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Facts and Events
| Name |
James Absalom McVey |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2][3] |
16 Aug 1851 |
Rose Hill, Johnson, Missouri, USA |
| Marriage |
8 Aug 1880 |
, Johnson, Missouri, USAto Anna Freemont Quick |
| Other |
1887 |
Alt. Marriage
with Martha "Mattie" Ellen Byerly |
| Marriage |
5 Apr 1893 |
, Johnson, Missouri, USAto Martha "Mattie" Ellen Byerly |
| Census[9][15] |
1900 |
Bogard Twp., Henry, Missouri |
| Religion[10] |
Jul 1911 |
Elk City Church, Elk City, Beckham, Oklahomacalled to the office of deacon |
| Death[4][5][6][13] |
12 Mar 1925 |
Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA |
| Burial[7][8][14] |
14 Mar 1925 |
Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA |
References
- ↑ Story by Wanda Byerly Negley.
- ↑ email from Jon Byerly to Dennis Chapman.
- ↑ Gospel Messenger
The Gospel Messenger -- April 4, 1925, 4 Apr 1925.
- ↑ email from Jon Byerly to Dennis Chapman
via http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb.
- ↑ email from Jon Byerly to Dennis Chapman
Funeral Notice J.A. McVey Died at his home in Elk City March 12, 1925.
- ↑ Gospel Messenger
The Gospel Messenger -- April 4, 1925, 4 Apr 1925.
- ↑ email from Jon Byerly to Dennis Chapman
ftp.
- ↑ email from Jon Byerly to Dennis Chapman
Funeral Notice J.A. McVey Died at his home in Elk City March 12, 1925 Funeral services will be at Dunkard Church Saturday, March 14, 1925 11:00 a.m. Rev. John R. Pilzer, officiating.
- ↑ 1900 U.S. Census Missouri, Henry, Bogard Twp., ED number 76, p47 sheet 16A
1900 U.S. Census Missouri, Henry, Bogard Twp., ED# 76, p47 sheet 16A, 21 Jun 1900.
- ↑ email from Jon Byerly to Dennis Chapman
At a Council Meeting in July 1911, J. A. McVey was called to the office of deacon in the Elk City Church.
- GEDCOM file imported on 15 Sep 2002. Jody Gloor.
- GEDCOM file imported on 4 Oct 2002. merge of jim chapman & jody gloor.
- ↑ From The Gospel Messenger -- April 4, 1925
McVey, James Absolom born August l6, 1851 at Rose Hill, Mo., and died March 12, 1925 at Elk City, Okla. He was united in marriage to Anne Quick August 8, 1880. To this union were born six children, three of whom with their mother preceded him in death. April 5, 1893, he was united in marriage to Mattie E. Byerly. To this union was born one son who died in infancy. In early manhood Brother McVey united with the Christian church, the church of his fathers. Later he united with the Church of the Brethren. He went his simple ways of life seeking the light and desiring it for his fellow man; bearing the sorrows of his life with majesty, as the sea its storms, loving little children, and giving his great right hand in friendship to his fellow men. He leaves his wife and three children. Fruneral services March 14 at the Elk City church by Eld. J. R. Pitzer from Rev. 13;14, Interment in the Elk City cemetery. --J. R. Pitzer, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Died at his home in Elk City
Obituaries on file at the Sayre County Library OK.
McVEY, JAMES ABSOLOM
B. 16 Aug 1851
M. 8 Apr 1893
D. 12 Mar 1925
Fairlawn Cemetery
Beckham Co OK
(above was printed on the page at a later time, not sure where the info came from)
DEATH OF J. A. McVEY
(Handwritten dated 13 Mar 1925) ---------
James A. McVey, a well-known resident of Elk City died yesterday afternoon, March 13 at 4:30 o'clock age 73 years. He leaves a wife and three children. Mrs. Ottiline Short, Okmulgee Okla., Miss Anne McVey, of New York City, and a son Daniel B. of Barwley, California. The daughters were at his bedside but the son was unable to come on account of illness in his own family. Funeral services will be held at the Church of the Brethren on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev. Pitzer of Oklahoma City. Obituary will be printed next week.
(edge of page cut off & some letters unledgeable)
J. A. McVEY
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(Ja)mes Absolom McVey was born
(Augu)st 16th, 1851, at Rosehill **n, and
(died) March 12th, 1925, at Elk City,
(Okla)homa. (Handwritten dated 20 Mar 1925)
** was united in marriage to Miss.
(Anna) Quick, August *th, 1880. To this
(union) were born six children, three of
**, with their mother preceded him
(d)eath.
** April 5th, 1895, he was untied
(m)arriage to Miss Mattie E. Byerly
(t)his union was born one son, who
(died) in infancy.
** early manhood Mr. McVey united
(in) the Christian church, the church
*s father. Later he chose to unite
(hims)elf with the Church of the Breth-
(ren) in which faith he labored to the
*n devout christian, a devoted
(husba)nd and a loving father.
** went his simple ways of life,
*ng the light, and desiring it for
* fellowmen fighting for the right
* was given him to see, bearing
(s)orrows of his life with majesty,
* *he sea its storms, loving little
(child)ren and even the dogs in the
*. Giving his great right hand in
(friend)ship to his fellowmen, and thus
*ed.
(H)e leaves to morn their loss, his
(wife) and three children, Mrs. Ottoline
(Sho)rt, of Okmulgee, Okla., Daniel Ben-
(jam)in McVey, of Brawley, California
** Anne McVey, of New York, also
members of his church and ***ed
*nd*.
(T)he funeral services were held last
(Satu)day morning at the Church of
(the) Brethren, where the large crowd
(atte)nding attested to the love and re-
** in which he was held by our
**le. The casket was covered with
**y beautiful floral offering and
(ma)ny others were banked around the
**n. These came from the children.
**nds and neighbors and several
**e from Okmulgee, from the court
*se there, where Mr. Short County
***essor, and from the church
**er organizations to which Mrs.
(Sh)ort belongs.
(")Rock of Ages" was sung by Mr
**d Mrs. John Tracy, Wm. Howlett,
*s. Walter Hedlund and Miss Irene
**dulund.
Eld. Carman of the Church of
(Ch)rist read the 23rd Psalm which he
*ought was very appropriate for Mr.
(M)cVey as the Lord was his Shepherd
**d in his closing days there was no
**r. He was calm and peaceful for
*** had loved and served God many
(ye)ars and loved him devotedly, could
**y with David. "Though I walk
(th)ough the valley and shadow of
(de)ath I will fear no evil for thou art
(wi)th me" He paid a tribute to the
**e of his friend.
- ↑ Funeral Notice
J.A. McVey
Died at his home in Elk City
March 12, 1925
Funeral services will be at Dunkard Church
Saturday, March 14, 1925
11:00 a.m.
Rev. John R. Pilzer, officiating
- ↑ Farmer.
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