Obituary for Joseph McKain, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 

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JOSEPH McKAIN, FORMER M. C. CONDUCTOR, DIES IN DETROIT

Mr. Joseph McKain, died suddenly at his home in Detroit, Mich., on the morning
of November 21, 1940, at the age of 89 years and 12 days.

Mr. McKain was born in Rochester, N. Y., November 8, 1851, the son of Jane
Morrow and Thomas McKain, the second youngest of three sisters and four
brothers, all of whom have preceded him in death.

The McKain family came to Niles, Mich., in 1853 and later to Porter township,
where Mr. McKain spent his boyhood, attending school in Lawton and Paw Paw.

At the age of 20 years, he went to work on the Michigan Central railroad,
where he worked as a conductor for 50 years, retiring at the age of 70 years.

He was married to Norah Taylor of Parma, Mich., in 1894, who died in 1919. 

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jane McKain Pomeroy, and 12 nieces and
nephews, also a large circle of friends and neighbors, who will greatly miss
his cheery greeting and genial personality.

Funeral services were held at his home in Detroit, November 23, with burial at
Parma, under the auspices of the Masonic lodge.

Mr. McKain was the brother of the late Mrs. Uriah Adams of Porter, Mrs. Esther
Copley of Decatur, Mary McKain of Oshtemo, and Will McKain, who was also a
conductor on the Michigan Central railroad. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Adams of Porter
and Dr. Uriah Adams of Marcellus attended the funeral services at Detroit.


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