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Herbert Spencer Kinnan

6 May 1875 – 18 Oct 1937

Birth6 May 1875
Death18 Oct 1937
CemeteryGraceland Cemetery
Shelby , Polk County , Nebraska , USA
Added byBeth Sparrow on 21 Sep 2013
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104841242

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Add'l info from FAG contributor Greg Volk # 48138686 The Columbus Daily Telegram , October 19, 1937 KINNAN-- SPENCER KINNAN MEETS DEATH IN STACKER ACCIDENT - Prominent Farmer of Polk County Struck Down by Heavy Timber Spencer Kinnan, 62, prominent Polk county farmer, met instant death yesterday afternoon when a heavy timber, part of a hay stacker which he was moving, fell and struck him on the back of the neck. The accident happened on the Kinnan farm, 11 miles south of Columbus, as Mr. Kinnan was in the act of moving the stacker from a hay stack, intent on removing a rope which he did not wish to remain on the stacker during the rain. He had left the home about 11 a.m. with a team of horses for the hay field and was alone when the accident occured. No worry was expressed by members of the family when he did not return within reasonable time, as he was thought to be at the farm of his son, Wayne, living nearby. When his team appeared at the farm place without him about 5 p.m., however, searching parties of neighbors were formed, and the body of Mr. Kinnan was found where he had been struck down by the stacker timber. Investigations conducted by the family this morning showed that a clevis had apparenty broken while the stacker was partly raised, preparatory to moving it away from the stack, releasing the timber and pinning Mr. Kinnan beneath. Death was due to a severe neck injury. Prominent Farmer Respected and highly esteemed by all who knew him, Mr. Kinnan spent almost his entire life on the farm where he died. Son of Joseph and Martha Jane Kinnan, descendants of a 16th century English crown family and members of early American families, Spencer Kinnan was born in Lincoln, Ill., on May 6, 1875. When he was a year old, Mr. Kinnan's parents moved to Nebraska, having purchased a farm in Clear Creek township in Polk county, where he has since resided, with exception of three years spent in Columbus. Educated at the local rural school, Osceola High school and the Fremont Normal, Mr. Kinnan soon became prominent in the rural life of his community. When the Columbus Production Credit corporation was organized in 1934, Mr. Kinnan became a director, a position which he was holding at the time of his death. He also served as United States crop reporter for Polk county for many years. In 1903 Mr. Kinnan was united in marriage to Miss Ethna Stewart, member of an early Butler county family, the marriage being solemnized in Albion. To them were born three chidren: Wayne living on an adjoining Kinnan farm, Herbert and Miss Hazel, employed by a Boston chemical company. Lure of the Farm Increasing in prosperity with the years, Mr. and Mrs. Kinnan moved to Columbus in 1922, where they lived for three years. The lure of the farm became too great, however, and they soon returned to the old place where they have since remained. Mr. Kinnan was in the best of health, his family reported, and continued to take keen interest in affairs of his farms and those of his community and county. Besides his wife and three children, Mr. Kinnan is survived by four sisters and one brother. They are: Mrs. Alice Ellsworth, living nearby; Mrs. Alberta Groves and Misses Dollie and Jessie Kinnan, all of Columbus, and Joseph R. Kinnan, of Cherry Grove, Ore. Funeral arrangements had not been made by The Telegram's press hour this afternoon, pending the arrival of his daughter from Boston and his brother from Oregon. Miss Hazel is scheduled to arrive in Omaha this afternoon by plane, but Joseph Kinnan will probaby not arrive until Thursday, members of the family said.

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