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     Edwin Payne McLeod was born on 25 August 1887 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Edwin Payne McLeod died on 20 March 1961 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 73.

     Elaine Irene McLeod was born on 10 July 1901 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Elaine Irene McLeod died on 28 August 1976 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 75.

     Elizabeth McLeod was born on 24 August 1893 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Elizabeth McLeod died on 8 August 1948 at Cook Co., Illinois, at age 54.

     Euphemia McLeod was born on 14 March 1884 at Vesta Twsp., Redwood Co., Minnesota.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Euphemia McLeod married Frank Nestaval, son of Joseph Nestaval and Ann Nemic, on 11 February 1907 at Vesta, Redwood Co., Minnesota.^4,1,5 Euphemia McLeod and Frank Nestaval were divorced on 7 November 1921 at Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, Grounds listed were Desertion.^6,2 Euphemia McLeod married Charles Henry Hoppenrath, son of Robert Alexander Hoppenrath and Mary Schule, on 25 December 1928 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.^7,2 Euphemia McLeod died on 3 May 1966 at Compton, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 82.³ She was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., California.³

     Finley Gray McLeod was born on 28 March 1889 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Finley Gray McLeod died on 3 August 1921 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, at age 32.

     Grace Adeline McLeod was born on 10 November 1905 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Grace Adeline McLeod died on 7 September 1988 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, at age 82.

     Jessie Mae McLeod was born on 25 April 1897 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Jessie Mae McLeod died on 25 April 1962 at Carrington, Foster Co., North Dakota, at age 65.

     John Dewey McLeod was born on 25 April 1897 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ John Dewey McLeod died on 8 July 1901 at age 4.

     Louise McLeod was born on 18 May 1899 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Louise McLeod died on 23 September 1899 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.

     Louise Adelade McLeod was born on 10 November 1905 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Louise Adelade McLeod died on 25 October 1991 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, at age 85.

     Marguerete McLeod also went by the name of Maggie. She was born in May 1880 at Colville, Stephens Co., Washington. She married Francis Cartillery Dupuis, son of Camille Dupuis and Philomine Augusta Finley, on 21 September 1898 at Missoula, Missoula Co., Montana. Marguerete McLeod died on 19 July 1928 at Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, at age 48.

     Norman John McLeod was born on 8 August 1885 at Redwood Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Alexander McLeod and Louisa Adelade Payne.¹ Norman John McLeod died on 16 December 1951 at Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, at age 66.

     Abigail McLintick() married Jacob Ruple, son of John Rupel and Elizabeth Bird (Byrd), on 7 July 1833 at Elkhart Co., Indiana.^1,2 Ruple Family in America, 1988, by Jack D. Ruple Sr., pg 147. SOURCE: Jim Coleman FHL film 1673524, item 14.

     Carrie Lynn McMackin is the daughter of Harold Edward McMackin and Betty William Struck. Carrie Lynn McMackin married David Lee on 21 September 1985 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.

     Harold Edward McMackin was born on 9 May 1939 at Douglas, Converse Co., Wyoming.¹ He married Betty William Struck, daughter of William Ismael Struck and Cleofitas Trujillo, on 24 November 1961 at Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming. Harold Edward McMackin and Betty William Struck were divorced on 8 May 1963 at Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming. Harold Edward McMackin died on 1 October 2006 at Nuevo, Riverside Co., California, at age 67.¹ He was buried Burial Details Unknown.¹

     Mary Jane McMahon was born on 22 November 1860 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.² She married Frances Reese Harn, son of Grafton Duval Harn and Mary Anne Reese, on 22 October 1885.¹ Mary Jane McMahon died on 22 January 1941 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 80.² She was buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.²

     Anastacia Margaret McManus was also known as Ann. She was born circa 1894 at Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co., Montana. She was born on 30 September 1892 at Anaconda, Deer Lodge Co., Montana.¹ She married Francis Joseph Tracey, son of John Michael Tracey and Bridgett Cecilia McCarthy, on 18 November 1919 at Circle, McCone Co., Montana. Anastacia Margaret McManus died on 26 August 1987 at Seattle, King Co., Washington.¹ She was buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Polson, Lake Co., Montana, PLOT     1a-61-17.¹ Anastacia Margaret McManus was a Teacher.

     Dorothy McManus married Kenneth Wesley Harn Jr., son of Kenneth Wesley Harn Sr. and Helen Verlinda Voigt. SOURCE: Gary C. Harn letter 24 July 1995.

     Donna Lee McMasters was born on 14 December 1939 at New Brighton, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Franklin Leroy McMasters and Florence Grace Blinn. Donna Lee McMasters died on 28 February 1940 at New Brighton, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried on 1 March 1940 at Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ The cause of death was Bronchopneumonia.

     Franklin Leroy McMasters was born on 7 July 1907 at Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of William J. McMasters and May Blanche Harn. Franklin Leroy McMasters married Florence Grace Blinn circa 1931. Franklin Leroy McMasters married Mary Thelma Fhy on 10 May 1972 at Union Co., South Dakota. Franklin Leroy McMasters married Mary Thelma Fhy after 1944. Franklin Leroy McMasters died on 19 December 1986 at Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, at age 79.¹ He was buried at Beaver Cemetery & Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He lived in April 1944 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.²

Mother, 4 Children Die in Fire
Father, Son Escape; 15 Others Flee
4 Houses Destroyed As Flames Sweep Fallston Dwellings

BEAVER FALLS, Pa., April 13. Mrs. Florence McMasters, 34, and four of her five children were burned to death early today in a fire which destroyed four Fallston houses.

Mrs. McMasters' husband, Franklin, 38, was treated in Beaver Valley General Hospital here for burns of the face, neck and arms. Their other son, Jacob, 13, uninjured, was taken to the hospital because he had no other place to go. The flames leaped to the adjoining frame houses, driving 15 other persons into the near freezing weather. Besides Mrs. McMasters, the dead were her two daughters, Sally, 8 and Jane, eight-months and her two sons, Jack, 6, and William, 3.

WAKES SCREAMING
McMasters said his wife awakened him about 3 a. m., screaming: "Franklin get up; the house is full of smoke."
He said his wife disappeared. apparently trying to reach the children's bedroom. He tried to reach them also, he said, but was driven back by flames.
McMasters said he and Jacob escaped by dropping to the ground from a second story porch.

Three fire companies- Fallston, New Brighton and Bridgewater battled the blaze for three hours. Firemen estimated the damage at $20,000.

NARROW ESCAPE
"Bud" Douds, his wife and three children who shared the other half of the double frame house in which the McMasters family lived barely escaped.

A neighbor, Mrs. George Kalcevic, said she climbed a stepladder and helped the three Douds children out a window. Mrs. Kalcevic, her husband and their four children were burned out of their home as were Louis Celinscak, his wife and their two sons. Firemen said the fire apparently in the kitchen of the McMasters home.
A neighbor, B. Krkue, discovered the blaze.

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Thu, Apr 13, 1944 ·Page 13.²

     Henry Jacob McMasters was born circa 1931 at Pennsylvania. He was the son of Franklin Leroy McMasters and Florence Grace Blinn. Henry Jacob McMasters lived in April 1944 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹

Jacob was not enumerated with his father in 1950. Unable to locate a birth or death record for Henry Jacob McMasters. There is a Henry Jacob Blinn (1931-1997), listed as son of Mabel Alice (McMasters) Blinn.

     Jack Garland McMasters was born on 1 November 1937 at New Brighton, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Franklin Leroy McMasters and Florence Grace Blinn. Jack Garland McMasters died on 13 April 1944 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, at age 6.¹ He was buried on 15 April 1944 at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ The cause of death was Accidental Conflagnations - Home burned - smothered and burned beyond recognition.

     James P. McMasters was born on 19 July 1943 at Brighton Twsp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Franklin Leroy McMasters and Florence Grace Blinn. James P. McMasters died on 13 April 1944 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried on 15 April 1944 at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ The cause of death was Accidental Conflagnations - Home burned - smothered and burned beyond recognition.

     Mabel Alice McMasters was born on 6 August 1902 at Sharon, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of William J. McMasters and May Blanche Harn. Mabel Alice McMasters married Samuel Lawrence Freed circa 1922. Mabel Alice McMasters and Howard Merle Blinn were unmarried partners at Pennsylvania. Mabel Alice McMasters died on 4 April 1937 at Beaver Falls, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, at age 34.¹ She was buried at Beaver Cemetery & Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Sally May McMasters was born on 28 August 1935 at North Rochester, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Franklin Leroy McMasters and Florence Grace Blinn. Sally May McMasters died on 13 April 1944 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, at age 8.¹ She was buried on 15 April 1944 at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹

Sally's Pennsylvania death certificate affirms she died tragically along with her Mother and three brothers in a house fire at 3 a.m. on April 13, 1944.

The cause of death was Accidental Conflagnations - Home burned - smothered and burned beyond recognition.

     William Franklin McMasters was born on 28 February 1941 at New Brighton, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of Franklin Leroy McMasters and Florence Grace Blinn. William Franklin McMasters died on 13 April 1944 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, at age 3.¹ He was buried on 15 April 1944 at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ The cause of death was Accidental Conflagnations - Home burned - smothered and burned beyond recognition.

     William J. McMasters was born in 1871.¹ He married May Blanche Harn, daughter of Thornton Fleming Harn Sr. and Margaret Esther Molter, on 7 May 1901 at West Bridgewater, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania. William J. McMasters died on 15 September 1951 at New Brighton, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried at Beaver Cemetery & Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Adelaide Gertrude McMillen was born on 30 June 1936. She was born in 1938.¹ She married Steven John Barry, son of Basil Francis Barry and Esther Charlotte McCarthy, on 2 May 1959 at Cook Co., Illinois.¹ Adelaide Gertrude McMillen died on 2 January 2015 at age 78.² She was buried at Christ the King Cemetery, Hesperia, Oceana Co., Michigan.²

     Claude Edward McMurtry was born on 19 June 1899.¹ He married Ferne Irene Fellows, daughter of William Leander Fellows and Mary Mable Jordan, on 19 December 1922 at Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. Claude Edward McMurtry died on 27 April 1970 at age 70.¹ He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska.¹

     Frieda McMurtry was born on 14 August 1918 at Crown Point, Essex Co., New York.² She married Rylan X. Hillick, son of Francis Xavier Hillick and Sidney Virginia Brewer, on 28 June 1941 at Crown Point, Essex Co., New York. Frieda McMurtry died on 8 November 2007 at Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York, at age 89.² She was buried at New Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chaumont, Jefferson Co., New York.²