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     John Cripe married Elizabeth Rench.¹

     Elizabeth Rench married John Cripe.¹

     John George Kuntz was born on 5 January 1745.¹ He married Anna Magdalena Sievers, daughter of Jacob Sievers, on 16 April 1771 at Christ Lutheran Church in Strauchburg, Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 12 November 1829 in Blair Co., Pennsylvania, at age 84.¹ He was buried at Carson Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Blair Co., Pennsylvania.¹
     His will was dated 18 August 1824 and proved on 17 November 1829.¹

     Anna Magdalena Sievers was born in 1734.¹ She married John George Kuntz on 16 April 1771 at Christ Lutheran Church in Strauchburg, Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 28 November 1824 in Allegheney Twp., Blair Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried at Carson Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Blair Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Mary Catharine Kuntz was born on 29 February 1772 in Tulpehocken, Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She probably died before 18 August 1824 as she is not named in her father's will.¹

     Jacob Kuntz was born in 1777 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He married Mary Beckner in 1825.¹ He died on 13 May 1835 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹ He was buried at Trotwood Cemetery in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹
     He and his brother John moved to Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1804.²

     Mary Beckner was born in 1779.¹ She married Jacob Kuntz, son of John George Kuntz and Anna Magdalena Sievers, in 1825.¹ She died on 27 June 1835 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹ She was buried at Trotwood Cemetery in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹

     Anna Magdalena Kuntz was born about 1779 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She married Joseph Gripe in 1798 in Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She died in 1857 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹

     Joseph Gripe was born on 20 September 1771 in Pennsylvania.¹ He married Anna Magdalena Kuntz, daughter of John George Kuntz and Anna Magdalena Sievers, in 1798 in Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 22 August 1822 in Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 50.¹ He was buried at Forney Cemetery in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹

     Maria Elizabeth Kuntz was born on 1 April 1785 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She married David Merkie in Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She died in 1831 in Montgomery Co., Ohio.¹

     David Merkie married Maria Elizabeth Kuntz, daughter of John George Kuntz and Anna Magdalena Sievers, in Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Anne Marie Kuntz was born on 21 February 1789 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She married John Kinsell in 1813.¹ She died on 30 May 1876 in Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania, at age 87.¹

     John Kinsell was born in 1789.¹ He married Anne Marie Kuntz, daughter of John George Kuntz and Anna Magdalena Sievers, in 1813.¹ He died in 1832 in Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was buried at Carson Valley Cemetery.¹

     (?) Henricks married Mary Metzger, daughter of John Metzger and Hannah Ulery.¹

     Thomas L. McKinnie was born on 4 February 1808 (computed from his age at death of 78 years, 2 months, 9 days) in Fleming Co., Kentucky.^3,2,4,1 He married Sarah A. M. Jones, daughter of Henry Jones and Mary F. Chiles, on 27 August 1840 in Sangamon Co., Illinois.^4,1 He died on 13 April 1886 at age 78.⁵ He was buried at McKinnie Cemetery in Sangamon Co., Illinois.³
     He and his wife Sarah lived on a farm four miles northwest of Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, on land that was originally settled by his parents in 1827.⁴ They are listed there, in Springfield Twp., in the censuses of 1850 to 1880. In 1850 they are listed with their children Mary, William, Henry, and Columbia. In 1860 they are listed with their children Mary, William, Columbia, and Julia (although the census taker used only initials for first and middle names). In 1870 they are listed with their son Wm., and daughters Columbia and Josie. Listed in the same household were Wm. Gill (age 18, farmer) and Geo. Tiger (age 17, farm laborer). In 1880 their son William is listed as the head of the household, and Thomas is listed as a "retired farmer.".
     In 1850 Thomas's oldest brother Andrew and his family were living next to them. But in 1860, 1870, and 1880 they were living next to his brother William's family. Unless Thomas and his family moved sometime between 1850 and 1860, it's likely that William took over the family farm after Andrew's death in 1855.^6,7,8,1

     Sarah A. M. Jones was born on 16 October 1819 in Virginia.^2,1 She married Thomas L. McKinnie, son of Lewis McKinnie and Nancy Saunders, on 27 August 1840 in Sangamon Co., Illinois.^4,1
     She and her husband Thomas lived on a farm four miles northwest of Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, on land that was originally settled by Thomas's parents in 1827.⁴ They are listed there, in Springfield Twp., in the censuses of 1850 to 1880. In 1850 they are listed with their children Mary, William, Henry, and Columbia. In 1860 they are listed with their children Mary, William, Columbia, and Julia (although the census taker used only initials for first and middle names). In 1870 they are listed with their son Wm., and daughters Columbia and Josie. Listed in the same household were Wm. Gill (age 18, farmer) and Geo. Tiger (age 17, farm laborer). In 1880 their son William is listed as the head of the household, and Thomas is listed as a "retired farmer."^5,6,7,1

     Julia F. McKinnie was born on 2 April 1856 in Sangamon Co., Illinois.¹
     She is listed by the nickname Josie in the 1870 census.³

     Lewis McKinnie was born on 10 October 1767 (based on his age at death of 73 years, 11 months, 17 days, although the book by Power says 11 October 1767) in Virginia, possibly in Culpepper Co.^2,3 He married Nancy Saunders in Fayette Co., Kentucky.^1,2 He died on 7 October 1841 near Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, at age 73.^3,2 He was buried at McKinnie Cemetery in Sangamon Co., Illinois.³
     Lewis McKinnie's father, it is said, was born aboard a ship in the mid-Atlantic when his parents were emigrating from Scotland to America.²
     In 1820 Lewis McKinnie traveled to Sangamon Co., Illinois, to visit two of his children who had moved there.² He and his wife Nancy moved there themselves in 1826, arriving on 15 November. They immediately started building their own house four miles northwest of Springfield, and moved into it in February 1827.^1,2

     Nancy Saunders was born on 11 October 1770 (based on her age at death of 72 years, 11 months, 27 days, although the book by Power says 12 October 1771) in Loudon Co., Virginia.^2,3 She married Lewis McKinnie in Fayette Co., Kentucky.^1,3 She died on 8 October 1843 near Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, at age 72.^2,3 She was buried at McKinnie Cemetery in Sangamon Co., Illinois.³
     She and her husband Lewis moved to Sangamon Co., Illinois, in 1826, arriving on 15 November. They immediately started building their own house four miles northwest of Springfield, and moved into it in February 1827.^1,3

     Samuel Hood was born about 1822 in England.^1,2 He married Elizabeth Hare.¹
     He petitioned for U. S. citizenship on 8 March 1856 in New York, New York, and became a naturalized citizen on 26 October 1864 in Sangamon Co., Illinois.³ He was a gardener.^2,4 In 1870 he and his wife Elizabeth, and their children, were living in Springfield Twp., Sangamon Co., Illinois.² By 1880 they had moved to Woodside Twp., where their daughter Mary and son George (listed as a machinist) were living with them.⁴

     Elizabeth Hare was born about 1823 in England.² She married Samuel Hood.¹
     In 1870 she and her husband Samuel, and their children, were living in Springfield Twp., Sangamon Co., Illinois.² By 1880 they had moved to Woodside Twp., where their daughter Mary and son George (listed as a machinist) were living with them.³

     Sophia J. Schneider was born on 7 February 1859 in Springfield Twp., Sangamon Co., Illinois.^2,3 She married William Lewis McKinnie, son of Thomas L. McKinnie and Sarah A. M. Jones, on 7 November 1883 in Sangamon Co., Illinois.^1,2 She died on 22 September 1921 in Springfield Twp., Sangamon Co., Illinois, at age 62.³ She was buried at McKinnie Cemetery in Sangamon Co., Illinois.⁴
     She and her husband William are listed in Springfield Twp., Sangamon Co., Illinois, in the censuses from 1900 to 1920, with their daughters Eleanor and Bernice in 1900, and with Bernice in 1910.^5,6,7

     Eleanor F. McKinnie was born in July 1885 in Illinois.² She married (?) Mayol.³
     She was living in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, in 1923.³

     Elizabeth H. McKinnie was born on 30 June 1793 (based on her age at death of 63 years, 9 months, 29 days) in Fayette Co., Kentucky.^2,1 She married John Lanterman on 28 November 1811 in Fayette or Fleming Co., Kentucky.³ She died on 28 April 1857 (the book by Power says "May 10 or 11, 1857") in Logan Co., Illinois, at age 63.^2,4 She was buried at McKinnie Cemetery in Sangamon Co., Illinois.²
     She and her husband John moved to Sangamon Co., Illinois, in the fall of 1819.³

     John Lanterman was born on 15 October 1784 (based on his age at death of 57 years, 4 months, 27 days, although the book by Power says 18 October 1784) possibly in Maryland.^2,3 He married Elizabeth H. McKinnie, daughter of Lewis McKinnie and Nancy Saunders, on 28 November 1811 in Fayette or Fleming Co., Kentucky.⁴ He died on 14 March 1842 in Sangamon Co., Illinois, at age 57.^2,3 He was buried at McKinnie Cemetery in Sangamon Co., Illinois.²
     He and his wife Elizabeth moved to Sangamon Co., Illinois, in the fall of 1819.⁴

     Andrew McKinnie was born on 2 February 1795 in Fayette Co., Kentucky.¹ He married Martha Tomlinson, daughter of Elijah Tomlinson and Elizabeth McKinnie, in Fayette Co., Kentucky.¹ He died in June 1855 at age 60.¹
     In 1824 Andrew McKinnie and his wife Martha moved to Sangamon Co., Illinois, with Andrew's sister Sarah and her husband Capt. Jonathan Saunders, and settled four miles northwest of Springfield.¹

     Martha Tomlinson married Andrew McKinnie, son of Lewis McKinnie and Nancy Saunders, in Fayette Co., Kentucky.¹
     In 1824 she and her husband Andrew moved to Sangamon Co., Illinois, with Andrew's sister Sarah and her husband Capt. Jonathan Saunders, and settled four miles northwest of Springfield.¹ She was living near Farmer City in DeWitt Co., Illinois, in 1876.¹