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Note: N23 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mckaughan/combined/fam00090.htm
Rev. William McKaughan/McCoin: born 18 April 1813, Rowan (now Guilford) County, NC. He married Elizabeth Piggott (Pickett), daughter of William Piggott and Elizabeth Welborn, 1 August 1833, at Cane Creek, NC. Elizabeth was born 16 August 1814.
In 1840, William McKaughan began his training as a Methodist Protestant minister under the tutelage of the famed Alson Gray. On May 11 1841, he was given his license to exhort (preach). On October 28, 1843, he was made a Deacon. On May 1, 1845, he was given authorization to become a circuit rider. On November 14, 1847, he was advanced to an Elder. On may 22, 1859, he was sent to Georgia. On February 28, 1864, he was assigned the Holly Creek and Holly Creek churches in the Georgia district.
The family lived about twenty miles from Atlanta. During "Sherman's march to the Sea" a rider on horseback came to inform them that Sherman was headed their way and burning everything in sight. Rev. William hurriedly hid his sons in different places on the plantation, in case some were found and killed, the others might be saved. He hid his wife, babies and daughters among the reeds and lily pads at the pond and he took his best horse, a horse is very important to a circuit rider, to a clump of trees the farthest point from his family and hid for he was afraid the horse might whinny and attract the soldiers attention. The soldiers came, took what they wanted and burned the rest. When they all again gathered, no one was hurt but about everything they owned was burned. Upon investigating, they found the iron frame and wheels of their wagon were usable. They built a flatbed on the frame and it was that flatbed and that horse Rev. William saved that brought them to Kansas.
Rev William homesteaded near North Homer Creek in Greenwood County, Kansas; however, he was not there long enough to clear his deed. Elizabeth, his wife, died 4 April 1869 and is buried in what is now called the Worley Cemetery, near North Homer Creek. His oldest daughter, Susannah, and two older sons: Rev. Alpheus and William Alson, had married by then, however, they followed their parents to KS. Rev. William married all the rest of the children but the two youngest, Serena and Julius Spate, while in Greenwood County. Julius was working away from home and since Serena was a teenager, after his wife's death, Rev. William did not feel it was safe to leave Serena alone while he was on his circuit, so he transferred to Emporia, Kansas, where one of his older daughters lived at the time. She would be able to take care of Serena while he was gone from home. One of the chapels he was in charge of in Lyon County, Kansas was the Fowler Chapel, about five miles southeast of Emporia. It was on the John Fowler farm. John Fowler had a daughter, Sally, who had been widowed twice and had several small children. Rev William McCoin married Sally Fowler Gregory Parker 8 April 1872 in Emporia. He helped raise her children. Rev. William died in Emporia 2 March 1895. He is buried beside Sally in the Hunt-Fowler private Cemetery, located on the Fowler farm southeast of Emporia. His preaching assignments in KS were: Virgil and Eureka before churches were built, Emporia Mission, Fowler Chapel, Crystal Plains and Neosho Rapids.
We found Rev. William using the spelling McKaughan when doing business at the courthouses in North Carolina and Georgia; however, all his preaching certificates are made out as McCoin but the first one in Kansas. It was McCaughan. During the time his first wife died and he was marrying his children, he was using the spelling McCaughan. Around 1870, he, and all his remaining sons excluding Francis Newton, changed their names to McCoin.
Kansas State Historical Society, Newspaper Department
Emporia Gazette a weekly newspaper in Emporia, KS.
Thursday, March 7, 1895
AT REST
DEATH OF A MAN WHO MADE THE WORLD BEITER
Rev. William McCoin died at his residence on East Street last Saturday night and was buried from Fowler Chapel today. This event removes a very exemplary and influential character of long standing, the termination of whose career is a matter of more than regret in this community.
For more than forty years he has been in Kansas and mainly in this immediate neighborhood. He was born in North Carolina in 1813. Before coming to Kansas his active work was in the southern states, much of it as an itinerant in Georgia. About twenty years ago he became connected with the numerous Fowler families by marriage to Sarah, daughter of the late John Fowler, who survives him as his widow. He was the father of ten children, all but two who embraced Christianity and three of these became ministers of the gospel.
At a very impressive funeral service this morning, a record kept in his own hand writing, was read, showing that his ministry had been instrumentality of turning more than a thousand souls from darkness to light. Surely he has lain up for himself incorruptible treasures. His character was such as to fairly earn that which he received, the highest esteem of all who knew him.
The widow and friends are the recipient of the most hearty and tender consolations and sympathy from that appreciation of the dead is shown in kindness to the living.
The descendants of Rev. William McKaughan spans Pages 112-181 of the book
Note: The Piggott family changed their name to Pickett around 1780 the Picketts were Quakers but since Rev. William was not, their marriage is not recorded in the Quaker records however it is recorded in the Pickett family Bible and also in Rev. William's Bible.
Note: The Piggott family changed their name to Pickett around 1780 the Picketts were Quakers but since Rev. William was not, their marriage is not recorded in the Quaker records however it is recorded in the Pickett family Bible and also in Rev. William's Bible.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mckaughan/combined/fam00089.htm
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mckaughan&id=I143
Sources:
1. Title: Cuz's of Sorts - North American Descendants of Gaelic Clan MacEachain
Author: Compiled by Minniebell McKaughan Perkins
Publication: http://members.tripod.com/~McCoin_Geneology/index-18b.html
Page: Pages 112-113
Note: The descendants of Rev. William McKaughan spans Pages 112-181 of the book
Census Place Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas
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