Descendants of Hector and Margaret McKenzie

  Second Generation  

General Notes: 1860 census lists him as a farmer.

1850 census lists a John McKenzie as 20 years old, carpenter, living with the Clark family.

1900 census lists John, a farmer, and Eliza, a housekeeper, with one son, James R, a farmer, and two grandchildren: Sallie E, born Oct 1880, and William A, born Sept 1882. Sallie was a domestic laborer and William was still in school.

Noted events in his life were:

• He has conflicting birth information of Alt. Birth and , Moore, North Carolina. ⁴

John married Eliza Thomas . Eliza was born on 8 Jun 1828 in Jackson Springs, Moore, North Carolina and died on 15 Jul 1912 in , , North Carolina, at age 84.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 8 M    i. James Robert McKenzie Sr. ^1,6,7,8,9 was born in 1864 in , Montgomery, North Carolina.¹⁰

+ 9 M    ii. John Alexander McKenzie Jr. ^1,4,11,12 was born on 21 Dec 1865 in Pekin, Montgomery, North Carolina ^4,10 and died on 20 Nov 1931 in Blue Jacket, Craig, Oklahoma, at age 65.⁴

+ 10 M    iii. Joseph Thomas McKenzie ¹ was born in 1867 in , Montgomery, North Carolina ¹⁰ and died in White Lake, Bladen, North Carolina.

+ 11 F    iv. Margarett Emma McKenzie ¹ was born in 1871 in , , North Carolina.¹⁰

General Notes: 1860 census lists him as a carpenter

1870 census lists him as a farmer

Research Notes: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 Record lists James as James M. McKenzie who married Fanny 'Beton' on 13 Nov 1865 in Montgomery County. (Ancestry.com)

James married Frances Ina "Fannie" Benton ,¹³ daughter of Isaac Benton and Mary , on 15 Nov 1865 in , Montgomery, North Carolina. Fannie was born in 1844 in , , North Carolina ¹⁴ and died in North Carolina.

General Notes: 1850 census has a Frances Benton as 9 years old. Family:
Isaac (a farmer), 66; Mary, 43; Simeon (a laborer), 15; Eliza, 12; Frances, 9; Nancy, 7; Rebecca A., 4.

There's also a Frances Benton in the Marshall, Mississippi, 1850 census, age 7.

Noted events in her life were:

• She had a residence in 1850 in Not Stated, Columbus, North Carolina. ¹³

• She has conflicting birth information of Alt. Birth, Abt 1841 and North Carolina. ¹³

Children from this marriage were:

+ 12 M    i. William Benton "Will" McKenzie ^1,4,15 was born on 27 Aug 1867 in Pekin, Montgomery, North Carolina ⁴ and died on 20 Jan 1924 in , Richmond, North Carolina, at age 56.⁴

+ 13 M    ii. Julius Allen McKenzie ^1,16 was born on 8 Sep 1869 in , Montgomery, North Carolina.¹⁴

+ 14 M    iii. James Allen McKenzie ¹ was born in 1872 in , Montgomery, North Carolina.