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Capt Joseph Beeler Kinney

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Capt Joseph Beeler Kinney

Birth
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
3 Mar 1892 (aged 81)
New Franklin, Howard County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.9719573, Longitude: -92.7322035
Plot
219
Memorial ID
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Captain Joseph Kinney was the best known Boonslick steamboat man of his time. Joseph was the son of James Kinney and Margaret Beeler. He owned several steamboats and named many after his daughters. In 1869 he built "Rivercene" his mansion across the river from Boonsville in Howard Co. Missouri which still stands today. Captain Kinney was married first to Mary Collins and had one daughter, Mary Jane Kinney. His second marriage, to Matilda Clarke, produced eleven more children. Joseph B, Agnes, Adam, Ellen, Alice, Cora, Kate (1), Margaret, Andrew, Kate (2), and Noble W.
Captain Joseph Kinney was the best known Boonslick steamboat man of his time. Joseph was the son of James Kinney and Margaret Beeler. He owned several steamboats and named many after his daughters. In 1869 he built "Rivercene" his mansion across the river from Boonsville in Howard Co. Missouri which still stands today. Captain Kinney was married first to Mary Collins and had one daughter, Mary Jane Kinney. His second marriage, to Matilda Clarke, produced eleven more children. Joseph B, Agnes, Adam, Ellen, Alice, Cora, Kate (1), Margaret, Andrew, Kate (2), and Noble W.


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