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Ernest Alba McKinney 1900–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1900

Birth Location: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1963

Death Location: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Thurston McKinney

Mother: Bertha Harris

Spouse(s): Eva Fontenot

Children(s): Ernest McKinney, Merilyn McKinney, Bertha McKinney

Ernest Alba McKinney was born in 1900 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA, the child of Thurston Fulton Mckinney And Bertha G Harris. In 1935, Ernest Alba McKinney resided in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana. In 1940, Ernest Alba McKinney resided in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Ernest Alba McKinney married Eva Fontenot, and had children including Bertha Marise Mckinney, Ernest Thurston Mckinney, Merilyn Catherine Mckinney. Ernest Alba McKinney passed away in 1963 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ernest Alba McKinney was born in 1900 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA, the child of Thurston Fulton Mckinney And Bertha G Harris.
  • In 1935, Ernest Alba McKinney resided in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana.
  • In 1940, Ernest Alba McKinney resided in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA.
  • Ernest Alba McKinney married Eva Fontenot, and had children including Bertha Marise Mckinney, Ernest Thurston Mckinney, Merilyn Catherine Mckinney.
  • Ernest Alba McKinney passed away in 1963 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest McKinney's Ancestors

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Ernest McKinney
1900–1963
Birth Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Thurston Fulton McKinney
1876–1939
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Bertha (G.) Harris
1880–1967
St. Paul, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Ernest (Albert) McKinney
1853–1892
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Unites States
Louisa (Charlotte) Gelvin
1857–1929
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Gelvin
1826–1905
Sophie Maxwell
1830–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gelvin
1790–1842
Elizabeth Temple
1796–1875

Ernest McKinney's Descendants

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Ernest (Alba) McKinney (16 Aug 1900–10 Oct 1963) m. Eva Fontenot (17 February, 1900–15 September 1997)
  1. 1. Ernest (Thurston) McKinney 1935–2007 m. Lilly (Ann) Hollier 1934–2016
  2. 2. Merilyn (Catherine) McKinney 1922–2014 m. Joseph (Atwood) Quirk 1920–1990
  3. 3. Bertha (Marise) McKinney 1927–1999

Ernest McKinney's Timeline

4 Records

1900
16 Aug 1900
Birth of Ernest Alba McKinney in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Ernest Alba McKinney resided here in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 40
Ernest Alba McKinney resided here in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
1963
10 Oct 1963
Age 63
Death of Ernest Alba McKinney in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01451; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 49-1
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Louisiana; Registration County: St Landry; Roll: 1684937; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01451; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 49-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01451; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 49-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Landry, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Louisiana; Registration County: St Landry; Roll: 1684937; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1963
    Event Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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