1886

John McAninch married (1st) Christina W. Patterson, 14 Sept. 1886, Butcher Ranch,


Placer County, by Rev. G. L. Corwin [9.a]. Christina was born “July 1861” in Canada,


according to the 1900 census [Notes 3, 9.a]


18??

Marriage: “McAninch, James”, his first Marriage not in Placer County, California [9.b]


1888

Isabel McAninch,, John and Christina (Patterson) McAninch's first known child, was


born in Sept. 1888 (Placer County) [date per 1900 census] [3]


1889

John McAninch was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Auburn, California [Note 13]


1890

1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, and 1898: John McAninch registered to vote, Butcher Ranch,


Placer County; the 1892 and 1894 Registers have a personal description: height 5’ 10 3/4,


light complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair; his occupation was listed as Stage Driver


(1892, 1894), becoming “Stage Prop”. [Proprietor] in 1896 and 1898; the last two also


had three voter-qualification questions and answers -- Able to read Con. in Eng.? Yes


[Constitution]; Able to Write Name? Yes; and, Phys. Able to Mark Ballot? Yes. [8]


1891

Jennie (Jane) E. McAninch, John and Christina (Patterson) McAninch's second known


child, was born 17 Dec. 1891 (Placer County) [date per 1900 census] [3]


1892

James M. McAninch, Naturalization [Placer County?] [date per 1920 census] [7]


1893

Archibald John McAninch, John and Christina (Patterson) McAninch's third known


child, was born 19 July 1893, Auburn, Placer County, California [Notes 3, 21]


189?

A fourth (unknown) child? In the 1900 census, Christina's children are recorded as


“4 children” “3 living”, so, they may have lost a fourth child sometime before 1900 [3]


1900

John, Christina, Isabel, Jane, and Archibald are in Placer County in the 1900 census [3]


1900

Sadly, Christina died on 2 Aug. 1900, probably in Placer County, and is buried in the


Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Placer County, California [cemetery marker, Note 21]


1903

James M. McAninch, age 38-39, married (2nd) Sarah J. Campbell, on 3 Jun 1903,


in San Francisco, California, although the marriage is recorded in Placer County [9.c].


Sarah, oldest daughter of David and Mary J. Campbell, Auburn, Placer County, is a


nurse, age about 30, and this is Sarah's second marriage also [1910 census, Note 5].


There is no known record of James McAninch's first marriage, and there are no known


children from either of James McAninch's two marriages.


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McAninch Family History NL v.XXII n.2 / Sept..2014 / Copyright Frank McAninch / pg.2014-15


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