William John McKinley

William John was born on January 28th, 1835 in Canada.¹   William John's father was James McKinley and his mother was Rose Elizabeth Kyle. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Charles Hamilton Sleep, George H., James, Patrick, Martha Jane, Letitia and Elizabeth.  He was the oldest of the eight children.  He died at the age of 22 on February 4th, 1857.¹