Prude and McAdory Families: Robert McAdory and Emily McKinney
1939 · James Oscar Prude Sr. and Mary Eloise Prude, An Historical and Genealogical Record of the Prude and McAdory Families (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Weatherford Printing Co., 1939)
Named here: Emily R McKinney McAdory Massingale, Alfred Madison Massengale, Robert McAdory, Patrick Jasper McAdory, Mary Jane McAdory, Celia McAdory (born 9 October 1837, died 5 July 1895; Mrs. John Nicholas Slaughter), Thomas McAdory I and Celia McAshan (parents of Robert), William Wellington Prude Sr. (Robert's half-brother)
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Transcription
Page 33 (checked against the page image) and page 34 (archive.org text layer):
3rd. Gen. 2nd. Child. Thos. McAdory-Celia McAshan McAdory—2; Thos. McAdory-Anne—1.
Robert McAdory, b. Nov. 6, 1808; d. Dec. 10, 1837. He was married, Dec. 10, 1829 to Emily McKinney, b. Nov. 6, 1815; d. Aug. 8, 1858. He is buried on the north side of the Hargrove Road at the old home place where he lived when he died (in Tuscaloosa County) about 14 miles southeast of the City of Tuscaloosa. He was a native of Christian County, Kentucky. A monument was erected by his half brother, William Wellington Prude, Sr., at the request of his uncle, James McAdory. After his death Emily McKinney McAdory went to Texas.
Emily McKinney married Robert McAdory at the age of 14 years, and was left a widow with three (3) small children when only 23 years old. The youngest was only 2 months old at the time of her father's death. Emily McKinney McAdory later married, Massengale. To Thomas [sic: Robert] McAdory and Emily McKinney McAdory were born the following children, to-wit;
I. Jasper McAdory, b. March 16, 1833; d. Jan. 8, 1910, in Coosa County.
II. Mary Jane McAdory, b. Nov. 25, 1835; d. Oct. 29, 1896.
III. Celia McAdory, b. Oct. 9, 1837; d. July 5, 1895.
Page 26, among the five children of Thomas McAdory I and Celia McAshan: "II. Robert McAdory, b. Nov. 6, 1808, in South Carolina; d. Dec. 10, 1837." The same page says Celia McAshan McAdory married William Prude at Pleasant Hill, Jefferson County, Alabama, in 1823.
Citation: James Oscar Prude Sr. and Mary Eloise Prude, An Historical and Genealogical Record of the Prude and McAdory Families (Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Weatherford Printing Co., 1939), 33–34, with Robert McAdory's birth at 26; Internet Archive item historicalgeneal00prud (Allen County Public Library), scans n50–n51 and n43, https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal00prud/page/n50/mode/1up?q=McKinney.
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert McAdory | Birth | 6 Nov 1808; "in South Carolina" (p. 26) but "a native of Christian County, Kentucky" (p. 33) | 6 November 1808, Kentucky | agrees (date); the book conflicts with itself on the place |
| Robert McAdory | Death | 10 Dec 1837, at his home in Tuscaloosa County | 10 December 1837, Alabama | agrees (county new) |
| Robert McAdory | Burial | North side of the Hargrove Road at his old home place, about 14 miles southeast of Tuscaloosa; monument erected by his half-brother W. W. Prude Sr. | — | new |
| Robert McAdory | Parents | Thomas McAdory I and Celia McAshan | none in tree | new |
| Robert McAdory, Emily R McKinney | Marriage | 10 Dec 1829 | 10 Dec 1829, Tuscaloosa; also 20 November 1829 | agrees with the first |
| Emily R McKinney | Birth | 6 Nov 1815 (married "at the age of 14") | 24 October 1814, Georgia | conflicts |
| Emily R McKinney | Death | 8 Aug 1858 | 6 August 1861 | conflicts (see notes) |
| Emily R McKinney | Widowhood, removal | Widowed at 23 with three small children; "went to Texas"; "later married, Massengale" | Married Alfred Madison Massengale 1840, Coosa; children born Texas from about 1854 | agrees |
| Alfred Madison Massengale | Marriage | Emily's second husband, surname only | Married Emily 6 December 1840, Coosa | agrees |
| Patrick Jasper McAdory | Birth, death | Jasper, born 16 March 1833; died 8 Jan 1910, Coosa County | 10 March 1833; 8 January 1910 | conflicts (birth day); death agrees (place new) |
| Mary Jane McAdory | Birth, death | 25 Nov 1835; 29 Oct 1896 | 1835; 28 October 1896, Coosa | conflicts (death day); birth date new |