Person Sheet


Name Arthur James McKAGUE
Occupation Office Worker, Chicken Grader, Fox Farmer, Foundry Worker205
Birth Date May 26, 1900205,575,184
Birth Place Virden MB Canada
Death Date Oct 22, 1988184
Father James Wilson McKAGUE (1866-1934)
Mother Kristin Groa LINDAL (1878-1914)
Spouses
1 Viva BEVERSTOCK
Birth Date Aug 24, 1904205,184
Birth Place Lamoni IA US
Death Date Jun 9, 1994184
Marriage Date 1935193,205
No Children
Notes for Arthur James McKAGUE
"Uncle Arthur was a quiet, unassuming type therefore not well remembered by myself." (Sharon Proctor)205

From Sharon Proctor:
I have in hand several hand written pages of memories composed by him in December 1979 that begins: "We left Winnipeg (Manitoba) in the spring of 1905 with all our belongings in a box car on the CNR railroad, a cow, a riding pony (Nell), 3 banty hens and rooster, 2 small spotted oxen 3-years old, a wagon, hay rack, plow and sundry items needed for cooking, and some necessary staple goods and clothing. North Battleford was the end of the CNR at that time - spring of 1905. Later that summer the CNR was built on west. Then our nearest town was Lashburn about 20 miles to the north. We had to ford the Battle River to get there", etc. I will send the full text at a later date.205

More from Sharon Proctor:
The following is from [Arthur's] memoirs: "I went to Chicago in March 1923 and worked in the Surface Liner office for 3 years and in the poultry market for the Herman Co. weighing and grading chickens and other fowl--a dirty job. Then to Traverse City Michigan on a fox farm for 3 years. Then to Independence (Missouri) and the Independence Stove, Furnace & Foundry Co for 27 years. On July 13, 1944 I had an operation on my stomach and didn't work for two years, at which time I was with the Western Auto Store. On Oct 20th, 1935 I married Viva Beverstock. She was born in Lamoni Iowa on August 24, 1904. In 1947 I returned to the Foundry and stayed there until I retired in May 1968".205

At the time of his death Arthur was living in Independence MO. His Social Security Number is 490091275.184
Research Notes
Sharon Proctor205 also describes Lincoln as "2nd child, first son" and Arthur as "3rd child, second (and last) son".

Arthur's date of death is also given as 1989.193
Last Modified Dec 20, 1999 Created Dec 31, 2003 by Reunion for Macintosh

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