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Joseph McKune
1762 - 1850 (88 years)1. Joseph McKune was born in 1762 in Goshen, Orange County, New York; died on 25 May 1850 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; was buried in McKune Cemetery, Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania . 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-mckuneJoseph married Ether Many about 1783 in Blooming Grove, Orange County, New York. Ether (daughter of Barnabas Many and Anne Everitt) was born in 1769 in Craigsville, Orange County, New York; died about 1787 in Mamakating, Ulster County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Eunice McKune was born on 26 Sep 1784 in Bloomingrove, Orange County, New York; died on 11 Sep 1870 in Mamakating, Sullivan Co., New York.
- 3. Robert McKune was born on 14 Aug 1786 in Bloomingrove, Orange County, New York; died on 04 Mar 1861 in Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, New York.
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]
Children:
- 4. Jushua McKune
- 5. Joseph McKune
- 6. Esther McKune
- 7. Charles McKune
- 8. Mary Elizabeth McKune
- 9. William McKune
- 10. Hezekiah McKune was born on 01 Sep 1801 in Mamakating, New York; died on 16 Feb 1884.
- 11. John W McKune
- 12. Nancy Agnes McKune
- 13. Silas Fowler McKune
Joseph married Phebe Phelps about 1827 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Phebe (daughter of Levi Phelps and Anna Pinney) was born on 29 Oct 1785 in Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 2
2. Eunice McKune (1.Joseph1) was born on 26 Sep 1784 in Bloomingrove, Orange County, New York; died on 11 Sep 1870 in Mamakating, Sullivan Co., New York. 3. Robert McKune (1.Joseph1) was born on 14 Aug 1786 in Bloomingrove, Orange County, New York; died on 04 Mar 1861 in Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, New York. 4. Jushua McKune (1.Joseph1) 5. Joseph McKune (1.Joseph1) 6. Esther McKune (1.Joseph1) 7. Charles McKune (1.Joseph1) 8. Mary Elizabeth McKune (1.Joseph1) 9. William McKune (1.Joseph1) 10. Hezekiah McKune (1.Joseph1) was born on 01 Sep 1801 in Mamakating, New York; died on 16 Feb 1884. 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]
Children:
- 14. Edward McKune was born on 15 Aug 1832 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; died on 08 Oct 1862 in Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky.
- 15. Lurena McKune was born about 1836 in Pennsylvania.
- 16. Albert McKune was born about 1837 in Pennsylvania.
- 17. Harrison McKune was born about 1841 in Pennsylvania.
11. John W McKune (1.Joseph1) 12. Nancy Agnes McKune (1.Joseph1) 13. Silas Fowler McKune (1.Joseph1)
Generation: 3
14. Edward McKune (10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 15 Aug 1832 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; died on 08 Oct 1862 in Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky. 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 InfantryEdward 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]
Children:
- 18. Emily E McKune was born on 02 Nov 1857 in Sublette, Lee County, Illinois; died on 26 Jul 1875.
- 19. Frances Harriet McKune was born on 17 Oct 1860 in Sublette, Lee County, Illinois; died on 08 Jan 1923 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden, Boone County, Iowa.
15. Lurena McKune (10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1836 in Pennsylvania. 16. Albert McKune (10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1837 in Pennsylvania. 17. Harrison McKune (10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1841 in Pennsylvania.
Generation: 4
18. Emily E McKune (14.Edward3, 10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 02 Nov 1857 in Sublette, Lee County, Illinois; died on 26 Jul 1875. Notes:
Emily was 17 years 8 months and 24 days old when she died.
19. Frances Harriet McKune (14.Edward3, 10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 17 Oct 1860 in Sublette, Lee County, Illinois; died on 08 Jan 1923 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden, Boone County, Iowa. Notes:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143480997/frances-harriet-schierholz
When Frances Harriet McKune was born on October 17, 1860, in Sublette, Illinois, her father, Edward McKune, was 28, and her mother, Minerva Maria Hastings, was 21. Her father, who was a Union soldier, died October 8, 1862, less than two years later, at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, in the American Civil War. Frances married Jacob Schierholz on September 20, 1880, in Ogden, Iowa. Their children were: Emma L., Catharine Elizabeth, Peter Hezekiah, Jacob Edward, Frances Minerva, Harriet A., Albert Harrison, Lurena E., Mabel Ellen, Wilhelm George, and Louie Cecil. She died of carcinoma of the liver on January 8, 1923, in Ogden, Iowa, at the age of 62.
Buried:
PLOT 18-27CFrances married Jacob Albert Schierholz on 20 Sep 1880 in Ogden, Boone County, Iowa. Jacob (son of Peter Jacob Schierholz and Catharina Frahm) was born on 27 Feb 1851 in Norderstapel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; died on 22 May 1940 in Boone County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Emma L Schierholz was born in 1879 in Lee County, Illinois.
- 21. Catherine Elizabeth Schierholz was born in Aug 1881 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa.
- 22. Peter Hezekiah Schierholz was born in Aug 1883 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa.
- 23. Jacob Edward Schierholz was born on 29 Jan 1885 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa; died on 31 Jan 1958 in Downey, Los Angeles, California.
- 24. Frances Minerva Schierholz was born in Jul 1887 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa.
- 25. Harriett Adalade Schierholz was born on 05 Apr 1889 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa; died on 16 Sep 1969 in Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming.
- 26. Albert Harrison Schierholz was born in Sep 1891 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa; died in Nov 1981 in Boone, Boone County, Iowa.
- 27. Lurena E Schierholz was born in Mar 1895 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa.
- 28. Mabel Ellen Schierholz was born in Apr 1897 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa.
- 29. Wilhelm George Schierholz was born on 16 Jun 1899 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa; died on 27 Jan 1955 in Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas.
- 30. Louie Cecil Schierholz was born in 1901 in Yell, Boone County, Iowa.