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Rhoda May Kinser

Female 1887 - 1947  (60 years)


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  • Name Rhoda May Kinser 
    Born 11 Jul 1887  Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Nov 1947  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Death Record
      Name: Rhoda May/Kennedy
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 03 Nov 1947
      Death Place: Quick, Elk, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
      Age at Death: 60y 3m 22d
      Burial Place: Quick, W. Va.
      Burial Date: 05 Nov 1947
      Cemetery: O'Dell Cem. on Dutch Ridge
      Birth Date: 11 Jul 1887
      Birth Place: Nicholas Co., W. Va.
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: Porter/Kennedy, age 69
      Occupation: Housewife
      Residence: Quick
      Mother: Clarenda/Gibson
      Mother's Birth Place: Va.
      Father: Majen/Kinser
      Father's Birth Place: Jackson Co., W. Va.
      Informant: Porter Kennedy

      Rhoda May Kinser Kennedy
      Birth: Jul. 11, 1887
      Nicholas County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Nov. 3, 1947
      Quick
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Daughter of Major Kinser and Clarenda Gibson Kinser. She was born in Nicholas County, WV. Her father was born in Jackson County according to her death certificate. (bio by: VJ Litton)
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Major Kinser (1854 - 1921)
      Clarinda Huffman Kinser (1854 - 1917)
      Spouses:
      Albert Porter Kennedy (1878 - 1949)*
      Amonson Boswell Shinn (1883 - 1908)*
      Siblings:
      George Washington Kinser (1881 - 1961)*
      Noah Kinser (1882 - 1929)*
      Rhoda May Kinser Kennedy (1887 - 1947)
      Isaiah Kinser (1890 - 1959)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Odell Cemetery
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Coleman
      Record added: Jun 01, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 91116101
    Person ID I47708  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Major Kinser,   b. 19 May 1854,   d. 20 Oct 1921, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Clarinda Huffman Gibson,   b. 14 Sep 1854, Buchanan Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1917, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1880  Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • WV Marriage records 1863-1900
      MAJOR L. KINSER CLARINDA GIBSON 2 Mar 1880 Nicholas WV

      1880 Henry, Clay, West Virginia
      Major KIRSER Self M M W 25 VA
      Cloinda KIRSER Wife F M W 25 VA

      1900 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV #365
      Kinser, Major 5/1854 m 20y
      Clarinda 9/1854 m 20y 8-8 children
      George W 5/1881
      Noah 7/1882
      Matilda J 2/1884
      Viola A 8/1885
      Rhoda M 7/1887
      Abiah son 12/1890
      John P 9/1892
      Dewey L 3/1899

      1910 Kanawha Co, WV Putney Dist
      Major Kinser 54
      Clarinda 55 8-8
      Noah 27
      ____ 19 son
      Perry 17
      Dewey E 11
      Shinn, Rhoda M da 22 Wd 0-0 child

      Strickland Cemetery, Kanawha Co, WV:
      KINSER, Clarinda Huffman
      14 Sept 1854-23 March 1917
      (w/o Major Kinser)

      KINSER, Major
      1854-1921
      (p/o Viola Kinser w/o Peter Dodson Campbell)
    Family ID F618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Amonson Boswell Shinn,   b. 1 Jan 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1908, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1905  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 10 Sep 1905 at the bride's home
      Place: Clay, West Virginia
      A. B. Shinn, 22, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co
      Rhoda May Kinser, 18, Nicholas Co, Clay Co

      1910 Kanawha Co, WV Putney Dist
      Major Kinser 54
      Clarinda 55 8-8
      Noah 27
      ____ 19 son
      Perry 17
      Dewey E 11
      Shinn, Rhoda M da 22 Wd 0-0 child
    Family ID F28822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Albert Porter Kennedy,   b. 14 Jan 1878, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1949, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 7 May 1910  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 5/7/1910 at Charleston
      Place: Kanawha Co, WV
      A P Kennedy, 32, wid, Kanawha Co, Kanawha Co
      Rhoda M Shinn [indexed as Skinner], 23, wid, Kanawha Co, Kanawha Co

      1910 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV
      Kennedy, Albert P 32 wd WV WV WV
      Howard son 7 WV WV WV
      Thomas son 5 WV WV WV
      Ona sis 34 s WV WV WV

      1920 Elk, Kanawha, WV
      Kennedy, Albert P 43 WV WV WV faarmer
      Rhoda wife 32 WV WV VA
      Howard son 16 WV WV WV
      Thomas son 15 WV WV WV

      1940 Elk, Kanawha, WV
      Kennedy, Albert P 62 WV 1935: lived same house
      Rhoda wife 52 WV 1935: lived same house
      Charles gson 12 WV 1935: lived same house
    Family ID F28823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S430] West Virginia Marriage Records 1863-1900.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.