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John Meyers McKinney Sr

31 Dec 1781 – 26 Nov 1847

Birth	31 Dec 1781
Death	26 Nov 1847
Cemetery	McKinney Plot Lucas , Collin County , Texas , USA
Added by	S. Rodgers on 03 Mar 2026
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58874822

Bio

Born in Surrey County, North Carolina, J.M McKinney was the son of James and Mary (Ballard) McKinney. In 1809 he married Peggy Margot Lee. They lived in Tennessee, Missouri, and Arkansas before coming to Texas in 1846. After settling his family on land in Collin County, McKinney left to enlist in the Mexican War. He died a year later while in the service of Captain William Fitzhugh's Company of Bell's Mounted Volunteers. Historical Marker 1983.

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Family

Spouse

• Margot "Peggy" Lee McKinney 1788–1842

Children

• Wiley Boley McKinney 1812–1902
• Jane Kendrick McKinney 1815–1876
• Giles McKinney 1818–1861
• John Nelson McKinney 1822–1892
• Sophia McKinney Grayum 1824–1849
• Rev John Meyers McKinney Jr 1832–1918

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