John MCBURNEY
1860 census: John Mcburnes 57 1802 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Male Jane Mcburnes 55 1804 Ohio Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Female Jane Mcburnes 30 1829 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Female James Mcburnes 25 1834 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Male Martha Mcburnes 23 1836 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Female Ezera Mcburnes 16 1843 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Male William A Mcburnes 14 1845 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Male Sarah Key 27 1832 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Female Robert Key 4 1855 Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Male 1870 census: John Mcburney Age in 1870: 67 Estimated Birth Year: 1802 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Canonsburg Roll: M593_1463 Page: 248 Image: 474 Year: 1870 191, McBurney, John, 67, male, farmer, Penn , Jane, 66, female, keeping house, Ohio , Jane, 40, female, Penn , Sarah, 37, female, Penn , James, 35, male, farmer, Penn , Ezra, 26, male, farmer, Penn , Wm., 23, male, farmer, Penn , Robert, 15, male, Penn John McBurney, son of John and Sarah (Hunter) McBurney, was born on the home farm in Robinson township, this county, where his boyhood was passed. On February 7, 1828, he was united in marriage with Jennie Keys, who was born in 1804, in Smith township. The young people settled on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, and many years afterward moved to Hickory. They were members of the U. P. Church at Mt. Pleasant, in which he was ordained an elder January 24, 1861. He died April 8, 1883, being followed by his faithful consort, September 26, 1884. He was first a Democrat, then a Republican and radical Abolitionist. The children of this family were as follows: Jane (wife of R. R. Thompson, Chartiers township); John (living in Mt. Pleasant township); Sarah (widow of Robert Jeffrey, living in Canonsburg); James (residing in Hickory, this county); Martha (married to James McIlvaine, of Mt. Pleasant township); Ezra (of whom a sketch follows); William A. (a widower, living in Canonsburg, Penn.); and three deceased. Of the thirty-two descendants of this family, twenty-five are living. R. R. Thompson was born October 6, 1830, on the home farm in Chartiers township, this county, and was educated at the subscription and public schools of the vicinity. On October 4, 1871, he was united in marriage with Jane McBurney, a native of Mt. Pleasant township, this county, a daughter of John (2) and granddaughter of John (1) McBurney. John McBurney (the grandfather) was born in 1764 in County Down, Ireland, and in 1783 emigrated to America, locating in Washington county, Penn. In 1798 he was married to Sarah Hunter, a native of Chambersburgh, Penn. Her grandfather was married in 1790, and then settled in Robinson township, Washington county, his son and grandchild Sarah (then a child of ten years) also making their home in this county. The grandfather died September 2,1846, and was followed by his wife in 1863, in her ninetieth year. John McBurney (the father of Mrs. R. R. Thompson) was born June 29, 1802, in Robinson township, Washington county, and in early life changed his residence in Robinson township. On February 7, 1828, he was married to Jane Keys, who was born in 1806, near Poland, Ohio, coming in 1808 to this county with her parents, and setting in Mt. Pleasant township. She was a daughter of James Keys, who was born in 1766, in Washington county, and growing to manhood was married in Mt. Pleasant to Jane McClellan (born in 1783), and they settled on a farm in Smith township, this county, where seven children were born to them, three of whom are now living: James (in Steubenville, Ohio), Joseph (in Smith township), and Ezra C. (in Emporia, Kans., having located there). The parents of these children are now deceased. Mr. McBurney passed the first years of his married life on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, and in 1871 moved to Hickory, also in this county. John and Jane (Keys) McBurney were the parents of the following children: Jane (wife of R. R. Thompson); John (living in Mt. Pleasant township); Sarah (widow of Robert Jeffery, of Canonsburg); James (living in Hickory, this county); Martha (Mrs. James McIlvine, of Mt. Pleasant township); Elizabeth (deceased in 1846, aged six years); William (deceased in 1846, at the age of three years); Ezra (living with his family on the old homestead in Mt. Pleasant township), and William A. (who recently lost his wife); he has located in Canonsburg, Penn.; his little daughter, Lizzie, died August 15, 1892. John McBurney was a member of the U. P. Church at Hickory, in which be was an elder for many years. He died April 8, 1883, at his own home in Hickory, Penn.; his wife died at the home of her daughter Jane in Chartiers township, September 29, 1884. After his marriage to Jane McBurney, Mr. R. R. Thompson settled on his present home of 175 acres of well-cultivated land, where his time is principally employed in farming and stock raising. Mr. Thompson votes with the Republican party, but prefers to devote his principal attention to private business. He and his wife are members of the U. P. Church at Hickory, this county. Text taken from page 514 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). R. R. THOMPSON, a native of Chartiers township, is a son of Andrew Thompson, who was born February 7, 1793, also in Chartiers township, and passed his early life on the home farm, receiving a limited education at the subscription schools. On July 6, 1827, he married Miss Elizabeth Bell, who was born May 23, 1797, in Mt. Pleasant township, this county. Andrew Thompson passed his married life on the farm in Chartiers township now occupied by our subject, and four children were born to him: Mary Ann (deceased April 22, 1870); R. R.; Elizabeth M. (wife of James McBurney, of Hickory, Mt. Pleasant), and Jane (married to Mark Cowden, farmer, of Mt. Pleasant township). Andrew Thompson was a farmer, and in politics a stanch Whig. In church connection he was formerly a Seceder, afterward uniting with the Hickory U. P. Church, of which he remained a member until his death, that event occurring January 23, 1860. Mrs. Thompson was laid to rest March 10, 1871. R. R. Thompson was born October 6, 1830, on the home farm in Chartiers township, this county, and was educated at the subscription and public schools of the vicinity. On October 4, 1871, he was united in marriage with Jane McBurney, a native of Mt. Pleasant township, this county, a daughter of John (2) and granddaughter of John (1) McBurney. John McBurney (the grandfather) was born in 1764 in County Down, Ireland, and in 1783 emigrated to America, locating in Washington county, Penn. In 1798 he was married to Sarah Hunter, a native of Chambersburgh, Penn. Her grandfather was married in 1790, and then settled in Robinson township, Washington county, his son and grandchild Sarah (then a child of ten years) also making their home in this county. The grandfather died September 2,1846, and was followed by his wife in 1863, in her ninetieth year. John McBurney (the father of Mrs. R. R. Thompson) was born June 29, 1802, in Robinson township, Washington county, and in early life changed his residence in Robinson township. On February 7, 1828, he was married to Jane Keys, who was born in 1806, near Poland, Ohio, coming in 1808 to this county with her parents, and setting in Mt. Pleasant township. She was a daughter of James Keys, who was born in 1766, in Washington county, and growing to manhood was married in Mt. Pleasant to Jane McClellan (born in 1783), and they settled on a farm in Smith township, this county, where seven children were born to them, three of whom are now living: James (in Steubenville, Ohio), Joseph (in Smith township), and Ezra C. (in Emporia, Kans., having located there). The parents of these children are now deceased. Mr. McBurney passed the first years of his married life on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, and in 1871 moved to Hickory, also in this county. John and Jane (Keys) McBurney were the parents of the following children: Jane (wife of R. R. Thompson); John (living in Mt. Pleasant township); Sarah (widow of Robert Jeffery, of Canonsburg); James (living in Hickory, this county); Martha (Mrs. James McIlvine, of Mt. Pleasant township); Elizabeth (deceased in 1846, aged six years); William (deceased in 1846, at the age of three years); Ezra (living with his family on the old homestead in Mt. Pleasant township), and William A. (who recently lost his wife); he has located in Canonsburg, Penn.; his little daughter, Lizzie, died August 15, 1892. John McBurney was a member of the U. P. Church at Hickory, in which be was an elder for many years. He died April 8, 1883, at his own home in Hickory, Penn.; his wife died at the home of her daughter Jane in Chartiers township, September 29, 1884. After his marriage to Jane McBurney, Mr. R. R. Thompson settled on his present home of 175 acres of well-cultivated land, where his time is principally employed in farming and stock raising. Mr. Thompson votes with the Republican party, but prefers to devote his principal attention to private business. He and his wife are members of the U. P. Church at Hickory, this county. Text taken from page 514 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed May 1997 by George & Mary Ann Plance of Gainesville, FL as part of the Beers Project <../beers.html>. Published June 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.
1870 census:John Mcburney Age in 1870: 39 Estimated Birth Year: 1830 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Mount Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Canonsburg Roll: M593_1463 Page: 240 Image: 458 66,67, McBurney, John, 39, male, farmer, Penn , Elizabeth, 29, female, keeping house, Penn , Samuel, 11, male, Penn , John K., 7, male, Penn , Willie, 3, male, Penn 67,68, McIlvane, MJ?, 29, male, farmer, Penn , Martha, 31, female, keeping house, Penn , Jennie, 11/12, female, Penn , Bell, 32, female, Penn 1880 census: John MC BURNEY Self M Male W 48 PA Farmer PA PA Elizabeth MC BURNEY Wife M Female W 39 PA Keeping House PA PA Samuel E. MC BURNEY Son S Male W 20 PA Farmer PA PA John K. MC BURNEY Son S Male W 17 PA Farmer PA PA William MC BURNEY Son S Male W 13 PA Chool PA PA Robert H. MC BURNEY Son S Male W 9 PA School PA PA George A. MC BURNEY Son S Male W 6 PA School PA PA Maggie WILSON Other S Female W 19 PA Housekeeper PA PA Source Information: Census Place Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255201 NA Film Number T9-1201 Page Number 336D next door: James A. MC ILVAINE Self M Male W 39 PA Farmer PA PA Martha MC ILVAINE Wife M Female W 40 PA Keeping House PA PA Jennie E. MC ILVAINE Dau S Female W 10 PA At School PA PA John O. MC ILVAINE Son S Male W 9 PA At School PA PA Mamie A. MC ILVAINE Dau S Female W 7 PA At School PA PA Sarah J. MC ILVAINE Dau S Female W 5 PA PA PA Willie A. MC ILVAINE Son S Male W 3 PA PA PA Bessie L. MC ILVAINE Dau S Female W 2 PA PA PA Thomas FRANZ Other S Male W 25 PA Laborer PA PA Source Information: Census Place Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255201 NA Film Number T9-1201 Page Number 336D
1880 census: James and Lizzie McBurney two doors from Jane McBurney and Robert R. Thompson James MC BURNEY Self M Male W 46 PA Farmer PA OH Lizzie M. MC BURNEY Wife M Female W 47 PA Keeping House PA PA Andrew T. MC BURNEY Son S Male W 8 PA PA PA Source Information: Census Place Hickory, Washington, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255201 NA Film Number T9-1201 Page Number 323B
1880 census: Ezra MC BURNEY Self M Male W 36 PA Farmer PA PA Letitia A. MC BURNEY Wife M Female W 33 PA Keeping House PA PA Jennie D. MC BURNEY Dau S Female W 5 PA PA PA Mary L. MC BURNEY Dau S Female W 4 PA PA PA Mattie L. MC BURNEY Dau S Female W 1 PA PA PA Wm. A. MC BURNEY Brother S Male W 33 PA Farmer PA PA Robert KAY Nephew S Male W 24 PA School Teacher PA PA down a few doors on same page: John A. HUNTER Self M Male W 43 PA Carpenter PA PA Martha A. HUNTERWife M Female W 37 PA Keeping House PA PA Ada G. HUNTER Dau S Female W 17 PA At Home PA PA Wm. J. HUNTER Son S Male W 15 PA At School PA PA Maurice MONTGOMERY Other S Male W 21 PA Apprent To Carpenter PA PA next door: Robert JEFFREY Self M Male W 64 WV Farmer WV PA Sarah M. JEFFREY Wife M Female W 46 PA Keeping House PA PA Source Information: Census Place Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255201 NA Film Number T9-1201 Page Number 329A Ezra McBurney, son of John and Jennie (Keys) McBurney, was born April 2, 1844, on the old place in Cherry Valley, Mt. Pleasant township, where he is yet living, his education being secured at the neighboring schools. On April 18, 1872, he was united in marriage with Letitia A., daughter of Andrew Russell, who was born in Chartiers township, and in early life was married to Jane Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Russell resided in Mt. Pleasant township until a short time before the husband's death, when they moved to Houstonville, Penn., where the mother is yet living. The father died in 1891. After their marriage, Ezra and Letitia McBurney settled on the farm containing 137 acres of well-cultivated land, and he raises a fine grade of stock. Mr. McBurney served a term in the Union army; he votes the Republican ticket, served as a member and treasurer of the school board, and in church relations he and his wife are members of the U. P. Church at Hickory. Their union has been blessed with five children, namely; Jennie D., born August 14, 1874; Mary L., born January 11, 1876; a son born September 20, 1877, died when eight days old; Mattie L., born May 3, 1879; and Maggie B., born May 20, 1881, died September 17, 1881. Text taken from page 71 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).
1880 census: Ezra MC BURNEY Self M Male W 36 PA Farmer PA PA Letitia A. MC BURNEY Wife M Female W 33 PA Keeping House PA PA Jennie D. MC BURNEY Dau S Female W 5 PA PA PA Mary L. MC BURNEY Dau S Female W 4 PA PA PA Mattie L. MC BURNEY Dau S Female W 1 PA PA PA Wm. A. MC BURNEY Brother S Male W 33 PA Farmer PA PA Robert KAY Nephew S Male W 24 PA School Teacher PA PA down a few doors on same page: John A. HUNTER Self M Male W 43 PA Carpenter PA PA Martha A. HUNTERWife M Female W 37 PA Keeping House PA PA Ada G. HUNTER Dau S Female W 17 PA At Home PA PA Wm. J. HUNTER Son S Male W 15 PA At School PA PA Maurice MONTGOMERY Other S Male W 21 PA Apprent To Carpenter PA PA next door: Robert JEFFREY Self M Male W 64 WV Farmer WV PA Sarah M. JEFFREY Wife M Female W 36 PA Keeping House PA PA Source Information: Census Place Mt. Pleasant, Washington, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255201 NA Film Number T9-1201 Page Number 329A
He married Jane or Jennie Keys 7 Feb 1828 at Washington, Pennsylvania . Jane or Jennie Keys was born at Poland, Trumbull, Ohio 1806 daughter of James Keys, III and Jane McClelland .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Jane McBurney
born Abt 1829.
John McBurney
born 31 Jan 1831.
Sarah McBurney
born Abt 1833.
James McBurney
born Abt 1834.
Martha McBurney
born Abt 1836.
Elizabeth McBurney
born Abt 1840.
William McBurney
born Abt 1843.
Ezra McBurney
born 2 Apr 1844.
William A. McBurney
born Abt 1845.
Blocked
John McBurney died 8 Apr 1883 at Hickory, Washington, Pennsylvania .
Jane or Jennie Keys died at Washington, Pennsylvania .