The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-28

: in Canton, June 8, 1s47 Her maideI
name was Ida SaxtoD, and her par
ents were the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jane.
A. Saxton. Her education was OBJ
tanned IN the public schools of Can
ton, In a private school at Delhi, N
Y, in Cleveland academy, ant
finally in Brook Hall Seminary
Media, Pa. In the latter seminary
she spent three years.
She was married TO william Nc
Kinley January 25. 1871. Two chill
dren were born to them. Katie on
Christmas day, 1871, and Ida on April
], 1873. Ida lived only until August
OF 1873, and Katie was taken fropi
the devoted parents at the age of
death OF Ida Mrs Mckinley became
an invalid. and from that day never
enjoyed full health.
FATHER A CAPITALIST.
James a. saxton. Mrs. McKinley's
father, was leading man In Canton,
banker and capitalist. He erected
what was at that time one OF the
most beautiful homes in the city
large and commodious but unostenta-
tious in design and decoration. II is
two stories high and built OF mansard
brick, witn wide porches across the
front and nearly around one side.
The house still stands substantially
as erected by Mr.. Saxton. is every
where known as the SaXton home
stead, was the home of the McKinleys
In Major McKinley's career in con-
gress, and Is now the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. M. c. Barber. the latter an
other daughter OF Mr. Saxton. The
third child was the late George d..
saxton. who died in 1898. Mr.. Sax
ton surrounded hls home with all the
comforts and luxurles of the day. The
children were well educated but be-
sides the social finish were given n
practical education ON leaving
school, instead OF devotlng her time
to society. Ida Saxton entered her
fathers bank, served ASA CLERK until
she had acquired the necessary train
ing, and was then made cashier Of
the bank.
SCHOOLGIRL IN THE WAR.
Ida SaXton was a schoolgirl In the
civil war, while her husband-to-be
was at the front. and many an hour
outside OF study she devoted TO the
OF lint and bandages for
the wounded soldiers at the front.
Later. in 1868, she made a tour of Eu-
rope. accompanied by her sister, now
Mrs. Barber, and party OF young
ladies' from this yiciHity. As a young
woman she was active in the Sun
lay school of the Presbyterian church :
where Mrs, Mckinley and Majo r
were married, theirs being
he first ceremony of the kind in the
,dihce. She was a teacher In the Sun
lay school. while at the same .tlne
lr. Mckinley was superintendent OF
he Sunday school OF the First Meth
,dlst Episcopal church, two blocks
asst, and in the early days OF their ,
ourtship talking about their Sun /
lay school work often brought them
ogether both being devotedly inter- ]
sted in the work.
trusted DAUGHTER TO MKIN-
D. LEY. 8
p When Mr., Mckinley asked Mr.. SAX \
on for his daughter. the latter said;
You are the only man / have ever q
nown TO whom, would entrust my b
~ =
He had become acquainted with the n
young lawyer, who had 4
loved here from Poland a few years A
efore, admired his traits. and saw IN 4
i'm al this early time the making of "a
successful career. Mr.. Mckinley. g.
as a poor man then and was never N
successful money maker but Mr..
axton, who was able TO leave his
lughter comfortable dowry, put Il
lie pluck and energy and manly a
lafacter 81 Mr.. Mckinley above the NJ
OF mere worldly goods. n
lch as many young swain, OF the lir
~ would have been glad to lay at ST
e feet OF his daughteH and gave his nj
III and hearty approval to their b,
arrlage. al
The ceremony in the church was n
by,Nev. Or. Buckingham, D,
the Presbyterian church. and Rev. "a
r. Endsley. pastor of the First Il
ethodist church, with which Mr.. a
cKinley was connected. After the ee
arriage Mrs. Mckinley became a oil
OF the Methodist in
urch, so that she might be with al
II husband in church fellowship as al
e was in everything else. OF
FIRST HOME MODEST. a
experience began in cl
cozy little. home In N. Market al
rect, this city. to which they re- he
rned before the campaign OF 1896, m
d which was then made famous as II.
e Mckinley cottage on Market ca
'eet HILL Or
Just a month before the birth of n
tie Ida Mckinley Mrs McKinleys m
other died. and then. at the earn IN
solicitation OF her father, the to
,Kinleys removed from their mod OF
little home 40 the old homestead tw
tn Mrs. Mcs<iniey's father. to com mn
nsate him as best they could, In his
eat loss II was about this time W,
1t Mrs. Mckinley became an in er
lid.> In fact. she never seemed TO In
~ recover from the shock OF her as
,ther's death. ,and ON the death Of an