Erskine McKoy

Story

On December 29, 1854, at the age of seventeen, Erskine McKoy married Emma Newkirk , a former Burwell student. Her marriage came almost immediately following her departure from the Burwell School. The couple, who had seven children, lived on a plantation in Cumberland County, where they owned a number of slaves.

Erskine McKoy fought in the Civil War and died a few years later.He and his wife, Emma Newkirk , are buried at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Erskine was buried in Old Bluff Presbyterian Church, Wade, NC.

Places of Residence

• Cumberland County, NC, from 1855 [1].

Relatives

• Spouse: Emma Newkirk  (1837-1883), married on December 29, 1854 [1].
• Others: Bryan Newkirk (father-in-law) [1] and Margaret Hawes (mother-in-law) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).