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| 2. | Jesse Taylor  (1.Margaret1) was born in in Perth, Scotland; died in in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA. Notes:
Jessie attended school in Ecclesmachen, Scotland, 1 1/2 miles from Uphall. In 1885 her father died and she moved with her mother to Brechin, Scotland. In 1890, she came to America with her family. She was 18 years old. They left in April and
the family was very homesick but Jessie made friends on the ship and had a nice time coming over. They rode by train to Postville, Iowa where her grandfather, Nathaniel McWilliams, and her aunt and uncle, Eliza and Evan Swenson, lived. The
climate was hard on the family - too cold in winter and too hot in the summer but as time went by they adjusted.
Jesse went to Normal school and earned a certificate to teach which was not an easy task as their history and geography were different. She taught at the McLeish School.
William Durne Milne (who married Jesse's sister, Eliza) and John McLeish had gone to the same school. So William brought John with him when he came to visit his Uncle at Christmas time. His Uncle lived across the street from the McWilliams.
This is how Eliza met William and her sister, Jesse, met John McLeish. Jesse and John were married that same year.
The year John and Jessie were married, 1893, was the same year as the year the World's Fair was held in Chicago. Andrew McLeish, John's father, suggested that that John and Jesse keep house for John's siblings while Andrew and Katherine went to
the World's Fair. But John and Jesse went on their honeymoon instead so Eliza went to the Andrew McLeish home and helped John's sister, Maggie, who was only 13 and very pretty.
Jesse was a teacher.
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemmorhage
Jesse married John Strawn McLeish on 18 Aug 1893. John (son of Andrew McLeish and Katherine Strawn) was born on 20 Sep 1869 in Jefferson Township, 2 1/2 miles South Maynard, Iowa; died on 3 Sep 1958 in Colorado Springs, Colorado; was buried on 8 Sep 1958 in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA (funeral in Oelwein). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Gordon McLeish was born in May 1894; died in Jan 1973 in California.
- 4. James McLeish was born on 8 Nov 1895; died in 1977 in Baker, Oregon.
- 5. Marjorie Alice McLeish was born on 9 Feb 1898 in Maynard, Iowa; died on 4 Sep 1987 in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA.
- 6. Eva McLeish was born in 1899; died in 1899.
- 7. Nell Della Emma McLeish was born on 11 Nov 1901; died in in Oelwein, Iowa.
- 8. Kathryn McLeish was born on 27 Jan 1904; died in in Webster City, Iowa.
- 9. John McLeish was born in 1907; died in 1907.
- 10. Robert McLeish was born on 8 Aug 1909 in Oklahoma; died in 1995 in Littleton, Iowa.
- 11. Ruth Dorothy McLeish was born on 19 Jul 1915 in Strawberry Piont, Iowa; died in May 1964; was buried in Woodland Memorial Cemetery, San Francisco, CA.
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| 5. | Marjorie Alice McLeish (2.Jesse2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 9 Feb 1898 in Maynard, Iowa; died on 4 Sep 1987 in Maynard, Iowa; was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA. Notes:
Marjorie Alice McLeish was born February 9, 1898 on her father's farm southeast of Maynard, Iowa. Her parents being John Strawn McLeish and Jessie Taylor. Marjorie was third in order of birth out of nine children. In 1908, her family moved to
Texas for one year and then to Oklahoma. They then moved back to Iowa and lived near Strawberry Point and Oran. Sometime after 1915, they moved to a farm one mile north of Louie Bark's farm. Marjorie married Louis Alfred Bark on March 12, 1919
in Fayette County. They resided with Louie's mother on their farm 2 miles north of Maynard, Iowa. When Louie's mother died in 1936, Louie inherited the farm and they remained there. They had thirteen children born to them. Marjorie was very
helpful with running their farm and was an energenic and loving woman. In the 1960's she suffered three strokes. After the first stroke, her children convinced her to see a doctor. It was the first time Marjorie had ever visited a doctor in her
lifetime. The doctor warned her to take it easy but Marjorie was full of vitality and continued to work in her gardens. She had her second stroke and the doctor warned her that she would never live through another stroke. But she had a third
stroke and it was then discovered that she had diabetes. In May of 1968, a tornado blew through their farm destroying all but their house. In 1981, she discovered that she had developed cancer. As a child, I remember her as a warm and giving
Grandmother. She never raised her voice no matter how we scampered about the house, in and out, muddy feet and yelling. She always met us at the door when we came to visit with a hug and a kiss for everyone. When we'd leave, she would always
walk us outdoors and wave until we were out of sight no matter what the weather was. Marjorie and Louie had a close marriage and enjoyed a mutual sense of humor. Once Marjorie accidently used a cake mix in place of biscuit mix in her chicken
pie and when Louie laughed, Marjorie calmly went into the kitchen for a piece of pie and "put" it in his face. Louie smiled, eyes twinkling, and licked his lips. Another time, while tenderly bickering, Marjorie pushed Louie over backwards in
his chair and everyone had a good laugh including Louie. She always said she hated cats which they always had plenty of on the farm. One time, she was seen taking kittens in a bag to the bridge to drop them in to drown when they had an excess
of cats. But she always gave them scraps from the table and when she was older, she would even pick them up and pet them. Marjorie died September 4, 1987 of cancer and is buried in the Maynard Cemetary.
Medical Information: Diabetes, Cancer
Marjorie married Lewis Alfred Bark on 12 Mar 1919. Lewis (son of George Bark and Carrie Smith) was buried in Long Grove Cem., Maynard, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Genevive Inez Bark was born in 1920; died in 1920.
- 16. Robert Rex Bark was born on 10 May 1921 in Randalia, Iowa; died on 11 Mar 1994 in Maynard, Iowa.
- 17. Betty Jean Bark was born on 3 May 1922 in Randalia, Iowa; died in 1986 in Manchester, Iowa.
- 18. Dorothy Mae Bark was born on 15 May 1923 in Randalia, Iowa; died on 18 Jan 1980 in Winthrop, Iowa.
- 19. Ruth Arlene Bark was born on 12 Sep 1925 in Randalia, Iowa; died on 9 Sep 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa.
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- 21. Ray Max Bark was born on 4 Mar 1929 in Randalia, Iowa; died on 4 Aug 1997 in LaPorte City, Iowa.
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