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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Samuel Kinzie Survey, Ms1987-043, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Samuel Kinzie Survey was completed in October 2013.
Samuel Kinzie was born in Botetourt County, Virginia, May 15, 1817. Before moving to Montgomery County in 1876, he lived in Giles County. Kinzie was a farmer in Giles County, and later in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. He and his first wife, Mary A. D. Farrier (d. 1867) had 11 children: William C. (1843-1864); Robert N. (b. 1845); Oscar V. (b. 1847); Lewis D. (b. 1849); Rufus M. (b.1852); Charles W. (1854-1869); Amanda A. (b. 1856); Permilia M (b. 1859); Harriet S. (b. 1861); Samuel W. (b. 1864); and Mary A. (b. 1867). In 1869, he married Sarah Walters (b. 1826). They had at least one child: Alice O. (b.1871). Kinzie died in 1898 and is buried in Giles County.
The collection contains a survey of Samuel Kinzie's properties in Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Virginia, made in 1899 by C. S. Charlton.
The guide to the Samuel Kinzie Survey, Ms1987-043 by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).