Edward McKune

1832 - 1862  (30 years)

• Name	Edward McKune
  Birth	15 Aug 1832	Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	08 Oct 1862	Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky
  Person ID	I2576	Thompson
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Minerva Bacon Hastings,   b. 19 Apr 1839, Bombay, New York d. 03 Dec 1900, Rippey, Greene County, Iowa (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	02 Nov 1856	Lee County, Illinois
  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 Elizabeth McKune,   b. 02 Nov 1857, Sublette, Lee County, Illinois d. 26 Jul 1875 (Age 17 years) + 2. Frances Harriet McKune,   b. 17 Oct 1860, Sublette, Lee County, Illinois d. 08 Jan 1923, Yell, Boone County, Iowa (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2012

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		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 and Family 1860 Census Edward McKune and Family 1860 Census
  		Edward McKune and Minerva Hastings Marriage License Edward McKune and Minerva Hastings Marriage License 30 Oct 1856

  
  

  Histories		Edward McKune Paperwork Very old paper regarding Minerva B. Hastings marriage to Edward McKune.
  		Edward McKune McKune, Edward (WC12183)-dependents pension application Compiled by Karen Eason

  
  

• 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 U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: Edward McKune Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Illinois Regiment: 75th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Company: E Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private Film Number: M539 roll 59