James P. McConkey

1854 -

• Name	James P. McConkey  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1854	Indiana, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	26 Jun 1860	Washington Township, Blackford, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Residence	10 Aug 1870	Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana, USA   [4]
  Residence	17 Jun 1880	Russell Township, Russell, Kansas, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I14100	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Eli McConkey,   b. 30 Jan 1825, Fayette County, Indiana, USA d. 19 Feb 1901, Washington Township, Blackford, Indiana, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliza A. Martz,   b. 4 Oct 1825, Indiana, USA d. 27 Nov 1884, Blackford County, Indiana, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage License	14 Nov 1845	Fayette County, Indiana, USA   [5]
  Marriage	22 Nov 1845	Fayette County, Indiana, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F1971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adaline Mason
  Children	1. Blanche Ethel McConkey,   b. 19 Jul 1883, Indiana, United States d. 12 Feb 1969, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1854 - Indiana, USA Residence - 26 Jun 1860 - Washington Township, Blackford, Indiana, USA Residence - 10 Aug 1870 - Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana, USA Residence - 17 Jun 1880 - Russell Township, Russell, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Age Variation: James is listed as being born in 1855 in the 1880 Census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: M653_245; Page: 46; Family History Library Film: 803245; Dwelling #344, Family #335 (Reliability: 3). [S5] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: M593_300; Page: 5; Dwelling #36, Family #35 (Reliability: 2). [S7] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Russell, Russell, Kansas; Roll: T9_395; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 288; Dwelling #289, Family #291 (Reliability: 3). [S5] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: M593_300; Page: 5; Dwelling #36, Family #35 (Reliability: 3). [S4] Indiana Marriages, 1811 - 2019, (Name: Family Search; Location: Salt Lake City, Utah; Date: 2024;), "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX18-CQV : Fri Jan 17 19:42:21 UTC 2025), Entry for Eli Mcconkey and Eliza Marts, 14 Nov 1845.; Page #285 (Reliability: 3). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX18-CQV