Maurice Laurel McKenney age 11 months
Maurice Laurel McKenney age 11 months
Maurice Laurel “Morris” McKenney, born 11 Sep 1911 at Olmsted County, Minnesota, died Feb 28 1970 at Olmsted County, Minnesota, was the son of George Ellis “Bob” McKenney and Rachel Adeline Arnold.
The original image is courtesy of Allan McKenney.
More information on Maurice, who married Doris Biegler, may be found in the tags.
More information on the line of Robert Eugene McKenney and associated families is here.
Maurice Laurel “Morris” McKenney, son of George Ellis McKenney and Rachel Adeline Arnold, was born Sep 11 1911 in Olmsted, Minnesota. He died Feb 28 1970 in Olmsted, Minnesota.
Maurice was married to Doris Biegler, daughter of Henry Biegler and Mary Louise Schrader.
Maurice and Doris had three children:
1. Living
2. Lawrence David “Butch” McKenney b. Nov 14 1937 at Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, died Feb 2 1986 at Boise, Ada, Idaho. He married Margaret Moran in London, England in the 1960s. Margaret was born Feb 3 1937 at Aghavea Glebe, County Fermangh, Ireland and died Dec 3 1987. Her parents were Frank Moran, born April 30 1900, died March 6 1963, and Mary McManus, born July 8 1918 and died in November, unknown year. Margaret is buried in Lot 57, Row 12, Ada County Burials, Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
3. Living
Maurice and Doris McKenney
Allan McKenney relates Maurice “…was a machin. mate 2nd class. Sea Bees U.S.N.”
The above photo was taken circa 1944 at Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota.
Doris Elis Biegler McKenney, c. 1935 circa, Rochester, Olmsted, MN
Maurice McKenney, 1968
Photos are courtesy of Allan McKenney.
More information on the line of Robert Eugene McKenney and associated families is here.
Grateful as I am to Allan for the image originally sent, I have worked with it some in photoshop.
Nellie McKenney Haffner. Photo courtesy of Allan McKenney
Nellie Adelaide McKenney was born December 24, 1902 in Pine County, MN, and died January 24, 1954 in San Francisco, CA. She married John George Haffner October 22, 1921 in Billings, MT. He was born February 22, 1897 in Arad, Hungary, and died February 02, 1975 in Salt Lake City, UT.
Nellie and John had three children: Nellie A., born about 1924 in Minnesota, John G. born about 1926 in Minnesota, and Willis H. born about 1927 in Minnesota.
Nellie was a daughter of George Ellis (Bob) McKenney (1877 – 1937) and Rachel Adeline Arnold.
George Ellis was a son of Samuel Bartow McKenney (1847-1881) and Ella Adelaide (Addie) Fryer (1856-1910).
Samuel Bartow McKenney was a son of Robert Eugene McKenney (1821 to 1898) and Mary Bartow (1816 – 1879).
More information on the line of Robert Eugene McKenney and associated families is here.
Touched up
Original
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Thank you to Allan McKenney for the original image. I took the liberty of touching it up.
George Ellis (Bob) McKenney was born 1877 April 22 at Genoa, Olmsted, Minnesota and died 1937 Jan 10 at Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, is buried at Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, Minnesota. On 1901 Jul 20 at Oronoco, Olmsted, Minnesota he married Rachel Adeline Arnold b. 1883 Jan 5 at Byron, Olmsted, Minnesota, died 1969 June 12 at Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, is buried at Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, Minnesota. They were married July 20 1901 at Oronoco, Olmsted, Minnesota.
George and Rachel had 5 children:
1. Nellie Adelaide McKenney b. Dec 24, 1902, died Jan 24 1954 in San Francisco, married John Haffner. More info is had on her under the tags.
2. Ellis Arnold McKenney b. March 19 1905 in Montana, died Feb 21 1963 in Yolo County, California. More info is had on him under the tags.
3. Doris McKenney b. 1908 in Montana married Lester Matson.
4. Maurice Laurel “Morris” McKenney b. Sep 11 1911 at Olmsted Co. Minnesota, died Feb 28 1970 at Olmsted, married Doris Biegler. More information on this family is in the tags.
5. Sanna Jean McKenney b. Aug 9 1924 at Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, married Axel Skogland on Jan 28 1946 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa.
The 1920 census shows:
1920 MONTANA SILVER BOW PRECINCT 8
MCKENNEY George 43 b. MN parents b. PA copper miner
Rachael 37 b. MT parents b. NY
Nellie 17
Arnold 14
Darius 12
Morris 8
The 1930 census shows:
1930 MINNESOTA OLMSTED ROCHESTER
HUFFNER John G. 32 b. Austria cook at hospital
Nellie A 27 b. Minnesota
Adeline A. 6 b. Minnesota
John G. 4 b. Minnesota
Willis H. 3 b. Minnesota
MCKENNEY Rachel mother in law 47 b. Minnesota chambermaid at hotel
Morris L. brother in law 18
Lanna J.? sister in law 5
Lester Matson and Doris McKenney Matson
Axel Skogland and Sanna Jean McKenney Skogland
Photos courtesy of Allan McKenney.
These McKenneys belong to the Robert Eugene McKenney line. George Ellis’ parents were Samuel Bartow McKenney (1847-1881) and Ella Adelaide “Addie” Fryer (1856-1910). Samuel Bartow McKenney’s parents were Robert Eugene McKenney (1821-1898) and Mary Bartow (1816-1879).
More information on the line of Robert Eugene McKenney and associated families is here.