ELLEN KINGAN, Tecumseh,  Lenawee County, Michigan

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Following obituary was found pressed between some pages of the Kingan Bible: See the 
bible entry on  Kingan Bible 
"Obituary of Mrs. Ellen Kingan 
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Kingan was held at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon, Feb. 20th, at 
her home on Burt St. A large number of friends and relatives were present at the service, 
at which Rev. B. L.. Davies of the Presbyterian church officiated. The pallbearers were 
nephews of the deceased. Out of town relatives present were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Service 
and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brooks of Clinton, Mr N. F. Doke and Mrs. Jerre Mahony of 
Marshall, and Mr. Russell Doke of River Rouge. Internment was made at Brookside 
Cemetery. 
Mrs. Kingan was born April 4th, 1845. In 1866 she married Jas. Kingan at Tecumseh. 
After three years in Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Kingan returned to this town. They had six 
children, two of whom are dead; Martha, who died in infancy, and Dr. Frank Kingan, 
who died ten years ago. Mrs. Kingan's husband died 27 years ago. 
Immediate relatives who survive her are her daughters, Margaret, Mrs. Fred Scutt, at 
home; Mrs. Jas McQueen of Wellsville, Ohio; and a son, Mr. John Kingan of Tecumseh; 
and two grand-daughters. Mrs. Kingan joined the Presbyterian church of this city in her 
girlhood. In Canada, she joined a church by letter, but on her return to Tecumseh, she 
placed her letter in this church in 1870, since which time, until her health failed, she has 
been a faithful attendant and member." 
In a Memorial Record book (The Braun Funeral Home, Adrian, Michigan) is found the 
record: 
In Memory of 
Margaret Jane Kingan 
Birth place: Tecumseh, Michigan 
Passed Away at: Tecumseh, Michigan 
Date: Feb. 9, 1948 Age: 75 yrs 
Interment at: Tecumseh 
In the back of said book is a small envelope with the cards that accompanied floral 
arrangements sent to the funeral of Margaret Kingan, also found in this envelope is her 
obituary: 
"Miss Margaret Kingan 
Buried Here, Wednesday 
Miss Margaret Jane Kingan died Monday morning at 2:45 in the Tecumseh hospital 
where she had ben taken a few hours before. Born in Tecumseh at 8 Burt street, she lived 
there all her life. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and a life member of the 
Tecumseh chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. 
Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Amey Scutt and two nieces, Mrs. Beatrice Grates and Miss 
Marjorie McQueen of Roseville. She was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Mrs. 
Harriot Kingan, who died January 5, her father, James Kingan, mother, Ellen Kingan, 
two brothers and two sisters. 
Funeral services were conducted at the Green Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2 
o'clock with the Rev. Donald C. Wilson officiating. Burial was in Brookside."