David KINCH

1833 - 1915  (81 years)

• Name	David KINCH
  Birth	22 Oct 1833	Neffs Mills, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 1915	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania
  Burial	Oak Ridge Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Like his father and brother John, David too was a blacksmith. He was raised in the Franklin Twp area of Huntington County. He married Isabella Zentmyer on 3 July 1855. He moved to Arch Springs, a small settlement near Sinking Valley, Blair County, about 15 miles from Altoona. He later moved to Altoona where he gained political notice by becoming the second mayor there. It was said that upon his election (around 1872 or 73) he cleaned up the city (literally!) by removing pig styes from the city area and by seeing that the city had sewers constructed. He seems to have been a "law and order" mayor, probably leading to his mayoral loss in 1874. David worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. until he retired at age 70. In the 1890 Altoona directory he is listed as a tool temperer and lived 1116 Fifth Avenue where several of his children also resided. He died 30 March 1915 in Altoona. The 13 children of David Kinch [Jr] and his wife were born and raised in the Altoona area.
  Person ID	I2336	Zentmeyer Main Tree
  Last Modified	5 May 2015

  
  

  Father	David KINCH,   b. 2 Oct 1805, Lancaster, Pennsylvania d. 9 Apr 1853, Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Mary Magdalena DAVIS,   b. 13 Sep 1812, Pennsylvania d. 10 Feb 1888, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1829	East Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Rev. Jacob Stine
  Photos		Family Bible of David Kinch We have taken the names and dates for David and Mary's children from this record.
  Family ID	F575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella ZENTMYER,   b. 17 Jun 1833, Springfield Furnace, Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvana d. 11 Jan 1923, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1855	Pennsylvania
  Children	1. William Mulroy KINCH,   b. 12 Apr 1856, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 29 Aug 1914, Manhattan, New York, New York (Age 58 years)   2. Lewis Elmer KINCH,   b. 1 Nov 1857, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 15 Jun 1947, Mayview, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Age 89 years)   3. Mary Margaret KINCH,   b. 10 Feb 1859, Huntingdon, Pennlylvania d. 1949, Manatee, Florida (Age 89 years)   4. John Zentmyer KINCH,   b. 24 Sep 1860, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 3 Sep 1930, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 69 years)   5. Anna Russia KINCH,   b. 13 Jan 1862, Graysville, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania d. 11 Dec 1949, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 87 years)   6. Steward Blanchard KINCH,   b. 4 Dec 1863, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 16 Aug 1921, Juniata, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 57 years)   7. Emma Jane KINCH,   b. 18 Aug 1865, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 19 Apr 1869, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 3 years)   8. Myra Florence KINCH,   b. 18 Jun 1867, Spruce Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania d. 12 Dec 1930, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 63 years)   9. Grace Gertrude KINCH,   b. 29 Jun 1869, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 10 Oct 1955, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 86 years)   10. David Blair KINCH,   b. 5 Jun 1871, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 11 Jun 1920, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 49 years)   11. Elizabeth McCartney KINCH,   b. 20 Apr 1874, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 24 Jul 1956, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years)   12. Isabella KINCH,   b. Jan 1876, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 23 Feb 1973, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 97 years)   13. Alma Susan KINCH,   b. 29 Dec 1878, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania d. 16 Apr 1978, Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2018

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		David Kinch and Isabella Zentmyer Kinch family Photo courtesy of Herman Roy Nagle, Great Grandson of David Kinch and Isabella Zentmyer Kinch
  		David Kinch Obituary in the Altoona Tribune, March 31, 1915
  		Headstone of David Kinch Oak Ridge Cemetery, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Plot H