  Collin McKinney (April 17, 1766 - September 8, 1861) migrated from Kentucky to the area near Texarkana on the Red River in 1824. In January 1836, he was elected a delegate to the General Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos and then served on a committee of 5 that drafted Texas' Declaration of Independence from Mexoco. On March 2, he signed this document. He also served on the committee which prepared the Constitution for the Republic of Texas. Later, he served on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Congress of the Republic. McKinney was also a leader in establishing the First Disciples of Christ Church in Texas. In 1846, McKinney settled on his headright near the Grayson and Collin county line.  Left to Right: Mrs. Mae Davis Hopkins, Mrs. McMillian, unknown, unknown, unknown, Mrs. Taylor,
John Neill, Jr. (short boy), Mrs. Jim Kelley, Mrs. Gertrude Blassingame, Mrs. Lee Ninnie McKinney, Mrs. Jennie Benton, Billie Benton (Whitaker), unknown, Mrs. Mattie Emerson, Ruth Neill, unknown, unknown, Mrs. Willie McMillian Jay, Neill McKinney, unknown, unknown, Miss Nannie Cave, Mrs. Maggie McKinney, J.D.L. (Doc) McKinney, unknown, Mrs. Bea Drye, Laura Milliam.  Van Alstyne Library family files
Sept. 26, 1935 The Collin McKinney Home Van Alstyne The Collin McKinney home was built in 1847. The old timbers were hand-hewn and taken from hard wood trees on the McKinney farm. The house contained two very fine walnut doors and a hand-carved mantle. The floors were wide-planed, also made from the hard wood trees on the farm. The log cabin was brought from its original location 3 miles southwest of Van Alstyne.  Van Alstyne History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |