William Kincaid (1821 - 1908)

Born 4 Mar 1821 in Wayne Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Died 28 Aug 1908 at age 87 in Wayne Twp, Erie Co, PA

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William Kincaid, son of John (3) and Elizabeth (Smith) Kincaid, was born in Wayne township, Erie county, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1821, died August 28, 1908. He owned two hundred acres of land, was interested in cheese manufacture with his brothers, and continued a tiller of the soil all his active years. He was, in his early life, a member of the Congregational church at Beaver Dam. When this society disorganized he became a member of the United Brethren church, where he remained a member until his death. He lived a life of honest, manly endeavor, serving the church at Beaver Dam with a pious zeal. He was a Whig for many years, but when the question of slavery in the territories became an issue, he joined with the Free Soilers, and later with the Republican party. When the question of suppression of the liquor traffic became an issue, he joined heartily with the Prohibition party, and ever after acted with that party. When a young man he was a member and trained with the home guards of Wattsburg, Erie county. He married, October 3, 1840, Jane Elizabeth Smith, born May 1, 1823, died May 9, 1906, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith, of Phillipsville, Erie county ; her father was a pioneer, and a soldier at Erie, Pennsylvania, serving there at the time Perry fought' his victorious battle on Lake Erie. Children of William Kincaid: Rev. John Smith, of whom further; Ida Elizabeth, born March 1, 1863, married Frank E. Alverson.

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• Source: S-762692858 Repository: #R-1195878603 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=77392861&pid=402
• Repository: R-1195878603 Ancestry.com
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 895-902)