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Samuel Milton McKinney

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Samuel Milton McKinney

Birth
Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Death
11 Jul 1942 (aged 90)
Carroll County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Cabanal, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Samuel McKinney owned property at Cabanal (near Berryville), Carroll County, Arkansas. The McKinney family has been traced to South Carolina in the early 1800's but they were seemingly in America with all of the many other McKinneys from Ireland long before this time. They were Catholics and lived in Catholic counties in the Carolina's early histories. There is a McKinney Bible in the University library in Dublin, Ireland.

During the Civil War, the Union soldiers came to the McKinney farm to steal food. Samuel, a boy of 9, had chased the chickens and pigs under the barn to hide them from the soldiers. They told him to go under the barn and chase them out so they could catch them and cook them for their food. But instead, Samuel acted like he was trying to get them out while he was really trying to keep them in. One of the soldiers caught on and said, "Shoot the Johnny Reb", but the Officer said, "No, you can't shoot a youngster". The soldier said, "Nits make lice, shoot the little Reb". Fortunately, the Officer prevailed, although the soldiers did get the chickens and pigs. Later during the conflict, another group of soldiers burned the family out and if their black maid/housekeeper hadn't hidden Samuel and his brothers, they would have been killed.

Shortly after the war ended, the family moved to Newton and Franklin Counties in Arkansas, taking a train to Clarksville, Arkansas and crossing the Mississippi River on a ferry boat. During a stop, Alonzo left the boat, at his mother's request, to buy bread and returned to find the boat pulling away from the shore. He remembered almost losing his hat as he ran to jump aboard before he was left behind.

Contributed by RG

Samuel McKinney owned property at Cabanal (near Berryville), Carroll County, Arkansas. The McKinney family has been traced to South Carolina in the early 1800's but they were seemingly in America with all of the many other McKinneys from Ireland long before this time. They were Catholics and lived in Catholic counties in the Carolina's early histories. There is a McKinney Bible in the University library in Dublin, Ireland.

During the Civil War, the Union soldiers came to the McKinney farm to steal food. Samuel, a boy of 9, had chased the chickens and pigs under the barn to hide them from the soldiers. They told him to go under the barn and chase them out so they could catch them and cook them for their food. But instead, Samuel acted like he was trying to get them out while he was really trying to keep them in. One of the soldiers caught on and said, "Shoot the Johnny Reb", but the Officer said, "No, you can't shoot a youngster". The soldier said, "Nits make lice, shoot the little Reb". Fortunately, the Officer prevailed, although the soldiers did get the chickens and pigs. Later during the conflict, another group of soldiers burned the family out and if their black maid/housekeeper hadn't hidden Samuel and his brothers, they would have been killed.

Shortly after the war ended, the family moved to Newton and Franklin Counties in Arkansas, taking a train to Clarksville, Arkansas and crossing the Mississippi River on a ferry boat. During a stop, Alonzo left the boat, at his mother's request, to buy bread and returned to find the boat pulling away from the shore. He remembered almost losing his hat as he ran to jump aboard before he was left behind.

Contributed by RG

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