DANIEL and HARVEY McKINNEY -- 118th INFANTRYWALLACE McKINNEY -- 96th INFANTRYA FAMILY AFFAIR -- In July 1860, the patriarch of the McKinney familydied. He and his wife Amarilla Roberts had two sons and a grandson whowere soldiers in the Civil War.Daniel, who was 32 years old, and his 19-year-old brother Harvey bothenlisted as privates in August 1862, in the 118th Infantry. They wereassigned to different companies, but both made through two years and tenmonths with the regiment and were mustered out unscathed on June 13,1865, at Richmond, VA, although Daniel did spend a couple of periods inhospital.James and Amarilla had a grandson who joined the 96th Infantry inMarch 1865. Their son, Nathan, brother to Daniel and Harvey, wasdrafted. He paid his son, Wallace, to be his substitute. Fortunately,the 19-year-old enlisted on March 29, 1865, in Plattsburgh, and neversaw action, but the real danger of disease was present. He survived his10 months of service and was discharged on February 6, 1866, at CityPoint, VA.All three men returned to Ellenburg Center and in the 1890 VeteransSchedules, it shows that they are all suffering from some kind ofurinary tract problems and rheumatism.Daniel and Wallace farmed in Ellenburg Center and Harvey had a farm inthe Town of Plattsburgh. Daniel's wife, Annetta Hodges, died in 1908 andhe died in 1909, both are buried in the West Hill Cemetery in EllenburgCenter. Wallace Warren McKinney died in Ellenburg Center in 1919. Hiswife, Henrietta Goodspeed, died three years later and was buried withhim in the Riverside Cemetery in Ellenburg Center. Harvey was alsoburied in the Riverside Cemetery after dying in 1918. He was married toAdelaide Manning and Eliza Taylor. Eliza died in 1908 and Adelaidereceived her Widow's Pension until 1925.
