Anna Mary "Mamie" Kuykendall b. 12 May 1870 Missouri d. 4 Sep 1934 Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1870 - 1934 (64 years)

Name	Anna Mary "Mamie" Kuykendall [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Nickname	Mamie
Birth	12 May 1870	Missouri [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Female
Death	4 Sep 1934	Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma [3, 6, 7]
Burial	5 Sep 1934	Trail Cemetery, Dewey County, Oklahoma [6]
Notes	Hildred McGuire, the youngest of Mamie's six children read a draft of the McGuire family history that her nephew, Keith McGuire, Jr was compiling. In May 1978 she wrote him "When I read your sketch of the McGuire family, it didn't seem just right for some reason, and after I thought it over for awhile, I realized why. You were only 2 yrs. old when THE one who made us a family passed away, and you never knew her at all." "Mom [Anna Mary Mamie Kuykendall McGuire] was not an average person (I'm a lot like her) and very few people ever really knew her except her kids, but there's not one of us who ever failed to love her and respect her. It was from her that we learned to love; she never talked about it, she just demonstrated it. So no history of the McGuire family could even begin without Mamie....I'm sorry to say that I hardly know our dad until I was a grown woman. He operated the blacksmith shop during the spring and summer and then was gone from home most of the balance of the year, working on various construction jobs around the country and in Canada. He figures in my recollections something like Santa Claus-he came to us on occasion and usually bought lovely gifts, but Mom was the one who saw to our basic needs (and sometimes his as well!). It never occurred to me 'til years later how it happened that we got up on Sunday morning and our long-johns were freshly laundered (after our weekly bath the night before) and mended and ready to go. It must have taken quite awhile to wash and mend four sets.....maybe that's why Mom was later unable to sleep more than 3-5 hours a night! When she was old, she lost her sight, and couldn't read, and she nearly killed me keeping me from my '8 hours' to play bridge with her---because she was unable to sleep. ha! In a follow up letter, in July 1979, she added "you didn't mention the divorce and I'm sure you must have heard somewhere that our parents were divorced in 1921. They later remarried (about 1925) but never were compatible and lived apart for the rest of their lives. This deep difference seems to have been present all during their married lives and was the cause of a lot of pain and suffering for both of them, but more for Mom than Dad. Men always have been able to find an antidote for their pains better than women and it was more so in the past than in the present----Mom spent her life like a mother bird without a mate. Dad meant well and he never understood where he failed. He worked hard and long but he took no responsiblity for the nitty-gritty day-to-day needs of his family. His head was in the clouds with dreams of things 'way to too big for his ability to accomplish. He built buildings and thought up fancy names for the business he envisioned, but it was Mom who did the dirty work and kept on doing it after Dad gave up and turned to something else, because somebody had to keep the family going... She tried to feed and clothe the family and finance Dad's operations from the the income from the store and she ended up with unpaid bills from merchandise ordered from the wholesale houses. She paid off hundreds of dollars after the store was closed following the divorce. Dad went off to a new life (chasing a married woman) and wouldn't even help support his minor children except when the woman learned of it and made him send us a few bucks. I think dad loved us, but he just didn't understand that he owed us anything. So I would like you to change "he operated the store in Trail" (to) he built the building but had nothing to do with the operation.....he borrowed $500 from a lawyer and gave the building as collateral....(causing Mom to borrow that amount from a relative to gain back the title to the building) which she held until her death. When her estate was settled, we opted to give it to Dad, and that's how it usually worked out. Mom sacrificed and went without things in order to pay the $500, Dad spent his money on women and ended up with the benefits of her sweat! Mom was very young (about 4-5 yrs. old) when her mother died and her father remarried. She didn't like her stepmother and she left home when she was quite young and worked as a domestic in the homes of wealthy people. I don't know the extent of her formal education but probably 8th grade. She was a tremendously capable person and had an inquiring active mind. She was way ahead of her time, and this is why she seemed strange to many people. She practiced religious and health ideas that are only recently becoming popular. [Note: her Death certificate shows she was attended to by a Christian Science practioner for the two years prior to her death]. She taught the first school on Red Creek, when Percy and Cecil were probably both to small to attend. I think she said she took them with her because she didn't have anyone to care from them in her absence. She had a good voice and studied music (organ) when they were little but she said she had to give it up because it interfered with her family duties. (Percy poked several beans up his noise and nearly suffocated while she was having a lesson, so she never had another....and the organ was sold following her divorce). The short story [written by Hildred] that I mentioned dealt with an incident concerning the store....it was so tantalizing to see all the goodies (which other people bought and we could not afford). Sometimes if something didn't sell we'd get it. [The story was about] some rubber balloons with different designs on them..we finally got....mine got away and I chased it 'till I was exhausted and finally it burst. I came back out of breath and heart and Mom was standing in the door with what looked like the one I had lost. She pretended that she'd found it---this is how she was---she didn't try to protect us from all pain and disappointment, but she knew when we were overwhelmed by events in our lives and and came to our rescue when it would have been disastrous if she had not. I think I would have been unable to believe in anything if I'd lost that small thing that day. I believe there is a Power operationg for good and that it uses us to carry out It's work, if we are loving, caring individuals (Medical):In failing health for two years prior to death, caused by stomach trouble. Attended to by Mrs. Monroe, a Christian Science practioner.
Person ID	I176	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	7 Jul 2021

Father	Franklin Kuykendall, b. 17 Oct 1834, White County, Illinois d. 16 Aug 1905, Osage City, Osage County, Kansas (Age 70 years)
Mother	Mary Jane Elliott, b. Abt 1838, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	1 Aug 1855	White County, Illinois [3, 8]
	Signed by Nat'l (?) Blackford J.P. WHITE COUNTY ILLINOIS MARRIAGES, 1816-1865, Davis Page 30 Elliott, Mary Jane/Kuykendall, Franklin 1 Aug 1855 Marriage Book 3/Box 4 Courtesy of Janice Knotter Columbus, OH Janice@Knotter.com
Family ID	F178	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Henry David McGuire, b. 19 Jan 1868, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama d. 3 Feb 1944, Trail, Dewey County, Oklahoma (Age 76 years)

Marriage 4 Dec 1893 Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas [3, 4]

It appears that they were seperated as of the publication of HISTORY OF THE KUYKENDALL FAMILY SINCE ITS SETTLEMENT IN DUTCH NEW YORK as she was listed as living in Osage City, Kansas and her husband and children were shown as living in Trail, Oklahoma.

They reunited when both lived in Illinois during the 1930's, but had separated again prior to her death.

Children

	1. Percy Kuykendall McGuire, b. 18 May 1894, Osage City, Osage County, Kansas d. 18 Apr 1946, Yukon, Canadian County, Oklahoma (Age 51 years)
	2. Cecil Elliott McGuire, b. 2 Jul 1896, Osage City, Osage County, Kansas d. 18 Oct 1983, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 87 years)
	3. Elvis Henry McGuire, b. 4 Feb 1901, Red Creek Farm, Dewey County, Oklahoma d. Dec 1994, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (Age 93 years)
	4. Keith David McGuire, Sr., b. 7 May 1905, Red Creek Farm, Dewey County, Oklahoma d. 4 Jan 1948, Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma (Age 42 years)
	5. Ellen Blanche McGuire, b. 6 Feb 1908, Red Creek Farm, Dewey County, Oklahoma d. 2 Apr 1970, Payson, Utah County, Utah (Age 62 years)
	6. Hildred "Hilly" Mamie McGuire, b. 23 Nov 1910, Red Creek Farm, Dewey County, Oklahoma d. 14 Jun 1983, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (Age 72 years)

Photos

McGuire, Henry David and Mamie Kuykendall Family circa 1909, Farm at Red Creek, Oklahoma
This picture was taken west of Trail, Oklahoma around 1909, on the McGuire farm on Red Creek. Pictured are, left to right: Henry, Ellen held by her mother Mamie, Keith holding the wagon handle, an unidentified farm hand, Percy, Cecil and Elvis.

McGuire, Henry David and Mamie Kuykendall Family circa 1914
Family of Henry David & Mamie (Kuykendall) McGuire

Oklahoma, circa 1914

Top Row (L to R): Elvis, Percy, Cecil, Keith

Bottom Row: Hildred, Henry David, Ellen, Mamie

Documents

Kuykendall, Anna Mary "Mamie" to Henry David McGuire, Sr.
Marriage Certificate from Osage County, Kansas, December 1893

Family ID F174 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Jul 2021

Event Map

	Birth - 12 May 1870 - Missouri
	Marriage - 4 Dec 1893 - Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
	Death - 4 Sep 1934 - Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma
	Burial - 5 Sep 1934 - Trail Cemetery, Dewey County, Oklahoma

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Photos » Slide Show		Kuykendall, Anna Mary "Mamie" ca 1890, wife of Henry David McGuire
		McGuire, Henry David ca 1900 with wife Mamie, Osage City, Kansas Henry with his wife, Mamie Kuykendall, and their two oldest children, Percy and Cecil, in Osage City, Kansas, ca 1897.
		_Kuykendall, Anna Mary "Mamie" Wife of Henry David McGuire B. 1870 Missouri D. 1934 Oklahoma
		Kuykendall, Anna Mary "Mamie" Keith McGuire wrote that this photo of Mamie McGuire was taken when she worked in a saloon, and is a piece of a larger photo. However Mary Ellen Okelberry, who owns the original, states that Mamie was a Christian Scientist and was opposed to serving alcohol. Mary Ellen says that the photo was actually taken at a cafe at which she worked. Although the name of the establishment is not known, the photo must have been taken sometime after 1912, based on the campaign poster (over Mamie's right shoulder) for the Woodrow Wilson/Thomas Marshall Presidential ticket.
		McGuire, Henry David ca 1910's with his wife, Mamie Henry McGuire and his wife, Mamie (nee Kuykendall) in front of "The Cozy Cafe." It appears that one of their daughters is in front of them, with some unidentified children to their left. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY EVERYONE IN THE PHOTO.

Documents

Kuykendall, Anna Mary (Mrs. Keith D. McGuire, Sr)
Dewey County, Oklahoma Death Certificate

Headstones

McGuire, Henry David and Mamie (Kuykendall)

Sources

[S169] Kuykendall, George Benson "History of The Kuykendall Family Since Its Settlement in Dutch New York in 1646 With Genealogy,etc" (Portland, OR, 1919), (http://books.google.com/books?id=SB9ZAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPP9,M1).
[S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Dragoon, Osage County, Kansas Page 86B (Reliability: 3).
[S203] McGuire, Keith David, Jr--Family Researcher P.O. Box 1721 Bailey, CO 80421-1721 (303) 838-0255.
[S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Oklahoma, Dewey County, Trail Twp Enumerated 9 and 10 May 1910 SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 11B 84-84 (Reliability: 3).
[S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Oklahoma, Dewey County, Trail Twp Enumerated 6 Jan 1920 SD 7 ED 209 Sheet 10A 6-6 (Reliability: 3).
[S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 96521028 (Reliability: 3).
[S389] State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, Certificate of Death.
[S142] Illinois Statewide (Online) Marriage Index 1763-1900; http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html.