McKIM, John Reed 1858-1907

MCKIM, REED, GRANT

Posted By: Cindy Maust Smith (email)
Date: 6/15/2021 at 18:33:48

Source-The Denison Review, Wednesday, February 17, 1907, Denison, Iowa, Image 8

John Reed McKim was born in York county Pa., on Sept. 30th, 1858 and came to Crawford county, Iowa with his parents in 1861 and his boyhood days were spent in Deloit. He was graduated from Ames College in 1882 after which he was superintendent of schools at Lansing, Iowa, where on Sept. 30, 1885 he married Jennie A. Grant. To them have been born four children: Donald aged twenty, Bruce eighteen, Elizabeth fifteen and Genevieve eight. He lived at Beatrice, Neb., for several years but in 1889 he went to Pittsburg, Kansas and engaged in the milling business. He was president of the milling company and owned $18,000 on a controlling interest of stock. His health which was robust, was greatly impaired by too close application to business and he suffered a severe attack of nervous prostration from which he never fully recovered, over six years ago. He had visited Colorado, Salt Lake City, El Paso and San Antonio, Texas in search of health but gained only temporary relief. His health was such that he magnified his business troubles and imagined himself forced into bankruptcy while in reality his business was in good shape and he left his family well provided for.

Besides his widow and children he leaves his aged mother, two brothers and two sisters to mourn their great loss. He was a noble, generous, Christian and his large circle of friends and acquaintances sympathize with his family in their deep grief.

Note~Search a grave records indicate John McKim passed away on February 15, 1907. He is interred at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.