Sarah (Kinkennon) Kiser Mick

KINKENNON, KISER, MCBRIDE, MICK

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 1/4/2009 at 14:27:35

From " History of the State of Nebraska", Vol.II Chicago: The Western Historical Company.

A. T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1882, Page 1483

Mrs. Sarah Mick was born January 7,1806, in Servier County, E. Tenn.

When a child she came with her parents to Montgomery County, Ohio, where she lived until she was married to Lewis Kiser, January 16,1823. Then lived within six miles of Dayton till 1830, when she came of womanhood died and in Setenber 1846. Her husband, Lewis Kiser, died in July 1847, with erysipelax. Eight days later, a son, twenty - two years old, died with congestive fever.

They both became Christians the year before they were married. He was one of the pillars and supporters of the Christian Church at West Point, Ind., and was Elder when he died. They had lived there near thrity years very happily.

Her mother being dead , her father had made his home with her for twenty years. He was a preacher in the Christian Church. His name was James Kinkennon. He was born in Maryland, and died at her home February 12,1853.

The next year after her husband died, her oldest son, James Kiser, and oldest daughter were both married. She was left with her two yougest children and her father, and he was getting old and feeble.

In about three years she married Charles Mick, and they lived together over ten years, when she was again left a widow. She remarried in Indiana, living with her son, James Kiser, until the war broke out. He volunteered, and raised a company, and he was made Captain. This company was called the Fouth Regiment Indiana Volunteers. He however, did not engage in a battle, as he took sick, and was sick a long time. He was told in go North or he never would regain his health. Accordingly he went home, and stayed at home three weeks. But on account of frequent request to return to the army, he returned too soon, and as soon as he went on duty he was taken home to bury.

He was a good Chritian man. He used to get " the boys" together and have prayer meeting in the tents. He died in May 1862. In 1864 she went to Iowa, having three children married and living there. James had two little daughters - Maggie and Arminta Kiser. In about six years their mother died, leaving word on her deathbed for their grandma to come and get the children. She went from Iowa to Indiana and got the children and had them two years in Iowa.

Her youngest daughter was married in Iowa to W. T. McBride, and lived there three ot four years after they were married. Mrs. Mick, her son, Luther Mick, and her daughter and husband, McBride, concluded they would come to Nebraska. In 1870 they came to Nebraska with the two little Kiser girls.

The McBrides had two small children, the first ever brought to Webster County. There names were Lena and Carrie McBride. Luther Mick was married at Red Cloude, Neb., and now lives at Salem, Jewel county, Kas., keeping store with Garber & Co. He is a good, honest business man. The two Kiser girls were both married. Maggie is Mrs. Dr. Robinson of Guide Rock, Neb. Arminta is Mrs. Curtis Evans, of Red Cloud, Neb. Mrs. Mick has lived alone a great deal in the last two years. Her granddaughter, Carrie McBride, is now living with her and going to school.

She took a homestead at Guide Rock, and lived there six and a half years, and then sold her homestead and came to Red Cloud the county seat of Webster County, and built a home, and has money left to liveon. She is seventy - six years old, but still very active.

Note: Two of Sarah's children who are mentioned as her "oldest son and daughter" in this biography have ties to Madison County. William Henry Kiser and Margaret (Kiser) Tullis. Also, another daughter, Susan Rebecca (Kiser) McBride was married in Madison County to William F. McBride.