Robert Edwin Kinter and Ida Jane Kingsley

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Husband Robert Edwin Kinter ^{1 2}

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           Born: 10 Jun 1872 - Elders Ridge, Young Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1 3
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         Father: George Trimble Kinter (1846-1881) 3
         Mother: Agnes Lecetta Bills (1851-1881) 3 4

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       Marriage: 13 Jul 1893 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 5

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Wife Ida Jane Kingsley ⁵

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Children

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1 F Rachel Agnes Kinter ⁵

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           Born: 11 Jun 1905 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Robert Edwin Kinter

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He received a good education, being sent to the Soldiers' Orphans' School at Dayton, Pennsylvania. His first work was in a dry goods store at Butler, Pennsylvania, where he began his mercantile career as a delivery boy for Ritter & Ralston, remaining in their employ five years, and meantime becoming a clerk. Following that experience he was in Pittsburgh (Allegheny) for six years, as salesman in the wholesale department of the house of Boggs & Buhl, and about 1901 he came to Oil City to take the position of manager in the William B. James department store, the same later operated by The Kinter Company, for on June 1, 1911, Mr. James sold out to Mr. Kinter.
He was a prominent member of the Chamber of Commerce, and as chairman of the Merchants' Association of that body was largely instrumental in promoting the style shows which stimulated trade in every line of merchandising in the city, attracting hundreds of visitors from nearby towns. All public movements had his generous support and hearty co-operation. After the country entered into World War I he did his full share in carrying on war activities, by personal work as well as liberal assistance in giving them publicity, helping every branch of the relief Service, Red Cross, War Savings, War Chest, Y. M. C. A. and kindred organizations, with his means and influence. He was a charter member of the National Security League and was especially zealous in furthering its work, and he also belonged to the American Defense Society. In political sentiment Mr. Kinter was a Republican. He was a prominent member of Trinity M. E. Church and served on the official board, and was a regular attendant of the Palmer Bible class. Socially he belonged to the Wanango Country Club of Oil City, to R. Biddle Roberts Lodge, No. 530, I. O. O. F., of Pittsburgh, and to the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution, which met at Philadelphia. [HVC 1919, 599]

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General Notes: Wife - Ida Jane Kingsley

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from Franklin, Venango Co, PA

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Notes: Marriage

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Their wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. D. N. Harnish.

1 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 14.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 598.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 599.

4 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 13.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 600.