Biography
Joseph McKinstry was born about 1816 in Preble Co., Ohio. He is the son of John McKinstry and Charity Gard.
1820 census -- Dixon Twnp, Preble Co., Ohio, USA
Name: Jno Mckinster
Home in 1820: Dixon, Preble, Ohio
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4 (Jacob, William, Joseph, George)
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 (John)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 (Catharine)
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 (Chairity)
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
[1]
1830 census -- Dixon Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA
Name: John M Rinstry [John McKinstry]
Home in 1830: Dixon, Preble, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 (Aaron)
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2 (James, George?)
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 (Joseph?)
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2 (William, Jacob)
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 (John)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 (Sarah)
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 (Catharine)
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 (Charity)
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
[2]
1840 census -- Dixon Twnp., Preble Co., Ohio, USA
Name: John Mckinstry [John Mckinstrey]
Home in 1840: Twin, Preble, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 (John)
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2 (Aaron, James)
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 4 (Joseph ????)
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 (John)
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 (Sarah)
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 (Catharine)
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 (Charity)
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 5
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11
[3]
He married Margaret Patterson 21 March 1844 in Grant Co., Indiana.[4]
1850 census -- Worth Twnp., Hancock Co., Indiana, USA
Joseph McKinstry, age 35, male, , farmer, $700 real estate, born Ohio; Margaret McKinstry, age 28, female, , born Indiana; John M McKinstry, age 5, male, , born Ohio; James K McKinstry, age 3, male, , born Ohio; Andrew McKinstry, age 9/12, male, , born Indiana.
[5]
1860 census -- Littleton Twnp., Schuyler Co., Illinois, USA
Joseph McKinstray, age 40, male, , farmer, born Ohio; Margaret McKinstray, age 36, female, , born Indiana; James McKinstray, age 12, male, , born Ohio; Andrew McKinstray, age 10, male, , born Indiana; Robt McKinstray, age 8, male, , born Indiana; Levi McKinstray, age 5, male, , born Indiana; Lavina McKinstray, age 5, female, , born Indiana; Henry McKinstray, age 1, male, , born Illinois.
[6]
1870 census -- Cypress Twnp., Harrison Co., Missouri, USA
Joseph McKinster, age 55, male, white, farmer, $800 personal property, born Ohio, Margaret McKinster, age 50, female, white, housekeeper, born Indiana; Andrew McKinster, age 19, male, white, born Indiana; Robert McKinster, age 17, male, white, born Indiana; Jim McKinster, age 14, male, white, born Indiana; Louisa McKinster, age 14, female, white, born Illinois; Wm McKinster, age 8, male, white, born Illinois; Geo McKinster, age 3, male, white, born Illinois;
[7]
1880 census -- Bruno Twnp, Butler Co., Kansas, USA
Joseph McKinstray, white, male, age 64, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Kentucky, mother born Pennsyvlania; Margaret McKinstray, white, male, age 59, wife, housekeeping, born Indiana, father born Maryland, mother born Kentucky; Andrew McKinstray, male, white, age 29, son, single, farmer, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Robert McKinstray, male, white, age 25, son, single, farmer, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Levina McKinstray, female, white, age 23, daughter, single, at home, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; William McKinstray, male, white, age 18, son, single, at home, attended school, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; George McKinstray, male, white, age 14, son, single, at home, attended school, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana;
[8]
He died 8 March 1882 in Severy, Kansas. He is buried in Twin Groves Cemetery in Severy, Kansas.[9]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLS-63G : accessed 31 Jul 2014), Jno Mckinster, Dixon, Preble, Ohio; citing "1820 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 86, NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 95, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0181401.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH56-DBN : accessed 31 Jul 2014), John Mckinstry, Dixon, Preble, Ohio; citing "1830 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 320, NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 138, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0337949.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRT-MLW : accessed 31 Jul 2014), John Mckinstrey, Twin, Preble, Ohio; citing "1840 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 98, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 421, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0020174.
- ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZCP-4XZM : 5 April 2022), Joseph McKinstray, 1844.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHJN-QCR : accessed 30 Jul 2014), Joseph Mckinstey, Worth, Hancock, Indiana, United States; citing family 424, NARA microfilm publication M432.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXHR-21G : accessed 30 Jul 2014), Joseph Mc Kinstray, Littleton Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 171, household ID 1150, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803228.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M467-H9D : accessed 30 Jul 2014), Joseph Mckruster, Missouri, United States; citing p. 12, family 84, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552277.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFPK-R63 : accessed 30 Jul 2014), Joseph Mckinstray, Bruno, Butler, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 96A, NARA microfilm publication T9.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91693248/joseph-mckinstry : accessed 29 May 2022), memorial page for Joseph McKinstry (1816–8 Mar 1882), Find A Grave: Memorial #91693248, citing Twin Groves Cemetery, Severy, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Meghan Conroy gedmatch #A794565 (contributor 46861492) .