Mark Kinnison was born Abt. 1777 in VA, and died 1854 in Elkhart Co, IN.He married Nancy Davis, daughter of William Davis and Priscilla Grimes.
Notes for Mark Kinnison:
The following account is probably the source of the parentage of NANCY (DAVIS) KINNISON.
I have a copy of "Pictorial & Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart & St. Joseph Counties, Indiana"; published by Goodspeed Brothers in Chicago 1893 on page 647 is the following biography of EDWIN W. KINNISON:
"In tracing back the ancestors of the Kinnison family we find that the great-grandfather of our subject, CHARLES KINNISON, came originally from England and settled in Pocahontas couty, W. Va., where he became an extensive land owner. He was married in this country to Miss MATTIE DAY and seven children were born to this union as follows: DAVID, AMOS, NATHANIEL, MARK, MATTIE and two not remembered.
MR. KINNISON followed agricultural pursuits in West Virginia, cleared a farm, and became the owner of 2,000 acres of land. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was engaged in the secret service in a battle with the Indians at West Point. His sons cleared up tracks from the 2,000 acres owned by MR. KINNISON and became prosperous citizens.
MR. KINNISON lived to be 78 years of age and was one of the old-time pioneers of West Virginia, and an early member of the Masonic fraternity. HIS SON, MARK KINNISON, THE GRANDFATHER OF OUR SUBJECT, WAS BORN IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND THERE SECURED BUT A LIMITED EDUCATION. HE WAS MARRIED TO MISS NANCY DAVIS, DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM DAVIS AND PRISCILLA (GRIMES) DAVIS. THE DAVIS FAMILY IS OF WELSH ANCESTRY.
To MARK KINNISON and wife were born eight children: DAVIS, CHARLES, MARK, ARCHIBALD, HIRAM, RUTH, ELIZABETH and NANCY.
MR. KINNISON settled [on pg. 648 now of the book] on a part of his father's farm in Pocahontas county, W. Va., cleared this and made a good farm. In November, 1833, he came to the Hoosier State; settled at Hawpatch, La Grange county, where he remained one year, and then came to the farm now occupied by our subject. This was all wild land at that time, and MR. KINNISON cleared up a good farm of 80 acres, assisted by his sons especially HIRAM. He lived to be 77 years of age and was a member of the Methodist Church. In politics he was a Democrat and an Abolitionist. He was a hardworking, pioneer citizen and was universally esteemed. His son, ARCHIBALD KINNISON, father of subject, was born in West Virginia and was but a boy when he came to Benton township, Elkhart county with his father...."
My interests lie with HIRAM KINNISON,son of Mark and Nancy (Davis) Kinnison. HIRAM KINNISON married 1st-CATHERINE STRANG on 18 May 1843 in LaGrange Co., Indiana (see 1850 and 1860 census for Benton Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana) and married 2nd-BARBARA LANDIS on 21 March 1875 in Elkhart Co., Indiana. HIRAM (age 58) is married to BARBARA (age 35) in the 1880 census for Benton Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana and 4 of his children by CATHERINE STRANG are still living with him.
More About Mark Kinnison:
Burial: Unknown, Hire Cemetery, Elkhart Co, IN.
Children of Mark Kinnison and Nancy Davis are:+Davis Kinnison, b. 8 November 1804, d. date unknown.
Charles Kinnison, b. Abt. 1808, d. date unknown.
Mark Kinnison, b. Abt. 1810, d. date unknown.
Archibald Kinnison, d. date unknown.
Hiram Kinnison, d. date unknown.
Ruth Kinnison, b. Abt. 1816, d. date unknown.
Elizabeth Kinnison, d. date unknown.
Martha Kinnison, d. date unknown.
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