The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-18
Major Isaac KinIey, Distin-
guished Native of Wayne
County, Dies at Advanced
Age at Los Angeles.
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR
LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
After Serving His Country
Calamity, He Began His Lit
erary Career in This City
Was Well Known.

LelesIdHl just TeCeiVcu Uy Aio
brother-in-law, VIM. II. Bradbury of
this city announces the death at Los
Angeles. California, in his S9th year.
of Major Isaac Kinley. formerly a
prominent citizen of this county, and
we'll remembered by many of the old
er residents. He had long been a
patient sufferer from the effects of a
wound received during the civil war.
resulting several years ago in paralys-
is of the lower limbs, from which he
has gradually grown weaker and more
helpless until death released him on
Friday, the 18th instant.
Isaac Kinley was born on a farm in
Randolph County, Indiana, November
II, 1920. His father, also Isaac Kinley,
came to Indiana in 1917 from Warren
county, Ohio. The family came to
Wayne county in 1925, settling upon a
farm a few miles northwest of Gen.
terville, where Major Kinley grew to
manhood.
Wounded Leading Charge.
In 1S49 he was married to Nancy
B. Holloway of Henry county, a wOm-
an Of sterling character, who died in
1855. On October 2, 1859, he was
again married, to Mrs. JEANNE G. Ad-
ANS. then his assistant teacher at the
Union seminary. Soon after their
marriage, they moved to New Castle
| where ne began the practice of law,
but the war of the rebellion changed
his career. He organized Company
D of the 36th Indiana volunteers and
was made its captain. Before leaving
| for the war, he and his wife removed
to Richmond where they made their
home until 1874, when. because OF
Mrs. Kinley's failing health, they re-
moved to California. Together they
taught private school at San Jose,
but the further decline of Mrs. Kin
ley's health caused them to quit the
school and go to Los Angeles where
she died in 1877 and where he spent
the remainder of his life.
| In the Civil war Major Kinley made
an enviable record. He was favorite
| OF both officers and men. For merit
orious service, he was chosen. out OF
the regular order of promotion, major
of his regiment to succeed the late
Gen. Thomas w. Bennett when he
became colonel of the 69th. This was
on November %. 1862. Although
while cZ.tain he had passed through
several skirmishes and battles un
hurt. soon after his promotion, or
December 81, 1862. at the battle OF
Stone River, while in command of his
regimen Mt, the colonel having been as
signed to the command of a brigade
and the lieutenant colonel being alb
sent on leave, he received a severe
wound from which he never wholly
recovered. He was on foot, his horse
having been shot under him, when q
|musket ball shattered his thigh bone
near the hip joint. The wound was
thought to be necessarily fatal. but
his splendid physical condition. to
gether with the careful nursing OF hi.
devoted and heroic wife through
many months of suffering. saved his
life for further usefulness.
Becomes Provost Marshal.
Being disabled from further mill
tary service. he resigned from the
army in May 1863. When sufficient,
recovered, he accepted the office o
provost marshal for the Fifth distric
of Indiana, which trying position h.
filled very acceptably until the ent
OF the war, when, in August, 1865, ha
sent in his resignation with his recon
mendation that the office be discon
tinued.
Major Kinley's public services wera
various. Besides teaching school. b.
was active in literary work. writing
many articles upon agricultural. hort
which we're printed In different loca
papers. He established and conduct
ed for time, The Beech Tree. q pa
per of high literary merit. He edites
The Citizen. weekly paper published
at Knightstown. Indiana and The In
dustrial. monthly. af Richmond. Ind
He took deep interest in - welfart
of all toilers and at Los Angeles b.
published The Slogan. devoted to tn
interests Of laborfng people He ais
published in pamphlet form, collec
ton of his verses. entitled Songs o
Labor
Helps Local Library.
Il He was a prime mover in organizinl
the Library association with the dc
finite purpose Of securing q public
brary for Richmond This societ.
flourished for several years. and tn
interest thus awakened prompted tn
late Robert Morrison to establisl