THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Marie McCready

FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U.: Membership list compiled by Marie McCready; Names and Items of Interest remembered by the Four Surviving McCreadys and Vesta Newcomb, the Last of the Original Members at Estero (Designated L (Lovelle); R (Rosalea); W (William); M (Marie); V (Vesta).

1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calument Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; ED No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration Date: 13 June 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999; Koreshan Unity: Marie Macready; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, female; Month of birth: September; Year of birth: 1884; Age at last birthday: 15; Single; Place of birth: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of mother: Pennsylvania; Occupation: None listed; Can read, yes; Can write, yes; Can speak English, yes.

1910 U. S. Federal Census; State: Florida; County: DeSota; Township: Arcadia; SD: 1; ED: 11; Enumeration date: 15 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Harry Burton. Name: Line 38; Marie McCready; Relation to head of family: Roomer (Living with Royal B. Child family); Sex: Female; Color: white; Age: 22; Marriage Status: Single; Place of birth: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania; Place of birth of mother: Pennsylvania; Language spoken: English; Trade or profession: Stenographer; General nature of work: Law office; Employer or worker: worker; Out of work April 15: No; Weeks out of work 1909: 15; Can read and write: yes.

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO; chronicled by Marie (McCready) with participation by Lovelle (McCready): Family history written by the two McCready sisters. Manuscript given to the Koreshan State Historic Site by Duane McConnell (Marie's son) on May 18, 1992. His grandparents and mother grew up here and he came to visit as a child. (1920's -40's)

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready--page 24: It was during the early winter of 1897 that we made this move which was to change the whole course of our lives..................On Pappa's invitation, Doctor Teed spent the last day and night at our home before leaving for Chicago and he and our parents talked away into the night. From that time it was decided that we would join the community in Chicago and plans were immediately made........

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Marie McCready contacts typhoid fever in 1902 at age 14--page 11. McCready great grandfather--Joseph May Smith--page 15. Marie and Lovelle McCready folded and inserted leaflets at Koreshan printing office--page 28. Scholastic award won by Catharine, Lovelle, and Marie McCready--page 21. Lucie Borden gave French lessons and a wonderful French-English dictionary to Marie McCready--page 45. Nina? and Marie McCready wrote a novel, each writing alternate chapters while living at Beth Ophrah.--page 49. Catharine and Marie McCready both sat at the Third Sisters' table, which seated about 12 of the older girls and had a room together on the third floor.--Page 55. Marie McCready played viola.--Page ;8. Marie McCready played the trombone and autoharp.--Page 82. Marie McCready left the Koreshan Unity before Dr. Teed died in 1908.--Page 89.

THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Alafae Stephens; February 1934: "Mrs. Marie McConnell of Tampa was a week-end--also year-end--visitor here, leaving for home on New Year's Day."

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO; chronicled by Marie (McCready) with participation by Lovelle (McCready): Family history written by the two McCready sisters. Manuscript given to the Koreshan State Historic Site by Duane McConnell (Marie's son) on May 18, 1992. His grandparents and mother grew up here and he came to visit as a child. (1920's -40's)

THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Rose Gilbert; August 1931: Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell and son, Duane, came from Tampa, July 12, to visit old friends as well as Brother William and Sister Abbie McCready. Mr. McConnell returned the same day. Mrs. McConnell and her son remained a few days longer."

THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Max E. Arendt; January 1933: "Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConnell and son, Duane, Mrs. Lovelle Ahrano, and Will McCready, all of Tampa, were here recently for a Sunday visit with friends and relatives."