Son of Andrew and Mary Delamar Kinnear, DAVID KINNEAR's family immigrated from Ireland (originally from Scotland) in around 1791, settled in Berks County PA, then came to Pickaway County, Ohio (then called Ross County) in around 1805. David was born Sept. 30, 1779, in Leitrim County, Ireland and died June 20, 1850, in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. He married March 22, 1802, in Berks County, Pa to Mary Ann Koch, daughter of “William” (Wilhelm) and “Phoebe” (Philibena Dreibelbis) Koch (buried in Berks Co., PA).
About the year 1808, David became a Justice of the Peace and County Surveyor. He held these offices about twelve years, acting as their secretary from 1810 to 1820. He resigned as commissioner in 1821 and was elected to the newly-created position of Auditor, holding the office until 1825. He was also the first County surveyor, serving from 1814-1824 and was elected Associate Judge in 1830 in Pickaway County by the Ohio Legislature and held this office about fourteen years, at which time his feeble health admonished him to retire from public life. He accumulated considerable property. He became a member of the Methodist Church about the year 1837 and obtained regeneration through the merits of Christ.
Bio taken from THE KINNEARS, THEIR KIN by author, historian and researcher EMMA SIGGINS WHITE who quotes Rev David Kinnear and others in her book.
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The clerk at Forest Cemetery stated (Feb. 2015) that there are no tombstones for any of the Kinnears buried at this cemetery, but that all of them are in Lot 18 Section 24 (460 sq ft, large enough for up to 12 graves), which was purchased, for $46 by Rev. Stephen Kinnear upon the death of someone in his family who died in 1861 named (1) "F. Kinnear." A (2) "cousin Henry Kinnear" (per her records) was buried in the lot in 1880.
In 1875, Stephen had several (additional) graves moved from an unknown cemetery to Forest Cemetery but the tombstones and all information about them was lost, except for the information noted here: (3) "Lucy Kinnear, wife of Richard;" (4) a child (unknown information); Stephen's (5) "sister Magdelene Kinnear Wilson" (note, the clerks may have respelled this as Wilson instead of Willson); (6) Stephen's "Father David Kinnear;" his (7) "Mother Mary A Kinnear;" and (8) Stephen's "Aunt Nancy Kinnear."
Several people in Stephen's immediate family died and were buried in the lot, but were moved and reburied at Mt. Sterling in 1886. They were: (9) Stephen; (10) his "daughter Elizabeth Kinnear;" (11) his "son Edward Kinnear;" and (12) the stillborn infant of James Jones (an unknown or unidentified person - this infant may have been one of the graves brought into the lot in 1875).
About the year 1808, David became a Justice of the Peace and County Surveyor. He held these offices about twelve years, acting as their secretary from 1810 to 1820. He resigned as commissioner in 1821 and was elected to the newly-created position of Auditor, holding the office until 1825. He was also the first County surveyor, serving from 1814-1824 and was elected Associate Judge in 1830 in Pickaway County by the Ohio Legislature and held this office about fourteen years, at which time his feeble health admonished him to retire from public life. He accumulated considerable property. He became a member of the Methodist Church about the year 1837 and obtained regeneration through the merits of Christ.
Bio taken from THE KINNEARS, THEIR KIN by author, historian and researcher EMMA SIGGINS WHITE who quotes Rev David Kinnear and others in her book.
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The clerk at Forest Cemetery stated (Feb. 2015) that there are no tombstones for any of the Kinnears buried at this cemetery, but that all of them are in Lot 18 Section 24 (460 sq ft, large enough for up to 12 graves), which was purchased, for $46 by Rev. Stephen Kinnear upon the death of someone in his family who died in 1861 named (1) "F. Kinnear." A (2) "cousin Henry Kinnear" (per her records) was buried in the lot in 1880.
In 1875, Stephen had several (additional) graves moved from an unknown cemetery to Forest Cemetery but the tombstones and all information about them was lost, except for the information noted here: (3) "Lucy Kinnear, wife of Richard;" (4) a child (unknown information); Stephen's (5) "sister Magdelene Kinnear Wilson" (note, the clerks may have respelled this as Wilson instead of Willson); (6) Stephen's "Father David Kinnear;" his (7) "Mother Mary A Kinnear;" and (8) Stephen's "Aunt Nancy Kinnear."
Several people in Stephen's immediate family died and were buried in the lot, but were moved and reburied at Mt. Sterling in 1886. They were: (9) Stephen; (10) his "daughter Elizabeth Kinnear;" (11) his "son Edward Kinnear;" and (12) the stillborn infant of James Jones (an unknown or unidentified person - this infant may have been one of the graves brought into the lot in 1875).
Son of Andrew and Mary Delamar Kinnear, DAVID KINNEAR's family immigrated from Ireland (originally from Scotland) in around 1791, settled in Berks County PA, then came to Pickaway County, Ohio (then called Ross County) in around 1805. David was born Sept. 30, 1779, in Leitrim County, Ireland and died June 20, 1850, in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. He married March 22, 1802, in Berks County, Pa to Mary Ann Koch, daughter of “William” (Wilhelm) and “Phoebe” (Philibena Dreibelbis) Koch (buried in Berks Co., PA).
About the year 1808, David became a Justice of the Peace and County Surveyor. He held these offices about twelve years, acting as their secretary from 1810 to 1820. He resigned as commissioner in 1821 and was elected to the newly-created position of Auditor, holding the office until 1825. He was also the first County surveyor, serving from 1814-1824 and was elected Associate Judge in 1830 in Pickaway County by the Ohio Legislature and held this office about fourteen years, at which time his feeble health admonished him to retire from public life. He accumulated considerable property. He became a member of the Methodist Church about the year 1837 and obtained regeneration through the merits of Christ.
Bio taken from THE KINNEARS, THEIR KIN by author, historian and researcher EMMA SIGGINS WHITE who quotes Rev David Kinnear and others in her book.
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The clerk at Forest Cemetery stated (Feb. 2015) that there are no tombstones for any of the Kinnears buried at this cemetery, but that all of them are in Lot 18 Section 24 (460 sq ft, large enough for up to 12 graves), which was purchased, for $46 by Rev. Stephen Kinnear upon the death of someone in his family who died in 1861 named (1) "F. Kinnear." A (2) "cousin Henry Kinnear" (per her records) was buried in the lot in 1880.
In 1875, Stephen had several (additional) graves moved from an unknown cemetery to Forest Cemetery but the tombstones and all information about them was lost, except for the information noted here: (3) "Lucy Kinnear, wife of Richard;" (4) a child (unknown information); Stephen's (5) "sister Magdelene Kinnear Wilson" (note, the clerks may have respelled this as Wilson instead of Willson); (6) Stephen's "Father David Kinnear;" his (7) "Mother Mary A Kinnear;" and (8) Stephen's "Aunt Nancy Kinnear."
Several people in Stephen's immediate family died and were buried in the lot, but were moved and reburied at Mt. Sterling in 1886. They were: (9) Stephen; (10) his "daughter Elizabeth Kinnear;" (11) his "son Edward Kinnear;" and (12) the stillborn infant of James Jones (an unknown or unidentified person - this infant may have been one of the graves brought into the lot in 1875).
About the year 1808, David became a Justice of the Peace and County Surveyor. He held these offices about twelve years, acting as their secretary from 1810 to 1820. He resigned as commissioner in 1821 and was elected to the newly-created position of Auditor, holding the office until 1825. He was also the first County surveyor, serving from 1814-1824 and was elected Associate Judge in 1830 in Pickaway County by the Ohio Legislature and held this office about fourteen years, at which time his feeble health admonished him to retire from public life. He accumulated considerable property. He became a member of the Methodist Church about the year 1837 and obtained regeneration through the merits of Christ.
Bio taken from THE KINNEARS, THEIR KIN by author, historian and researcher EMMA SIGGINS WHITE who quotes Rev David Kinnear and others in her book.
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The clerk at Forest Cemetery stated (Feb. 2015) that there are no tombstones for any of the Kinnears buried at this cemetery, but that all of them are in Lot 18 Section 24 (460 sq ft, large enough for up to 12 graves), which was purchased, for $46 by Rev. Stephen Kinnear upon the death of someone in his family who died in 1861 named (1) "F. Kinnear." A (2) "cousin Henry Kinnear" (per her records) was buried in the lot in 1880.
In 1875, Stephen had several (additional) graves moved from an unknown cemetery to Forest Cemetery but the tombstones and all information about them was lost, except for the information noted here: (3) "Lucy Kinnear, wife of Richard;" (4) a child (unknown information); Stephen's (5) "sister Magdelene Kinnear Wilson" (note, the clerks may have respelled this as Wilson instead of Willson); (6) Stephen's "Father David Kinnear;" his (7) "Mother Mary A Kinnear;" and (8) Stephen's "Aunt Nancy Kinnear."
Several people in Stephen's immediate family died and were buried in the lot, but were moved and reburied at Mt. Sterling in 1886. They were: (9) Stephen; (10) his "daughter Elizabeth Kinnear;" (11) his "son Edward Kinnear;" and (12) the stillborn infant of James Jones (an unknown or unidentified person - this infant may have been one of the graves brought into the lot in 1875).
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