Notes:

Emily was 17 years 8 months and 24 days old when she died.

Notes:

Edward was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky during the Civil War.

Edward was in Company E 75th Illinois Infantry. He was a Private from Sublette, Illinois. Date of Muster Sep 2, 1862, he was Killed at Perryville, Ky. Oct 8, 1862.

Edward McKune is a direct descendant of John Howland who came to America on the Mayflower.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/i/d/Steve-Riddle/PDFGENE173.pdf

When Edward McKune was born on August 15, 1832, in Harmony, Pennsylvania, his father, Hezekiah, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 20. He married Minerva Maria Hastings on November 2, 1856, in Dixon, Illinois. They had two children during their marriage, Emily and Frances. He died at the age of 30 as a Union soldier in the American Civil War on October 8, 1862, at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155413122/edward-mckune

Find a Grave contributor, Patrick Gorman has made the following suggested edit:
Suggested edit: Name: Edward McKune
Rank: Private
Military Age: 29
Service Entry Age: 30
Muster In Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1832
Birth Place: Harmony, Pennsylvania
Height: 5' 10 1/2
Hair: Light
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Light
War Years: 1861-1865
War: Civil War
Company: E
Unit: 75th Illinois Infantry
Period: 3 Yrs
Service Entry Date: 13 Aug 1862
Service Entry Place: Sublette, Illinois
Joined By Whom: Wm S Frost
Muster In Date: 2 Sep 1862
Muster In Place: Dixon, Illinois
Remarks: Killed At Perryville Ky Oct 8, 1862
Residence Place: Sublette, Lee Co, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

Name: Edward McKune
Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1832
Enlistment Date: 8 Jun 1861
Enlistment Place: Camp Moore, Louisiana, USA
Rank: Private
Military Unit: Sixth Infantry

Edward married Minerva Maria Bacon Hastings on 02 Nov 1856 in Lee County, Illinois. Minerva (daughter of ? and ?) was born on 19 Apr 1839 in Bombay, New York; died on 03 Dec 1900 in Rippey, Greene County, Iowa; was buried in Rippey Cemetary, Rippey, Greene County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possible part American-Indian per family lore.

Minerva lived in Lee County Illinois in Oct 1856 Per marriage paperwork to Edward McKune.

From Kathy McDowell
To Dwight Thompson
Date 20/03/2015 12:17
Subject Comments: Dwight,

I noticed Minerva B HASTINGS' name is spelled as Minerva and Minnerva. [2 'n's]
Still working on her and her family after all these years. Her son Thomas MORRIS
ended up in KS. I can try to find that data for you if you are still interested.

Most sincerely,
Kathy McDowell Cline
Kathy McDowell

Notes:

Married:
Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 about Minerva B. Hastings
Name: Minerva B. Hastings
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Edward McKune
Marriage Date: Nov 02, 1856
Marriage County: Lee
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Dixon, IL.

Notes:

Hezekiah McKune and his brothers, Joshua and John W., moved west to Lee Co., IL from Pennsylvania in 1845. Hezekiah and Elizabeth (Lewis) had 5 children: Edward, Lurena (Lippincott), Albert, Harrison and Elizabeth.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54672453/hezekiah-mckune

Died:
Steve Riddle shows death date as 07 Feb 1878 and Robert Hull shows death date as 16 Feb 1884.

Hezekiah married Elizabeth Lewis on 06 Jan 1831 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth (daughter of Nathaniel Lewis, Jr. and Sarah Hart Cole) was born on 13 Nov 1811 in Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Feb 1899 in Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

married ?. was born in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Following information is from Sheila McCormack, McKune Family Historian.

Joseph served in the Revolutionary War in the Orange County Militia. According to SAR & DAR Lineage records, Joseph served as a private in Captain Baly's company, Colonel Wisner's regiment, New York troops, 1775-1776.
He was married to Ester Many in about 1783. She died, and then in about 1788 he married Anna Gillet, and they lived in Mamakating, Ulster Co. NY (now Sullivan Co., NY).
In 1812 the family moved to Harmony Twp., Susquehanna Co., PA. Joseph and Anna sold part of their farm to their son, Robert, and 130 acres to their son-in-law, James D. Smith.
Anna died in 1825 and he then married Phebe Phelps Winters.
Joseph was a farmer and served as a tax assessor in Harmony Twp. from 1822-1825. He was married 3 times and had 13 children. He wrote his will in 1838 and made provisions for grave stones for his previous wife, Anna, and for himself.

Joseph McKune served as a private in Colonel Wisner's regiment, New York troops in the Revolution. He moved to Harmony Twp, Susquehanna Co, PA in 1812. He was a farmer there.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9399350/joseph-mckune

Joseph married Anna Gillett in 1788 in Mamakating, Ulster County, New York. Anna (daughter of Charles Gillett and ?) was born in 1766; died in Nov 1825 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Sarah Hart Cole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]