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THE KINSEY FAMILY
The following history of the Kinsey family was read at a 1924 family reunion
which has a wealth of information about DAVID KINSEY and his family. It
was prepared from memory by David KINSEY's granddaughter, MARIETTA (KINSEY)
NICHOLS
DAVID AND JOHN KINSEY (brothers), came to this country from Germany (?)
and settled near Lynchburg, Va., where David Kinsey married. (His wife's
maiden name she could not recall). Some years later in company with four
of his nephews, LEWIS, DAVID, HENRY and DAVID, he left Virginia to settle
in what was to them the far west.
David settled near Eaton Ohio, and later east of Lynn, Indiana, on
the farm now owned by OMAR MANNING John settled on the land where the Soldier's
Home at Dayton, Ohio now stands.
Lewis (nephew) settled in the vicinity of Hagerstown, Indiana.
David (nephew) settled near Twin Creek, Camden, Ohio.
Henry and David (nephews) settled near Portland, Ind., where David
died some years later.
Thus, to our knowledge all trace of JOHN KINSEY and the four nephews is
lost.
With the two brothers a sister and her husband, Mary and JOHN HALTERMAN,
joined them and settled near Eaton, Ohio, and at the present time their
granddaughter, MRS. JANE TRUNK, owns the Halterman home two miles south
of Eaton; and MRS BELL HUNTER, a granddaughter, lives in Eaton."
This reunion was especially a tribute to the memory of DAVID KINSEY who
was the father of nine children, Earle, Robert, Martha, Clarissa (called
Chloa), John, Susan, Elizabeth, Jane, and Jacob.
Earl, eldest married MARY SHIDELER, and had four children.
Robert (2) married HANNAH HARRIS in 1839 and had ten children.
☐ MARIETTA NICHOLS, wife of ISAAC NICHOLS, WILLIAM W., HARVEY, and
RILEY KINSEY all live in or near Lynn, Ind.
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ELIZABETH, OLIVER, and FRANKLIN all died while young.
☐ DAVID lived in Lynn, but moved to Fairmount, Ind., wher he died
August 14, 1915, leaving two daughters, MRS. LUONNA SHARP and WINIFRED
KINSEY.
☐ One son CHESTER, did March 30, 1910, at the age of 23.
☐ CAROLINE, wife of ELIAS THOMAS was for many years a widow, and
died in Richmond, Ind., Feb. 26, 1924, leaving five children.
☐ JANE, wife of AMOS WARREN, lived at Eubank, Ky. Besides the five
living children, there are twenty-two grandchildren, sixty-eight grandchildren,
and twenty-one great grandchildren.
MARTHA (3) married DAVID WILLIAMS, and had four children, two dying
in infancy.
☐ ELIZABETH, wife of HENRY TAYLOR, lived in Wabash, Indiana, for
a number of years, but later moved to Virginia.
CLARISSA (4) called CHLOA, married JESSE WILLIAMS, and settled in Wabash
County, Ind., and later moved to some state in the West, where to our knowledge
all trace is lost. As they had five children, there must be some living.
JOHN (5) married PHOEBE HAAG. A son FRANK was their only child. Both
parents died. He lived with his grandmother HAAG in Brownvilole, Ind.,
but later was taken by his uncle EARLE, who reared him as his own.
☐ FRANK KINSEY lived in Marion, Ind., until his death, March 12,
1918. He leaves three sons, CHARLES, EARL, and EVERET, and a widow, SARAH
KINSEY.
SUSAN (6) married WILLIAM DEEM and lived in and near Eaton, Ohio, until
her death. She had one son, MARKS, who died in Eaton June 10, 1923, and
left three children, five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
ELIZABETH (7) maried EDWARD HORNER, and had three children.
☐ PHILLIP, who lived in Richmond for many years,
☐ DAVID, and SARAH JANE, who are deceased.
After the death of her first husband she maried his cousin, BARZILA HORNER,
and had six children:
☐ HANNAH, wife of CHARLES PIERSON, living in Indianapolis;
☐ ELIZABETH, wife of WILLIAM FOUTS, of West Elkton, Ohio; both deceased;
☐ FRANK, wife of FRANK KENNEDY, lives in Camden, O;
☐ MATIE, deceased.
☐ ELLA, wife of JOE CONOVER, lives in Cincinnati.
☐ EMMA, wife of PHILLIP SNIVELY, lives in Middleton, Ohio. Besides
the four living children, there are thirteen grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren,
and five great-great-grandchildren.
JANE (8) married JOHN BOOKWALTER at Eaton, Ohio, and moved to Wabash,
Ind., and later to Fort Wayne, where they lived until their deaths. They
had seven children, two dying in infancy. Those living are:
☐ MRY CHAROTTA, wife of FLETCHER RUDDLE, of Kokomo, Ind.,
☐ ELIZABETH, wife of HANT DAVIS, of Kokomo, Ind.
☐ WILLIAM living in Kansas City.
☐ ELLA, widow of CLIFTON ELLENWOOD
☐ FLORA, wife of Mr. AUGERBRIGHT, of Fort Wayne.
Research notes and corrections to 1924 Family History
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☐ David KINSEY was born approximately 1782 in Virginia according
to the 1860 Indiana Census.
☐ The Kinseys are actually of Swiss descent. DAVID is descended from
CHRISTIAN KUNTZI who emigrasted to U.S. in 1734.
☐ David initially settled near Eaton,Ohio. The earliest record found
of a DAVID KINSEY in Preble County is in the 1816 tax record.
☐ John KINSEY, brother of DAVID KINSEY, settled in Ohio, November
19, 1803 in Range 4, Township 4, Section 32, which is near Farmersville,
Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. Another JOHN KINSEY did settle
in Range 5, Section 3, Section 1, the current location of Dayton Veterans
Administration Medical Center. He received this land from HENRY KINSEY
and is probably the son of HENRY KINSEY.
☐ . LEWIS, the nephew of DAVID KINSEY, who settled in the vicinity
of Hagerstown, Indiana could be the LEWIS KINSEY who married CATHERINE
SHULTZ on December 31, 1837 in Wayne County, Indiana.
☐ Nephew DAVID, said to have settled at Twin Creek near Camden, Ohio
could be the son of DAVID KINSEY's brother JOHN. This DAVID KINSEY married
ELIZABETH MULLENDORE who died at the home of her son GEORGE on Twin Creek
on April 9, 1903.
☐ The nephew HENRY KINSEY who settled near Portland in Jay County,
Indiana, married SUSAN HORN in Portland, Indiana in 1840. He died in 1895.