Jackson County IN Archives Obituaries.....McKain, Tesse L. Thompson Engle April 16, 1905 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Bickley pwbnj@comcast.net August 2, 2010, 1:14 am Brownstown Banner, pub Wed 19 April 1905 Pub. 19 Apr 1905: Houston News – Tessie L. McKain, only daughter of Charles W. Thompson, died April 16. She was born March 20, 1873. On Dec 15, 1889, she married John M. Bowman, who died October 12, 1896. To them was born 3 children, viz: Claude M., Flossie Fern and Vannie May. On February 12, 1900, she married Andrew J. McKain, of Terre Haute. Besides her parents and children, she leaves 4 brothers. Burial in the Houston cemetery. Brownstown Banner, published 26 April 1906 – Tesse L. Thompson McKain Again has the Death Angel visited this place and taken from our midst Tessie L. McKain, only daughter of C. W. Thompson. She was born March 20, 1873, and died April 16, 1905, aged 32 years and 26 days. On December 15, 1889, she was united in marriage to John M. Bowman, who died October 12, 1896. To their union were born three children, viz: Claude M., Flossie Fern and Vannie May. She was again married February 12, 1900, to Andrew J. McKain, of Terre Haute. Very early in life she united with the Methodist church, and later with the Christian, of which she was a member at the time of her death. She expressed herself as being prepared to leave this world and ready for the home beyond, but regretted having to leave her children. Besides parents and children who mourn their loss, are four brothers and a host of other relatives and friends. Elder Jones, of Seymour, and Rev. Smith, of Freetown, conducted the funeral services at the Christian church Monday evening, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Houston cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/jackson/obits/m/mckain208nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb