George served in Company D Bracketts Minnesota Cavalry during the Civil War.

Name: George Valentine Kinney
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 27 Oct 1913
Burial Place: Marion, Minn.
Death Date: 24 Oct 1913
Death Place: Olmsted, Minnesota
Age: 76
Birth Date: 08 Jan 1837
Birthplace: Ill.
Occupation: Business
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Alfred Kinney
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Name: Permelia Sandrum
Mother's Birthplace: Ill.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02106-2
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
GS Film number: 2138532
Reference ID: 184

The Rochester Post and Record 31 Oct. 1913

MANY PRESENT AT
KINNEY FUNERAL
EARLIEST SETTLER OF OLM-
STED COUNTY LAID TO
REST ON MONDAY
Monday with impressive services,
amidst a gathering of relatives,
friends and old comrades that filled
the old home to overflowing, and
thronged the Methodist church at
Marion to the doors, George V. Kinney,
for sixty years a resident of
Olmsted county, was laid to rest.
Mr. Kinney was a staunch member
of the Baptist church, and Rev. G.
II. Gamble bad charge of the services
assisted by Rev. Williams, pastor
of the M. E. church of Marion. Six
brothers of the deceased acted as
pall bearers, and his comrades of
Custer Post G. A. R. were present
in a body and read their beautiful
ritual at the grave. An appropriate
solo and several of the grand old
hymns were well rendered by the
choir. The service began at the old
home at 1-30 where Rev. Williams
read the 23d psalm and Rev. Gamble
offered prayer. The relatives and
friends then went to the church,
which was filled to overflowing by
the many friends and old settlers
who had come from far and near.
The 90th psalm, portions of John 14
and Revelations 21 and 22 were
read by Rev. Gamble and prayer
offered by Rev. Williams, who also
spoke with feeling of Brother Kinney's
fine Christian character. The
sermon was by Rev. G. H. Gamble,
who selected as his text II Timothy
4:7 and 8, "I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my course I
have kept the faith." He emphasized
the noble qualities of Geo. Kinney's
life as a soldier of his country
and a soldier of Christ his loyalty,
earnestness, kindness, industry and
righteous character living a clean,
strong, manly Christian life himself,
and always helping in every good
word and work, now he has closed
his life here below well as a good
soldier of the cross and entered into
his reward, receiving from his Lord
"the crown of righteousness."
George V. Kinney was born in Pike
county, Illinois, January 3, 1837, was
taken by his parents soon after to
Wisconsin and in 1844 to Iowa. In
1854 the family moved to Olmsted
county, Minn., settling at Marion,
where Mr. Kinney has since lived.
As one of the earliest settlers he
knew by experience the life and
hardship of a pioneer. August 4,
1861, he was married to Ede Parish,
and the two daughters, now Mrs.
Nellie Whittlesay of Minneapolis, and
Mrs. Ada Wilson of Watertown, S.
D., were present at their father's
funeral.
He enlisted as a soldier in his
country's service December 12, 1863,
joining Brackett's Battalion of cavalry
as a member of Co. D, and was
with that command until May 19,
1866. He served also in the Indian
war under Gen. Sibley.
His first wife died in 1865 and to
years after he was united in marriage
to Lucinda Beech Bragg, the
widow of Weslie Bragg. Four children
were born to them. Three of
them are still living and were present
at the funeral N. Leonard Kinney,
Mrs. Elizabeth Browning and
Mrs. Agnes Nelson. Mr. Bragg was
also present, Mrs. A. C. Bonham of
Minneapolis, a sister of Mrs. Kinney
was also present with her daughter,
Mrs. Wright, of Minneapolis. Beside
his beloved wife and these children,
he is survived by thirteen grandchildren
and six great grandchildren.
He was a loyal member of Custer
Post, G. A. R., and always enjoyed
the good fellowship of his old soldier
comrades. It is such men as Geo.
V. Kinney, honest, industrious,
God-fearing citizens that have made
our country great.