Individual Details
Robert Darcy McCance
(12 Sep 1866 - 25 Jul 1946)
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Northville Township, Spink Co., South Dakota, Robert D. McCance appears as a boarder in the household of George Peterson. Robert is single, 33 years old, born September 1866 and a clergyman.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Belvidere Precinct, Thayer Co., Nebraska, Robert G. McCance, with his wife Myrtle and daughters Irma, Elma and Enid. Robert's occupation is minister. Myrtle is the mother of 4, 3 of whom are alive at this time.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Richland Co., South Dakota, Robert D. McCance appears with his wife Myrtle and daughters, Erma, Elma, Enid, Eva, Era, and Eula. Robert's occupation is farmer.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska, Robert is married but no wife listed. He is a farmer. His son-in-law Clarence Raish a day laborer on street construction. Oma or Erma is married to Clarence. Their child is Robert H. Raish, age 5 months. Also in the household is Robert's daughters Era F. and Eula N. McCance.
The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, Saturday, 27 July 1946: Robert McCance, 79, died Thursday. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs E. C. Gothard, and Mrs. H. M. Waller both of Lincoln, Mrs. Donald Nickelson, Cozad, Mrs Carl Morton of Hiawatha, Kan., and Mrs. Will Owens, East St. Louis. Ill.; a sister Mrs. Hester Biscoff, Big Piney, Mo., 10 grandchildren. Funeral services and burial at Cozad, Roper & Sons.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Belvidere Precinct, Thayer Co., Nebraska, Robert G. McCance, with his wife Myrtle and daughters Irma, Elma and Enid. Robert's occupation is minister. Myrtle is the mother of 4, 3 of whom are alive at this time.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Richland Co., South Dakota, Robert D. McCance appears with his wife Myrtle and daughters, Erma, Elma, Enid, Eva, Era, and Eula. Robert's occupation is farmer.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska, Robert is married but no wife listed. He is a farmer. His son-in-law Clarence Raish a day laborer on street construction. Oma or Erma is married to Clarence. Their child is Robert H. Raish, age 5 months. Also in the household is Robert's daughters Era F. and Eula N. McCance.
The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, Saturday, 27 July 1946: Robert McCance, 79, died Thursday. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs E. C. Gothard, and Mrs. H. M. Waller both of Lincoln, Mrs. Donald Nickelson, Cozad, Mrs Carl Morton of Hiawatha, Kan., and Mrs. Will Owens, East St. Louis. Ill.; a sister Mrs. Hester Biscoff, Big Piney, Mo., 10 grandchildren. Funeral services and burial at Cozad, Roper & Sons.
Events
| Birth | 12 Sep 1866 | Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Aug 1902 | Akron, Plymouth Co., Iowa - Myrtle Stella Hoffman | | ||
| Death | 25 Jul 1946 | Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Burial | Walnut Grove Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Myrtle Stella Hoffman (1881 - 1927) |
| Child | Elmo Corinne McCance (1902 - 1946) |
| Child | Erma S. McCance (1905 - ) |
| Child | Enid Cordelia McCance (1909 - 1987) |
| Child | Eva M. McCance (1911 - 2004) |
| Child | Era Faith McCance (1913 - 2004) |
| Child | Eula Roberta McCance (1915 - 2006) |
| Father | James Armstrong McCance (1811 - 1872) |
| Mother | Margaret Sarah Garner (1830 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellen McCance (1849 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Frances Emma McCance (1850 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane McCance (1852 - 1938) |
| Sibling | John David McCance (1855 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Charles Henry McCance (1857 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Martha Anna McCance (1859 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Thomas Jefferson McCance (1861 - 1942) |
| Sibling | James W. McCance (1863 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Clara Maybelle "Bell" McCance (1864 - 1943) |
| Sibling | James Allen McCance (1869 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Margaret Hester McCance (1870 - 1952) |
Endnotes
1. 1870 Census Cass County, Missouri, Page 703.
2. E-Mail from Dan McCance 18 Dec. 1998.
3. Marriage License of Donald C. Nichelson to Eva M. Groenewold.
4. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992.
5. E-Mail from Dan McCance 18 Dec. 1998.
6. Research of Mary Kristin Henry (n.p: July 2003, n.d).
7. Dawson County Museum, PO Box 369, Lexington, NE 68850.