John McKinley

John McKinley[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1789 - 1873  (84 years)


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  • Name John McKinley  [2, 4
    Birth 29 Oct 1789  Shelby, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Nov 1873  Clark, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Wood Township, Clark, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I312684223497  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family Mrs. Welthea Vail,   b. 20 Jun 1798, Cayuga, Cayuga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Dec 1865, Borden, Clark, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1816  Clark, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

      Name may have been John Mcriley.
      Name may have been John Mcriley.

      SOURCE: Ancestry.com MillerFamily31A Jos
      SOURCE: Ancestry.com MillerFamily31A Joseph Miller Extracted: 18 December 2002

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Barb Moore (internet) on 18 Oct 1998, ga
      Barb Moore (internet) on 18 Oct 1998, gave me this information that she received from another relative. BUT said that John McKinley b. 29 Dec 1787.

      CENSUS:
      - 1850 Census for Wood Twp., Clark Co., IN, page 5b, HH 71-71:
      John McKinley, 60y, Male born in KY
      Wealthy McKinley, 51y, Female, born in NY
      Dinah E. McKinley, 24y, Female, born in Ind.
      Nancy McKinley, 21y, Female, born in Ind
      Lucy McKinley, 19y, Female, born in Ind.
      Elizabeth McKinley, 16y, Female, born in Ind.
      Isaac H. McKinley, 13y, Male, born in Ind.
      Near (HH 73-73): Johnson McKinley, 27y, Male born in Ind. WITH FAMILY
      - 1860 Clark County Census, Carr Twp: 5 June 1860
      #140 McKinley, John 72 KY, Wealthy 65 KY (female), Isaac, 23 (1837)

      Ancestral File and Ordinance Index. (Timothy W. McKinley 1597 S. 800 E., Orem, Utah 84058 (801)225-7138)

      "THE McKINLEY CLAN 1763-1999" Compiled by The Borden Historical Society, Copyright by CC Publishing February 1999. Page 1. John McKinley was born on 29 Oct 1789 in Ky. He died on 28 Nov 1873 in Clark County, Borden, IN. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., Calrk Co., IN. Stone givse date of birth as 30 Oct 1787. McKinley family records have 29 Oct 1789. I believe the McKinley date to be more correct as the parents were married in 1788. Birth and death dates for Wealthy Vail "Hail" are from stones at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
      He was married to Wealthy VAIL "HAIL" on 25 Aug 1816 in Clark Co., IN. Wealthy VAIL "HAIL" was born on 20 Jun 1798 in NY. She died on 8 Dec 1865 in Clark Co. IN. She was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., Clark Co., IN. John McKinley and Wealthy Vail "Hail" had the following children:
      -Thomas McKinley b. 11 Apr 1819 in Clark County, IN. He died on 24 Oct 1819 in Clark County, IN. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark Co., IN
      - Dinah E. McKinley ws born in 1824 in Indiana. Information from Census Recrods
      - Nancy McKinley was born in 1829 in Indiana. ditto
      - Lucy McKinley was born in 1831 in Ind. ditto
      - Elizabeth McKinley was born in 1834 in Indiana. ditto
      - Isaac H. McKinley was born on 30 Jul 1836 in Clark County, Borden, IN. He died on 30 Apr 1869 in Clark County, Borden, IN. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., Clark Co., IN.
      - Jospeh G. McKinley was born on 7 Jul 1838. Birth and Death dates from stone at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark County, IN. He died on 8 Aug 1838. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., Clark Co., IN.

      BURIAL: Pleasant Ridge Cem., Clark Co., Indiana, USA
      Cemetery stone gives date of birth as 30 Oct 1787. Family records give date as 29 Oct 1789.

      - Jospeh G. McKinley was born on 7 Jul 1838. Birth and Death dates from stone at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark County, IN. He died on 8 Aug 1838. He was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., Clark Co., IN

  • Sources 
    1. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "John McKinley (1787 - 1873) - Find A Grave Memorial." John McKinley (1787 - 1873) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May. 2017. <https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=mckinley&GSfn=john&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=17&.

    2. [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVT-WGR6 : Thu Apr 03 04:54:17 UTC 2025), Entry for John McKinley.

    3. [S1173462568] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1860, "United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F8-2YW : Mon Jul 08 05:55:57 UTC 2024), Entry for John Mc Kinley and Wealthy Mc Kinley, 1860.

    4. [S1173462597] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1850, "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVV-CXF : Sun Jan 19 14:19:42 UTC 2025), Entry for John McKinley and Wealthy McKinley, 1850.