Headstone of Harris McKenney, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa County
9 April 2026 · Photograph by Matt Wade
Named here: Eli Harris McKinney Sr.
Transcription
Tall marble obelisk; at the top, the Masonic square and compasses with the letter G; below, a carved band of flowers; on the panel:
HARRIS / McKENNEY, / AUG. 2, 1823 / JUNE 10, 1908
Citation: Photograph of the headstone of Harris McKenney, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa County, Alabama, taken by Matt Wade on 9 April 2026.
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Harris McKinney Sr. | Name | Harris McKenney | Eli Harris McKinney | agrees (he went by his middle name; the stone spells McKenney) |
| Eli Harris McKinney Sr. | Birth | Aug. 2, 1823 | 1824, Coosa, Ala. | conflicts (FS-006 already asks for 2 August 1823, Georgia, from the same stone) |
| Eli Harris McKinney Sr. | Death | June 10, 1908 | 10 June 1908, Crews, Coosa | agrees |
| Eli Harris McKinney Sr. | Freemason | square and compasses | nothing | new (context; his memorial record already notes the emblem) |
| Eli Harris McKinney Sr. | Burial | Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery | Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Coosa | agrees |