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 1887 - 1963

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• Birth	15 Feb 1887	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UPD	04 OCT 2009 14:15:49 GMT-5
  Died	09 Jun 1963	Bixby Hospital, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan   [1]
  Buried	Raisin Center Cemetery, Raisin, Lenawee, Michigan
  Person ID	I6432	Alan Donald Vibber
  Last Modified	08 Dec 2009
  Father	Haviland George Eugene,   b. Jan 1858, Holloway, Lenawee, Michigan ,   d. 03 Dec 1937
  Mother	Calkins Ellen Ida,   b. 24 Jun 1862, Michigan, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1912, Raisin Center, Lenawee, Michigan
  Married	20 Sep 1894	Raisin, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F2693	Group Sheet
  Father	Kinney Charles Eugene,   b. 01 Jan 1848, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1891, St Vincent Hospital, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
  Mother	Calkins Ellen Ida,   b. 24 Jun 1862, Michigan, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1912, Raisin Center, Lenawee, Michigan
  Family ID	F2713	Group Sheet
  Family	Lindsey Onie May,   b. 31 Aug 1890, Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1987, DeWitt, Clinton, Michigan
  Married	28 Oct 1911	Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
  Children	1. Kinney Oren Eugene,   b. 27 Jun 1913, Mabel, Grand Traverse, Michigan ,   d. 25 Sep 1988, Orange City, Volusia, Florida, USA   2. Kinney Carl Darwin,   b. 15 Jul 1917, Mabel, Grand Traverse, Michigan ,   d. 04 Jan 2006, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA   3. Kinney Donald Martin,   b. 30 Oct 1927, Munson Hospital, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan ,   d. 28 Mar 1995, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio   4. Kinney Achsa Marie,   b. 20 Sep 1918, Mabel, Grand Traverse, Michigan ,   d. 18 Mar 1978, Randolph County Hospital, Winchester, Randolph, Indiana
  Family ID	F2733	Group Sheet

• Notes

  from the minutes of Raisin MM society of Friends: 2-20-1901 Forest and Wallace rec mbship 4-21-1909 Walace Resigned Minutes of the Traverse City MI monthly meeting, Society of Friends: 3-12-1925 Kinney, W. A. and Eugene rec membership W.A. b 2-15-1887, son of Eugene and Ellen Calkins Kinney m. 10-28-1911, Onie Lindsey ch Eugene b 6-27-1913 Achsa b 9-2-1918 (this is in error, she was born 9-20-1918) BIOGRAPHY: After his father died, Wallace moved with his mother Ellen to Holloway, MI when sh e went to keep house for George Haviland. Before he married Onie, he was a farm hand for Ralph Estes who was the Postmaster in Bates , Mi. He also farmed the land owned by Oren and Mary Lindsey, Onie's parents,and at some time, move d to the Velaquit (sp?) farm 1 mile N of Kewadin,MI. Oren Eugene, Carl Darwin and Achsa Marie were all born at Mabel, Mi.Donald Martin was born a t James Munson Decker Hospital in Traverse City,Mi. Onie had gone to Traverse City to work in Oren and Mary's restaurant, theNorthern Cafe, in th e fall and Wallace joined her there in the spring after a sale at the farm. Sometime later, about 1929, he worked for Morgan's canning factory, he was laid off for two w eeks, did not go back on schedule, but did go back for a short time before leaving town. At some point, Wallace and Oren went to the farm where Oren fell and broke his hip, he was ta ken to the "Pauper's Hospital" in Traverse City. Wallace left Onie during the depression and worked for his half sister,Edith Haviland and he r brother, George, at Raisin Center, Mi. Edithsaid, "I need help", and Wallace went! Georg e Haviland quitfarming at that point. Wallace later worked as night watchman at the girl's school in Adrian. He retired at 65. He a lso went to Florida to pick oranges for a short time. Obit Wallace A Kinney, 76 years old died Sunday afternoon in Bixby hospital where he had been a pa tient for one week. he had been ill for some time. Mr. Kinney was born February 15, 1887 in Toledo, the son of Eugene and Ellen Calkins Kinney . As a child he moved to Traverse City with his parents. In 1934 he moved to Raisin Center wh ere he has since been engaged in farming. He attended Raisin Center Friends church and Raisi n Valley Seminary. He was married to Onie M. Lindsay of Traverse City. In addition to his wife he is survived b y three sons, Eugene of Traverse Cit, Carl of DeWitt and Donald of Winchester, Indiana; one d aughter, MrsDallas (Achsa) Bailey of Winchester; three brothers, Forrest Kinney of Adrian, D arwin Haviland of Avon Park, FL., and Arthur Haviland of Jonesvilleand one sister, Edith Havi land with whom he made his home. Services will be Wednesday at 1:30 pm with the Rev James Brantingham and the Rev. Lowell Shre ve officiating. Burial will be in the Raisin Center Cemetery. Funerals The funeral service for Wallace A Kinney ofRaisin Center Highway, who died Sunday in Bixby ho spital, were Wednesday at 1:30pm. in the Everiss Funeral Home. The Rev Lowell Shreve officiat ed, assisted by the Rev. James Brantingham. Mr and Mrs. Shreve sang a hymn. Burial was in Rai sin Center cemetery and the bearers were James Griewahn, Ruford Anderson, Welcome Morton, Ric hard Kinney, Allen Parker and Robert haviland. (note, James Griewahn was a neighbor who lived just across from the cemetery, I'm not sure ho w Ruford Anderson or Welcome Morton were connected. the others are relatives) Wallace is shown as a boarder living with his future wives family in the 1910 Census (ADV 10/4/09).

• Sources

  [S45] Social Security Index (Reliability: 4). [S176] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Reliability: 4). [S38] 1900 Census, Page 13 (District 55, Raisin, Lenawee, Michigan) (Reliability: 3).