BIO: GEORGE W. & JOHN T. MCKINNEY, S/O THOMAS R. MCKINNEY - FAYETTE CO, KY ------------------------------------------------- Contributed by: Diana Flynn "ivie@tima.com" Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 ------------------------------------------------- MCKINNEY, MCGREW, NASH, LOVE "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. SULLIVAN CO., INDIANA HADDON TWP. PAGE 755 GEORGE W. MCKINNEY, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., December 26, 1840, one of ten children born to Thomas R. and Elizabeth (McGrew) McKinney, who were among the early settlers of Sullivan County. Thomas R. was born September 18, 1803, in Fayette County, Ky., where he lived until 1815, when he moved with his parents to Orange County, Ind., living there till he settled in Fairbanks Township in 1829. In 1827, he married his wife, who was also a native of Kentucky, born December 25, 1807. He followed farming nearly all his life, and was a minister in the Missionary Baptist Church, and was connected with Little Flock Church for over thirty years, but at the time of his death belonged at Sullivan. He settled in Haddon Township in 1865, where he died April 12, 1877. Subject was raised to farming, but taught school about ten years. April 30, 1874, he married Anna Nash, born October 8, 1846, youngest of the children born to Marvel W. and Leah (Love) Nash, and to this union were born four children, two of whom are living-- Lena, born January 23,1878, and Martha E., March 27, 1881. Mr. McKinney owns seventy-five acres of highly improved land, and is a Democrat in politics. Mrs. McKinney is a member of the Christian Church. JOHN T. MCKINNEY, merchant, Paxton, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., June 30, 1836, one of ten children born to Thomas R. and Jane (McGrew) McKinney, early settlers of Sullivan County. His father was a Baptist minister, who preached in Sullivan County, although his princiapl occupation was farming. In 1856, our subject went to Texas, and engaged in the cattle business, but returned after the expiraton of one year, and in 1859 went to California, and from there to Nevada, and remained till 1866, and while there engaged in gold and silver mining, made considerable money, which he eventually lost, however, in attempting to increase it. In 1866, he went to Montana, and continued mining, and there met with an accident in 1873, which nearly resulted in his death; both thighs were crushed, and his recovery was a matter of surprise. In the winter of 1873 he returned to his native county, and the next winter attended a Commercial College at Terre Haute. In the fall of 1876, he began doing a general merchandise business at Paxton, and is now carrying a stock of about $5,000. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, his lodge being at Carlisle, and is a Republican in politics, taking a lively interest in his party, and all other public matters. ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.