Generation No. 1
1. William1 McKinney was born Abt. 1816 in Ky. He married Susan. She was born Abt. 1818 in Ky.
Notes for William McKinney:
1860 Census, Bourbon, Callaway, Missouri also says that there is a Richard Shanks 18, Mary Shanks 18, Albert Fisher 50, and David Acre 23 living in the household. His son Richard, 14 has the middle name Shanks as well.
Albert, 38 was also living with them in the 1850 census.
Children of William McKinney and Susan are:
+ 2 i. Richard Shanks2 McKinney, born March 31, 1845 in Callaway county, MO; died January 30, 1930 in Higginsville, Callaway county, MO.
3 ii. James S. McKinney, born Abt. 1843.
4 iii. Susan McKinney, born Abt. 1841.
5 iv. William McKinney, born Abt. 1839.
6 v. Nancy McKinney, born Abt. 1837.
7 vi. Samuel McKinney, born Abt. 1834.
Generation No. 2
2. Richard Shanks2 McKinney (William1) was born March 31, 1845 in Callaway county, MO, and died January 30, 1930 in Higginsville, Callaway county, MO. He married Ann Lewis Bryan October 22, 1872 in Callaway county, MO, daughter of William Bryan and Louisa Scott. She was born March 08, 1849, and died February 1921 in GA.
Notes for Richard Shanks McKinney:
He was a Pvt. in D.W. Craig’s Co. After the war, Richard McKinney engaged in railroad surveying, and in 1884 he moved to Mexico where, in 1896, he was elected county surveyor. He served all through the civil war. After enlisting in 1861 at Independence in Quantrill’s cavalry command, he served on scouting duty until the winter of 1861 when he joined Colonel Porter in North Missouri, then in 1862 went to Yellville, Ark. and joined the main army. He subsequently served in the infantry regiment of Col. John B. Clark, and afterward became a part of the brigade of Gen. D.M. Frost. The brigade was a part of Parson’s Missouri Division of Infantry and did service on many historic battlefields. His command was surrendered at Shreveport, La. and paroled at Alexandria. He returned home by riverboat from Vicksburg. He died Jan. 30, 1930 at Higginsville, Mo. An account in the Mexico Weekly Ledger says that he was in CO E 9th MO Inf 1st BRIGADE, Trans-Mississippi division. (Vol. Inft’y Nov. 9, 1862 and CO H Vol. Inft’y Aug. 30, 1863) Burial Elmwood. (see Mexico Weekly Ledger June 27, 1929)
One daughter is Blanche
1910 Census, Mexico, Audrain, shows Lattie Gibson and son Frank
More About Richard Shanks McKinney:
Burial: Elmwood Cemetary, Mexico, Audrain county, MO
Children of Richard McKinney and Ann Bryan are:
8 i. Mrs.3 Duckworth. She married Frank Duckworth.
+ 9 ii. Lattie McKinney.
10 iii. Mrs. Stills.
11 iv. William Whitley McKinney, born August 20, 1873.
12 v. Susie L McKinney, born April 06, 1875.
13 vi. Seth McKinney.
For more information on the Bryan family, See Descendants of William Bryan
Generation No. 3
9. Lattie3 McKinney (Richard Shanks2, William1) She married Frank Gibson.
Child of Lattie McKinney and Frank Gibson is:
14 i. Frank4 Gibson.