b. Nov 16, 1860 in Macon, GA
d. Dec 28, 1917 in Woden, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Frances B. "Fannie" Ballard
b. May 28, 1861 in GA
d. Jul 12, 1918 in Nacogdoches, TX
Children
Lille Mae McKinley (b. Sep 25, 1881 in Griffin, GA)
Etta Florence McKinley (b. Feb 6, 1884 in Griffin, GA)
William Lee McKinley (b. Jan 1885 in GA)
James Luther McKinley (b. Apr 2, 1889 in TX)
Zedie Maude McKinley (b. Mar 1893 in TX)
Kearby Eugine McKinley (b. Jan 24, 1896 in TX)
Osso Ora McKinley (b. Mar 1898 in TX)
Comments
Alonzo McKinley and Fannie Ballard were raised and married in Georgia, moving to Texas sometime before their 4th child was born in 1889. Alonzo descended from a McKinley line that immigrated from Ireland before the Revolutionary war. His great-great-grandfather, David McKinley (1705-1757) was also a direct ancestor to President William McKinley. Frances descended from families in Georgia and North Carolina that also predate the Revolutionary War.
They raised their family and farmed the land in Woden in Nacogdoches county. Lillie Mae, the eldest, married Jack Boozer in 1898 and moved out. She died in 1982, at 100. A newspaper article about her from 1978 is attached. Her sister Maude would follow her lead, marrying Oltzee Boozer a few years later.
Sometime after 1900, Etta married James Burnham and started their family, which is detailed on the Burnham-McKinley family page. This romance was prompted by the arrival of the Burnham-Andrews family from Louisiana a few years earlier.
The two youngest sons registered for the draft in 1917, giving us the last glimpse of the basic family unit before Alonzo passed away in December. Fannie died just seven months later.
By the time of the 1920 census, the children were all established in their own familes within the area. Jack and Lilly Boozer had five children, ages 11 to 19. James and Etta Burnham had four daughters, from 4 to 12 (see their family page for a photo). William and Frannie McKinley had a 9-year-old son and an infant daughter.
Oltzee and Maude Boozer had a 9-year-old daughter. Recently married, Kearby and Diffie McKinley had a young son as well. The youngest, Ossie, married Logue Jacobs but did not yet have any children.
Records
1900 Federal Census: Melrose Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
A McKinley, 38, b. Nov 1860 in GA, head of household, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married 1880, white male
Francis McKinley, 39, b. May 1861 in GA, wife, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white female, 7/7 children
Etta F McKinley, 16, b. Feb 1884 in GA, daughter, single white female
William Lee McKinley, 15, b. Jan 1885 in GA, son, single white male
James L McKinley, 12, b. Apr 1888 in TX, son, single, white male
Zedie M McKinley, 7, b. Mar 1893 in TX, daughter, single, white female
Kirby McKinley, 4, b. Mar 1896 in TX, son, single, white male
Ossa Ora McKinley, 2, b. Mar 1898 in TX, daughter, single white female
1910 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Alonzo A McKinley, 43, b. GA, head of household, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white male
Francie McKinley, 48, b. GA, wife, father b. AL, mother b. GA, married, white female
J Luther McKinley, 22, b. TX, son, single, white male
Zedie M McKinley, 17, b. TX, daughter, single, white female
Kirby McKinley, 14, b. TX, son, single, white male
Ossie McKinley, 12, b. TX, daughter, single white female
Burnham-McKinley family - Etta and her husband, James
Burnham-Andrews family - Etta's in-laws
1917-1918 World War 1 Draft Registration Cards
James Luther McKinley, 25, b. Apr 2, 1889, occupation: farming in Woden, employer: A.A.McKinley, single w/ no dependents, height: medium, build: stout, eyes: dk brown, hair: black, bald: no (submitted Jun 5, 1917)
Kearby Eugine McKinley, 21, b. Jan 24?, 1896, occupation: farming in Woden, single w/ no dependents, height: tall, build: medium, eyes: brown, hair: black (submitted ? in 1917)
William L McKinley, 33, b. Jan 21,1885, occupation: farming in Woden, 5'11", height: tall, build: medium, eyes: gray? hair: dk brown (submitted Sep 12, 1918)
1920 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Jack H Boozer, 44, b. LA, head of household, father b. LA, mother b. LA, married, white male
Lillie M Boozer, 38, b. GA, wife, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white female
Cora G Boozer, 19, b. TX, daughter, single, white female
Amie O Boozer, 17, b. TX, daughter, single, white female
Eugene Boozer, 16, b. TX, son, single, white male
Wilton L Boozer, 13, b. TX, son, single, white male
Carl Boozer, 11, b. TX, son, single, white male
1920 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
William L McKinley, 35, b. GA, head of household, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white male
Rannie P McKinley, 30, b. TX, wife, father b. TX, mother b. TN, married, white female
Lester L McKinley, 9, b. TX, son, single, white male
Mildren F McKinley, 1, b. TX, daughter, single, white female
1920 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Luther J McKinley, 31, b. GA, head of household, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white male
Polina L McKinley, 23, b. TX, wife, father b. TX, mother b. TX, married, white female
1920 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Oltzee O Boozer, 34, b. LA, head of household, father b. LA, mother b. LA, married, white male
Maude Boozer, 26, b. TX, wife, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white female
Bertha Boozer, 9, b. TX, daughter, single white female
1920 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Kearby McKinley, 24, b. TX, head of household, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white male
Diffie M McKinley, 20, b. TX, wife, father b. TX, mother b. TX, married, white female
Elzie McKinley, 1 5/12, b. TX, son, single white male
1920 Federal Census: Justice Precinct 3, Nacogdoches Co, TX
Logue C Jacobs, 32, b. TX, head of household, father b. TX, mother b. TX, married, white male
Ossie Jacobs, 20, b. TX, wife, father b. GA, mother b. GA, married, white female
Photos
Alonzo McKinley and family
This looks to be taken between 1900 and 1910, after Lillie and Etta had left. The two young girls are probably Maude (b. 1893) and Ossa (b. 1898). The three boys are likely William (b. 1885), James Luther (b. 1888) and Kearby (b. 1896)
daughter Lillie Mae McKinley Boozer in her later years
an article on Lillie Mae McKinley Boozer
note: her relation to President McKinley was a bit more distant than stated, but I was able to confirm the connection.
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