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Robert McKinley 1765–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1834

Death Location: Jackson, , Tennessee, USA

Father: Capt. Mckinley

Mother: Margaret Woods

Spouse(s): Sarah Cowan

Children(s): Matthew McKinley

Robert McKinley was born in 1765 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of Capt William Mckinley And Margaret Peggy Woods. Robert McKinley married Sarah Cowan, and had children including Matthew Cowan Mckinley. Robert McKinley passed away in 1834 in Jackson, , Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert McKinley was born in 1765 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of Capt William Mckinley And Margaret Peggy Woods.
  • Robert McKinley married Sarah Cowan, and had children including Matthew Cowan Mckinley.
  • Robert McKinley passed away in 1834 in Jackson, , Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Mckinley
1743–1815
Birth Location: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Woods
1744–1806
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Cowan
1765–1833
Birth Location: , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
SC

Children(s)

Matthew McKinley
1803–1873
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Robert McKinley's Ancestors

Self
Robert McKinley
1765–1834
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Capt. William Mckinley
1743–1815
Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Woods
1744–1806
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert McKinley
1715–1775
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Betty) Freeman
1717–1783
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Preston) Poage
1728–1818
Antrim, Ireland
Andrew (Joseph) Woods
1722–1781
Dunshauglin Castle (Dún Seachlainn), Meath, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Mckinley
1690–1774
Elizabeth McKINLEY
1700–
Bellingham Freeman
1689–
Elizabeth *
1702–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rachael MacKINLAY
1672–1750
Anne Farrington
1652–1703
John Immigrant)
1663–1703

Robert McKinley's Descendants

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Robert McKinley (1765–1834) m. Sarah Cowan (1765–24 Jul 1833)
  1. 1. Matthew (Cowan) McKinley 1803–1873 m. Darthula (C.) McDonald 1821–1893
    1. 1. Henry (Brown) McKinley 1845–1938 m. Margaret (Little) Gathings 1861–1937
      1. 1. David (Stevens) McKinley 1896–1968 m. Bertha (Lucille) Roberts 1896–1970
        1. 1. David (Steven) mckinley 1931–2020 m. Carolyn (Jean) Courter 1933–2022

Robert McKinley's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Robert McKinley in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1834
1834
Age 69
Death of Robert McKinley in Jackson, , Tennessee, USA
Jackson, , Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: Jackson, , Tennessee, USA
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