McKenney/McKinney was likely the name assigned to this woman when she was enslaved.
In the 1900 census Ellen (age 69) was the single head of household in Weatherford Ward 4, Parker, Texas.[1]
Sources
↑1900 Census:"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Weatherford Ward 4, Parker, Texas; Roll: 1664; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1241664 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #44050450 (accessed 22 September 2022) Ellen Mckenney (69), single head of household in Weatherford Ward 4, Parker, Texas. Born in Alabama, USA.
Daughter's death record names mother: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HY-2FY : 20 February 2021), Annie Yarbrough, 24 Jun 1937; citing certificate number 33612, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,278.
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