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View Tree for Alexander MCKAYAlexander MCKAY (b. November 17, 1865, d. December 3, 1947)

Alexander MCKAY (son of Hugh A. MCKAY and Jane PATTON) was born November 17, 1865 in Belfast, Ireland, and died December 3, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky. He married Martha MACINTYRE on April 15, 1886 in Elgin, Nebraska.

 Includes NotesNotes for Alexander MCKAY:
Alexander McKay was a blacksmith. Where he learned this trade is unknown. He was well established in St. Edward, Nebraska in the early 1900's. He owned his own shop and equipment. This shop was located in downtown St. Edward and sat on the bank of the Beaver River, which ran through the town.
His two sons, Arthur Graham and Harry Thomas, owned and operated a bakery in St. Edward. They ran this business until the very early 1930's when the Great Depresion forced them out of business.
Alexander McKay was brought to the United States by his father sometime between 1865 and 1870 along with his four brothers and two sisters. They lived for a time in Indiana and then moved to Elgin, Nebraska.

More About Alexander MCKAY:
Ethnicity/Relig.: Anglo-Saxon (Scots-Irish).
Occupation: Blacksmith.
Residence: St. Edward, Nebraska.

More About Alexander MCKAY and Martha MACINTYRE:
Marriage: April 15, 1886, Elgin, Nebraska.

Children of Alexander MCKAY and Martha MACINTYRE are:
  1. +Winnie Mable MCKAY, b. July 13, 1888, Nebraska, d. February 6, 1980, Crestwood, Kentucky.
  2. +George Edward MCKAY, b. March 5, 1891, Nebraska, d. January 11, 1970, Albion, Nebraska.
  3. +Arthur Graham MCKAY, b. May 17, 1894, Elgin, Nebraska, d. November 20, 1969, St. Edwards, Nebraska.
  4. +Harry Thomas MCKAY, b. August 1, 1899, Nebraska, d. December 5, 1967, Hastings, Nebraska.
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