Alvin Ray Kinney (1901 - 1959)

Born 28 Sep 1901 in Cook Co. Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Josephine (Palmer) Kinney — married 19 Feb 1918 (to before 1925) in Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan

Husband of Mary Frances Harriet (Dresser) Kinney — married 28 Sep 1926 in San Francisco, California

Husband of Erna Lula (Stark) Kinney — married 20 May 1946 in Clark, Nevada, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1959 at age 57 in Spanaway, Washington

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Biography

Alvin Ray "Pat" Kinney was born in 1901 to Herbert Kinney and Phoebe Ray. ^[1] NOTE: There are many birth dates in different documents for Alvin. He used different ages for various documents. He tried to join the Navy during World War 1 but was too young. He overstated his age and was inducted for a while until they discovered the mistake. He was much younger than his first and second wives, so gave an inaccurate age on those marriage licenses. (Per Janet Kinney, daughter-in-law) ^{[2] [3]}

He married Josephine (Josie) Palmer in 1918 in Paw Paw, Michigan. ^[4] It lists his occupation as stenographer. ^[5] They were divorced before 1926.

Their first child, Vernon, died during a premature birth in Aug 1918. ^[6] They had three other children: Howard Alvin in 1920, Helen (adopted name June Sherman) in 1921, and Bernard Barris (adopted name Bruce Delbert Neilsen) in 1923.

Second, Alvin married Francis Dresser Hoover in 1926 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. The marriage license shows that each had been previously married. It lists Alvin's occupation as draftsman of fixtures. It lists Frances' occupation as dressmaker. It lists her birth place as Marysville, California. Her father's name is given as Jno Dresser and her mother's as Kathryn Garoutte. Both list their ages as 38. ^[7] Francis Dresler died in 1943. Alvin Kinney was in Letterman Hospital when she died. He was there from Apr 29, 1943 - Sept 24, 1943. He was recuperating from his stint at Guadalcanal. He was there during the battle.

Third, Alvin married Peggy Stark Chasteen on 20 May 1946 in Clark, Nevada, United States.^[8]

1910 Census shows Alvin (misread as Cilvin) age 8 living in Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan with his parents, Herbert (age 48) and Phoebe (age 44) and his sister, Lela (age 16). It shows Herbert's occupation as real estate, farm property. In the 1910 census Cilvin (age 8) was the single son of Herbert Kenney in Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.^[9]

The 1918 Census of World War 1 Veterans ^[10] states Alvin joined the Navy 19 March 1918 and shows Alvin's birth date as 28 Sep 1899. It also states he made 4 overseas trips conveying transport troops. It shows Alvin was inducted at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

1920 US Census Lists Alvin among troops stationed in Coblenz, Germany but lists him as "Returned to U.S". ^[11]In the 1920 census Alvin (age 20) was the married head of household in Muskegon, Michigan, United States. His occupation is listed as machinist in a machine shop. ^[12]

1930 US Census shows Alvin (age 37) living in Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California with his wife, Frances (age 39). It shows his occupation as a draftsman in a lumber mill. Frances' occupation is listed as a dress maker. In the 1930 census Alvin (age 37) was the married head of household in Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States.^[13]

In the 1940 census Alvin (age 38) was the married head of household in National Judicial Township, San Diego, California, United States. His wife, Frances Dresser Kinney lived with him. He states he was employed at the Navy Base.^[14]

Alvin was a passenger in 1952 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States^[15]

He died of cancer in 1959 in Seattle, King, Washington. ^[16] He was buried next to his second wife, Mary Frances Harriet Dresser Hoover in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Francisco, California. ^[17]

While he was in the military, he went to Honolulu, Hawaii in Feb 1941 on the ship Lurline. The record says he was 41 at that point. ^[18]

1952 - Alvin and his third wife, Erma Lulu "Peggy" Stark Kinney, returned from Honolulu, Hawaii, where they had been stationed, on the USS General Edwin Patrick. It lists their address as 2529 Marigold St., Fort Worth, TX. ^[19]

He came to San Francisco, California in 1953 on the ship General Edwin D Patrick. ^[20]

Military Records from 9 Aug 1919 show him as a private in the infantry. ^[21]

Military Records from Nov 1920 show Alvin as a Private first class in Company C, 29th Infantry, Camp Benning, Georgia. ^[22]

Military Records from 1922 show Alvin Listed "for 30 days" in Company C, 29th Infantry, Ft. Benning, Georgia. The record is indexed as 1932, but the page before that record should be read 1922. ^[23]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N744-WQZ : 26 December 2014), Alvin Ray Kinney, 28 Sep 1901; citing v 44 p 176, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,748.
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3TX-V9K : 4 December 2014), Alvin Ray Kinney and Josephine Palmer, 19 Feb 1918; citing Paw Paw,Van Buren, Michigan, v 5 p 176 rn 8827, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,728.
3. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCB-H1J : 4 November 2017), Allvin Ray Kinney and Josephine Palmer, 19 Feb 1918; citing reference ID Pg 244 Record #8827, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,019,199.
4. ↑ Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3TX-V9K : 18 February 2021), Alvin Ray Kinney and Josephine Palmer, 19 Feb 1918; citing Marriage, Paw Paw,Van Buren, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209972.
5. ↑ Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCB-H1J : 18 February 2021), Allvin Ray Kinney, 1918.
6. ↑ Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTG-2WR : 23 February 2021), Alvin Kinney in entry for Vernon Kinney, 1918.
7. ↑ "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95N9-9ZXM?cc=1402856&wc=319P-6Y3%3A20726701%2C28056001 : 28 November 2018), Marriages > Marriage Certificates, Marriage Licenses, Vol. 259, 1926 > image 226 of 609; San Francisco Public Library, California.
8. ↑ Marriage: "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
   citing Marriage, Clark, Nevada, United States, Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Las Vegas; FHL microfilm 005241847.
   FamilySearch Record: QL4L-FDTF (accessed 30 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-L17L-719 Image number 00497
   Alvin Ray Kinney marriage to Peggy Stark Chasteen on 20 May 1946 in Clark, Nevada, United States.
9. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 153, sheet 4B, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 676; FHL microfilm 1,374,689.
   FamilySearch (accessed 2 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 01070
   Alvin Kenney (8), single son, in household of Herbert Kinney (48) in Columbia, Van Buren, Michigan, United States. Born in Illinois.
10. ↑ "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-MKDT : 8 September 2019), Josephine Palmer in household of A. R. Kinney, Lake, Illinois, United States; citing Military Service, Lake, Illinois, United States, Michigan Department of State, Lansing; FHL microfilm 008461614.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP85-8NM : accessed 10 June 2019), Alvin Kinney, Coblenz, Germany, Military and Naval Forces, United States; citing Overseas Military, sheet 90B, line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2040; FHL microfilm 1,822,040.
12. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 788; Line: 44; FHL microfilm: 1820788; Record number: 25630;
    FamilySearch (accessed 27 February 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00539
    Alvin Kenney (20), married head of household in Muskegon, Michigan, United States.
13. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 489, sheet 2A, line 5, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 150; FHL microfilm 2,339,885.
    FamilySearch (accessed 2 March 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00861
    Alvin R Kinney (37), married head of household in Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States. Born in Illinois.
14. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    Citing enumeration district (ED) 37-58, sheet 5B, line 62, family 136, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 297.
    FamilySearch (accessed 2 March 2022)
    FamilySearch Image
    Alvin R Kinney (38), married head of household in National Judicial Township, San Diego, California, United States.
15. ↑ Passenger List: "California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953"
    Citing San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1410 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,381,212.
    FamilySearch (accessed 2 March 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00710
    
16. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ99-9LJ : 5 December 2014), Alvin Ray Kinney, 12 Feb 1959; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 2738, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,817.
17. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 November 2020), memorial page for Alvin Ray Kinney (28 Sep 1901–12 Feb 1959), Find a Grave Memorial no. 3596842, citing Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA ; Maintained by Sharon Rich Pohlman (contributor 47701969) .
18. ↑ "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Z5-736G?cc=2141044&wc=M613-3Z9%3A368109301 : 11 June 2014), Roll 227 vol 347 1941 > image 583 of 690; citing NARA microfilm publication A3422 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
19. ↑ California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXHN-B95 : 19 February 2021), Alvin R Kinney, 1952; citing San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1410 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,381,212.
20. ↑ California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXHN-B95 : 19 February 2021), Alvin R Kinney, 1952; citing San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1410 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,381,212.
21. ↑ "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3DB-J93W-D?cc=3346936 : 28 May 2021), > image 1 of 1.
22. ↑ United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZQTR-6D2M : 17 May 2021), Alvin Kinney, 1920.
23. ↑ United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZQND-QG2M : 17 May 2021), Alvin Kinney, 1932.