Kinney Carl Darwin b. 15 JUL 1917 Mabel, Grand Traverse, Michigan d. 04 JAN 2006 Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA

1917 - 2006

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Birth 15 Jul 1917 Mabel, Grand Traverse, Michigan [1]

Gender Male

_UPD 04 OCT 2009 14:33:58 GMT-5

Died 04 Jan 2006 Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA [1]

Buried Cremation

Person ID I6471 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Kinney Wallace Almeron, b. 15 Feb 1887, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA , d. 09 Jun 1963, Bixby Hospital, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan

Mother 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

Family ID F2733 Group Sheet

Family 1 Smart June Elaine, b. 01 Jun 1922, Rogers City, Iron, Michigan, USA , d. 18 Oct 1993, St Johns, Clinton, Michigan, USA

Married 01 Jun 1946 Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Notes

KINNEY, CARL D SMART, JUNE E 1946 Liber 5, page 189
Tuesday June 25, 1946 Traverse City Record Eagle
Local man weds in Rogers City
Baskets of gladioli decorated the home of Mr and Mrs George Smart of Rogers City June 15t h for the marrriage of their daughter, June, to Carl D. Kinney, son of Mrs. Wallace Kinney o f Traverse City.Rev. James Matthews of Mapleton performed the ceremony.
Miss Smart, given in marriage by her father, wore a powder bule suit with black accessoriesan d a corsage of white galdioli. her aunt, Eunice Lamb of rogers city was maid of honor. Her gr ay suit wasaccented by black accessories and a corsage of yellow galdioli. Arlene Tinker o f Traverse City was the bridesmaid. she wore a gray suit with balck accessories and a yello w galadioli corsage.
Attending the groom was Russel Smart, brother of the bride and Ben Strezlecki, her uncle.
A dinner was served following the wedding after which there was a reception for friends at th e bride's home.
Mr and Mrs Kinney left for a trip in the southern part of the state and after July 1st will b e at the home at 126 East Eighth Street, Traverse City.
Out of town guest included Mr and Mrs. Peter Visser, Mrs. Kinney,Miss Dorothy Clark and Mrs . John Cooper of this city.

Children

1. Kinney Patrick James, b. 12 Mar 1956, Michigan, USA

, d. 26 Apr 1996, Meridian, Ingham, Michigan, USA

Family ID F2741 Group Sheet

Family 2 Maag Marsha L., b. 23 Dec 1944, Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts , d. 05 Dec 2008, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA

Married 21 Oct 1995 Michigan, USA

Family ID F2764 Group Sheet

Notes	WW II and Korean War veteran. Macular degeneration, heart disease. BIOGRAPHY: Carl Darwin Kinney was born in Mabel, Mi, north and east of Traverse City. As a yo ung man, he worked in a gas station near the firehouse where he met Jack Cooper. Jack took Ca rl under his wing, taught him to box, to play hockey and to hunt and fish. He graduated from high school in 1937. Carl was always the one who fixed whatever was broken and as an adult, he became a welder. H e worked on the Cook Nuclear center in Bridgman at 2 separate times. Carl was drafted and was sworn in on Monday, March 4th, 1941 at the stroke of noon. He serve d 4 years, 3 months and 23 days in World War II.His military serial number was 36104141 He landed in Belfast, Ireland after he had been in the service for about a year. He was par t of the 32nd Infantry, the Red Arrow division and, as a welder, was attached to various outf its, among them, "B" company, 125th Infantry, 127th Ordinance, and also 30th Ordinance. He saw action in North Africa, against Rommel, then landed in Sicily, then Italy. Just as the y were getting ready to cross the Po river, the war ended. The bridge over the Po was the la st job they did. When they landed in Sicily, the truck broke down and they were standing in the road, waitin g for repairs when who should come along but Col.George S. Patton, in person! First Lt. Benze r looked out from behind the truck just in time to get a royal chewing out from Patton for e xposing his men to enemy fire. As Patton started to leave, he turned to Carl and said, "You , sergeant, you're a veteranof North Africa, you know better!" Carl was commended by either Bradley or Mark Clark for the modifications he made for the comm and car. There was no armor underneath them til Carl designed and built it. (The car was an L CI and large enough to carry 3Howitzers.) BIOGRAPHY: He was related to Colonel John Benner who was head of the126th Infantry. (Carl Kin ney was correct! He is related to John Benner's wife, not to John!! Daniel Henry * Vibber is the 2nd great grandfather of Carl Darwin Kinney. Gertrude Alice Lyon is the granddaughter of Daniel Henry * Vibber.) Daniel Henry * Vibber is the great grandfather of Wallace Almeron * Kinney. More on John Benner State / DistrictTitleSurnameGiven NameRankPage #HeadquartersReportedRegimentCompanyBirthplace Birth DateTrainingStation Michigan Benner John Maj 425 126 InfHq 1 Bn - Adrian Mich 6 July 1878 In 1950, at the urging of his wife, June, Carl turned down the opportunity to be a first Lt . He was drafted for the Korean War shortly thereafter. He believed that had he accepted th e lieutenantcy,he would have spent the Korean war in a teaching position stateside. more on Maggie Morrison http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36/census_one_c .ht David John Morrison Head Presb 29 Coach Builder R&W Married (born)Co Down 36 South Street Maggie Morrison Wife Presb 27 R&W Married Co Down 36 South Street Registration district: Belfast Record type: DEATHS Registration date - quarter and year: Apr - Jun 1908 Estimated birth year: 1845 Age: 63 Mother's surnames: Film number: 0101604 Volume: 1 Page: 150 Digital GS number: 4201708 Image number: 00102 Collection: Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958> Death notice http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=obits Published in the Lansing State Journal - January 13, 2006 Rush, Donn E. Kinney, Carl D. Kinney, Carl D., 88, welder, died Jan. 4. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall, North Eas t Street, Lansing. Arrangements by Gorsline-Runciman, Lansing

Sources
[S45] Social Security Index (Reliability: 4).