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𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞, 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐛 𝐂. 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟓, 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟗 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐈𝐍. ⁣⁣⁣𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕, 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟗 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐧, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐇𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐧, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨.

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John Edward married Emma W. Ronk on September 28, 1890.  Emma was born on June 29, 1869. They had nine children together. Despite the heart-wrenching loss of their daughter, Alice Catherine, at the tender age of thirteen, and their son, Merle Ray, who passed away as an infant at barely three weeks old, the Kinzie family remained strong and united.

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1. Albert David Kinzie⁣

2. Alice Catherine Kinzie⁣

3. Nellie Oleva Kinzie⁣

4. Merle Ray Kinzie⁣

5. Effie May Kinzie⁣

6. Ora Ambrose Kinzie⁣

7. Mary Ethel Kinzie⁣

8. Virgil Matthew Kinzie⁣

9. Florence Marie Kinzie⁣

John Edward was a steadfast pillar of support in his community, always ready to lend a hand to his neighbors, especially when it came to the labor-intensive task of threshing. Meanwhile, his wife, Emma (Ronk) Kinzie, found solace in her rocking chair, often settling into it with her leg tucked underneath her. This position inevitably led to a slight tilt of the chair, causing it to become crooked.

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The family’s home seemed perpetually open to the world, with no screens on the windows to shield against the outside elements. Visitors, especially the cousins, often remarked on the persistent flurry of flies that buzzed around the rooms. 

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John Edward preceded his wife in death and passed away on May 17, 1929.  Emma died on June 27, 1960. ⁣⁣⁣

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There are limited photos of John Edward and no images of his wife, Emma. If anyone in Kinzie's family has such pictures, please message us!⁣⁣⁣

Based on excerpts from the Christian Küntzi genealogy documents and the 1981 Kinzie Book of Anecdotes. Please contact us with any corrections or updates.