BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.

Page 734.

HENRY KINNEY, Jr., an influential citizen of Washington township, Belmont county,
was born in county Armaugh, Ireland, May 23, 1840. He is the son of Henry Kinney,
who was born in county Armaugh, in the year 1800, and was married in 1831, to
Mary Gamble, who was born in the same county in 1810. They came to the United
States in 1848, and settled in Belmont county, where they have ever since resided
and are now numbered among the old and highly respected people of the township of
Washington. They reared a family of six sons and two daughters, all of whom survive
except two sons who lost their lives while fighting in the Union army for the
preservation of the nation. One lies in the National cemetery at Nashville, Tenn.,
the other at Corinth, Miss. The subject of this mention received his education
partly in his native land, and partly in this county, and then, soon after arriving
at age, on June 16, 1861, enlisted in the Union army, in Company E, Thirty-sixth
Ohio infantry. He was the first volunteer from Washington township. A little over
one year after his enlistment, he was transferred to the regular army and served
under Gen. Sherman, until the Hood campaign at Nashville, when he was in the army
of Gen. Thomas. He was one of the command who went out from Cincinnati to Dayton,
to arrest Vallandigham, under Capt. Murray. After four years of gallant and severe
service, Mr. Kinney was mustered out June 17, 1865. On his return to Belmont county,
Mr. Kinney engaged in farming, which is still his occupation. He takes an active part
in public affairs, and for seven years served acceptably as clerk of Washington
township. He now acts as notary public under a commisson from Governor Foraker. He
was married April 16, 1868, to Dorcas Vandyne, who was born May 23, 1840, the
daughter of John and Jemima (Coon) Vandyne. Her father was born Match 15, 1795, and
her mother, May 23, 1800. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney have six children: Mrs. Louise Korell,
Joseph, William, Alonzo, Ettie and Katie.