John McDade (abt. 1799 - aft. 1870)

Born about 1799 in Ireland

Husband of Ann C (Unknown) McDade — married about 1826 in New York [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1870 after about age 71 in Crawford County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John McDade was born in Ireland about 1799. He left Liverpool for America on the Hesparus and arrived in New York October 13, 1825. On the passenger list he was listed as 22 years old and a millwright.

While living in New York he met and married Ann (Trueden) and they would live there for their first 15 years in the United States. In 1840 they moved staying briefly in Ohio before settling into their final home in Crawford County, Missouri. There John would establish his own gristmill on a spring that would soon come to carry his name.

They were the parents of one son and (at least) five girls.

The last record for John is the 1870 census and his date of death and final resting place is not currently known.^[1]

Notes

McDade Branch or Spring (Waterway), Cuba, Crawford Co, MO. There is also a McDade Spring Road.

Located five miles northwest of Cuba at Seitz post office near the head of Brush Creek. John McDade had a gristmill there. (REPORTS GEO. SURVEY OF MISSOURI (1873) 246; Wm. E. Evans; Elmo Souders; Jacob E. Souders). ^[2]

Crawford Co., MO courts:

November 22, 1854, came the first writ of ad quod damnum— John McDade the petitioner. The report of the jury summoned by the sheriff was in substance as follows: "We the jury do hereby say that we proceeded to the point mentioned on the 22d, of November, 1851, and do find that by a deed accompanying the petition, dated March 22, 1854, Ireneus Whittenburg did convey all of his interest in and to the said water privilege in the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 34, Township 38, Range 4 west, and also in the southeast quarter of Section 27, Township 34, Range 4 west, and we do further find that the mansion house and the house curtilages, orchards and any lands overflowed or injured by the erection of said dam or mill, and the ordinary passage of fish is not obstructed nor the health of the neighborhood materially annoyed by the erection of said dam, and that no injury is sustained in consequence thereof." This verdict was approved by the court.

New York passenger list, ship Hesperus, sworn October 13, 1825, Arch D. McCorkell, master; from Liverpool-John McDade, 22, millwright.

Sources

1. ↑ Crawford Mirror, STEELVILLE, MISSOURI, Thursday, May 27, 1880. This points to a sale of John's mill and shows he is likely deceased: "N. G. Clark's McDade Mill is in fine running order, since of late a new Turbine wheel has been put in...." November 20, 1879 is when the paper first started reported on N. G. Clark operating the McDade Mill in addition to his Clark Mill. Jan 27, 1881: "John Collier will be the miller at McDade mill since Mr. Rogers has taken up his abode in Cuba." In the Apr. 20, 1882 edition of the paper, George Hess and Bro. announce they have bought the M'Dade Mill on Brush Creek and are ready for business.
2. ↑ Zimmer, Gertrude M. "Place Names Of Five Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1944.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5Q-DXB : 19 August 2017), John Mcdaid, New York Ward 4, New York, New York, United States; citing 181, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 96; FHL microfilm 17,156. John Mcdaid 1 m 30-40, 1 f 20-30, 1 f under 5 (?)
• 1840 Hamilton Co., Ohio, Millcreek Twp., has 1 male 35-40, 1 female 35-40, 1 male 10-15 (John), 2 female 5-10 (Mary, Ellen), 2 female under 5 (Sarah, Jennie).
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZW-2NL : 4 April 2020), Elen Vane Mcdade in household of John Mcdade, Crawford county, Crawford, Missouri, United States; citing family 47, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Elen is married but living with the family-her husband is not present; Sarah is missing and would only be about 11. 47/47.

John 45, Ire, Mill Right.

A.C. 45, Ire.

John 23, NY, Mil wright.

Mary Ann, 19, NY.

Elen Vance, 17, NY.

Jane, 10, OH.

Nancy 7 MO.

• 1860 Crawford Co., Merimac Twp., 75/75

John, 59, Ire, Mill Wright.

Ann, 57, Ire.

Mary A. Harris, 26, NY.

Jane McDade, 19, NY.

Nancy, 17, MO.

John, 6, MO.

Martha Harris 6, MO.

Wm Harris 3, MO.

• 1870 Crawford Co., Knobview twp, John living alone, 38/38, age 71, Ireland, Mill Wright.