The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-15
MRS. M'KIN-
LEY. DEAD.
Aged Mother Of the President
Passes Peacefully
Away.
Her Pure Spirit Took It's Heavenly
Flight And Joined the Angels
Before the Great White Throne
GREW WEAKER TO THE END.

CANTON, O., Dec. iS.-Mrs. Nancy
Allison Mckinley, the aged mother Of
the president, died shortly after Q
O'Clock Sunday morning. Almost two
weeks had elapsed since the stroke Of
paralysis, which was 81 once pro-
nounced fatal, and. the wonderful
vitality which had kept death at bay SO
long, had deluded the friends and rela-
tives into the belief that the aged
woman might perhaps recover despite
the verdict Of her physician. But un-
mistakable signs Of approaching dissolu-
ton were seen early Saturday morning,
and NJ nightfali IL was evident that
death must come before morning
The demise Of Mrs. Mckinley was
painless. All night long the members
Of the family we're watching and wait
ing for the time of dissolution. From
IL o'clock until the time Of death the
Mckinley house was quiet and shrouded
ii q stiffness that was suggestive OF the
mournful scenes within the walls. No
response could be obtained by messen-
gers or reporters who soughtin vain for
news. Shortly before midnight the at
tendants discovered what were thought
TO be certain signs OF, dissolution. The
fact was communicated 10 the inmates
Of the household, who had gone to their
rooms but had not retired for the night.
( Around the deathbed when the final
scene was enacted were Presiden. No.
Kinley, his wife, Mr.. Abner Mckinley.
Mrs. Duncan and Miss Helen Mckinley,
children of the aged woman. The aged
sister was there, Mrs. Abigail Osborne,
the only one Of tho Allison family now
living, Mrs. Bowman Of Lorain, Misses
Grace and Mabel Mckinley, james No
Kinley, Miss Duncan and jack Duncan,
grandchildren, were all in the sad party
that witnessed the last scene in the
gentle life. The president and his wife
remained at the bedside for an hour
after the end, but By o'clock every
member Of the family had retired.
The funeral services over the remains
viii be held in the First Methodist
Episcopal church Of this city ct 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment
will follow in West Lawn cemetery.
Just west of the city, land Tuesday
and officials from Washington who at
tend the funeral viii leave for the cap
ital reaching there about noon Wednes-
day.
The mother of President Mckinley,
Nancy Allison Mckinley. was . native
Of Ohio. She was born In 1909 ON .
farm near New Lisbon. Her fathers
name was Abner Allison, and that OF
her mother before marriage Ann Camp
bell. Those two were married in 1898.
The Allison family, on emigrating early
from England settled in Virginia, but
later the branch from which Abner
Allison sprang located in Green county,
Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Allison were
pioneers In early Ohio life, coming to
this state from PepnsylvAniA when the
present century was young. They trav-
eled by pack horses Mrs. Allison
carried In her arms her then youngest
child.
II was not until they were located ON
the farm near New Lisbon that Nancy
Campbell Allison, destined to be the
mother Of . future president Of the
United States, was borns She was six tn
in family of 10 children, equally di-
videdS Ave and five, ~ TO sex.
There was little out Of the common
In th{ childhood and girlhood Of Nancy
Allison. During the years when she
farm and went to New Lisbon to live.
II was in that village, In 1897, that
Nancy Allison and the older William
MCKINLEY were united in MARI ago.
From that time forward Mrs. McKin.
ley's life was devoted to her husband
and her children. Home and church
received her undivided attention, and
her aim in life was TO bring mp her chill.
dren God-fearing men and women. Be-
fore the hand Of death was laid upon
this good woman, she had passed
through much suffering. which she
brGvely bore. Five Of the nine children
who had been born TO her preceded her
In death, and her Owed husband passed
away. Ave years ago. The first child
was David Allison Mckinley, the 500.
ond Anna Mckinley. the third James
Mckinley and the fourth Mary McKin-
ley. All OF these are now dead. The
fifth child was Helen Minerva McKin.
ley. She still hVes, and was with her
mother In Canton when the venerable
lady was stricken with paralysis. Sarah
Elizabeth Mckinley was the sixth child.
She d Mrs. A. ]. Duncan Of Cleveland.
The seventh child IL the present presi-
dent of the United States, William No
Kinlsy. The eighth was Abigail Celia
Mckinley. who "a dead The youngest
u Abner Mckinley Of New York city.
William Mckinley the elder, was an
iron manufacturer, and from New Lis
bon removed 70 other places. living suc-
ces1vely Ia Fairfield. Niles, Poland,
and finally ut Canton. The way that
tho family came 70 go 70 Canton was
this !; Anna Mckinley, then living,
went there TO teach. She had been
there two years when her brother Will
liam concluded that he would also cast
his lot IN life there. Two Of their
children having removed 10 Canton.
che cd people shoasht they woald 80
there also.
i. Mrs. Mckinley found in Canton the
home she loved. and IN which abe re-
manned almost constantly from the day
abe and her husband settled there until
the hour Of her death. She has been Of
late Qnoo In Cleveland 10 see Mrs Dun
can. perhaps twice. When William NO
Kinley, her son, was inaugurated pFesi-
dent Of che United States. abe travelled
70 Washington 70 BE- present Il was .
MEMORIALS occasion for many reasons.
but not the least Of these reasons wns
che pEcgencs Of the dear and venerable
old lady. proud Of her son. yst notwith-
standing. 10th 70 break up her home.
staying habits u years save Tor love Of
him And booauua h WI1h1I a. IL IA r.