Person:Charles McKenzie (7)

1881 Canadian Census Charles McKenzie, age 41, born in Quebec is living in Morrison, Muskoka, Ontario. He is a hotel keeper. His ethnic origin is Scottish. His wife is Mary M. McKenzie, 40, born in Ontario and of Irish origin. She is also Presbyterian. They are living with their children: John, 14, Charles, 12, Isabella Maude, 10, Flora, 8, Ida, 6, Annie, 2, and William Robert, 1. There is one servant living with them as well as two labourers and two shoe makers.

1920 US Census Charles McKenzie, age 55 and single, is living in Ward 32 Chicago. He arrived in the US in 1889 and was naturalized in 1904. Both of his parents were born in Canada and of English descent. He wis working as a steward in a dining rail car.

From Cecil Porter: Donald John McKenzie was born on July 15, 1866 at Severn Bridge. Much of his working life was spent in Sudbury, Ontario, where he he had the responsibility of supervising the care of teams of horses used to transport passengers and merchandise in northern Ontario. In later life, he moved to Orillia, where he died on June 17, 1943. He was buried in the McKenzie plot in St. Andrew's Cemetery.

His brother, Charles Jr., was born on July 12, 1868. He left Canada to live in the U.S.A. He died at Chicago, illinois on Feb 22, 1920. He too is buried with the McKenzies in St. Andrew's Cemetery. Along with J.M. Higgins, he managed the Hotel Flint, located in Pana, Illinois, about 250 miles from Chicago. ( Somewhere, I have the business card naming the hotel and Higgins and McKenzie. If I find the thing, I'll send you a photocopy. )

1. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census.
2. ↑ Email from Cecil James Porter
   Aug 15, 2007, From McKenzie Family Bible.
3. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census.
4. ↑ Patricia M. Hill Tree for McKenzie Family.
5. ↑ Date: 1920
   Place: Chicago Ward 32, Cook (Chicago), Illinois