Philip MCKINNIS b. Cal 9 Jan 1801 , Butler, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Aug 1866 , Putnam, Ohio, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

Cal 1801 - 1866 (~ 65 years)

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Name	Philip MCKINNIS [1, 2]
Born	Cal 9 Jan 1801	, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 4]
Gender	Male
Tax List	1824	, Hancock, Ohio, USA
	1h, 6c
Occupation	5 Apr 1824	, Hancock, Ohio, USA
	constable
	"Philip McKinnis, constable;" [History Of Hancock County]
Census	1830	, Hancock, Ohio, USA
pg 256
Old Town Township 1 male 20-30 [Philip] 1 female under 5 [Unknown daughter] 1 female 20-30 [Susan]
Census	1840	, Hancock, Ohio, USA
pg 25
Liberty Township 1 male under 5 [Robert] 2 male 5-10 [William, Charles] 1 male 20-30 [Philip] 1 male 30-40 1 female under 5 [Unknown daughter] 1 female 5-10 [Betsy] 1 female 10-15 [Mary] 1 female 20-30 [Susan]
Census	13 Sep 1850	, Hancock, Ohio, USA
pg 797 (299A), d/f #141/141
Liberty Township Philip Mckinnis M 49 Pennsylvania Susan Mckinnis F 42 Ohio William Mckinnis M 17 Ohio Charles Mckinnis M 15 Ohio Robert Mckinnis M 13 Ohio Pearson Mckinnis M 9 Ohio Philip Mckinnis M 4 Ohio Eliza Jane Mckinnis F 2 Ohio Amos Bonham M 59 Virginia Lewis R Birckhead M 30 Virginia John L Birckhead M 25 Virginia
Residence	1855	, Putnam, Ohio, USA
Census	7 Jul 1860	, Putnam, Ohio, USA
pg 83 (353A), d/f #623/612
Blanchard Township, Buckeye PO Philip McGinnis M 59 Pennsylvania Susannah McGinnis F 57 Ohio Pierson McGinnis M 18 Ohio Philip McGinnis M 15 Ohio Eliza McGinnis F 12 Ohio Richard McGinnis M 9 Ohio Lewis McGinnis M 6 Ohio Caroline Rodebaugh F 10 Ohio
Died	18 Aug 1866	, Putnam, Ohio, USA [5]
Buried	19 Aug 1866	, Putnam, Ohio, USA [5]
	Address: Maple Grove Cemetery Hancock County Hancock County, Ohio
Book Article	1881
	History of Hancock County [Ohio] from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time: Together with Remeiniscenses of Pioneer Life, Incidents, Statistical Tables, and Biographical Sketches
	Daniel Barna Beardsley Republic Printing Company, 1881 - Hancock County (Ohio) - 472 pages pg 85 "IN CONSEQUENCE OF the want of flouring mills in the county, flour and other bread stuffs had to be procured from distant and more favored settlements. Urbana, Perrysburg and Sandusky city were the principal points visited. "On one occasion, Vance and McKinnis, who were warm friends, had occasion to go to Urbana for provisions, each with his own team of oxen. Everything went along smoothly until they arrived at the Mud Fort near the south line of the county on their return. [Fort Necessity] "From that point there were two roads leading to Findlay, one of which Vance wanted to take, but McKinnis objected, desiring to travel the other. They were in a dilemma, neither wanting to yield the point and yet both compelled to travel the same route as a protection against the savages as well as to assist each other in case either team should get stalled in the mud. "After a heated discussion of the matter for some time, and not being able to agree, McKinnis proposed this novel compromise. They should take the road indicated by Vance with the understanding that if either of the teams stalled before reaching Findlay, that Vance should submit to a whipping from McKinnis, but if they did not stall, that he - McKinnis - would submit to a whipping from Vance for insisting that they should take the other road. The whipping was to be done with an ox-whip. To this Vance agreed. "THEY THEN STARTED, with Vance in the lead. In this way they traveled until they had almost reached Findlay, without meeting with any mishap and McKinnis began to shrug his shoulders and had made up this mind that Vance had beaten him for once. But Vance's team suddenly halted, having failed to touch solid bottom in one of the mud holes so common at the foot of Chamberlain's Hill. Nor could they with all the whipping and coaxing expended on them by Vance extricate the wagon and with a rather solemn countenance, McKinnis was called upon to assist. He readily consented and with the help of his team, Vance's wagon was soon placed on solid ground again. "Now came McKinnis' time and insisting on the contract, Vance accepted the situation as gracefully as possible while his opponent who had fairly won laid on the ox-goad right lively." pg 391-2 McKinnis-Poe PHILIP MCKINNIS Was the second son of Judge Robert McKinnis, one of the very earliest settlers of the county, and was born in Butler Co, Pa., January 9th, 1801. He came with his father's family to Ross Co, O., when young. In 1822 the family came to this township, and settled on the river, near the present site of Cronninger Mills. In 1827 he married Susan Dukes, and commenced life on the farm now owned by Conrad Renninger. He was a man of strong constitution, scarcely knowing what it was to be sick. He had a limited common school education, but was a man of good hard common sense. He had a family of eleven children, nine of whom are living. Mr. McK, after a long residence in the county, sold out and removed to Putnam County in 1855, near Gilboa, and finally to near Leipsic, where he died in 1868, his wife surviving him some two years. Their remains now rest in Maple Grove Cemetery. Mr. McKinnis was a fair specimen of the frontiersman. Possessed of great endurance, courage and industry, backed by the strictest honesty, he won and held the respect of all who knew him. His word was as good as his bond; he punctually fulfilled all his engagements, redeemed all his promises, and faithfully discharged every duty. He was a member of the old School Baptist church for over thirty years. His son William, who resides in Findley [sic] is the only one of his family now living in the county.
Book Article	1886
	History of Hancock County
	Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. 1886 Chapter XXVII, pg 527-528 Findlay Township, which then embraced the whole county. The original poll book reads as follows: "No. 1, Township of Findlay, County of Wood, July 1, 1823, Job Chamberlin, Sr., William Moreland and Benjamin Chandler, judges; Wilson Vance and Matthew Reighly, clerks. Judges and clerks being duly sworn, entered upon their respective offices. Number of electors, thirteen. It is certified that Robert McKinnis has thirteen votes for justice of the peace, and Wilson Vance has twelve votes for justice of the peace." There is nothing on record in Wood County showing who were elected to the other township offices, though it is certain they were all filled at that time. The second election took place April 5, 1824, with Job Chamberlin, Sr , William Moreland and Jacob Poe, judges; Wilson Vance and Matthew Reighly, clerks. Eighteen votes were cast, and Job Chamberlin, Sr., Wilson Vance and Jacob Poe elected trustees; Job Chamberlin, Sr., treasurer; Matthew Reighly, clerk; Wilson Vance, listen; Philip McKinnis, constable; John Gardner and John Hunter, fence viewers; and William Moreland and Robert McKinnis, overseers of the poor. At the election held in April, 1826, Joshua Hedges and William Hackney were chosen justices of the peace to succeed Wilson Vance and Robert McKinnis. At the first county election, April 7, 1828, Findlay Township also elected officers, viz.: Job Chamberlin, Sr., Wilson Vance and Edwin S. Jones, trustees; John C. Wickham, clerk; Jacob Moreland, treasurer; Isaac Johnson and William Wade, overseers of the poor; Robert McKinnis, Asa Lake, Sampson Dildine and Joseph DeWitt, supervisors; John P. Hamilton and Asher W Wickham, fence viewers; and John Jones and J Jesse Hewitt, constables. All of the foregoing are well remembered pioneers who then lived in different parts of the county.
Person ID	I15985	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	25 Jun 2018

Father	Judge Robert MCKINNIS, b. 21 Mar 1777, , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 22 Aug 1863, , Dubuque, Iowa, USA (Age 86 years)
Mother	Elizabeth CRINER, b. 1 May 1777, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1 Jul 1845, , Hancock, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)
Married	Abt 1795	Versailles, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA [6]
Family ID	F3540	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Susannah DUKES, b. Cal 2 Mar 1809, , , Ohio, USA , d. 3 Aug 1868, , Putnam, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 59 years)

Married 20 Dec 1827 , Wood, Ohio, USA [7]

Children

	1. Mary M MCKINNIS, b. 1829, , , Ohio, USA , d. Deceased
	2. Betsy MCKINNIS, b. Abt 1831, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. Deceased
	3. William MCKINNIS, b. Sep 1832, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. 1903, , , Ohio, USA (Age ~ 70 years)
	4. Charles MCKINNIS, b. Cal 24 Aug 1835, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. 7 Jan 1867, , , Ohio, USA (Age ~ 31 years)
	5. Robert F MCKINNIS, b. 1836, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. 18 Dec 1897 (Age 61 years)
	6. Daughter MCKINNIS, b. Abt 1839, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. Bef 1851 (Age ~ 11 years)
	7. Pearson MCKINNIS, b. 1841, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. Aft 1859 (Age 19 years)
	8. Philip MCKINNIS, Jr, b. 1846, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. Deceased
	9. Eliza Jane MCKINNIS, b. 1848, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. Deceased
	10. Richard Dukes MCKINNIS, b. 11 Mar 1851, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. 17 Jun 1925, Lane, Kootenai, Idaho, USA (Age 74 years)
	11. Lewis MCKINNIS, b. 1854, , Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. Aft 1869 (Age 16 years)

Last Modified 16 Jun 2018

Family ID F6867 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S700] History of Hancock County (Ohio), (Chicago: Warner Beers & Co, 1886), Chapter II, Part III.
[S700] History of Hancock County (Ohio), (Chicago: Warner Beers & Co, 1886), pg 208.
"... spring of 1822 Robert McKinnis and sons, Charles, Philip, James and John, all well remembered pioneers, settled on the Blanchard about six miles northwest of Findlay ..."
[S2426] Cemetery, Maple Grove, Hancock, OH, Philip McKinnis.
aged 65Y, 7M, 5D
[S816] 1850 Hancock, OH, pg 797 (299A), d/f #141/141.
age 49, Pennsylvania
[S2426] Cemetery, Maple Grove, Hancock, OH, Philip McKinnis.
[S309] Forstad, Paul, McKinnis, Robert.
to Elizabeth Craner, Versailles, Pennsylvania
[S1212] Ohio County Marriages, 1789-1997, (FamilySearch.org), McKinnis, Phillip.
to Susan Dukes, 20 Dec 1827, Wood County, by Joshua Hedges, JP