Matthew A. McKinley (1851)

Born Jul 1851 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Matthew A. McKinley was born in Pennsylvania in July 1851. He married Margaret B. Davis about 1891.

In 1900, they lived at 469 Main St., Newton, Jasper, Iowa. The household included

• Matthew A. McKinley, 49, b. July 1851 PA, a dealer of farm implements, whose parents were b. PA, who owned the house free and clear
• his wife Margaret B., 36, b. Feb 1864 IA, whose parents were b. OH. They had been married nine years, and had no children.
• Anna T. Davis, mother of Margaret, and of Myra (below), 63, b. Feb 1837 OH, a widow, who had had four children, all living. Her father was b. NY, her mother was b. PA.
• Lawrence Kennington, 42, b. June 1858 IA, a lawyer. His father was b. Ireland, and his mother was b. OH.
• Myra Kennington, wife of Lawrence, 31, b. Jan 1869 IA, parents b. OH. Myra and Lawrence had been married five years, and had no children. All members of the household could read and write. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ (1900 US Census, Newton Twp, Newton City, Jasper, Iowa (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M929-XQX)