He married Caroline Nichols 13 Nov. 1887, in Clark Co., Ohio.
His death certificate says her name as his wife, and that he is a widow. Their son, Lawrence, was the informant.
Wilson S. Kinnear was also a son of Richard. From the Feb 11, 1892 Ottawa Herald, "Wilson Kinnear arrived in the city Monday from Canada. He came to attend the funeral of his father but by a bungle made by the operators his telegram was miswritten otherwise the funeral would have been put off till Monday or Tuesday." Also, this note from the Oct. 24, 1912 Ottawa Herald:"The body of the late Richard Kinnear was moved today from Hope Cemetery to Highland Cemetery. Mr. Kinnear lived in Ottawa for many years and died February 5, 1892. The family lot in Hope Cemetery was filled and the change to Highland Cemetery was made through the order of Wilson Kinnear, a son of the deceased. He arranged for the change through H. F. Sheldon, an old friend of the Kinnear family." And finally, this article from the Aug 22, 1910 Ottawa Herald that I thought you might find interesting: "The recent promotion of Wilson Kinnear to the head of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad, has brought to the minds of many of the Ottawa people, recollections of the family as it lived in Ottawa. Wilson Kinnear was the son of Richard Kinnear, and lived in the frame house now standing at the northeast corner of Seventh and Cedar streets.
Contributor: ChuckT (47306240)
DETROIT FREE PRESS 09 AUG 1941, SAT PAGE 7
WILSON S. KINNEAR
One of the foremost trail-blazers when the railroads were spreading out in all directions before the turn of the century, Mr. Kinnear, 77 years old, died early Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carmen K. Johnston, 1007 Cadieux Road, Grosse Pointe.
Private services at Dill Brothers Funeral Chapel, 10215 Hamilton. Burial at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Roseland Park Mausoleum.
At the height of his career as a civil engineer, Mr. Kinnear came to Detroit in 1905 to take charge of the building of the Michigan Central's $7,000,000 tunnel under the Detroit River. Three years later the delicate engineering feat was completed.
It was during this period that Kinnear was prominent in the Organization of the Detroit Golf Club. His son, Lawrence W. Kinnear, now lives near these grounds at 16644 Parkside.
BEGAN CAREER EARLY
Mr. Kinnear was born in Ohio and as a boy he accompanied his father on surveying trips. He quit school to take a job as an axman with the Sante Fe Railroad when that line was blazing its way across the Western Prairies. Later, as division engineer for the Gulf Coast & Sante Fe, he was in the saddle from dawn to dusk, plotting the course of the railroad through what is now Oklahoma and Southeastern Kansas.
For the next few years, Mr. Kinnear, a large and inspiring man in appearance, was in Chile where, with the help of a nickel-plated forty-four and his engineering skill, he attempted to put through a railroad for the Nortn and South Improvement Co.
RETURNS TO U.S.
Finally, with the clouds of the Balmaceda War approaching and the constant problem of warding off conspirators attempting to steal his maps and charts, Kinnear gave up the undertaking and returned to this country. Engineering achievements for railroads in Canada, then the Detroit Tunnel, in Kansas and in the East followed. He became president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad and for more than a score of years, he was in charge of the affairs of the United States Improvement & Realty Co. in New York City.
He received an engineering degree from the University of Kansas and was elected to several important engineering societies. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Xi.
He returned to Detroit following his retirement in 1936. A sister, Mrs. Minnie G. Barnett, lives in Kansas City.
His death certificate says her name as his wife, and that he is a widow. Their son, Lawrence, was the informant.
Wilson S. Kinnear was also a son of Richard. From the Feb 11, 1892 Ottawa Herald, "Wilson Kinnear arrived in the city Monday from Canada. He came to attend the funeral of his father but by a bungle made by the operators his telegram was miswritten otherwise the funeral would have been put off till Monday or Tuesday." Also, this note from the Oct. 24, 1912 Ottawa Herald:"The body of the late Richard Kinnear was moved today from Hope Cemetery to Highland Cemetery. Mr. Kinnear lived in Ottawa for many years and died February 5, 1892. The family lot in Hope Cemetery was filled and the change to Highland Cemetery was made through the order of Wilson Kinnear, a son of the deceased. He arranged for the change through H. F. Sheldon, an old friend of the Kinnear family." And finally, this article from the Aug 22, 1910 Ottawa Herald that I thought you might find interesting: "The recent promotion of Wilson Kinnear to the head of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad, has brought to the minds of many of the Ottawa people, recollections of the family as it lived in Ottawa. Wilson Kinnear was the son of Richard Kinnear, and lived in the frame house now standing at the northeast corner of Seventh and Cedar streets.
Contributor: ChuckT (47306240)
DETROIT FREE PRESS 09 AUG 1941, SAT PAGE 7
WILSON S. KINNEAR
One of the foremost trail-blazers when the railroads were spreading out in all directions before the turn of the century, Mr. Kinnear, 77 years old, died early Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carmen K. Johnston, 1007 Cadieux Road, Grosse Pointe.
Private services at Dill Brothers Funeral Chapel, 10215 Hamilton. Burial at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Roseland Park Mausoleum.
At the height of his career as a civil engineer, Mr. Kinnear came to Detroit in 1905 to take charge of the building of the Michigan Central's $7,000,000 tunnel under the Detroit River. Three years later the delicate engineering feat was completed.
It was during this period that Kinnear was prominent in the Organization of the Detroit Golf Club. His son, Lawrence W. Kinnear, now lives near these grounds at 16644 Parkside.
BEGAN CAREER EARLY
Mr. Kinnear was born in Ohio and as a boy he accompanied his father on surveying trips. He quit school to take a job as an axman with the Sante Fe Railroad when that line was blazing its way across the Western Prairies. Later, as division engineer for the Gulf Coast & Sante Fe, he was in the saddle from dawn to dusk, plotting the course of the railroad through what is now Oklahoma and Southeastern Kansas.
For the next few years, Mr. Kinnear, a large and inspiring man in appearance, was in Chile where, with the help of a nickel-plated forty-four and his engineering skill, he attempted to put through a railroad for the Nortn and South Improvement Co.
RETURNS TO U.S.
Finally, with the clouds of the Balmaceda War approaching and the constant problem of warding off conspirators attempting to steal his maps and charts, Kinnear gave up the undertaking and returned to this country. Engineering achievements for railroads in Canada, then the Detroit Tunnel, in Kansas and in the East followed. He became president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad and for more than a score of years, he was in charge of the affairs of the United States Improvement & Realty Co. in New York City.
He received an engineering degree from the University of Kansas and was elected to several important engineering societies. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Xi.
He returned to Detroit following his retirement in 1936. A sister, Mrs. Minnie G. Barnett, lives in Kansas City.
He married Caroline Nichols 13 Nov. 1887, in Clark Co., Ohio.
His death certificate says her name as his wife, and that he is a widow. Their son, Lawrence, was the informant.
Wilson S. Kinnear was also a son of Richard. From the Feb 11, 1892 Ottawa Herald, "Wilson Kinnear arrived in the city Monday from Canada. He came to attend the funeral of his father but by a bungle made by the operators his telegram was miswritten otherwise the funeral would have been put off till Monday or Tuesday." Also, this note from the Oct. 24, 1912 Ottawa Herald:"The body of the late Richard Kinnear was moved today from Hope Cemetery to Highland Cemetery. Mr. Kinnear lived in Ottawa for many years and died February 5, 1892. The family lot in Hope Cemetery was filled and the change to Highland Cemetery was made through the order of Wilson Kinnear, a son of the deceased. He arranged for the change through H. F. Sheldon, an old friend of the Kinnear family." And finally, this article from the Aug 22, 1910 Ottawa Herald that I thought you might find interesting: "The recent promotion of Wilson Kinnear to the head of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad, has brought to the minds of many of the Ottawa people, recollections of the family as it lived in Ottawa. Wilson Kinnear was the son of Richard Kinnear, and lived in the frame house now standing at the northeast corner of Seventh and Cedar streets.
Contributor: ChuckT (47306240)
DETROIT FREE PRESS 09 AUG 1941, SAT PAGE 7
WILSON S. KINNEAR
One of the foremost trail-blazers when the railroads were spreading out in all directions before the turn of the century, Mr. Kinnear, 77 years old, died early Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carmen K. Johnston, 1007 Cadieux Road, Grosse Pointe.
Private services at Dill Brothers Funeral Chapel, 10215 Hamilton. Burial at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Roseland Park Mausoleum.
At the height of his career as a civil engineer, Mr. Kinnear came to Detroit in 1905 to take charge of the building of the Michigan Central's $7,000,000 tunnel under the Detroit River. Three years later the delicate engineering feat was completed.
It was during this period that Kinnear was prominent in the Organization of the Detroit Golf Club. His son, Lawrence W. Kinnear, now lives near these grounds at 16644 Parkside.
BEGAN CAREER EARLY
Mr. Kinnear was born in Ohio and as a boy he accompanied his father on surveying trips. He quit school to take a job as an axman with the Sante Fe Railroad when that line was blazing its way across the Western Prairies. Later, as division engineer for the Gulf Coast & Sante Fe, he was in the saddle from dawn to dusk, plotting the course of the railroad through what is now Oklahoma and Southeastern Kansas.
For the next few years, Mr. Kinnear, a large and inspiring man in appearance, was in Chile where, with the help of a nickel-plated forty-four and his engineering skill, he attempted to put through a railroad for the Nortn and South Improvement Co.
RETURNS TO U.S.
Finally, with the clouds of the Balmaceda War approaching and the constant problem of warding off conspirators attempting to steal his maps and charts, Kinnear gave up the undertaking and returned to this country. Engineering achievements for railroads in Canada, then the Detroit Tunnel, in Kansas and in the East followed. He became president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad and for more than a score of years, he was in charge of the affairs of the United States Improvement & Realty Co. in New York City.
He received an engineering degree from the University of Kansas and was elected to several important engineering societies. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Xi.
He returned to Detroit following his retirement in 1936. A sister, Mrs. Minnie G. Barnett, lives in Kansas City.
His death certificate says her name as his wife, and that he is a widow. Their son, Lawrence, was the informant.
Wilson S. Kinnear was also a son of Richard. From the Feb 11, 1892 Ottawa Herald, "Wilson Kinnear arrived in the city Monday from Canada. He came to attend the funeral of his father but by a bungle made by the operators his telegram was miswritten otherwise the funeral would have been put off till Monday or Tuesday." Also, this note from the Oct. 24, 1912 Ottawa Herald:"The body of the late Richard Kinnear was moved today from Hope Cemetery to Highland Cemetery. Mr. Kinnear lived in Ottawa for many years and died February 5, 1892. The family lot in Hope Cemetery was filled and the change to Highland Cemetery was made through the order of Wilson Kinnear, a son of the deceased. He arranged for the change through H. F. Sheldon, an old friend of the Kinnear family." And finally, this article from the Aug 22, 1910 Ottawa Herald that I thought you might find interesting: "The recent promotion of Wilson Kinnear to the head of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad, has brought to the minds of many of the Ottawa people, recollections of the family as it lived in Ottawa. Wilson Kinnear was the son of Richard Kinnear, and lived in the frame house now standing at the northeast corner of Seventh and Cedar streets.
Contributor: ChuckT (47306240)
DETROIT FREE PRESS 09 AUG 1941, SAT PAGE 7
WILSON S. KINNEAR
One of the foremost trail-blazers when the railroads were spreading out in all directions before the turn of the century, Mr. Kinnear, 77 years old, died early Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carmen K. Johnston, 1007 Cadieux Road, Grosse Pointe.
Private services at Dill Brothers Funeral Chapel, 10215 Hamilton. Burial at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Roseland Park Mausoleum.
At the height of his career as a civil engineer, Mr. Kinnear came to Detroit in 1905 to take charge of the building of the Michigan Central's $7,000,000 tunnel under the Detroit River. Three years later the delicate engineering feat was completed.
It was during this period that Kinnear was prominent in the Organization of the Detroit Golf Club. His son, Lawrence W. Kinnear, now lives near these grounds at 16644 Parkside.
BEGAN CAREER EARLY
Mr. Kinnear was born in Ohio and as a boy he accompanied his father on surveying trips. He quit school to take a job as an axman with the Sante Fe Railroad when that line was blazing its way across the Western Prairies. Later, as division engineer for the Gulf Coast & Sante Fe, he was in the saddle from dawn to dusk, plotting the course of the railroad through what is now Oklahoma and Southeastern Kansas.
For the next few years, Mr. Kinnear, a large and inspiring man in appearance, was in Chile where, with the help of a nickel-plated forty-four and his engineering skill, he attempted to put through a railroad for the Nortn and South Improvement Co.
RETURNS TO U.S.
Finally, with the clouds of the Balmaceda War approaching and the constant problem of warding off conspirators attempting to steal his maps and charts, Kinnear gave up the undertaking and returned to this country. Engineering achievements for railroads in Canada, then the Detroit Tunnel, in Kansas and in the East followed. He became president of the Kansas City Terminal Railroad and for more than a score of years, he was in charge of the affairs of the United States Improvement & Realty Co. in New York City.
He received an engineering degree from the University of Kansas and was elected to several important engineering societies. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Xi.
He returned to Detroit following his retirement in 1936. A sister, Mrs. Minnie G. Barnett, lives in Kansas City.
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