Captain John L. Kinney (Brevet)
10th Iowa 1861-1863
50th Colored Infantry, U.S.A 1863-1865
This is from the "Biographical History of Webster County, Iowa" in 1902:
Among the brave men who devoted their early manhood to the service of their country as soldiers of the Civil war was Captain J. L. Kinney, now one of the prominent and representative citizens of Dayton, Iowa. He was born in Pennsylvania, June 13, 1842, and is a son of Aaron and Eliza J. (McComb) Kinney, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where their marriage was celebrated. For about four years they made their home in Armstrong county, that state, then spent one year in West Virginia, and at the end of that time removed to Meigs county, Ohio. It was in the spring of 1851 that they came to Iowa, and took up their residence in Boone county. One year later they removed to Webster county, but after spending a year near Fort Dodge they returned to Boone county, and in 1858 went to Greene county, remaining there until the close of the Civil war. Their next home was in Monona county, Iowa, and from there they removed to the state of Washington, locating near Ellensburg, where the mother died in 1894, and the father in 1898.
Their family consisted of twelve children, namely: Eliza J. married I. D. Howard and died in Jefferson, Iowa, in 1897; Robert married Sarah Leverton and resides in Dallas county, Iowa; Margaret died at the age of eighteen years; Rebecca married William V. Dowd and died in Dayton township, Webster county, in 1862; the Captain is the next in order of birth; Mary E. is the wife of James Merida, of Monona county; David married Lois Pinkney. now deceased, and lives in the state of Washington ; Nancy is the wife of John Simms, of Greene county, Iowa; Thomas wedded Mercy Balis and resides in Monona county; Aaron married Tillie Extrand and also lives in Monona county; William married Gustie Reese and makes his home in Ellensburg, Washington; and James married Emma Smith and also resides in Ellensburg.
Captain Kinney began his education in the schools of Meigs county, Ohio, and after coming to this state with the family at the age of nine years, he continued to attend school for eight years. Coming to Dayton at the age of fifteen, he commenced work as a farm hand at twenty-five cents per day and fifteen dollars per month, and was thus employed until the country became involved in civil war..
Responding to the President's call for troops, our subject enlisted at Jefferson, Greene county, August 6, 1861, in Company H, Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, bejng under the command of Captain J. Orr, Colonel N. Purcell and General U. S. Grant. The regiment rendezvoused at Iowa City, and from there went to St. Louis, and later to Cape Girardeau and Greenfield, Missouri, whence they returned to Cape Girardeau. They next proceeded to Bird's Point, Island No. 10 and New Madrid, and after the battle of Shiloh went up the Tennessee river to Hamburg. They were in the siege of Corinth, and were first under heavy firing in the battle of luka, followed by the second battle of Corinth. They next went to Grand Junction, Holly Springs and Oxford, Mississippi, and from the last named place returned to Memphis, whence they went to Helena. This was followed by the Yazoo Pass expedition, and after their return to Helena they went to Milliken's Bend. They were in the Vicksburg campaign in the spring of 1863, and took part in the battles of Thompson's Hill near Port Gibson, and also Raymond and Jackson, as a part of McPherson's corps.
Their next engagement was the battle of Champion Hill, where they lost more than in any other engagement. After this they again assisted in the siege of Vicksburg. After serving two years our subject was commissioned lieutenant in a negro regiment, the Fiftieth United States Regulars, and with his command went to New Orleans in the spring of 1865. Under the command of General Canby they proceeded to Pensacola, Florida, and were later in the siege and battle of Mobile. They stormed the works at Blakely and took the fort by charge, after which they returned to Mobile, where Captain Kinney resigned, having previously been promoted to that rank. He was mustered out on the 1st of May, 1865, and returned to Dayton with a war record of which he may justly be proud.
On the 6th of September, 1865, the Captain led to the marriage altar Miss Mary J. Dowd, who was born in Noble county, Indiana, April 19, 1847, her parents being William V. and Martha (Allison) Dowd, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Dowd were married in Indiana, and there five children were born to them, namely: Maria, who married George T. Nettles and died in 1890; Mary J., wife of our subject; F. A., who married Caroline Burnqnist and makes his home in Fort Dodge, having served two terms as sheriff of this county: Alexander, who married Miss Loretta Stoughton and lives on a farm near Dayton; and John H., who first married Clarissa Blair and second Tilla Watts, and formerly resided on a farm near Dayton but is now living in Oklahoma. The mother of these children died in 1854. and in the fall of 1855 the father married Elizabeth Hill and later removed to Webster county, Iowa, locating on a farm, where his death occurred in 1889. His second wife died in 1857, leaving one child, Lizzie. She first married Frank Rakestraw, an engineer, who was killed on the Rock Island Railroad, and later wedded Canby Morrison, and now lives in Spokane, Washington. In 1858 Mr. Dowd married Rebecca Kinney, by whom he had one daughter, Nancy, who married T. D. Reece, now a resident of Rossland, Canada, and she died August 18, 1901. Mr. Dowd lost his third wife in 1862, and four years later he married Mrs. Clarissa Corbin, who now lives on a farm near Dayton. By the last marriage there were four children: Alice, wife of Eric Bloom, of Dayton township; Clara, wife of Ed Putsky, a farmer of the same township; W. W., who is a twin brother of Clara and resides with his mother in Dayton township; and Amanda, wife of Andrew Olson, of Fort Dodge..
The children born to Captain Kinney and wife are as follows: (1) Harry A., born December 6, 1866, is an engineer on the Chicago Great Western Railroad and resides in Dayton. He married Elsie Meanor, who died in the spring of 1897, leaving six children: Flossie J., Dersey E., Georgie, Nellie, Bessie and Robert. (2) Willis E., born March 29, 1868, is a-veterinary surgeon of Madison, South Dakota. He married Helen Scott and has one child, Grace. (3) George F., born July 1, 1871, is a farmer of Harcourt, Webster county. He married Emma Gerdie and has two children, Fern and Iva. (4) Fred II., born January 8, 1878, is a brakeman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and lives in Carroll, Iowa. He married Mattie Wilcox and has two children, Florence and Bernice. (5) Ralph V., born November 9, 1877, married Grace Neece and is a brakeman on the Northwestern Railroad, residing in Lake City. (6) John W., born March 10, 1879, married Abbie Carlson and is a farmer of Dayton. (7) Perry D., born May 9, 1883. (8) Benjamin H., born May 21, 1887, and (9) Mary M., born July 15, 1888, are all at home.
Since his marriage Captain Kinney has given his time and attention to farming and stock raising, and has met with marked success, being now the owner of fifteen hundred acres of valuable farming land in Webster county, besides some town property in Dayton. He now feeds over three hundred head of stock and ships large numbers to the city markets, having been successfully engaged in the stock business for many years.
Captain Kinney attends and contributes to the support of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is a member of Oak Lodge, No. 531, A. F. £ A. M., and the Grand Army Post of Dayton. As a Republican he has been prominently identified with public affairs, and was twice a candidate for state representative, but unfortunately his party was then in the minority in his district. He has, however, most creditably and satisfactorily served as supervisor for nine years, and has also filled the office of township trustee several terms. As a soldier he was brave and fearless, being always found at his post of duty, and as a citizen he has ever been found true to every trust reposed in him, so that he well merits the high regard in which he is held bv his fellow citizens.
10th Iowa 1861-1863
50th Colored Infantry, U.S.A 1863-1865
This is from the "Biographical History of Webster County, Iowa" in 1902:
Among the brave men who devoted their early manhood to the service of their country as soldiers of the Civil war was Captain J. L. Kinney, now one of the prominent and representative citizens of Dayton, Iowa. He was born in Pennsylvania, June 13, 1842, and is a son of Aaron and Eliza J. (McComb) Kinney, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where their marriage was celebrated. For about four years they made their home in Armstrong county, that state, then spent one year in West Virginia, and at the end of that time removed to Meigs county, Ohio. It was in the spring of 1851 that they came to Iowa, and took up their residence in Boone county. One year later they removed to Webster county, but after spending a year near Fort Dodge they returned to Boone county, and in 1858 went to Greene county, remaining there until the close of the Civil war. Their next home was in Monona county, Iowa, and from there they removed to the state of Washington, locating near Ellensburg, where the mother died in 1894, and the father in 1898.
Their family consisted of twelve children, namely: Eliza J. married I. D. Howard and died in Jefferson, Iowa, in 1897; Robert married Sarah Leverton and resides in Dallas county, Iowa; Margaret died at the age of eighteen years; Rebecca married William V. Dowd and died in Dayton township, Webster county, in 1862; the Captain is the next in order of birth; Mary E. is the wife of James Merida, of Monona county; David married Lois Pinkney. now deceased, and lives in the state of Washington ; Nancy is the wife of John Simms, of Greene county, Iowa; Thomas wedded Mercy Balis and resides in Monona county; Aaron married Tillie Extrand and also lives in Monona county; William married Gustie Reese and makes his home in Ellensburg, Washington; and James married Emma Smith and also resides in Ellensburg.
Captain Kinney began his education in the schools of Meigs county, Ohio, and after coming to this state with the family at the age of nine years, he continued to attend school for eight years. Coming to Dayton at the age of fifteen, he commenced work as a farm hand at twenty-five cents per day and fifteen dollars per month, and was thus employed until the country became involved in civil war..
Responding to the President's call for troops, our subject enlisted at Jefferson, Greene county, August 6, 1861, in Company H, Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, bejng under the command of Captain J. Orr, Colonel N. Purcell and General U. S. Grant. The regiment rendezvoused at Iowa City, and from there went to St. Louis, and later to Cape Girardeau and Greenfield, Missouri, whence they returned to Cape Girardeau. They next proceeded to Bird's Point, Island No. 10 and New Madrid, and after the battle of Shiloh went up the Tennessee river to Hamburg. They were in the siege of Corinth, and were first under heavy firing in the battle of luka, followed by the second battle of Corinth. They next went to Grand Junction, Holly Springs and Oxford, Mississippi, and from the last named place returned to Memphis, whence they went to Helena. This was followed by the Yazoo Pass expedition, and after their return to Helena they went to Milliken's Bend. They were in the Vicksburg campaign in the spring of 1863, and took part in the battles of Thompson's Hill near Port Gibson, and also Raymond and Jackson, as a part of McPherson's corps.
Their next engagement was the battle of Champion Hill, where they lost more than in any other engagement. After this they again assisted in the siege of Vicksburg. After serving two years our subject was commissioned lieutenant in a negro regiment, the Fiftieth United States Regulars, and with his command went to New Orleans in the spring of 1865. Under the command of General Canby they proceeded to Pensacola, Florida, and were later in the siege and battle of Mobile. They stormed the works at Blakely and took the fort by charge, after which they returned to Mobile, where Captain Kinney resigned, having previously been promoted to that rank. He was mustered out on the 1st of May, 1865, and returned to Dayton with a war record of which he may justly be proud.
On the 6th of September, 1865, the Captain led to the marriage altar Miss Mary J. Dowd, who was born in Noble county, Indiana, April 19, 1847, her parents being William V. and Martha (Allison) Dowd, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Dowd were married in Indiana, and there five children were born to them, namely: Maria, who married George T. Nettles and died in 1890; Mary J., wife of our subject; F. A., who married Caroline Burnqnist and makes his home in Fort Dodge, having served two terms as sheriff of this county: Alexander, who married Miss Loretta Stoughton and lives on a farm near Dayton; and John H., who first married Clarissa Blair and second Tilla Watts, and formerly resided on a farm near Dayton but is now living in Oklahoma. The mother of these children died in 1854. and in the fall of 1855 the father married Elizabeth Hill and later removed to Webster county, Iowa, locating on a farm, where his death occurred in 1889. His second wife died in 1857, leaving one child, Lizzie. She first married Frank Rakestraw, an engineer, who was killed on the Rock Island Railroad, and later wedded Canby Morrison, and now lives in Spokane, Washington. In 1858 Mr. Dowd married Rebecca Kinney, by whom he had one daughter, Nancy, who married T. D. Reece, now a resident of Rossland, Canada, and she died August 18, 1901. Mr. Dowd lost his third wife in 1862, and four years later he married Mrs. Clarissa Corbin, who now lives on a farm near Dayton. By the last marriage there were four children: Alice, wife of Eric Bloom, of Dayton township; Clara, wife of Ed Putsky, a farmer of the same township; W. W., who is a twin brother of Clara and resides with his mother in Dayton township; and Amanda, wife of Andrew Olson, of Fort Dodge..
The children born to Captain Kinney and wife are as follows: (1) Harry A., born December 6, 1866, is an engineer on the Chicago Great Western Railroad and resides in Dayton. He married Elsie Meanor, who died in the spring of 1897, leaving six children: Flossie J., Dersey E., Georgie, Nellie, Bessie and Robert. (2) Willis E., born March 29, 1868, is a-veterinary surgeon of Madison, South Dakota. He married Helen Scott and has one child, Grace. (3) George F., born July 1, 1871, is a farmer of Harcourt, Webster county. He married Emma Gerdie and has two children, Fern and Iva. (4) Fred II., born January 8, 1878, is a brakeman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and lives in Carroll, Iowa. He married Mattie Wilcox and has two children, Florence and Bernice. (5) Ralph V., born November 9, 1877, married Grace Neece and is a brakeman on the Northwestern Railroad, residing in Lake City. (6) John W., born March 10, 1879, married Abbie Carlson and is a farmer of Dayton. (7) Perry D., born May 9, 1883. (8) Benjamin H., born May 21, 1887, and (9) Mary M., born July 15, 1888, are all at home.
Since his marriage Captain Kinney has given his time and attention to farming and stock raising, and has met with marked success, being now the owner of fifteen hundred acres of valuable farming land in Webster county, besides some town property in Dayton. He now feeds over three hundred head of stock and ships large numbers to the city markets, having been successfully engaged in the stock business for many years.
Captain Kinney attends and contributes to the support of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is a member of Oak Lodge, No. 531, A. F. £ A. M., and the Grand Army Post of Dayton. As a Republican he has been prominently identified with public affairs, and was twice a candidate for state representative, but unfortunately his party was then in the minority in his district. He has, however, most creditably and satisfactorily served as supervisor for nine years, and has also filled the office of township trustee several terms. As a soldier he was brave and fearless, being always found at his post of duty, and as a citizen he has ever been found true to every trust reposed in him, so that he well merits the high regard in which he is held bv his fellow citizens.
Captain John L. Kinney (Brevet)
10th Iowa 1861-1863
50th Colored Infantry, U.S.A 1863-1865
This is from the "Biographical History of Webster County, Iowa" in 1902:
Among the brave men who devoted their early manhood to the service of their country as soldiers of the Civil war was Captain J. L. Kinney, now one of the prominent and representative citizens of Dayton, Iowa. He was born in Pennsylvania, June 13, 1842, and is a son of Aaron and Eliza J. (McComb) Kinney, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where their marriage was celebrated. For about four years they made their home in Armstrong county, that state, then spent one year in West Virginia, and at the end of that time removed to Meigs county, Ohio. It was in the spring of 1851 that they came to Iowa, and took up their residence in Boone county. One year later they removed to Webster county, but after spending a year near Fort Dodge they returned to Boone county, and in 1858 went to Greene county, remaining there until the close of the Civil war. Their next home was in Monona county, Iowa, and from there they removed to the state of Washington, locating near Ellensburg, where the mother died in 1894, and the father in 1898.
Their family consisted of twelve children, namely: Eliza J. married I. D. Howard and died in Jefferson, Iowa, in 1897; Robert married Sarah Leverton and resides in Dallas county, Iowa; Margaret died at the age of eighteen years; Rebecca married William V. Dowd and died in Dayton township, Webster county, in 1862; the Captain is the next in order of birth; Mary E. is the wife of James Merida, of Monona county; David married Lois Pinkney. now deceased, and lives in the state of Washington ; Nancy is the wife of John Simms, of Greene county, Iowa; Thomas wedded Mercy Balis and resides in Monona county; Aaron married Tillie Extrand and also lives in Monona county; William married Gustie Reese and makes his home in Ellensburg, Washington; and James married Emma Smith and also resides in Ellensburg.
Captain Kinney began his education in the schools of Meigs county, Ohio, and after coming to this state with the family at the age of nine years, he continued to attend school for eight years. Coming to Dayton at the age of fifteen, he commenced work as a farm hand at twenty-five cents per day and fifteen dollars per month, and was thus employed until the country became involved in civil war..
Responding to the President's call for troops, our subject enlisted at Jefferson, Greene county, August 6, 1861, in Company H, Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, bejng under the command of Captain J. Orr, Colonel N. Purcell and General U. S. Grant. The regiment rendezvoused at Iowa City, and from there went to St. Louis, and later to Cape Girardeau and Greenfield, Missouri, whence they returned to Cape Girardeau. They next proceeded to Bird's Point, Island No. 10 and New Madrid, and after the battle of Shiloh went up the Tennessee river to Hamburg. They were in the siege of Corinth, and were first under heavy firing in the battle of luka, followed by the second battle of Corinth. They next went to Grand Junction, Holly Springs and Oxford, Mississippi, and from the last named place returned to Memphis, whence they went to Helena. This was followed by the Yazoo Pass expedition, and after their return to Helena they went to Milliken's Bend. They were in the Vicksburg campaign in the spring of 1863, and took part in the battles of Thompson's Hill near Port Gibson, and also Raymond and Jackson, as a part of McPherson's corps.
Their next engagement was the battle of Champion Hill, where they lost more than in any other engagement. After this they again assisted in the siege of Vicksburg. After serving two years our subject was commissioned lieutenant in a negro regiment, the Fiftieth United States Regulars, and with his command went to New Orleans in the spring of 1865. Under the command of General Canby they proceeded to Pensacola, Florida, and were later in the siege and battle of Mobile. They stormed the works at Blakely and took the fort by charge, after which they returned to Mobile, where Captain Kinney resigned, having previously been promoted to that rank. He was mustered out on the 1st of May, 1865, and returned to Dayton with a war record of which he may justly be proud.
On the 6th of September, 1865, the Captain led to the marriage altar Miss Mary J. Dowd, who was born in Noble county, Indiana, April 19, 1847, her parents being William V. and Martha (Allison) Dowd, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Dowd were married in Indiana, and there five children were born to them, namely: Maria, who married George T. Nettles and died in 1890; Mary J., wife of our subject; F. A., who married Caroline Burnqnist and makes his home in Fort Dodge, having served two terms as sheriff of this county: Alexander, who married Miss Loretta Stoughton and lives on a farm near Dayton; and John H., who first married Clarissa Blair and second Tilla Watts, and formerly resided on a farm near Dayton but is now living in Oklahoma. The mother of these children died in 1854. and in the fall of 1855 the father married Elizabeth Hill and later removed to Webster county, Iowa, locating on a farm, where his death occurred in 1889. His second wife died in 1857, leaving one child, Lizzie. She first married Frank Rakestraw, an engineer, who was killed on the Rock Island Railroad, and later wedded Canby Morrison, and now lives in Spokane, Washington. In 1858 Mr. Dowd married Rebecca Kinney, by whom he had one daughter, Nancy, who married T. D. Reece, now a resident of Rossland, Canada, and she died August 18, 1901. Mr. Dowd lost his third wife in 1862, and four years later he married Mrs. Clarissa Corbin, who now lives on a farm near Dayton. By the last marriage there were four children: Alice, wife of Eric Bloom, of Dayton township; Clara, wife of Ed Putsky, a farmer of the same township; W. W., who is a twin brother of Clara and resides with his mother in Dayton township; and Amanda, wife of Andrew Olson, of Fort Dodge..
The children born to Captain Kinney and wife are as follows: (1) Harry A., born December 6, 1866, is an engineer on the Chicago Great Western Railroad and resides in Dayton. He married Elsie Meanor, who died in the spring of 1897, leaving six children: Flossie J., Dersey E., Georgie, Nellie, Bessie and Robert. (2) Willis E., born March 29, 1868, is a-veterinary surgeon of Madison, South Dakota. He married Helen Scott and has one child, Grace. (3) George F., born July 1, 1871, is a farmer of Harcourt, Webster county. He married Emma Gerdie and has two children, Fern and Iva. (4) Fred II., born January 8, 1878, is a brakeman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and lives in Carroll, Iowa. He married Mattie Wilcox and has two children, Florence and Bernice. (5) Ralph V., born November 9, 1877, married Grace Neece and is a brakeman on the Northwestern Railroad, residing in Lake City. (6) John W., born March 10, 1879, married Abbie Carlson and is a farmer of Dayton. (7) Perry D., born May 9, 1883. (8) Benjamin H., born May 21, 1887, and (9) Mary M., born July 15, 1888, are all at home.
Since his marriage Captain Kinney has given his time and attention to farming and stock raising, and has met with marked success, being now the owner of fifteen hundred acres of valuable farming land in Webster county, besides some town property in Dayton. He now feeds over three hundred head of stock and ships large numbers to the city markets, having been successfully engaged in the stock business for many years.
Captain Kinney attends and contributes to the support of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is a member of Oak Lodge, No. 531, A. F. £ A. M., and the Grand Army Post of Dayton. As a Republican he has been prominently identified with public affairs, and was twice a candidate for state representative, but unfortunately his party was then in the minority in his district. He has, however, most creditably and satisfactorily served as supervisor for nine years, and has also filled the office of township trustee several terms. As a soldier he was brave and fearless, being always found at his post of duty, and as a citizen he has ever been found true to every trust reposed in him, so that he well merits the high regard in which he is held bv his fellow citizens.
10th Iowa 1861-1863
50th Colored Infantry, U.S.A 1863-1865
This is from the "Biographical History of Webster County, Iowa" in 1902:
Among the brave men who devoted their early manhood to the service of their country as soldiers of the Civil war was Captain J. L. Kinney, now one of the prominent and representative citizens of Dayton, Iowa. He was born in Pennsylvania, June 13, 1842, and is a son of Aaron and Eliza J. (McComb) Kinney, the former a native of Ohio, the latter of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where their marriage was celebrated. For about four years they made their home in Armstrong county, that state, then spent one year in West Virginia, and at the end of that time removed to Meigs county, Ohio. It was in the spring of 1851 that they came to Iowa, and took up their residence in Boone county. One year later they removed to Webster county, but after spending a year near Fort Dodge they returned to Boone county, and in 1858 went to Greene county, remaining there until the close of the Civil war. Their next home was in Monona county, Iowa, and from there they removed to the state of Washington, locating near Ellensburg, where the mother died in 1894, and the father in 1898.
Their family consisted of twelve children, namely: Eliza J. married I. D. Howard and died in Jefferson, Iowa, in 1897; Robert married Sarah Leverton and resides in Dallas county, Iowa; Margaret died at the age of eighteen years; Rebecca married William V. Dowd and died in Dayton township, Webster county, in 1862; the Captain is the next in order of birth; Mary E. is the wife of James Merida, of Monona county; David married Lois Pinkney. now deceased, and lives in the state of Washington ; Nancy is the wife of John Simms, of Greene county, Iowa; Thomas wedded Mercy Balis and resides in Monona county; Aaron married Tillie Extrand and also lives in Monona county; William married Gustie Reese and makes his home in Ellensburg, Washington; and James married Emma Smith and also resides in Ellensburg.
Captain Kinney began his education in the schools of Meigs county, Ohio, and after coming to this state with the family at the age of nine years, he continued to attend school for eight years. Coming to Dayton at the age of fifteen, he commenced work as a farm hand at twenty-five cents per day and fifteen dollars per month, and was thus employed until the country became involved in civil war..
Responding to the President's call for troops, our subject enlisted at Jefferson, Greene county, August 6, 1861, in Company H, Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, bejng under the command of Captain J. Orr, Colonel N. Purcell and General U. S. Grant. The regiment rendezvoused at Iowa City, and from there went to St. Louis, and later to Cape Girardeau and Greenfield, Missouri, whence they returned to Cape Girardeau. They next proceeded to Bird's Point, Island No. 10 and New Madrid, and after the battle of Shiloh went up the Tennessee river to Hamburg. They were in the siege of Corinth, and were first under heavy firing in the battle of luka, followed by the second battle of Corinth. They next went to Grand Junction, Holly Springs and Oxford, Mississippi, and from the last named place returned to Memphis, whence they went to Helena. This was followed by the Yazoo Pass expedition, and after their return to Helena they went to Milliken's Bend. They were in the Vicksburg campaign in the spring of 1863, and took part in the battles of Thompson's Hill near Port Gibson, and also Raymond and Jackson, as a part of McPherson's corps.
Their next engagement was the battle of Champion Hill, where they lost more than in any other engagement. After this they again assisted in the siege of Vicksburg. After serving two years our subject was commissioned lieutenant in a negro regiment, the Fiftieth United States Regulars, and with his command went to New Orleans in the spring of 1865. Under the command of General Canby they proceeded to Pensacola, Florida, and were later in the siege and battle of Mobile. They stormed the works at Blakely and took the fort by charge, after which they returned to Mobile, where Captain Kinney resigned, having previously been promoted to that rank. He was mustered out on the 1st of May, 1865, and returned to Dayton with a war record of which he may justly be proud.
On the 6th of September, 1865, the Captain led to the marriage altar Miss Mary J. Dowd, who was born in Noble county, Indiana, April 19, 1847, her parents being William V. and Martha (Allison) Dowd, natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Dowd were married in Indiana, and there five children were born to them, namely: Maria, who married George T. Nettles and died in 1890; Mary J., wife of our subject; F. A., who married Caroline Burnqnist and makes his home in Fort Dodge, having served two terms as sheriff of this county: Alexander, who married Miss Loretta Stoughton and lives on a farm near Dayton; and John H., who first married Clarissa Blair and second Tilla Watts, and formerly resided on a farm near Dayton but is now living in Oklahoma. The mother of these children died in 1854. and in the fall of 1855 the father married Elizabeth Hill and later removed to Webster county, Iowa, locating on a farm, where his death occurred in 1889. His second wife died in 1857, leaving one child, Lizzie. She first married Frank Rakestraw, an engineer, who was killed on the Rock Island Railroad, and later wedded Canby Morrison, and now lives in Spokane, Washington. In 1858 Mr. Dowd married Rebecca Kinney, by whom he had one daughter, Nancy, who married T. D. Reece, now a resident of Rossland, Canada, and she died August 18, 1901. Mr. Dowd lost his third wife in 1862, and four years later he married Mrs. Clarissa Corbin, who now lives on a farm near Dayton. By the last marriage there were four children: Alice, wife of Eric Bloom, of Dayton township; Clara, wife of Ed Putsky, a farmer of the same township; W. W., who is a twin brother of Clara and resides with his mother in Dayton township; and Amanda, wife of Andrew Olson, of Fort Dodge..
The children born to Captain Kinney and wife are as follows: (1) Harry A., born December 6, 1866, is an engineer on the Chicago Great Western Railroad and resides in Dayton. He married Elsie Meanor, who died in the spring of 1897, leaving six children: Flossie J., Dersey E., Georgie, Nellie, Bessie and Robert. (2) Willis E., born March 29, 1868, is a-veterinary surgeon of Madison, South Dakota. He married Helen Scott and has one child, Grace. (3) George F., born July 1, 1871, is a farmer of Harcourt, Webster county. He married Emma Gerdie and has two children, Fern and Iva. (4) Fred II., born January 8, 1878, is a brakeman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and lives in Carroll, Iowa. He married Mattie Wilcox and has two children, Florence and Bernice. (5) Ralph V., born November 9, 1877, married Grace Neece and is a brakeman on the Northwestern Railroad, residing in Lake City. (6) John W., born March 10, 1879, married Abbie Carlson and is a farmer of Dayton. (7) Perry D., born May 9, 1883. (8) Benjamin H., born May 21, 1887, and (9) Mary M., born July 15, 1888, are all at home.
Since his marriage Captain Kinney has given his time and attention to farming and stock raising, and has met with marked success, being now the owner of fifteen hundred acres of valuable farming land in Webster county, besides some town property in Dayton. He now feeds over three hundred head of stock and ships large numbers to the city markets, having been successfully engaged in the stock business for many years.
Captain Kinney attends and contributes to the support of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is a member of Oak Lodge, No. 531, A. F. £ A. M., and the Grand Army Post of Dayton. As a Republican he has been prominently identified with public affairs, and was twice a candidate for state representative, but unfortunately his party was then in the minority in his district. He has, however, most creditably and satisfactorily served as supervisor for nine years, and has also filled the office of township trustee several terms. As a soldier he was brave and fearless, being always found at his post of duty, and as a citizen he has ever been found true to every trust reposed in him, so that he well merits the high regard in which he is held bv his fellow citizens.
