Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-18

Mrs. Mckinley IS an Ohio woman,
born and bred She has the double
distinction of being a granddaughter
of John SaXton, a man of note and
scholarship, and the daughter of
James Saxton, who was a man of af-
fairs, capitalist and banker.
Mrs. Saxton, woman of cultivation
and refinement, took her daughters
education in hama until the day when
advantages were offered for higher ed
ucation and she came to Cleveland af-
terwards attending Brook Hall semi
nary at Medina, Pennsylvania.
Accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Barber of Canton, and party of
friends, she visited the capitals of
Europe and returned, after a tour of
some length to begin life in earnest,
in 1869
The daughter of Banker Saxton was
attractive in manner and her personal
charms gained for her a distinction
among all with whom she came in con-
tact. Even career of undisputed
belleship offered itself to her. But
her father was man of practical ideas
and IN the case of his daughter, Miss
Ida, he very soon put them into opera
tion. Without ado, she was introduced
into his bank, and after brief period
of training was put into the response
BILE position of cashier. 1t is told that
many young man who came to the
bank quite forgot whether or not he
had come to cash check, when he ap-
preached the little square window. 1t
is said that bouquets were frequently
exchanged for bills amid the embar
RAISING moments.
At any rate, the young woman de-
thorough and practical business life.
and she has never ceased to be CRATE
full for that experience, which has been
useful to her in later life.
At the time when William Mckinley
was fighting for the union, Miss Sax
ton was pursuing her studies and
scraping lint and making bandages for
wounded soldiers. Thus, quite un-
consciously the two began their lie
work for their country together.
When she returned from foreign
travel, it was to find her future hus.
band fairly started in his legal career.
Then commenced the only romance of
the lifetime. One day Banker Saxton
said to the young lawyer:
you are the only man whom | have
ever known to whom l would entrust
my daughter"
Tears were in his eyes as he spoke
but he meant what he said, and it
came to pass that on January 25, 1871
the couple were married in the quaint
old Presbyterian church of which the
day school of which she had for sever
al years been a teacher.
The first experience in Housekeeping
was in cozy little home in Canton,
which has since become historic.
There were born to them two lovely
children, both girls, christened Kate
and Ida, the former having come as a
Christmas gift in 1871.
Just previous to the birth of the sec
ond child Mrs. Mckinley was called
upon to face the nrst great sorrow of
fn in ha af
She never fully recovered from this,
and was still prostrated when her lit
tie ones were laid away few months
following.
After the death of her children Mr..
and Mrs Mckinley went to live at me
cheerful old homestead where she had
spent her girlhood. This was their
residence until Maj. Mckinley depart
ed to take his seat in Congress in 1877,
after when they spent most of the
following IA years in Washington.
Never a robust woman, Mrs. McI<in-
ley sank beneath the blow of the loss
of ner loved ones, and from thencefor-
ward was never a well woman. She
has borne it with gentle heroism, new
er allowing her health to interfere
with her husbands career. Being
sensitive and nervous, she has had the
extraordinary power of endurance
that goes with her temperament.
Though often unable to be present at
public meetings or formal festivities
of any sort she has Travelled far with
her husband, and has always been
quick TO appreciate the consideration
granted her presence.
During President Hayes administra-
tion Mrs. Mckinley was one of the in
Inmates of the presidents wife, and in
the absence of the latter from the
capital she frequently presided at the
White House. and did so with a digni-
tV and praca which won bar