Margaret Barnes, was born in 1836 [this date taken from her Death Certificate] at Hamilton County, Ohio, near a small town called Cleves. Her parentage is unknown, but Michael Rudisell [# 22773146] in a sworn affidavit states, he is her first cousin and for part of her childhood, she was raised by his parents, John & Nancy Shotts Rudisell of Miami Twp. Hamilton Co, Ohio.
There is much confusion as to her surname because some records list her as a Rudisel, but "she" is emphatic, she is a Barnes. Several sworn documents from friends and relatives confirm this, in her husband's civil war pension file. (It is my belief her step-father is William Shotts)
As an adult for several years she worked as a domestic for John B & Cynthia Ann Matson, just north of Cleves.[Memorial# 22641059 & 2640933] During this employment she resided in their home at harvest time. After her work was complete, then traveling to Hancock Co., Indiana, staying with James and Catherine Burns, family. She stayed several months each visit.
In the summer of 1857/8, William H McKinney, a widower with 3 small children to raise, came to court her while at the Matson home. During this courtship, she continued to work for the Matson family, saving money to pay for a new dress to wear on her wedding day.
It was in July of 1858, she wed William Henry McKinney. The newlyweds then took up residence in Whitewater Twp., Hamilton, Ohio.
Children:
1. Franklin "Frank" McKinney
04 Apr 1859-04 Nov 1939
m Mary Katherine Hewitt
2. Elmer McKinney
1862-bf 1902
3. Ezra McKinney
09 Jan 1866-29 Feb 1923
m unmarried
4. Eber McKinney
20 Feb 1867-23 Sep 1957
m Sarah Amanda West
5. Tempie McKinney
1868-bf 1880
6. Turner McKinney
03 Jul 1872- 16 Aug 1914
m Agnes Ester Butler
7. Alma McKinney Hensel
1875- 17 Oct 1898
m John Harry Hensel
8. Estelle McKinney
Apr 1878-Aug 1904
m unmarried
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, in 1868, the family migrated to Indiana. Moving first to an area in Howard County, for about 2 years, then down to an area near Southport, in Perry Twp., in Marion County.
Finally, settling a little further northwest to Center Twp., by 1880, in an area once called "The Village of Belmont," where her husband purchased the old school house, on South Belmont Avenue. Converting it into a 9 room home, to raise their family in.
A few years later, they acquired the 3 neighboring lots from a fellow church member David Johnson, who also lived on S.Belmont Ave., and in 1886 the family built a small three room home on this property.
Margaret was like most married women of that day, a housewife, who took care of the home and family. Up until, the sudden death of her husband, William, leaving her in an extremely difficult situation.
It now was left to her to maintain the business that provided an income for her family. All the while being solely responsible for her two handicap adult children, Ezra was total deaf, very hard to manage, and her daughter Estella, who was a paraplegic since the age of fourteen.
Her plan was to keep her late husband's delivery business open, and she would stay in the smaller home, using the larger home as a boarding house. Margaret was hoping to maintain these two incomes, subsidized with her Civil War pension.
Unfortunately, with dawning of a new century, both the teamster business & boarding house was lacking. To complicate matters further the doctor who signed off on her husband's death certificate, had erroneously documented William was a 'widow" at the time of his passing. This error caused her widow's civil war pension to be denied. Although she was able to rectify this error in time, it was not long before their debt was too much to overcome.
Margaret, tried to sell the property to recover her losses, but was unable to sustain a buyer. The family business, and property, the original homestead on S. Belmont Avenue, according to family history, were eventually repossessed.
At the time of her passing she was possibly living with Carrie L Coston Marley, her husband's grandaughter at 1339 S Belmont Ave.[in 1914], Indianapolis, Indiana.
KjK
Original: 2014
Revision: 12/2016
There is much confusion as to her surname because some records list her as a Rudisel, but "she" is emphatic, she is a Barnes. Several sworn documents from friends and relatives confirm this, in her husband's civil war pension file. (It is my belief her step-father is William Shotts)
As an adult for several years she worked as a domestic for John B & Cynthia Ann Matson, just north of Cleves.[Memorial# 22641059 & 2640933] During this employment she resided in their home at harvest time. After her work was complete, then traveling to Hancock Co., Indiana, staying with James and Catherine Burns, family. She stayed several months each visit.
In the summer of 1857/8, William H McKinney, a widower with 3 small children to raise, came to court her while at the Matson home. During this courtship, she continued to work for the Matson family, saving money to pay for a new dress to wear on her wedding day.
It was in July of 1858, she wed William Henry McKinney. The newlyweds then took up residence in Whitewater Twp., Hamilton, Ohio.
Children:
1. Franklin "Frank" McKinney
04 Apr 1859-04 Nov 1939
m Mary Katherine Hewitt
2. Elmer McKinney
1862-bf 1902
3. Ezra McKinney
09 Jan 1866-29 Feb 1923
m unmarried
4. Eber McKinney
20 Feb 1867-23 Sep 1957
m Sarah Amanda West
5. Tempie McKinney
1868-bf 1880
6. Turner McKinney
03 Jul 1872- 16 Aug 1914
m Agnes Ester Butler
7. Alma McKinney Hensel
1875- 17 Oct 1898
m John Harry Hensel
8. Estelle McKinney
Apr 1878-Aug 1904
m unmarried
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, in 1868, the family migrated to Indiana. Moving first to an area in Howard County, for about 2 years, then down to an area near Southport, in Perry Twp., in Marion County.
Finally, settling a little further northwest to Center Twp., by 1880, in an area once called "The Village of Belmont," where her husband purchased the old school house, on South Belmont Avenue. Converting it into a 9 room home, to raise their family in.
A few years later, they acquired the 3 neighboring lots from a fellow church member David Johnson, who also lived on S.Belmont Ave., and in 1886 the family built a small three room home on this property.
Margaret was like most married women of that day, a housewife, who took care of the home and family. Up until, the sudden death of her husband, William, leaving her in an extremely difficult situation.
It now was left to her to maintain the business that provided an income for her family. All the while being solely responsible for her two handicap adult children, Ezra was total deaf, very hard to manage, and her daughter Estella, who was a paraplegic since the age of fourteen.
Her plan was to keep her late husband's delivery business open, and she would stay in the smaller home, using the larger home as a boarding house. Margaret was hoping to maintain these two incomes, subsidized with her Civil War pension.
Unfortunately, with dawning of a new century, both the teamster business & boarding house was lacking. To complicate matters further the doctor who signed off on her husband's death certificate, had erroneously documented William was a 'widow" at the time of his passing. This error caused her widow's civil war pension to be denied. Although she was able to rectify this error in time, it was not long before their debt was too much to overcome.
Margaret, tried to sell the property to recover her losses, but was unable to sustain a buyer. The family business, and property, the original homestead on S. Belmont Avenue, according to family history, were eventually repossessed.
At the time of her passing she was possibly living with Carrie L Coston Marley, her husband's grandaughter at 1339 S Belmont Ave.[in 1914], Indianapolis, Indiana.
KjK
Original: 2014
Revision: 12/2016
Margaret Barnes, was born in 1836 [this date taken from her Death Certificate] at Hamilton County, Ohio, near a small town called Cleves. Her parentage is unknown, but Michael Rudisell [# 22773146] in a sworn affidavit states, he is her first cousin and for part of her childhood, she was raised by his parents, John & Nancy Shotts Rudisell of Miami Twp. Hamilton Co, Ohio.
There is much confusion as to her surname because some records list her as a Rudisel, but "she" is emphatic, she is a Barnes. Several sworn documents from friends and relatives confirm this, in her husband's civil war pension file. (It is my belief her step-father is William Shotts)
As an adult for several years she worked as a domestic for John B & Cynthia Ann Matson, just north of Cleves.[Memorial# 22641059 & 2640933] During this employment she resided in their home at harvest time. After her work was complete, then traveling to Hancock Co., Indiana, staying with James and Catherine Burns, family. She stayed several months each visit.
In the summer of 1857/8, William H McKinney, a widower with 3 small children to raise, came to court her while at the Matson home. During this courtship, she continued to work for the Matson family, saving money to pay for a new dress to wear on her wedding day.
It was in July of 1858, she wed William Henry McKinney. The newlyweds then took up residence in Whitewater Twp., Hamilton, Ohio.
Children:
1. Franklin "Frank" McKinney
04 Apr 1859-04 Nov 1939
m Mary Katherine Hewitt
2. Elmer McKinney
1862-bf 1902
3. Ezra McKinney
09 Jan 1866-29 Feb 1923
m unmarried
4. Eber McKinney
20 Feb 1867-23 Sep 1957
m Sarah Amanda West
5. Tempie McKinney
1868-bf 1880
6. Turner McKinney
03 Jul 1872- 16 Aug 1914
m Agnes Ester Butler
7. Alma McKinney Hensel
1875- 17 Oct 1898
m John Harry Hensel
8. Estelle McKinney
Apr 1878-Aug 1904
m unmarried
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, in 1868, the family migrated to Indiana. Moving first to an area in Howard County, for about 2 years, then down to an area near Southport, in Perry Twp., in Marion County.
Finally, settling a little further northwest to Center Twp., by 1880, in an area once called "The Village of Belmont," where her husband purchased the old school house, on South Belmont Avenue. Converting it into a 9 room home, to raise their family in.
A few years later, they acquired the 3 neighboring lots from a fellow church member David Johnson, who also lived on S.Belmont Ave., and in 1886 the family built a small three room home on this property.
Margaret was like most married women of that day, a housewife, who took care of the home and family. Up until, the sudden death of her husband, William, leaving her in an extremely difficult situation.
It now was left to her to maintain the business that provided an income for her family. All the while being solely responsible for her two handicap adult children, Ezra was total deaf, very hard to manage, and her daughter Estella, who was a paraplegic since the age of fourteen.
Her plan was to keep her late husband's delivery business open, and she would stay in the smaller home, using the larger home as a boarding house. Margaret was hoping to maintain these two incomes, subsidized with her Civil War pension.
Unfortunately, with dawning of a new century, both the teamster business & boarding house was lacking. To complicate matters further the doctor who signed off on her husband's death certificate, had erroneously documented William was a 'widow" at the time of his passing. This error caused her widow's civil war pension to be denied. Although she was able to rectify this error in time, it was not long before their debt was too much to overcome.
Margaret, tried to sell the property to recover her losses, but was unable to sustain a buyer. The family business, and property, the original homestead on S. Belmont Avenue, according to family history, were eventually repossessed.
At the time of her passing she was possibly living with Carrie L Coston Marley, her husband's grandaughter at 1339 S Belmont Ave.[in 1914], Indianapolis, Indiana.
KjK
Original: 2014
Revision: 12/2016
There is much confusion as to her surname because some records list her as a Rudisel, but "she" is emphatic, she is a Barnes. Several sworn documents from friends and relatives confirm this, in her husband's civil war pension file. (It is my belief her step-father is William Shotts)
As an adult for several years she worked as a domestic for John B & Cynthia Ann Matson, just north of Cleves.[Memorial# 22641059 & 2640933] During this employment she resided in their home at harvest time. After her work was complete, then traveling to Hancock Co., Indiana, staying with James and Catherine Burns, family. She stayed several months each visit.
In the summer of 1857/8, William H McKinney, a widower with 3 small children to raise, came to court her while at the Matson home. During this courtship, she continued to work for the Matson family, saving money to pay for a new dress to wear on her wedding day.
It was in July of 1858, she wed William Henry McKinney. The newlyweds then took up residence in Whitewater Twp., Hamilton, Ohio.
Children:
1. Franklin "Frank" McKinney
04 Apr 1859-04 Nov 1939
m Mary Katherine Hewitt
2. Elmer McKinney
1862-bf 1902
3. Ezra McKinney
09 Jan 1866-29 Feb 1923
m unmarried
4. Eber McKinney
20 Feb 1867-23 Sep 1957
m Sarah Amanda West
5. Tempie McKinney
1868-bf 1880
6. Turner McKinney
03 Jul 1872- 16 Aug 1914
m Agnes Ester Butler
7. Alma McKinney Hensel
1875- 17 Oct 1898
m John Harry Hensel
8. Estelle McKinney
Apr 1878-Aug 1904
m unmarried
Shortly after the birth of her daughter, in 1868, the family migrated to Indiana. Moving first to an area in Howard County, for about 2 years, then down to an area near Southport, in Perry Twp., in Marion County.
Finally, settling a little further northwest to Center Twp., by 1880, in an area once called "The Village of Belmont," where her husband purchased the old school house, on South Belmont Avenue. Converting it into a 9 room home, to raise their family in.
A few years later, they acquired the 3 neighboring lots from a fellow church member David Johnson, who also lived on S.Belmont Ave., and in 1886 the family built a small three room home on this property.
Margaret was like most married women of that day, a housewife, who took care of the home and family. Up until, the sudden death of her husband, William, leaving her in an extremely difficult situation.
It now was left to her to maintain the business that provided an income for her family. All the while being solely responsible for her two handicap adult children, Ezra was total deaf, very hard to manage, and her daughter Estella, who was a paraplegic since the age of fourteen.
Her plan was to keep her late husband's delivery business open, and she would stay in the smaller home, using the larger home as a boarding house. Margaret was hoping to maintain these two incomes, subsidized with her Civil War pension.
Unfortunately, with dawning of a new century, both the teamster business & boarding house was lacking. To complicate matters further the doctor who signed off on her husband's death certificate, had erroneously documented William was a 'widow" at the time of his passing. This error caused her widow's civil war pension to be denied. Although she was able to rectify this error in time, it was not long before their debt was too much to overcome.
Margaret, tried to sell the property to recover her losses, but was unable to sustain a buyer. The family business, and property, the original homestead on S. Belmont Avenue, according to family history, were eventually repossessed.
At the time of her passing she was possibly living with Carrie L Coston Marley, her husband's grandaughter at 1339 S Belmont Ave.[in 1914], Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Original: 2014
Revision: 12/2016
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