Individual Details
Margaret Sarah Garner
(12 Jan 1830 - 3 May 1905)
On the 1900 U. S. Census Margaret McCance appears at Blaine Precinct, Dawson Co., Nebraska with her sister Lovisa, and Henry F. Bischoff, a boarder.
Obituary from Cozad Tribune May 5, 1905: Mrs. Margaret S. McCance, whose death occurred Wednesday morning May 3d was born in Indiana in January, 1830, and was 75 years old at the time of her death. Her maiden name was Garner. At the age of 17 she removed to Hancock County, Ill., where she was married in 1848 to James A. McCance. Afterward they removed to Cass county, MO where in March 1872 her husband died. In 1890 she removed to Nebraska settling 15 1/2 miles north of Cozad. For the past year she has made her home in Cozad and only a few days ago went to Custer county to visit her children. Her illness was but of a few hours duration coming on about nine o'clock Tuesday evening, death coming to about two o'clock Wednesday morning. She was the mother of twelve children, six boys and six girls, nine of whom are living, three having died in infancy. These are widely scattered and it will be impossible for all of them to be in attendance at the funeral which will be held today from the Walnut Grove church conducted by Rev. C. V. Williams, pastor of the Christian church of which denomination she was a faithful and consistent member. Her life was a busy, upright and useful one. The bereaved children wish to express their grateful thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness in her last hours.
Obituary from Cozad Tribune May 5, 1905: Mrs. Margaret S. McCance, whose death occurred Wednesday morning May 3d was born in Indiana in January, 1830, and was 75 years old at the time of her death. Her maiden name was Garner. At the age of 17 she removed to Hancock County, Ill., where she was married in 1848 to James A. McCance. Afterward they removed to Cass county, MO where in March 1872 her husband died. In 1890 she removed to Nebraska settling 15 1/2 miles north of Cozad. For the past year she has made her home in Cozad and only a few days ago went to Custer county to visit her children. Her illness was but of a few hours duration coming on about nine o'clock Tuesday evening, death coming to about two o'clock Wednesday morning. She was the mother of twelve children, six boys and six girls, nine of whom are living, three having died in infancy. These are widely scattered and it will be impossible for all of them to be in attendance at the funeral which will be held today from the Walnut Grove church conducted by Rev. C. V. Williams, pastor of the Christian church of which denomination she was a faithful and consistent member. Her life was a busy, upright and useful one. The bereaved children wish to express their grateful thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness in her last hours.
Events
| Birth | 12 Jan 1830 | Indiana |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1848 | Hancock Co., Illinois - James Armstrong McCance | | ||
| Death | 3 May 1905 | Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Burial | Walnut Grove Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | James Armstrong McCance (1811 - 1872) |
| Child | Mary Ellen McCance (1849 - 1909) |
| Child | Frances Emma McCance (1850 - 1852) |
| Child | Elizabeth Jane McCance (1852 - 1938) |
| Child | John David McCance (1855 - 1924) |
| Child | Charles Henry McCance (1857 - 1926) |
| Child | Martha Anna McCance (1859 - 1944) |
| Child | Thomas Jefferson McCance (1861 - 1942) |
| Child | James W. McCance (1863 - 1863) |
| Child | Clara Maybelle "Bell" McCance (1864 - 1943) |
| Child | Robert Darcy McCance (1866 - 1946) |
| Child | James Allen McCance (1869 - 1870) |
| Child | Margaret Hester McCance (1870 - 1952) |
| Father | John Stout Garner (1810 - 1846) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Atherton (1810 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Lovisa J. Garner (1833 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Aaron A. Garner (1834 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Henry Garner (1837 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Nancy Garner (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert B. Garner (1845 - 1885) |
Endnotes
1. 1850 Census Hancock Co. Illinois, M432, Roll 109, Dwelling 872.
2. Family Tree Maker, File from Dan McCance, Jan. 1999.
3. Family Tree Maker.
4. Family Tree Maker, From Dan McCance, January 1999.
5. E-Mail from William Wever, July 1999.
6. Obituary of Margaret S. McCance.