Moses MCKAY

Born

1864 February 01 , St. Louis, Oregon, USA

Died

1921 February 10 , Portland, Oregon, USA

Cause of Death: Lobar Pneumonia

Parents & Family of Moses MCKAY

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Moses MCKAY.

Parents

John W MCKAY Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 1864 February 01 in St. Louis, Oregon, USA

Father: John W MCKAY

Mother: Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET

Paternal grandparents: John C MCKAY , Josephine (Josephte) CLARKE

Maternal grandparents: Paschal CAILLE dit BISCORNET , Louise KAWITSCHIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Moses married Marie Josephine APLIN 9 November 1886 in Clark, Washington, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephine APLIN was born 15 September 1860 in St. Paul, Marion, Oregon, USA. Marie Josephine died 23 January 1925 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Moses MCKAY died 1921 February 10 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Details of the family tree of Moses appear below.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Farmer

Spouse & Children of Moses MCKAY

Hide Family & Children

Moses MCKAY married

Marie Josephine APLIN
Marriage date: 9 November 1886
Marriage place: Clark, Washington, USA

Children of Moses MCKAY and Marie Josephine APLIN

Freeman Moses MCKAY

Born: 1892 May 15, Butteville, Oregon, USA
Died: 1957 July 01, Portland, Oregon, USA

Married: Hilja Marie WIKMAN 30 August 1924 Place: Vancouver, Washington, USA

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Moses MCKAY.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Moses MCKAY.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Moses MCKAY and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1864
1864 February 01
St. Louis, Oregon, USA

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Marriage / Partner
Moses MCKAY and Marie Josephine APLIN 9 November 1886, Clark, Washington, USA

He was 22 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Birth of Child
Freeman Moses MCKAY was born 1892 May 15, Butteville, Oregon, USA

Moses was 28 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Death — 1921
1921 February 10
Portland, Oregon, USA
He died at the age of 57.

FINAL RESTING PLACE

Burial & Cemetery

Burial details for Moses:

Saint Luke Cemetery, Woodburn, OR

RECORD HISTORY

Record added: 4/24/2026 11:58:42 PM
Last updated: 4/28/2026 5:41:13 PM

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE

Explore Moses MCKAY's Family & History

View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.

Pedigree Chart

Prefer a printed chart?
Large-print blank pedigree chart (6 generations / 64 names)

Family Group Record

Prefer a printed worksheet?
Large-print two-sided family group sheets

Family Tree for Moses MCKAY

The origin of the state name is uncertain, but 'Oregon' might have been derived from a 1715 French map which refers to the Wisconsin River as 'Ouaricon-sint.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

February 14, 1859 - Oregon becomes 33rd U.S. state

KEEP SEARCHING