The McKusick Family Genealogy

His birth has been estimated based upon the age of his wife. He was Venango County Sheriff from 1856-1859.
Putnam was born circa 1815 at Porter?, ME. He married Nancy McClaran on 5 May 1836. Putnam died at Wheatland, MO.

Family

Nancy McClaran b. c 1817, d. 3 Jul 1868

Children

Samuel R. McKissick+ b. Mar 1837, d. 18 Dec 1915
Hannah Jane McKissick b. 31 Aug 1839, d. 22 Oct 1865
Mary McKissick b. 1841
O. Plumer McKissick+ b. 1843
Aaron H. McKissick+ b. 1845
Benton McKissick b. 1847
Gertrude G. McKissick+ b. 10 Aug 1853, d. 8 Feb 1947
Putnam N. McKissick+ b. 1855, d. 1948
Cloridy McKissick b. 1860
Robert A. J. McKissick+ b. Aug 1861

Nancy McClaran

F, b. circa 1817, d. 3 July 1868

Nancy was born circa 1817. She married Putnam McKissick on 5 May 1836. Nancy died on 3 July 1868 at Bloomington, IN.

Family

Putnam McKissick b. c 1815

Children

Samuel R. McKissick+ b. Mar 1837, d. 18 Dec 1915
Hannah Jane McKissick b. 31 Aug 1839, d. 22 Oct 1865
Mary McKissick b. 1841
O. Plumer McKissick+ b. 1843
Aaron H. McKissick+ b. 1845
Benton McKissick b. 1847
Gertrude G. McKissick+ b. 10 Aug 1853, d. 8 Feb 1947
Putnam N. McKissick+ b. 1855, d. 1948
Cloridy McKissick b. 1860
Robert A. J. McKissick+ b. Aug 1861

Thomas S. McKissick

M, b. circa 1818, d. 15 March 1857

Father

Aaron McKissick b. c 1785, d. 12 Nov 1848

Mother

Mary Means b. 12 Feb 1788, d. 28 Mar 1862

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

Some believe he never married.
He married Rebecca ????. Thomas was born circa 1818. Thomas died on 15 March 1857 at Jackson, IA.

Family

Rebecca ???? b. 1838

Children

John McKissick b. 1855
Levina McKissick b. 1857

Aaron McKissick Jr.

M, b. December 1821, d. 7 January 1848

Father

Aaron McKissick b. c 1785, d. 12 Nov 1848

Mother

Mary Means b. 12 Feb 1788, d. 28 Mar 1862

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

He never married.
Aaron was born in December 1821. Aaron died on 7 January 1848 at Polk (Waterloo), PA, at age 26.¹ His body was interred circa 9 January 1848 at Sandy Cemetery.

Citations

[S759] Cemetery record, ae 26 yr 1 mo.

Oliver McKissick

M, b. 14 November 1823, d. 5 February 1906

Father

Aaron McKissick b. c 1785, d. 12 Nov 1848

Mother

Mary Means b. 12 Feb 1788, d. 28 Mar 1862

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

An excellent carptnter, he built part of the Methodist Church at Polk about 1868. He was the second superintendent of the Venango County home. About 1880, he went west to Williamsburg, KS.
Oliver was born on 14 November 1823. He married Catherine Jane ???? before 1854. He married Mary C. Allen on 26 November 1863 at Waterloo (Polk), PA. Oliver died on 5 February 1906 at Williamsburg?, KS, at age 82.

Family 1

Catherine Jane ???? b. c 1830, d. 21 Aug 1860

Children

Mary E. McKissick b. 1854
Oliver Byron McKissick b. 1855
John William McKissick b. 12 Feb 1858, d. 1861
Cecelia L. McKissick b. 1859

Family 2

Mary C. Allen b. 1838

Children

Frankie A. McKissick b. 30 Nov 1863, d. 15 Jun 1869
Hattie McKissick b. 1866
Charles McKissick+ b. 6 Jun 1869, d. 1926

John S. McKissick

M, b. 28 January 1827, d. 26 January 1894

Father

Aaron McKissick b. c 1785, d. 12 Nov 1848

Mother

Mary Means b. 12 Feb 1788, d. 28 Mar 1862

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

John was born on 28 January 1827 at Sandycreek Twnshp., Venango Co., PA. He married Henrietta V. Shorts on 29 December 1853. He married Melissa Arabelle (Morrison) Osborne in 1866. John died on 26 January 1894 at age 66. His body was interred circa 30 January 1894 at Sandy Cemetery.

Family 1

Henrietta V. Shorts b. 1835, d. 15 Oct 1863

Children

Elizabeth M. McKissick
Orrin E. McKissick b. 1855
John W. F. McKissick b. 7 Mar 1856, d. 15 Jan 1860
Alveretta McKissick b. 1859

Family 2

Melissa Arabelle (Morrison) Osborne b. 14 Apr 1839, d. 9 Jan 1914

Children

Lena Peach McKissick+ b. 8 Dec 1866, d. 17 May 1944
Cecelia McKissick b. 1871
Clyde McKissick+ b. 1872, d. 1939
Amanda Armenta McKissick+ b. 28 May 1874
Georgene Gertrude McKissick+ b. 28 May 1874, d. 18 Aug 1930
Preston R. McKissick+ b. 11 May 1881, d. 10 Nov 1955

Henry McKissick

M, b. 2 June 1830, d. 3 September 1868

Father

Aaron McKissick b. c 1785, d. 12 Nov 1848

Mother

Mary Means b. 12 Feb 1788, d. 28 Mar 1862

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

He never married. Henry was born on 2 June 1830.¹ Henry died on 3 September 1868 at Polk (Waterloo), PA, at age 38.¹ His body was interred circa 6 September 1868 at Sandy Cemetery.

Citations

[S759] Cemetery record, ae 26 yr 1 mo.

Hannah McKissick

F, b. 15 April 1816, d. 8 May 1893

Father

Aaron McKissick b. c 1785, d. 12 Nov 1848

Mother

Mary Means b. 12 Feb 1788, d. 28 Mar 1862

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

Hannah was born on 15 April 1816 at Portland, Maine. She married Robert Wilson Cross on 25 December 1835. Hannah died on 8 May 1893 at Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., PA, at age 77. Her body was interred circa 9 May 1893 at Cross Family, Venango Co., PA.

Family

Robert Wilson Cross b. 3 May 1811, d. 24 Jun 1874

Children

Caroline Cross b. 1838, d. 20 Dec 1850
Mary Jane Cross+ b. 26 Mar 1839, d. 28 Aug 1865
Harriet Agnes Cross+ b. 27 Mar 1841
Lovisa Cross+ b. 14 Jul 1843, d. 20 Apr 1904
William Cross+ b. 19 Nov 1845, d. 26 Jan 1936
Oliver Byron Cross+ b. 14 May 1848, d. 7 Nov 1915
Emma Florence Cross+ b. 17 Nov 1850, d. 6 Feb 1894
Alice Elizabeth Cross+ b. 9 Jun 1853, d. 12 Oct 1933
Henrietta Ruth Cross+ b. 24 Feb 1857, d. 29 Nov 1948

Mary McKissick

F, b. 1822, d. 1901

Father

Aaron McKissick b. c 1785, d. 12 Nov 1848

Mother

Mary Means b. 12 Feb 1788, d. 28 Mar 1862

Charts

Descendants of Matthew and Mary Bettis McKusick

. Mary was born in 1822. She married Dr. Andrew J. McMillan circa 1844. Mary died in 1901.

Family

Dr. Andrew J. McMillan b. 1820, d. 1886

Children

Melville McMillan
William McMillan b. 1845, d. 17 Oct 1850
Thomas M. McMillan b. 1849