More on Matilda (Clover) Atherton's nephew Rev. George G. McKinley. ------------------- He was the son of Amos McKinley and wife Margaret Atherton, sister of William Atherton, Matilda's husband. --------------------- He is buried in the same cemetery as Matilda and his stone matches his Aunt Matilda's. PEOTONE CEMETERY Will County, Illinois Single Stone George G. McKinley 1849 - 1931 --------------------- Will County Illinois Death Certificate Place of Death: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Name: George G. McKinley Male, White, Age 81, Retired Minister Date of Death: 23 April 1931 Burial: 27 April 1931, Peotone Cemetery, Will Township, Will County, Illinois Born: 27 June 1849, Martinsberg, Ohio Father: Amos McKinley Mother: Margaret Atherton --------------------- 1886 HISTORY OF LA COUNTY ILLINOIS volume Volume 1 Pages 544-545 L. L. McKinley, teacher of Ottawa, was born in Licking County, Ohio, 31 March 1845, a son of Amos and Margaret A. (Atherton) McKinley. His father was born in 1801 near Shenandoah Valley and was of Scotch descent. In 1811 he went to Licking County, Ohio, where he served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith and carriage-maker's trade after which he commenced business for himself which he followed till 1855. He then moved to La Salle County, Illinois, locating in Rutland Township. Having land in Iowa he went there but soon returned to this county, where he remained till his death in 1858. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics he was first a Free-Soiler and afterward a Republican. Mrs. McKinley was born in 1811 and is still living in this county, enjoying good health. --------------------- 1850 Federal Census: Ohio Washington Township, Licking County Enumerated 19 September 1850 Page 405B Lines 8-15, HH 1179/1179 Amos McKinley 50/Male/White/Blacksmith/$1500/VA Margaret McKinley 38/Female/White/PA John H. McKinley 19/Male/White/Farmer/AttendedSchool/OH Onicimus McKinley 12/Male/White/AttendedSchool/OH Jane McKinley 10/Female/White/OH Clifford McKinley 8/Male/White/AttendedSchool/OH Leroy McKinley 5/Male/White/OH {Levi} George G. McKinley 1/Male/White/OH {Future Minister} ---------------------------- Amos McKinley died in 1858 in La Salle County, Illinois. ------------------------------ 1860 Federal Census: Illinois Serena Town, LaSalle County Enumerated 19 June 1860 Page 181 & 182 Lines 38-40 & 1, HH 1321/1325 Next door is her brother William Atherton and wife Matilda Clover who married first to Andrew Bushong and then to William Atherton. Margaret McKinley 48/Female/White/Farming/$1350-$150/PA Levi McKinley 15/Male/White/AttendedSchool/OH George McKinley 10/Male/White/AttendedSchool/OH William McKinley 8/Male/White/AttendedSchool/OH -------------------------------- 1870 Federal Census: Illinois Serena Town, LaSalle County Enumerated 30 August 1870 Page 703B Lines 3-7, HH 47/49 Margaret A. McKinley 59/Female/White/KeepingHouse/$1800-$200/PA William McKinley 18/Male/White/Farmer/----$640/OH Alice Allen 10/Female/White/AttendedSchool/Iowa Angeline Atherton 26/Female/White/DomesticServant/OH Frank McKinley 8/Male/White/AttendedSchool/Illinois ------------------------------ 1880 Federal Census: Illinois Serena Town, ED 89, LaSalle County Enumerated 19 June 1880 Page 689A Lines 48-50, HH 122/122 Margaret McKinley White/Female/69/Widowed/KeepingHouse/PA/PA/PA George McKinley White/Male/30/Son/Single/SchoolTeacher/OH/VA/PA William McKinley White/Male/27/Son/Single/Farmer/OH/VA/PA ---------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong