Individual Details
William A. McKenzie
(APRIL, 1845 - FEBRUARY 4, 1930)
Events
| Birth | APRIL, 1845 | Arkansas |  |  | |
| Census | 1860 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Marriage | OCTOBER 29, 1866 | Union County, Arkansas - Mary A. E. Hicks | | | |
| Census | 1870 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | AUGUST 28, 1875 | Land - Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Junction City, Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Death | FEBRUARY 4, 1930 | Union County, Arkansas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft FEBRUARY 4, 1930 | Find A Grave Memorial - Crossroads Cemetery, Louann, Ouachita County, Arkansas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Lifetime | Relationship | | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary A. E. Hicks (1845 - 1930) |
| Child | John Henry McKenzie (1875 - ) |
| Child | Mary V. McKenzie (1871 - ) |
| Child | Martin A. McKenzie (1867 - ) |
| Child | William B. McKenzie (1880 - ) |
| Child | Hugh McKenzie (1882 - 1959) |
| Father | Anthony McKenzie (1820 - ) |
| Mother | Minerva Maiden Name Unkown (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | James McKenzie (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin McKenzie (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | Green McKenzie (1853 - ) |
Notes
Birth
His Find A Grave Memorial tombstone photograph shows his birth date as 1845.The 1900 Junction City, Union County, Arkansas, US Federal Census shows his birth date as April 1845.
Census
The 1860 Washington, Bridge Creek, and Fremont communities of Ouachita County, Arkansas, US Federal Census shows:A. McKensie, age 40, b. GA
Minerva, age 38, b. SC
James. age 17, b. AR
William, age 14, b. AR
Benj., age 12, b. AR
Green, age 7, b. AR
John Woods, age 29, laborer
Miss A. McKensie, age 23, b. AL
Marriage
W. A. McKenzie, age 21 and Miss Mary E. Hicks, age 18, were married on 10-29-1866, in Union County, Arkansas, as recorded in the Union County Marriage Records, Book C, page 15.D. A. Mullins, a Primitvie Baptist Church minister, performed the marriage.
Census
The 1870 US Federal Census for Washington, Ouachita County, Arkansas, Post Office Camden, shows:page 9, W. A. McKinzie, age 24, b. AR; Mary, age 24, b. AR, and Martin, age 3, b. AR
same page, W. A. McKenzie's parents A. and Manerva McKenzie.
page 5, G. W., Mary V., and Mary F. Coleman; J .H. Hicks, and C. P. McKinzie, female, age 32, b. AL.
This census shows the association of Hicks, Coleman, and McKenzie families.
Miscellaneous
William A. McKenzie secured 160 acres of land in Ouachita County, Arkansas, on 8-28-1875 under the 1862 Homestead Act.This land is at the edge of the Smackover Oil Field and may have been the location of the oil business that G.G. Johnson supervised during the early 1920s for his Uncle Billy. The major part of the field was in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, where William Chesley McKenzie, a neighbor of Green and Henry Hicks, purchased property on 11-1-1848. The relationship between W. A. and W. C. McKenzie is not known, however a William C. McKenzie also owned land in Autauga County, Alabama.
Census
The 1880 US Federal Census for Washington, Ouachita County, Arkansas, shows:W. A. Mckinzie, age 35
wife, Mary E., age 34
son, M.A., age 12
daughter, M.V., age 9
son, J.H., age 5
Census
The 1900 Junction City, Union County, Arkansas, Federal Census shows:William McKinzie, b. April 1845 in AR, livery stable worker, married 33 years;
Mary, wife, b. December 1846 in AL, mother of 6 children -5 living;
Martin, son, b. September 1867in AR, widowed, livery stable worker
John H., son, b. February 1875 in AR, livery stable worker
William B., son, b. August 1880 in AR, single
Hugh, son, b. December 1882 in AR. single
Census
The 1910 US Federal Census for Washington, Ouachita County, Arkansas, shows:W. A. McKenzie, age 65, b. AR, married 44 years
Mary, wife, age 64, b. AL, married 44 years, mother of 6 children-2 living
Jennie, daughter, age 37, b. AR, married, no children
Census
The 1920 Washington, Ouachita County, Arkansas, US Federal Census shows:W. A. McKenzie, age 74, b. 1846 in AR
wife, Mary, age 74, b. 1846 in AL
daughter, Mary Lenahan, age 45, b. AR, divorced
Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #24662346.The memorial has a photograph of the double tombstone shared with his wife Mary E. McKenzie, his birth date of 1845, and his death date of 1930.
Miscellaneous
By virtue of his marriage to Mary A. E. Hicks, daughter of Henry Hicks and Mary T. Deramus Coleman Hicks, William A. McKenzie, "Uncle Billy," had the following relationship to these members of the Johnson, Coleman, and Hicks families:He was George Washington Coleman's half-brother-in-law.
He was Mary Virginia Hicks Coleman's cousin (by marriage.)
He was Mary Frances Coleman Johnson's half-uncle and second cousin.
He was Gussie Gibson Johnson's half-great-uncle and third cousin.
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
2. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
3. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
4. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957," Family Search, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Accessed 21 November 2016), Digital Images of original records, .
5. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
6. Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Records, Record Type: Internet Website Database, www.glorecords.blm.gov.
7. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
8. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
9. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
10. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
11. "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Accessed 2015), Digital Images of Original Records, .
12. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
13. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957," Family Search, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Accessed 21 November 2016), Digital Images of original records, .
14. Larry W. Nobles, "Autauga County, Alabama Index to Marriage Records," transcript, Rootsweb, Rootsweb (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alautaug/ : Accessed 2015); accessed march 2015