History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin,
F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. pp. 197-98.  [Cadiz Precinct]

JOEL McKINNEY was born in Halifax County, Va., March 25, 1830.  He is the
fourth child of a family of eight born to Samuel and Charlotte W.
(Rowlette) McKinney.  At about the age of three years he was brought with
his parents to Kentucky.  In 1837 his father, in company with Mr. Terry,
engaged in merchandising in Wallonia, and later removed to Cadiz, when
they continued this business several years.  At about the age of seventeen
Joel entered this store as a clerk, where he remained about eight years.
In 1853 he removed to this farm, which consists of about 400 acres.  This
is one of the oldest farms in this county, and at one time was known as
having the largest field of any farm between Canton and Hopkinsville.  Mr.
McKinney was married in 1872 to Miss Susan Crump.  She was born in Trigg
County.  Six children have bless this union--two sons and four daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. McKinney are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

McKinney Rowlette Crump
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Halifax-VA

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