The Kinnears and their kin; a memorial volume of history, biography, and genealogy, with revolutionary and civil and Spanish war records; including manuscript of RevDavid Kinnear (1840) . is father sold his farm in VenangoCounty and removed to the present site of Tidioute. Assoon as James was grown to manhood he learned the usefultrade of a millwright, building, in his early days, nearlyevery mill in this vicinity. He built the first steam mill inthis locality, and in 1835 he also built a grist mill on Tidi-oute Creek. He purchased a farm comprising about 200acres, extending from Depot street
The Kinnears and their kin; a memorial volume of history, biography, and genealogy, with revolutionary and civil and Spanish war records; including manuscript of RevDavid Kinnear (1840) . is father sold his farm in VenangoCounty and removed to the present site of Tidioute. Assoon as James was grown to manhood he learned the usefultrade of a millwright, building, in his early days, nearlyevery mill in this vicinity. He built the first steam mill inthis locality, and in 1835 he also built a grist mill on Tidi-oute Creek. He purchased a farm comprising about 200acres, extending from Depot street to Tidioute Creek. Laterhe sold this farm to Mr. LeBeau, son-in-law of CorneliusVanderbilt. When oil was discovered in this locality, dealt largely in oil lands and later was a successfuloil operator. His success enabled him to retire from activebusiness. He was not only a shrewd and active businessman but did much to build up the town. He was one ofthe founders of the Tidioute Savings Bank, was connectedwith it for many years, and was ever ready in every wayto encourage every worthy enterprise for the good of thetown.—From the Tidioute News. ASTOR, L-NOVTILDFN FCUNOA. JAMES KINNEAR, Late of Tidioute. Pa. BORN JANUARY 22. 1814. AND THEIR KIN 123 MRS. JEANETTE KINNEAR. Mrs. Jeannette Kinnear, widow of the late James Kin-near, died at her home in Tidioute of paralysis, December21, 1906, aged 84 years, nine months and twentj^-nine Kinnear was the daughter of Samuel Parshall, andwas born near Oil Cit>\ She came to Tidioute with her par-ents in 1824. In 1843 she was united in marriage withJames Kinnear. Seven children were bom of whom threesurvive: Mrs. Charlotte Thompson, Mrs. Josephine Getch-ell and James W. Kinnear. Mrs. Kinnear was a consistentmember of the Methodist Church, a good wife, mother andfriend. The funeral was held Sunday from her late home,by Rev. Dr. Fradenburg. Interment in Tidioute cemetery.—Tidioute paper. (258) James Kinnear^ William*
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