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Sylvester A. KINNEY

Sylvester A. KINNEY

Male 1859 - 1913  (~ 53 years)

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  • Name Sylvester A. KINNEY 
    Born Nov 1859  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 25 Apr 1913  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District):
      Sylvester Kinney, 40, b. Nov 1859, married 18 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 39, b. Mar 1861, mother of 5 children (4 still living); dau Retta, 17, b. Jan 1883; dau Lois, 15, b. Jan 1885; dau Audra, 6, b. Aug 1893; dau Nanna (or Narnia), 3, b. Aug 1896.
    Person ID I41915  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2014 

    Father John S. KINNEY,   b. Nov 1829, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1907, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Deborah BOND,   b. 4 Oct 1839, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1925, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F11793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Mariah SMITH,   b. 20 Mar 1861, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1938, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [5] 
    Married 25 Dec 1881  Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Anna Loretta "Retta" KINNEY,   b. 2 Jan 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1973, Lancaster, Fairfield Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +2. Leola A. KINNEY,   b. Jan 1885,   d. 1973  (Age ~ 87 years)
    +3. Audrey KINNEY,   b. 1892, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1916  (Age 24 years)
    +4. Nancy L. "Nannie" KINNEY,   b. 6 Aug 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1985, San Diego Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Photos
    41915_SylvesterAKinney_1859-1913_ElizabethSmith_1861_IOOFBlockhouseHillCem_WestUnionWV.jpg    		41915_SylvesterAKinney_1859-1913_ElizabethSmith_1861_IOOFBlockhouseHillCem_WestUnionWV.jpg
    Documents
    41915_KINNEY_Sylvester_MariahElizabethSmith_MarriageRecord_25Dec1881.jpg    		41915_KINNEY_Sylvester_MariahElizabethSmith_MarriageRecord_25Dec1881.jpg
    Family ID F17291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1697] Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital.

    4. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    5. [S5] Headstone.

    6. [S2279] Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11459291&Type=Marriage.
      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.