Robert Cochran McKinney
Robert Cochran McKinney was born on January 20, 1852, in Troy, New York, to Robert and Mary McKinney. His father was a hardware manufacturer. The family lived in Troy until around 1861, when they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. His father died unexpectedly in 1864. McKinney enrolled at Cornell University in 1872, and he studied mechanical engineering there.
 
After leaving the university, he settled in Hamilton, Ohio, and he worked in the drafting room of a manufacturing company. He began working at the Niles Tool Works in 1877, and he eventually became secretary and then treasurer and general manager. The company expanded and prospered until his direction.
 
He married Eleanor Beckett on October 15, 1879, and their daughter Dorothy was born around 1888. By 1900, they were living in New York City. McKinney became a prominent member of New York society. He died in Greenwich, Connecticut, on October 3, 1917.
 
Image: Robert Cochran McKinney (John W. Leonard, History of the City of New York, 1609-1909)
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(2268)McKinney, Robert Cochran1852-01-201917-10-03
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 5

  • (6723) [recipient] ~ James P. McKinney to Robert C. McKinney, 1 September 1885
  • (6724) [writer] ~ Robert C. McKinney and Sarah McKinney to James P. McKinney, 7 July 1864
  • (6725) [recipient] ~ James P. McKinney to Robert C. McKinney, 7 August 1866
  • (6726) [recipient] ~ James P. McKinney to Robert C. McKinney, 28 August 1866
  • (6731) [associated with] ~ James P. McKinney to Robert McKinney and Mary J. McKinney, undated

People - Records: 5

  • (2268) McKinney, Robert Cochran is the [sibling of] (2266) McKinney, James Polk
  • (2269) McKinney, Robert is the [parent of] (2268) McKinney, Robert Cochran
  • (2270) McKinney, Mary Jane is the [parent of] (2268) McKinney, Robert Cochran
  • (2271) McKinney, Sarah is the [sibling of] (2268) McKinney, Robert Cochran
  • (2272) McKinney, Mary is the [sibling of] (2268) McKinney, Robert Cochran

Places - Records: 2

  • (1108) [birth] ~ Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
  • (417) [death] ~ Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com; School Catalogs, 1765-1935, available from Ancestry.com; Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 38 (New York, NY: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1917).