★  McKean, Thomas J.

Thomas Jefferson McKean

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Born: August 21, 1810

Birthplace: Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Father: Robert McKean 1784 – 1827
(Buried: Old Methodist Church Cemetery, Burlington, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Martha “Polly” Wilson 1786 – 1862
(Buried: Alba Cemetery, Alba, Pennsylvania)​

Wife: Sarah P. Gray 1820 – 1911
(Buried: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa)​

Children:

Thomas McKean 1849 – 1849​
(Buried: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa)​
Louis L. McKean 1850 – 1923​
(Buried: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa)​
Robert J. McKean 1853 – 1854​
(Buried: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa)​
Helen McKean Shuck 1853 – 1885​
(Buried: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa)​
James B. McKean 1858 – 1899​
(Buried: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa)​

Education:

1831: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (19th in class)​

Occupation before War:

1831 – 1833: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment​
1831 – 1832: Garrison Duty at New Orleans, Louisiana​
1832 – 1833: Garrison Duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana​
1833 – 1834: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Infantry Regiment​
1833: Garrison Duty at New Orleans, Louisiana​
1833: Garrison Duty at Bay of St. Louis, Missouri​
1833 – 1834: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri​
1834: Resigned from United States Army on March 31st
1834 – 1837: Civil Engineer in Pennsylvania​
1837 – 1838: Adjutant of 1st Pennsylvania Volunteers in Seminole War​
1838 – 1846: Civil Engineer in Pennsylvania, and Iowa​
1844: Member of Iowa State Constitution Convention​
1846: Organizer and Drilled Volunteers for Mexican – American War​
1846 – 1848: Served as Private in Mexican – American War​
1847: Wounded at the Battle of Churubusco, Mexico​
1848: Declined Brevet 2nd Lt. U.S. Army, 1st Dragoons​
1848 – 1851: Chief Engineer for Dubuque, and Keokuk Railroad​
1848 – 1861: Civil Engineer and Farmer in Iowa​
1851 – 1853: U.S. Deputy Surveyor in Iowa, and Wisconsin​
1855: Commissioner to locate Seat of Government in Iowa​
1859: Sheriff of Linn County, Iowa​
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Civil War Career:

1861: Paymaster in Washington, D.C.​
1861: Paymaster in St. Louis, Missouri​
1861 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​
1861 – 1862: Union Army Commander, Central District of Missouri​
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi​
1862: Union Army Commander of Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri​
1862: Union Army Commander of Corinth, Mississippi​
1862: Served in the Expedition from La Grange, Tennessee to Grenada, Mississippi​
1863: Union Army Commander of Northeast District of Missouri​
1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander of District of Nebraska​
1864: Union Army Commander of District of South Kansas​
1864: Chief of Cavalry for Union Army, Department of the Gulf​
1864: On Court Martial Duty​
1864 – 1865: Union Army Commander of District of West Florida​
1865: Union Army Commander of District of Morganzia, Louisiana​
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War​
1865: Union Army Commander of District of Southwest Missouri​
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on August 24th

Occupation after War:

1865: Mayor of Marion, Iowa​
1866 – 1869: Farmer near Marion, Iowa​
1868: Iowa Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​
1869: Declined to be Pension Agent for Eastern District of Iowa​

Died: April 9, 1870

Place of Death: Marion, Iowa

Cause of Death: Softening of the brain and paralysis

Age at time of Death: 60 years old

Burial Place: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa
 
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That's kind of strange because, if I am not mistaken, Edwin Sumner was substantially older than this guy. Just a thought.

John
 
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