McJimsey - Lydia Zenor Bain
Lydia Zenor Bain McJimsey, 2nd wife of John F. McJimsey was the mother of four Bain children, 3 sons (George; David Zenor; William S and Sarah) and stepmother of 7 McJimsey
children (Martha; Joseph; Mary J; Sarah Ann; John F; Nancy J and
Olive). She lived to be 101 1/2 years old. John was a hotel keeper and
Lydia, his helper. They were married about 18 years when he passed
away in Wingate. Gma' McJimsey was loved by the whole community and well over 100 attended her large 100th celebration. - written by Karen Bazzani Zach
Source: Indiana Death Certificate
Lydia McJimsey
Female White Widowed
Husband: John MccJimsey
Born: Oct 2, 1823 in Jefferson County, Indiana
Died March 14, 1924
Age 100 years 5 months 12 days
Dr. George Baker, Attica, Indiana
attended deceased from Feb 20, 1924 to March 14, 1924 that he saw her alive on March 23 (sic) 1924 - her death occurred 7:10 a.m.
CHronic Interstitial nephritis for 10 years and Uremia for 21 days
Father: David Zenor born Carolina
Mother: Phoebe Baker US
Informant: Sarah Linville New Richmond, Ind
Buried: Meharry Cem March 16, 1924 by Undertaker JG Hurley WIngate, Ind
Source: -- Wingate News -- Sunday at the home of James VanCleave, was celebrated the 50th wedding anniversary of the marriage of Reuben "Horace" Webb and Sarah Webb of this place. The children, five in number, namely, Ch arles Webb, Mrs. Carrie Crane, William Webb and Mrs. James Vancleave a ll of Wingate and Mrs. Emily Wright of Salina, KS all of whom were prese nt planned and carried out this celebration. An event to be proud of a nd remember with reverance in the history of any family. There are a f ew families who celebrate at least one golden wedding, but in this particu lar family there are many remarkable features deserving of mention, besid es the mere fact that a golden wedding was celebrated, which in itse lf is a rare occurrence, and waht is still more are is the second golden a nniversary celebrated in one family as has been the case in this (Webb) fa mily. Another remarkable thing on this occasion was the fact that five ge nerations, all present on this one day, were not only the eldest of the fa mily in each generation but were also the male members of each and of t he same name, something we have never heard of before int he history of a ny family. They are Reuben Webb, age 93; Horace Webb, s/o Reuben age 7 1; Charles Webb s/o Horace 48; Manford s/o Charles 29 and Elmer s/o Manfo rd 8. We have amny times read of the five generations wehre they were so ns and daguthers but never before where the 5 generations were all son s. Another feature of this even worth mentioning is that four in the fif th generation were present. But the most noteworthy of all is that the fa ther, Reuben T. Webb who lives at the present time with his daughter, MR s. Brunton in Lafayette was present at the golden wedding of his son and w ho although almost blind is rugged and heatlhy, considering his advanced a ge. He was born in Brown CO, Ohio on 28 March 1817. He springs from t he sterling English ancestory on both the paternal and maternal sides a nd is an honored veteran of the civilw ar and he with his good wife celebr ated their 70th anniversary over a year before she died in the year 190 6. They were married May 5, 1835 in Brown County, Ohio and at the ti me of his marriage Mr. Webb was but 18 years old. He acquired his early e duation in the pioneer schools of Borwn Co Ohio when the schools were con ducted on the subjsscription plan and were held in a little log building w ith a stick chimney and an immense fireplace ten feet long. On the fire w as placed a high back log which was rolled in place by the big boys and wo uld last two days. The windows were made by taking out a secdtion of lo gs from the sides of the room and covering the aperture with greased pape r. The cabin floor, seats and desks were of puncheon and the instructio ns were also as primitive. Mr. Webb attended school only until he was 9 y ears old as his services were needed on the farm. When a youth of 13 he b egan learning the cooper's trae which he followed for several years aft er his marriage. On the first of Oct 1849 they removed to Indiana maki ng the journey in wagons and were 11 days on the road. They located the first winter in Pleasant HIll now Wingate, Montgomery Co but in the spri ng removed to Tippecanoe between that and Fountain Co. In 1861 he purchas ed the property in Corwin, now Romney Ind where he made his home until t he death of his wife. ON the 12th day of October 1861 Mr. Webb enlisted u nder Capt. Henry Leaming in Co. C 40th Ind Regiment Indiana voluntee rs to serve for 3 years, but after the 15th month he was honorable dischar ged on accoutn of blindness. However he participated int he battles of Sh ilogh under Buell and many other skirmishes on the way to Cornith and Perr ysville. He was stricken with blindness in camp at Cornith and thus total ly disabled for military service he was discharged. he was a most patriot ic and loyal soldier and the same qualities were manifested in two of h is sons, who went to the front, James who wa sin the 20th Ind Inf reenlist ed in the US regulars and served 6 years following the stars and stripes f or almost a decade. He is now deceased. Reuben Horace served 4 years i nt he 63rd Ind Inf. and was wounded in the battle of Resaca. A son-in-la w, Frank L. Perkins also served int he 63rd and died of typhoid fever. M r. Webb's loyalty to all duties of citizenship intrested in home and endea vor to instill into the minds of his chidren sterling traits of characte r, the word of cheer and hearty laugh with which he and his good wife m et every obstacle made them loved by all who knew them. We well rmemb er an old saying of Grandma Webb: "you must laugh to be healthy<' and we h ave often heard her say that was what made her live so long. Another rema rkable thing at this gathering was the presence of Aunt Lydia McJimsey, mo ther of Mrs. Charles Webb who will be 87 years old this coming Sunday. S he is a wonderful old lady. She does embroidery and other sewing witho ut the aid of spectacles, attends church does her own housework and tak es trip son the train alone, better than many a younger woman.
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Source: The Indianapolis Star - Saturday 29 September 1923 p 7
Wingate - Mrs. Lydia McJimsey, who is living three miles north of this ci ty with a daughter, Mrs. Leonard Linville, will celebrate her one hundred th birthday Sunday. The celebration, in which several hundred persons a re expected to participate, will be held at Bottenburg Park, Wingate. Mr s. McJimsey's birthday, however, is not until Oct. 2. Until four years ag o, the woman was a tailoress. She said she believed her industry partly a ccounts for her long life.
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Source: 1920 census: Montgomery County, Indiana widowed mother-in-law
Lenord T. Linville 67
Sarah L. Linville 57
John C. Linville 26
Paul R. Linville 24
Lidya Mcjimsey 96
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Source: 1900 Census Coal Creek Twp, Montgomery Co IN
#29 - McJimsey, Lidda Oct 1822 age 76 widowed 4 ch 3 living IN OH Marylan d
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Source: 1910 CC Twp, Montgomery Co IN Census
#91 - McJimsey, Lydia 56 Widowed 3 ch 3 living IN Maryland Maryland no occ up listed
Cord, Rose 50 divorced 2 ch 2 living IN IN IN Private Family Nurse
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Source: 1880 Coal Creek Twp #177 Montgomery Co IN
McJimsey, John 80 Hotel Keeper KY Ireland England
Lydia 56 wife IN Mryland VA
Bain, Sarah 18 Step dau IN NC IN
David 25 Stepson IN NC IN
Anderson, Lowell 29 Boarder Druggist OH Md OH
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Source: 1870 #111 Coal Creek Twp Montgomery Co IN "Hotel"
McJimsey, John 70- Hotel Keeper 12,000/800 KY
Mary A 65 Canada
Thomas, Olive 9 Ind
Davis, Susan 19 Housekeeper Ind
Mendenhall, Joseph C 23 Farmer Ind
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Source: 1860 Coal Creek Twp Montgomery Co IN #275
John McJimsey 60 Farmer 5000/1500 KY
Mary A 55 Canada
John F. 19 Famrer Ind
Nancy J 18 Ind
Whitfield Branstetter 4 Ind
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Source: 1870 Coal Creek Twp Montgomery Co IN
#134 Bain, Lydia Z 43 Keeps House 500/260 Ind
David Z 14 Farmer Ind
Wm. S 13 Ill
Sarah 8 Ind
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Source: #132 1860 Wayne Twp Montgomery Co IN
Robert Bain 56 Wagon Maker 2125/400 IN
Lidda 37 IN
George 11 IN
David 5 IN
William 3 IL
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Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal (obit)--14 Mar 1924 p1 col2
WOMAN 100 YEARS OLD PASSES AWAY AT WINGATE HOME
Mrs. Lydia McJimsey Succumbs to Infirmities of Age - Funeral Sunday Aftern oon
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Special to The Journal.
Wingate, March 14. - Mrs. Lydia McJimsey, one of Indiana's oldest women, died early today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Linville, near Wi gate from the infirmities of age. Mrs. McJimsey was 100 years old. Death came to the venerable Wingate woman at 7:10 o'clock this morning and end d a long and useful career. Mrs. McJimsey, highly respected and lov ed by this community, was born on Oct. 3, 1823, in Jefferson county. In September, 1854, she was united in marriage to Robert Bain. To this union three children were born, Mrs. Sarah Linville, William Bain of Indianapolis, and David Bain, deceased. Several years after her first husband's de th Mrs. McJimsey was married to John McJimsey in 1871. Her second husband passed away twenty years later at the age of 91. A huge home coming celebration was held here in her honor last fall at which time hundreds of citizens participated in the event. The funeral services will be conducted from the Methodist church at Wingate Sunday afternoon.
