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Husband: Sylvester A. Kinney Born: Nov- -1859 1,2 Died: Apr-25-1913 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John S. Kinney (1829 - 1907) Mother: Deborah Bond (1839 - 1925) Notes
Wife: Elizabeth Mariah Smith 5 Also known as: Mariah Elizabeth Smith 6 Married: Dec-25-1881 in Pleasants Co, WV 7
Born: Mar-20-1861 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2,6,8 Died: Apr-17-1938 in Los Angeles, CA 8 Census: 1930 in Los Angeles, CA Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1881 in Pleasants Co, WV 6 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Father: William Burkett Smith (1830 - 1881) Mother: Nancy Lunnen Wells (1835 - 1920)
F Child 1: Retta Kinney Also known as: Areta Kinney 9 Born: Jun- -1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,10 Resided: 1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William A. Metcalf b. ca 1876 Married: Oct-14-1900 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Leola A. Kinney Born: Jan- -1885 1 (see note 1) Died: 1973 2 Buried: in Bougainvillea Cemetery, Avon Park, Highlands Co, FL 11 Resided: 1942 in Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 12 Census: 1930 in Westmoreland Co, PA Census: 1920 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Roy Eugene Meek b. Dec-27-1886 d. Jan- -1961
F Child 3: Audrey Kinney Census name: Audra Kinney 1 Born: 1892 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,13,10 (see note 2) Died: Jul-20-1916 13,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,4 Resided: 1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ancel Smith b. Nov-21-1883 d. Apr-29-1966 Birth name: Ansel Smith 14 Married: Nov- 1-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 4: Nancy L. "Nannie" Kinney Also known as: Nannie Kinney 9,10,16 Born: Aug- 6-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,18,10 Died: Sep-29-1985 in San Diego Co, CA 19,18 Buried: in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, CA 13 Resided: in San Diego, San Diego Co, CA 20 Census: 1940 in Tulare, Tulare Co, CA Resided: 1935 in Los Angeles, CA 21 Census: 1930 in Los Angeles, CA Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: restaurant owner (10 years) 13 Occupation: office worker at West Union Record and West Union Herald 16 Husband: Ross Finley b. Jul-23-1895 d. Apr- -1965 Married: Jun- 4-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,16 (see note 3) Husband: Harold Boomer
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) Headstone. (6) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV. (7) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV, Identified as Sylvester Kinney, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Mariah Elizabeth Smith, 20, b. Tyler Co, res. Pleasants Co. Married Dec 25 1881 "at Mrs. Wm. Smith." Informants for marriage license: Sylvester Kinney of Doddridge County, and George S. Smith of Pleasants County. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11459291&Type=Marriage. (8) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (9) Obituary of father. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) Obituary. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ancel Smith, 30, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Audrey Kinney, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 1 1913 "at home of bride, West Union, West Va.", MR p. 221 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795270&Type=Marriage. (16) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Record, 6/8/1916. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (19) Obituary - Hospital. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. (21) 1940 Census. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1886. Note (2) Identified in 1900 Census as Audra Kinney, born Aug 1893. But marriage record in Nov 1913 identifies her as Audrey Kinney, age 21, and headstone reads Audrey Kinney Smith, 1892-1916. Note (3) At the home of Roy Meeks.




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