Anna McClelland Moore's cremated remains were never taken after her death and are still available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. Her closest living relatives are descendants of her full sister Mary Jane "Jennie" (Kinnear) Watson.
Anna was born in Ohio in August 1847. Her parents were second cousins, meaning their grandparents were siblings. Anna's father, Richard Kinnear, was born in Ohio in 1824. Her mother, Lucy McClelland, was born in Pennsylvania in 1823.
Richard & Lucy were married on 9/29/1846 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Anna was the first of their 2 children. She was named for her maternal grandmother Ann (Kinnear) McClelland. Anna's only full sibling was her sister Mary Jane "Jennie" Kinnear who was born in Ohio in January 1850.
It is believed Anna's mother died between 1850 and 1855. Anna's father married Mary Hall Crow on 5/1/1855 so from the age of 7 Anna was raised by her step-mother. From her father's second marriage Anna had 3 half-siblings who included: Minnie Elizabeth (born in 1856), Sarah Alice "Sadie" (about 1861), and Wilson Sherman (in 1864).
At the time of the 1860 census, Anna was attending school and living with her father, step-mother, and siblings in Pickaway County, Ohio where her father was farming. In 1868 Anna's father sold his 320-acre property in Ohio and the family moved to Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.
During the 1870 census, Anna was living with her family in Ottawa, Kansas. Her father continued farming and also served as County Surveyor.
On 9/6/1870 in Ottawa, Anna (age 22) married John D. Moore (age 26). He was born in Ohio on 4/29/1844. He was a US Civil War veteran who enlisted as a private in the 53rd Ohio volunteer Infantry in 1861. He advanced to the rank of Captain and served as staff of General Wells S. Jones commanding the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the 15th Army Corps until the close of the war.
Anna and John had one child who died in infancy. At the time of the 1875 & 1880 censuses, they were living in Ottawa County, Kansas where John was a grocer. In 1881 he was elected sheriff. Anna's health declined and she went to Michigan for treatment at the Battle Creek Sanitarium operated by brothers J H & W K Kellogg (of Kellogg cereal fame). John also became ill and joined her in Battle Creek. At the sanitarium he was told they could do nothing to help him. He and Anna returned to Kansas and John died a few weeks later on 4/2/1883. The cause of death was dropsy, better known as edema, the accumulation of large amounts of excess fluid in the body. His condition was caused by heart problems. He was 38 years old.
In 1889 Anna was living in Dinghton, Kansas and at that time started receiving a widow's pension. On 2/5/1892 in Ottawa, her father died very suddenly of heart disease. He was initially buried at Hope Cemetery, then 20 years later his body was exhumed at the request of his son Wilson and buried at Highland Cemetery.
In the 1900 census, Anna was still living in Dinghton Kansas and was working as a milliner. However by the time of the 1910 census she had moved to Bellingham in northern Washington near the US-Canada border. She was living alone. It is not known how, why, or with whom she uprooted from her Kansas home to live in the Pacific Northwest. Her half-sister Sadie (Kinnear) Hannah did move with her husband Levi to Los Angeles, California, but that was not until after Anna had already settled in Washington.
Anna's step-mother died in Kansas on 7/5/1915 and was buried with Anna's father. Although Anna and her sister Jennie were still alive they were not named in the list of surviving children in Anna's step-mother's obituary.
In 1915 Anna was a resident at the Patton Home, a retirement home for needy elderly individuals in Portland, Oregon. On 10/14/1915 she was transferred from the Patton Home to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She was described as "senile" and an "invalid." After being a patient at the institution for 3 months she died there of pneumonia and "senile exhaustion" on 1/24/1916. She was 68 years old. All of her siblings survived her.
Her full sister Jennie married John C Watson. They had 2 children (Charles and Roy). Jennie died in Kansas City, Missouri on 7/2/1920 and was buried at the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Kansas. Her son Charles married, had two children and died on 12/1/1930. Jennie's son Roy died on 3/20/1922 and was survived by two very young children. Roy's 12 year old son Ray died a month later. Roy's daughter Kathleen (Watson) Weidman had several children and grandchildren.
Anna's half-sister Sadie and her husband Levi Hannah never had children. Sadie died in California in 1932.
Anna's half-brother Wilson Sherman Kinnear died of arteriosclerosis and chronic heart problems on 8/8/1941 in Michigan. He was a civil engineer who became well known within his field. He was the president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad Company and later represented the New York State Fuel Administration. He worked in Los Angeles, Detroit, Toronto, Canada and Santiago, Chile. Wilson was one of the foremost men in the railroad business. One of his crowning achievements was the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel under the Detroit River. He and his wife, Caroline Nichols, had 2 children: Carmen and Lawrence.
Anna's half-sister Minnie Kinnear married Alfred Barnett. They had 3 children (Alfred, Jr. Mary, and Ruby). Minnie died in 1943 and was buried in Kansas.
More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Anna was born in Ohio in August 1847. Her parents were second cousins, meaning their grandparents were siblings. Anna's father, Richard Kinnear, was born in Ohio in 1824. Her mother, Lucy McClelland, was born in Pennsylvania in 1823.
Richard & Lucy were married on 9/29/1846 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Anna was the first of their 2 children. She was named for her maternal grandmother Ann (Kinnear) McClelland. Anna's only full sibling was her sister Mary Jane "Jennie" Kinnear who was born in Ohio in January 1850.
It is believed Anna's mother died between 1850 and 1855. Anna's father married Mary Hall Crow on 5/1/1855 so from the age of 7 Anna was raised by her step-mother. From her father's second marriage Anna had 3 half-siblings who included: Minnie Elizabeth (born in 1856), Sarah Alice "Sadie" (about 1861), and Wilson Sherman (in 1864).
At the time of the 1860 census, Anna was attending school and living with her father, step-mother, and siblings in Pickaway County, Ohio where her father was farming. In 1868 Anna's father sold his 320-acre property in Ohio and the family moved to Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.
During the 1870 census, Anna was living with her family in Ottawa, Kansas. Her father continued farming and also served as County Surveyor.
On 9/6/1870 in Ottawa, Anna (age 22) married John D. Moore (age 26). He was born in Ohio on 4/29/1844. He was a US Civil War veteran who enlisted as a private in the 53rd Ohio volunteer Infantry in 1861. He advanced to the rank of Captain and served as staff of General Wells S. Jones commanding the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the 15th Army Corps until the close of the war.
Anna and John had one child who died in infancy. At the time of the 1875 & 1880 censuses, they were living in Ottawa County, Kansas where John was a grocer. In 1881 he was elected sheriff. Anna's health declined and she went to Michigan for treatment at the Battle Creek Sanitarium operated by brothers J H & W K Kellogg (of Kellogg cereal fame). John also became ill and joined her in Battle Creek. At the sanitarium he was told they could do nothing to help him. He and Anna returned to Kansas and John died a few weeks later on 4/2/1883. The cause of death was dropsy, better known as edema, the accumulation of large amounts of excess fluid in the body. His condition was caused by heart problems. He was 38 years old.
In 1889 Anna was living in Dinghton, Kansas and at that time started receiving a widow's pension. On 2/5/1892 in Ottawa, her father died very suddenly of heart disease. He was initially buried at Hope Cemetery, then 20 years later his body was exhumed at the request of his son Wilson and buried at Highland Cemetery.
In the 1900 census, Anna was still living in Dinghton Kansas and was working as a milliner. However by the time of the 1910 census she had moved to Bellingham in northern Washington near the US-Canada border. She was living alone. It is not known how, why, or with whom she uprooted from her Kansas home to live in the Pacific Northwest. Her half-sister Sadie (Kinnear) Hannah did move with her husband Levi to Los Angeles, California, but that was not until after Anna had already settled in Washington.
Anna's step-mother died in Kansas on 7/5/1915 and was buried with Anna's father. Although Anna and her sister Jennie were still alive they were not named in the list of surviving children in Anna's step-mother's obituary.
In 1915 Anna was a resident at the Patton Home, a retirement home for needy elderly individuals in Portland, Oregon. On 10/14/1915 she was transferred from the Patton Home to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She was described as "senile" and an "invalid." After being a patient at the institution for 3 months she died there of pneumonia and "senile exhaustion" on 1/24/1916. She was 68 years old. All of her siblings survived her.
Her full sister Jennie married John C Watson. They had 2 children (Charles and Roy). Jennie died in Kansas City, Missouri on 7/2/1920 and was buried at the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Kansas. Her son Charles married, had two children and died on 12/1/1930. Jennie's son Roy died on 3/20/1922 and was survived by two very young children. Roy's 12 year old son Ray died a month later. Roy's daughter Kathleen (Watson) Weidman had several children and grandchildren.
Anna's half-sister Sadie and her husband Levi Hannah never had children. Sadie died in California in 1932.
Anna's half-brother Wilson Sherman Kinnear died of arteriosclerosis and chronic heart problems on 8/8/1941 in Michigan. He was a civil engineer who became well known within his field. He was the president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad Company and later represented the New York State Fuel Administration. He worked in Los Angeles, Detroit, Toronto, Canada and Santiago, Chile. Wilson was one of the foremost men in the railroad business. One of his crowning achievements was the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel under the Detroit River. He and his wife, Caroline Nichols, had 2 children: Carmen and Lawrence.
Anna's half-sister Minnie Kinnear married Alfred Barnett. They had 3 children (Alfred, Jr. Mary, and Ruby). Minnie died in 1943 and was buried in Kansas.
More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Anna McClelland Moore's cremated remains were never taken after her death and are still available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. Her closest living relatives are descendants of her full sister Mary Jane "Jennie" (Kinnear) Watson.
Anna was born in Ohio in August 1847. Her parents were second cousins, meaning their grandparents were siblings. Anna's father, Richard Kinnear, was born in Ohio in 1824. Her mother, Lucy McClelland, was born in Pennsylvania in 1823.
Richard & Lucy were married on 9/29/1846 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Anna was the first of their 2 children. She was named for her maternal grandmother Ann (Kinnear) McClelland. Anna's only full sibling was her sister Mary Jane "Jennie" Kinnear who was born in Ohio in January 1850.
It is believed Anna's mother died between 1850 and 1855. Anna's father married Mary Hall Crow on 5/1/1855 so from the age of 7 Anna was raised by her step-mother. From her father's second marriage Anna had 3 half-siblings who included: Minnie Elizabeth (born in 1856), Sarah Alice "Sadie" (about 1861), and Wilson Sherman (in 1864).
At the time of the 1860 census, Anna was attending school and living with her father, step-mother, and siblings in Pickaway County, Ohio where her father was farming. In 1868 Anna's father sold his 320-acre property in Ohio and the family moved to Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.
During the 1870 census, Anna was living with her family in Ottawa, Kansas. Her father continued farming and also served as County Surveyor.
On 9/6/1870 in Ottawa, Anna (age 22) married John D. Moore (age 26). He was born in Ohio on 4/29/1844. He was a US Civil War veteran who enlisted as a private in the 53rd Ohio volunteer Infantry in 1861. He advanced to the rank of Captain and served as staff of General Wells S. Jones commanding the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the 15th Army Corps until the close of the war.
Anna and John had one child who died in infancy. At the time of the 1875 & 1880 censuses, they were living in Ottawa County, Kansas where John was a grocer. In 1881 he was elected sheriff. Anna's health declined and she went to Michigan for treatment at the Battle Creek Sanitarium operated by brothers J H & W K Kellogg (of Kellogg cereal fame). John also became ill and joined her in Battle Creek. At the sanitarium he was told they could do nothing to help him. He and Anna returned to Kansas and John died a few weeks later on 4/2/1883. The cause of death was dropsy, better known as edema, the accumulation of large amounts of excess fluid in the body. His condition was caused by heart problems. He was 38 years old.
In 1889 Anna was living in Dinghton, Kansas and at that time started receiving a widow's pension. On 2/5/1892 in Ottawa, her father died very suddenly of heart disease. He was initially buried at Hope Cemetery, then 20 years later his body was exhumed at the request of his son Wilson and buried at Highland Cemetery.
In the 1900 census, Anna was still living in Dinghton Kansas and was working as a milliner. However by the time of the 1910 census she had moved to Bellingham in northern Washington near the US-Canada border. She was living alone. It is not known how, why, or with whom she uprooted from her Kansas home to live in the Pacific Northwest. Her half-sister Sadie (Kinnear) Hannah did move with her husband Levi to Los Angeles, California, but that was not until after Anna had already settled in Washington.
Anna's step-mother died in Kansas on 7/5/1915 and was buried with Anna's father. Although Anna and her sister Jennie were still alive they were not named in the list of surviving children in Anna's step-mother's obituary.
In 1915 Anna was a resident at the Patton Home, a retirement home for needy elderly individuals in Portland, Oregon. On 10/14/1915 she was transferred from the Patton Home to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She was described as "senile" and an "invalid." After being a patient at the institution for 3 months she died there of pneumonia and "senile exhaustion" on 1/24/1916. She was 68 years old. All of her siblings survived her.
Her full sister Jennie married John C Watson. They had 2 children (Charles and Roy). Jennie died in Kansas City, Missouri on 7/2/1920 and was buried at the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Kansas. Her son Charles married, had two children and died on 12/1/1930. Jennie's son Roy died on 3/20/1922 and was survived by two very young children. Roy's 12 year old son Ray died a month later. Roy's daughter Kathleen (Watson) Weidman had several children and grandchildren.
Anna's half-sister Sadie and her husband Levi Hannah never had children. Sadie died in California in 1932.
Anna's half-brother Wilson Sherman Kinnear died of arteriosclerosis and chronic heart problems on 8/8/1941 in Michigan. He was a civil engineer who became well known within his field. He was the president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad Company and later represented the New York State Fuel Administration. He worked in Los Angeles, Detroit, Toronto, Canada and Santiago, Chile. Wilson was one of the foremost men in the railroad business. One of his crowning achievements was the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel under the Detroit River. He and his wife, Caroline Nichols, had 2 children: Carmen and Lawrence.
Anna's half-sister Minnie Kinnear married Alfred Barnett. They had 3 children (Alfred, Jr. Mary, and Ruby). Minnie died in 1943 and was buried in Kansas.
More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Anna was born in Ohio in August 1847. Her parents were second cousins, meaning their grandparents were siblings. Anna's father, Richard Kinnear, was born in Ohio in 1824. Her mother, Lucy McClelland, was born in Pennsylvania in 1823.
Richard & Lucy were married on 9/29/1846 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Anna was the first of their 2 children. She was named for her maternal grandmother Ann (Kinnear) McClelland. Anna's only full sibling was her sister Mary Jane "Jennie" Kinnear who was born in Ohio in January 1850.
It is believed Anna's mother died between 1850 and 1855. Anna's father married Mary Hall Crow on 5/1/1855 so from the age of 7 Anna was raised by her step-mother. From her father's second marriage Anna had 3 half-siblings who included: Minnie Elizabeth (born in 1856), Sarah Alice "Sadie" (about 1861), and Wilson Sherman (in 1864).
At the time of the 1860 census, Anna was attending school and living with her father, step-mother, and siblings in Pickaway County, Ohio where her father was farming. In 1868 Anna's father sold his 320-acre property in Ohio and the family moved to Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.
During the 1870 census, Anna was living with her family in Ottawa, Kansas. Her father continued farming and also served as County Surveyor.
On 9/6/1870 in Ottawa, Anna (age 22) married John D. Moore (age 26). He was born in Ohio on 4/29/1844. He was a US Civil War veteran who enlisted as a private in the 53rd Ohio volunteer Infantry in 1861. He advanced to the rank of Captain and served as staff of General Wells S. Jones commanding the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the 15th Army Corps until the close of the war.
Anna and John had one child who died in infancy. At the time of the 1875 & 1880 censuses, they were living in Ottawa County, Kansas where John was a grocer. In 1881 he was elected sheriff. Anna's health declined and she went to Michigan for treatment at the Battle Creek Sanitarium operated by brothers J H & W K Kellogg (of Kellogg cereal fame). John also became ill and joined her in Battle Creek. At the sanitarium he was told they could do nothing to help him. He and Anna returned to Kansas and John died a few weeks later on 4/2/1883. The cause of death was dropsy, better known as edema, the accumulation of large amounts of excess fluid in the body. His condition was caused by heart problems. He was 38 years old.
In 1889 Anna was living in Dinghton, Kansas and at that time started receiving a widow's pension. On 2/5/1892 in Ottawa, her father died very suddenly of heart disease. He was initially buried at Hope Cemetery, then 20 years later his body was exhumed at the request of his son Wilson and buried at Highland Cemetery.
In the 1900 census, Anna was still living in Dinghton Kansas and was working as a milliner. However by the time of the 1910 census she had moved to Bellingham in northern Washington near the US-Canada border. She was living alone. It is not known how, why, or with whom she uprooted from her Kansas home to live in the Pacific Northwest. Her half-sister Sadie (Kinnear) Hannah did move with her husband Levi to Los Angeles, California, but that was not until after Anna had already settled in Washington.
Anna's step-mother died in Kansas on 7/5/1915 and was buried with Anna's father. Although Anna and her sister Jennie were still alive they were not named in the list of surviving children in Anna's step-mother's obituary.
In 1915 Anna was a resident at the Patton Home, a retirement home for needy elderly individuals in Portland, Oregon. On 10/14/1915 she was transferred from the Patton Home to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. She was described as "senile" and an "invalid." After being a patient at the institution for 3 months she died there of pneumonia and "senile exhaustion" on 1/24/1916. She was 68 years old. All of her siblings survived her.
Her full sister Jennie married John C Watson. They had 2 children (Charles and Roy). Jennie died in Kansas City, Missouri on 7/2/1920 and was buried at the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Kansas. Her son Charles married, had two children and died on 12/1/1930. Jennie's son Roy died on 3/20/1922 and was survived by two very young children. Roy's 12 year old son Ray died a month later. Roy's daughter Kathleen (Watson) Weidman had several children and grandchildren.
Anna's half-sister Sadie and her husband Levi Hannah never had children. Sadie died in California in 1932.
Anna's half-brother Wilson Sherman Kinnear died of arteriosclerosis and chronic heart problems on 8/8/1941 in Michigan. He was a civil engineer who became well known within his field. He was the president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad Company and later represented the New York State Fuel Administration. He worked in Los Angeles, Detroit, Toronto, Canada and Santiago, Chile. Wilson was one of the foremost men in the railroad business. One of his crowning achievements was the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel under the Detroit River. He and his wife, Caroline Nichols, had 2 children: Carmen and Lawrence.
Anna's half-sister Minnie Kinnear married Alfred Barnett. They had 3 children (Alfred, Jr. Mary, and Ruby). Minnie died in 1943 and was buried in Kansas.
More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
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