Jul-28-2018
Husband: David W. Kinney
Born: Nov-17-1834 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Nov- 9-1901 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,4,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 (see note 2) 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 6,7 Occupation: 1860 blacksmith 8 Military: Co A, 14th Reg, W.Va. Vol Inf, 5th Brig, Civil War 2 Father: Snoden Slater Kinney (1803 - 1889) Mother: Mary A. Sayre (1798 - 1875) Notes 9
Wife: Harriet Gatrell Married: Dec-30-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1
Born: 1843 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 10,1 Died: Jun- 1-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Cause of death: dropsy 4 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Mother: Elizabeth Gatrell (1824 - 1878) Notes
M Child 1: Charles P. Kinney Born: Mar-22-1861 in Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
F Child 2: Hannah V. Kinney Born: ca 1863 6 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: William Harrison Kinney Census name: W. H. Kinney Born: ca 1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1870, 1880, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: driller in oil fields 13 Wife: Mittie Agnes Chapman b. Mar-23-1887 d. Dec-23-1915 Married: Jun- 7-1905 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 4: Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kinney Census name: Mary E. Kinney Born: ca 1867 6 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Edward Kinney Born: ca 1871 7 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: Walter Kinney Born: ca 1873 7 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Albert Kinney Census name: Bert Kinney Born: May-21-1876 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Died: May-28-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: 1929 in Central Station, Tyler Co, WV 15 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant 14 Wife: Lessie Mary George b. Sep- -1891 d. Apr-14-1964 Married: Apr- 6-1929 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 15
F Child 8: Laura A. Kinney Born: Sep- 3-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,11,7 (see note 4) Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 9: Earl Benson Kinney Born: Mar-15-1884 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,12 Died: Jul-15-1953 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 14 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,17 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Fredericktown, Washington Co, PA Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 (Apr 23) in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 (Apr 15) in Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD Resided: 1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Occupation: carpenter 14 Occupation: 1948 owner/operator of K-W Tourist Home at c/o Neely Ave & Rt 50 18 Occupation: 1940 owner/manager of filling station 19 Occupation: 1930 deputy sheriff, Washington Co, PA 20 Occupation: 1920 driller in oil field 21 Occupation: 1915 - 1916 West Union chief of police/town sergeant 22,23 Occupation: 1913 special officer for B & O Railroad 24 Occupation: 1910 railroad detective 25 Wife: Jessie S. Brannon b. ca 1883 d. Jan- 3-1908 Married: Aug-20-1906 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Wife: Esta M. Williams b. Dec- 8-1889 d. Jan-29-1949 Married: Aug-17-1913 in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Co, WV 26
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) Headstone. (3) Obituary - Hospital. (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (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) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (9) Obituary. (10) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, 67 yr 9 mo. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 96, line 5 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2608084&Type=Birth. (17) Obituary of wife. (18) West Union Herald, 6/17/1948. (19) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (20) 1930 Census. (21) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) West Union Record, 7/22/1915. (23) West Union Record, 5/25/1916. (24) Mineral County Marriage Records, Keyser, WV. (25) 1910 Census. (26) Mineral County Marriage Records, Keyser, WV, Identified as Earl B. Kinney, widower, 28, b. Doddridge Co, res. Keyser WVa, son of David W. & Harriett Kinney, occupation Special Officer for B & O RR Co; and Esta M. Powell, widow, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. ditto (unclear if Doddridge Co or Keyser was intended), dau of Floyd & (blank) Williams. Married Aug 17 1913 in Harpers Ferry. MR p. 285 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=124249&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in obituary as Nov 17 1831, but headstone shows it as 1834. Note (2) 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.) Note (3) Not with family in 1880 Census. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1878. But her birth record, in the form of a ledger-style typed transcription of the handwritten original, shows it as Sep 3 1878.Name Index