Obit for McKINNEY, George W. (b.1845 d.1919), Swift Co., MN
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Appleton Press
Appleton, Minnesota
May 9, 1919

George W. McKinney Passes Away at Home After Long Illness

Had Been Resident of This Vicinity for 21 Years -74 Years of Age.
George W. McKinney passed away at his home in this city on Wednesday, 
May 7, of chronic nephritis. Mr. McKinney had passed his 74th year and 
had led a very active life until about three years ago when the malady 
that brought his death first made its appearance and he underwent an 
operation in an effort to effect a cure. He had since never fully recovered 
his health and strength and for some time his suffering was quite severe.
Mr. McKinney was born in Crawford county, Wisconsin, on January 31, 1845. 
He went from his home there to Taylorville, Ill., at the age of 15 and 
returned to Crawford county in 1875 and was married on March 25 of that 
year to Elizabeth Carpenter. They took up their residence shortly after 
that at Richland Center and remained there until 1883 when they moved 
into Iowa. In 1898 they moved to this vicinity and located on a farm 
two miles north of Appleton and this was their home until they moved 
into the village in 1907, and he had lived here since.
He is survived by his wife, four sons: Henry B., John A., Charles T., 
all of Appleton and Dr. Walter H., of Glenwood; and two daughters, 
Jeanette E. McKinney of Minneapolis and Mrs. Walter G. Smith of Glenwood. 
There survives also five sisters: Mrs. W. C. Vance (Sarah E.), Floyd, 
Iowa; Mrs. John Nicholson (Mary F.), Tavera, Wis.; Mrs. Wm. Toney 
(Loretta), Waukon, Iowa; Mrs. Ann Lawrence, Alliance, Nebraska and 
Mrs. David Nicholson (Nancy T.), Nashua, Iowa.
Mr. McKinney was a member of the Methodist church and funeral services 
were held yesterday afternoon at the home at two o'clock, Rev. J.M. 
Burns officiating and interment was made in the local cemetery.
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Chronic nephritis; better known as Chronic Glomerulonephritis:  
The advanced stage of a group of kidney disorders, resulting in 
inflammation and gradual, progressive destruction of the glomeruli 
(internal kidney structures). 
Per http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html