Brief Life History of James Bailey
When James Bailey McKinley was born in 1855, in Iowa, United States, his father, David Mckinley, was 26 and his mother, Alice Allen, was 16. He married Amanda Josephine Conner about 1883, in Tulare, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States for about 20 years and Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States in 1910. He died in 1921, in California, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Porterville, Tulare, California, United States.
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Sources (13)
- James B. Mc Kinley, "United States Census, 1880"
- James B McKinley, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
- J B Mc Kinley in entry for D Hugo Mc Kinley and La Nora A Flinn, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1855–1921 Male
1858–1933 Female
Children (3)
1884–1962 Female
1885–1975 Male
1889–1973 Male
Parents and Siblings
1829–1904 Male
1839–1913 Female
Siblings (2)
1855–1921 Male
1858–1906 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 8
1866
Age 11
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 20
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh, a patronymic from the early personal name Fionnlaoch (see Finley ).
History: William McKinley (1843–1901), 25th US president, was born at Niles, OH, a descendant of David McKinley, known as ‘David the Weaver’, of Scotch–Irish stock, who settled in York County, PA, c. 1743. William McKinley's family were iron founders who tracked the ore from the Susquehanna Valley in PA to Columbiana County, OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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