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Iver McKay Genealogy (Several Formats)

• Archibald McKay (father of Iver McKay) Family History Report  Prepared by Stephanie Toney from Mayo Bundy's book
  • Explanation of Archibald McKay Family History Report    
    
  • Some added "Updates and Corrections". Please report others by email to the Webmaster.
  
  
• Special report from Gail Caison with additions from Bevin Maultsby     A lot of new genealogical material plus two group pictures.

  The following four entries can be very useful because each is a single file.  That means that you can use your Browser's "Find" function to look for any name or any word in any of the four files, such as middle names, or the name of a community or cemetery.
  

• Index of Stephanie Toney's family data set  (Web Page Style [HTML])     A simple listing of Stephanie Toney's data set.  It also contains her family members not related to the McKays.
  
• (Text File Style)     The same as above but a simple text file.
   
  
• Narrative Format of the Archibald McKay Register Report  (Web Page Style [HTML])     A computer-generated running narrative of the McKay family.  Only the names present in the Archibald McKay Family History Report are used in this page.
  
• (Text File Style)     The same as above but a simple text file.

Old Stories

• Earthquake Scares The Devil Out Of North Carolinians     From an article that Lionel Melvin originally wrote.  Reprinted here by the Olde Kinston Gazette.     (Cache File)

Tributes

• Eulogy for Lionel Dane Melvin, Sr.     (From a tape provided by his daughter, Sandra Melvin Gray.)
• Eulogy for Leon Herman Melvin     (Written by and copy provided by his sister, Elizabeth (Beth) Melvin Miller.)

Pursuits--Family Members, In-Laws, Friends

• Cathy Waters     (A McKay Clan member) From her work as a REALTOR®

• An abundance of brave colonial women     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• An abundance of brave colonial women     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• Long Street Presbyterian Church     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• Long Street Presbyterian Church     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• Chatham Lyon, Distinguished Judge     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• Chatham Lyon, Distinguished Judge     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
  McKay Family Reunion
• Reunion Is Held By McKay Family     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• Reunion Is Held By McKay Family     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• John McKay Family Holds Family Reunion     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• John McKay Family Holds Family Reunion     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
  James Iver McKay
• Elizabethtown D. A. R. Chapter To Unveil Two Highway Markers June 23;     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• Elizabethtown D. A. R. Chapter To Unveil Two Highway Markers June 23;     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• Chapter Will Place Marker     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• Chapter Will Place Marker     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• MARKER DEDICATED     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• MARKER DEDICATED     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• James Iver McKay Watch Dog Of U. S. Treasury     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• James Iver McKay Watch Dog Of U. S. Treasury     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
  Bladen County Bi-Centennial
• Clark Braddy Presents Bladen History to DAR     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• Clark Braddy Presents Bladen History to DAR     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• STATE HISTORIAN, U. D. C     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• STATE HISTORIAN, U. D. C     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• NOT DISAPPOINTED     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• NOT DISAPPOINTED     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• GOVERNOR COMMENTS     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• GOVERNOR COMMENTS     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• THE MOTHER OF COUNTIES     (As it appeared in the newspaper.)
• THE MOTHER OF COUNTIES     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)

Newspaper Obituaries

Cemeteries.     (Also shown below under "Other References".)
• Welcome to the Oakwood Cemetery     This site was created by Whitney Swink (School Student) about Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina.     (Active Link)
• Welcome to the Oakwood Cemetery     As above, but preserved on our own files in case the active link is removed (preserved as *.htm files).     (Cache File)

1995 (Year)

• Donald McKay Baxter     From the Greensboro Daily News, October 14, OR (not known) October 15, 1995.     (Preserved format - Newspaper)

2001 (Year)

• Herman Melvin     From the Raleigh News & Observer, December 30 and 31, 2001 (both identical).     (Preserved format - Newspaper)
• Herman Melvin     From the Fayetteville (Online) Observer, December 30, 2001. You must scroll down the page to the correct name:  "Leon H. Melvin".     (Cache File)

2002 (Year)

• Kenneth Bradley Council Sr.     From the BLADEN JOURNAL, March 5, 2002.     (Preserved format - Newspaper)
• Kenneth Bradley Council Sr.     From the Fayetteville (Online) Observer, March 4, 2002.  You must scroll down the page to the correct name:  "Kenneth B. Council Sr.".     (Cache File)
• Kenneth Bradley Council Sr.     From the Fayetteville (Online) Observer, March 4, 2002.     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)
• Jane Baxter Smith     From the Greensboro News-Record (on line), June 2, 2002     (Cache File)
• Grace Platts Council     Raleigh News and Observer (on line) (newsobserver.com), Tuesday, November 26, 2002.  A long notice is followed by a short one giving the name of the Funeral Home.  You must scroll down the page to the correct name:  "GRACE PLATTS COUNCIL".     (Cache File)
• Eva McKeithan (Eva Mac) Melvin Matthews     Raleigh News and Observer (on line) (newsobserver.com), Thursday, November 28, 2002.  You must scroll down the page to the correct name (under "Fayetteville"):  "EVA M. MATTHEWS".     (Cache File)

2003 (Year)

• Mrs. Ruby Woodburn Council     From the Fayetteville (Online) Observer, Monday, June 2, 2003.     (Reformatted for the Web Page.)

2007 (Year)

• F. Allen Miller Jr.     From the Richmond, Virginia Times Dispatch     (Active Link)
• Mrs. Norma Harrington Melvin Bundy     From the Rich & Thompson Funeral & Cremation Service.     (Active Link)
• Mrs. Norma Harrington Melvin Bundy     From the Rich & Thompson Funeral & Cremation Service.     (An NCMcKay Cache File)

• Ship Edinburgh Passenger Lists  Iver McKay is listed as passenger 15 in table 2.     (Active Link)     (Moved to this new location)
• Ship Edinburgh Passenger Lists  Iver McKay is listed as passenger 15 in table 2.     (An Incomplete NCMcKay Cache File)
• Ship Edinburgh Passenger Lists  Iver McKay is listed as passenger 15 in table 2.     (A Much Better NCMcKay Cache File)
• English-America: The ship "Edinburgh", 1770     (Active Link)
• English-America: The ship "Edinburgh", 1770     (An NCMcKay Cache File)
• Harold A. Ralston's Ship Passenger Lists     (Active Link)
• The Kintyre Mag     A magazine available on line from the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland.  Iver McKay seems to have come from this area of Scotland.     (Active Link)
• A FORGOTTEN CAMPBELTOWN by A. I. B. Stewart, C.B.E., D.L.     (Active Link)
• A FORGOTTEN CAMPBELTOWN by A. I. B. Stewart, C.B.E., D.L.     (An NCMcKay Cache File)
• Richmond McKay's contribution to above document--archived portion of document     (our Cache File from a Google Cache File!)
• Richmond McKay's letter as it appeared in the online Kintyre Mag     (our very slightly modified Cache File from the online Kintyre Mag)
• THE ISLAY/NORTH CAROLINA CONNECTION     Many references here to Longstreet (sic) Presbyterian Church.     (Active Link)
• THE ISLAY/NORTH CAROLINA CONNECTION     Many references here to Longstreet (sic) Presbyterian Church.     (An NCMcKay Cache File)
• Welcome to the Oakwood Cemetery     This site was created by Whitney Swink (School Student) about Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina.     (Active Link)
• Welcome to the Oakwood Cemetery     As above, but preserved on our own files in case the active link is removed (preserved as *.htm files).     (Cache File)
• Numismatic Information     Congressman James Iver McKay is mentioned in the third paragraph (including header) with respect to legislation authorizing certain gold coinage.     (Active Link)
• The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mckay     Please scroll down to the entry:  "McKay, James Iver (1793-1853) — also known as James I. McKay — of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C."     (Active Link)
• Committee on Ways and Means, Chairmen's Portrait Pages     Portraits of Chairmen of the Committee on Ways and Means.  James Iver McKay is among them.  Scroll to the bottom of the page then click on: 1798-1847.  Or, just click on the next link below to go directly to the portrait.  (That link was formerly broken, but has now been restored.)
• Committee on Ways and Means, James McKay (R-NC)     Active link to Portrait and Short Information about James McKay, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.
• McKAY, James Iver (1793-1853) Biographical Information     Short biography of James Iver McKay, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.