Hi Scott. I checked the 1930 CA census again but still couldn't find Finley, Fin* or McKay/Mc Kay that matched. It's possible he was missed, traveling, or indexed under a misspelled name. In 1920 there is another Mc KAY family in Kern Co: Name: Walter C McKay [Walter C Mc Kay] Home in 1920: Township 15, Kern, California Age: 26 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894 Birthplace: Massachusetts Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Emma M Father's Birth Place: United States of America Mother's Birth Place: United States of America Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 839 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Walter C McKay 26 Emma M McKay 20 William H White 25 There are 24 listings in 1930 in Kern Co. for McKAY, various ages and places of birth, none are from IA or Scotland. In Tulare Co. there are 5 listings for McKAY, Percy&family of Peru and Charles of CA. I checked the CA Voters list and found this listing, altho I have no idea if it's the right guy (it could be the one listed in the CADI previously posted); California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 > Trinity County > 1900-1944 Cinnabar Precinct #42, McKay, Finley, 74y, Cinnabar (note: there is no date listed on this page) Perhaps you could post to the Tulare County message boards and ask if there's a volunteer who can find directory listings for East Eighth street in Visalia in that time period. And also to the Kern County message board for a cemetery lookup. Nanc cc to CADI message board ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 1:36 AM Subject: [CALOSANG] Finley McKay death certificate > Thanks to all who looked into Finley McKay/Mackay. > Yes that is old Finley, he left his family after his oldest daughter died. > He lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. > He eventually ended up in California.I have is death certificate. I think > who ever posted where he lived in Burbank, was to embarrassed to say that he > lived in a flop house in Bakersfield, and made up a story about him living in > Burbank.And put it in the Book"The Story of Iowa:the progress of an American > State. "1952. > > His last known residence was the Sanger Hotel in Bakersfield. He died at > the Kern General Hospital of Senility and cancer of the tongue. the embalmer > was A.D. Benntt, the Hopson Mortuary, Bakersfield, California. The in format on > the death certificate was Beatrice Davis the Nursing supervisor at Kern > General Hospital. the death certificate mentions Alice Mackay as his wife and > that his residency was Cedar Rapid, Iowa.And that he lived in California for 22 > years. > He is possible buried at the Union Cemetery in Bakersfield. Can someone > check that for me, and possibly get me a picture of his tombstone. > There was no death notice. Two local newspapers were checked for five days > after his death. The Bakersfield Californian and the Morning Echo. There was > no obituary published. He died Sept 22, 1938. On 1936 he lived in Tulare > County at 408 East 8th Visalia. A retired Millwright. and a democrat. Does > anyone know what is located at that address? > When he lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was a millwright for Quaker Oats. > His whole life was somewhat a mystery. As his wife divorced him in absentia. > Finley was born April 4, In Bridgend, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland April 4, > 1859. > I wonder why Finlay went to California.Possibly to follow a relative. He > was 6'6" tall. > Finlay always said he was the seventh son of a seventh son. And his > relatives in Iowa would get a wire from California saying Finlay died, they new that > he was still alive, and needed money. > Sincerely, J. Scott McKay his great grandson. > > ----- Original Message ----- > I believe the CADI listing for the death in 1906 is in Trinity County, > county #53, > Finley/Finkey McKAY age 80yrs, d.4/10/06. > > Do you know when Finley died in Burbank? I couldn't find a listing in CADI > for him in Los Angeles County. > > Found this census info for 1910 IA, could this be Finley and his family? > might help find him in later censuses. > > Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar Rapids Precinct 8, Linn, > Iowa; Roll: T624_411; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 644.; > taken Apr.28th, lines 92-95, at 358 182? Ave, > Name: Finlay McKay [Finlay McKay] > Age in 1910: 50 > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860 > Birthplace: Scotland > Relation to Head of House: Head > Father's Birth Place: Scotland > Mother's Birth Place: Scotland > Spouse's Name: Alice > Home in 1910: Cedar Rapids Precinct 8, Linn, Iowa > Marital Status: Married > Race: White > Gender: Male > Year of Immigration: 1881 > Neighbors: View others on page > Household Members: Name Age > Finlay McKay 50y, h/h, m, w, M#1=26yrs, SCOT SCOT SCOT, Immig.1881, Na, > MillWright/cereal? mill, owns home w/mortgage, > Alice McKay 51y, wife, f, w, M#1=26yrs, 4 births/2 living, ENG ENG ENG, > Kennth McKay 22y... Kenneth, son , m, w, sngl, IL SCOT ENG, > Carpenter/houses, > Flora McKay 13y, dau, f, w, sngl, IA SCOT ENG, attd school, > > Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Cedar Rapids Ward 8, Linn, Iowa; > Roll: T625_500; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 461. > Name: Kenneth R McKay > [Kenneth R Mc Kay] > Home in 1920: Cedar Rapids Ward 8, Linn, Iowa > Age: 32 years > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 > Birthplace: Illinois > Relation to Head of House: Head > Spouse's Name: Anna E > Father's Birth Place: Scotland > Mother's Birth Place: England > Marital Status: Married > Race: White > Sex: Male > Home owned: Rent > Able to read: Yes > Able to Write: Yes > Image: 461 > Neighbors: View others on page > Household Members: Name Age > Kenneth R McKay 32 > Anna E McKay 36 IA ENG IL > > possibly this is Finley, misspelled, in Kern Co? > Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Bakersfield Ward 3, Kern, > California; Roll: T625_100; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 87; Image: > 250.; line 14, > Name: Tinsley McKay > [Linslay McKay] > Home in 1920: Bakersfield Ward 3, Kern, California > Age: 60 years > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860 > Birthplace: Scotland > Father's Birth Place: Scotland > Mother's Birth Place: Scotland > Marital Status: Single > Race: White > Sex: Male > Year of Immigration: 1883 > Able to read: Yes > Able to Write: Yes > Image: 250 > Neighbors: View others on page > Household Members: Name Age > Charles E Nugent 36 > Margaret J Nugent 27 > Margaret Nugent 5 > William Nugent 2 > (I believe the above family is a separate dwelling) > > line 14, dwelling#19, Club(sp) Hotel, Tinsley McKay 60y, m, w, s, > Immig.1883, Nat 1892?, SCOT SCOT SCOT, Carpenter/house, OA, > > Nanc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:28 AM > Subject: [CALOSANG] Finley McKay > > Finley McKay of Scotish birth, died in Burbank, California. He was a > > contruction Superintendent. he probably lived there in the 1920s to > 1930s. He came > > there from Iowa. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Sincerely, > > Scott McKay