Lem MCKINNEY

1895 - 1965  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Lem MCKINNEY
  Born	Jan 1895	Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  	Birth date given in birth record and SSDI as Jan 29 1892. But ages 5 & 15 in 1900 & 1910 censuses indicate birth in 1895, while age 33 in the 1930 Census would put it in about 1897. The 1900 Census specifies a birth date of Jan 1895, while his WW I draft registration states Jan 29 1894, and his WW II draft registration states Jan 29 1893.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900, 1910	Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Census	1930	Flemington District, Taylor Co, WV
  Occupation	coal miner  [4]
  Died	11 Nov 1965	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [4]
  Buried	IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV   [4]
  Person ID	I17817	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph H. MCKINNEY,   b. May 1863, Philippi, Barbour Co, WV ,   d. 3 Sep 1941, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	India F. SOMMERVILLE,   b. 14 Feb 1866, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 15 Dec 1896, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F5657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). [S2079] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 233. Identified as Lem McKinney, son of Joseph & India, this being the mother's fifth child. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).