John P. McKinney and Mary Ann Green/Greene were married on Thursday, April 8, 1941, in Shelby County AL. (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alshelby/MarriageIndex1.html) John McKinney was listed in the tax poll list of Bibb County in 1848. By 1850 the McKinneys were back living in Shelby County. The likelihood is that most of their children were born in Bibb or Shelby County.
In the most likely order of their births, the children are:
- Martha Isabelor McKinney, born November 5, 1842, probably in Shelby County; died November 7, 1911. married John Daily and Jasper Newton Lawley
- Mary Julia McKinney, born February 17, 1843, in Shelby County; died May 12, 1923 in Calera, Shelby County; married W. H. H. Whatley (from her death and burial information at FamilySearch.org: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDLW-8WY
- Nancy Jain McKinney, born 1846/1847; died after 1880; married William Goodwin??? and Shadrack Pearson
- Josephine, born February 1846 (from the 1900 Census); died after 1918 in MS??; married John Newton Lyles/Liles and J. D. Humphry
- Early Abraham (or Abraham Early), born about 1848/1849; died after 1876; married Rachel Savannah (?) Davis
- Benjamin ?, born about June 1848; died February 1849 of croup after a sickness of one day (Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~alshelby/mortality1850.html)
- John McKinney, born about 1852; died after 1860
- Sarah Ellen McKinney, born about 1855; died 1885 - 1889 in MS; married James Pinckney Lemley
- Susan McKinney, born September 1856 (from the 1900 Census); died after 1900; married William Buchanan/Buckhannan
- Mahala J. Armetta/Antoinette, born about 1858; died after 1880; married John Quillan
There are a few surprises for some people. I hope to blog about each child soon.
I have a question about Mary Ann (Polly) Green/e McKinney. What was her maiden name? In your July 7, 2012 post about Mary Julia McKinney Whatley you refer to her as "Mary Ann (Polly) McKinney," but then here on July 9, 2012, you refer to her as "Mary Ann Green/e McKinney." Additionally, in the May 12, 1923 death record for Mary Julia (McKinney) Whatley, the name of Mary's mother is given as "Polly Green." I would just like to confirm whether according to your research these are all the same person, but also I would like to know, which maiden name was the right one? It seems she is referred to as having both Polly and Green/e as her maiden name. Was she married more than once? Do you know which maiden name is right, and if so, how?
ReplyDeleteI'm not trying to criticize; I'm just trying to understand this and get the best information I can. Right now, I'm not sure how to label Mary Ann (Polly) Green/e McKinney on my tree.
Thank you.
As far as I know, Mary Ann's maiden name was Green or Greene. I have seen it spelled both ways. It could also have been Pilgreen. It IS possible that Mary MNU married/had sex with a Green/e, had my ancestor Britta Ann in 1834, and then married John P. McKinney in Shelby County, 1841. For that scenario to work, she would have had to marry/had sex with Britta's dad at 11 or 12. Then natural child Britta would carry the last name "Green/e," too. As she did. In addition, the 1850 Census tends to list children from previous marriages AFTER children of the current marriage but BEFORE other household members. The 1850 Census for Shelby County, AL, lists "Beauty Ann" (Brittle Ann) AFTER Nancy Greene, who is possibly the mother of both Mary Ann and Britta. In over 20 years of searching I have never found a good candidate for Mary or Polly MNU who married a Green in that general area around 1832 (Mary age 10) or 1834 (Mary age 12). The simplest explanation seems the most logical....DNA proves a familial relationship among Mary Ann Green/e (1822, NC), Graphen Holt Green/e (1824, NC), Nancy Green/e (1832, GA), and Britta Ann Green/e (1834, AL). Also to the Pilgreen/Greens/P. Greens of NC and SC. The exact nature of their connections has yet to be proven. ...Best theory as of now is to label Nancy MNU as the mother, married to Jeremiah W. Pilgreen (where in NC?), then Mary, Graphen, possibly Mahala, Nancy, possibly William, and Britta as the children....But I'm still searching!
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