Brooklyn Times-Union/1919/George Washington Kinner

George Washington Kinner.

Port Jefferson, New York; April 18, 1919. George Washington Kinner, aged 86, died at his home on Main street, Wednesday morning from old age. His death was hastened by the death of his wife, Mrs. Julia A. Kinner, which occurred about three months ago. Mr. Kinner was son of the late Caleb Kinner and born at Coram, Long Island. He is the last member of the immediately family, which there were three brothers, Caleb, Charles and John Howard, and Mrs. Theodore Brush. Mr. Kinner came to Port Jefferson about 50 years ago, just after his marriage to Miss Julia A. Davis, of Middle Island, and they went to housekeeping in the home in which they have always lived. One son was born to them, Caleb Kinner, who died when a small child. Mr. Kinner was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in August 1862, and was member of the 189th Regiment, New York Volunteers. He saw active service for thirty-four months, and was wounded in the battle at Petersburg, Virginia and was invalided to a hospital where his right foot and part of the leg was amputated. After his return home from the war Mr. Kinner was appointed postmaster at the Port Jefferson Post Office and held that position for twenty-one years, after which he lived a retired life. He was a charter member of the Lewis O. Conklin Post No. 627, G.A.R., and had been a member of the Presbyterian Church for a number of years. Funeral services will be held at his late home tomorrow afternoon, and will be conducted by the Rev. A. M. Elliott, of the Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. A. P. Corliss, of the Methodist Church, also the Lewis O. Conklin Post. Interment will be made in Cedar Hill Cemetery.