Dear Nanc: When Fin" first came to America, they lived in Kewanee, Illinois, three of his four children were born there. In the 1930 census, I can not find his son John Bruce McKay either. It was the depression people were moving looking for a job. Maybe there is a Illinis Connection in California. Yea, I think he was listed as tinslay McKay, the census taker did not write very well.When we lok at old records on line, some are so faint, you can not read them. Yes that's Finlays family on the bottom. As a side note. Herbert Hoover of Stanford University, later President of the United States. Finlay's two sons, John Bruce and Kenneth McKay, rebuilt Herbert Hoover.s birthplace. In West Branch, Iowa. Thanks for all of your looking. Scott McKay 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 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)