Person:John Kinnick (16)

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John Porfirio Kinnick
d.29 Mar 1999 Clarkson, Washington
m. 16 Nov 1940
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Name John Porfirio Kinnick
Gender Male
Birth? 29 Jan 1917 Park City, Yellowstone Co, Montana
Marriage 16 Nov 1940 Livingston, Montanato Earlene Delores Leffingwell
Death? 29 Mar 1999 Clarkson, Washington
Burial? 1 Apr 1999 Vineland Cem, Clarkson, Washington


per 1920 census 24 Jun 1997, received 1984 Park County History sketch of William Walter Kinnick with extensive family detail. John Porfirio as fifth child. "John and wife Earlene live there also (Clarkston, Washington)." Telecon John and Earlene from Clarkston, 23 Jul 1997: Been married 57 years, he is 81. Older sister Rachel, age 87, getting remarried. Said Bill and Lupe also born in San Antonia, TX, not Mexico. Father, William, swapped Laurel property for 200 head of sheep and a section of land near St. Louis. Lost it all in 6 months. Took lambs to sell in St. Louis, had to wait 10 days, storage more than profit. Bailed out by Sister Maggie, went to work on her ranch in Park Co, MT, to pay her back. Said he was about 17 when parents broke up (1933?), Dad gave sawmill to Bill. John said he was leaving. Did. Brothers ran sawmill business for 50 years. Bill took sawmill to CA to cut eucaplytus trees. Turned out they were soft, not hard. Curled up as soon as cut. Dorothy does genealogy, been to Salt Lake City. Born 1917, from Dorothy Adams, 15 Aug 1997. Updates from Linda DesChamps, Jun 1999. Obit and Funeral Program from Linda, Aug 1999. - also, copy of marriage license, birth certificate, and Kinnick Mill newspaper clipping! Confirmed by SSDI, also. 1930 census has William W, 64, IL, and Jo Andalupe, 40, Kinnick, with Myuel A, 20, Rachel A, 18, J William, 15, John P, 12, Dorthy E, 10, Thomas S, 8, Edward M, 6, and Frederick W, 3 10/12, at Upper Mill Creek, Park Co, MT.