Who’s your daddy, Robert McKean?
Just a quick post out of frustration. I’ve been looking for the father of my gggg-grandfather (Robert McKean) for about 5 kajillion years now and I’m pretty sure Robert just popped into existence out of nowhere sometime around 1770. He was one of the first pioneers of Mercer County, PA and I’m almost positive he was born in Westmoreland County. Actually, this is a relatively easy problem, I’m sure, and I’d probably figure it out easy enough if it were for a client. I’d probably find the answer to my problem if I could get to Westmoreland County, but I just can’t find the time. Besides, I just feel like whining right now!
Anyway, finding Robert took a while, but sure was interesting! See, my dad was born in IA and ended up here in NE Ohio when he took a job as a professor at Youngstown State University. It turns out that my family originates from Western PA about 30 miles away! That was really cool to find out. I even found where Robert and his wife are buried and got some nice photos. It’s in a tiny graveyard on the side of the road out in the country.
OK, enough about me! Hopefully I’ll have something useful for you guys soon. I’m drawing some maps which I’d like to show off as well, so be on the lookout.