m31p10wr

4. (D.R. 50th) (1919) ". . . parents of eleven children five of whom are living - John F.

McAninch, of Chicago, George McAninch, of Chicago, Mrs. Charles Swain, of Terre Haute,

Mrs. J. Loren Bilderbeck, of Valpariso, Indiana, and William McAninch of this place." [10]

5. (D.R. 50th) (1919) "seven grand children" and "two great grand children" [10]

5.a. seven grand children: (1,2) John’s two sons, Joseph John and James Daniel McAninch;

(3,4) Dora’s two daughters, Gladys Swain and Trella Swain; (5) George's son Howard;

(6) Fred's son Ralph; and (7) Maude's first daughter, Lorene Bilderbeck

5.b. two great grand children: Dora's first daughter Gladys (Swain) McCracken’s two children,

daughter Myrtle McCracken and son J. Earl McCracken

6. (C.H. 60th) (1929) "four living children are John F. McAninch and George D. McAninch, of

Chicago; Mrs. Maude Bilderbeck, of Newberry, Fla., and William McAninch, of this place" -

"four living children" is correct, Dora Ellen (McAninch) Swain died 25 December 1922 [11]

7. (C.H. 60th) (1929) "eight grand children and four great grand children living" [11]

7.a. eight grand children: (1) John’s son James Daniel (John’s first son Joseph John died in 1923);

(2,3) Dora’s two daughters, Gladys and Trella; (4) George's son Howard; (5) Fred's son Ralph;

and (6,7,8) Maude's three children, daughters Lorene and LaVerne, and son James Bilderbeck

7.b. four great grand children: (1,2) Dora's first daughter Gladys (Swain) McCracken’s daughter

Myrtle and son J. Earl McCracken; (3) John's son James Daniel's first child, son James Joseph;

and (4) Dora's second daughter Trella (Swain) Roloff's first child, son Elwood Roloff

8. (C.H. Feb.1830) ((Daniel A. obit.) ". . . the local I.O.O.F. cemetery" and

(C.H. Nov.1830) (Rhoda obit.) ". . . burial in the the local cemetery" both mean the family plot

in the Coatesville Cemetery (although the "local I.O.O.F. cemetery" phrase could also refer to

the Stilesville Cemetery, Daniel A. and Rhoda are not buried in the Stilesville Cemetery); both

Daniel A. and Rhoda are buried in the Coatesville Cemetery, south of Coatesville [19]

Conclusion

Daniel Alexander McAninch (1850-1930) and Rhoda Belinda (Wilson) McAninch (1849-1930)

were ordinary folk in small-town rural Indiana farm country, and loved their life together there.

During their teen years, our Civil War (1861-1865) raged across the country; after their marriage,

they raised eleven children, watching while seven died during Daniel A. and Rhoda’s lifetime.

Daniel A. became part of the great technology of the time, working on the railroads, while Rhoda

kept the family together, and maintained the family home in Coatesville. During their lives, the

telegraph and the Pacific (Transcontinental) Railroad brought the nation together, and lured sons

Fred and Vern into telegraphy jobs. After the Spanish-American War, the ‘War to End All Wars’

(1914-1918) did not accomplish that result, although Rhoda (with her strong Quaker background)

would almost certainly have been hoping for a better world result. Thank you, Daniel and Rhoda.

(my great-grand-parents) [32].

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Daniel A. and Rhoda (Wilson) McAninch, 50th Anniversary, 1919, and 60th Anniversary, 1929

McA. Family Hist. NL v.XXXI (31) n.1 / June 2023 / Copyright Frank McAninch / pg.2023-10