I may have found the marriage of son John White to Margaret Kearney, spelled Carney at time of marriage. Fits with the Margaret on the 1900 census, being married 2 years. Thinking the McG*** is a red herring.
Maggie Carney
West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970
John White, miner, 24 years
Estimated dob 1883
Marriage Date:
14 Sep 1907
Marriage Place:
Scarbro, Fayette, West Virginia
Father's Name: John White
Mother's Name: Catherine White
Spouse's Name:
Maggie Carney
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
1886
Spouse's Father's Name: Patrick Carney
Spouse's Mother's Name: Delia Carney
Source Reference:
County Records
Record Number:
100
