Jul-28-2018
Husband: Snoden Slater Kinney Also known as: Snowden Kinney 1
Born: Aug-11-1803 in Pennsylvania 2,3 Died: Aug-21-1889 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1840, 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: John Kinney (1784 - 1855) Mother: Elizabeth White
Wife: Mary A. Sayre 1 Married: Mar-29-1829 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 6
Born: ca 1798 in Greene Co, PA 7,3,8 Died: Mar- 8-1875 in Tyler Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 8 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Benjamin Sayre (1774 - 1829) Mother: Nancy Ann Tucker (1778 - 1846) Other spouse 1 Notes
M Child 1: John S. Kinney Born: Nov- -1829 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 10,11 Died: Mar- 5-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 13 Resided: 1850, 60, 70, 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 3 Wife: Deborah Bond b. Oct- 4-1839 d. Aug-14-1925 Census name: Debora Bond Married: Aug-14-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11
M Child 2: Benjamin Kinney Born: Nov- 5-1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14,11 (see note 1) Died: Mar-23-1879 at Doddridge Co, WV 15,9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,8 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Co M, 6th WVa Inf, Civil War Wife: Almeda Adaline Thorn b. ca 1837 d. bef Sep 1867 Census name: Adaline Thorn Married: Sep- 7-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Wife: Lenora Welch b. Mar- 7-1845 d. Dec-21-1923 Census name: Leonora Welch Married: Sep-23-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 3: David W. Kinney Born: Nov-17-1834 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 11,9 (see note 2) Died: Nov- 9-1901 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18,5,9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 3) Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1870, 1880 farmer 19,20 Occupation: 1860 blacksmith 21 Military: Co A, 14th Reg, W.Va. Vol Inf, 5th Brig, Civil War 9 Wife: Harriet Gatrell b. 1843 d. Jun- 1-1911 Married: Dec-30-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11
F Child 4: Susannah Kinney Census name: Susanna Kinney Born: 1836 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 22,11,23 Died: Sep- 7-1910 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL 22 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon Co, IL 8 Census: 1870 in Sumner, Lawrence Co, IL Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 23 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Joseph Smith b. Nov- 6-1829 d. Jul- 4-1857 Marriage license: Sep- 3-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 24 Married: Sep- 8-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 25 Husband: John Campbell Wagy b. Apr- 3-1829 d. Dec- 3-1902 Also known as: John C. Waggy 23 Married: Jun-24-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 23
M Child 5: Israel J. Kinney Born: ca 1840 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 11 Died: Mar-13-1907 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 9 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1880 in Court House District, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1877 in Taylor Co, WV 26 Census: 1870 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Union Army, Civil War Wife: Virginia A. Gatrell b. ca 1845 d. Mar-14-1876 Census name: Virginia A. Owens Married: Oct-23-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Wife: Ellen Dugan b. Jun-26-1854 d. Apr-16-1947 Married: Sep- 6-1877 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 26
M Child 6: Russell J. Kinney Census name: R. J. Kinney Born: Aug- -1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 10,22,11 Died: Nov-22-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,22 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1866 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1870 carpenter 19 Occupation: 1865 - 1866 retail liquor dealer (per US IRS Tax Assessment List, Apr 1865 - Apr 1866) Military: Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf Vols, Civil War Wife: Amanda Gatrell b. Feb-12-1841 d. Apr-23-1925 Census name: Amanda E. Owens Married: Dec-25-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (3) 1870 Census. (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as S. S. Kinney, white male, farmer, widower; died Aug 21 1889 in West Union, age 86, cause of death old age, burial at Coleman Cemetery. DR p. 21, Line 257 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048589&Type=Death. (5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (6) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (7) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, "in her 77th year" (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Headstone. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (13) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999), Citing obit in West Union Record of 9 & 15 March 1907. (14) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Benj. Kinney, white male, farmer, age 49, b. Va, son of S. S. Kinney; died Mar 23 1879 in Doddridge County, cause of death diabetes. Informant: Lenora Kinney, wife. DR p. 32 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046536&Type=Death. (16) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Benjamin Kinney, widowed, 36, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Snowden & Mary; and Leanora Welch, 22, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of James & Peggy. Married Sep 23 1867. (18) Obituary - Hospital. (19) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (20) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (21) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 17 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789747&Type=Marriage. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 122, line 14 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790603&Type=Marriage. (26) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (27) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (28) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Russell J. Kinney, 23, b. Tyler Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Snoden S. & Mary; and Amanda L. Hull, widowed, 24, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Delila Owens. Married Dec 25 1866. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is Nov 5 1839. But age at marriage and in census records would indicate an 1829 or 1830 birth year, and age 49 in death record also indicates an 1829 birth year. Benjamin and his brother John were thus twins, as both were listed as age 20 in the 1850 Census. There is still the discrepancy, however, in their reported place of birth, whether Harrison County or Tyler County, which probably stems from the fluctuating county boundaries of that time. Note (2) Birth date given in obituary as Nov 17 1831, but headstone shows it as 1834. Note (3) Inscription on headstone: Honor the Brave. Non sabi sed patrae. (Note: This Latin phrase means "Not for self, but for country." It is inscribed over the chapel doors at the U.S. Naval Adademy. The standard spelling of the last word is patriae.)Name Index