Husband Thomas McKenna 1 2 3
Born: 1837 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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Died: 1899 2
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Father: Robert McKenna ( -1851) 3
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Wife Anne Hogan 2 3 4
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Died: Aft 1917
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Children
1 M Roy Carnegie McKenna 1 2 3
Born: 7 Mar 1883 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1 2 3
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Spouse: Mary E. Martin (1884- ) 5 6 7
Marr: 25 Oct 1905 4 5
General Notes: Husband - Thomas McKenna
He had two brothers and each of them received a twelve-hundred-dollar legacy from their father upon reaching their respective majorities. Each in turn invested the money in a brass and bronze business founded by Alexander, the eldest. In 1856 it began operations as the A. and J. McKenna Company. Two years later Thomas became a member and the venture was conducted by the three brothers until the death of John in 1874. The firm name was then changed to A. and T. McKenna, and later, to the McKenna Brass and Manufacturing Company. During the early history of the organization, the management limited operations to the casting and manufacture of articles made of non-ferrous metals. This, however, did not prevent the founders from devising and designing numerous highly useful articles, including patented metal beer and whiskey spigots, which found wide acceptance throughout the country.
Management of the business was carried on by the seven sons of Thomas McKenna, who are credited with pioneering the manufacture of bottling machinery, fillers, washers, carbonators, filters and other equipment patented by Patrick Shields and developed by the McKenna interests. While this was an important part of the business it by no means supplanted the brass, bronze and aluminum departments which formed the bulk of the enterprise. About 1938 the McKenna family sold all financial interest in the company, and its successor, the McKenna Brass and Manufacturing Corporation, continued the business in Millersburg.