Dale County AlArchives Obituaries.....McKinney, William J. April 1914 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Christine Thacker CGT714@AOL.com March 4, 2005, 9:46 am Ariton Advertiser Newspaper dated April 14, 1914 W.J. McKINNEY DIES The sad news of the death of W.J. McKinney was received here on last Friday. He had been carried to Montgomery where he underwent an operation from which he was unable to recover. Mr. McKinney was an old Confederate Veteren, serving in a most creditable manner. He had lived to be about 76 years of age, his long and useful life being one worthy of mention. It will be remembered by some of the older generation of the sad death of Mr. McKinney's family, a wife and five children, which occurred About 37 years ago. While attempting to cross creek in a wagon they were caught in the swift current and swept down to a watery grave only Mr. McKinney escaping. In later years he was married again, and from this union six children were born, all of whom, with the wife, survive him. Mr. McKinney was a member of the Tabernacle Methodist Church, his remains being laid to rest in the Tabernacle cemetery Saturday afternoon. The Advertiser joins in extending to the bereaved ones most heartfelt sympathy. Added by CGT. Not my line but as the paper said a " life being one worthy of mention " did not find him in any of the census' except 1910 Rockyhead pg 141- 15A line 263/263 William J. 71 Ga Ga Ga married 30 yrs Matilda 55 Al Ga Ga 7 children 6 living Alvin 21 Al., Alton 14, Walter 13. Nancy 60 Al Ga Ga sister George King 45 Ms Ga Ga nephew. line 265/265 James B. McKinney 29 Al Ga Al Dora 24 Al Al Al these were the only 2 listed for Dale Co., There is a James B. McKinney listed for the Mt. Olive Cem. (Rockyhead Comm. Ariton Al.) James B. b 1880 d 1967 V. Dora b 1884 d 1936. Universalist Cem. George King 1861- 1925. Looked for the Tabernacle Meth. Church Cem., found one listed for or near Clayton , Barbour Co., Al., does not have William J. McKinney listed. Christine Thacker File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/dale/obits/gob329mckinney.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb