Sharon, This is Adam's bio from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Knox County 1899. Note to Bob, this isn't posted on site yet. Kinser, Adam; Farmer, Soldier, and Miner; born in Haw Creek Township, March 1, 1839, and educated in Maquon. His father, Jesse Kinser, and his granfather Elisha Kinser, were born at Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. Jesse Kinser was a farmer who went to Indiana where he married Phoebe Housh, a native of Lawrence County, Indiana, and the daughter of Adam Housh. Mr. Jesse Kinser came to Knox County in 1837 and settled in the northeast corner of Chestnut Township. Mr. Adam Kinser was engaged in farming until his enlistment in Company A, Fourteenth Illinois Calvary. After an honorable discharge at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, December 13, 1864, he returned home and has since been granted a pension for injuries recieved during the war. In the Spring of 1866, he journeyed overland to Virginia City, Montana, his company having several skirmishes with the Indians en route. After six years of rough but enjoyable mining life he returned to Knox County, but went West again to Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, where he successfully invested some money in a threshing machine and dealt in real estate for several years. November 27, 1872, he was married to Olive Straley at West Point, Missouri. She is the daughter of Elias and Elizabeth (Edge) Straley, of Virginia and Ohio, respectively. Elias Straley kept a hotel in Independence, Missouri, and then began farming in Miami County, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Kinser have six children: William C., Alva A., Maud May, Emma Myrtle, Robert L., and Cecil K. On the death of his father, he returned to Knox County and has resided in Maquon since 1880. After a short period of business life he retired and in 1897, was re-elected Police Justice, an office which he has filled with great tact and ability. In politics, he is a republican. I've got lots of info on the Housh's and live in a house that was built by the Kinser family. Todd in Maquon At 12:00 PM 6/1/01 -0600, you wrote: >Posted on: Knox Co. Il Query Forum >Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/Knox/11047 > >Surname: KINSER, HOUSH, STRULY >------------------------- > >Searching for information regarding Jesse Kinser, aka James Jesse Kinser, >aka Jesse B. Kinser. He was the father of Adam C. Kinser (my great grandfather) >that resided in Knox Co., Maquon, IL. Jesse's wife was Phoebe Housh from >Lawrence Co., IN. I'm also searching for the correct spelling of Adam's >wife's name, Olive Struly/Straley. On my grandfather's birth certificate >it shows Olive Struly. In the Genealogical Database I searched in, it shows >Olive Straley. > >Thank You, > >Sharon Troxell >Bakersfield, CA > >