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Anna Elizabeth "Ann" McGinness (Hughes-Sherry)

Ann died September 1, 1969. She was first married to James "Jim" Hughes, and later married Clarence Sherry of Columbus, Ohio. Ann is buried at the city cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri. Jim Hughes reportedly died in Hawaii.

LINEAGE:
Parents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Paternal grandparents:
        William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Maternal grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas

NOTES:
1. Although raised in Missouri, Ann lived much of her life in Columbus, Ohio.
2. Jim Hughes was a commercial artist who worked for large corporations like Westinghouse (Columbus). After their divorce, Jim reportedly remarried and moved to Hawaii. Both he and Clarence are believed to be deceased.

Blake Val'ere Simons (McGinness)

Blake, born May 5, 1993 in Columbus, Georgia's Medical Center, lives in Columbus, Georgia with his mother.

LINEAGE:
Parents:
        Patrick Valere McGinness, Jr. & Kerri Simons
Paternal grandparents:
        Patrick Val'ere "Val", Sr. & Sharlene Mae York McGinness
Paternal great-grandparents:
        Wilbur Frank "Pat" & Gladys Myrtis Alexander McGinness
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        Joseph Kirkland "Joe", Sr. & Frances Leitha "Fannie" Hancock Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        John Wesley & Sarah A.M. "Sallie" Stewart Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        William Eli & Olivia Bryant Hancock
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Rev. John William Reese & Delilah Alexandra "Liley" Kea Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandfather:
        Felix Hancock
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandmother:
        Sarah E. Jordan Bryant
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Abel S. & Lydia Kirkley Stewart
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        John & Mary "Polly" Woodham Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Thomas & Leanora Johnson Kea
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother:
        Mrs. Frances (nee?) Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward, Sr. & Mary Woodham
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward, Sr. & Eleanor (nee?) Woodham

Forrest Edgar McGinness

Forrest was born on Friday, October 18, 1918, and died Tuesday, September 28, 1965 at age 46.

Francis Russell McGinness

Infant was born on Friday, April 8, 1927, and died Thursday, February 13, 1930 at age 2 years and 10 months.

James Claybourne "Clay" McGinness

Clay and "Cracker". b. September 10, 1958 Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He has lived in the Nashville area all of his life, and currently lives in Pleasant View, Tennessee just north of Nashville..

LINEAGE:
Parents:
        Wilbur Frank "Pat" & Virginia Ann Woodard McGinness
Paternal grandparents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Maternal grandparents:
        Hugh Claybourne & Susie Carney Woodard
Paternal great-grandparents:
        William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Maternal great-grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas

ISSUE:
Keysha Leannee McGinness

NOTES:
1. Although Clay started out as, and is a talented automobile and tour bus painter, he has spent more than the last decade on the road in the entertainment industry, working for many famous country-western and rock and roll acts as a crewman, tour bus driver, and a few stints as road manager, something he still enjoys.
2. Some in the entertainment industry know him as "Cracker", a nickname acquired due to his southern drawl.
3. Clay's mother, Virginia, previous to marrying Pat, was married to an Armstrong. Retired from the insurance business, she now lives at Charlotte, Tennessee. Her daughter "Polky" Armstrong lives with her.

James Leonard McGinness

Leonard was born on Thursday, September 27, 1877 in LaFayette County, Missouri, and died on Wednesday, November 6, 1946 in Higginsville, Missouri. He married the former Sophia Leas, born in July of 1897 in LaFayette County, Missouri. Sophia died Thursday, February 4, 1971.

LINEAGE:
Parents:
William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness

ISSUE:
1. Anna Elizabeth "Ann" McGinness
2. Margaret Jane McGinness
3. Robert Wayne McGinness
4. Wilbur Frank "Pat" McGinness
5. Lloyd Ralph McGinness
6. Francis Russell McGinness
7. James William "Jim" McGinness
8. Forrest Edgar McGinness

NOTES:
1. Leonard and Sophia were farmers in the Higginsville area of LaFayette County, Missouri. Sophia was a daughter of Casper Henry Leas b. Germany and Ellen Delane Majors Leas d. (reportedly) 1939. Casper came to the United States at age 11. He died previous to Ellen. Casper's parents were Henry Leas and Fredericka (nee?) Leas. Ellen's father was Robert Majors.
2. Sophia married Ernest Colson in either April of 1947 or April 1948. She later married DeWilton Robinson b. Tuesday, December 31, 1907. DeWilton was last reported living at an Odd Fellows nursing home in western Missouri.
3. Daughter Jane McGinness Remillard has said that her mother was very active in the Church, as well as church missionary work. She planted and worked in gardens and flowers around her home.

James William "Jim" McGinness

Jim was born on Saturday, May 24, 1913, and is deceased. He married Velma (nee?) who is also deceased.

STEP-CHILD from Velma’s previous marriage:
Jean (Jackson)

NOTE:
Daughter Jean married Thomas Jackson. They live in St. Charles, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

Keysha Leanee McGinness (Bryant)

Keysha was born Thursday, September 7, 1978. She is married to Donnie Bryant has a child, and lives in Lavergne, Tennessee adjacent to Nashville.

LINEAGE:
Parents:
        James Claybourne "Clay" & Diane Teresa Graves McGinness
Paternal grandparents:
        Wilbur Frank "Pat" & Virginia Ann Woodard McGinness
Paternal great-grandparents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Maternal great-grandparents:
        Hugh Claybourne & Susie Carney Woodard
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Maternal great-great-grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas

NOTE:
Keysha’s mother, Diane, is from Mt. Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee.

Lloyd Ralph McGinness

Lloyd was born on Sunday, November 30, 1924, and died Friday, January 23, 1981 at age 56.

Margaret Jane McGinness (Remillard)

Known as Margaret earlier in life, and Jane in later life, she married Nicholas Harvey Remillard. The couple has resided in Renton, Washington for many years.

ISSUE:
1. Timothy Paul Remillard b. January 1949 d. February 1949
2. Gayle Yvonne Remillard lives in Washington

NOTES:
1. In earlier years, Jane was called Margaret by family members.
2. She and Harvey have grown children and several grandchildren.

Milton Harris McGinness

Milton was born Sunday, July 25, 1897. He married Liza (nee?).

LINEAGE:
Parents:
William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness

Patrick Val'ere McGinness, Jr.

Patrick was born Sunday, July 21, 1974 at the Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia, and resides in Columbus.

LINEAGE:
Parents:
        Patrick Valere "Val", Sr. & Sharlene Mae York McGinness
Paternal grandparents:
        Wilbur Frank "Pat" & Gladys Myrtis Alexander McGinness
Paternal great-grandparents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Paternal great-grandparents:
        Joseph Kirkland "Joe", Sr. & Frances Leitha "Fannie" Hancock Alexander
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        John Wesley & Sarah A.M. "Sallie" Stewart Alexander
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        William Eli & Olivia Bryant Hancock
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        Rev. John William Reese & Delilah Alexandra "Liley" Kea Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-grandfather:
        Felix Hancock
Paternal great-great-great-grandmother:
        Sarah E. Jordan Bryant
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        Abel S. & Lydia Kirkley Stewart
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        John & Mary "Polly" Woodham Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Thomas & Leanora Johnson Kea
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandmother:
        Mrs. Frances (nee?) Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward, Sr. & Mary Woodham
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward, Sr. & Eleanor (nee?) Woodham

ISSUE:
Blake Val'ere McGinness b. May 5, 1993, Medical Center, Columbus, Georgia

NOTE:
Patrick is a commercial and residential painter by profession, and is a singer, musician, and songwriter.

Patrick Val'ere "Val" McGinness, Sr.

Val was born on Wednesday, September 1, 1948 at the Warrensburg Clinic, Warrensburg, Missouri. He first married Carmen Caroline Haigh of Florence, South Carolina, born in 1949. He later married Sharlene Mae York of Columbus, Georgia, born October 24, 1948. His third wife was Kathyrn Elaine “Kay” Foster of Columbus, Georgia, born June 14, 1955. He then married Glenda Faye Piland of Phenix City, Alabama, born Thursday, May 28, 1959 at Hunter Air Force Base (now Hunter Army Airfield), adjacent to Savannah, Georgia.

LINEAGE:
Parents:
        Wilbur Frank "Pat" & Gladys Myrtis Alexander McGinness
Paternal grandparents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Maternal grandparents:
        Joseph Kirkland "Joe", Sr. & Frances Leitha "Fannie" Hancock Alexander
Paternal great-grandparents:
        William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Paternal great-grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas
Maternal great-grandparents:
        John Wesley & Sarah A.M. "Sallie" Stewart Alexander
Maternal great-grandparents:
        William Eli & Olivia Bryant Hancock
Maternal great-great-grandparents:
        Rev. John William Reese & Delilah Alexandra "Liley" Kea Alexander
Maternal great-great-grandfather:
        Felix Hancock
Maternal great-great-grandmother:
        Sarah Jordan Bryant
Maternal great-great-grandparents:
        Abel S. & Lydia Kirkley Stewart
Maternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        John & Mary "Polly" Woodham Alexander
Maternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        Thomas & Leanora Johnson Kea
Maternal great-great-great-great-grandmother:
        Mrs. Frances (nee?) Alexander
Maternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward, Jr. & Mary (nee?) Woodham
Maternal great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward, Sr. & Eleanor (nee?) Woodham

ISSUE:
1. Robert Charles "Robbie" McGinness
2. Patrick Val'ere McGinness, Jr.

Robert Charles "Robbie" McGinness

An infant, Robbie was born and died in 1968 in a Florence, South Carolina hospital, living only about fifteen hours following his premature birth.

LINEAGE:
Parents:
        Patrick Valere "Val", Sr. & Carmen Caroline Haigh McGinness
Paternal grandparents:
        Wilbur Frank "Pat" & Gladys Myrtis Alexander McGinness
Maternal grandparents:
        Charles David & Dorothy (nee?) Haigh
Paternal great-grandparents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Paternal great-grandparents:
        Joseph Kirkland "Joe", Sr. & Frances Leitha "Fannie" Hancock Alexander
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        John Wesley & Sarah A.M. "Sallie" Stewart Alexander
Paternal great-great-grandparents:
        William Eli & Olivia Bryant Hancock
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        Rev. John William Reese & Delilah Alexandra "Liley" Kea Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-grandfather:
        Felix Hancock
Paternal great-great-great-grandmother:
        Sarah E. Jordan Bryant
Paternal great-great-great-grandparents:
        Abel S. & Lydia Kirkley Stewart
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        John & Mary "Polly" Woodham Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Thomas & Leanora Johnson Kea
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandmother:
        Mrs. Frances (nee?) Alexander
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward Woodham, Jr. & Mary (nee?) Woodham
Paternal great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents:
        Edward Woodham, Sr. & Eleanor (nee?) Woodham

NOTE:
Robbie’s funeral arrangements were handled by Waters Funeral Home in Florence, South Carolina. He was buried at Florence’s Mt. Hope Cemetery in his maternal great-grandparents’ plot. His marker is inscribed "Robbie, son of Carmen".

Robert Wayne McGinness

Known as Bobby in his younger life, and Wayne in his later years. He was born on Thursday, February 6, 1939.

LINEAGE::
Parents:
        James Leonard & Sophia Leas McGinness
Paternal grandparents:
        W.L. & Jane Matthews McGinness
Maternal grandparents:
        Casper & Ellen Majors Leas

NOTE:
Wayne was known to the family as "Bobby" in his earlier years.

William L. McGinness

W.L. McGinness was born December 4, 1831, and died July 4, 1911. William, who may have been born in Kentucky, married the former Jane Matthews, following the death of Jane's sister who had been married to him.. According to her grave marker (below), Jane was born in County Antriam, Ireland on August 20, 1839. She died January 1, 1907

LINEAGE
W.L.'s father was possibly born in Maryland. Name unknown.

ISSUE:
1. James Leonard McGinness
2. Milton Harris McGinness
3. William Frank McGinness

NOTES:

1. The Matthews family, including the two sisters he would simultaneously marry, came over from Ireland on the ship "The Southern".
2. It has been said that William.L. lived in or around St. Louis, Missouri at some period in his life. A census survey shows that William's father was born in Kentucky, and that his paternal grandfather, name unknown, was born in Maryland.
3. According to Civil War pension books, a William McGinness of St. Louis applied for one.

Wilbur Frank "Pat" McGinness

Known as Wilbur in his earlier years, and Pat for most of his life, he was born on Sunday, June 11, 1922 in Missouri, and died in Nashville, Tennessee at Veterans Hospital Thursday, March 29, 1979. He was first married to the former Gladys Myrtis Alexander, born Tuesday, March 8, 1921, and died Tuesday, April 22, 1969 in a Charleston, South Carolina hospital. He also married the former Virginia Ann Woodard of Nashville, Tennessee. She was born Wednesday, September 5, 1923 Robertson County, Tennessee, and died in rural Dickson, Tennessee near Nashville..

ISSUE with Gladys Alexander McGinness:
1. Patrick Val'ere "Val" McGinness, Sr.

ISSUE with Virginia Woodard McGinness:
1. James Claybourne "Clay" McGinness

NOTES:
1. While in his twenties, Wilbur attended (then) Warrensburg College, Warrensburg, Missouri, on the G.I. Bill following his World War Two stint with the U.S. Army as a Corporal. Serving overseas during the war, Wilbur started his military hitch on January 6, 1943, and left the service on October 21, 1945. He later continued his education by attending law school at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. As far as I know, he never practiced law as a profession.
2. As a youth, and as an adult, Wilbur was active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was a highly-decorated scout leader in the Nashville, Tennessee area. During his life he earned the high-ranking awards of "Eagle Scout", "Order of the Arrow", and "Wood Badge".
3. Wilbur was buried at the Nashville National Cemetery on Gallatin Road in Madison, Tennessee, adjacent to Nashville on April 1, 1976. He is buried in Section 00 Site 819.
4. Wife Gladys was daughter of Joe and Fannie Alexander of Timmonsville, Florence County, South Carolina.
5. Gladys is buried beside her husband of many years, Jacob Augustine "Jake" Ruther, at Pine Grove United Methodist Church in Darlington County, South Carolina near Timmonsville.
6. Virginia was a daughter of Hugh Claybourne and Susie Carney Woodard. After retiring from the insurance business in Nashville, she resided in Charlotte, Tennessee near Nashville..

William Frank McGinness

LINEAGE:
Parents:
William L. & Jane Matthews McGinness

NOTE:
1. William Frank's name has also been written in other information as William Frank McGinness.

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