 Daniel H. McKainBorn May 19, 1866 at Armstrong Co. PA, died May 14, 1935 at Hoosick's Mills, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, 68 years, buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P Full birth and death dates inscribed on grave marker. Daniel's death certificate identifies his father as Abner McKain. Census ( 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Day laborer. Living with wife and children. Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. Census ( 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Railroad laborer. Living with wife and children. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1930 at Rayburn Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with second wife Vernie and stepdaughter Mabel McHenry. Married ± 1886 Marriage year estimate based on Daniel's and Sarah's statements on the 1900 census that they have been married for 14 years. (approximately 35 years married) to:  Sarah Margaret McAfoose, daughter of Frederick McAfoose and Sarah "Sarah Bash, Mary Cunningham, Sarah Cunningham" [--?--].Born Feb 15, 1871 at Armstrong Co. PA, died Jul 7, 1921 at Kilbuck Twp., Allegheny Co. PA, 50 years, buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P On the 1900 census, Sarah states that she has had five children, and all five are living. On the 1910 census, Sarah states that she has had eight children, and all eight are living. Full birth and death dates inscribed on grave marker. Census ( 1880 at Madison Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Keeping house . Living with father and siblings. Census ( 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. Census ( 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. Children: 1. Curtis Alvin McKainBorn Jul 11, 1885 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA 1), died Mar 7, 1948 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA, 62 years, buried at Mount Union Davis Cemetery, Armstrong Co. PA
Alt. Birth: ( at Greendale, Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. Located: ( May 1912 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Clerk. Census ( 1920 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Hotel clerk. Living with wife and children. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1930 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Automobile mechanic. Living with wife and children. Located: ( May 1935 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 2. Elizabeth E. "Ellen Elizabeth McKain" McKain 2)Born Feb 2, 1888 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA, died Sep 13, 1985 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, 97 years, buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P On the 1910 census, Elizabeth states that she has has two children, and both are living. Census ( 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Census ( 1910 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. Census ( 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and grandson James Myers. Located: ( May 1935 at Rose Valley, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and grandson James Rosenberger. 3. Abner E. "Ner E. McKain" McKainBorn Sep 1891 at PA
Census ( 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( May 1935 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) 4. Earl R. McKainBorn Mar 1894 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA
Census ( 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. Located: ( Sep 1920 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Machinist. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( May 1935 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 5. George D. McKainBorn Jan 1898 at PA
Census ( 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( May 1935 at Akron, Summit Co. OH) 6. James I. McKainBorn Aug 6, 1900 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA
Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( Oct 1927 at Akron, Summit Co. OH) Rubber worker. Located: ( May 1935 at Akron, Summit Co. OH) 7. Nola McKainBorn ± 1904 at PA
Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Census ( 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. Located: ( Jul 1921 at Yatesboro, Armstrong Co. PA) Located: ( May 1935 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co. PA) 8. David Richard McKainBorn Jul 11, 1906 at PA, died Feb 19, 1944 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, 37 years, buried at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. P
Census ( 1910 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. Census ( 1920 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and sister. Located: ( May 1935 at Rose Valley, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) | |||
| 2nd marriage Daniel H. McKain Married to: Vernie Irene "Verna Whitacre" Whitacre, daughter of George G. Whitacre and Rosetta A. "Zeck [--?--]" Whitacre.Born Jan 19, 1890 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA, died Feb 22, 1951 at Georgeville, Indiana Co. PA, 61 years, buried at Slate Hill Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, 1st marriage to: John Roiden "John Robert McHenry" McHenry, 2nd married to: Daniel H. McKain, 3rd married to: Samuel Clay Cornman On the 1910 census, Vernie states that she has had one child, but the child is not living. Children Arveda, Glenn and Howard, mentioned in Vernie's obituary, are actually stepchildren through her marriage to Samuel Clay Cornman. Census ( 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and half-sister Nettie Cochran. Located: ( Nov 1908 at Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband John R. McHenry. Census ( 1920 at West Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co. PA) Widowed. Servant in the home of Samuel T. and Ellen Gaul. Living with daughters Mabel and Dorothy McHenry. Census ( 1930 at Rayburn Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband Daniel McKain and daughter Mabel McHenry. Census ( 1940 at West Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband Samauel Cornman, and sons. Child: 1. Sidney S. McKainBorn Mar 4, 1931 at Armstrong Co. PA, died Apr 7, 2011 at Warsaw, Kosciusko Co. IN, 80 years, buried at Akron IOOF Cemetery, Akron, Fulton Co. IN Referred to as John McHenry's stepson in John McHenry's obituary. Located: ( May 1935 at Hoosick's Mills, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Census ( 1940 at West Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co. PA) Living with mother, stepfather and half-brothers George and Clark McHenry. Located: ( Feb 1951 at Korea) Serving in U.S. Army. Located: ( Feb 1957 at Germany) Serving in U.S. Army. Located: ( Feb 1983 at Kokomo, Howard Co. IN) Located: ( Mar 1995 at Akron, Fulton Co. IN) | |||
Sources
1) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Curtis Alvin McKain (Memorial # 15839635)2) source: Obituary of Elizabeth E. Rosenberger
Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Daniel H. McKain & Vernie Irene Whitacre." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F6149&main_person=I17080 : accessed 28 April 2025) Daniel H. McKain #I17071, born May 19, 1866 at Armstrong Co. PA