CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - GEORGE KINKAID

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GEORGE KINKAID

George Kinkaid, resident of Pierce and Cedar Counties for nearly 80 years, 
died Tuesday afternoon at his home at the age of 90. He had been in failing 
health for several years and was taken seriously ill six weeks ago.

Funeral Services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 at the Methodist 
Church, and burial will be in the Magnet Cemetery.

Mr. Kinkaid was one of the few remaining early-day residents. He and Mrs. 
Kinkaid observed their 62nd wedding anniversary on January 1st.  They were 
married at the home of her parents in Willow Creek locality southwest of 
Pierce and after spending four year there came to Cedar County, which had 
since been their home.

George W. Kinkaid was born in Princeton, Scott County, Iowa, March 26, 1862, 
and when six years of age ho moved with his family to Minnesota. In 1872, the 
family came by ox team to Pierce County settling 15 miles west of Pierce in 
the Willow Creek community. On January 1, 1891, he was married to Cassie 
Forsythe at the home of her parents, and they farmed in that community many 
years and then came to the place nine miles north of Randolph. A number of 
years ago they retired and moved to their home in west Randolph.

Surviving are his wife; children Harrison of Hartington, the twins Eugene of 
Lincoln and Mrs. Eunice Jonas of South Sioux City, Mrs. Ada Jensen of Randolph, 
Mrs. Nina Jensen of Coleridge, Mrs. Mabel Van Slyke, Mrs. Wilma Reed and Mrs. 
Hazel Graffis, 21 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.