Kinniburgh, John 1848 - 1932

KINNIBURGH, KINNIBURG, MILLER, ANDERSON

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 10/20/2018 at 10:41:16

Clayton County Register, Thur., 20 Oct. 1932. Strawberry Point column.

The body of John Kinniburgh, a former resident of this place but for over thirty years of Waterloo, was brought here Sunday, Funeral services were held at the home in Waterloo Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Thomas R. Niven, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, after which he accompanied the sorrowing relatives here and held short services in the Franklin chapel. Interment took place in the local cemetery.

John Kinniburgh, son of Hugh and Margaret Kinniburgh, was born May 27, 1848, at Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada. He came to Iowa in 1876, and located on a farm near Strawberry Point, where he resided for 10 years. He was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Miller at West Union, Feb. 14, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Kinniburgh conducted a hotel here for a number of years and went to Waterloo in 1900, where he entered the employ of the Illinois Central as a workman in the toolroom, and remained with the company for 25 years. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Miss Della Kinniburgh of Des Moines, and Mrs. D. C. (Trix) Anderson, and son, Charles Kinniburgh, both of Waterloo; also two grandchildren.

(Note: WPA records show him as John Kinniburg, 1848 - 1932, buried in Strawberry Point cemetery.)