Mary Kinzer, Dead at 86, Leaves 86 Grandchildren and 86 Great-Grand
Uniontown, Feb. 13. -Mrs. Mary Kinzer, resident of Uniontown since 1891, died this morning at 9 o'clock at the home of her son, Pete Kinzer, following a four weeks' illness. Mrs. Kinzer was 88 and according to relatives, is survived by 86 grandchildren, 86 great-grandchildren, and two great great-grandchildren.
Born in New York state September 9, 1850, she was married in 1867 and moved to South Dakota where they resided several years before moving to Genesee in 1891. The family resided there two months and then moved to a ranch near here which they operated several years. Her husband, Jacob Kinzer, died in 1915.
The family lived a year in California. Mrs. Kinzer was a member of St. Boniface church and Altar society.
Surviving are eight sons, Nick, Van Nuys, Calif.; Jack and Philip, Killan, Alberta, Canada; Pete, Uniontown; Joseph, Clarkston; Frank, Spokane; Mike, Ferdinand; Ed, Wenatchee; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Bosse, Cottonwood; Mrs. Kate Bilker, Ferdinand; Sister M. Blanche, Sun Prairie, Wis.; Mrs. Rose Strohn, Joseph, Ore.; two brothers, Ferdinand Pinneweber, Pocahontas, Ark.; Peter, Belleville, Ill.
The body is at Merchant's chapel, Clarkston. Funeral services will be held at the St. Boniface church with the Rev. Fr. Sondergeld officiating Tuesday at 9 a. m.
Lewiston Tribune, Sunday, February 14, 1937
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Leaves 86 Grandchildren
After having been a resident of Uniontown, Wash., since 1891, Mrs. Mary Kinzer, 86 died February 13. Among her survivors are 86 grandchildren and 86 great grandchildren.
Sandpoint Panhandle Citizen (Sandpoint, Idaho) Friday – Feb. 19, 1937
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Headstone: 19 Sep 1851
13 Feb 1937 Death Certificate: 9 Sep 1850 Buffalo, New York, Age given as 86 yrs 5 mo 4 days
21 Sep 1857 census: Age 6 (ca 1851), New York
1 Jun 1860 census: Age 9 (ca 1850/51), New York
1 Jun 1870 census: Age last birthday 19 (ca 1850/51), New York
1 Jun 1880 census: Age 28 (ca 1851/52), New York
1 May 1885 census: Age 35 (ca 1850), New York
1 Jun 1900 census: Age last birthday 49 (date given Sep 1850), New York
15 April 1910 census: Age last birthday 50 (ca 1859/60), Kansas
1 January 1920 census: Age last birthday 70 (ca 1850), USA
2 April 1930: Age last birthday 80 (ca 1850/51), New York
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My 2nd great grandmother is definitely a hero to me! Can anyone understand her life!? She had at least 16 children that I know of and I have heard that there may have been one other. She was born in New York, lived in Minnesota then in Illinois, THEN back to Minnesota. She went with her family from Minnesota to Washington State sometime in 1890, having a son along the way somewhere in South Dakota in October of 1890! We CANNOT imagine this today. AND she lived to the wonderful age of 86 years. - Mary Lou Hill