Bio: McKay, D. L. (1881)
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---Source: 1881 History of Northern Wisconsin, pg. 213.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF D. L. McKAY

D. L. McKAY, Lumber Inspector, Chippewa Falls, came to Wisconsin in 1867; worked for the Mississippi Logging Company ten years; then was Deputy Lumber Inspector. Since April, l880, he has been Lumber Inspector for the Sixth District. He was born in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 10, 1846; came to America in 1860. In November, 1861, he enlisted in New York City in Co. B, 99th N. Y. V. I. (When he entered the service, his regiment was known as the Union Coast Guards.) Mr. McKay served until July 22, 1865, being for eighteen month a prisoner. He was married in Dunn Co., Wis., in June, 1875, to Marion F. Drinkwine, a native of Geneva Lake, Wis. They have two children—Clyde Marshall and Duncan Lawson. Mr. McK. is a member of the A. F. S. M. and I. O. O. F.