Thomas Jefferson Densmore MCCARTNEY\Alice Amelia BRASHIER

Thomas Jefferson Densmore MCCARTNEY was born 15 June 1858 in Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Alice Amelia BRASHIER 30 December 1884 in Seneca Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA. He died 28 June 1906 in Lynxville, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA. Alice Amelia BRASHIER, daughter of George BRASHIER and Ann KNIBBS , was born 23 October 1867 in Seneca Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA. She died 18 December 1951 in Seneca Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA.

Buried next to his parents James and Mary Jane McCartney in Dixon Cemetery in Lynxville, Crawford Co., WI. Died of stomach cancer. He was sick for a long time and couldn't eat. Ada told me that one day her grandpa Watson was visiting Tom and Tom said "Boy, I could really go for a piece of your wife's custard pie." G-pa Watson hurried home and had her bake a pie and took it back to him. Tom was so excited and quickly took a bite -- but he could not eat it.

Alice, taken in the 1940's with her daughter Edith McCartney, grandaughter Margaret Hacket, and great grandson (click to enlarge)

Alice is buried at the Dixon Cemetery, Seneca Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA, next to her children Arthur and Amy and granddaughter, Dorothy Lorraine.

Alice Amelia very nearly died from the same meningitis outbreak in 1872 that killed her brothers Ira, Thomas and Fred. It is said that a Native American Medicine Man cut open her spine and packed it with herbs - amazingly, she lived. She always had a bad back and was in a wheelchair as an old lady.

WI Census 1905 for Crawford County - Seneca Township: McCartney, Thomas J., head of household w(race) male, 45 Yrs old,Married, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania,occupation, Farmer who owns his farm via mortgage.
Alice, wife, w, female, 38 married, born in WI, parents born in England nothing else listed
Oliver M. son, w, male, 18 single born in WI, parents born in PA and WI, farm laborer
Edith N. daughter, w, female, 15, single, born in WI, parents born in Pa and WI nothing else listed
Nellie V, daughter, w, female, 13, born in WI, parents born in PA and WI, nothing else listed
George E. son, w. male, 12, born in WI, parents born in WI and PA nothing else listed
Alice M. daughter, w, female, 10, born in WI, parents born in PA and WI, nothing else listed
Arthur T, son, w, male, 9, born in Wi, parents born in PA and WI nothing else listed
Amy A. daughter w, female 7, born in WI, parents born in PA and WI, nothing else listed
Fred, son, w, male, 5, born in WI, parents born in PA and WI,nothing else listed
Leslie R., son, w, male, 3, born in WI, parents born in PA and WI, nothing else listed

1. Edith Nancy MCCARTNEY, b. 15 September 1889	See John Henry HACKETT & Edith Nancy MCCARTNEY
2. Thomas MCCARTNEY, b. 26 June 1895
3. Amy A MCCARTNEY, b. 09 January 1898
4. Unknown MCCARTNEY, b. 04 July 1894
5. George Earl MCCARTNEY, b. 03 February 1893
6. Nellie V MCCARTNEY, b. 17 September 1891