From the book History of Walworth County Wisconsin, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Pages 639 - 640
 
WILLIAM C. KINYON.  After many years of consistent and unremitting endeavor 
William C. KINYON is now living in the town of Sharon, taking life easier than 
formerly, for there was a time when he worked as hard in the fields in both 
crop season and out as any man in Walworth county, for he believed that "in the 
sweat of a man's face he should eat bread" and he was trained to do his full 
share of the world's work by his worthy father, one of the sterling pioneers 
who came out of the East to assist to bringing about the transformation of the 
West in the early days, and it is to such strong characters as he that we of 
today of this fair Middle West owe so much.
 
William C. KINYON was born in Boone county, Illinois, on April 20, 1835.  He is 
the son of Joseph Tracey KINYON and Lucinda (KINNEY) KINYON, both born in the 
state of New York, in which they spent their childhood years.  It was in 1844 
that the father of the subject came to Illinois, locating on the Wisconsin 
state line.  He engaged in farming all his life until one year of his death.  
He was successful in establishing a good home in the new country.  He finally 
came to Sharon, Walworth county.
 
William C. KINYON, of this sketch, was reared and educated in Boone county, 
Illinois, and early in life he took up farming for a livelihood and continued 
the same successfully.  He owns a most excellent farm in section 31, Sharon 
township, which he placed under good improvements and kept well tilled.  In 
1900 he moved to the village of Sharon.  His farm of two hundred acres lies in 
the southwest corner of Sharon township.  He merely looks after it in a general 
way, keeping it rented.
 
Fraternally, Mr. KINYON is a Mason.  He was married to Katherine PIPER, 
daughter of George PIPER, of Sharon township, a retired farmer.  The subject's 
wife died in 1902, without issue.
 
Mr. KINYON is now and has been for the past seven years treasurer of the Sharon 
Township Insurance Company.

Submitted By:  Carol
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