Robert McKinney
(1793-1863)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Letty Cownover

Robert McKinney 2 3 4

  • Born: 7 Apr 1793, , , Pennylvania, USA 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Letty Cownover on 12 Oct 1826 in , Adams, PA 1
  • Died: 29 Jul 1863, Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA at age 70 4
  • Buried: Gettysburg: Pine Bank Cemetery, Adams, PA 4

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: in 1826 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA. 2

2. Newspaper: Republican Compiler, Marriages: "Thursday last, Robert M'Kinney of Mountjoy to Mrs. Beecher of Cumberland.", 18 Oct 1826, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 1

3. Census in 1830 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA. 3 Robert McKinney was listed with this household:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1826-1830) = 2 sons
5-9 (1821-1825) = 2 sons
30-39 (1791-1800) = 1 father Robert
Females (born)
5-9 (1821-1825) = 1 daughter
30-39 (1791-1800) = 2 (wife & ?).

4. Census in 1840 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA. 5 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5.

5. Census in 1850 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA. 6 The 1850 census recorded Robert McKenney, farmer, 57, living with wife Alley, 56; Andrew, 22; Robert C., 20; and Mary M., 18. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Robert's real estate was valued at $1700.

Next door is Andrew McKenney, farmer, 48, with his wife Esther McKenney and brother William McKenney, 50.Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Andrew's real estate was valued at $3000.
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Robert married Letty Cownover, daughter of John Cownover and Caty Covert, on 12 Oct 1826 in , Adams, PA.1 (Letty Cownover was born on 17 Jul 1792 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA 7, christened on 19 Aug 1792 in Straban Township: Conewago Dutch Reformed Church, Adams, PA,8 died on 2 Jan 1863 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA 7 and was buried in Gettysburg: Pine Bank Cemetery, Adams, PA 7.)

Sources

1 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Oct 18, 1826 edition.

2 The Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, Sep 20, 1826 Edition.

3 1830 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Mount Joy Township, Series: M19 Roll: 143 Page: 36.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79694689.

5 1840 United States Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 435; Page: 35; Image: 75; Family History Library Film: 0020535.

6 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44H-H65 Robert Mckenney, Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 167.

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79694744.

8 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2VV-6ZW Leenah Couenhoven, 19 Aug 1792; Christening, Conewago Dutch Reformed Church, FHL microfilm 20,338.


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