Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
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1. ? Family/Spouse: Charles Gillett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Anna Gillett was born in 1766; died in Nov 1825 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Generation: 2
2. Anna Gillett (1.1) was born in 1766; died in Nov 1825 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Anna married Joseph McKune in 1788 in Mamakating, Ulster County, New York. Joseph 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 . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Jushua McKune
- 4. Joseph McKune
- 5. Esther McKune
- 6. Charles McKune
- 7. Mary Elizabeth McKune
- 8. William McKune
- 9. Hezekiah McKune was born on 01 Sep 1801 in Mamakating, New York; died on 16 Feb 1884.
- 10. John W McKune
- 11. Nancy Agnes McKune
- 12. Silas Fowler McKune
Generation: 3
3. Jushua McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 4. Joseph McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 5. Esther McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 6. Charles McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 7. Mary Elizabeth McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 8. William McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 9. Hezekiah McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 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:
- 13. Edward McKune was born on 15 Aug 1832 in Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; died on 08 Oct 1862 in Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky.
- 14. Lurena McKune was born about 1836 in Pennsylvania.
- 15. Albert McKune was born about 1837 in Pennsylvania.
- 16. Harrison McKune was born about 1841 in Pennsylvania.
10. John W McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 11. Nancy Agnes McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1) 12. Silas Fowler McKune (2.Anna2, 1.1)
Generation: 4
13. Edward McKune (9.Hezekiah3, 2.Anna2, 1.1) 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:
- 17. Emily E McKune was born on 02 Nov 1857 in Sublette, Lee County, Illinois; died on 26 Jul 1875.
- 18. 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.
14. Lurena McKune (9.Hezekiah3, 2.Anna2, 1.1) was born about 1836 in Pennsylvania. 15. Albert McKune (9.Hezekiah3, 2.Anna2, 1.1) was born about 1837 in Pennsylvania. 16. Harrison McKune (9.Hezekiah3, 2.Anna2, 1.1) was born about 1841 in Pennsylvania.