Francis Walter McKinnon

Francis Walter McKinnon

• Francis Walter McKinnon was born on 9 February 1875 in Thorold, Welland County, Ontario, Canada.
• Francis Walter McKinnon arrived in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, on 3 April 1893, according to his naturalization record.
• He married Dorothea Koelle, daughter of Georg R. Kölle and Cäcelie Walter, circa 1898.
• He was naturalized on 13 July 1898 at Niagara Falls, New York. Witnesses were Max Ansberg and Charles McKinnon, both of Niagara Falls.
• He was a sponsor at the baptism/christening of Leonard Koelle Zinter on 18 July 1909 at Zion Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
• Francis Walter McKinnon registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Niagara County, New York, while living with his wife Dorothy at 722 Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls, and employed there as a foreman at US Light & Heat Corp., 3215 Highland.
• Francis Walter McKinnon became a widower at the 11 April 1945 death of his wife Dorothea Koelle.
• The following appeared on 12 April 1945 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mrs. Dorothy Koelle McKinnon, wife of Francis W. McKinnon, 722 Pierce avenue, died in Mount St. Mary's hospital last night. She had been ill since January 1 and had been in the hospital seven days.
       A native and lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, Mrs. McKinnon was a member of an old Niagara family. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jerauld Fletcher; two granddaughters, Diana and Johce Pletcher; three sisters, Mrs. Dempster Hardy, Mrs. William Zinter and Mrs. Bert McConnell, and two brothers, John and Chris Koelle, all of this city.
       Funeral services will be held at the family home at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Arthur H. Schmoyer officiating. Interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery.
• Francis Walter McKinnon died in 1957.
• He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2013