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William McKinley Jr., born 20 January 1843 at Niles, Ohio, died September 13, 1901 at Buffalo, New York. Son of William McKinley Sr. and Nancy Allison, married 21 January 1871 at Canton, Ohio to Ida Saxton, daughter of James A. Saxton.

Wm. McKinley Jr. attended school at Niles, Ohio under a teacher named Alva Sanford, nick named "Santa Anna" from a supposed resemblance to the famous Mexican General. In 1852 the family moved to Poland, a small village in Mahoning County, Ohio. He attended the local academy until he was 17 ca 1860. In June of 1861 William volunteered for service in the Civil War. (3 years with the 23rd Ohio Volunteers on 11 June 1861. At the Wars end he was a Major at the age of 21 years. He was elected governor of Ohio two terms before running for President of the United States in 1896. William McKinley was inaugurated on the 4th March 1897. He was elected President again in 1900. The President was shot on 6th of September 1901 by Leon Czolgosz and died a week later on the 13 of September 1901.

The McKinley Children:
1. Katharine McKinley, born 25 December 1871, died June 1876
2. Ida McKinley, born 1 April 1873, died August 1873.

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John McKinley, born 20 April 1818 in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania. He died August 22, 1896 at Muncie, Indiana. John McKinley was the son of James Stevenson McKinley and Mary Rose. Married on June 27, 1836 in Ohio to Eliza Boyle, she was born August 12, 1818 at Seclonesville, Ohio and died April 8, 1892. Eliza Boyle was the daughter of Alexander Boyle b. January 19, 1789 d. February 2, 1866 and Susanna (?) Boyle b. December 9, 1794 d. August 17, 1868. The Boyles were early settlers of Delaware Co., Indiana.

Like his father, James McKinley, and brother, William McKinley SrJohn was trained and worked in the manufacture of iron. When John move from Pennsylvania to Ohio he followed his trade as a molder until 1852, when he made a voyage on a sailing vessel to California. He spent three years there in search of gold and then returned to Ohio. In 1855 he moved to Indiana and located in New Corner, which is now Gaston. He spent the remainder of his life as a minister in the Methodist Church. John supported the Whig party then the Republican Party when it was formed. He later became identified with the Democratic Party. John and Eliza Boyle McKinley had nine children.

MONDAY AUGUST 24, 1896
VOLUME 19 - NUMBER 26

Rev. John Mckinley, well known as a minister of the M. P. church, one of the oldest and best known residents of the county and an uncle of the Republican candidate for President, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of his son-in-law. Capt. William P. Flannigan, in Congerville, just south of the Indiana iron works. Death was directly due to infirmity from old age and partly to a stroke of paralysis sustained about five years ago, from which he never fully recovered. A short funeral service, conducted by Rev. Green of the Congerville Baptist church was held at the residence this morning and then the remains were taken to the late home of the deceased in Gaston, where services conducted by his old friend, Rev. John Lewellen of the New Cumberland M. E. church, were held. The remains was placed by the side of the deceased's wife, who died about four years ago, in Miller's cemetery near Gaston. The deceased was born April 20, 1818 in Erie, Pa. Not withstanding the fact that he was a man of quiet mien his career had a tinge of romance in it. When he was eighteen years old he fell in love with Eliza Boyle, aged seventeen, who reciprocated. They wanted to get married at once, the both of their parents objected on account of their youthfulness, and they settled matters for themselves by eloping and getting the knot tied. They first moved to New Lisbon, Ohio, and thence to Niles, Ohio, where Mr. McKinley worked for years as a heater in the big iron mills of his brother, William McKinley, Sr. father of Mayor McKinley, the Republican Presidential candidate. Here it will be interesting to note that his parents died at South Bend on August 20,1847, the 43rd anniversary of their marriage, (md. August 20, 1804) within three hours of each other, and were buried in the same grave. When he was thirty nine years old (1857) Mr. McKinley entered the ministry of the M. P. church. He and his family moved to Indiana in 1854, (August 22, 1854) just exactly forty-two years ago on the day he died, settling in Gaston, formally known as New Corner. He was not in active charge of a church all the time, but held a number of pastorates, and was well known by the older residents of this part of the State. For eight years he was president of the Wabash district of the church. His wife belonged to the M. E. church and fifteen years ago (1881) he left his church and joined her denomination, since which time he led a retired life. [M.P. = Methodist Prodestant, M.E. = Methodist Episcopal] To Mr. and Mrs. McKinley eleven children were born, of whom four, James, Susan, Alexander, and Ira are dead. The living are Harvey, postmaster of Stockport, Indiana; Mrs. Mary Anderson, who resides in Blackford County; John, whom lives in a Avondale; Luke B., who is prosecuting attorney of Kosciusko Co; W. W. McKinley as merchant of Atwood, Kosciusko county; Sarah, who is Mrs. William P. Flannigan, Henry M. McKinley, a minister of the M. E. church at Pennville, Jay county. The living children were all present at the funeral. Since his wife's death Mr. McKinley has been living with his children. He went to Capt. Flannigan's home four weeks ago, from his son's home in Pennville. He was blind for five years. His sight being restored about three years ago by an operation at Indianapolis.

Mr. McKinley's character was a pure one. He led an upright life, but, like the McKinley family, he was determined and unswerving, yet easily to forgive a wrong and to change his way if he saw he was in the wrong. The resemblance between him and Major McKinley was very marked. He and the Major's father resembled each other so much that it is reported on numerous occasions the one was taken for the other even by members of their family. Major McKinley is reported to be the very picture of his father, and hence it can easily be understood how much he looked like his uncle. Like the majority of the Hoosier residents of the McKinley family, the deceased was a Democrat. He never varied other than was for Lincoln, when he was elected the second time. However he, like all the rest of his Democratic relatives, intended to vote for his nephew, and last Friday he told his son-in-law, Captain Flannigan, that if he was living he wanted him to drive him to the polls and he would vote for the "major." He could not stand free silver:, neither could the rest of his family, and they can now truly be said to be staunch Republicans.

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Benjamin Harvey McKinley was born March 28, 1839 at Edenburg, Pennsylvania the son of John McKinley and Eliza Boyle. He was married on October 25, 1860 to Arah Bryan. She was born on June 11, 1835 in Randolph Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) the daughter of George Bryan and Nancy Jones. After his marriage in 1860 Benjamin farmed until 1894 when he sold his farm and operated a general mercantile business in Stockport, Indiana until January 1907. However Benjamin and his family spent a two year interval living in Tennessee from about 1878 to 1880 when they returned to Washington Township, Delaware Co., Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley were members of the Methodist Church. Mr. McKinley was politically a Democrat. He belonged to the I.O.O.F. and the Improved Order of the Red Men. (for family information see Family sheets) Mckinley Burials Boyle Burials

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William I. McKinley. was born on January 17, 1862 in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana. He was the son of Benjamin Harvey McKinley and Arah Bryan. Mr. McKinley married , October 2, 1886 to Katherine F. Driscoll. She was born in about 1857 in the state of Indiana. Both of Katherine's parents were born in Ireland. In 1908 William was engaged in business in Stockport, Indiana. The family was living in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana in 1910.
William and Katherine McKinley's children were:
1. Milo E. McKinley b. c1888, Indiana
2. Raymond A. McKinley b. c1891 in Indiana
3. Pearl McKinley b. c1889 in Indiana

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John W. McKinley was born September 22, 1864 in Delaware County, Indiana the son of Benjamin Harvey McKinley and Arah Bryan. He was married February 22, 1890 at Muncie, Indiana to Ethel Trowbridge. She was born January 28, 1866 in Delaware County, Indiana, the daughter of Dr. D. L. Trowbridge.

John W. McKinley attended Washington Township schools and Normal School in Danville, Indiana. He taught in Delaware County schools for six years until 1892, when he founded a partnership with E. M. Rowlett under the name of Rowlett and Mckinley, operating a mercantile business in Gaston, Indiana. John was active and influential in the Democrat party and was considered a successful business man.
John W. McKinley and Ethel Trowbridge had one son:
1. Fred W. McKinley.

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James A. McKinley was born September 8, 1865, probably in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana, the son of Benjamin Harvey McKinley and Arah Bryan. He was married to Carrie Turner on February 14, 1888 in Delaware County, Indiana.

In 1908 James McKinley was engaged in the lamp black business. The family was living in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana in 1900 and 1910.
The know Children of James A. McKinley and Carrie Turner were:
1. Bergie McKinley born February 25, 1890 in Indiana
2. William Edgar McKinley born March 13, 1894 in Indiana
3. Oratio Leo McKinley born August 13, 1897 in Indiana
4. Ora Liberty McKinley born December 28, 1904 in Indiana
5. Hazel M. McKinley born February 07, 1906 in W. Virgina

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Samuel McKinley was born February 11, 1869 in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana, the son of Benjamin Harvey McKinley and Arah Bryan. Samuel McKinley married Ella Rarick on November 4, 1890 (October 4, 1891 md. record Dela. Co., In.). Ella was born July 6, 1870 the daughter of Levi Rarick and Sarah Wassam When Samuel was about 15 years of age, he began working away from home a greater part of the time. He eventually settled in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana and resided adjacent to the Union Grove Brethern Church. He joined the Union Grove Church in1889 and was chosen a deacon on June 20, 1902.
The Samuel and Ella McKinley Children were:
1. Mildred McKinley, born August 21, 1892 Delaware County, Indiana and married on December 2, 1913 to Omer Snider. Omer was born June 1892 the son of Gola Snider and Agnes McCormick, Agnes born 1870 the daughter of James McCormick and ___ Patterson.
2. Florence A. McKinley, born September 27, 1897 and married on June 1, 1920 to Louis Root.
3. Andrew B. McKinley, born c1901
4. Carl R. McKinley, born c1904.

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Thomas M. McKinley was born September 12, 1870 in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana. He was the son of Benjamin Harvey McKinley and Arah Bryan. Thomas M. McKinley married Millie Rarick the daughter of John Hoover Rarick and Sarah Miller (Snider) on February 5, 1892 in Delaware County, Indiana. This family lived in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana for many years west of the Union Grove Church of the Brethern. This farming neighborhood consisted of families attending the Union Grove Church. Among these were Thomas McKinley, John H. Rarick, Sniders, Shoemakers, Deeters, Brinsons and Wallers etc. Most were related one way or another.
Thomas McKinley first became a part of this neigborhood in about 1892-3, his father in-law, John H. Rarick had died on April 6, 1890 and in May his heirs were portioning to divide his 240 acres farm in section 29, town. 22 east and range 10 north into eight parts, his widow was to receive 51 acres and the home and the remainder divided nearly equal into seven shares. Of these were his children by his first wife, Elizabeth Shoemaker, they were:Mary Deeter, Fanny Martin, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Waller, Samuel, David and Isaac. Then Millie Jane, John's only child by Sarah Miller. When the estate was divided it seems Sarah had acquired the shares of Elizabeth Waller and that of Millie J. Rarick, in all she held the deed to 103 acres of the original 240 acres. Isaac sold his 26.5 acres on September 2, 1891 to Abraham L. Ginn for 825.00 dollars This acreage lay the farthest to the west and proved not to divide the land in any way harmful. The other tracts received by David, Mary, Fanny and Samuel totaling 100.5 acres eventually left the family also. Sarah by her first husband owned an additional 99.19 acres in section 32 T22 R10.
Millie Jane Rarick and David M. Snider, Sarah's children, on January 1, 1881 came by inheritance to own acreage adjoining Jacob Snider's estate. Millie's part of this was 19.5 acres, David's was 12.5 acres. Millie, a minor, held hers with her mother. Her guardians were her father, John H. Rarick, her uncle Alfred Miller and John Collins. Alfred Miller owned a small acreage of 18a adjoining the west side of the 32a. tract received by Millie and David. It is possible that this land was an inheritance from the estate of James Miller who died November 22, 1858 and his wife Sarah Sherry Miller who died much later, September 2, 1875. These lands all lay around the center of the section.
Jacob Snider's land lay south but also in the center of the section. Access to the Snider home, laying near Snider Ditch, was from the east by a lane nearly a half mile in length. Earlier another lane further south came into the section also from the east. Both cut through John Snider's land and were abandoned as were the first home sites when the county laid out and opened the county roads on the perimeter of the section. *[A common practice of establishing homesites on or near streams became impractical as roads were not intended to wonder here and there but to conform to the land survey based on the Rectangular Survey system. Most of the early trails in time vanished. Traces of the old trail and road bed on the south side of the Mississenewa River my yet be seem today. Several home sites on the south bank of the river as well as the old German Church of the Brethern on this trail no longer exist.]

When Thomas McKinley begin farming, it was on the old Rarick farm owned by his mother-in-law, the 51 acres in section 29 she had received in the settlement of John H. Rarick's estate. On May 8, 1893 Sarah made a deed to Millie J. McKinley and David M. Snider for this acreage plus her 99.5 acres in section 32. She stipulated that she was to hold life estate in all the real estate named, the appraised value being 4500.00 dollars.
Thomas and Millie remained on the farm and upon the death of Millie's mother, January 30, 1910, Millie and David divided their mothers holding. Millie took all the real estate in section 29, {the 51 acres plus the two tracts her mother had acquire form Millie and Elizabeth Waller in the final agreement to combine the eastern half of the old farm then said to be 103 acres}. In addition, Millie took a small house on 2 acres of land which lay south just across the road in section 32. Her half-brother David M. Snider took the remaining real estate as an equal division of the real estate deeded to them jointly 17 years earlier.

Thomas M. and Millie Jane McKinley had five children. All of whom were born and raised on the old Rarick farm in Section 29 T22 R10.
1. Kemper R. was born December 10, 1892,
2. Fern A. born October 12,1894,
3. Opal born in the year 1896,
4. Russell Harvey born October 3, 1899
5. Orville Glenn on January 24, 1903.
All the children attended the Pike Creek School a little over one half mile west of their home. The school was also called Township School No. 7. [Pike Creek from which the school got its name lay a mile north of the school, having formed by the union of Snider and Studebaker Ditches on the Rarick land. Snider Ditch entered the Rarick land from the south and Studebaker Ditch from the southeast. The Creek emptied into the Mississinewa River at Wheeling]
Kemper R. McKinley Graduated from Eaton High School in 1913, Fern A. McKinley graduated in 1914 and Opal McKinley the following year, 1915. Russell and Glenn completed their schooling through the eight grades at the Pike Creek School.

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Kemper R. McKinley first married Edith C. Younts, March 10. 1915. Edith was born in the year 1896 and died after the birth of a son in 1916.

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Keith Eugene "Gene" McKinley born 1916, married Violette Wright, had no children. Gene McKinley died August 21, 1988, Deltona, Florida. He was a veteran of WW II and at time of his death was retired as a salesman for the Deltona Corp.
Kemper served in the U. S. Navy during WW I. then married Mary E. Wright on August 12, 1919. They were the parents of Robert B. McKinley and Becky McKinley.

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Robert B. McKinley was born May 28, 1921, married Mary____ and they had a son Michael (A112-236-121) and a daughter Susan (A112-236-122). Robert B. McKinley was killed in an automobile accident south of the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Indiana State Road #3 near Eaton, Indiana on June 28, 1947. Robert B. McKinley was a veteran of WW II. His son Mike married and lived in the town of Eaton, Indiana, and Robert's daughter, Susan, married Charles Wolfe and lived at Gaston, Indiana.

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Beckey McKinley was born in 1929 and married Max Carmin.

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Fern A. McKinley married Donal Fisher January 17, 1917 and were the parents of two sons William Guy (A112-236-21)and James E. (112-236-22). They purchased the old Rarick farm {103 acres} from Thomas and Mille J. McKinley on February, 23, 1929.Fern died July 3, 1979 and Donal died May 22, 1985.

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William Guy Fisher born in the year 1918, married Margaret _____. They were the parents of one daughter, Donna Kay. In 1985 the family resided in Deltona, Florida.

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James E. Fisher was born in the year 1926 at Albion, Michigan but lived most of his life in Union Township near Eaton, Indiana. He married Frances Branson with whom he had one daughter, Wanda. James and Frances adopted two sons, Wayne and Wade. James E. Fisher died at the age of 56 yrs. at his home in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana on May 13, 1982. and is buried in the Garden of Memory, Delaware Co., Indiana.

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Opal McKinley married Raymond Beach October 29, 1929 in Delaware Co., Indiana. They lived in Ohio several years and after retirement lived at Modesto, California where she died. They had no children.

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Russell Harvey McKinley was born at the old Rarick home in Section 29, Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana, on October 3, 1899. His youth was spent aiding in the farm work and attending the Pike Creek School. Like nearly all farms of the times it supported large families and to a great extent supplied nearly every need in the way of food, some exceptions were salt, pepper, cane sugar and coffee. The raising of hogs for market was to a great extent the cash crop produced. At the age of 11 years his father and mother became the sole owners of the land and home where they worked and lived.

The family attended the Union Grove Church of the Brethern and later the Maple Grove Chuirch of the Brethren. As a youth growing up Russell would have known his future wife when but a young girl in the church and possibly their first date was at some church event. Russell married Viola M. Minnich on March 26, 1921. He was 21 and she 20 years of age. They first made their home with Russell's parents where Russell continued to work the farm with his father. Being unhappy with farming on shares with his father,

Russell and Viola moved to the home of Mary Ann Minnich, Viola's mother, who had built a one and one half story home on lot 5 Block 6, Chestnut St., Shideler, Indiana. It is said that Viola's mother wished this as she did not like living alone.

About the same time Russell found employment at Warner Gear, an automobile transmission manufacturing company located on East Seymour Street, Muncie, Indiana. He retired from this company in 1963, having continuous employment there and at its new plant west of Muncie near Yorktown for 39 years.

Early in 1930 or before Russell and Viola moved to the Minnich farm {40 acres} owned by Viola's mother, located two miles east of the Rarick farm on Studebaker Pike. This farm had been purchased by Rueben Minnich from his sister in-law, Allie M. Frazee Studebaker. February 24, 1900 Rueben bought 25 acres from her for 1250 dollars and on May 1, 1904 another 15 acres for the same amount, 1250 dollars. The present house was renovated by Rueben Minnich who is said to have plastered the interior himself. This was the home Viola knew from childhood. April 13, 1905 at the age of 55 years her father, Rueben Minnich, died. The widow and children continued to farm this land until the children married and left their mother's home.

Russell and Viola McKinley did not remain here long but purchased in July of 1932 the old Brethren Church (Maple Grove Church of the Brethren) and 1 acre of land on which it set. This is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of todays County Road 900 N and State Road # 3.* The building was converted to a home after extensive renovation and new construction. Russell and Viola continued to owned this property as long as they lived, but they lived there for only a few years. Wilma, Tom, and Mary were born while the family lived at Shideler, Jack was born in 1935 while they lived in the converted church which became to be called the "brick house". Joan and Fred were born at the old Minnich farm, Joan in 1930 when the family first lived there and Fred after the family made it their home the second time. Russell and Viola bought the Minnich farm from Viola's mother about 1937 and Fred was born February 2, 1938. This remained the family home until Viola's death. Russel Harvey McKinley died May 2, 1976 and his wife, Viola Mabel Minnich McKinley died June 11, 1987.

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Donald Lee McKinley was born October 21, 1921, attended school at Eaton, and served in the army in the Pacific for a short time during WW II. Upon receiving a Medical Discharged from the service he was employed at the Warner Gear Company and learned the trade of tool grinder, an occupation and company he remained with until retirement in about 1975. Donald married Nila Christine Urick in 1946, Christine was born in about 1926 in Dunkirk, Indiana, the daughter of Harry Urick and Goldie Brock and died February 20, 1995 at there home in Satsuma, Florida. Donald purchase an acre of land in 1946 from his parents. This acre lay beside the highway and in the southeast corner of the family farm. Here Donald built a new home and raised a family of seven children, one step-daughter, Jean Urick who married Darrell Dalton, three sons and three daughters:

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Donald Lee McKinley

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John McKinley

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Charles Russell McKinley

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Nancy McKinley married Philip Gonzales.

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Windy McKinley married Jaret Siefert.

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Sandy McKinley married ___ Varnadoe.

After retirement Donald and Christine moved to Florida near the city of Polatka, where they have remained. At the time of Christine's death Donald and Christine have 26 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

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Wilma Kathleen McKinley was born February 27, 1924, attended the Eaton Elementary and High Schools, graduating in 1942. Wilma was employed at the Durham Manufacturing Company during W.W.II and continued there three or four years after the war. This company produced artillery shell casings for the military. On July 8, 1949 Wilma married Max T. Linn son of George Franklin and Anna C. Linn.

Max "Pete" Linn was born in 1924. His home was Gaston, Indiana were he attended school, graduating from Gaston High School. He served in the Army during WW II, seeing combat in the European Theater. Soon after their marriage Max and Wilma purchased the property in Shideler belonging to the estate of Wilma's grandmother, Mary Ann Minnich. Max "Pete" Linn was employed at Warner Gear Company in about 1950, retiring from there in about 1984. Their residents continues to be in Shideler. Wilma K. Linn died September 10, 1996, and is interned at the Garden of Memory north of Muncie, In. They had a daughter and a son:

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Judy Linn, born September 11, 1952, married Ronald Brooks. They have two children:

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Sherry Brooks

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Mathew Brooks

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Larry Linn born December 19, 1956, married Cindy___. They have one adopted son and one daughter:
Aaron Roe Linn

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Amber Lecole Linn.

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Thomas Russell McKinley was born July 10, 1926 at Shideler, Indiana. He attended the Eaton schools. "Tom" worked about two years for David Culberson, the owner of a small business manufacturing burial vaults, which was located north of the McKinley residence on State Road # 3. Next he joined the army and served in the European Theater. After the war ended he was employed at Warner Gear Company and worked in the Heat Treat Department with his father. He married Mary Martha Beeler December 20, 1947, for a time the couple lived in the so called "brick house" owned by his parents and like his brother, Donald, he purchase an acre of land from his parents. This lay north of the acre where Donald had built a home. Tom built a small home and lived there for a few years, then moved to Haltman Village in the north west section of Muncie, Indiana.

In 1969 he left Warner Gear Company and moved to Fort Lauderdale where Tom and Mary were managers of the Sea Bonae Motel for the next four years. Thomas Russell McKinley died as a result of a heart attack on February 22, 1973. he was brought back to Delaware County, Indiana and buried in Union Cemetery near Eaton, Indiana. Thomas R. and Mary M. Beeler McKinley had one daughter: Susan Kathleen

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Susan Kathleen McKinley married Max D. Ford, December 21, 1969. They have one daughter: Michelle Susanne Ford

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Michelle Susanne Ford married Norman Wallace Foote III July 23, 1994. They have one daughter:

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Cera Foote b. 1995

Mary Martha Beeler McKinley married second to John Ranieri.

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Mary Jane McKinley was born February 6, 1928, the only child of Russell and Viola McKinley born in the Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie Indiana. The parents home at the time was at Viola's mother's home at Shideler, Indiana. By the time she had reached the age to attend school the family had moved to the Minnich farm and so went to the Union Township Elementary school at Eaton, Indiana. Mary Jane graduated from Eaton High School in the spring of 1946. On September 21, 1946 Mary Jane McKinley married Cecil Edwin Tharp. The wedding took place at the Parsonage of the Union Grove Church of the Brethern. This farm house was once the home of Mary Jane's great grandfather, Abraham Studebaker, and was the property of Mary Ann Studebaker Minnich for awhile after the death of Abraham Studebaker.

Cecil Edwin Tharp was born April 28, 1923 at Muncie, Indiana. At the age of 4 years his parents moved to Eaton, Indiana.Cecil "Buster", "Bus" attended the Eaton Schools, graduating from Eaton High School in the spring of 1941. In 1941-2 he was employed at the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company at Baltimore, Maryland. In the summer of 1942 he returned to Eaton and was then employed at Warner Gear Company where his father had been employed for several years. On December 14, 1942 Cecil enlisted in the Naval Air Cadet (V-5) program. Do to the large number of young men enlisted in this training program he was not called to active duty until September 27, 1943. It was during the spring and summer of 1943 that Cecil and Mary Jane met and dated for several months prior to his entering the military service. The following year after entering service he attended training schools at the following locations; Greencastle, Indiana, Lafayette, Indiana, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Illinois, Norman, Oklahoma, and Norfolk, Virginia. The remainder of his military service was at the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas. Thence transferred to the Naval Station at Chicago for discharged May 15, 1946. Returning to Eaton he returned to his last place of employment prior to his entering the military, the Warner Gear Company, Muncie Plant on Seymore St. where he had continuous employment until his retirement in 1975.

Mary Jane McKinley and Cecil Edwin Tharp were the parents of five children, three daughters and two sons: Sharon Sue Tharp was born July 16, 1947 at Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie, Indiana. At the time Cecil and Mary were renting the Shideler property belonging to Mary's grandmother, Mary Ann Minnich, where they remained until July of 1949. A temporary residence was made with Mary's parents until in the month of November the family moved to their unfinished home in Eaton which had been under construction for about a year. Cecil built this home on land received from his parents, three lots at the corner of North St. and Russell St. in the west side of Eaton. This home was constructed with a minimum of professional tradesmen at a great saving in cost but extended the period of construction to four years. The experience gained in this successful endeavor was repeated by the construction of four more homes for the family in the next 40 years by the skills and labor being furnished by family members.

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Sharon Sue Tharp was the first grand-daughter of Russell and Viola McKinley and the object of much attention. Sharon attended the Eaton Elementary and Eaton High School, graduating in the spring of 1965. She married Richard Allen Morris on December 11, 1965 at the First Christian Church on East Harris St., Eaton, Indiana.

Richard A. Morris was the son of James R. Morris and Veda P. Stump, born August 17, 1943. The James R. Morris home was located on the northwest corner of Indiana Avenue and Long St., Eaton, Indiana. Richard attended the Eaton Schools and graduated form Eaton High School in the spring of 1961 after same construction jobs he was employed at the Chevrolet Transmission Factory in Muncie, Indiana were he remained until early retirement in 1993. Sharon Sue was employed with the Eaton Elementry School for many years, first as an assistant teacher and secondly as Secretary for the School Principal.
To Sharon and Richard were born two sons:

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James Richard Morris born June 17, 1966 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. James attended the Union Township Schools graduating from Delta High School in the spring of 1984. James joined the Air Force Reserves and served with a unit stationed at Peru, Indiana while remaining employed with Dick Carnal's Tile and Carpet at Muncie, Indiana. James R. Morris married Pamela Susan Elmore on October 15, 1988 at the First Christian Church at Eaton, Indiana. James and Pamela had one son, Jason Duane Morris

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Jason Duane Morris, born July 6, 1990 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana.

James and Pamela were divorced. James R. Morris second married Tonya K. Kurtz October 30, 1993 in Las Vagas, Lincoln County, Nevada. Tonya was employed at Losantville Carpet Outlet near Losantville, Indiana. They have one daughter:

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Marissa Kay Morris born June 24, 1994 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie Indiana.

James and Tonja were purchasing a home at 3401 S. Penn St., Muncie, Indiana. In the summer of 1997 they purchased the old Morris property at Indiana Ave. and Long Street, moving there in August of that year.

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Duane Lee Morris was born May 28, 1969 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. He attended the Union Township Schools and graduated from Delta High School in the spring of 1987 and is following the trade of carpentry. Duane married Michele Lynn Wheat July 6, 1991 in the Fairlawn Church of Christ, Muncie, Indiana. They were divorced in 1992. Duane second married Melanie Danielle Arnett, May 20, 1995 at Anderson, In.
Duane is employed as a Journeyman Carpenter.

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Cynthia Jane Tharp was born April 18, 1950 at Blackford County Hospital, Hartford City, Indiana. Cynthia attended the Union Township Schools and graduating from Delta High School in the spring of 1968. Cynthia attended Ball State University four years, graduating from that institution with a degree in Teaching Elementary students. She has taught first and third grades in the Harrison Washington Community School Corp, Delaware County, Indiana for over twenty years. Cynthia Jane Tharp married Richard L. Marquell in the First Christian Church at Eaton, Indiana on April 25, 1970. Richard L. Marquell is a native of Delaware County, Indiana. Richard is the son of James O. Marquell and Margaret Louise West. He attend school at the Delaware Township Schools, graduating from Desota High School in the spring of 1967. He attend classes for two years at Ball State University while also working for the Marhoffer Meat Packing Company, Muncie, Indiana. In about 1971 Richard was employed as assistant manager in the Automobile Department of Sears and Roebuck Company located in the Muncie Mall, where in 1993 he was promoted to Store Manager. The Marquell family resides at 7209 N County Rd. 312 East, R.R., Muncie, Indiana. Cynthia Jane and Richard L. Marquell have two children:

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Nicholis Lee Marquell was born October 2, 1970 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. "Nick" attended the Delaware Community School Corp, graduating from Delta High School in the spring of 1989 and at present is pursuing a degree in secondary education at Ball State University. Nicholis L. Marquell married Tiffany Renee Long July 30, 1994 in the Eaton First Church of God, Eaton, Indiana. Tiffany was born April 28, 1974 the daughter of Jeff and Debra Long. She attended Central High School and graduated from Delta High School in 1992. She is presently employed in office work for the Muncie Community Schools. They have an apartment at the Shideler Apts., Muncie, Indiana. up date September, 1997. Nick is now teaching at the South Side High School, Muncie, In. Nick and Tiffany have two children:

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Rachel Leigh Marquell, born August 21, 1995 at Muncie, In.

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Robert Lee Marquell, born July 30, 1997 at Muncie, In.

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Natellie Louise Marquell was born June 9, 1979 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana.Natellie is attending school in the Delaware Community School Corp., Delaware County, Indiana. up date 1997 graduated High School and attending El Paso Univerity, El Paso, Texas on full scholarship.

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Edwin Leroy Tharp was born April 20, 1951 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. Edwin attended Union Township Schools and graduated from Delta High School in 1969. and graduated from ITT Techinical Institute at Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 1971. Edwin enlisted in the U. S. Navy in April of 1972 and served a four year enlistment. After Basic Training he was assigned to the warship "Biddle" at that time stationed in the Vietnam war zone. Afterwards the ship was stationed in the Mediterranean where it made port at Naple, Italy. The Biddle also made a short cruise in the Black Sea. On returning to the States it lay at anchor for a time in the port at Norfolk, Virginia. After making a cruise in the Caribbean Sea the ship made port at Bath, Maine where it remained while under going extensive renovations and repairs. Edwin received his discharge form the service while the ship was at Bath, Maine. His duties aboard ship was in the grade of Electronic Technician 3rd Class.

Edwin L. Tharp was employed for a time with the Cable TV Co. "TCI of Indiana Inc." located at Hartford City, Indiana. From there he went to employment with Triad Cable TV at Portland, Indiana where he became the manager of the local office. When that enterprise was sold he returned to his earlier place of employment at Hartford City and is presently with the Insight Communications of Indiana Inc. Edwin's Amateur Radio call sign KB9VZT issued 3-25-2000.

In 1980-1 his father and he built his present home at 502 W. North St., Eaton, Indiana. Edwin Leroy Tharp married Kyle Ann Sargent Crawley August 3, 1991 at the First Christian Church in Eaton, Indiana Kyle Ann is the daughter of Aden Dean Sargent and Charlotte J. Bales born May 1, 1951. Kyle Ann graduated from Yorktown High School in 1969 and was married to Gene Case from 1970 to 1972 and they had one child Brian born August 20,1971. Kyle married Danny Crawley. She had her second child Kristi born March 20, 1974. Danny Crawley adopted Brian in 1979. Her divorce from Danny Crawley occurred in about 1990. Kyle is presently employed with "Insight communications of Indiana Inc." Hartford City, Indiana.

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Theressa Ann Tharp was born September 18, 1955 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. She attended the Union Township Schools and graduated from Delta High School in the spring of 1973. Theressa attended one year at Ball State Univerity. She was married June 29, 1974 to Michael Ward Bundy at the First Christian Church, Eaton, Indiana. Michael W. Bundy was born November 29, 1953, the son of >B>Henry W. Bundy and Barbara A. Sellers. Michael graduated from Yorktown High School in 1973. Michael's parents moved to Intercession City, Florida after Henry W. Bundy retired from Warner Gear Company, Muncie, Indiana. Michael and Theressa followed them early in the year of 1978 but made their home in St. Cloud, Florida. Michael worked for the City of St. Cloud for a time, then at a number of temporary jobs until he was employed as a distributor for a supplier of reading material to retailers in central Florida. Theressa Ann has for the past four years provided "Day Care for children in her home. They presently live in Kissimmee, Florida and have two children:

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Melissa Jane Bundy was born October 1, 1976 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. Melissa attended the Osceola County Schools, Kissimmee, Florida graduating from High School in the spring of 1994. At present she is employed as a receptionist and office employee in the Office of a Doctor of Medicine at Kissimmee, Florida. Malissa has one daughter:

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Heather Ann Allers

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Stephen Michael Bundy was born June 6, 1980 while the parents" home was in St. Cloud, Florida. Stephen is attending the Osecola County School in Kissimmee, Florida. In 1997 Stephen M. Bundy attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the organization, Boy Scouts of America

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Lynden Kinley Tharp was born March 27, 1961 at the Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. He attended pre-school and Elementary school at Eaton, Indiana in the Delaware Community School Corp. and graduated from Delta High School in 1980. In the fall of 1980 Lynden moved to Florida and resided with his sister and brother-in-law while finding employment as maintenance worker at Days Inn and other temporary jobs. He found employment as maintenance at the Tupperware Convention Center on Orange Blossom Trail north of the City of Kissimmee, Florida where presently he is employed as PressMan, set up and operate single color Harris Presses and multi-color Web press, does die cutting and embossing work etc. in their In-Plant Printing Facility.

Lynden K. Tharp married Diedra Deanna Smith, the daughter of Richard L. and Linda Hankins Smith, September 5, 1981 at the First Christian Church, Eaton, Indiana. Diedra Deanna Smith was born October 11, 1964. she completed her schooling at Kissimmee, Florida, receiving her GED after attending classes for that purpose there. She was employed a Disney World as a clerk in the jewelry section of a retail store on Disney's Main Street and later became stock manager for that store. Lynden and Diedra had one daughter:

A112-236-445-1 Ashley Susan Tharp, born September 4, 1984 at the local hospital, Kissimmee, Florida.

Lynden and Diedra was divorce and agreed to joint custody of their daughter, Ashley, and that Ashley would live with her father. Lynden second married Lennea Turski Kilmer, May 25, 1991 at Kissimmee, Florida. His wife is a native of Connecticut, the daughter of Raymond and Ruth Turski. Lennia Turski Kilmer had a daughter by her first marriage, Tiffany Kilmer born September 6, 1984. Lennea is employed as secretary with a Firm in Orlando, Florida. They have their home at 2733 Miami Terrace, Kissimmee, Florida.

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Betty Joan McKinley was born November 3, 1930, at the farm house of her grandmother Minnich. Her parents were renting this at the time. She attended the Union Township School at Eaton, Indiana and graduated from Eaton, High School in the spring of 1948. For a time she was employed at the Shideler Elevator at Shideler, Indiana. Joan married Harold Eugene Umberger, March 30, 1951.

Harold E. Umberger was born November 18, 1924. his parents were Benjamin Floyd Umberger (1888-1965) and Clara Louise Huffer (1890-1976). His father farmed in Hamilton Township, Delaware County. Harold attended School at Royertown and graduated from Royertown High School in 1942. He was employed at Warner Gear Company in the Heat Treat Department, where his father-in-law and brother-in-laws were also employed, retiring from that place April 1, 1988. Harold Umberger purchased the 40 acre farm once owned by Joan's great-grand father, Abraham Studebaker, on March 17, 1951. The old Studebaker home was extensively remodeled in about 1957 and has remained their home to the present. Joan and Harold Umberger have three children:

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Diana Umberger was born March 27, 1952. She attended the Royerton Elementary School and graduated from Delta High School. Diana marriedAnthony Charles "Tony" Schoetmer July 28, 1980. Tony was born August 2, 1949. They have two children:

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Michael Anthony Schoetmer born August 14, 1982.

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Taleah Ann Schoetmer born September 21, 1985

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Julia Umberger was born May 13, 1956. she attended school at the Delaware Community School Corp. at Royerton, graduating from Delta High School in 1964. She married Joseph Allen Readle June 12, 1982. Joseph was born September 10, 1957 Julia has been employed with Vannatter Paint Company since graduating from high school and is presently employed with the same Company. They have no children.

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Fonda Umberge was born December 5, 1957, and attended the schools of the Delaware Community School Corp., graduating from Delta High School. Fonda was employed at J. C. Penny Department Store in the Muncie Mall for a time. She married Nickey Lee Johnson August 6, 1977. Nickey Lee Johnson was born November 12, 1956.
They have two children:

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Jessica Kay Johnson was born January 1, 1979.

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William James Johnson was born November 25, 1980.

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Jack Wayne McKinley was born March 11, 1935 at the brick house on State Road # 3 and present County Road 900 N.* While still an infant the family moved to the near by Minnich farm, after a few years of living there his parents purchased this farm. Jack W. McKinley attended the Union Township Schools and Graduated from the Eaton High School in the spring of 1953. He served in the U. S. Army for four years a part of which was served in Occupied Germany. He was employed at Warner Gear Company and he too work in the Heat Treat Dept. with other family members. He married Nancy Ehrhart January 21, 1955. Nancy is the daughter of Irvin L. Ehrhart and ____ Mock. Nancy attended the Jay County Schools at Dunkirk, Indiana graduating from Dunkirk High School. Jack W. McKinley retired from the Warner Gear Company, then moved to same area that his brother had made a home , south of Polaka, Florida. Jack died of a heart attach on February 19, 1993. His body was returned to Delaware Co., Indiana and buried at the Garden of Memory Cemetery north of Muncie, Indiana.Nancy returned to Indiana and made her home at Eaton, Indiana the same year. Jack and Nancy McKinley had two sons:

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Allen Wayne McKinley was born at Kokomo, Indiana on December 3O, 1956. He attended the Union Township Elementary School at Eaton, Indiana. Allen died October 14, 1968 from an electrical shock he received while climbing a utility pole near the railroad trestle over the Mississinewa River just south of Eaton.

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Tony Irvin McKinley was born August 19, 1959 in Delaware Co. Indiana and attended Union Township Schools. He was married in about 1982 and has one daughter, Sirena, who has been adopted by her grandparents, Jack and Nancy McKinley.

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Sirena McKinley Sirena McKinley was born January 18, 1983 She attended the Delaware Community School Corp., Delaware County, Indiana. ( Note by Sirena June 6, 2007 ) “I have 3 children, Skyler Keith Shocklee born July 31st 2000 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana The father Brian K. Shocklee. He passed away November 3, 2000 age 20 years. Alec Chance Workman born August 20th 2003 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana and Jackson Gayl Workman. born March 20th 2007 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana. Their Father is Joshua Aaron Workman born December 23, 1984 in Lawton, Oklahoma. We live in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Josh works at Indiana Michigan Power as a Distribution Dispatcher. I graduated from Amber's beauty school in January of this year.”

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Harold Fredrick McKinley born February 16, 1938 at the home of his parents. He was raised on the old Minnich farm and attended the Union Township Schools, graduating from Eaton High School in the spring of 1956. He was married to Hermoine Baker in about 1957. He served four years in the U. S. Army, was divorced in about 1962. He second married Phyllis Baily House , the widow of Earl House (1930-1964). Phyllis was born 1931, the daughter of Fredrick and Ethel Bailey. Phyllis graduated from Eaton High School in the spring of 1949, by her first marriage she has two daughters: 1. Susanna House, who graduated from Eaton, High School in 1966. Susanna is married to Steve Williams and lives in Gainsville, Florida. 2. Jan House attended the Union Township Schools and graduated from Delta High School. She married Joseph A. Walker and has two sons, presently residing in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

Fred McKinley has been employed at the New Venture Gears Inc. (the Old Chevrolet Manufacturing Company) at 1200 W. 8th St. Muncie, Indiana since about 1964. He resides on S R # 3 N, Eaton, Indiana. He has no children.

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Orville Glenn McKinley was born January 24, 1903 at his parents home (the old Rarick Farm) and attended grade school at the Pike Creek School House located one half mile west of the family home. "Glenn" was employed at the Warner Gear Company, retiring from that place in about 1964-5. He had lived in Delaware County, Indiana all his life. He died August 23, 1965 and is buried in the Garden of Memory Cemetery north of Muncie, Indiana. Glenn McKinley married Arline E. ____. Arline was born May 2, 1909 and died July 25, 1964. She also is buried in the Garden of Memory. They were the parents of one son and two daughters:

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Glenora McKinley, residing at Indianapolis, Indiana

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William McKinley, served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War, was captured and held prisoner by the Chinese Army till the end of that conflict. During both military action and captivity he suffered many hardships due to the severe cold weather of Korean winters and the Chinese treatment of prisoner of war. William McKinley has worked for several years at the Veterans Hospital in Marion, Grant County, Indiana..

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Barbara McKinley, residing at Indianapolis, Indiana

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