The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-12-01
DEATH ENDS ALL
The Leveler Of Ali Humanity
Again Visits Canton,
And Claims One of Her Best
and Noblcst Citizens.
William Mckinley Sr., Father
of Ohio's Chief Executive,

Expires at an Early aour on the Morning
Of Thanksgiving Day-.-End of a Life of
Honesty, sobriety and Usefulness.
The work OF the esteemed and respect
ed father ut OniO's illustrious Governor
is finished. BE Das completed his MES
Journey. tie has Travelled the path laid
out tor ali mortality and has entered that
bourne from whence no ruNele returns,
William Mcktulry, Sr, lied at Gis home
on West Iuscarawas street, this city, at
2l5 o'clock Thanksgiving morning.
Slowly but surely had death been a vauc
iuE upon him, uutil at the appointed mo
menti,s cold snl Clnmmy hand was laid
upuu the brow Of the sufferer, and the
50 rk of life went out fore yer. Silently
and so.cmLly the end came, While the
city was hu4ued in slumDer, and tue little
body Of ftithiul family friends watched
over the suiferlug, PROSTATE body OF hlm
who was soon 70 he no more among
them; in tue suUdU q livht within the
bed CnamSor the witt ni Col was mani
Tested; the patient gave a light gasp for
breath and all was over.
MIR. Mckinley was eighty five years Of
age, AID nIs death was peaceful and quiet,
ia graceful conformity 80 the serenity
HE long and usefu, life. For q couple
of weeks he has been suffering and his
death, while II casts gloom over the
households Of his family connections and
wilt infusc a feeling of sympatty into the
heart of every Cilzeu of tue nation who
hears the sad uewe, was not Unexpected.
His advanced age made the task OF pro
longing lie doubly difficult and although
every tniug possible was done to keep the
connection between body and soul, yet the
wear OF eight five years inCessAnt labor
upon the vital forces Of the boiy had
sspped their viGor and strength and at
last the wheels of the machinery OF life
ceased to move.
Throughout his sickness he has been
attended 10y his faithful wife, who for
siXly"sig 1T years mas shared his joys and
sorrows, 10y uis son who bears his name
and who now occupies the choir OF the
chief executive OF this state, by his sou
Abner Mckinley OF New York and other
family connections,
On Nov. p he celebrated the eiEhtNflfth
auniversa ry of his birth and on the 22Bd
of last April he assisted IN hOnoring with
a family party the eighty 'third birthday
OF his wife.
MIR NJ Knley was one of the most reS
spected cuznns of Canton. He. wac Of
ScotchIrisn blood on his fathers
side, while his mother WIS of English
birth. His grandfather, David, came TO
America wnen twelve years old. He
served in the war of the revolution aud
was peusioned by the government. Mr.
McKiuley was born in Mercer county,
his birth his father moved to Ohio, and
was for many years manager of the blast
furnace at New Lisbon, Columbinna
county, owned by Gideon Hughes. On
January 30, lS43, in what would now be
considereu small two story house, but
which at that time was looked upon ss
almost a mansion, in Niles, Trumbull
county, the present Governor was born.
TIE village at that time contained prohar
bly, three hundred Inhabitants. Mr.. Mcr
hlnley, Sr., was a manufacturer OF iron
and a pioneer ia that business. -Four sons
were born to him. The elder, David, died
at San Francisco during the recent cams
paign, while serving as Consul General
from the Hawaiian Islands TO the United
States. His second son, James, ,ded about
three years ago. The third son ia now
Governor OF OHIO, while the fourth, Abuer,
is located in NV York city. His daughter,
Miss Anna Mckinley, who for over a iiiIh
of a century held a responsible position in
the public schools here, died few years
ago beloved and respected by thousands.
Mt. Mckinley was al iron mOider by
trade. tie worked ~ his fathers furnace
at New Lisbon. There is yet standing in
S!eubenville. o., an old iron mill where
Campbell Allison, German-Scotch
young woman, at her home, four miss
from New LitbOr, on the Salem road. he
established an iron foundry a. Fairfield,
EOlumbtana county, about ls45. For
twenty years hs managed and was inter-
ested 10 iron furnEC' S at New Wilmington,
Pa, 49, across the OuiO line. From there
he moved with his family 20 Poland, o,
that they might avail themselves of eGu.
tionai advantages of Poland Academy.
Shortly after this he engaged with ) . Edi
son, uncle of the iuveutor, Thos. A. Edir
son, for the construction of large iron
mills at Black River, near L1rain, O.
During his engagement there he took up
his residence with bis family in Canton,
in 1853, intending 10 retire from active
business Lhen at the wishes Of his sons,
but lie again invested in and managed
large iron mill interests at CaseVille, near
Saginaw, Mich, up to 1876. Since then,
though not in active business, until three
weeks ago, he scarcely missed a day from
his Office in this city, so exact were his
business habits, aud indeed after his
health compelled confinement to his
home he insisted on directing his busneBs
atf airs To the last One OF the oldest res
idents OF this city, he was universally ad-
mired. He Was a modest, unassuminG
observer of public affairs. ThrouGh-
out his life he was great reader and as
student. Besides his aged wife
his immediate surviving family are Gov
ernor Mex nley, MIR. Abner Mckinley Of
New YORK, Mrs. DUcan of youngstown
aud Miss Helen Mckinley of this city.
No private citizen OF Canton was more
generally respected and beloved than
WiIiiam Mckinley, ST. His career OF long |
business activity was one in a thousand,
p nd as q neighbor and a friend and in |
public spirit none we're his peer.