Monday, April 30, 2007

Thomas McKenna's body

A second article described the discovery of his body.
The Roosevelt Standard 1937-05-27
Bodies Of Green River Victims Discovered Near Drowning Place
Funeral services for Hank Stewart held Thursday in Roosevelt.
Thomas McKenna buried at Leota Wednesday after a weeks intensive search.
Bodies of hank Stewart and Thomas McKenna who were drowned in green river Tuesday, May 18th about six miles below Ouray when the boat in which they were crossing with farm machinery capsized, were found this week.
The body of McKenna was located about half a mile below the place of drowning floating in midstream Tuesday evening, and Stewarts corps was discovered about 1 ½ miles below the place of drowning by Matthew Curry of Ouray. Funeral services were held in Leota Wednesday for Mr. McKenna and burial also was in Leota. Services were held for Mr. Stewart in the Roosevelt ward chapel on Thursday burial took place in the Roosevelt city cemetery. Mr. Stewart was born at Mona Utah on may 1st 1868, a son of Dr. Simeon and Mary Ellen Sullivan Stewart, with a brother George he spent most of his boyhood in the Pugent Sound Country. Living with an uncle and aunt. Later the family moved to Tinuc and the boys attended all hallows college in Salt Lake City.
Moved To Carbon
In 1897 he moved to Carbon county where he married Minerva Van Wagoner from whom he separated a number of years ago. They settled in the nine mile country where he became a rancher. Later he became interested in placer mining in the horse shoe bend of the green river and purchased a large holding of land at the mouth of willow creek where
he operated a ferry and ranched. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Elsie Wardle Stewart a daughter Mrs. Eva Ashton Vernal, national committee woman of the American Legion Auxiliary, and former president of the Utah legion auxiliary, two sons Ardon Stewart, vernal and Van Stewart Brigham City, circulation manager of the tribune telegram in box elder County, a brother George E Stewart Fort Duchesne and two grandsons.

1 comment:

T and B said...

Thanks for sharing that story. It's always interesting to learn more about our ancestors. I think that it is so sad that Thomas's wife watched the tradgedy. That would be hard.