William Augustus MCCUNE

1874 - 1913  (38 years)

• Name	William Augustus MCCUNE
  Born	1 Aug 1874	Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jun 1913	Lodi, , CA   [1]
  Person ID	I10339	Primary
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	John Augustus Colwell MCCUNE,   b. 3 Dec 1827, Southampton TWP, Franklin Co., PA ,   d. 14 Apr 1895, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane RANKIN,   b. 16 May 1842, Shippensburg Twp, Cumberland Co, PA ,   d. 17 Jan 1906, New York City, NY  (Age 63 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1868	Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA
  Family ID	F2818	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Newspaper Clipping, The Shippensburg Chronicle, 13 Jul 1913. W. A. McCune, a former Shippensburg boy, but who, for some time past has been living in California, on the afternoon of June 28th, started fom Stockton, Cal., in charge of a party of boys to swim in the river near Lodi. One of the youths sank, and in his endeavor to save the boy's life, Mr. McCune also went to the bottom. They were brought to the surface clinched in each others arms, both past human aid. Mr. McCune was a son of the late John A. C. and Elizabeth Rankin McCune and was born in Shippensburg , Cumberland county, Pa., August 1st, 1874. The following brothers and sisters survive him: Alex C. McCune and Mrs. T. J. McClelland, Boswell, Somerset county, Pa.; Mrs. Caroline B. Weston, New York City, and Mrs. John B, Bratton of Carlisle. Interment at Lodi, California.