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Ralph Claude "Piney" KINNEY

Ralph Claude "Piney" KINNEY

Male 1892 - 1951  (59 years)

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  • Name Ralph Claude "Piney" KINNEY 
    Born 10 Jul 1892  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1891 for both him and his sister Ethel. But his birth record, death record and obituary all show it as July 10 1892. Date on headstone is also 1892.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    snapper at glass plant 
    Census 1920, 1930  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation street & water commissioner  [5, 6] 
    Occupation 1940  [7] 
    truck driver for Mr. Gribble 
    Residence 330 E MAIN ST  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10] 
    Died 6 Aug 1951  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 11] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8, 12] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated Jan 3 1920:
      Claude Kinney, 27, snapper at glass plant; wife Beulah, 27; son Haywood, 5; dau Ruth, 3.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated Apr 3 1930 at 100 Water Street:
      Claud Kinny, 37, oil & gas worker, widowed; son Hayward J, 15; dau Ruth, 13; maid Gussie Reid, 24, single; boarder Lucille Bosley, 2y 6m.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated Apr 3 1940 at Brushy Fork:
      Claude Kinney, 48, contractor for oil & gas wells; wife Gussie, 34; son Hayward, 24, truck driver for Mr. Gribble; dau Lucille, 13.
    Person ID I30607  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2015 

    Father John S. KINNEY,   b. 1852,   d. 1914  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah TUCKER,   b. 8 Jan 1852, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1938, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F11791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Beulah CARROLL,   b. 2 Sep 1891, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1928, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1913  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
    +1. John Hayward KINNEY,   b. 5 Jun 1914, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1974  (Age 60 years)
     2. Ruth Marie KINNEY,   b. 28 Apr 1916, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F11840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gussie Murl REED,   b. 2 Jul 1905,   d. 26 Dec 1989  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Richard Gene KINNEY,   b. 26 Sep 1943, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 2010, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F11847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    30607_KINNEY_RalphClaude--Piney--_1892-1951_Obit.jpg    		30607_KINNEY_RalphClaude--Piney--_1892-1951_Obit.jpg
    999999_NewWaterTankInstalled_WestUnionHerald_19Jul1928.jpg    		999999_NewWaterTankInstalled_WestUnionHerald_19Jul1928.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    6. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    7. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S14] Obituary.

    9. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    11. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    12. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    13. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795221&Type=Marriage.