Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Seth KINMAN
SETH KINMAN - (1815-1888) Frontiersman, Born 1815 near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, he moved to Illinois at 15 and in 1849 west to California but returned to Illinois for two years in 1850. He then took his family to Northern California where he became a market hunter; he claimed to have killed 800 grizzlies in Humboldt County. Kinman made several trips to Washington, D.C. presenting elkhorn chairs to Presidents from Buchanan to Hayes. Kinman accidently shot himself in the leg, the wound leading to amputation and ultimately his death. He was buried in Humboldt County, California.
| HOME | EMAIL | SURNAMES |
Return to The Pennocks of Primitive Hall website.
The information in this database may contain errors. If you find any questionable data, or if you have something to add my findings, please feel free to e-mail me by clicking on the "E-MAIL" link above. Thank you!
Page built by Gedpage Version 2.21 ©2009 on 07 July 2020