Plot location from 1998 cemetery survey and transcription.
1880 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: J. W. Kinnikin, 21, Missouri (Delaware/Kentucky), hostler.
Married Kate T. Fogherty May 1887 in Gold Hill, Storey county.
1900 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: Joseph Kinnikin, 40 (August 1860), Missouri (Delaware/Georgia), married 13 years, miner; Kate, 30 (March 1970), Nevada (Ireland/Ireland), married 13 years; Luvene, 10 (February 1890); Marvin, 7 (October 1892); Mildred, 4 (February 1896); William, 2 (February 1898); children all Nevada (Missouri/Nevada).
Cause of death was defect in heart.
[Rickards fiction: Joseph W. Kinnikin Was born in St. Louis Missouri Nov 13 1858, he came to Nevada in the 1870's settling in Virginia City were he worked as a miner. He died of pneumonia on Dec. 9th 1903 at age 45 and was laid to rest in the Catholic Section of the Virginia City Cemetery. His wooden Grave marker is still quite readable after 101 years. Photo courtesy of the former Virginia City Wild West Museum.]
1880 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: J. W. Kinnikin, 21, Missouri (Delaware/Kentucky), hostler.
Married Kate T. Fogherty May 1887 in Gold Hill, Storey county.
1900 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: Joseph Kinnikin, 40 (August 1860), Missouri (Delaware/Georgia), married 13 years, miner; Kate, 30 (March 1970), Nevada (Ireland/Ireland), married 13 years; Luvene, 10 (February 1890); Marvin, 7 (October 1892); Mildred, 4 (February 1896); William, 2 (February 1898); children all Nevada (Missouri/Nevada).
Cause of death was defect in heart.
[Rickards fiction: Joseph W. Kinnikin Was born in St. Louis Missouri Nov 13 1858, he came to Nevada in the 1870's settling in Virginia City were he worked as a miner. He died of pneumonia on Dec. 9th 1903 at age 45 and was laid to rest in the Catholic Section of the Virginia City Cemetery. His wooden Grave marker is still quite readable after 101 years. Photo courtesy of the former Virginia City Wild West Museum.]
Plot location from 1998 cemetery survey and transcription.
1880 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: J. W. Kinnikin, 21, Missouri (Delaware/Kentucky), hostler.
Married Kate T. Fogherty May 1887 in Gold Hill, Storey county.
1900 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: Joseph Kinnikin, 40 (August 1860), Missouri (Delaware/Georgia), married 13 years, miner; Kate, 30 (March 1970), Nevada (Ireland/Ireland), married 13 years; Luvene, 10 (February 1890); Marvin, 7 (October 1892); Mildred, 4 (February 1896); William, 2 (February 1898); children all Nevada (Missouri/Nevada).
Cause of death was defect in heart.
[Rickards fiction: Joseph W. Kinnikin Was born in St. Louis Missouri Nov 13 1858, he came to Nevada in the 1870's settling in Virginia City were he worked as a miner. He died of pneumonia on Dec. 9th 1903 at age 45 and was laid to rest in the Catholic Section of the Virginia City Cemetery. His wooden Grave marker is still quite readable after 101 years. Photo courtesy of the former Virginia City Wild West Museum.]
1880 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: J. W. Kinnikin, 21, Missouri (Delaware/Kentucky), hostler.
Married Kate T. Fogherty May 1887 in Gold Hill, Storey county.
1900 census, Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada: Joseph Kinnikin, 40 (August 1860), Missouri (Delaware/Georgia), married 13 years, miner; Kate, 30 (March 1970), Nevada (Ireland/Ireland), married 13 years; Luvene, 10 (February 1890); Marvin, 7 (October 1892); Mildred, 4 (February 1896); William, 2 (February 1898); children all Nevada (Missouri/Nevada).
Cause of death was defect in heart.
[Rickards fiction: Joseph W. Kinnikin Was born in St. Louis Missouri Nov 13 1858, he came to Nevada in the 1870's settling in Virginia City were he worked as a miner. He died of pneumonia on Dec. 9th 1903 at age 45 and was laid to rest in the Catholic Section of the Virginia City Cemetery. His wooden Grave marker is still quite readable after 101 years. Photo courtesy of the former Virginia City Wild West Museum.]
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Joseph M. Kinnikin
Lived
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Died
Dec. 9, 1903
Native of
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