Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-13
mrs. N kINLEy DEAD:
She Passed Away About Two O'Clock
Yesterday.
She Did Not Suffer in Her Last
Hours-The Fact Of Her Death
Made Public at 1856 a. ma
Sketch of the Life of the Deceased.
The Funeral Tuesday.

Canton, O., December 12.-Mrs Nc
Kinley passed from life at few min
utes past two o'clock this morning,
with all her children and immediate
relatives at her bedside. She did not
suffer any in her last hours, but grad
ually passed from the deep palsied
sleep in which she has rested almost
constantly for the past ten days into
the sleep of death.
No word could be secured from the
house for some hours before the dis
solution. Knocks of reporters, as well
as those of telegraph messengers, were
unanswered. At 2:35 a. m, an under
taker was summoned and the first pub
licity given to the death.
SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.
Mrs. Mckinley was distinctively
home-loving woman, and the two-story
frame cottage on West Tuscarawas
street, in this city, where she died and
where she had lived for many years,
was dearer to her than any other spot
on earth. There she spent her declining
years with her daughter Helen and her
grandchildren, Grace and James Nc
Kinley, receiving occasional visits from
her other children. seldom going out,
except to church, where she could be
found every Sunday morning unless
prevented by illness.
While showing deep affection for
her other children, she had followed
the career of William with pride and
solicitude. With fond motherly admi
ration she watched him rise from the
position of prosecuting attorney of his
own county, by successive stations, to
Congress, Governor and, finally, to the
Presidency. During the memorable
campaign of last year, for the nomina-
ton, and afterwards for theselection,
Mrs. Mckinley was one of the most
interested observers. She was always
given the place of honor at the home Of
her illustrious son, and on the Gay that
his nomination by the ST. Louis con-
vention was announced she heard the
news as soon as he did. 1t was then
that William Mckinley showed the
deep love he bore his mother by kiss
ing her as soon as he had received the
announcement of the result at St.Louis,
All through the trying campaign that
followed she watched after her son
with deep interest she was a frequent
caller at his house and was greeted by
many of the visiting delegations of Re
publieans. She accompanied the Pres
ident to the Inauguration, riding in the
special train, and remained in Wash
ington until Mr. and Mrs Mckinley
had become settled in their new home.
Tlen she returned to the Canton cot
tage with expressions of gratitude at
getting home once more.
Nancy Allison Mckinley came of
family which was transplanted from
England TO the hills of Virginia. The
Allison family subsequently removed
TO Greene county, Pennsylvania, where
Abner Allison. Nancy's father, was
born and where he married Ann Camp
bell of Scotch-German descent. Early
in the present century Mr.. and Mrs.
Allison came from Pennsylvania to
Columbiana, county, this State, trav-
cling by pack horses. In 1909, near the
present city of Lisbon, Nancy Allison
was born. Her girlhoo0 was passed on
the farm and in 1927 she married Will
liam Mckinley, a young iron manufac-
turer The couple lived first at Fair
field and afterwards at Niles and Po-
land. before removing to Canton. Nine
children were born to them. They were
David Allison, deceased: Anna. deceas-
ed; James, deceased; Mary, deceased;
Helen Minerva, now living at Canton;
Sarah Elizabeth, now the wife of Mr..
A. j. Duncan, of Cleveland; William,
the President; Abigail Celia, deceased,
and Abner, whose home is in New
Ytrk.
William Mckinley. Sr., died in 1892,
at the age Of So years.