Oliver Kinzie^{[1, 2, 3]}

1869 - 1946  (76 years)

• Name	Oliver Kinzie
  Born	16 Mar 1869	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42540594
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Manufacturer, Store Fixtures
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Manufacturer, Store Fixtures
  Residence	87 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1921	87 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  		87 Queen St. North, Kitchener, Ontario From Berlin Today 1809-1906
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00065-4086.2
  Died	30 Jan 1946	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I3260	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham D. Kinsie,   b. 24 Sep 1842, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1909  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Susannah Detweiler,   b. 22 Mar 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F1066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selena C. Bowman,   b. 8 Jul 1867, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1898	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Belle Beatrice Kinzie,   b. 20 Sep 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age 89 years)   2. Walter Scott Kinzie,   b. Jan 1903, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1953, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 50 years)   3. Howard Ross Kinzie,   b. 21 Aug 1904,   d. 26 Dec 1904  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KINZIE, Oliver 83 William St. W., Waterloo, Jan. 30, 76 years. Kitchener Record 31 Jan 1946 pg 17 ____________ Oliver Kinzie Oliver Kinzie, who retired in 1928 after 20 years as president and manager of the Walker Bin and Store Fixture Co., Ltd., died late Wednesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Belle Playford, 83 William St. W., Waterloo, at the age of 76. Before entering the manufacturing business. Mr. Kinzie learned the button trade in the Buffalo plant of the Jacob Y. Shantz Co. He also travelled for the D. Hibner Furniture Co., the Hespeler Furniture Co. and the Berlin Suspender and Button Co. He was associated with D. B. Detweiler and E. W. B. Snider in the development of a hydro-electric power plant on the Michipicoten River near Sault Ste. Marie 40 years ago. Mr. Kinzie attended Trinity United Church and was a former member of its board of stewards as well as a member of the church choir for 40 years. For many years, he had spent the summer at Gobleholme, Goble's Grove, Port Elgin He was born in Oxford County. March 16, 1869, son of Abraham Kinzle who died in 1909 and Susannah Detweiler Kinzie who died in 1918. They lived in Roseville, Ont Mr. Kinzie was married at Hamilton to Selena Bowman who died In 1926 Surviving besides his daughter. Mrs. Playford, are one son, Walter S. Kinzie, Chicago, seven grandchildren and three great- grandchildren; three brothers. Henry. Ira ane Eden, all of Kitchener; and two sisters, Mrs. Norman B (Clara) Snyder, Carstairs, Alta.. and Mrs. Eldon (Venetta) Brown, Swift Current. Sask. One sister, Mrs. Wesley (Ellen) Steckley, died In 1925 The remains are reating at the Keffer Funeral Home, Kitchener. where a public funeral service will be conducted on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock by the Rev. E. O. Seymour. Burial will take place at the East End Mennonite Cemetery. Mr. Kinzie attended Trinity United Church and was a former member of its board of stewards as well

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 849. [S173] Ancestry.com. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 525. [S149] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 70 Household Number 341. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. West: Oliver Kinzie / March 16, 1869-Jan.30, 1946 / his wife / Selena C. Bowman / July 8, 1867-April 5, 1926 / Tho' lost to sight, to memory dear / Kinzie / (A) Father [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 34 Page 13. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 28. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Mar 1868. 08 Mar 1868 Abraham Kinsie of Berlin was married to Susanna Dettweiler of North Dumfries. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Abraham Kinzie Age: 26 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Blenheim Tp. Names of Parents: Joseph & Barbara Kinzie Bride: Name: Suszana Detweiler Age: 18 Res: North Dumfries Tp. Place of Birth: North Dumfries Tp. Names of Parents: Enoch & Abigal Dettweiler Witness(S): Name: Ezra Schneider Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Lozinda Schanz Res: Berlin Date of Marriage: March 8, 1868 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Abraham Kinsie Birth Place: Blenheim Township Residence: Berlin Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Father Name: Joseph Kinsie Mother Name: Barbara Kinsie Spouse Name: Susanna Dettweiler Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse residence: North Dumfries Spouse Father Name: Enoch Dettweiler Spouse Mother Name: Abigail Dettweiler Marriage Date: 8 Mar 1868 Marriage Place: Berlin

  
  

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  Born - 16 Mar 1869 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Mar 1898 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Store Fixtures - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Store Fixtures - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jan 1946 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth