Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas McKinley was born on 11 April 1819, in Clark, Indiana, United States, his father, John McKinley, was 29 and his mother, Welthea Vail, was 20. He died on 2 October 1819, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clark, Indiana, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas McKinley - Published information: birth: 11 April 1819; Clark, Indiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
1789–1873 Male
1798–1865 Female
Siblings (8)
1819–1819 Male
1823–1865 Male
1824– Female
1827– Female
1831– Female
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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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