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  1. Mary Minerva McKinney: Birth: 8 SEP 1886 in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas. Death: UNKNOWN

  2. Pearl Arizona McKinney: Birth: 17 JUL 1889 in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona,.

  3. Otto Augustus McKinney: Birth: 9 JUL 1891 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Death: OCT 1959

  4. Thomas Newton McKinney: Birth: 7 JAN 1894 in Uvade, Uvalde County, Texas.

  5. Clifton Leslie McKinney: Birth: 9 APR 1896 in Dimmit County, Texas. Death: 15 MAY 1975 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas

  6. Curry Raymond McKinney: Birth: 5 AUG 1898 in Uvade, Uvalde County, Texas. Death: 1899 in Uvade, Uvalde County, Texas

  7. Alvareta Letitia McKinney: Birth: 21 MAR 1901 in Uvade, Uvalde County, Texas.

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Notes
a. Note:   Thomas Christopher (Kip) McKinney:
 From the Las Vegas, NM Gazette, Tuesday, May 17, 1881 and Roswell, NM, May 13, 1881
 "Rounding Up a Gang"�a Notorious Horse Thief Killed:
 "On the evening of the 8th inst., Deputy Sheriff Tom McKinney, of Roswell, shot and
 killed Bob Edwards, a notorious horse thief, who for the past two years has been slyly
 depredating in this country. Bob Edwards, after committing many crimes in southwestern
 Texas, was finally lodged in the town ofUvalde, Texas. By the assistance of his wife, who
 by her devotion to him in all his troubles has proved herself worth of a better husband, he
 effected his escape and came to this Territory (New Mexico). Since coming here, when not
 stealing himself, he was at his ranch on the Pensaco harboring thieves and taking care of
 their stolen property. Several months ago, he escaped from this Territory to Arizona with
 Sheriff McKinney close behind him. Two weeks ago, it was ascertained that Edwards, with
 four or five others, were making their way towards th lower Pecos with twenty-one head of
 horses, stolen from John Slaughters, at Tombstone, Arizona. Mr. McKinney was at once on
 the "qui-vive,", and on Friday last, hearing that Edwards with his ill-gotten spoils was in the
 vicinity of Seven Rivers, he at once started for that point. Hastily gathering a posse, he put
 out for rock Arroyo, twenty miles below Seven Rivers, where he captured one of the band,
 whose name (Wheeler) I have not learned, and several head of horses. Leaving two men
 with the prisoner and captured horses, he hastened on to the Rattlesnakes Springs, on Black
 River (on the old California gold trail which was the only potable water for many many
 miles. It is now the water supply for Carlsbad Cavern National Park.) Here, while
 accompanied by one of his posse, he came suddenly on Edwards at Hank Harrison's ranch.
 As soon as Edwards recognized McKinney, he opened fire on him with his Winchester at
 close range. "Mac" leaped from his horse and returned the fire with interest. At the second
 shot, he broke one of Edwards' legs. Edwards dropped to the ground but continued firing.
 McKinney then sent a bullet through his brain and escaped unhurt. In a letter to A. H.
 Whetstone, of this place. Sheriff McKinney writes that he has been forced to kill Edwards,
 has captured another of the thieves and recovered ten head of horses. He expects to capture
 other of the thieves and about all the horses. Too much cannot be said in praise of Mr.
 McKinney for his good work. He started out almost alone, and accomplished unlooked-for-
 results. With such deputies as he, (Sheriff) Pat Garrett will soon bring order out of chaos in
 Lincoln County, NM."
 Hilton Wayne McKinney, descendant of C.T. (Kip) McKinney, reported in the January,
 1995 "Bates Bulletin" that Deputy Sheriff McKinney was at the death of Tom O'Folliard,
  From his obituary, "Carlsbad Current" September, 1915:
 "T. C. or "Kipp" McKinney died Monday at 3 a.m. September 20,1915, in Carlsbad at the
 Mansion House with cancer of the lungs. Mr. McKinney was bom in Birdville, Texas,
 March 19th, 1856, was 59 years old, was an old fashioned frontiersman, being in Texas,
 Arizona and New Mexico in an early day and participated in many battles, receiving several
 bullets in his body. Mr. McKinney was married June 24th, 1883, at Uvalde, Texas to Miss
 Letitia Smith. To their union eight children were bom, seven now living. Thomas N., Otto
 A., Clifton L., Alva L., and Lewis McKinney, Mrs. Frank Farrel, of Carlsbad, Mrs. A D.
 Carpenter of Leonard, Texas. Besides the seven children he leaves a wife, five grand
 children, six sisters and two brothers to mourn his loss and Mesdames W. A. Boles, P. J.
 Bates, Kate Pulliam, L.K. Krebaum. L. N. Stratton, Safford, Arizona, A. A. Mansfield, El
 Paso, Texas, Mr. T. N. McKinney, Uvalde, Texas and W. Q. McKinney, Hachita, N. M. Mr.
 McKinney had known for the past six years that he had concern of the lungs but had not
 suffered severely until the past two months. The family came here from Texas last October
 and have lived out near the Farrel and Ussery ranches. Two weeks ago they brought him to
 town, intending to place him in the hospital, but he did not want to go and finding that Mrs.
 McClure of the Mansion House, was an experienced nurse, she was requested to take the
 case. At this stage, very little could be done, and the family was summoned and came to
 town Sunday, death claiming him early Monday morning. The body was taken to Thome's
 undertaking parlor and prepared for burial. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. T.
 Redman, the Methodist pastor, at the cemetery at 3:30 Monday afternoon. The body lay in a
 handsome black casket surrounded by many floral gifts, from various friends of the family.
 The Current joins the friends of the bereaved family in extending sympathy to the
 sorrowing wife and other relatives.


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