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Minerva Elmus McKinney 1849–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1849

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 15 Nov 1926

Death Location: Ballard, Kentucky

Father: William McKinney

Mother: Laura COON

Spouse(s): Henry Witty

Children(s): Ivy Witty

Minerva Elmus McKinney was born in 1849 in Kentucky, the child of William Harrison Mckinney And Laura Lauretta Coon. Minerva Elmus McKinney married Henry Hawkins Witty, and had children including Elmer Witty, Ivy Witty. Minerva Elmus McKinney passed away in 1926 in Ballard, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Minerva Elmus McKinney was born in 1849 in Kentucky, the child of William Harrison Mckinney And Laura Lauretta Coon.
  • Minerva Elmus McKinney married Henry Hawkins Witty, and had children including Elmer Witty, Ivy Witty.
  • Minerva Elmus McKinney passed away in 1926 in Ballard, Kentucky.

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Minerva McKinney's Ancestors

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Minerva McKinney
1849–1926
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
William Harrison McKinney
1815–1886
McCracken County, Kentucky, United States
Laura ((Lauretta)) COON
1826–1886
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James McKinney
1778–1846
Fairfield, South Carolina
Susanna Sparkes
1783–1853
Faifield, South Carolina, United States
Benjamin ("Ben") Coon
1779–1839
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) *Hendricks
1786–1864
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McKinney
1740–1801
Mary Harrison
1740–1820
John Sparks
1755–1826
Elizabeth Wilkinson
1760–1815
Hannah Langston
1744–1795
Daniel Hendricks
1742–1804
Mary Roland
1748–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin McKinney
1699–1759
Elizabeth Stephens
1735–1774

Minerva McKinney's Descendants

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Minerva (Elmus) McKinney (14 May 1849–15 Nov 1926) m. Henry (Hawkins) Witty (26 Mar 1842–22 September 1903)
  1. 1. Ivy Witty 1885–
    1. 1. Rolan (Priscilla) Witty 1913–2012 m. George (A.) Hebert 1911–1999
      1. 1. Sharon (Eleanor) Hebert 1945–2020 m. Earl (William) Badour 1943–2019

Minerva McKinney's Timeline

2 Records

1849
14 May 1849
Birth of Minerva Elmus McKinney in Kentucky
Kentucky
1926
15 Nov 1926
Age 77
Death of Minerva Elmus McKinney in Ballard, Kentucky
Ballard, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1849
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Ballard, Kentucky

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