Austin Allison
Samuel Small McKinstry, from Sam McKinstry

Samuel Small McKinstry

Born 1878, died 1955

Also found as McKinstry, Sam

Child of James McKinstry and Sarah Boyd McKinstry. Married Loveta Swann McKinstry. Parent of Sammy Nan McKinstry Allison, Veta Jean McKinstry Allison and Mildred Adeline McKinstry Osborn.

In 24 photographs · 2 collections · face marked in 23

The "Mrs. Sam McKinstry" of Austin Swann's obituary is one of his daughters, so this is very likely her husband - but nothing consulted states it, and the relation is not entered.

Family

ParentJames McKinstry1830–1912ParentSarah Boyd McKinstry1848–1917
Samuel Small McKinstry1878–1955
SpouseLoveta Swann McKinstry1893–1988
ChildSammy Nan McKinstry Allison1920–2009ChildVeta Jean McKinstry Allison1922–2020ChildMildred Adeline McKinstry Osborn1927–2012

Brothers and sisters

SiblingThomas McKinstry1869–1940SiblingWilliam Boyd McKinstry1872–1954SiblingJohn Henry McKinstry1874–1918SiblingJames Daubin McKinstry1876–1963SiblingHarrison Lee McKinstry1881–1967SiblingAdeline McKinstry1883–1908SiblingRobert Frederick McKinstry1886–1961SiblingEdith Mary Mckinstry West1890–1973SiblingElizabeth McKinstry Cole1891–1949
How each relationship is known

A life in photographs

IdentifiedPossibly this personLifetimeYears, with age beneath

Faces, by date

Cut from each photograph where this person is marked, and never retouched. In date order, so they can be weighed against one another.

  1. [1898-1903]Aged about 20–25

    Sam McKinstry

    Identified on verso.

  2. [1903-1906]Aged about 25–28

    [James McKinstry family]

    Named on verso.

  3. [1907-1912]Aged about 29–34

    [Sam McKinstry standing next to a house]

    Known identify.

  4. Possible

    [1910-1920]Aged about 32–42

    [Sam McKinstry cattle branding]

    It is supposed the man kneeling on the cow may be Sam McKinstry.

  5. Possible

    [1910-1920]Aged about 32–42

    [Sam McKinstry and horse]

    Identified on verso.

  6. [1912]Aged about 34

    [Jim and Sam McKinstry next to a house]

    Identified on verso.

  7. [1920]Aged about 42

    [Sam McKinstry holding his daughter, Sammy, while standing outside a house]

    Identified from photographs

  8. [1920]Aged about 42

    [Sam McKinstry holding his daughter, Sammy, near a structure and a windmill]

    Identified from photographs

  9. [1920]Aged about 42

    [Sam McKinstry holding Sammy near the corner of a structure and a windmill]

    Identified from photographs

  10. [1920]Aged about 42

    [Sam McKinstry on the back of a mule]

    Identified from photographs

  11. [1921]Aged about 42–43

    [Sam McKinstry holding Sammy near a cow and a mule]

    Identified from photographs

  12. [1921-1922]Aged about 43–44

    [Sam and Sammy McKinstry tending to a puppy]

    Identified from photographs

  13. Possible

    [1922-1926]Aged about 44–48

    [Flooding at Jacobia, Texas]

    No identification available.

  14. [1923-1924]Aged about 45–46

    [Sam, Loveta, and Sammy McKinstry in the forest]

    Known identity

  15. [1924-1925]Aged about 46–47

    [Sam and Sammy McKinstry among other children with a goat]

    Known identity

  16. [1924-1926]Aged about 46–48

    [Group of McKinstrys and Swanns next to a cabin]

    Known identity

  17. [1924-1925]Aged about 46–47

    [Sam, Sammy, and Jean McKinstry leaning against a wall with a puppy]

    Identified from photographs

  18. [1925-1930]Aged about 47–52

    [Jim and Sam McKinstry standing near irrigation well with running water]

    Identified on verso.

  19. [1926-1927]Aged about 48–49

    [Sam, Sammy, and Jean next to road along Felix River]

    Known identity

  20. [1929]Aged about 51

    [Sam and Loveta McKinstry with children and a horse]

    Known identity.

  21. [1933-1935]Aged about 55–57

    [Sam and Loveta McKinstry family]

    Identified on verso.

  22. 1945Aged about 67

    [Sam McKinstry holding his grandson, Mack]

    Known identity

  23. [1951-1955]Aged about 73–77

    [Sam McKinstry and cattle]

    Matches Sam McKinstry

Photographs

See them in each collection's inventory, filtered to Samuel Small McKinstry: McKinstry Family Photographs (17)Swann Family Photographs (1)

The record

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McKinstry, Samuel Small, 1878-1955
Status
Established
Also found as
  • McKinstry, Sam
Sources
  1. Find a Grave memorial 52656978, supplied by you; not yet read
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