_"Robert McCune"

Generation 4

Robert McCune    1830 - 1905


Robert McCune (John3 McEwen, Richard2, John1) was the second child born to John and Margaret Abigail Bingham McEwen October 05, 1830 in Lawrence County, Indiana, but the (death certificate and 1880 Census said he was born in Ohio).

He migrated with his family from Indiana to Rushville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois between 1832 - 1846. Robert McCune�s name, doesn�t appear in any Illinois Census before 1860. Spelling of name (McEwing) on 1860 Census in Rushville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois. Listed was Robert, Elizabeth, Jackson, and John.

He married Elizabeth Forbes a daughter of Francis A. and Sarah Ann Campbell Forbes, June 06, 1856 in Schuyler County, Illinois, by Rev. J. M. Powers.

They had five of their eight children in Schuyler County. Then the family moved from Schuyler County, Illinois to St. Albans Township (Hancock County) in 1867.

Their farm was located in West Point, R1, St. Albans Township, section 9 and consisted of 297 acres. The next Census they appeared on is the 1880 taken in Saint Albans, Hancock County, Illinois. Listed was Robert, Elizabeth and their eight Sons. Also listed was a Servant, E. Elston.

Robert was listed in the Hancock County Atlas as farmer and stock dealer. He would go around the country and buy cattle and take them to the "Home farm" to fatten them up. He would buy cattle in Missouri and ferry them across the Mississippi River to the Illinois side. He said one time he had a load of cattle on the ferry, and they stampeded in the middle of the river and turned the ferry over, and they swam to the Illinois side.
They would always have hogs running behind the cattle to clean up the waste feed. When the cattle were ready for market they were driven a mile and a half to the stockyards in West Point and shipped to Chicago.

Robert was the one they say changed the spelling of the surname MCEWEN to MCCUNE, but as I discovered by looking at his marriage license to Sarah Range, that he could not read or write, because he (made his mark). What I think is how the name got changed by other people filling out documents for him (they spelled it how they thought it sounded).

Elizabeth divorced Robert on October 10, 1890 and here is letter written by her lawyer from Carthage, Ill. October 10, 1890 "This afternoon the Court granted your divorce by signing the decree annulling the Marriage of yourself to Robert McCune. The question of household goods is not yet disposed of but I will get that matter disposed of tomorrow all satisfactory", John B. Risse.

Elizabeth died 1901 in Albans Township, West Point, Hancock County, Illinois. She is buried in the West Point Cemetery. On October 22, 1890, he married Sarah Range a daughter of John and Catharine Range. They had four children, two sons and two daughters.

Robert died April 09, 1905 in St. Mary's Hospital, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois and is buried in the Cook Cemetery (St. Albans Township, Hancock County).

Sarah was born May 14, 1866 in Limestone, Tennessee and died December 14, 1947 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.


The children of Robert and Elizabeth Forbes McCune:
Andrew Jackson (Jack) McCune was born March 27, 1857 in Schuyler County, Illinois near Huntsville and died November 10, 1916 in his home near West Point, Hancock County, Illinois. He married Margaret L. (Maggie May) Yantz February 20, 1881 in Hancock County. She was born May 09, 1859 in Jefferson County, Nebraska and died July 20, 1943 in West Point, Hancock County, Illinois. Andrew and Margaret had four Daughters, Daisy, Meta, Verna, and Ida. Andrew was also a farmer and stock dealer.

John Dilling McCune was born May 19, 1860 in Schuyler County, Illinois near Huntsville and died November 05, 1917 in Sartell, Minnesota. He was electrocuted when he came in contact with a high tension wire at the Walsh Paper and Pulp Co. He married Fidella Sylvia Ragsdale July 08, 1894 in Mulhull, Oklahoma. She was born April 09, 1876 in Greenfield, Dade County, Missouri and died July 23, 1925 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California. She was murdered by her second husband. They are both buried in a cemetery in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. They had seven children; Aria, John, Nadine, Minnie, William, Martin, and Philip.

William Thomas McCune was born July 16, 1862 in Schuyler County, Illinois near Huntsville and died January 19, 1921 in West Point Hancock County, Illinois - at home. He married Eliza Mae Houghton Between 1890 - 1892 in Adams or Hancock County, Illinois. She was born December 10, 1873 in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois and died September 18, 1944 in Keokuk, Iowa or Wayland, Missouri. They had two children; Pearl Elizabeth and John Harvey.

George Lee McCune was born July 30, 1864 in Schuyler County, Illinois near Huntsville and died May 12, 1934 in Rochester, Minnesota - St. Mary's Hospital. He married Lue Ellen Howes June 04, 1890 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois. She was born February 19, 1875 in Sutter, Illinois and died April 08, 1945 in Mound Prairie Township, Minnesota. They are both buried in Money Creek Cemetery which is located in Houston County just off of Hwy 76 at Money Creek, Minnesota. They had four children; Jacob, Delia, Lou, and Ruby.

Charles Wesley McCune was born November 02, 1866 in Schuyler County, Illinois near Huntsville and died September 25, 1956 in Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois. He married Mary Isabelle Lewis November 16, 1897 in Hancock County, Illinois. She was born July 07, 1874 in Breckenridge, Walker Township, Hancock County, Illinois and died March 30, 1962 in Kirkwood, Warren County, Illinois. They are both buried in Center Grove Cemetery in Kirkwood, Illinois. They had eight children; Gertrude, Lizzie, Gladys, Charles, Maggie, Jefferson, Walter, and Curtis.

Robert McCune was born May 01, 1874 in St. Albans Township, Hancock County, Illinois and died December 02, 1936 in La Crosse, Wisconsin - St. Francis Hospital. He is buried in Houston, Minnesota - Money Creek Cemetery - McCune lot. He married Emma Marie Kirchherr January 01, 1909 in Warsaw Hancock County, Illinois. She was born March 30, 1876 in Wilcox Township, Section 36N, Green Plaines, Hancock County, Illinois and died March 18, 1967 in Lanesboro, Minnesota. She is buried in Sec. 36, Kirchherr - Wohlfart Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois.

Alvin Harry McCune was born May 08, 1870 in St. Albans Township, Hancock County, Illinois and died April 14, 1938 in St. Albans Township, Hancock County, Illinois at home. He married Maggie Mae Mc Ilmoil December 05, 1906 in Hancock County. She was born May 04, 1876 in Basco, Illinois and died February 28, 1945 in Keokuk, Iowa - St. Joseph's hospital. They are both buried in West Point Cemetery. They had two children; Dovie and Hilda May.

James Stover McCune was born December 26, 1876 in St. Albans Township, Hancock County, Illinois and died June 15, 1948 in Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. See more about James and his family in Generation 5


The children of Robert and Sarah Range McCune:
Grover C. McCune no information on him.

Maude Ethel McCune was born March 17, 1888 in West Point, Hancock County, Illinois and died December 05, 1979 in Pomona, Los Angeles, California. She married Alec Vere Balch November 26, 1906 in Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. He was born July 06, 1881 in Harmon, Lee County, Illinois and died December 04, 1977 in Beaumont, California. No other information on them at this time.

Edith McCune was born August 20, 1894 in West Point, Hancock County, Illinois and died February 13, 1989 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois. She married Leroy George Yeates October 25, 1924 in Champaign, Illinois. He was born August 26, 1883 in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois and died June 19, 1953 in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois. No other information on them at this time.

Ralph J. McCune was born November 05, 1898 in West Point, Hancock County, Illinois and died February 1980 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois. He married Marie M (last name unknown). She was born July 23, 1897, location unknown, and died April 25, 1996 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois. No other information on them at this time.