Arthur Lewis (Luke) McKenzie

Arthur Lewis (Luke) McKenzie

Male 1889 - 1950  (60 years)

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  • Name Arthur Lewis (Luke) McKenzie 
    Birth 25 Aug 1889  Avilton, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 May 1950  Charlestown, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • From death certificate obtained by Don Kagle: Arthur Lewis McKenzie, son of Elias McKenzie and Rebecca Garlitz; husband of Anna Dawson McKenzie; informant, Roy McKenzie; born Aug 5, 1889, Avilton; died May 6, 1950, of cardiac failure, Lonaconing; buried May 9, 1950, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing.

      Arthur Lewis MCKENZIE (Elias Marcellus-1) was born on 25 Aug 1889 in Avilton, Garrett Co., Maryland. He died on 6 May 1950 in Charlestown, Allegany Co., Maryland. Lonaconing - Arthur Lewis McKenzie, 60, died Saturday at his home in Charlestown. He had been ill since Wednesday. Mr. McKenzie had worked in the coal mines in this section until 1942 when he obtained employment at the Celanese plant. He had been furloughed since March 10. Born in Avilton, August 25, 1889, he was a son of the late Elias and Rebecca (Garlitz) McKenzie. He had lived most of his life in Lonaconing. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Anna Florence (Dawson) McKenzie; four sons, Lorraine Dawson, Roy McKenzie, Elmer McKenzie, Lonaconing; Marvin McKenzie, Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. George Nicol, Lonaconing, and Mrs. Norris George, Baltimore; 13 grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Rella MacNamara, and one brother, Urban McKenzie, both of Lonaconing. He was a veteran of World War I, belonged to the United Mine Workers while working in the coal mines, and was a member of Local 1874 TWUA while at the Celanese. Services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the residence. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, May 8, 1950 [Charlestown is in Allegany Co., MD]

      Arthur Lewis MCKENZIE and Anna Florence DAWSON were married. Anna Florence DAWSON was born about 1887 in Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland. She died on 14 Dec 1970 in Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland. LONACONING - Mrs. Anna F. McKenzie, 83, Charles Town Road, died Monday in Miner's Hospital, Frostburg. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late Dora and Ida (Foutz) Dawson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur McKenzie. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. George Nichols and Mrs. Norris George, both of Baltimore; four sons, Roy McKenzie, Gilmore; Elmer McKenzie and Loraine Dawson, both of Lonaconing; Marvin McKenzie, Detroit; one sister, Mrs. Betty McHugh, Akron; 21 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited in the funeral home today at 7:30 p.m. The Cumberland News, December 16, 1970.

      Marraige information per the research of Ray Leidinger, Cumberland, Maryland.
    Person ID I01662  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father Elias Marcellus McKenzie,   b. 2 Jun 1858, Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1922, Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca Jane Garlitz,   b. 7 Jun 1860, Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1927, Lonaconing, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1878  Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F00967  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Florence Dawson,   b. 1887, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1970, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1915  Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Olive McKenzie,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
     2. Lorraine Dawson McKenzie,   b. 20 Mar 1908, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1987, Frostburg, Alleghany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Roy Clarence McKenzie,   b. 15 Aug 1915, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 2002, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Anna Willard McKenzie,   b. 11 Jan 1918, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1995, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Elmer Arthur McKenzie,   b. 16 Oct 1922, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 2003, Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Marvin T. (Gabe) McKenzie,   b. 12 May 1925, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1981, Rochester, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F00847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

  • Photos
    Photo of Arthur Lewis McKenzie (b. 1869), Arella (b. 1898) and Anna (b. 1885)
    Photo of Arthur Lewis McKenzie (b. 1869), Arella (b. 1898) and Anna (b. 1885)
    Arthur Lewis McKenzie on left. The woman on the right is his sister Anna Isabel McKenzie Myers. The girl in the middle is Rella Gertrude McKenzie MacNamara. picture from Shirley Ravenscroft
    Photo of Arthur Lewis McKenzie (b. 1889)
    Photo of Arthur Lewis McKenzie (b. 1889)

    Documents
    Death Certificate of Arthur Lewis McKenzie (b. 1889)
    Death Certificate of Arthur Lewis McKenzie (b. 1889)

    Headstones
    Gravestone of Arthur L. McKenzie (b. 1889)
    Gravestone of Arthur L. McKenzie (b. 1889)
    Oak Hill Cemetery
    Lonaconing
    Allegany County
    Maryland, USA


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