BIOGRAPHIES:  John E. McKAIN, Barron, Barron County, WI

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John E. McKain, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, and now proprietor
of a barber shop in Barron, was born in Tomah, Monroe County, Wis., Feb. 7,
1872, son of Moses and Margaret (Brown) McKain. The parents were natives of
Ireland who came to America in the early fifties and settled in Vermont
where Moses McKain worked as a herdsman until 1866. He then came to Monroe
County, Wisconsin, where he secured a homestead of 40 acres on which he
farmed until he moved to Tomah, where he died in 1910, and where his wife
still resides. In the family there were six children: Bessie (deceased),
James (deceased), Elizabeth, John E., Euphemia and Margaret. John E.
received his early education in his native city and then learned the
barber's trade. In 1891 he went to Superior, Wis., but after a year
returned to Tomah, and from there went to Neilsville. From the days of his
youth he was interested in military affairs and in all served for ten years
in Company K, 3rd Regiment, W. N. G. As a member of this company in 1898 he
was inducted into the United States' service in the Spanish-American war as
a sergeant. He trained at Chickamauga and Charlestown and saw active
service in Porto Rico. In 1900 he opened a barber shop at West Salen, Wis.,
which he continued for fifteen years. Then he came to Barron and bought a
half interest in the shop of D. D. Page. He opened a shop in the First
National Bank building in 1917. In December, 1921, he moved into his
present place in the Hulbert building. Here he has one of the finest and
best equipped barber shops in Barron County, fully equipped with all new
and sanitary furnishings. Three chairs are maintained, and two licensed
barbers, besides Mr. McKain, are in attendance every attention being given
to the patrons. John E. McKain was married May 31, 1911, to Ida Anderson,
who was born June 17, 1883, daughter of John and Clara (Berg) Anderson.
This union has been blessed with three children: Beatrice M., born May 6,
1912; Edward J., born Oct. 25, 1913, and La Verne S., born May 10, 1917.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 673.