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Descendants of John & Martha (Simpson) Gaylor

Generation No. 4


      26. Earl Edward6 McKinney (Lenora Sarah "Nora"5 Gaylor, Andrew Joseph "Jack"4, John3, John2, James1) was born 08 Sep 1895 in Hailey(Fremont) WY, and died 05 Apr 1974 in Lander(Fremont) WY. He married Amelia Grace Farthing 19 Sep 1913 in Lander(Fremont) WY, daughter of Edward Farthing and Eliza Kimber. She was born 16 Dec 1892 in Lander(Fremont) WY, and died 19 Feb 1976 in Lander(Fremont) WY.

Notes for Earl Edward McKinney:
EARL EDWARD McKINNEY was born in 1895 and raised on a ranch in the Sweetwater River country of Fremont County, Wyoming. In 1910, his parents, Ed & Nora (Gaylor) McKinney, purchased a ranch in the Borner's Garden area of Sinks Canyon near Lander, Wyoming. After his marriage in 1913 to Amelia "Dottie" Farthing, who was also from the Sinks Canyon area, he continued a partnership with his father and ran horses & cattle on the open ranges of the Sweetwater River and Beaver Creek. Earl & Dottie had 3 children, Lenore, born 1915, Edward, born 1917 & Donald, born 1920. Earl and his family moved to southern California in 1923 when his parents and other family members moved there, but moved his family back to Wyoming the next year. Earl later leased and operated several ranches over the years and had a mountain homestead in Sawmill Basin. In 1949, he & Dottie purchased a ranch on Twin Creek at Derby Dome 14 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming. They had leased this ranch for several years before purchasing it. Their son Edward & his wife Hilda became partners in the daily operation of the ranch & raised their children there. Earl resided at this ranch until his death in 1974 and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander. His wife Dottie died in 1976 and was buried beside him.
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DELAYED CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH, State of Wyoming, Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics (Filed 14 Oct 1959)
Print Full name at birth: EARL McKINNEY
Date of birth: September 8, 1894/White/Male
Birthplace: HAILEY (Rural), Fremont County, Wyoming
Father: EDWARD C. McKINNEY Age 30, Birthplace HAWAII
Mother: LENORE S. GAYLOR, Age 23, Birthplace OKLAHOMA
AFFIDAVIT: I hereby declare upon oath that the above statements are true.
Signature: Earl McKinney, Rawlins Rte, Lander Wyo, Age 44
Subscribed and sworn to before me on Oct 16th 1959
Notary Public: Ann A. Senter ? For State of Wyoming County of Fremont
Abstract of Suporting Evidence:
- --Aff. sgnd. Edward Farthing, 83, Lander, Wyoming stng. circum. re birth of registrant and knowledge of same by reason of living neighbors at the time of his birth. Notarized Fremont, Wyoming
--Vot. rec re Earl McKinney, iss & sgnd. James A. Farthing, Fre. Co. Clerk, Dtd. 10/8/59
Reviewing Official: E. Swinbank 10/14/59
(Note: Earl was actually born in 1895)
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1920 - Federal Census (Fremont Co WY/Lander/ED47 Sh 21A)
McKINNEY, EARL 25/WY/HI/US Stockman
AMELIAG/26/WY/ENG/ENG     
Lloyd E 1 6/12
Grace L 2 9/12
(19 Jan 1920)     
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CERTIFICATE OF DEATH, State of Wyoming, Division of Health and Medical Services
Deceased: EARL E. McKINNEY/Male/White/Aged 79/Married/Citizen of: USA
Date of Death: April 5, 1974/County: Fremont/City: Lander/State: Wyoming
Surviving Spouse: AMELIA FARTHING McKINNEY
Social Security Number : 520-44-3710A
Usual Occupation: rancher/Kind of Business or Industry: agriculture
Residence-State: Wyoming/County: Fremont/City: Lander/Street: Box 30 Rawlins Rte
Father: EDWARD C. McKINNEY/Mother: NORA unk GAYLOR
Informant: Amelia Farthing McKinney, Box 30 Rawlins Rte., Lander, Wyoming 82520
Death was caused by:
Immediate Cause: Influenza/Estimated Duration: 1 week
Due to or as a consequence of: Chronic obstructive pulmonary with cor pulmonale/Years
Due to or as a consequence of: Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease/Years
Autoposy: No
Certification-Physician: I attended the deceased from Apr 2, 1974 to Apr 5, 1974 and last saw him alive on Apr 5, 1974
Death Occurred Hour: 1:55 p.m.;
Certifier: Timothy Fleming, M.D.,/Date Signed: 4/8/74 745 Buena Vista Dr Lander Wyo 82520
Burial/Cremation/Removal: burial Mt Hope Cemetery Lander Wyoming
Date: Apr 9, 1974/Funeral Home: Hudson's Funeral Home Drawer B Lander, Wyoming 82520


More About Earl Edward McKinney:
Ancestry: Scot/ScotIr/Eng
Burial: Mount Hope Cem
Cause of Death: influenza/emphysema
Medical Information: Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
Military: No Military Service
Occupation: Cowboy/Rancher(Cattle)
Religion: Catholic
Residence1: UpperGrahamMyersvilleSweetwaterWY(1895-1910)//BornersGardenSinksCanyon(1910-13)//UpperGrahamMyersvilleSweetwater(1913-1917)
Residence2: LanderWY(1917-1923)///CovinaCA(1923-1924)///BornersGardenSinksCanyon(1924-1928)
Residence3: BaldwinDallasWY(1928-29)///AuerLowerBeaverCreek(1929-30)
Residence4: ScottDryLake(1930-41)//DerbyDomeTwinCreek(1941-42)//Mackey/Bybee(1942-46)//DerbyDomeTwinCreek(1946-74)

Notes for Amelia Grace Farthing:
AMELIA GRACE "DOTTIE" FARTHING was born and raised on a farm in Sinks Canyon near Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming where her father farmed and practiced horticulture. Dottie's parents were Edward & Eliza (Kimber) Farthing who immigrated to this country from the Isle of Wight, England during the 1870's. After settling briefly in Salt Lake City, Utah, they traveled to Fremont County, Wyoming in 1881 in a covered wagon along with a wagon train of other families. Her father was also a carpenter & painter and built several of the old homes and buildings in Lander. After Dottie married Earl McKinney in 1918, they operated several ranches until they purchased the one on Twin Creek. She was an active member of the Episcopalian church and local garden club. After her husband died in 1974, she continued to live on the ranch with her son Edward McKinney & family, until her own death in 1976. She was buried beside her husband in Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander.
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CERTIFICATE OF DEATH, State of Wyoming, Division of Health and Medical Services
Deceased: AMELIA GRACE McKINNEY/Female/White/Aged 83/Widowed/Citizen of: USA
Date of Death: February 19, 1976/County: Fremont/Location: SE Lander, Twin Creek/Home of son, SE Lander/State: Wyoming
Social Security Number : 520-44-3710D
Usual Occupation: Homemaker/Kind of Business or Industry: Domestic
Residence-State: Wyoming/County: Fremont/City: Lander/Street: Box 30 Rawlins Rt
Father: EDWARD FARTHING/Mother: ELIZA KIMBER
Informant: Mrs Edward McKinney, Box 30 Rawlins Rt., Lander, Wy 82520
Death was caused by:
Immediate Cause: Cerebral vascular accident/Estimated Duration: Days
Due to or as a consequence of: Hypertension/Years
Other Significant Conditions: Recent fracture surgical neck, right arm
Autoposy: No
Certification-Physician: Death Occurred Hour: 9:10 a.m.
Certifier: Timothy Fleming, M.D.,/Date Signed: 2/20/76 745 Buena Vista Dr Lander Wyo 82520
Burial/Cremation/Removal: Burial Mount Hope Lander, Wyoming
Date: 2-23-76/Funeral Home: Hudson's Funeral Hme Drawer B, Lander, Wy 82520


More About Amelia Grace Farthing:
Ancestry: Eng
Burial: Mount Hope Cem
Cause of Death: Cerebral vascular accident
Medical Information: Hypertension
Religion: Episcopal
Residence1: LanderWY(1892-1913)//UpperGrahamMyersvilleSweetwaterWY(1913-1917)
Residence2: LanderWY(1917-1923)///CovinaCA(1923-1924)///BornersGardenSinksCanyonWyo(1924-1928)
Residence3: Baldwin'sDallasWY(1928-29)///Auer'sLowerBeaverCr(1929-30)
Residence4: Scott'sDryLake(1930-41)//DerbyDomeTwinCreek(1941-42)//Mackey's(1942-46)//DerbyDomeTwinCreek(1946-76)
     
Children of Earl McKinney and Amelia Farthing are:
  42 i.   Grace Lenore7 McKinney, born 23 Mar 1915 in Lander(Fremont) WY; died 02 Sep 1975 in Hamilton, MT. She married Bert Hambrick 07 Oct 1934 in Lander(Fremont) WY; born 16 Sep 1914 in Westville, OK; died 30 Apr 1970 in Hamilton, MT.
  Notes for Grace Lenore McKinney:
Grace Lenore McKinney was born 23 Mar 1915 in Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming, the daughter of Earl & Amelia "Dottie" (Farthing) McKinney who were pioneer cattle ranchers in the area.
Lenore married Bert Hambrick 7 Oct 1934, the son of Corner & Jeanette (Rickner) Hambrick, natives of Oklahoma who settled in Fremont County when Bert was a child.
Lenore and Bert worked on several ranches and later leased the Floyd Scott place on Dry Lake near lower Willow Creek. This is the same place her parents leased during the 1930's. During the 1940's, Lenore, Bert & their young daughter Barbara moved to Missoula, Montana, where their 2 sons, Donald & Steve, were born. Bert was employed with a monument company making tombstones but later moved the family to Hamilton, Montana where he died 30 April 1970. Lenore later owned and operated a restaurant in Hamilton. Lenore died 2 Sep 1975 and was buried next to her husband in Stevensville, Montana.


  More About Grace Lenore McKinney:
Burial: Stevensville, MT

  More About Bert Hambrick:
Burial: Stevensville, MT

  43 ii.   Edward Farthing McKinney, born 18 Jun 1917 in Lander(Fremont) WY; died 24 Apr 1989 in Lander(Fremont) WY. He married Hilda Mae Iiams 22 Dec 1938 in Lander(Fremont) WY; born 07 Jul 1923 in Lander(Fremont) WY; died 17 Nov 2001 in Lander(Fremont) WY.
  Notes for Edward Farthing McKinney:
Edward Farthing McKinney was born 18 Jun 1917 in Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming. His parents, Earl & Amelia "Dottie" (Farthing) McKinney were pioneer cattle ranchers in Fremont County. Both his paternal and maternal grandparents came to Fremont County during the 1880's. He grew up on his parents' various ranches and also gained ranchhand experience on other local ranches during his youth.
He married Hilda Iiams 22 Dec 1938, the daughter of James Elmer & Beulah Faye (Pope) Iiams who were also pioneer settlers of Fremont County. When Ed's parents purchased a cattle ranch on Twin Creek near Derby Dome during the 1940's, Ed & Hilda went into partnership & eventually took over the ownership upon the deaths of Ed's parents during the 1970's. Ed & Hilda raised their 3 children, Marilynn, Tim and Kelley on this ranch. Ed was also employed as a heavy equipment operator and continued to reside on the ranch with his family until his death 24 Apr 1989. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery near his parents. Wife Hilda passed away in Nov 2001 and was buried next to her husband. Their son Tim, former Fremont County Sheriff, and his wife Rosie are the present owners of the ranch.

  44 iii.   Donald Earl McKinney, Sr, born 12 Jan 1920 in Lander(Fremont) WY; died 07 Jul 1988 in FortRiley(Geary) KS. He married Eda Faye Thomasson 18 Jul 1943 in JunctionCity(Geary) KS; born 22 Nov 1920 in Magazine(Logan) AR; died 17 Oct 1998 in Topeka(Shawnee) KS.
  Notes for Donald Earl McKinney, Sr:
DONALD EARL McKINNEY was born in 1920 and was raised on various cattle ranches near Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming. His parents Earl & Amelia (Farthing) McKinney & grandparents were pioneer horse & cattle ranchers in that area of Wyoming. Besides his father's ranch, he worked on several other ranches in that area as a cowboy & horse breaker. During World War II, the Army began actively recruiting cowboys & horsemen for assignment to horse cavalry units. Donald joined up in October of 1941 and was stationed at the Cavalry Replacement Center at Fort Riley, Kansas. He soon rose to the rank of First Sergeant at the age of 22. He met & married his wife Eda Faye Thomasson in 1943, who was also serving at Fort Riley in the WAACS. The next year, he served a combat tour in Burma. After the war, Donald was discharged from the army and worked in the oil fields near Vernal, Utah. His wife and young son, Donald Jr were with him. He soon quit the oil fields and re-enlisted in the army as an infantryman & was again stationed at Fort Riley. During the Korean War, he received a battlefield commission as a 2d Lieutenant and became a career army officer. He & his family were later stationed at Ft Leonard Wood, MO, Ladd AF Base, Alaska, Ft Knox, KY and Ft Chaffee, Ark. Donald retired from the Army as a Captain in 1962 and moved to Junction City, Kansas, when he was hired as General Manager of the Fort Riley Credit Union. He held this position for 25 years until his death 7 July 1988. He was buried with full military honors at the Fort Riley Military Cemetery.

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STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH, State Board of Health of Wyoming, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Place of Birth: County of Fremont, Lander, Wyo
Full Name of Child: Donald Earle McKinney
Sex: Male/No in order of birth: 3rd
Date of birth: Jan 12, 1920
Father: Earl McKinney, Lander, Wyo/Color W/Age 27/Birthplace Haley Wyo/Occupation Stockman
Mother: Grace Farthing, Lander, Wyo/Color W/Age 27/Birthplace Lander, Wyo/Housewife
I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child, who was born alive Jan 12, 1920 at 9:30 a.m.
Signature: Dr J. Hoyt Hickins, Lander, Wyo, Physician
Thos Maghee, Registrar
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CERTIFICATE OF DEATH, Kansas State Department of Health and Environment, Vital Statistics
Decedent-Name: DONALD EARL Mc KINNEY/Male
Date of Death: July 07, 1988/Age 68
Date of Birth: Jan 12, 1920/Race White
Origin or Descent: Scotch/English/Irish
County of Death: Geary/City: Fort Riley, Irwin Army Community Hospital/Inpatient
State of Birth: Wyoming
Married/Surviving Spouse: Eda Faye Thomasson
Social Security Number: 520-18-3141
Usual Occupation: General Mgr/Credit Union/Kind of Business: Banking
Residence: Kansas, Geary County, Junction City, 224 N. Adams
Informant-Name: Donald E. McKinney, Jr, Rt 1 Box 159, Alma, KS 66401
Burial: Fort Riley Cemetery, Fort Riley, Kansas
Funeral Service: Madelyn J. Johnson/Johnson Funeral Chapel,Inc,JunctionCity,Kansas
To the best of my knowledge, death occured at the time, date and place and due to the causes stated: Hour of Death: 5:55 am
Immediate Cause: Respiratory Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Due to or as a Consequence of: Broncho Pneumonia
Due to or as a Consequence of: Conjestive Heart Failure
Christopher J. Ryder, MD, CPT, MC, Irwin Army Community Hospital, Ft Riley, KS



  More About Donald Earl McKinney, Sr:
Ancestry: Scot/Eng/ScotIr
Burial: 08 Jul 1988, Fort Riley Military Cem
Cause of Death: Emphysema
Military: WWII/Korea(CPT US Army-Ret)
Occupation: Cowboy/Soldier/Banker
Religion: Episcopal
Residence1: FremontCoWY(1920-1941)///FtRileyKS(1941-1944)
Residence2: BurmaWWII(1944-45)////VernalUT(1946-47)///FtRileyKS(1947-52)
Residence3: Korea(1950)////FtLWoodMO(1952-54)///LaddAFBAK(1954-57)
Residence4: FtKnoxKY(1957-60)///MagazineAR(1960-62)///JunctionCityKS(1962-88)

  Notes for Eda Faye Thomasson:
EDA FAYE "TOMMIE" THOMASSON was born and raised in Magazine, Logan County, Arkansas. Her parents, Gordon & Hester (Jones) Thomasson lived in that area of Arkansas for many years where Gordon was a rural mail carrier and later postmaster at Magazine. Eda Faye's paternal grandfather was an educator and Superintendant of Logan County schools. He also served terms as County Judge and State Representative. Her maternal grandfather was a physician & surgeon who practiced in Little Rock for many years. Eda Faye was a nurse's aide at the State Sanitorium, Booneville, Ark after graduation from high school. In 1943, she joined the WAACS and was stationed at the Whitside Clinic, Ft Riley, Kansas. She earned her nickname "Tommie" while in the WAACS. She met cavalryman Donald E. McKinney at Ft Riley that same year. After they married, she was discharged from the WAACS & her husband soon went off to combat in Burma during World War II. While her husband was in Burma, Eda Faye & infant son Donald Jr lived in Magazine with her parents. After the war, she and their 2 sons, Donald Jr & Richard, travelled with her husband on his various assignments as a career army officer. After her husband's retirement from the Army in 1962, they moved to Junction City, Kansas where they lived for many years. Soon after her husband died in 1988, Eda Faye moved to Topeka, Kansas, to be near her sons. She passed away 17 October 1998 and was buried beside her husband at the Fort Riley Military Cemetery.
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CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH, State of Arkansas, State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Place of Birth: County of Logan, Reville Twp, Magazine, Arkansas
FULL NAME OF CHILD: EDA FAYE THOMASSON
Date of Birth: 11 - 22 - 1920
FATHER: GORDON THOMASSON
Magazine,Ark/White/Age22/Birthplace:Palmyra,Ark/Farmer
MOTHER: HESTER B. JONES, Magazine,Ark/White/Age 22/Birthplace: Charleston, Ark
Number of children born to this mother including present birth: 2
Number of children of this mother now living: 2
I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child, who was born alive at 6:30 p.m.
Signature: J.A. Guise, Physician, Magazine, Ark
W.G. Reather, Registrar
















  More About Eda Faye Thomasson:
Ancestry: Eng/Wel/ScotIr/Scot
Burial: 22 Oct 1998, Fort Riley Military Cem
Military: WACS WWII FtRileyKS
Occupation: NursingAsst/Soldier/Housewife
Religion: Southern Baptist
Residence1: MagazineAR(1920-1943)////FtRileyKS(1943-44)///MagazineAR(1944-46)
Residence2: VernalUT(1946-47)////FtRileyKS(1947-50)///MagazineAR(1950-51)
Residence3: FtRileyKS(1951-52)///FtLeonardWoodMO(1952-54)///LaddAFBAK(1954-57)
Residence4: FtKnoxKY(1957-60)///MagazineAR(1960-62)///JunctionCityKS(1962-90)//TopekaKS(1990-1998)



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