(NOTE: George B. Kinney probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, George, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were most often printed in the form of a tin type or what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card. Most of the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and for their friends, in the 86th and back home.
George B. Kinney then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a scan of George's CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private GEORGE B. KINNEY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
George B. Kinney was born on March 3, 1836/40 in Ohio. George is believed to have been born in Darby Township, Union County, Ohio, the son of William KINNEY and Martha KING who were married 24 Feb 1840 in Union County, Ohio. From the pension papers of one Francis M. KING, he was in Marshall County, Illinois in 1847 and he enlisted in Co. E 86th Illinois from that County in 1862. However, the 1850 and 1860 Census lists for Marshall County do not have either George KINNEY or his parents recorded.
On August 14, 1862, George B. Kinney volunteered in Saratoga Township of Marshall County, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, George gave his place of residence as Steuben Township in Marshall County and his age as 22.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name KINNY, GEORGE B
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence STEUBEN, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 22 Height 5' 6 1/2 Hair DARK
Eyes DARK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity DERBY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where SARATOGA, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including now Private George B. Kinney, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E to serve as their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private George B. Kinney served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, George was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and marched with "Sherman to the Sea".
After the war came to an end, the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington, D.C where in May they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. It was there that on June 6, 1865, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of the 86th Illinois were mustered out of service. Shortly after that they were put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of Co. E were back in their homes in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties.
George B. Kinney was 1st married to ____________ ____________
At least one son was born to George and ____________;
1. William E. Kinney, born c. 1866/67 in Illinois. William resided in Alma, Nebr.Will Kinney, daughter, Mrs. Ethel Gregory, and two sons, Marion Kinney and Bob Kinney of Alma, Nebr.;
2. John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
3. Rosa/Rose Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Possibly 4. Simon Kinney, born c. 18__
George B. Kinney was married 2nd to Martha Ann (Round) Brookover on May 31, 1874 in Grant City, Missouri. Martha Ann Round was born on June 10, 1842/47 in Dodge County, Wisconsin, the daughter of ________________ Round. Martha was 1st married to _____________ Brookover. To them were born three children, One daughter died in infancy; George Brookover, who was born 1865/66, and Will Brookover, who was born c. 1867/68, died a number of years ago.
Martha Ann (Round) Brookover was then married on May 31, 1874 to George B. Kinney. George and Martha were the parents of six children;
5. Olive Kinney, 1874/75 in Iowa. Olive was married to ______________ Woodard, who was born ____________ __, 18__. Olive died before 1933.
6. Sarah Margaret Kinney, born December 24, 1876 in Iowa. Sarah was married to ______________ Leonard and they resided in Bedford, Iowa. Sarah Margaret (Kinney) Leonard
died on 13 Jun 1938 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery. See his Find A Grave Memorial #48170799.
7. Emma Charlotte Kinney, born December 18, 1877 in Iowa. Emma was married to Elmer Green (1871 - 1945) on October 5, 1905 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Emma C. (Kinney) Green died on ____________ __, 1952 and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memorial #37847839.
8. [Ida] Mae Guthrie of California
9. Tine Kinney, born _____________ __, 18__. Tine died before 1933.
10. Birda Kinney, born ____________ __, 18__. Birda died before 1933.
11. Valentine Kinney, born December 10, 1880 in Platteville, Taylor County, Iowa to George B. Kinney, who was born in Harrison Co., Ohio and Martha Ann Round, age 35, who was born in Iowa Co., Wisconsin.
At the time of the 1880 census, George and his family are found in Jefferson Township, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Self M 37 Ohio
M A Kinney Wife F 35 Wisconsin
G W Kinney Son M 14 Wisconsin
Wm E Kinney Son M 13 Illinois
Wm Kinney Son M 12 Wisconsin
John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
Rosa Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Olive Kinney Daughter F 5 Iowa
M E Kinney Daughter F 3 Iowa
E S Kinney Daughter F 1 Iowa
In 1887, some of the veterans of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria, Illinois on August 27, 1887, the 25th Anniverasary of the mustering in of the 86th back in 1862. Some 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this 1st reunion, which was such a successs, that it was decided that they would keep doing them as long as the veterans would attend. They continued to be held every year in Peoria on that August 27th date through the year 1923, when the last 20 veterans, who were able to attend that reunion, tearfully decided that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer after that 1923 reunion. Private George B. Kinney never attended any of the reunions, the distance to be traveled and difficulty in making that trip in the late 1890's and early 1900's, most likely playing a part.
It appears that George and Martha may have moved their family, at least briefly, as there there is a G. B. Kinney, who was a Private in Co. E of the 86th Illinois living in Nemaha City, Nebraska at the time of the 1890 Veterans census.
From the 1890 Roster of Nebraska Veterans;
Name George B Kinney
Private, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Event Type Census
Event Date 1890
Event Place Aspinwall Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska
If they did live briefly in Nebraska, by 1900, they have returned to Iowa. At the time of the 1900 census, George and his family are found living on Walker Street in Ward 1 - 3 of the city of Bedford, Bedford Township, Taylor County, Iowa, where he is working as a Carpenter. He and Martha have been married for 27 years;
George B Kinney Head M Mar 1838 62 Ohio
Martha A Kinney Wife F June 1844 56 Wisconsin
Valentine Kinney Son M Dec 1880 20 Iowa
Birdie Kinney Daughter F Jan 1887 13 Iowa
At the time of the 1920 census, George and his family are found in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
George Kenney Head M 74 Ohio
Martha Kenney Wife F 71 Wisconsin
Ruth Kenney Granddaughter F 15 Iowa
Tine Kenney Son M 38 Iowa
Gerald Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Harold Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Lois Kenney Granddaughter F 6 Iowa
At the time of the 1925 Iowa state census, George and Martha are found in Athelstan, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Head M 89
Matha Kinney Wife F 78
George B. Kinney died on 28 Apr 1929 and his mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
At the time of the 1930 census, Martha is found, widowed, and living on Greenwood Avenue in the city of Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
Martha Kinney Head F 83 Wisconsin
George Woodard Grandson-in-law M 30 Iowa
Hildred Woodard Granddaughter F 30 Iowa
Martha E Woodard Great-granddaughter F 9 Iowa
Dorothy J Woodard Great-granddaughter F 7 Iowa
Martha Ann (Round) _____________ Kinney died on August 13, 1933 in her home in south Bedford, Iowa. Martha's mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memerial #47314541.
by Baxter B. Fite III
George B. Kinney then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a scan of George's CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private GEORGE B. KINNEY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
George B. Kinney was born on March 3, 1836/40 in Ohio. George is believed to have been born in Darby Township, Union County, Ohio, the son of William KINNEY and Martha KING who were married 24 Feb 1840 in Union County, Ohio. From the pension papers of one Francis M. KING, he was in Marshall County, Illinois in 1847 and he enlisted in Co. E 86th Illinois from that County in 1862. However, the 1850 and 1860 Census lists for Marshall County do not have either George KINNEY or his parents recorded.
On August 14, 1862, George B. Kinney volunteered in Saratoga Township of Marshall County, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, George gave his place of residence as Steuben Township in Marshall County and his age as 22.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name KINNY, GEORGE B
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence STEUBEN, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 22 Height 5' 6 1/2 Hair DARK
Eyes DARK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity DERBY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where SARATOGA, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including now Private George B. Kinney, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E to serve as their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private George B. Kinney served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, George was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and marched with "Sherman to the Sea".
After the war came to an end, the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington, D.C where in May they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. It was there that on June 6, 1865, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of the 86th Illinois were mustered out of service. Shortly after that they were put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of Co. E were back in their homes in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties.
George B. Kinney was 1st married to ____________ ____________
At least one son was born to George and ____________;
1. William E. Kinney, born c. 1866/67 in Illinois. William resided in Alma, Nebr.Will Kinney, daughter, Mrs. Ethel Gregory, and two sons, Marion Kinney and Bob Kinney of Alma, Nebr.;
2. John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
3. Rosa/Rose Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Possibly 4. Simon Kinney, born c. 18__
George B. Kinney was married 2nd to Martha Ann (Round) Brookover on May 31, 1874 in Grant City, Missouri. Martha Ann Round was born on June 10, 1842/47 in Dodge County, Wisconsin, the daughter of ________________ Round. Martha was 1st married to _____________ Brookover. To them were born three children, One daughter died in infancy; George Brookover, who was born 1865/66, and Will Brookover, who was born c. 1867/68, died a number of years ago.
Martha Ann (Round) Brookover was then married on May 31, 1874 to George B. Kinney. George and Martha were the parents of six children;
5. Olive Kinney, 1874/75 in Iowa. Olive was married to ______________ Woodard, who was born ____________ __, 18__. Olive died before 1933.
6. Sarah Margaret Kinney, born December 24, 1876 in Iowa. Sarah was married to ______________ Leonard and they resided in Bedford, Iowa. Sarah Margaret (Kinney) Leonard
died on 13 Jun 1938 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery. See his Find A Grave Memorial #48170799.
7. Emma Charlotte Kinney, born December 18, 1877 in Iowa. Emma was married to Elmer Green (1871 - 1945) on October 5, 1905 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Emma C. (Kinney) Green died on ____________ __, 1952 and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memorial #37847839.
8. [Ida] Mae Guthrie of California
9. Tine Kinney, born _____________ __, 18__. Tine died before 1933.
10. Birda Kinney, born ____________ __, 18__. Birda died before 1933.
11. Valentine Kinney, born December 10, 1880 in Platteville, Taylor County, Iowa to George B. Kinney, who was born in Harrison Co., Ohio and Martha Ann Round, age 35, who was born in Iowa Co., Wisconsin.
At the time of the 1880 census, George and his family are found in Jefferson Township, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Self M 37 Ohio
M A Kinney Wife F 35 Wisconsin
G W Kinney Son M 14 Wisconsin
Wm E Kinney Son M 13 Illinois
Wm Kinney Son M 12 Wisconsin
John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
Rosa Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Olive Kinney Daughter F 5 Iowa
M E Kinney Daughter F 3 Iowa
E S Kinney Daughter F 1 Iowa
In 1887, some of the veterans of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria, Illinois on August 27, 1887, the 25th Anniverasary of the mustering in of the 86th back in 1862. Some 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this 1st reunion, which was such a successs, that it was decided that they would keep doing them as long as the veterans would attend. They continued to be held every year in Peoria on that August 27th date through the year 1923, when the last 20 veterans, who were able to attend that reunion, tearfully decided that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer after that 1923 reunion. Private George B. Kinney never attended any of the reunions, the distance to be traveled and difficulty in making that trip in the late 1890's and early 1900's, most likely playing a part.
It appears that George and Martha may have moved their family, at least briefly, as there there is a G. B. Kinney, who was a Private in Co. E of the 86th Illinois living in Nemaha City, Nebraska at the time of the 1890 Veterans census.
From the 1890 Roster of Nebraska Veterans;
Name George B Kinney
Private, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Event Type Census
Event Date 1890
Event Place Aspinwall Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska
If they did live briefly in Nebraska, by 1900, they have returned to Iowa. At the time of the 1900 census, George and his family are found living on Walker Street in Ward 1 - 3 of the city of Bedford, Bedford Township, Taylor County, Iowa, where he is working as a Carpenter. He and Martha have been married for 27 years;
George B Kinney Head M Mar 1838 62 Ohio
Martha A Kinney Wife F June 1844 56 Wisconsin
Valentine Kinney Son M Dec 1880 20 Iowa
Birdie Kinney Daughter F Jan 1887 13 Iowa
At the time of the 1920 census, George and his family are found in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
George Kenney Head M 74 Ohio
Martha Kenney Wife F 71 Wisconsin
Ruth Kenney Granddaughter F 15 Iowa
Tine Kenney Son M 38 Iowa
Gerald Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Harold Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Lois Kenney Granddaughter F 6 Iowa
At the time of the 1925 Iowa state census, George and Martha are found in Athelstan, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Head M 89
Matha Kinney Wife F 78
George B. Kinney died on 28 Apr 1929 and his mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
At the time of the 1930 census, Martha is found, widowed, and living on Greenwood Avenue in the city of Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
Martha Kinney Head F 83 Wisconsin
George Woodard Grandson-in-law M 30 Iowa
Hildred Woodard Granddaughter F 30 Iowa
Martha E Woodard Great-granddaughter F 9 Iowa
Dorothy J Woodard Great-granddaughter F 7 Iowa
Martha Ann (Round) _____________ Kinney died on August 13, 1933 in her home in south Bedford, Iowa. Martha's mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memerial #47314541.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(NOTE: George B. Kinney probably never had his portrait taken prior to the Civil War. However, during the 10 month period that the 86th Illinois was in the Nashville, Tennessee area in 1862-63, George, like most of the Union soldiers in the Nashville area, probably took the time to sit for a portrait to send home to the loved ones that he left behind. These portraits were most often printed in the form of a tin type or what was called a CDV, a paper picture glued to a heavier card stock about the size of a modern day baseball card. Most of the soldiers didn't just have one or two copies made. Most of the time, they had a dozen or more made, so they could swap pictures with their tentmates, messmates and for their friends, in the 86th and back home.
George B. Kinney then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a scan of George's CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private GEORGE B. KINNEY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
George B. Kinney was born on March 3, 1836/40 in Ohio. George is believed to have been born in Darby Township, Union County, Ohio, the son of William KINNEY and Martha KING who were married 24 Feb 1840 in Union County, Ohio. From the pension papers of one Francis M. KING, he was in Marshall County, Illinois in 1847 and he enlisted in Co. E 86th Illinois from that County in 1862. However, the 1850 and 1860 Census lists for Marshall County do not have either George KINNEY or his parents recorded.
On August 14, 1862, George B. Kinney volunteered in Saratoga Township of Marshall County, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, George gave his place of residence as Steuben Township in Marshall County and his age as 22.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name KINNY, GEORGE B
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence STEUBEN, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 22 Height 5' 6 1/2 Hair DARK
Eyes DARK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity DERBY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where SARATOGA, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including now Private George B. Kinney, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E to serve as their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private George B. Kinney served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, George was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and marched with "Sherman to the Sea".
After the war came to an end, the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington, D.C where in May they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. It was there that on June 6, 1865, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of the 86th Illinois were mustered out of service. Shortly after that they were put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of Co. E were back in their homes in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties.
George B. Kinney was 1st married to ____________ ____________
At least one son was born to George and ____________;
1. William E. Kinney, born c. 1866/67 in Illinois. William resided in Alma, Nebr.Will Kinney, daughter, Mrs. Ethel Gregory, and two sons, Marion Kinney and Bob Kinney of Alma, Nebr.;
2. John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
3. Rosa/Rose Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Possibly 4. Simon Kinney, born c. 18__
George B. Kinney was married 2nd to Martha Ann (Round) Brookover on May 31, 1874 in Grant City, Missouri. Martha Ann Round was born on June 10, 1842/47 in Dodge County, Wisconsin, the daughter of ________________ Round. Martha was 1st married to _____________ Brookover. To them were born three children, One daughter died in infancy; George Brookover, who was born 1865/66, and Will Brookover, who was born c. 1867/68, died a number of years ago.
Martha Ann (Round) Brookover was then married on May 31, 1874 to George B. Kinney. George and Martha were the parents of six children;
5. Olive Kinney, 1874/75 in Iowa. Olive was married to ______________ Woodard, who was born ____________ __, 18__. Olive died before 1933.
6. Sarah Margaret Kinney, born December 24, 1876 in Iowa. Sarah was married to ______________ Leonard and they resided in Bedford, Iowa. Sarah Margaret (Kinney) Leonard
died on 13 Jun 1938 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery. See his Find A Grave Memorial #48170799.
7. Emma Charlotte Kinney, born December 18, 1877 in Iowa. Emma was married to Elmer Green (1871 - 1945) on October 5, 1905 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Emma C. (Kinney) Green died on ____________ __, 1952 and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memorial #37847839.
8. [Ida] Mae Guthrie of California
9. Tine Kinney, born _____________ __, 18__. Tine died before 1933.
10. Birda Kinney, born ____________ __, 18__. Birda died before 1933.
11. Valentine Kinney, born December 10, 1880 in Platteville, Taylor County, Iowa to George B. Kinney, who was born in Harrison Co., Ohio and Martha Ann Round, age 35, who was born in Iowa Co., Wisconsin.
At the time of the 1880 census, George and his family are found in Jefferson Township, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Self M 37 Ohio
M A Kinney Wife F 35 Wisconsin
G W Kinney Son M 14 Wisconsin
Wm E Kinney Son M 13 Illinois
Wm Kinney Son M 12 Wisconsin
John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
Rosa Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Olive Kinney Daughter F 5 Iowa
M E Kinney Daughter F 3 Iowa
E S Kinney Daughter F 1 Iowa
In 1887, some of the veterans of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria, Illinois on August 27, 1887, the 25th Anniverasary of the mustering in of the 86th back in 1862. Some 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this 1st reunion, which was such a successs, that it was decided that they would keep doing them as long as the veterans would attend. They continued to be held every year in Peoria on that August 27th date through the year 1923, when the last 20 veterans, who were able to attend that reunion, tearfully decided that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer after that 1923 reunion. Private George B. Kinney never attended any of the reunions, the distance to be traveled and difficulty in making that trip in the late 1890's and early 1900's, most likely playing a part.
It appears that George and Martha may have moved their family, at least briefly, as there there is a G. B. Kinney, who was a Private in Co. E of the 86th Illinois living in Nemaha City, Nebraska at the time of the 1890 Veterans census.
From the 1890 Roster of Nebraska Veterans;
Name George B Kinney
Private, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Event Type Census
Event Date 1890
Event Place Aspinwall Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska
If they did live briefly in Nebraska, by 1900, they have returned to Iowa. At the time of the 1900 census, George and his family are found living on Walker Street in Ward 1 - 3 of the city of Bedford, Bedford Township, Taylor County, Iowa, where he is working as a Carpenter. He and Martha have been married for 27 years;
George B Kinney Head M Mar 1838 62 Ohio
Martha A Kinney Wife F June 1844 56 Wisconsin
Valentine Kinney Son M Dec 1880 20 Iowa
Birdie Kinney Daughter F Jan 1887 13 Iowa
At the time of the 1920 census, George and his family are found in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
George Kenney Head M 74 Ohio
Martha Kenney Wife F 71 Wisconsin
Ruth Kenney Granddaughter F 15 Iowa
Tine Kenney Son M 38 Iowa
Gerald Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Harold Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Lois Kenney Granddaughter F 6 Iowa
At the time of the 1925 Iowa state census, George and Martha are found in Athelstan, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Head M 89
Matha Kinney Wife F 78
George B. Kinney died on 28 Apr 1929 and his mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
At the time of the 1930 census, Martha is found, widowed, and living on Greenwood Avenue in the city of Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
Martha Kinney Head F 83 Wisconsin
George Woodard Grandson-in-law M 30 Iowa
Hildred Woodard Granddaughter F 30 Iowa
Martha E Woodard Great-granddaughter F 9 Iowa
Dorothy J Woodard Great-granddaughter F 7 Iowa
Martha Ann (Round) _____________ Kinney died on August 13, 1933 in her home in south Bedford, Iowa. Martha's mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memerial #47314541.
by Baxter B. Fite III
George B. Kinney then survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. During his life, George probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would dearly love to see a scan of George's CDV added to his Find A Grave site for all with an interest to see. However, at this point, I would be thrilled just to see ANY pictures of him added to his Find A Grave Memorial, even ones of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private GEORGE B. KINNEY, Co. E, 86th Illinois
George B. Kinney was born on March 3, 1836/40 in Ohio. George is believed to have been born in Darby Township, Union County, Ohio, the son of William KINNEY and Martha KING who were married 24 Feb 1840 in Union County, Ohio. From the pension papers of one Francis M. KING, he was in Marshall County, Illinois in 1847 and he enlisted in Co. E 86th Illinois from that County in 1862. However, the 1850 and 1860 Census lists for Marshall County do not have either George KINNEY or his parents recorded.
On August 14, 1862, George B. Kinney volunteered in Saratoga Township of Marshall County, Illinois to serve in a company which was being raised in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties by a local well known farmer by the name of Orlando Fountain for service in the Union Army during the Civil War. At the time he enlisted, George gave his place of residence as Steuben Township in Marshall County and his age as 22.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name KINNY, GEORGE B
Rank PVT Company E Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence STEUBEN, MARSHALL CO, IL Age 22 Height 5' 6 1/2 Hair DARK
Eyes DARK Complexion DARK Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity DERBY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined When AUG 14, 1862 Joined Where SARATOGA, IL
Joined By Whom O FOUNTAIN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
When Fountain had about 100 volunteers, he led the company on a march into Peoria, Illinois, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, Fountain and 88 of his volunteers, including now Private George B. Kinney, were mustered in as Co. E of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Fountain was elected by the men of Co. E to serve as their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot, the men of the 85th & 86th boarded trains bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade in pursuit of Confederate troops.
On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp.
During the next two and a half years, Private George B. Kinney served faithfully in Co. E as the men of the 86th served in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, George was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few and marched with "Sherman to the Sea".
After the war came to an end, the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Washington, D.C where in May they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. It was there that on June 6, 1865, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of the 86th Illinois were mustered out of service. Shortly after that they were put on a train bound for Chicago, Illinois, where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June, Private George B. Kinney and the surviving members of Co. E were back in their homes in Marshall, Stark and Bureau Counties.
George B. Kinney was 1st married to ____________ ____________
At least one son was born to George and ____________;
1. William E. Kinney, born c. 1866/67 in Illinois. William resided in Alma, Nebr.Will Kinney, daughter, Mrs. Ethel Gregory, and two sons, Marion Kinney and Bob Kinney of Alma, Nebr.;
2. John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
3. Rosa/Rose Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Possibly 4. Simon Kinney, born c. 18__
George B. Kinney was married 2nd to Martha Ann (Round) Brookover on May 31, 1874 in Grant City, Missouri. Martha Ann Round was born on June 10, 1842/47 in Dodge County, Wisconsin, the daughter of ________________ Round. Martha was 1st married to _____________ Brookover. To them were born three children, One daughter died in infancy; George Brookover, who was born 1865/66, and Will Brookover, who was born c. 1867/68, died a number of years ago.
Martha Ann (Round) Brookover was then married on May 31, 1874 to George B. Kinney. George and Martha were the parents of six children;
5. Olive Kinney, 1874/75 in Iowa. Olive was married to ______________ Woodard, who was born ____________ __, 18__. Olive died before 1933.
6. Sarah Margaret Kinney, born December 24, 1876 in Iowa. Sarah was married to ______________ Leonard and they resided in Bedford, Iowa. Sarah Margaret (Kinney) Leonard
died on 13 Jun 1938 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery. See his Find A Grave Memorial #48170799.
7. Emma Charlotte Kinney, born December 18, 1877 in Iowa. Emma was married to Elmer Green (1871 - 1945) on October 5, 1905 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. Emma C. (Kinney) Green died on ____________ __, 1952 and her mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memorial #37847839.
8. [Ida] Mae Guthrie of California
9. Tine Kinney, born _____________ __, 18__. Tine died before 1933.
10. Birda Kinney, born ____________ __, 18__. Birda died before 1933.
11. Valentine Kinney, born December 10, 1880 in Platteville, Taylor County, Iowa to George B. Kinney, who was born in Harrison Co., Ohio and Martha Ann Round, age 35, who was born in Iowa Co., Wisconsin.
At the time of the 1880 census, George and his family are found in Jefferson Township, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Self M 37 Ohio
M A Kinney Wife F 35 Wisconsin
G W Kinney Son M 14 Wisconsin
Wm E Kinney Son M 13 Illinois
Wm Kinney Son M 12 Wisconsin
John Kinney Son M 11 Kentucky
Rosa Kinney Daughter F 10 Illinois
Olive Kinney Daughter F 5 Iowa
M E Kinney Daughter F 3 Iowa
E S Kinney Daughter F 1 Iowa
In 1887, some of the veterans of the 86th organized and held a reunion in Peoria, Illinois on August 27, 1887, the 25th Anniverasary of the mustering in of the 86th back in 1862. Some 130 veterans of the 86th and their families attended this 1st reunion, which was such a successs, that it was decided that they would keep doing them as long as the veterans would attend. They continued to be held every year in Peoria on that August 27th date through the year 1923, when the last 20 veterans, who were able to attend that reunion, tearfully decided that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer after that 1923 reunion. Private George B. Kinney never attended any of the reunions, the distance to be traveled and difficulty in making that trip in the late 1890's and early 1900's, most likely playing a part.
It appears that George and Martha may have moved their family, at least briefly, as there there is a G. B. Kinney, who was a Private in Co. E of the 86th Illinois living in Nemaha City, Nebraska at the time of the 1890 Veterans census.
From the 1890 Roster of Nebraska Veterans;
Name George B Kinney
Private, Co. E, 86th Illinois
Event Type Census
Event Date 1890
Event Place Aspinwall Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska
If they did live briefly in Nebraska, by 1900, they have returned to Iowa. At the time of the 1900 census, George and his family are found living on Walker Street in Ward 1 - 3 of the city of Bedford, Bedford Township, Taylor County, Iowa, where he is working as a Carpenter. He and Martha have been married for 27 years;
George B Kinney Head M Mar 1838 62 Ohio
Martha A Kinney Wife F June 1844 56 Wisconsin
Valentine Kinney Son M Dec 1880 20 Iowa
Birdie Kinney Daughter F Jan 1887 13 Iowa
At the time of the 1920 census, George and his family are found in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
George Kenney Head M 74 Ohio
Martha Kenney Wife F 71 Wisconsin
Ruth Kenney Granddaughter F 15 Iowa
Tine Kenney Son M 38 Iowa
Gerald Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Harold Kenney Grandson M 8 Iowa
Lois Kenney Granddaughter F 6 Iowa
At the time of the 1925 Iowa state census, George and Martha are found in Athelstan, Taylor County, Iowa;
G B Kinney Head M 89
Matha Kinney Wife F 78
George B. Kinney died on 28 Apr 1929 and his mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
At the time of the 1930 census, Martha is found, widowed, and living on Greenwood Avenue in the city of Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa;
Martha Kinney Head F 83 Wisconsin
George Woodard Grandson-in-law M 30 Iowa
Hildred Woodard Granddaughter F 30 Iowa
Martha E Woodard Great-granddaughter F 9 Iowa
Dorothy J Woodard Great-granddaughter F 7 Iowa
Martha Ann (Round) _____________ Kinney died on August 13, 1933 in her home in south Bedford, Iowa. Martha's mortal remains were laid in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. See her Find A Grave Memerial #47314541.
by Baxter B. Fite III
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