Robert McCartney, 1795 - 1836
Posted 17 February 2005
This inquiry was sent by Stephen McCartney. If you have any related information, please contact him at Mccartneyst@aol.com.
Robert and Lydia McCartney were Stephen's
great-great-great-grandparents. Robert was born in 1795, possibly in
Pennsylvania. He died in Cardington County, Ohio. Lydia was born, again
possibly in Pennsylvania, in 1795 or 1796. She died in Iowa around 1870.
They were married in Pennsylvania, possibly in Westmoreland County, circa
1812. Lydia's maiden name is unknown at this time.
In 1834, Robert and his entire family moved to Washington Township, Morrow
County, Ohio. In 1836 they moved to Cardington County, Ohio, where father
Robert died. Some time between 1850 and 1870 the family moved to Wilton
Junction, Muscatine County, Iowa.
Children of Robert and Lydia
- Ann: born in Westmoreland County, PA, in 1813
- Mary: born in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA, in 1814
- Daniel: born in Westmoreland County, PA, in 1815
- Robert: born in Washington County, PA, in 1816 or 1817; died in Iowa
- George W.: born in Washington County, PA, in 1821
- Jacob R.: born in Washington County, PA, in 1823
- Paden A.: born in Washington County, PA, April 8, 1827
- Isaac R.: born in Washington County, PA, in 1829
Mary McCartney
Mary McCartney married Ruben Story. When the family moved from Ohio to Iowa, Mary and Ruben remained in Iberia, Ohio.
Paden McCartney
Paden A. McCartney married Erie Ann Lake in Morrow County, Ohio. He enlisted in the Union Army in Company E, 11th Iowa volunteer Regiment in 1861. Erie Ann died in 1873 in Greenwood County, Kansas. Paden married Lydia Miranda Whaley three years later, in 1876.
Children of Paden
- Sanford: born in Rockport County, Illinois, in 1848
- Oliver W.: birth date and location not known
- James: birth date and location not known
- Paden T. "Doc": birth date and location not known
- Mary Elizabeth: birth date and location not known
Sanford McCartney
Sanford McCartney married Martha Whiteside (nee Lockard) in Falls Church, Wilson County, Kansas. She was a widow with a son, Joseph Whiteside. They moved to El Moro, Las Animas County, Colorado. They had two daughters, Anna and Minna Rae, and two sons, Bert and Edgar L.
Children of Sanford and Martha
- Anna: birth date and location not known
- Minna Rae: birth date and location not known
- Bert: birth date and location not known
- Edgar L.: birth date and location not known
Edgar L. McCartney
Edgar L. McCartney married Evelyn Baldwin in 1918. They were life-long residents of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Edgar died in 1971 and Martha died in 1993 at age 103.
If anyone can make a connection or has additional information, it will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Stephen McCartney
Mccartneyst@aol.com
