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Husband: Russell J. Kinney Census name: R. J. Kinney
Born: Aug- -1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: Nov-22-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 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 3 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1870 carpenter 6 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 Father: Snoden Slater Kinney (1803 - 1889) Mother: Mary A. Sayre (1798 - 1875)
Wife: Amanda Gatrell Census name: Amanda E. Owens Married: Dec-25-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Born: Feb-12-1841 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,3,4,2,8 Died: Apr-23-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Mother: Delila Gatrell (1822 - 1881) Other spouse 1 Notes
M Child 1: Ellsworth "Dick" Kinney 9 Also known as: Elsworth Kinney 10 Born: May- -1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,2,8 Died: 1913 12,2 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: railroad worker 9 Wife: Mary J. Stewart b. Aug-11-1868 d. May-18-1946 Also known as: Mary J. Stuart 8 Married: Feb-22-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
F Child 2: Lucy M. Kinney Born: Jun-26-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,8 Resided: 1894 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James A. Fleming b. ca 1866 Married: Feb-28-1894 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 3: Frank Lee Kinney Born: 1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,1,15 (see note 1) Died: Feb-17-1954 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 16,4,15 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,13,9 Census: 1930, 1940 in Lane Co, OR Resided: 1924 in Walker Station, Wood Co, WV 17 Census: 1920 MiddleIsland Rd in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: laborer at farming & teaming 4 Occupation: 1930 section man at lumber company 18 Occupation: 1910, 1920 farmer 19,20 Wife: Agnes Holmes Campbell b. Oct-21-1878 d. Jan-23-1962 Census name: Agness Married: ca 1903 18
F Child 4: Jennie Kinney Born: Aug- -1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,21 Resided: 1924 in Butler, Butler Co, PA 17 Census: 1920 in Butler, Butler Co, PA Census: 1910 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Festus Hall Martin b. Sep- 6-1871 d. Jun-28-1947 Also known as: Hall Martin 9,22
F Child 5: Sallie Kinney Census name: Sally Kinney Born: Sep-16-1877 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2 (see note 2) Died: Aug-17-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 4
M Child 6: Guy Kinney Born: ca 1880 23 Died: Oct-16-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Cause of death: "unknown" 24
M Child 7: Gus E. Kinney Census name: Guss Kinney Born: Dec- -1883 1 Resided: 1954 in Arizona 25 Resided: 1924, 1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,26 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1915, 1916 proprietor of clothing store (Kahn Tailored Clothes) 27,28 Occupation: 1906 bookkeeper for West Union Grocery Company (see note 3)
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (7) 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. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) Obituary. (10) Headstone. (11) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (12) Record of wife's remarriage. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Grave marker (year only) (16) Obituary - Nursing home. (17) Obituary of sister. (18) 1930 Census. (19) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (20) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (21) Birth record of daughter. (22) Obituary of wife's sister. (23) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (25) Obituary of brother. (26) Death record of mother. (27) Doddridge County Republican, 3/25/1915. (28) Doddridge County Republican, 4/13/1916. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1873, but death records states Sep 23 1873. Headstone has only they year. Death location was Magnolia Rest Home in Sistersville. Residence given as Central Station Route, Centerville District, Tyler County. Informant for death record: Layton Kinney. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1875, but age 2 in 1880 Census puts it in about 1878. Note (3) Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Feb 15 1906, in its entirety: "Guss Evan Kinney is the new book keeper for the West Union Grocery Company. Success to you, Guss."




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