NameJohn Dennis McKown Sr
Birth3 Apr 1881, Jackson Co, WV
Census1 Jun 1900, Ripley, Jackson Co, WV
Memoroll#1760, pg 1
Census27 Jan 1920, Ripley, Jackson Co, WV
Memoroll#1954, pg 9
Death16 Oct 1963, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH
MemoPeople's Hospital, cert# 79289
BurialBellville Cem, Bellville, Richland Co, OH
OccupationBlacksmith
Misc. Notes
Son of James W. McKown (Sep 1841, MO) and Margaret (Maggie) (Mar 1851, VA) - married 1870. He had 2 sisters, and a brother Rex.
Listed as a blacksmith (38, WV) in 1920, with his wife and daus Frances and Hazel (2).
He and Gladys were living in Bellville, OH in 1942, when he registered for WWII Draft.
He was divorced and living in Bellville at time of death.
Spouses
BirthApr 1897, West Virginia
Deathaft 1971, Bellville, Richland Co, OH
Misc. Notes
They had 3 sons and 4 daughters:
John Dennis McKown (~1921-2 Jan 1971) married Betty Jane Matthews of Butler in 1942.
Wade L. McKown (6 Aug 1922- bef 1963)
Dennis Franklin McKown (28 Aug 1933-2 Feb 2004) was in the Navy in WWII, married Carol Lou Braden on Dec 26, 1952.
Hazel Lenore McKown Beckwith, Frances McKown Wells, Anna J. McKown Wirick, and Eva McKown Gates
Marriage1915, Jackson Co, WV