Brief Life History of John David
When John David Kinnison was born on 4 August 1880, in Desdemona, Eastland, Texas, United States, his father, Simeon English Kinnison, was 34 and his mother, Amanda Tennesee Tiner, was 27. He married Susan Arena Granger on 3 August 1900, in Gorman, Eastland, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Maricopa, Arizona, United States for about 10 years and Supervisorial District 2, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1940. He died on 21 January 1963, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- John D Kennison, "United States Census, 1930"
- J D Kinnison, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
- John David Kinnison, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
variant of Cunieson, a patronymic from the personal name Conan, which was borne by an illegitimate son of Henry, Duke of Atholl, from whom many bearers are descended.
patronymic from an Anglicized form of the Gaelic personalname Coinneach (see Kenneth ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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