June Death Days

Sarah Christina Knutson 

Sarah Christina Knutson, daughter of Knute Knutson and Aslaug "Olive" Isaksdatter, was born on 16 August 1854 in Dekorra, Columbia County, Wisconsin. She had a plethora of siblings including John Knutson (b. 1838), Thomas Knutson (b. 1839), Isaac Knutson (b. 1841), Ole Severin Knutson (b. 1843), Mary Knutson (b. 1846), William Severin Knutson (b. 1850), and Lewis M Knutson (b. 1857). 

Sarah Christina Knutson married Anders "Andrew" Lasseson Gunderson on 23 March 1871 in Dekorra, Columbia County, Wisconsin. They had a mini hoard of children including Magdalena "Lena" Gunderson (b. 1871), Alliu "Ollie" Gunderson (b. 1874), Louise G Gunderson (b. 1876), Hans A Gunderson (b. 1878), Knute Gunderson (b. 1880), Ella Gunderson (b. 1883), Andrew Gunderson (b. 1889), Hazel Josephine Gunderson (b. 1891), and George L Gunderson (b. 1893). In 1880, Sarah and her family lived in Twelve Mile Lake, Emmet County, Iowa. 

1880 U.S. Census 

Name                             Role               Age      Birthplace        Occupation     Father/Mother Birthplace        

A. L. Gunderson           Head              37         Norway              Farmer                Norway/Norway

Sarah Gunderson          Wife               26       Wisconsin                                        Norway/Norway

Lena Gunderson         Daughter          8         Wisconsin                                       Norway/Wisconsin

Olaf Gunderson          Daughter          6             Iowa                                            Norway/Wisconsin

Louisa Gunderson      Daughter          4             Iowa                                            Norway/Wisconsin

Hans Gunderson            Son               2             Iowa                                            Norway/Wisconsin 

Sarah Chrisrina (Knutson) Gunderson died of stomach cancer at age 64 on 3 June 1919 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She is buried in Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery in Wallingford, Emmet County, Iowa. This June we remember Sarah as a daughter of Norwegian immigrants who made a life with her family in Iowa. 

Hattie Josephine Bailey 

Hattie Josephine Bailey, daughter of Joseph Calvin Bailey and Courtney Angeline Jones, was born on 15 August 1863 in Alabama. Hattie grew up with a brood of younger siblings including William Cross Bailey (b. 1866), Rose Ann Bailey (b. 1869), Isacc N Bailey (b. 1873), Mollie Bell Bailey (b. 1875), Louzina Lula Bailey (b. 1883), and Thomas Jefferson Jackson Bailey (b. 1887). In 1880, Hattie and her family lived in Jefferson County, Alabama.

1880 U.S. Census 

Name                     Role             Age         Birthplace          Occupation             Literacy

J. C. Baily             Head             31           Alabama                Farmer               Can't write

C. A. Baily            Wife              35          Alabama

William Baily        Son               14          Alabama                                        Can't read/write

Hattie Baily         Daughter        16          Alabama                                         Can't read/write

Rosa Baily           Daughter        10          Alabama                                            Can't write

Charles Baily          Son              9           Alabama                                             Can't write

[Isaac?] Baily         Son              7            Alabama                                            Can't write

Mollie Baily        Daughter        5            Alabama 

Hattie Josephine Bailey married John Thomas Allinder on 22 February 1885 in Faulkner County, Arkansas. They had several children including Joseph "Joe" Allinder (b. 1885), Pearl Allinder (b. 1891), Juanita A. Allinder (b. 1893), and Bailey Allinder (b. 1901). In 1900, Hattie and her family lived in Mathews & Harve, Faulkner County, Arkansas. 

1900 U.S. Census 

Name                         Role         Age         Birthplace         Occupation       Ownership of Home

John T Allinder        Head          38           Alabama              Farmer                 Rent Farm

Hatty Allinder          Wife           31           Alabama 

Joseph Allinder         Son           14           Alabama              Farmer

Mittie Allinder       Daughter     10            Arkansas 

Pearl Allinder        Daughter       8            Arkansas

Neattie Allinder     Daughter      6             Arkansas

Ida Allinder           Daughter       5            Arkansas

Thomas Allinder       Son            1            Arkansas 

Hattie Josephine (Bailey) Allinder died at age 64 on 23 June 1928. She is buried at Cadron Valley Cemetery in Greenbrier, Faulkner County, Arkansas. This June we remember Hattie who was born in Alabama and made a life with her loved ones in Arkansas. 

 

photo from Find a Grave by wiccanwitch 

Andrew Jackson McCoy 

Andrew Jackson McCoy, son of William Lemuel McCoy and Martha Jane Harris, was born on 4 July 1873 in Tennessee. He had several siblings including Samuel P. McCoy (b. 1875), James "Jim" Richard McCoy (b. 1879), and Rosanna Polly McCoy (b. 1881). In 1880, Andrew and his family lived in Marion County, Tennessee. 

1880 U.S. Census 

Name                         Role         Age         Birthplace         Occupation             Literacy

Wm. McCoy             Head         35           Tennessee             Miner 

Martha McCoy         Wife          38           Tennessee

Frank McCoy            Son           13           Tennessee                                       Can't write

Parle McCoy          Daughter     11            Tennessee                                    Can't read/write

William McCoy         Son           9             Tennessee 

Andrew McCoy         Son           7             Tennessee 

Samuel McCoy          Son           5             Tennessee 

James McCoy            Son           1             Tennessee 

Andrew Jackson McCoy married Melvinna Eckles on 5 December 1896 in Grundy County, Tennessee. They had children including Effie Wilma McCoy (b. 1909) and Dorothy Mae McCoy (b. 1915). In 1910, Andrew and his family lived in Sugarloaf, Sebastian County, Arkansas. 

1910 U.S. Census 

Name                             Role         Age         Birthplace         Occupation       Father/Mother Birthplace

Andrew J McCoy         Head         37           Tennessee          Coal Miner           Kentucky/Georgia

Vina McCoy                 Wife          39           Tennessee                                      Kentucky/Tennessee

Bertha McCoy           Daughter      12           Tennessee                                     Tennessee/Tennessee

Samuel McCoy             Son           10           Tennessee                                      Tennessee/Tennessee

Effie W McCoy         Daughter     ?/12          Arkansas                                       Tennessee/Tennessee 

Andrew Jackson McCoy died at age 70 on 23 June 1944 in Sebastian County, Arkansas. He is buried in Huntington Cemetery in Huntington, Sebastian County, Arkansas. This June we remember Andrew as a miner who moved from Tennessee to Arkansas to make a life with his wife and kids. 

Honorable Mentions: 

1. Volney Pershing Meese, son of Henry A Meese and Lucinda Pershing, born on 9 February 1886 in Wilmot, Stark County, Ohio died on 10 June 1941 in San Diego County, California.
2. Elmer Wasson Perry, son of James Allen Perry and Sarah Elizabeth Beekman, born on 21 June 1892 in Missouri died on 20 June 1926 in Minnesota. 

With love, 

Autumn Rose Surratt 

The Ancestor Witch 

Sources 

• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGS-BRBB: 2 June 2026), Sarah Christine Sigrid Kirstine Knutson Gunderson, death 3 June 1919, memorial ID # 109164172. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116578316/john-knutson: 2 June 2026), John Knutson, death 21 February 1908. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41431064/thomas-knutson: 2 June 2026), Thomas Knutson, death 17 September 1862. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41431187/isaac-knutsen: 2 June 2026), Isaac Knutsen, death 10 October 1862. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20909293/ole_s-knudsen: 2 June 2026), Ole S Knudsen, death 6 February 1900. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116545899/mary-johnson: 2 June 2026), Mary Knutson Johnson, death 22 April 1912. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69980519/william_severin-knutson: 2 June 2026), William Severin Knutson Sr., death 1918. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116578386/lewis_m-knutson: 2 June 2026), Lewis M Knutson, death 14 December 1903. 
• "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRL3-SL7: 2 June 2026), Andrew Gunderson and Sarah Kenuteson, 23 March 1871. 
• "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD28-6P5: 2 June 2026), A. L. Gunderson and Sarah Gunderson, 1880. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14305640/hattie-josephine-allinder: 4 June 2026), Hattie Josephine Bailey Allinder, death 23 June 1928. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21946764/mollie-bell-mobley: 4 June 2026), Mollie Bell Bailey Mobley, death 1918. 
• "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JG-KVB: 4 June 2026), J. C. Baily and C. A. Baily, 1880. 
• "Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9SM-HTL: 4 June 2026), J T Allinder and Hattie J Bailey, 22 February 1885. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81098229/juanita-a-surratt: 4 June 2026), Juanita A. Surratt, death 22 February 1992. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126960943/bailey-allinder: 4 June 2026), Bailey Allinder, death July 1973. 
• "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FM-CVZ: 4 June 2026), John T Allinder and Hatty Allinder, 1900. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV22-9MMW: 6 June 2026), Andrew Jackson McCoy, death 23 June 1944, memorial ID # 73323433. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26510995/martha_jane-mccoy: 6 June 2026), Martha Jane Harris McCoy, death 7 July 1907. 
• "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7R-8Q8: 6 June 2026), Wm. McCoy and Martha McCoy, 1880. 
• "Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1959", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-FM1W: 6 June 2026), A J McCoy and Melviney or Melvina Eckles or Echols, 5 December 1896. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-JBK4: 6 June 2026), Melvina McCoy, death 8 October 1967, memorial ID # 88370340. 
• "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKK3-Q9J: 6 June 2026), Andrew J McCoy and Vina McCoy, 1910. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGV-D5CS: 6 June 2026), Volney Pershing Meese, death 10 June 1941, memorial ID # 122235436. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-76XJ: 6 June 2026), Elmer Wasson Perry, death 20 June 1926, memorial ID # 140926554.