My parents met & married while both were stationed with the military at Fort Riley,
Kansas during World War II. Dad was a cowboy from Wyoming who had joined the U.S.
Horse Cavalry & mother was a small town Arkansas girl who joined the WAACS.
McKINNEY: Settled in
Fremont County, Wyoming abt 1885 from Oahu, Hawaii. Earlier generations of
the McKenney family (MacKenny) were settlers of Maine, immigrating to America from
Scotland 1650's.
FARTHING: Settled in Fremont County, Wyoming in 1881. Came to America 1879
from Isle of Wight, England.
GAYLOR: Settled in
Fremont County, Wyoming in 1880 from Cheyenne, Wyoming; Came to
Wyoming 1876 from Sacramento, California & prior to that Cherokee Nation/Indian
Territory (Okla), Barry County, MO & Fannin/Collin counties of northeast TX. Earlier
generations of the Gaylor family came from Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia with origins
in North Carolina.
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THOMASSON: Settled in Logan County, Arkansas about 1903 from Lincoln County, Arkansas. Earlier generations settled in Ark
1850's from York County, SC with origins in Virginia, immigrating to America from
England 1660's.
OWEN: Settled in Lincoln
County, Arkansas 1850's from Tippah County, MS. Earlier generations settled in
MS 1840's from Morgan County, AL with origins in Fairfield County, SC.
JONES: Settled in Sebastian
County, Arkansas in 1870 from Newton County,
Arkansas. Came to Ark 1860 from Decatur County, TN. Earlier generations had
settled in Franklin County TN from Georgia with origins in 96 District South Carolina.
EAST: Settled in Sebastian
County, Arkansas in 1870 from Independence Co
Arkansas. Settled in Ark 1840's from Madison County, IL. Earlier generations had
settled in Robertson Co TN from Oglethorpe Co GA, origins in Henry County, VA.
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This web site is dedicated to my parents, Donald & Eda Faye
(Thomasson) McKinney, who are buried at the Fort Riley Military Cemetery, Kansas. The
main emphasis of this page will be to honor my parents and their ancestors, maintaining
their legacies with stories & narratives, thus keeping their memories alive in our hearts. I
am especially grateful to all my relatives, close & distant, who have, through the years,
contributed to my knowledge of our family heritage.
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WYOMING & ARKANSAS ANCESTORS.
My father was born & raised in Lander, FREMONT
COUNTY, WYOMING.
Surnames include:
(Surnames related to earlier generations: RICHARDS,
BRAWN, CUMMINS, JAMESON, HOLMES)
(Related surnames in England: KIMBER, MOORS,
JEFFREY)
(Other related surnames: PENDLETON, KILGORE,
SIMPSON, ROWLAND, DOWNEY, BRUMMETT, UHLS)
My mother was born & raised in Magazine, LOGAN
COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
Surnames include:
(Other related surnames: FISH, GOINGS, McCANTS,
JACKSON)
(Other related surnames: GRUMBLES, COOK,
NORWOOD)
(Other related surnames: YEATES/YATES, DELANEY,
SHERRILL, HARDCASTLE, WILKERSON)
(Other related surnames: JONES(another line),
RUTHERFORD, CASON, EDWARDS)
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