William McKinley Sr. & Nancy Allison McKinley
William McKinley Sr.
Born: November 15, 1807
Married: January 6, 1829
Died: November 24, 1892
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery
Father: James S. McKinley
Mother: Mary (Polly) Rose
Place: Pine Twp. Mercer Co., PA
Place: Canton, OH
Place: Canton, OH
Nancy Campbell Allison McKinley
Born: April 22, 1809
Died: December 12, 1897
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery
Father: Abner Allison
Mother: Ann Campbell
Place: New Lisbon, OH
Place: Canton, OH
Place: Canton, OH
Children
1. David Allison McKinley
Born: November 23, 1829
Married: 1850
Died: September 18, 1892
Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Spouse: Nancy Minerva Scott
Place: New Lisbon, OH
Place: San Francisco, CA
Place: San Francisco, CA
Note: 1881 –1885 US Consul for the Hawaiian kingdom
Children:
 William Perry Francis McKinley
 Ida Helen McKinley
Spouse: David Morse
2. Anna (Annie) McKinley
Born: September 24, 1832
Married: Never married
Died: July 29, 1890
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery
Place: New Lisbon, OH
Place: Canton, OH
Place: Canton, OH
Note: Anna was a schoolmistress, grammar school principal in Canton, Ohio.
It was through her efforts and savings that assisted in President McKinley’s
education and bought a home in Canton for her parents.
3. James Rose McKinley
Born: September 27, 1833
Married: May 4, 1870
Died: October 11, 1889
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery
Spouse: Eliza Howe Fuller
Place: New Lisbon, OH
Place: San Francisco, CA
Place: New Castle, PA
Place: Canton, OH
Children:
 Hope McKinley
 James Fuller McKinley
 Grace McKinley
4. Mary McKinley
Born: September 22, 1835
Married:
Died: June 20, 1868
Buried: Poland Cemetery
Spouse: Daniel (or David) May
5. Helen Minerva McKinley
Born: March 13, 1838
Married: Never married
Died: June 9, 1924
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery
Place: New Lisbon, OH
Place:
Place: Poland, OH
Place: Poland, OH
Place: New Lisbon, OH?
Place: Cleveland, OH
Place: Canton, OH
Note: Helen died at her sister Sarah’s house in Cleveland, Ohio.
She taught school in Canton and later in Cleveland.
6. Sarah Elizabeth McKinley
Born: October 1, 1840
Married: February 26, 1867
Died: November 22, 1931
Buried: Poland Cemetery
Spouse: Andrew J. Duncan
Place: Niles, OH
Place: Poland, OH
Place: Cleveland, OH
Place: Poland, OH
Children:
 Mary Duncan
Spouse: S.L. Bowman
 William McKinley Duncan
Spouse: Anna Viola Deetrick
 Sarah Duncan
Spouse: J.H. Winslow
 Andrew J. Duncan Jr.
7. William McKinley Jr.
Born: January 29, 1843
Place: Niles, OH
Married: January 25, 1871
Place: Canton, OH
Died: September 14, 1901
Place: Buffalo, NY
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery
Place: Canton, OH
Final Resting Place:
McKinley National Memorial Place, Canton, OH
Spouse: Ida Saxton
Children:
 Katherine McKinley
Born: December 15, 1871
Died: June 25, 1875
 Ida McKinley
Born: April 1, 1873
Died: August 22, 1873
Place: Canton, OH
Place: Canton, OH
Note: William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He served 6
months of his second term when Leon Czolgosz shot him on September 6,
1901. His successor was Theodore Roosevelt.
8. Abigail (Abbie) Celia McKinley
Born: June 1, 1845
Died: January 26, 1846
Buried: Niles (Union) Cemetery
9. Abner Osborn McKinley
Born: November 27, 1847
Married: 1876?
Died: June 11, 1904
Buried: Westlawn Cemetery
Spouse: Anna Endsley
Place: Niles, OH
Place: Niles, OH
Place: Niles, OH
Place: Somerset, PA
Place: Canton, OH
Children:
 Mabel McKinley
Died: June 7, 1937
Note: Mabel married Dr. Hermanus L. Baer of Reading, PA in Somerset, PA
on
September 12, 1900.
Note: Abner was a lawyer in Ohio and later New York. He was briefly a law
partner with his brother, William, in Canton, Ohio.
Sources
Brogan, Hugh. American Presidential Families. New York: Macmillan Pub. Company,
1993. pp 541-542.
McElroy, Richard L. William McKinley and Our America. Canton, Ohio: Stark County
Historical Society, 1996. pp 6-7; 28.
William McKinley & Nancy C. Allison. Retrieved August 3, 1999, from
www.geocities.com.
Miss Helen McKinley, Sister of Martyred President Passes Away. (1924, June 10). The
Evening Repository, p. 1.
Mrs. Sarah Duncan Dies at Cleveland. (1931, November 23). Canton Repository, p. 1.
Sister of McKinley Dies in Cleveland. (1931, November 23). Niles Times, p. 1.
Funeral Services Held Monday Afternoon for Abner McKinley. (1904, June 14). The
Canton Morning News, p. 2.
Death of Consul McKinley. (1892, September 19). The San Francisco Call, p. 8, col. 4.
Miss M’Kinley Married. (Sept. 13, 1900) The New York Times.