31, 1958 m: May 16, 1981

........................................................................................ 8 Nicole Heather McKerchar b: June 30, 1985

........................................................................................ 8 Andrew Alexander McKerchar b: December 3, 1987

........................................................................... 7 Keith William McKerchar b: March 4, 1959 ............................................................................... +Audrey Lynne Brown b: September 20, 1965 m: October 15, 1988

................................................. 5 Margaret Isabella McKerchar b: February 18, 1894 ..................................................... +Hugh Wesley Irwin b: March 10, 1894 m: November 16, 1921 d: October 11, 1962

.............................................................. 6 Doreen Margaret Ethel Irwin b: November 22, 1922 .................................................................. +Jack McKay Hunter b: September 26, 1914 m: June 6, 1956

........................................................................... 7 Norma Jean Hunter b: October 23, 1957 ............................................................................... +Allan Kirk Marciski b: March 21, 1956 m: June 20, 1981

........................................................................................ 8 Paula Marie Marciski b: September 10, 1982

........................................................................................ 8 Alaina Dawn Marciski b: June 4, 1984

.............................................................. 6 Lucille Ruth Irwin b: January 6, 1925 .................................................................. +Lorne Weir McKinnon b: May 10, 1924 m: July 11, 1947

........................................................................... 7 Donna Marie McKinnon b: August 3, 1948 ............................................................................... +Ramond Joseph Pauluk b: May 30, 1945 m: May 10, 1969

........................................................................................ 8 Erin Lea Pauluk b: October 10, 1976

........................................................................................ 8 Megan Dawn Pauluk b: January 2, 1979

........................................................................... 7 Karen Louise McKinnon b: March 31, 1953 ............................................................................... +David Michael Seath b: September 12, 1947 m: January 6, 1989

........................................................................................ 8 Tyler David Seath b: March 5, 1990

........................................................................... 7 Lorne Murray Hugh McKinnon b: July 22, 1963 ............................................................................... +Debra Anne Farenholtz b: August 5, 1967 m: June 24, 1989

.............................................................. 6 Douglas Hugh Ross Irwin b: January 9, 1929 .................................................................. +Marion Agnes Kusniak b: January 9, 1946

........................................................................... 7 Kimberley Dawn Irwin b: November 22, 1972

.............................................................. 6 Jean Bernice Irwin b: December 29, 1933 d: December 7, 1982 .................................................................. +James Henry Creber b: August 28, 1930 m: March 1, 1952

........................................................................... 7 Shirley Lorraine Creber b: October 16, 1952 ............................................................................... +Donald Edward Chernoff b: April 16, 1949 m: March 2, 1971

........................................................................... *2nd Husband of Shirley Lorraine Creber: ............................................................................... +Gerald Thomas Durell b: October 19, 1937 m: June 11, 1977

........................................................................................ 8 Richard Dean Durell b: February 4, 1972

........................................................................................ 8 Sherri Leane Durell b: June 13, 1975

........................................................................... 7 Diana Lyn Creber b: September 2, 1954 ............................................................................... +John Edward Sinclair b: March 31, 1953 m: December 5, 1980

........................................................................................ 8 Roberta Jean Sinclair b: April 21, 1974

........................................................................................ 8 Curtis James Sinclair b: November 17, 1976

........................................................................................ 8 Jacy Lynn Sinclair b: April 6, 1980

........................................................................................ 8 Clinton Allan Sinclair b: June 8, 1989

........................................................................... 7 Marion Louise Creber b: March 5, 1958 ............................................................................... +Gary Wells

........................................................................................ 8 William James Wells b: May 23, 1986

........................................................................... 7 Cindy Lucille Creber b: June 19, 1962 ............................................................................... +David Mytz

........................................................................................ 8 Mitzie Dawn Mytz b: February 1, 1982

........................................................................................ 8 Brandon David Mytz b: July 2, 1986

........................................................................................ 8 Sara Jean Mytz b: August 23, 1990

........................................................................... 7 Glen Lee James Creber b: February 17, 1969

................................................. 5 Donald Stewart McKerchar b: March 21, 1896 d: March 19, 1989 Calgary, Alberta ..................................................... +Maria Coates b: January 14, 1899 m: August 8, 1928 d: April 15, 1985

.............................................................. 6 Beverley Joan McKerchar b: November 1, 1932 .................................................................. +Robert Brian Bennett b: August 24, 1931 m: April 10, 1954

........................................................................... 7 Richard James Bennett b: September 24, 1955

........................................................................... 7 Gordon Stuart Bennett b: June 25, 1958

........................................................................... 7 Jill Marie Bennett b: December 5, 1960

........................................................................... 7 Carol Lynne Bennett b: September 20, 1963

.............................................................. 6 Donald Brian McKerchar b: March 3, 1941 .................................................................. +Patricia Gail Gregory b: March 17, 1942

........................................................................... 7 Kimberley Ann McKerchar b: December 16, 1960

........................................................................... 7 Catherine June McKerchar b: June 1, 1963

........................................................................... 7 Marcie Lynne McKerchar b: April 9, 1969

................................................. 5 Ethel Maude Beatrice McKerchar b: April 17, 1898 Elphinstone, Manitoba d: December 1, 1954 Winnipeg, Manitoba ..................................................... +Harry Roy Verne Essery b: July 16, 1887 m: August 24, 1920 d: December 16, 1973

.............................................................. 6 Edwin Roy McKerchar Essery b: January 7, 1923 .................................................................. +Edith McDowell b: June 13, 1919 m: June 1, 1946

........................................................................... 7 Stuart Roy Essery b: April 6, 1947 ............................................................................... +Brenda Louise Hodson b: April 3, 1950 m: October 7, 1972

........................................................................................ 8 Erin Elizabeth Essery b: November 8, 1978

........................................................................................ 8 James Lawrence Roy Essery b: February 24, 1981

........................................................................... *2nd Wife of Stuart Roy Essery: ............................................................................... +Mary Lou Buenzli b: December 14, 1945 m: February 14, 1987

........................................................................... 7 Cameron Richard Essery b: July 8, 1951 ............................................................................... +Beverley Louise Harvey b: March 31, 1953 m: May 4, 1974

........................................................................... *2nd Wife of Cameron Richard Essery: ............................................................................... +Michela Arrichiello b: January 17, 1960 m: June 17, 1989

........................................................................... 7 Alison Edith Essery b: May 17, 1954 ............................................................................... +Kenneth Albert Gray b: September 24, 1955 m: November 1, 1986

........................................................................................ 8 Ryan Timothy Essery Gray b: September 4, 1987

........................................................................................ 8 Carolyne Jennifer Essery Gray b: June 24, 1990

........................................................................... 7 Elizabeth Ann Essery b: May 17, 1954

.............................................................. 6 Gladys Ruth Essery b: August 31, 1924 .................................................................. +Clement Robert Jones b: September 11, 1926 m: March 21, 1952

........................................................................... 7 Susan Patricia Jones b: October 11, 1956

........................................................................... 7 Douglas Robert Jones b: October 18, 1958

........................................................................... 7 Deborah Lorraine Jones b: August 13, 1961

........................................................................................ 8 Cole Robert Jones b: June 11, 1989

................................................. 5 William John McKerchar b: July 25, 1900 Elphinstone, Manitoba d: February 21, 1979 Winnipeg, Manitoba ..................................................... +Janet Henderson b: September 10, 1898 Carberry, Manitoba m: July 21, 1928 d: August 2, 1979

.............................................................. 6 Duncan Robert McKerchar b: March 23, 1932 .................................................................. +Marjorie Ennis Campbell b: February 3, 1940 m: May 30, 1964

........................................................................... 7 Scott David McKerchar b: December 14, 1965 ............................................................................... +Susan Jane Bryce b: November 3, 1966 m: May 16, 1987

........................................................................................ 8 Sean William McKerchar b: December 11, 1988

........................................................................... 7 Shauna Lee McKerchar b: May 30, 1969

.............................................................. 6 Lois Anne Edna McKerchar b: June 22, 1934 .................................................................. +Lyall Emil Davidson b: August 11, 1930 m: May 5, 1956

........................................................................... 7 Robert Keith Davidson b: January 4, 1958 ............................................................................... +Cindy Hope Stoughton b: May 11, 1961 m: April 8, 1989

.................................... 4 Janet McKerchar b: Abt. 1866 d: January 14, 1928 ........................................ +Robert Carmichael McLeod b: Abt. 1859 d: January 20, 1927

................................................. 5 Daniel Robert McLeod d: December 9, 1935 ..................................................... +Hazel Eileen Kay b: March 4, 1903 m: Abt. 1929 d: November 1985

.............................................................. 6 Shirley Eileen McLeod b: January 13, 1931 .................................................................. +Michael Robert Girodey b: August 19, 1930 m: November 16, 1956

........................................................................... 7 Lesley Anne Girodey b: May 27, 1958 ............................................................................... +Glenn Dwayne Heppner b: May 19, 1957 m: September 13, 1981

........................................................................................ 8 Blair George Heppner b: September 8, 1991

........................................................................... 7 Michael Ian Girodey b: October 16, 1959 ............................................................................... +Sheryl Lee Peterson b: September 13, 1960 m: August 16, 1986

........................................................................................ 8 David Michael Girodey b: October 1, 1990

........................................................................... 7 Daniel Neil Girodey b: May 11, 1961

........................................................................... 7 Patrick James Girodey b: March 10, 1963 ............................................................................... +Rita Claire Jankovsky b: April 13, 1967 m: March 3, 1990

........................................................................... 7 Paul Eric Girodey b: July 2, 1964

........................................................................... 7 Robert Christopher Girodey b: December 14, 1972

................................................. 5 John Colin McLeod b: June 1896 d: February 11, 1897

................................................. 5 Margaret Alexandria McLeod b: October 11, 1898 d: September 15, 1957 ..................................................... +Harvey Wilfred Stirling b: August 11, 1889 d: November 30, 1988

.............................................................. 6 Edward Grant Stirling b: December 14, 1924 .................................................................. +Gloria Hudson b: Abt. 1925 m: November 1947

.............................................................. *2nd Wife of Edward Grant Stirling: .................................................................. +Norma Johnson m: 1954

........................................................................... 7 Angus McLeod Stirling b: 1956

.............................................................. 6 Janet Roberta Stirling b: February 3, 1926 .................................................................. +James Stanley Valach b: April 10, 1920 m: August 11, 1948 d: May 18, 1955

........................................................................... 7 Jacquelyn Roberta Valach b: July 29, 1949 ............................................................................... +David Gamracy b: December 14, 1948 m: July 31, 1972

........................................................................................ 8 Cody David Gamracy b: July 31, 1973

........................................................................... 7 Ann Margaret Valach b: October 1, 1954 ............................................................................... +Michael Christensen b: October 4, 1958 m: January 26, 1985

........................................................................................ 8 Adam Michael Christensen b: May 26, 1987

.............................................................. *2nd Husband of Janet Roberta Stirling: .................................................................. +William Harvey Pachal b: July 25, 1926 m: November 5, 1956 d: September 4, 1974

................................................. 5 Bertha Agnes McLeod b: 1908 d: September 19, 1975

....................... 3 Peter McKerchar b: Abt. 1830 Scotland d: July 6, 1894 Ontario ........................... +Elizabeth b: Abt. 1835 Ontario m: September 1870

.................................... 4 Catherine J. Elizabeth McKerchar b: 1873 d: 1954 ........................................ +McCulloch

....................... 3 Christina McKerchar b: 1832 Ontario? or Scotland? d: February 14, 1906

....................... 3 Catherine McKerchar b: July 12, 1834 Cote du Midi, Quebec (St. Andrews East) d: November 1, 1898 ........................... +Angus McLean b: Abt. 1833 Isle of Skye, Scotland d: March 27, 1898 Ontario

.................................... 4 Alexander McLean ........................................ +Mary Ann McCrimmon m: March 15, 1900

....................... 3 Colin McKerchar b: 1836 Ontario d: September 5, 1905

....................... 3 Janet McKerchar b: 1837 Ontario d: May 7, 1918 ........................... +John (Or Donald) Grant

.................................... 4 Donald Grant

.................................... 4 William Grant

.................................... 4 Alex Grant

.................................... 4 Alice Grant

.................................... 4 Christine Grant

.......... 2 Jannet McKerchar b: March 17, 1791 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire d: April 10, 1800 Kenmore - age 9 years

.......... 2 John McKerchar b: 1793 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire d: April 21, 1856 Acharn, Perthshire .............. +Janet Crerar b: 1813 m: April 25, 1830 Kenmore d: May 15, 1906 Acharn, Perthshire

....................... 3 John McKerchar b: July 28, 1831 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire

....................... 3 Christian McKerchar b: July 20, 1834 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire d: September 3, 1896 Kenmore, Perthshire ........................... +Alexander MacNaughton b: July 9, 1824 m: April 6, 1857 Kenmore d: July 22, 1888 Kenmore, Perthshire

.................................... 4 John MacNaughton b: January 24, 1858 d: Bef. 1876

.................................... 4 James MacNaughton b: June 19, 1859

.................................... 4 Peter MacNaughton b: March 4, 1862 d: December 22, 1930 Kenmore

.................................... 4 Alexander MacNaughton b: May 7, 1863

.................................... 4 Isabella MacNaughton b: May 21, 1868

.................................... 4 Christian MacNaughton b: March 13, 1870 d: June 8, 1958 Kenmore, Perthshire

.................................... 4 Helen MacNaughton b: September 30, 1871

.................................... 4 Grace MacNaughton b: November 25, 1872

.................................... 4 Duncan MacNaughton b: July 4, 1873

.................................... 4 John MacNaughton b: Abt. 1876

....................... 3 James McKerchar b: May 30, 1836 Kenmore, Perthshire d: June 19, 1896 Aberfeldy, Perthshire ........................... +Janet Beatson Deas b: March 12, 1846 m: June 5, 1867 Perth, Perthshire d: July 20, 1868 Killin, Perthshire

....................... 3 Alexander McKerchar b: April 13, 1838 Kenmore, Perthshire ........................... +Catherine Campbell b: Abt. 1840 Crofton, Dull, Perthshire m: March 25, 1862 Aberfeldy, Perthshire

.................................... 4 John McKerchar b: January 3, 1863 Aberfeldy, Perthshire

.................................... 4 Catherine Campbell McKerchar b: March 28, 1864 Aberfeldy, Perthshire

.................................... 4 Janet Crerar McKerchar b: January 16, 1866 Aberfeldy, Perthshire

.................................... 4 Thomas McKerchar b: Abt. 1869 Aberfeldy, Perthshire

.................................... 4 James McKerchar b: January 24, 1870 Logierait, Perthshire

.................................... 4 Alexander McKerchar b: November 8, 1871

....................... 3 Peter McKerchar b: October 25, 1839 Kenmore d: May 29, 1925 ........................... +Grace Murray b: Abt. 1844 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire m: July 16, 1868 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire d: September 5, 1924

.................................... 4 Elizabeth Ann McKerchar b: Abt. 1870 Perthshire d: September 6, 1886 Aberfeldy

.................................... 4 John McKerchar b: Abt. 1871 Logierait, Perthshire d: July 13, 1941

.................................... 4 James Mckerchar b: Abt. 1874 Logierait, Perthshire

.................................... 4 Janet Agnes McKerchar b: Abt. 1877 Logierait, Perthshire

.................................... 4 Grace Murray McKerchar b: Abt. 1880 Logierait, Perthshire d: January 21, 1945 ........................................ +Charles W. Murray

....................... 3 Donald McKerchar b: September 12, 1842 Kenmore

....................... 3 Duncan McKerchar b: March 19, 1845 Kenmore, Perthshire

....................... 3 Robert McKerchar b: November 28, 1847

....................... 3 Margaret McKerchar b: August 8, 1852 Kenmore

.......... 2 Isabell McKerchar b: January 15, 1800 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire

.......... 2 Elizabeth McKerchar b: Scotland d: September 6, 1888 St. Elmo, Ontario .............. +Alexander McGregor b: April 8, 1792 "Tomantivoir", Lawers Area, Perthshire, Scotland m: Bef. 1835 Canada d: June 7, 1873 St. Elmo, Ontario

....................... 3 Catherine McGregor b: 1835 Cote du Midi, Quebec

....................... 3 Annie McGregor b: Abt. 1839 Cote du Midi, Quebec d: July 17, 1872

....................... 3 Janet McGregor b: 1841 Sandringham East

....................... 3 Christy McGregor b: 1843 Sandringham East

....................... 3 John McGregor b: 1845 Sandringham East ........................... +Margaret Davidson b: 1846 Tayside, Ontario

.................................... 4 Alexander McGregor

....................... 3 Elizabeth McGregor b: 1847 Sandringham East

....................... 3 Mary McGregor b: 1850 Sandringham East

.......... 2 Donald McKerchar b: September 7, 1804 Rhuvucky, Breadalbane, Perthshire d: February 25, 1882 Archarn

Hi Marie. we're all doing well thank you. Weather has been cool at night, but decent during the day. We'll be climbing back into the 80s this week and the 60s at night. Actually cool weather is a treat here. I've got to get a reading on the Family History Libraries of which you write. That's the Latter Day Saints facilities, right? I recorded many of the more interesting films from which I took info at the genealogy library I used to go in Virginia and nothing matches the one you provided me. I have not seen it but would be interested in what you find. Roroyare is a place familiar to me because of the mid-1800 censuses I've seen. It is close by the area from which my family lived in Glen Lyon. All my immediate family came from or very near to Meggernie, Gallin cottage, and Moar farm. I went searching for your web site this evening and I have had some trouble with my computer and lost some web sites as I reloaded both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape 4.7. Yours I am sad to say is one of those somewhere out there in the ether. I would appreciate having it again. I believe I told you I have the family well documented back to 1786 when my GGGrandfather Duncan McKercher married Catherine McLellan at Meggerie. I am reasonably certain he had a brother Donald who married Christian McLellan on

9 July 1787. They had at least eight children between 1790 and 1806 including: Betty, Duncan, Christy, Malcolm, Mary, John, Donald and Margaret. I believe there may have been others brothers like Malcolm, John and Donald in the family I've been searching for since hector was a pup. I have been searching for a Duncan or Malcolm, Donald or John McKercher who might have been married in the late 1750s or early 1760s in the Meggernie area. Both Gallin and Moar, these are farms on the Meggernie estate, seem to have been home to my family. The best lead I have is a Duncan McKachater (this spelling doesn't bother me) who married an Ann? in 1762 at Miggerney. They had a Duncan and Margaret with no birthdates recorded. I believe they are my Duncan's parents. There was also a Duncan McKercher/Kathrin McDiarmaid who had a Malcolm on 29 April 1759 at Innerwesty in Fortingall parish. As for another name like Donald, Donald McKercher wed Katharine McArthur on 2 Feb 1751 in Weem. They had two girls Janet and Mary and Duncan born in Fortingall on 15 Feb 1759 .. a possibility. Donald McKercher and Margaret Menzies of Weem had a Donald on 24 May 1761. The only Malcolm who is at all within the timeframe married Margaret McKercher on 20 or 21 November 1762 in Fortingall. I send this your way in case you ever come upon a McKercher family in the Glen Lyon, Kenmore, Killin areas who might fit in with any of these folks. I believe there was a Duncan, Malcolm, Donald and perhaps a John and Fercher as well. These names kept coming up in our later McKercher families. Who are your relatives from Glen Lyon? I have some fair records on these McKerchers and perhaps could be of help or corroboration. It's now almost 1 a.m. and a busy week ahead. Nice to have heard from you again. JohnOriginal Message ----- From: "Marie Bartley Coppola" <mcoppola@sprynet.com> To: "John C. MacKercher" <lejacle@atlantic.net> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 4:26 PM Subject: Perthshire, Scotland

Hi John,

Hope all is well with you and your family. We had snow today, I can't believe it!! Anyway, I'm contacting you to see if perhaps you have seen or heard about this book.

A friend of mine was going through a catalog at one of the Family History libraries and came across a book that lists McKerchers' in Scotland. It's actually a manuscript. It's on film and it's called: Genealogy of Peter Campbell of Roroyare, Glenlyon, Perthshire, Scotland Author: Peter Campbell of Campbell, Gordon FHL U/Can film #1787180 item 12

I haven't seen it and my local FHL is closed for repairs until June 15. You may have already seen it, I just thought I pass it along. I am going to request it as soon as the library opens again. Glenlyon is where some of my McKercher's came from.

Take care,

Marie in New Jersey

Dear John, Glad you are all doing well. Our snow is all gone this morning... The Family Library nearest me is very small. It's in Caldwell, New Jersey. I understand there is a larger one, but its about 2 and 1/2 hours for me. This one is only 20 minutes. They have been pretty good getting film I need in the past. By the way, last night I checked the catalog of Latter Day Saints online and sure enough they had this Manuscript by Gordon Campbell

Hi Marie, Thank you for giving me your web site again. I've got it safely bookmarked on Netscape and also a Favorite on my MSIE 5. I have only exchanged a few emails with Bobby. He seems like a nice young fellow. He's the one who feels my son and I look like his grandfather who was in the Navy. And Bobby is the one who is a dead ringer for my late cousin Rex MacKercher. He seemed very proud of his grandfather and his naval service. Perhaps he was being nice to me because he knew I was Navy as is my son Jay. I think we have a clue about how his grandfather might prefer this hot potato to be handled. Bobby has told both of us that his Grandfather didn't talk about the family. Now you and I know the reason why. Times and mores have changed, but I believe it might be best not to reveal this fact to Bobby. Only last week I had a niece visiting me. She learned that a member of her brother in law's had exactly the same situation. Only the person involved was deceased. She wondered about telling her sister. My advice which my niece sought was not to tell her sister. The deceased can't defend their actions and one never knows what mitigating circumstances caused them to do what others may misunderstand. Bobby might handle it very well. He is, after all, of another generation. On the proverbial other hand, he might not take to it. And, of course, those are the circumstances in which the messenger ends up the bad guy or gal. Did you find the actual Campbell manuscript on the LDS site. If so, could you give me the URL? Weather today is ideal and the big visitation time is at hand. Our son Rob and his family arrive this week-end as does THE sister of the niece I was discussing. She, naturally, is my niece too. Warm regards, John or Jack as the family and my friends call me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Bartley Coppola" <mcoppola@sprynet.com> To: "John C. MacKercher" <lejacle@atlantic.net> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 10:35 AM Subject: Scotland

Sorry John,

I think there is a goblin in my computer, it sent the message out to you before I finished. Oh well....

As I started to say, if you click on the address below it takes you to the LDS catalog, sure enough I found the manuscript. I copied and pasted the info for you in case you want to order the film through your library.

Regarding my McKerchers' , they all claim to come from Perthshire, Scotland, the problem I'm having is finding out exactly when they arrived in America. I'm still finding ancestors (although not my direct line) in New York state before the American Revolution. I know for a fact that Margaret McMartin, was born in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland July 10, 1790 and she married my John McKercher in New York 28 Mar 1811. Margaret and John are my g-g-g grandparents.

Then there is Margaret McKenzie, 1827 born in Inverness, Scotland and she married John McKercher and Margaret McMartin's oldest son Daniel in New York

15 Apr 1854. She was his second wife.

As far as the spelling of the McKercher surname , I agree with you. I have found it in so many variations that I've learned not to dismiss anything. A direct hit was found under the spelling MacKirkey. So that tells you.

My personal webpage address is : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Forest/1527/

I'm in the process of changing it a bit. I want to add a different section for military, I seems that so many of them fought in the Civil War, Spanish American War, and then later generations continued to serve in the Army, Navy. That I think they deserve their own special spot. (must be the A.F. brat in me)

I also have a ton of new things to add to the page, new lines I've found. Remember Bobby McKercher from California? Well he was pretty sure he belonged on my tree. Sure enough after quite a bit of digging in Ohio I found his link to our tree. He said his grandfather Roy Duncan McKercher, joined the Navy at a very young age and always refused to talk about his family. Once I found the connection I wrote Bobby and he was thrilled. What I haven't told them is that Roy's parents never married, Roy's father had a wife and children, and he never divorced her, so he had Roy out of wedlock with Bobby's great-grandmother. I haven't told him. I don't know if I should. I hardly know Bobby other than this genealogy. What do you think? better yet, what would you do in my place? Sometimes these things are not totally accurate. Although the person who told me is a niece of Roy in her late 80's and she seems to be sure about all this.

Thank you for your help.

Best regards,

Marie

http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp

And click on surname, Type the surname McKercher and this is what they show" surname: mckercher

Title search results: Genealogy of Peter Campbell of Roroyare : Glenlyon, Perthshire, Scotland Campbell, Gordon. McKercher

Numbers 1-1 of 1 matching titles

Note Location Film Genealogy of Peter Campbell of Roroyare FHL US/CAN Film

1787180 Item 12

Numbers 1-1 of 1 film notes

Title: Genealogy of Peter Campbell of Roroyare : Glenlyon, Perthshire, Scotland Stmnt.Resp.: by Gordon Campbell Authors: Campbell, Gordon (Main Author)

Notes: Microfilm of typescript originated in 1928.

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Gillespie Campbell married the Heiress of Lochow. Their son was named Sir Colin Campbell of Lochow. Peter Campbell was the son of John, a descendant of Gillespie. Peter was succeeded by; his son Duncan, who died in 1906.

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Other surnames include Menzies, Grant, McMartin, Sinclair, McKercher, Cumming.

Subjects: Campbell Menzies Grant McMartin Sinclair McKercher Cumming Scotland, Perth, Glenlyon - Genealogy

Format: Manuscript (On Film) Language: English Publication: Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah,

1991 Physical: on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

August 22, 2000 Marie, I loved your story about the cemetery. And I agree that at some point we are going to find that magic connection between our families. The appearance of Farquhar is important. It appeared only once that I can recall outside my family insofar as Glen Lyon is concerned. And that was a chap of that name who was almost the same age as my great grandfather. He and his wife raised 9 or 10 children over in Killiin .. nearby to Glen Lyon on Loch Tay. Lee and I stayed there one night at an ancient inn next to the river where the salmon ran. I found the Michigan McKerchers of great interest. They came largely from the eastern part of the state .. being at Flint and down in Monroe to the south. My Michigan family came from Cedar Springs which is in the western part of the state north of Grand Rapids. Actually the McKercher who married the gal from Reed City was near in age to my Dad who was born in 1890. Reed City is about 50 miles due north of Cedar Springs. I don't think my Dad ever knew about the McKerchers of Flint. He traveled throughout the state as a young fellow .. including Flint and as telephone directories became more popular always checked them out for McKerchers. During my time in the Navy, when we first went on assignment to San Diego, California .. Lee had a humorous experience. She got a call from a lady who asked her if she was married to Jack MacKercher. Lee replied in the affirmative to which the gal said, "well that's a coincidence .. so am I!" And she was .. but not to me. Her Jack was a McKercher from Nebraska. We met socially and the ladies saw a considerable similarity between Jack and myself. Both fair, blue eyes, etc. Perhaps a year or so later, I was pulled over .. and rightfully so .. by one of San Diego's finest for speeding. As he began to write me up, he studied my driver's license .. closed his book, smiled and said he couldn't be giving someone with the same last name as his a ticket. He was Jack's brother. Every so often now, I get an email from a McKercher. Last week it was Nick who hails from Mexico. He descended from a William McKercher of Glen Lyon but knew absolutely nothing more about his roots. His English was very broken, so I replied to him in Spanish. All good fun. Please keep in touch. I do enjoy hearing from and about you. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Marie Bartley Coppola To: John C. MacKercher Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 11:20 PM Subject: McKerchers Hi Jack, Hope all is well with you and your family. I know of your interest in the Michigan McKerchers. This is a biography of John C. McKercher, St. Joseph County, Michigan, son of Malcolm McKercher of Livingston County, New York, one of my McKerchers. I can't help but think eventually we will find a tie to link both your ancestors and mine back to Glen Lyon were they all appear to be from originally. I will continue digging! Which reminds me of an embarrassing situation just last month. I volunteer at my local historical society even though none of my ancestors are from this area. Anyway, I volunteered for two separate jobs; one to help clean up an old cemetery, and the other one to help transcribe the grave stones. Well, my daughter took the message from the society to meet at the cemetery on a Saturday, except she made a mistake. I was suppose to meet with the group to read the stones, my daughter wrote down I was suppose to come to clean up the cemetery. So I showed up with a shovel and a few other gardening tools...You should have seen the expression on the faces of a few "blue-haired" little old ladies. The local newspaper was there to take some PR shots... After they stopped laughing, they took a picture of me with my shovel and the caption read...."This volunteer will go to any extreme to find her roots!" <grin> Take care Jack, Marie http://www.geocities.com/mckerchers

Douglas McKercher, who teaches Gaelic at Canada's University of Ottawa added significantly to our knowledge of the MacKerchers and the lore which surrounds our ancestors. Here is his email in its entirety.

"I'm writing you about your page on the name 'McKercher'.

First off, MacIntosh means 'son of the Thane'. The thane in question was the Thane of Fife, MacDuff. Not only were the MacDuffs of Royal descent, but their red lyon rampant was appropriated to the Royal coat of arms, where it is found to this day. The MacDuffs were hereditary crowners of later Kings of Scots, among other quite singular privileges. As descendants of Farquhar Shaw MacIntosh, the McKerchers share that Royal descent, and can boast of an ancestor mentioned in Shakespeare!

MacFhearchair is, as you say, the Gaelic original of the surname/patronymic. To make a genitive after Mac, you have to both lenite and narrow (add an i to the end of) the name.

Fearchar was a common given name in Scotland. As a result, there was more than one Fearchar who had sons. They were not all related. How do you determine which one you are? Research.

As you will note if you re-read Black, some of the Lamonts are called McKercher. These are mainly west coast families.

The McKerchers who were Farquharsons (-quh- being the Scots spelling of -ch- in 'loch') have lived in Glenlyon and Breadalbane (pronounced Brad-aw-bin, rather than Breddlebin) in Perthshire for some 400 years, serving in various Campbell private armies and militias, so it would really be more legitimate for a modern McKercher to wear Campbell tartan than Farquharson. (I wear the Farquharson one anyway.)

As regards pronunciation, r + a consonant was considered a hard combination to pronounce in Gaelic, and r was always separated from ch by a neutral vowel 'uh'. Since everybody in the Highlands spoke like that, nobody saw any reason to spell the 'uh' out until they no longer spoke Gaelic.

Mac means son in Gaelic, but again, until recently, it was generally abbreviated to Mc. This did not indicate that the bearer was Irish or Catholic. Towards the beginning of the 20th century, many people began spelling McKercher as MacKerrachar. The pronunciation was always 'MacKerrachar', and those who kept the old spelling had to undergo the indignity of hearing it pronounced 'MicKertsher', until eventually they forgot how to say it right themselves. To compound the insult, many Lowland Scots, 95% of whom haven't the slightest knowledge of Gaelic, will tell you that the 'proper' way to pronounce the name is 'MacKurker'. Feel free to tell them to 'blae it oot their luggies (ears).' Unless they outweigh you. I can say all this with some confidence, since I am a Gaelic teacher at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

If you're doing research on older records, note the many spelling variations of McKercher. I can add McCarger, McKirryher (Connecticut), and McCarragher

(Ireland) to Black's collection. More than one person has mistaken the name for MacArthur, especially French-Canadian priests. That becomes useful information when a male McKercher marries a French girl, because the women usually pick the minister and the children's religion. Sometimes a McKercher disappears from the view of history on his wedding day! I have heard it said that General Douglas MacArthur was really a McKercher, but I've never seen it verified.

Best regards and co