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Edward McKune

Male 1832 - 1862  (30 years)


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  • Name Edward McKune 
    Birth 15 Aug 1832  Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 08 Oct 1862  Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2576  Thompson
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2023 

    Father Hezekiah McKune,   b. 01 Sep 1801, Mamakating, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1884 (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Lewis,   b. 13 Nov 1811, Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1899, Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 06 Jan 1831  Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minerva Maria Bacon Hastings,   b. 19 Apr 1839, Bombay, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Dec 1900, Rippey, Greene County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 02 Nov 1856  Lee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Children 
     1. Emily E McKune,   b. 02 Nov 1857, Sublette, Lee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1875 (Age 17 years)
    +2. Frances Harriet McKune,   b. 17 Oct 1860, Sublette, Lee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Jan 1923, Yell, Boone County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2012 

  • Documents
    1850 United States Federal Census Record - Hanno, Lee County, Illinois
    1850 United States Federal Census Record - Hanno, Lee County, Illinois
    Hanno eventually became Sublette
    Edward McKune Civil War Pension Index
    Edward McKune Civil War Pension Index
    Edward McKune Civil War Pension Index
    Edward McKune and Family 1860 Census
    Edward McKune and Family 1860 Census
    Edward McKune and Family 1860 Census
    Edward McKune and Minerva Hastings Marriage License
    Edward McKune and Minerva Hastings Marriage License
    Edward McKune and Minerva Hastings Marriage License 30 Oct 1856

    Histories
    Edward McKune Paperwork
    Edward McKune Paperwork
    Very old paper regarding Minerva B. Hastings marriage to Edward McKune.

  • 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


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