Statler Family Historical Documents
McKINNEY FAMILY HISTORY
Written and Compiled by Bruce Gannon
John & Elizabeth McKinney
(Bruce's G.G.G. Grandparents)
John McKinney, born in Donegal, Ireland, 1814. His wife Elizabeth, born in Germany in 1815. They had several children: 6 daughters and 2 sons. I only know the names of 3 or their children: Mary Ann, James A. and Jacob.
Mary Ann McKinney married William Jackson Statler.
Jacob McKinney - I have no history on him.
James A. McKinney, his history is listed below:
James A. McKinney
(Bruce's G.G. Grandfather)
James A. McKinney was born in Bucks Co., PA near Philadelphia, PA, July 3, 1845. He married Mary A. Frazier, born January 13, 1851 in Bedford Co., PA. Three (3) children were born to this union: Ella, Anna and William.
Ella McKinney, born March 25, 1869 at Bedford Co., PA. In 1904 she married Francis "Frank" Phillips at Idaho Springs, CO. They had one daughter, Mary Phillips, born 1905.
Frank Phillips was a miner. He owned several gold mines at Idaho Springs. He died at age 65 in 1935. Ella moved to Fort Collins, CO where she died on January 7, 1943 at age 73. Frank and Ella Phillips are buried at Idaho Springs, CO.Anna McKinney was born on August 5, 1870 at Geisetown, PA. She died on March 24, 1872 in Wheeling, WV.
William E. McKinney was born on July 5, 1873 in Wheeling, WV. His history is listed later in this report.
William and Mary (McKinney) Statler left PA and moved near the Wheeling, WV area and Mary's brother.
James A. McKinney followed his family and also moved to the Wheeling, WV area in early 1872. James McKinney's wife, Mary, along with children, Ella and William, left WV and moved to Denver, CO in 1890.
Mary A. McKinney, age 44, died in Denver, CO in 1895 from heart disease. James moved to Idaho Springs, CO to live near his daughter, Ella and Frank Phillips.
James A. McKinney died August 9, 1923. James and Mary McKinney are buried in Denver, CO.
William E. McKinney
(Bruce's G. Grandfather)
William E. McKinney was born July 5, 1873 in Wheeling, WV. William, with sister Ella and parents, moved to Denver, CO in 1890. William married Ella S. Litch on June 8, 1898 at Brush, CO. Ella Litch was born on September 2, 1878 near Merino, CO. To this union one child was born: Helen.
Helen McKinney was born in Brush, CO on January 30, 1900. She married Clyde Gannon in 1918. They had 5 children - son, Wayne, born 1924 (my father).
William and Ella McKinney lived many years at Brush and Fort Collins, CO. William McKinney died on June 10, 1952. Ella McKinney died on December 10, 1957. Both are buried at Fort Collins, CO.
My grandmother, Helen (McKinney) Gannon died at age 34 in Fort Collins, CO from scarlet fever. My father, Wayne was raised in Fort Collins, CO by his grandparents, William and Ella McKinney.
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Last Updated: February 29, 2008