There are numerous inconsistencies between the various bits of information included in the Geni profile of James Annanias McMullen. Many of these inconsistencies involve information I entered and thus the problems were of my creation. I'd appreciate help in resolving these problems.
Most of the information I added to James' profile is from three sources:
A) Brian Muckleston's family tree in Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/bmuckleston?lang=en&iz=115&p=james&...
B) Robert A. Christiansen's excellent account of the McMullens of Mills and Pottawattamie Counties in Iowa:
https://www.bigpigeon.us/uploads/5/2/7/5/52755035/reelscemetery.pdf
C) James Annanias McMullen is Kate's fourth great grandfather and our family has its own records.
There are enough inconsistencies in @James Annanias McMullen that I suspect there was more than one James McMullen/McMullin:
A) One moving westward into Missouri in 1830 or 1840 and then into western Iowa in the early 1850's, and
B) One living in southern Ohio in the 1840's to about 1852, moving to western Illinois in the 1860's and eastern Iowa in the 1870's.
The observations listed below support my suspicion; most are from the "Timelines" tab of James Annanias McMullen's profile.
1) His birthdate is listed as 1810 in our family records, 1818 by Muckleston and Christiansen.
2) If one accepts the 1818 birth date, then J.A.M. was 12 years old at the birth of his son Lewis D.
3) J.A.M. married Mary Viers in Jefferson County in 1836 (Muckleston), or he married Mary Vears in 1838-39 in Missouri
(Christiansen). Either way, Lewis, Minerva, and James W. were conceived out of wedlock.
4) Lewis was born in Ohio in 1830 as was James W. in 1836. But Minerva was born in 1835 in Missouri. Did they move around
this much?
5) Similarly, Josephine and Malvina both were born in Adams County, OH in 1840 and 1842, respectively. In between, William A.
was born in 1841 in Missouri.
6) According to the U.S. Census, J.A.M. and most of his children were living in Meigs County, OH in 1850. The two Missouri-borne
children, Minerva and William A., were not. Minerva would have been 15 years old in 1850, William A. only 9. Why were they
not with the rest of the family?
7) According to his obituary (see "Sources" tab at his profile), William A. moved from Missouri to Mills County, IA in the early
1850's. He would have been 12 years old in 1853; certainly too young to travel on his own. Why wasn't he back in Meigs
County OH with the others?
8) J.A.M. died in 1888 in our records and Muckleston's; after 1894 according to Christiansen.
9) Our records show him buried in Wapello County IA; this Gent profile lists Malvern (Mills County), IA as his burial site.
10) Janice McMullin Hanson, great great grandaughter of J.A.M. observed that her ancestor is always referred to as James
McMullen in Illinois and Ohio, but Annanias McMullin in Wapello County, Iowa.
(See Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 February 2019), memorial page for
Annanias James McMullin (1810–14 May 1888), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39446775, citing McCormick Cemetery, Highland
Center, Wapello County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Cari Dale (contributor 46865083) .
Two different birth dates, two different marriage dates, two different death dates, and two different burial sites. Two similar but slightly different names. A family with young children being born and living in both Ohio and Missouri simultaneously. I think this make a strong case for the existence of two separate James Annanias McMullen/Annanias James McMullin families.
Does anyone have more information?
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