Notes:

Mary (McVicker) Youngs was born in Pond Eddy, New York. In 1915, when Mary was nine months old, the family moved to Irvington, New York. They moved into an apartment at 29 Main Street, Irvington and it was there, at four (4) years of age she met life long friend Alice Kady.

When Mary was two years of age her brother Lee, set the apartment on fire. Mary's mother Edith, had put the children to bed for their afternoon nap. Edith's parents, Estelle and Charles Holden, were moving from Pond Eddy to Irvington into the same apartment building one floor below. Edith had gone down to their apartment to help her put their beds together. The neighbor across the hall from Edith's apartment smelled smoke coming from their apartment. She ran downstairs to get Edith. They ran up to the apartment to find that Lee had locked the door. The children were saved but Lee was severely burned.

Mary's mother relates that when Mary was two and a half, sitting in her highchair when she was impressed with the beautiful sun and birds out the window. This is one of Mary's earliest recollections and her whole life she enjoyed birds, especially cardinals.

The family then moved to 103 Station Road in Irvington which was right next to a railroad viaduct that was to become a fun play place for Mary and the children.

Mary went to elementary school in Irvington and in the sixth grade the family moved to Endicott, New York arriving on the Fourth of July, 1925. Since it was summer, it was not a good time to meet children. Mary's mother therefore thought that it would be a good idea to take the children to Mary Ellen Redmond's (great grandmother) farm to stay. Mary entered Henry B. Endicott Middle School on Jackson Avenue, the year that it opened. She attended this school for one year when the family purchased there home on "Round Top" in Union, New York. The address was 4 Otis Avenue which has since been renamed Pinecrest Road. She attended Union-Endicott High School. She didn't finish high school as she was married in February of her senior year.

Luella Young had just moved back to Union, New York from Lake Placid. Her homeroom teacher introduced her to Mary and asked her to introduce her to the kids in school. When Luella found that Lee McVicker was Mary'sbrother she was most interested to meet him. She made a deal with Mary that if she would introduce her to Lee, Luella would introduce Mary to her uncle Lester. Mary agreed even though she was dating Arthur Rhinehart. Mary and Lester went to the movies on their blind date. No one had money for the movies except Lee McVicker,so he ended up paying for everyone's ticket even Lester's. After some time, Mary and Art broke up which was about the same time that Lester was breaking up with his girlfriend Katie Gunderman. Lester called Mary to see if he could meet her after she got of work at J.J. Newberry Five and Dime on Washington, Avenue, Endicott, New York. When she came out of the store, Lester was so dressed so well that she didn't recognize him. Approximately one year later he asked her to marry him.

During February 1934, while Mary and Lester were living in an apartment on Adams Avenue, Lester developed pneumonia and was hospitalized for three weeks. They could no longer afford to keep their apartment so they moved in with Mary's parents. Eighteen months after their wedding, Mary learned that she was pregnant withMarylyn.

After Marylyn was born, Mary and Lester moved into an apartment on High Street in Union, New York. After a year in this apartment Lester's father became very ill and in April 1935, they moved into Lester's parent's house on Mulberry Street in Binghamton taking over the payments so that his parent's would not loose the house. His parent's moved into an efficiency apartment on the second floor. Lester's father Jesse, died in 1936 at which time the house was sold to settle Jesse's estate.

After the house was sold, Mary and Lester moved briefly to Brinks Street in Endwell and then to Loder Avenue,Union, New York. Since there was no estate money leftover for Cora, she moved in with Mary and Lester and continued to live with them for twenty-six years. A short time later they bought their first home at 208 Beckwith Avenue in Endwell, New York.

When Marylyn was seven years old, Mary started the first Brownie Girl Scout troop in Endwell. The troop met in the basement of Mary's house and was made up of seven girls who were the daughters of Mary's friends. She taught them embroidery, took them to the local radio station and other entertaining programs. When the girls turned ten the girls became Girl Scouts and met in the Endwell Fire Station.

Mary was active at the Endwell United Methodist church where she was the wedding consultant, on the finance and nominating committee. She also enjoyed playing bridge.

In 1944, there was an epidemic of polio that took many lives. It was such a devasting disease that when thedisease was diagnosed it was like receiving a death sentence as there was no cure and little hope of survival. In August of 1944, Mary and Lester had taken a cruise on Lake Ontario from Rochester, New York. While on the cruise, Mary became sea sick and drank some of the water on board. Two days after the cruise she was dizzy and had black-outs. Doctors diagnosed Mary with Bulbar polio, the most devastating type of polio. During this time her left eye went down behind her nose and the right side of her body became paralyzed. Mary was fortunate because the disease missed the center of her brain and this saved her life. She was rehabilitation for over a year. Mary's mother took time off of work to care for Marylyn.

In 1950, with Marylyn in high school, Mary began to reflect that her purpose in life was shortly to end. She decided that it was time for another child if it were possible. Because doctor's advised Mary of the dangers of complications due to problems with Marylyn's delivery, Mary was advised against having a second child. She consulted with specialists and she decided to take the chance and have the second child much to her mother's chagrin. In fact she didn't tell her mother until her mother commented that she was gaining weight. Mary was already six months pregnant. Lucinda Ann Youngs was born February 5, 1951.

Mary devoted her time to raising Cindy and volunteering to dospeech therapy for mentally retarded children. When Cindy was a senior in high school Mary decided that shewanted to go to work. She shopped at the Fashion Studio for Cindy's special dresses. While there one day the owner advised Mary that she was going to open the second floor as a bridal salon. She knew that Mary did the wedding receptions at church and so she began asking Mary etiquette questions. She then asked Mary to go to work at the store. Cindy's wedding was the last wedding that Mary coordinated.

Lester retired in 1972 and Mary and Lester moved to Gulf Harbors, New Port Richey, Florida in 1973. They built a home at 42 Bowline Bend and remained there five and one-half years until Lester grew leary of the threats of hurricanes. They then built their home at 10518 Green Meadow Lane, Timber Oaks subdivision, Port Richey, Florida. During this time Mary worked at the Beall's department store until September 1986. It was then that Lester had his first stroke. Mary devoted her days working to rehabilitate Lester who suffered from paralysis and speech.

After Lester passed away, Mary began volunteering at the Fox Hollow Elementary School teaching reading two to three days per week. Mary reports that when she and her mother went to sign her father's death certificate, Edith McVicker signed that John's parents were William and Ann McVicker. She adds that Maggie McVicker worked to bring first John to the US, then James (Jimmie) McVicker whose father she did not know. She brought Betty McGary whose was from Scotland. Betty's mother was Maggie's sister who had married a McGary. She then brought over Jean McVicker, Bill McVicker and James McVicker who were the children of Thomas McVicker.

Buried:
Meadowlawn Cemetary, Devotion Crypt

Died:
Pulminary Fibrosis

Mary married Lester James Youngs 3 Feb 1933, Conklin, Broome, New York, USA. Lester (son of Jesse William Youngs and Cora Mae Bacon) was born 20 May 1911, Fenton, Broome, New York, USA; died 16 Nov 1993, Port Richey, Pasco, Florida, United States of America; was buried , Port Richey, Pasco, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Marylyn Jane Youngs
2. Lucinda Ann Youngs

Notes:

According to his birth certificate, John Joseph McVicker was born on Tuesday, October 6, 1885 in Kirkhills, Antrim Ireland to Margaret Ann McVicker and an unknown father. There are two stories concerning the relationship between Margaret McVicker and John Joseph McVicker. John's daughter, Mary McVicker Youngs, her entire life believed that Margaret was Aunt Maggie, her father's older sister or possibly his great aunt.

The second and perhaps more factual story is based on Johns birth certificate and information that John's daughter Margurite McVicker Campbell learned on a trip to visit the McVickers in Ireland, John was actually the fatherless child of Maggie, who became pregnant with him at the age of twenty-four.

According to the Ireland Census of 1901, both John and his brother James were living with Maggie's father in Kirkhills, Stranocum, Antrim, Ireland in a single room. It can be assumed that Maggie had already left for the US. Maggie's father was seventy-four and a widow according to the census.

Family lore had it that Maggie came to the United States first and worked as a domestic ( a cook) to save up money to bring her brothers, John and James to the United States. At the time John emigrated, Australia was also a destination for the Irish. His choice between the U S and Australia was made by the flip of a coin. John was 20 when he left Londonderry on April 16,1904. He arrived in New York harbor on April 16, 1904.

John McVicker's first job in the United States was with the Euwings (Ewing), who according to Mary McVicker Youngs, owned the Singer Sewing Machine Company. (Research does not show a Euwing/Ewing owning Singer but rather Secor sewing machines.) He trained their horses and spent some time racing them. The Euwings had a summer home in Pond Eddy, New York. It was during his time there that he met Edith Holden (Holdren) whom he ultimately married.

The Euwing's spent their summers in Pond Eddy and their winters in New York City. So after John and Edith were married they followed his job to New York City as this is where the Euwing's were living. It was in while living in New York that Edith became pregnant with their first child. Edith went back to Pond Eddy to have daughter Marguerite.

Some time prior to 1913, John wanted to try farming and Edith did not like living in the city, so they moved to Pennsylvania for a short time. They lived on her parent's, Charles and Estelle Holden's, farm. It was at this home in Scottsville, Pennsylvania that their son, Lee McVicker was born.

In 1914, they were living in Pond Eddy, New York in an apartment. This is where their third child Mary was born. They then moved to Irvington, New York where John was employed at the Burnham Boiler Company. While John worked at the Boiler Company he was also the caretaker for William G. MacAdoo, who was a famous personality during WW I. The McVicker family had a nice home on the MacAdoo estate.

In 1925, John was employed by I.B.M. through the New York office. This job took him to Endicott, New York. At the time, IBM didn't pay well so John went to work for the Endicott Johnson Shoe Company in their Endicott, New York facility working in the tannery. He eventually suffered from "leather poisoning" and developed industrial tuberculosis. Prior to his death, he spent his last two years in the Tuberculosis Sanitarium in Chenango Bridge, New York.

John had a very even disposition and was seldom if ever made. He was kind and loved animals.

John married Edith Lillian Holden 28 Dec 1910, Pond Eddy, New York, USA. Edith (daughter of Charles O Holden and Estelle R Redmond) was born 23 Nov 1892, Silvara, PA; died 11 Apr 1971, Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA; was buried , Vestal, Broome, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Edith's family moved often because her father owned a sawmill. He would move the sawmill from place to place wherever the "cutting" was good. The last place that he moved his sawmill was Pond Eddy, New York. It was here that Edith met John McVicker. Edith was an adventurous woman and enjoyed life. She loved to dance and socialize.


Buried:
Vestal Hills Cemetery

Died:
Mease Hospital (Now Ellis)

Notes:

Margaret Ann McVicker, also known as Maggie was born in Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland on August 1, 1861 to John McVicker and Mary Ann (Laverty) McVicker. On May 13, 1892 at the age of 31, Maggie boarded the SS City of Rome in Londnderry, Ireland and headed to New York Harbor. On the ships manifest, she was listed as a domestic servant travelling with several other domestic servanst and farm laborers. She left behind with her parents her two sones, seven year old John McVicker and three year old James Patrick.

In 1920 she was a domestic servant for Jessie Orton and his sister Virginia living in Greenburg, Westchester County, NY. Her last residence was at 21 Beekman Avenue, Mt Pleasant, NY


Buried:
Maggie is buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetary, Section 54 Kidron, Plot 2893. Buried there are:
1. Marie McVicker 2/13/1920 (James 1st Wife)
2. James P McVicker 10/17/1938
3.Delia McVIcker 5/26/1972 (James 2nd Wife)
4. Margaret Ann McVivker 10/2/1945
5. Jean (aka Jane) McVicker 8/5/1991.

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Notes:

Buried:
Vaughn's Cemetery

Charles married Estelle R Redmond Dec 1891. Estelle (daughter of Hiram C Redmond and Mary Ellen Trowbridge) was born 8 Nov 1873, Pennsylvania; died 2 Mar 1962; was buried , Mehoopany, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There are two John McVickers that were living in the Balleymoney area of Antrim, Northern Ireland at about the time that our John would have been alive

What we know:

John McVicker widow
John MCVicker (b. 1827)
According to the 1901 Ireland Census taken on April 18, 1901 there was a John McVicker, a 74 year old widow who was living in Kirkhills, Stranocum, Antrim, Ireland with two grandsons, John (15 years old) and 11 year old James. Both Johns were listed a s Farm Labourers and James was listed as "scholastic" which I assume meant a student. On a census document entitled "Form B.!. - House and Building Return he was enumerated as sharing a building with another family by the name of Robert Lynass. John, John and James lived together in one room. On the same form there is a Patrick McVicker living with seven people in two rooms.

John McVIcker Charles Street
John McVicker (b. 1827 or 1825)
Wife Mary Ann "Annie" McVicker
According to the 1901 census taken on April 13, 1901 in Balleymoney (Urban), there was a John McVicker living at 59/6 Charles Street with his wife Mary Ann McVicker. John was 74 or 76 and Mary Ann 62. The house is a Private dwelling with eight rooms and four windows across the front.According to the Public Records Officve of Ireland's Wills Index, this John Died June 10, 1902. Mary Ann also left a will leaving "the sum of thirty pounds to the parish priest for masses to be said in public for the happy repose of my soul." She died December 15, 1906

John married Mary Ann Laverty. Mary was born Abt 1839, Ireland; died , Ireland. [Group Sheet]

William married Sarah Ann Wood. Sarah was born 23 Nov 1833, Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 Sep 1888, Lakeville, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

Hiram married Mary Ellen Trowbridge 3 Nov 1864. Mary (daughter of John Trowbridge and Anna Brown) was born 7 Mar 1848, Pennsylvania; died 16 Oct 1933, Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]