Mariah McKinney (1826-1911)

Charts | Marriage | Death| Census

Daughter of Hiram McKinney and Margaret Havens √
Wife of James Dove √

Facts (with source information): Narrative Report

What's so interesting about these records?
The record of her third marriage is one of the few civil marriage records I have seen that is so informative.  It names the bride’s and groom’s parents and says where they were born. And in Mariah’s case, it says when her previous marriages ended.

Charts:

Marriage Records

1852 Marriage to James Dove

lower left
(film 001321635, image 204)

1873 Marriage to John Skillman

lower right
(film 001321637, image 82)

1906 Marriage to William Mick

names her parents, gives her birth date
left side
(film 001321668, image 294)

1911 Death Certificate

names her parents
informant is her daughter

Census Records:

1850 Census, page 1

Her name is McKinney
Family is shown on two pages.
page 1, line 42 shows her father.

1850 Census, page 2

lines 1-8, Maria is line 3

1860 Census

Her name is Dove
She has 5 stepchildren and 3 children.
lines 6-15

1870 Census

Her name is Dove
Her 4 children are present.
Next door is her stepson, and he has
Mariah’s parents in his household.
lines 24-28

1880 Census

Her name is Skillman
Her son Edward is present. He’s 15.
lines 7-9

1900 Census

Her name is Skillman
Her son and his family are present
(she says she has had 4 children, one died)
(She says she was born in 1824, but we have
two primary records that say 1826.)
lines 22-29

1910 Census

Her name is Mick
Edward Dove, aged 10, is a boarder.
lines 95-97