Ernest Boyce McKissick (1895 - 1980)

Born 25 Dec 1895 in South Carolina, United States

Husband of Magnolia E (Thompson) McKissick — married 8 Oct 1919 in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1980 at age 84 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Ernest McKissick is a part of US Black heritage.

Ernest Boyce McKissick was born on December 25, 1895 in South Carolina, United States, son of Elijah McKissick (<1865– ) and Parthenia Praither (<1865– ).

In the 1900 census Earnest (age 4) was the son of Pathena McKesich in Spartanburg Ward 6, Spartanburg, South Carolina.^[1]

Ernest (23) married Magnolia E Thompson (19) (born in 1899 in South Carolina) on October 8, 1919 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Their son was Floyd Bixler McKissick (1922–1991).

Ernest died on April 3, 1980 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, aged 84. He was buried in Violet Hill Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Spartanburg Ward 6, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1542; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 0110
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #59480288 (accessed 17 March 2024)
   Earnest McKesich (4), single son, in household of Pathena McKesich (35) in Spartanburg Ward 6, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #111971195 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Ernest B McKissick (25 Dec 1895-3 Apr 1980), citing Violet Hill Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by mstarrc (contributor 48043349).

See also:

• N. C. Deaths
• "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8SB-Z3V : accessed 20 Aug 2014), Ernest Mckissick and Magnolia E. Thompson, 08 Oct 1919; citing Buncombe County, North Carolina, reference p 927; FHL microfilm 412576.
• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW9D-RZ3 : accessed 20 Aug 2014), Ernest Mckissick, Ward 2, Asheville, Asheville Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-9, sheet 5B, family 93, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 2877.
• "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGKJ-PJF : accessed 20 Aug 2014), Ernest Boyce Mckissick, 03 Apr 1980; citing Va Medical Center, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, fn 12B cn 12745, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1984624.