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James McKinney 1786–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1786

Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: David McKinney

Mother: Margaret McKinney

Spouse(s): Eunice McKinney

Children(s): Sarah McKinney, Isaac McKinney, Mary Reed, Robert McKinney, James McKinney, Margery McKinney

James McKinney was born in 1786 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, the child of David Mckinney And Margaret Wallace Mckinney. James McKinney married Eunice Mckinney, and had children including Isaac Harvey Mckinney, James W Mckinney, Margery E Mckinney, Mary Victoria Reed, Robert Campbell Mckinney, Sarah Matilda Mckinney. James McKinney passed away in 1842 in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James McKinney was born in 1786 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, the child of David Mckinney And Margaret Wallace Mckinney.
  • James McKinney married Eunice Mckinney, and had children including Isaac Harvey Mckinney, James W Mckinney, Margery E Mckinney, Mary Victoria Reed, Robert Campbell Mckinney, Sarah Matilda Mckinney.
  • James McKinney passed away in 1842 in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McKinney's Ancestors

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James McKinney
1786–1842
Birth Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Parents
David McKinney
1755–1822
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Margaret (Wallace) McKinney
1767–1852
Staunton, Augusta Co., VA, British Colony
Grandparents
ALEXANDER McKINNEY
1734–1794
Orange, Virginia, USA
ESTHER (ANN) CAMPBELL
1738–1826
Rockbridge,,Virginia,USA
Great-Grandparents
John McKINNEY
1700–1760
Mary McCLEARY
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McKinney's Descendants

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James McKinney (4 August 1786–1842) m. Eunice McKinney (1797–29 July 1863)
  1. 1. Sarah (Matilda) McKinney 1839–1917 m. Madison (Harrison) Harris 1836–1924
    1. 1. Claude (Cyrus) Harris 1875–1949 m. Mary (J.) Mcilwain 1877–1938
      1. 1. Rose Harris 1909–1992 m. Norman (Leo) Yates 1910–1973
        1. 1. Sharon (A) Yates 1944–1994 m. Gary (Lee) Lapland 1943–2024
        2. 2. Norman (R.) Yates 1934–1974
        3. 3. Phillip Yates 1938–2001
        4. 4. Linda Yates 1946–2005
      2. 2. Claude (Wayne) Harris 1915–1992
      3. 3. Maude (M.) Burris 1906–1990
  2. 2. Isaac (Harvey) McKinney 1823–1895
  3. 3. Mary (Victoria) Reed 1839–1929
  4. 4. Robert (Campbell) McKinney 1832–1903
  5. 5. James (W.) McKinney 1811–1892
  6. 6. Margery (E.) McKinney 1829–1850

James McKinney's Timeline

3 Records

1786
4 August 1786
Birth of James McKinney in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
1842
9 March 1842
Age 56
Death of James McKinney in Shelburn, Sullivan, IN, USA
Shelburn, Sullivan, IN, USA
1842
1842
Age 56
Burial of James McKinney in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America
Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1786
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1842
    Event Place: Shelburn, Sullivan, IN, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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