Douglass MCGINNIS (c. 1914- )
1 Douglass MCGINNIS1 (c. 1914- ) [15594]. Born c. 1914.1
2 John F. MCGINNIS2,3 (1891-1918) [15587]. Born Oct 1891.4 Died 16 Apr 1918, Glendive, Montana.1 Cause: Diptheria. Buried McGinnis Cemetery, Jamestown.1,2
We originally showed him as John T. based on the 1900 census. His marker (Find-A-Grave Memorial Record) clearly shows John F. The T in the 1900 census could easily have been an F. This also shows a birth year of 1890 while the 1900 census clearly shows October 1891.2
From the April 20, 1918 Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, ND.
Diptheria Killed Father and Mother.
Jamestown, N.D., April 20 -- Diptheria, attacking father, mother and their two children, aged 4 and 6. killed both parents while the lives of the children have been spared, is one of the saddest tragedies Jamestown has known.
Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnis, both well known young people of Jamestown, were the victims of diptheria, dying at Glendive, Mont., where their children still are ill, but both well on the road to recovery.
The remains were brought to jamestown for burial.5
4 John H. MCGINNIS3,6 (1856-1921) [15194]. Born Dec 1856, Monroe County, New York.6,7 Marr Mary BELL 1880, Jamestown, Stutsman, ND.7 Died 13 Sep 1921, Jamestown, Stutsman, ND.6,7 Cause: Apoplexy. Buried McGinnis Cemetery, Jamestown, Stutsman Co. ND.7,8
The obit for John H. McGinnis appeared in the September 29, 1921 Jamestown Weekly Alert. We currently showed that he was born in October 1855 from the information proviced by Elaine Bell. This reports that he was born in December 1856 in Monroe County, NY.7
5 Mary BELL3,6 (1853-1929) [15139]. Born 21 Apr 1853, Collingwood, Canada.6,9 Died 27 Jul 1929, Fargo, ND.6,7,9 Buried McGinnis Cemetery, Jamestown.9,10
10 John BELL6,11 (1808-1900) [15125]. Born Aug 1808, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.6,11 Died 22 Jul 1900, Jamestown, Stutsman, ND.6,11,12 Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield South Dakota.13
John and CCA - inscription in a book given by John to his brother on his departure to New Zealand from Ontario in 1863.
From Elaine Bell, "In October 1878 John, his wife Margaret (nee McPherson), along with their five adult children (Margaret, Janet, Mary, Ronald and John) emigrated to North Dakota. Travelling with them was Thomas Wildridge Bell, a son of Angus - this provides a link, presumably a family link, between John and Angus.".
11 Margaret MCPHERSON6 (c. 1820-1895) [15136]. Born c. 1820, Scotland.6,13 Died 12 May 1895, Redfield, Spink, SD.6,13 Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield South Dakota.13
3 Unknown1 ( -1918) [15592]. Died 11 Apr 1918, Glendive, Montana.1 Cause: Diptheria. Buried McGinnis Cemetery, Jamestown.1
Sources
| 1 | "Death announcements of John McGinnis, Jr. and Mrs McGinnis in the Jamestown weeklyu Alert, April 18, 1918". |
| 2 | "Find-A-Grave Memorial Record for J F McGinnis". |
| 3 | "1900 North Dakota, Stutsman, Eldridge census". |
| 4 | "1900 ND, Stutsman, Eldriidge census". |
| 5 | "April 20, 1918 Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, ND.". |
| 6 | "Information initially provided by Elaine Bell". |
| 7 | "Obituary of John H. McGinnis in the Jamestown Weekly Alert, September 29, 1921". |
| 8 | "Find-A-Grave Memorial Record for John McGinnis". |
| 9 | "Obituary of Mary Bell McGinnis in the Bismark Tribune (Bismark, ND) July 27, 1929". |
| 10 | "Find-A-Grave Memorial Record of Mary Bell McGinnis". |
| 11 | "Obituary of John Bell in the Jamestown Weekly Alert, July 26, 1900". |
| 12 | "Obituary of John Bell in the BBismark Weekly Tribune, July 27, 1900". |
| 13 | "Find A Grave memorial record of Margaret McPherson Bell". |
