DNA supports the shared paper trails of the first three participants.. JK's paper trail does not extend to James of VA, but his George (d. TX) married in Butler Co., KY, where James and two of his sons died; James may have been George's father.  KW traces line to another George (d KY) who, according to old family notes, was a brother of JW's Jonathan.

Participant

Father

Gr.Father

gg

ggg

Etc.

Etc.

Etc.

15699                  Smith

Private

John R. Smith
b. 1844

Smith - bio
John W. McKinney

Archibald
c. 1786 VA
d. Butler Co., KY

James
1759 VA?
d. 1830 in Butler Co. KY

18023        WDMcKinney

Charles
1892 KY

Mont.
1856 KY

John W.
1823 KY

36863

RMcKenney

 Ellison

 David

Harrison KY

William N
1786 VA.
d. Butler Co., KY

50131

JKMcKenney

 Jesse S.
1914 TX

 Ernest S.
1881 TX

William W.
1847 MO

George W.
c. 1804 KY
m. 1826 Butler Co., KY
d. TX

 The above James?

114349

KWMcKenney

Private

Herchial 1904 KY d. MI

James 1869-1911 KY

James Harvey 1837 MO - 1921 KY

George W. 1801-1878 KY

John  ca 1770 MD 1840?KY &
Mary Wiseman

07213

JWMcKenney

James
1908 CA

Joseph
1884 MO

Jonathan
1844 MO

Jonathan 1808 KY
(brother of above George W)

 Probably the above John and Mary

This McKinney has too many mutations to be considered a close match to the above.  Was there a shared ancestor long ago ?

23795

TMcKinney

Private

Nelson
1905
WV/TX

Amaziah 1856
WV

 Joseph
1829 VA/WV

Thomas
1769
VA/WV

George
1749
IRE/VA

Cornelius
1700's
Ireland

Are the below matches to the above McK's due to convergence? Or a common ancestor prior to surnames? Or is McK*nn*y a modernized version of McGonagill/Megonnigil?

39053

DHMcGonagill

17623

CJMegonnigil

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