Mr. McKinney attended his first school in about 1867. His father, Samuel McKinney, was the teacher and the school house was a log cabin, split log benches and dirt floor, built on the George W. Smith land. Mr. McKinney first taught at Rock Rest School, a "free" school situated some three or four miles east of McKinney in Collin County, when he was 20 years old and received $40 per month pay. Because he had typhoid fever, the school was put off until after Christmas, and was finally started early in January 1883. He boarded at the Wilson's for $9 per month.In the fall of 1883, he taught at Johnson School in Sister Grove, 12 miles east of McKinney for $50 per month and boarded at Allen Mantooth's. His third school started in 1884, Moreland School at Blue Ridge and boarded at Hans Johnson's, his brother-in-law. He started the fall of 1883 at Red Oak and taught eight years there. He married Missouri Jane Cantrell, one of his students, on Dec. 26, 1886. From 1898-1901, he taught at the Flowers School, three miles north of Red Oak, for $50 per month. He moved to Jones County in Oct. 1902 and taught four years at Liberty Hill at a salary of $65 per month. Later they moved to Coke County in Jan. 1907 where he taught for seven more years at the Powell School for $50 per month. He quit in 1914 to run his ranch, consisting of two sections of land in Coke County, and his store and post office at Divide, Texas.
Mr. McKinney attended his first school in about 1867. His father, Samuel McKinney, was the teacher and the school house was a log cabin, split log benches and dirt floor, built on the George W. Smith land. Mr. McKinney first taught at Rock Rest School, a "free" school situated some three or four miles east of McKinney in Collin County, when he was 20 years old and received $40 per month pay. Because he had typhoid fever, the school was put off until after Christmas, and was finally started early in January 1883. He boarded at the Wilson's for $9 per month.In the fall of 1883, he taught at Johnson School in Sister Grove, 12 miles east of McKinney for $50 per month and boarded at Allen Mantooth's. His third school started in 1884, Moreland School at Blue Ridge and boarded at Hans Johnson's, his brother-in-law. He started the fall of 1883 at Red Oak and taught eight years there. He married Missouri Jane Cantrell, one of his students, on Dec. 26, 1886. From 1898-1901, he taught at the Flowers School, three miles north of Red Oak, for $50 per month. He moved to Jones County in Oct. 1902 and taught four years at Liberty Hill at a salary of $65 per month. Later they moved to Coke County in Jan. 1907 where he taught for seven more years at the Powell School for $50 per month. He quit in 1914 to run his ranch, consisting of two sections of land in Coke County, and his store and post office at Divide, Texas.
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