Harry MCKINNEY

1925 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Harry MCKINNEY
  Born	29 Oct 1925	Fairbanks, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  		McKinney, Harry - Birth Certificate
  		McKinney, Harry - Birth Certificate
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 May 1940	Fairbanks, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  	1940 US Federal
  	in the Roy McKinney household (rented $4 rent) Enumerated were ROY McKinney head male white 48 married completed G4 born in MO lived in same house in 1935 no (not at work for pay or profit) yes (was assigned to public emergency work) Laborer at WPA worked 20 wks? for $500? / FLORENCE A wife female white 38 married completed grade 5 born in WI lived in same house in 1935 / ROY son male white 16 single attended school completed grade 7 born in MN lived in same house in 1935 / HARRY son male white 14 single attended school completed grade 7 born in MN lived in same house in 1935 / LEOTA daughter female white 10 single attended school completed grade 3 born in MN lived in same house in 1935 / MADELIA daughter female white 5 single attended school completed grade 0 born in MN lived in same house in 1935
  Military	30 Oct 1943	Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  	World War II Draft Registration Card
  		McKinney, Harry - World War II Draft Registration Card front
  		McKinney, Harry - World War II Draft Registration Card back
  Military	13 Jan 1944	, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  	Date of Induction
  		McKinney, Harry - 2d from left
  		McKinney, Harry
  		McKinney, Harry - Camp Roberts, California
  Military Service	4 Feb 1944	Fort Snelling, , , Minnesota, USA
  	entering active service
  Military Service	1944-1945
  	89th Division, 353rd Infantry, Company H
  	89th Infantry Division of World War II - 89th Division List "M" http://89infdivww2.org//home/list_m.htm
  Military	10 Jan 1945	Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France, Europe
  	Departed from North Carolina, United States
  	arriving on 22 Jan 1945 at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France, Europe in the European Theater of Operations (ETO)
  Military	6 May 1946	New York City, New York, New York, USA
  	Departed from Bremerhaven, Germany on
  	arriving in New York City, New York, New York, United States on 16 May 1946
  Military	6 May 1946	Bremerhaven, , Bremen, Germany
  	Returned with a pistol from a German soldier
  		McKinney, Harry - with his WWII pistol age 91
  		McKinney, Harry - WWII pistol in its case brought home from Germany
  		McKinney, Harry - WWII pistol brought home from Germany
  Military Service	20 May 1946	Camp McCoy, , Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
  	and was honorably discharged
  	Army of the United States Honorable Discharge This is to certify that Harry McKinney 37 586 05 Technician Fourth Grade 118th Signal Radio Intelligence Company Army of the United States is hereby Honorably Discharged from the military service of the United States of America. This certificate is awarded as a testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service to this country. Given at Separation Center Camp McCoy Wisconsin Date 20 May 1946 Thomas B Hammond Major AGD Office of Register and Deeds, State of Minnesota, County of St. Louis. I hereby certify that the within instrument was filed in theis office for record as Document No. 179546 Jul 24 1973 at 8 am Clark A Ilse Register of Deeds by M. Kjobey Deputy.
  		McKinney, Harry - Honorable Discharge Papers pg 1
  		McKinney, Harry - Honorable Discharge Papers pg 2
  Land	19 Jan 1950	Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  	by Warranty Deed from DM&IR Railway to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 1 - DM&IR to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 2 - DM&IR to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 3 - DM&IR to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 4 - DM&IR to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  Land	9 Feb 1953	Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  	by Warranty Deed from Sam & Ida Niemi to Ruth & Harry McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 1 from Sam & Ida Niemi to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 2 from Sam & Ida Niemi to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 3 from Sam & Ida Niemi to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  Land	11 Feb 1953	Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  	by Warranty Deed From Harry & Ruth McKinney to Sam & Ida Niemi
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 1 from Harry & Ruth McKinney to Sam & Ida Niemi
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 2 from Harry & Ruth McKinney to Sam & Ida Niemi
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed pg 3 from Harry & Ruth McKinney to Sam & Ida Niemi
  Land	21 Jan 1959	Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [7]
  	by Warranty Deed from Ida Niemi to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed 918447 pg 1 from Ida Niemi to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth (Simola) - Warranty Deed 918447 pg 2 from Ida Niemi to Harry & Ruth McKinney
  Died	28 Aug 2017	Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  		McKinney, Harry - Death Certificate
  Obituary	3 Sep 2017	Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [8]
  	Duluth News Tribune
  	Harry McKinney, 91, Brimson, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at his home. He was born October 29, 1925 to Roy Sr. and Florence "Flossie" (Newton) McKinney in Fairbank Township (Brimson). He attended Petrell School #55 completing the eighth grade and then began working in the lumber industry as a teenager for Fred Hall and in later years for himself. During WWII, Harry served in the US Army in Germany and surrounding countries with the 353rd Infantry & 118th Signal Corp. After the war, Harry returned to Brimson and worked in the construction industry as a heavy equipment operator, retiring in 1988 after having worked sixteen years for the St. Louis County Highway Department. He married Ruth Simola on October 29, 1948 in Duluth and had celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary last year. Harry enjoyed the outdoors, working in the garage building sauna stoves, and his family and friends. He will be remembered for his kindness, generosity, and willingness to help "anyone" who may have needed it no matter how big or small the job. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Ruth, a brother Roy Jr., and sisters, Madelia "Mickey" Johnson, and Leota Johnson. Harry is survived by his two daughters, Shirley Radke of Makinen and Brenda (Steve) Schnurrer of Brimson; grandchildren, Annette (Gerald) Wilton and Heather (Joel) Wagner of Brookston, Shannon (Steve) Rohlman of Marionville, MO, Justin (Monica) Radke of Bovey, Joseph Schnurrer of Brimson, and Dave (Kayla) Schnurrer of Owatonna; ten great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; sister-in-law Gerry McKinney of Brimson; brother-in-law Robert Johnson of White Bear Lake; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11:00 September 20th at the Bassett Town Hall. To sign the online register book please visit www.cavallinfuneralhome.com
  		McKinney, Harry - Obituary - Duluth News Tribune
  Cremated	20 Sep 2017	Brimson Cemetery, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  	Address: Brimson Cemetery Brimson, Minnesota 55602
  		McKinney, Harry - Military Gravestone
  Person ID	I2	Brenda's Branches
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2021

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA Test
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-67	Harry MCKINNEY	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: William Washington MCKINNEY, Sr.,   b. 4 Dec 1804, , Henry, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1883, Bible Grove, Scotland, Missouri, USA

  
  

  Father	Roy MCKINNEY, Sr.,   b. 26 Mar 1882, Bible Grove, Scotland, Missouri, USA ,   d. 14 May 1972, Virginia, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Florence Adaline NEWTON,   b. 21 Jun 1903, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Jun 1977, Two Harbors, Lake, Minnesota, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1922
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Violet SIMOLA, Niemi,   b. 9 Oct 1928, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 2016, Brimson, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1948	Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
  	CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE - HARRY MCKINNEY & RUTH VIOLET NIEMI STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS I hereby certify that on the 29th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight at Duluth, Minnesota, in said County, I, the undersigned a Probate Judge did join in the holy bond of Matrimony according to the laws of this State, Harry McKinney of the County of St. Louis, State of Minnesota, and Ruth Violet Niemi, of the County of St. Louis, State of Minnesota, in the presence of Julia A. Ray and Irene Juetilainen Witnesses. Signed J.K. ___________ Officiating.
  		Simola, Ruth Violet Niemi and Harry McKinney - Marriage Certificate
  		McKinney, Harry and Ruth Violet (Simola Niemi) Wedding Day Photo
  Children	+ 1. Shirley Ann MCKINNEY + 2. Brenda Renee MCKINNEY
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	34 Photos
  	McKinney, Harry - with Ruth (Simola) McKinney
  	McKinney, Harry Family
  	McKinney, Harry - McKinney Siblings: Leota, Harry, Roy Jr., Madelia
  	McKinney, Harry - 4 Generations - Harry, Ruth, Shirley, Annette, Racheal
  	McKinney, Harry - with Ruth (SImola Niemi) McKinney & Shirley
  	McKinney, Harry & Ruth (SImola Niemi) & Shirley
  	McKinney, Harry & Shirley
  	McKinney, Harry
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  	McKinney, Harry & Shirley
  	McKinney, Harry & Shirley
  	McKinney, Harry & Brenda
  	McKinney, Harry & Shirley
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  	McKinney, Harry & Shirley
  	McKinney, Harry & Ruth (SImola Niemi) & Shirley
  	McKinney, Harry & Leota (McKinney) Johnson & Madelia (McKInney) Johnson
  	McKinney, Harry & Roy Jr.
  	McKinney, Harry & Roy Jr. & Leota
  	McKinney, Harry & Roy Jr.
  	McKinney, Harry & Roy Jr.
  	McKinney, Harry & Ruth (Simola Niemi)
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  	McKinney, Harry & Roy Jr.
  	McKinney, Harry & Ruth (Simola NIemi) & Roy Sr. & Florence (Newton) McKinney
  	McKinney, Harry & Roy Sr. & Roy Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1016] MN, St. Louis - Birth Certificate, Minnesota. St. Louis., birth certificate no. 28066 (1925), Harry McKinney. (Reliability: 3). [S1024] MN, St. Louis - 1940 US Federal Census, Minnesota, St. Louis, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll 1955, Fairbanks Twp., enumeration district (ED) 69-48, sheet 4A, household 90, Roy McKinney [indexed as Roy McNenney], accessed 16 Mar 2014 (Reliability: 3). [S1100] World War II Registration Cards, ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 : 2010)), accessed 25 Aug 2020), Harry (NMI) McKinney; Serial number W342; Order number 12798; Virginia, St Louis county, Minnesota. (Reliability: 3). [S1017] MN, St. Louis - Land & Property Records, Minnesota. St. Louis., Deed 862: 70, Warranty Deed 766181 DM&IR Railway to Harry & Ruth McKinney, 24 January 1950 (Reliability: 3). [S1017] MN, St. Louis - Land & Property Records, Minnesota. St. Louis., 918: 689, Warranty Deed 816920 Sam & Ida Niemi to Ruth & Harry McKinney, 6 Aoril 1953 (Reliability: 3). [S1017] MN, St. Louis - Land & Property Records, Minnesota. St. Louis., 918: 692, Warranty Deed 816921 Ruth V & Harry McKinney to Sam & Ida Niemi, 6 April 1953 (Reliability: 3). [S1017] MN, St. Louis - Land & Property Records, Minnesota. St. Louis., 1037: 165, Warranty Deed 918447 Ida Niemi to Harry & Ruth V McKinney, 21 January 1959 (Reliability: 3). [S1006] MN, St. Louis - Newspapers - Duluth News Tribune, Minnesota. Duluth., "Obituaries: Harry McKinney," 03 September 2017, p. D6, col. 1. (Reliability: 3).