Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-18

half an hour. There was no struggle.
She seemed to sleep her life away.
The president and all of her family
were by her side. There were no rec.
ognitions, however. Her last con-
seriousness was hours before her final
taking away.
At $3.50 a. m. the family, worn out,
with long watching, retired for ii Al
first rest in the Mckinley house
ten long days AMI nights. The prct Of
dents wife stood the strain better tl(ein
it was feared she might. The fam,
in their long vigils have all seemed D..
have the great strength of the mothhah'
whose vitality at nearly 80 surpasfnce
the expectations of the doctors and
layed the end for ten days that
onnooto1 !. &c.,. h. doub
trim
Sketch of the Life of Mother Mckitill l.
Mrs, Mckinley was distinctively home
ing woman, and the two-Story frame cot
on West TuS ,ar ,waS street in this ity W
she died and where she had lived for n.o,.
on earth Therc she Snant % her & daslinin, % ,ales {
with her daughter Helen and her granlto al
dren Grace and James Mckinley receivin1s Ii
casiOnal visits from her other children Selies al
going out except to church, where sh3 co1lu /
be found every Sunday morning unless pre-
vented by illness.
" hile showing deep affection for her other
pb Irpn Shp hn al hn nF
liam with pride and solctuie With fond,
mothery admiration she watched him rise
from the position of prosecuting attorney OF
his own county, by succe SSive stages to con-
gresham, governor and finally to the preSi- |
dency. During the memorable campaign of last |
year for the nomination and afterwar IS for the |
election 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 day of |
his nomination by the St Louis convention she |
heard the news as soon as'he did II was then |
that William Mckinley showed the deep love |
he bore for his mother by kissing her as sJon
as he had received the announcement of the re-
suit at st. Louis All through the trying cam
paign that followed she watched after her son |
with deep interest She was afrequent caller al
has house and was greeted by many visiting |
delegations OF republicans. |
Mother Mckinley accompanied the president |
to the Inauguration, riding in special train, |
and remained in Washington until Mr.. and |
Mrs. Mckinley had become settled in their new |
home Then she returned to the Canton cot |
tage with expressions of gratitude at getting |
home once more, |
Nancy Allison Mckinley came of family |
which was tranSpantei from En- gland to the |
hills of Virginia. The Allison family subse- |
Quently removed to Green county, Pa, where |
Abner Allison, Nancy's father, was born and |
where he married Ann Campbell Of Scotch |
German descent, Early in the present century, |
Mr. and Mrs. Allison came from Pennsylvania |
to Columbia county, this state, travelling by |
pack horses.
In 1902 near the present city of Lisbon, |
Nancy Allison was born Her girlhood was |
passed on the farm, AMI in 1927 she married |
William Mckinley u young iron manufacturer |
The couple lived first at Fairfield and after |
ward at Niles and Boland before moving to |
Canton. Nine children were born to them, They |
were David Allison, deceased Anna, deceased; |
James, deceased; Mary deceased Helen |
Minerva, now living at Canton; Sarah Eliza |
beth, now the wife OF Mr.. A. j. Duncan, OF |
Cleveland; William, the president; Abigail |
Celia, deceased and Abner, whose home is in |
New York.
William Mckinley Sr, died in November, |
1892, at the age of 50 years.