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Name |
McKinney, Charles B. |
Othernames |
C. B. McKinney, Charles Brown McKinney |
Born |
02/14/1858 |
Birthplace |
Washington County, Texas |
Notes |
Enlisted as a Private in the Special State Troops under Captain Leander McNelly on July 26, 1876. Enlisted as a Private in the Special State Troops under Lt. J. L. Hall on Jan. 25, 1877. He promoted to Corporal in Aug. 1879, and to Sergeant in Aug. 1880, and First Sergeant in Sept. 1881. He appears to have remained in the Ranger service through 1882. He served as Sheriff of LaSalle County from 1883-1866, and was killed in the course of his duties on Dec. 26, 1886. According to information available about his death, "Sheriff Charles McKinney was shot and killed in an assassination by a man who lost to him in the election for Sheriff. The suspect had planned the assassination for several years and had a woman make a false report that her daughter had been raped. When Sheriff McKinney arrived he was talking with the suspect and another man when the suspect suddenly shot Sheriff McKinney in the head with a Winchester rifle. The two men also shot at a deputy who was with Sheriff McKinney but only wounded him because his horse was frightened and bolted. The two suspects were tracked down by the Texas Rangers and one was shot and killed. The second escaped but later surrendered. That suspect was sentenced to death and hung on August 23, 1889." |
Occupation |
Texas Ranger 1876-1882 Sheriff LaSalle County, Texas 1883-1886 |
Spouse |
Paulina Hay Taylor |
Children |
Roy Leighton McKinney Charles Brown McKinney |
Deceased |
12/26/1886 |
Deceased where |
LaSalle County, Texas |
