Pioneer Sketches

John Wishard Kinnick Family

(Son of John and Sarah Ellen Mock Kinnick,
grandson of George Washington and Hannah Grimes Kinnick)

Compiled by William L. (Bill) Smith

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The John Wishard Kinnick Family

John Wishard Kinnick, 19 Oct 1853, Johnson Co, IN ; d. May 1932.

m. 11 Aug 1872 Dallas Co, MO

Harriet I. Vanderford, b. abt 1855, MO


The children of John and Harriet Kinnick:

i. Sarah Margaret Kinnick, b. 10 Apr 1874, MO [1]; m. Frank [2] Watson [1]; d. 1953 [1]

ii. Susan A. Kinnick, b. 3 Nov 1876, MO; m. ___ Dodge; d. 1900 [1]

iii. Ella Maud Kinnick, b. 16 Mar 1880, MO; m. ___ Dobbs [1]

iv. Jesse William Kinnick, b. 26 Jan 1882 [1]

v. John B. Kinnick, b. 2 Feb 1884 [1]

vi. George D. Kinnick [1], 30 Aug 1886, AR [3]

vii. Hattie Mae Kinnick, b. 2 May 1890; m. Frank Peters [1]

viii. Bertha Alma Kinnick, b. 5 Jan 1893; 1m. 9 Jun 1912 Jesse Allan Peters; 2m. 25 Apr 1943 Rudolph John Schoeppe [1]

ix. Everette D. Kinnick, b. 31 Mar 1896 [1]

x. Emmett R. Kinnick, b. 13 Jun 1899; m. 12 Oct 1922 Mary Ruth Snadon [1]

Sarah [2] Margaret Kinnick [1], b. 10 Apr 1874 [1], MO [1]; d. 1953 [32

m. Frank [2] Watson [1], b. 1859 [2]; d. 1925 [2]

Children of Frank and Sarah Kinnick:

i. Maud Watson [1]

ii. Oma Watson [1]

iii. Albert Watson [1]

iv. Bessie Watson [1]

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Albert Watson

m. _____

Children of Albert and ___ Watson:

i. Florence W. Watson [2], b. ___; m. Tom Madden [2]

ii. Vera Watson [2], b. ___; m. Paul Wiedenhaefer [2]

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Vera Watson, b. ___;

m. Paul Wiedenhaefer [2]

Children of Paul and Vera Wiedenhaefer:

i. Robert Wiedenhaefer

Susan A. Kinnick, b. 3 Nov 1876, MO; d. 1900

m. ___ Dodge

Children of ___ and Susie Dodge:

i. Altha Dodge [1]

Ella Maud Kinnick, b. 16 Mar 1880, MO;

m. ___ Dobbs

Children of ___ and Maud Dobbs:

i. Oneida Dobbs, b. ___; d. in infancy

ii. Felix Dobbs, b. ___; d. in infancy

[1] says "Lost them both, adopted and raised three other children."

Jesse William Kinnick, b. 26 Jan 1882

m. _____

Children of Jesse and ___ Kinnick:

i. Hillis Kinnick

ii. Kenneth Kinnick

iii. Lucille Kinnick

iv. Bernice Kinnick [1]

John B. Kinnick, b. 2 Feb 1884

m. ___

Children of John and ___ Kinnick:

i. Urville Kinnick

ii. Fay Kinnick

iii. Glen Kinnick

iv. Therell Kinnick

v. Leon Kinnick

vi. Kathleen Kinnick

vii. Louise Kinnick [1]

George D. Kinnick [1], 30 Aug 1886 [3], AR [3]

m. ___

Children of George and ___ Kinnick:

i. Neal Kinnick [1]

ii. Dale Kinnick [1]

iii. Eutana Kinnick [1]

iv. Dorothy Jean Kinnick [1]

Hattie Mae Kinnick, b. 2 May 1890;

m. Frank Peters [1] (address listed as 2116 Rosenberg St., Galveston, TX - 1945?)

Children of Frank and Hattie Peters:

i. Graydon Peters, b. ____; m. _____. [1]

Son of Grayton and ___ Peters: Tony Peters [1]

Bertha Alma Kinnick, b. 5 Jan 1893 [1]

1m. 9 Jun 1912 [1]

Jesse Allan Peters, b. 20 Aug 1887; d. 30 May 1921 [1]

Children of Jesse and Bertha Peters:

i. Robert Hugh Peters, b. 6 Jul 1913; m. 9 Nov 1936 Ann Brmman [1]

ii. Doris Sue Peters, b. 28 May 1916; m. 1 Jan 1935; d. 31 May 1936 [1]

iii. Vivian Chloe Peters, b. 22 Mar 1919; d. 26 May 1920 (age 14 mos.) [1]


2m. 25 Apr 1943 [1]

Rudolph John Schoeppe [1]

[1] says "He had two children, a boy aged 12, and a girl aged 9 years, whom she is helping to raise. This family lives at Mountainburg, Arkansas. It was through the efforts of Mrs. Schoeppe that the data of the John W. Kinnick family was secured."

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Everette D. Kinnick, b. 31 Mar 1896 [1]

m. ___ [1]

Children of Everette and ___ Kinnick:

i. Norma Kinnick, b.___ [1]

ii. ___ Kinnick, a son who died young [1]

Emmett Robert Kinnick

Emmett Robert Kinnick, b. 13 Jun 1899 [1]

m. 12 Oct 1922 [1]

Mary Ruth Snadon, b. 25 Jul 1901 [1]

Children of Emmett and Ruth Kinnick:

i. Mescal Jeane Kinnick, b. 9 Dec 1924, New York City, NY [1]

ii. Nora Ruth Kinnick, b. 17 Dec 1926, New York City, NY [1]

iii. Robert Morris Kinnick, b. 25 Mar 1932, Greenfield, MO [1]

iv. John William Kinnick, b. 13 Aug 1935, Lockwood, MO [1]

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Mescal Jeane Kinnick, b. 9 Dec 1924, New York City, NY [1]

m. 24 Feb 1946 [1]

Duane Scott Thompson, b. 16 Sep 1917, Jenson, NE [1]

Children of Duane and Jeane Thompson:

i. Scottie Thompson, b. 23 May 1948 [1]

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Nora Ruth Kinnick, b. 17 Dec 1926, New York City, NY [1]

m. 12 Jul 1946 [1]

Howard D. Mannen, b. 8 Nov 1922, near Golden City, MO [1]

Children of Howard and Ruth Mannen:

i. Derinda Rene Mammen, b. 28 Apr 1948 [1]

[1] says "She is red-headed like her great grandfather Kinnick."

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Stories

Family of Bertha Alma Kinnick Peters Schoeppe by Mrs. Waggoner [1]

Emmet Robert Kinnick family story by Mrs. Waggoner [1]

Commentary on this family by Mrs. Waggoner in [1, pp. 77-78]:

"From the three letters I have received from Mrs. Robert Emmett Kinnick concerning their family, I have a very clear picture of their activity on their 160 acre farm, situated three miles southeast of Lockwook, Missouri.

She and her husband, Robert Emmett, were school teachers before they were married and realized how important it is to be well educated.

They are the parents of two daughters both of whom are married, and two sons, one a graduate of the Lockwook High School and the youngest son still in high school. They also have one grandson and one granddaughter.

Running a 160 acre farm entails a great deal of hard work as well as the management on the part of both husband and wife. In the rearing of their family they seemed to emphasize the importance of the church and school, first.

Jeane the eldest daughter, married a graduate of Pittsburgh Teachers College, who is a chemist at a chemical plant. Nora Ruth, the second daughter, taught school two years before her marriage. Her husband is a high school graduate and is an electrician.

Robert, the eldest son, in 1948 was 15 years of age, five feet and eleven inches tall, was a sophomore in high school.

John William, the youngest son was then (1948) twelve years old, and in the seventh grade. Both boys were interested in livestock raising in the program of the school for future farmers. Robert raised and was fifth in the contest for his calf which weighed 1160 lbs. and when sold brought 34 cents per pound of which they were so proud. Robert was a future farmer member; he has now graduated from high school and expects to follow farming. Ruth, their mother, sent me a picture and an article of the boys with their prize calves which appeared in the local Lockwood paper. Now, John William is in high school and following this same ambition. They have a love for livestock and the farm. Besides they took an active interest in the athletic acivities the school offered.

Both boys played instruments in the school band.

The daughter Jeane was a violinist and Nora Ruth was a vocalist.

The father, Emmett, has his father's violin which was made by a nephew many years ago, which probably was an incentive fro the musical trend of the family.

Lockwood has a population of 800 people with good schools and churches and furnishes an ideal environment for the cultural and religious development of the young people.

I note that Ruth, the mother, has an unusual ambition and has many talents, having received recognition prizes for her faine crochet work besides keeping her home and taking care of the fruit from the farm and filling their deep freeze with meats, fruits and vegatables, besides keeping pace with her growing family.

I am more than glad to claim relationship with a family of such high ideals." [1, pp. 77-78]

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Comments on the family of Bertha Alma Kinnick Peters Schoeppe by Mrs. Waggoner [1, p. 78]:

"I have carried on quite an extensive correspondence with Mrs. Bertha Alma Kinnick Schoeppe of Mountainburg, Arkansas, who has gone to great pains to gather her parent's family records and pictures and present them to me for the book.

She is the mother of three children by her first marriage to James Allan Peters, who died in 1921, leaving her with two children to raise, the youngest having died just one year before, 1920.

Her second daughter Doris Sue married in 1935, at 19 years of age, and in the following year, 1936, her son, Robert Hugh, married Miss Ann Bramman, which left his mother entirely alone. So much sadness had entered her life in such a short time.

In 1943, she married Rudolph John Schoeppe who had a son twelve years old and a daughter nine years of age, whom she is helping to finish raising.

Being delicate in health they moved out into the country and built a new stone house, thinking the country mountain air would be beneficial for her health. Now she is engaged in raising chickens, small fruit in the garden and has a wonderful flower garden which blooms in that climate profusely.

She is certainly a very ambitious and energetic person, which is characteristic of the 'Kinnick Klan.'" [1, p. 78]

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References

[1] The Kinnick Family: A Genealogical History of the Kinnick Family of America by Nettie Edna Kinnick Waggener (1953), Franklin, IN.
[2] E-mail messages in Mar 1998 from Robert Wiedenhaefer; and, March letter from his mother, Vera.
[3] E-mail message 27 May 1998 from Dale Donald Kinnick.

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This page created 30 May 1998. Last updated 30 May 1998, by William L. (Bill) Smith.