Margaret McKeeman ____________________________________________________________________________ 1855 Feb 8 Born to David & Margaret McConahey McKeeman in New York 1860 Census? 1870 Census, Allen County, Indiana with parents, age 14 1876 Mar 23 Brother John drowned, Allen County, IN, age 20 1876May 24 Father died, Allen County, IN, age 20 1880 Census, Allen County, Indiana with parents, age 24 1882 May 11 Married August Merillat, Allen County, Indiana, age 27 1883 Margaret born 1885 David J. born 1887 Mary J. born 1890 Vinva A. born 1898 Pearl May born 1900 Census Allen County, Jefferson Twp, IN 1901 Died and buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Haven, Indiana, 46 ____________________________________________________________________________ CHILDREN OF MARGARET M. MCKEEMAN & AUGUST MERILLAT: 1. MARGARET E. MERRILLAT b. 1883 2. DAVID J. MERRILLAT b. 1885 d. 1963 m. Erma J. Smith 3. MARY J. MERRILLAT b. 1887 4. VINVA A. MERRILLAT b. 1890 5. PEARL MAY MERRILLAT b. 1898 ___________________________________________________________________________ Descendants of Margaret (Marguerite) MCKEEMAN Generation No. 1 1. MARGARET (MARGUERITE)4 MCKEEMAN (DAVID CHARLES *3, WILLIAM *2, ARCHIBALD? *1) was born 08 February 1855 in New York, and died 1901 in Hoagland, Allen County, Indiana. She married AUGUST MERILLAT 11 May 1882 in Allen County, Indiana, son of MERILLAT and MOM. Children of MARGARET MCKEEMAN and AUGUST MERILLAT are: i. MARGARET E.5 MERRILLAT, b. December 1883. ii. DAVID J. MERRILLAT, b. December 1885; d. 1963; m. ERMA J. SMITH. iii. MARY JANE MERRILLAT, b. July 1887. iv. VINVA A. MERRILLAT, b. December 1890. v. PEARL MAY MERRILLAT, b. June 1898. ____________________________________________________________________________ Margaret McKeeman was born in 1855. She married August Merrillat who was a veteran of the Civil War. She is buried in New Haven, Indiana where she died in 1901 at the age of 46. __________________________________________________________________________ 1860 FEDERAL CENSUS (age 4) __________________________________________________________________________ 1870 FEDERAL CENSUS 1870 Census Allen County, Madison Township, IN David MCKEEMAN 49 Farmer Ireland Margaret 37 Ireland John 19 NY Catherine 16 IN Margaret 14 IN (age 14) Jane 11 IN Nancy 9 IN James 7 IN William 6 IN Isobel 5 IN W.M. 4 IN Eliza 1 IN ___________________________________________________________________________ 1880 FEDERAL CENSUS 1880 Census Allen County, Madison Township, Indiana Margaret MCKEEMAN F 45 Head House Ireland Margaret F 23 D NY Ire Ire (age 23) Jennie F 21 D School NY Ire Ire James M 17 S Farm IN Ire Ire Wm M 15 S Farm IN Ire Ire Isabelle F 13 D Home IN Ire Ire Alexander M 12 S Farm IN Ire Ire Eliza E. F 10 D Home IN Ire Ire David C. M 8 S IN Ire Ire Robert B. M 6 S IN Ire Ire Stephan McConaha M 25 Laborer OH Ire OH __________________________________________________________________ 1900 FEDERAL CENSUS ALLEN COUNTY, JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, IN V 1 ED 7 SH 5 LN 66 MERILLAT AUGUSTE Head W M June 1836 63 M 18 8 5 SWI SWI SWI 1847 52 Farmer Y Y Y OM Maggie Wife W F Feb 1855 45 M 18 8 5 NY IRE IRE Y Y Y Margaret E Daughter W F Dec 1883 16 S IN SWI NY Y Y Y George H. Son W M Oct 1876 23 S IN SWI NY Farm Laborer Y Y Y David J. Son W M Dec 1885 15 S IN SWI NY At School Y Y Y Mary J. Daughter W F July 1887 12 S IN SWI NY At School Y Y Y Vurva A. Daughter W F June 1898 1 S IN SWI NY __________________________________________________________________ ESTATE OF DAVID MCKEEMAN DIED 1876 (age 21) State of Indiana File Box 301 Allen County Jennie Dauer Jennie A. McKeeman Administratrix of the Estate of David McKeeman, Deceased Margaret S. McKeeman, Sr. Jennie McKeeman now Jennie Dower Maria C. Whyburn Allen Circuit Margaret McKeeman Court Nancy Mercer James McKeeman William McKeeman Isabel B. McKeeman Alexander McKeeman Eliza E. McKeeman April 1882 Trus David C. McKeeman Robert B. McKeeman ____________________________________________________________________________ MARRIAGE (age 23) 11 May 1882 Married August Merrilat, Allen County, IN Marriage Records, Rev. Samuel Wagenhals ____________________________________________________________________________ CEMETERY Odd Fellows Cemetery at New Haven, Indiana Merillat, Auguste Co. B 12 Ind Inf 1836-1908 Margaret his wife 1855-1901 (age 46) ____________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. 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