After her parents died in infancy, she was raised by her uncle, Rev. William Johnson Rutledge, a chaplain in the Civil War, a Methodist minister, and the originator of the Grand Army of the Republic organization.
At the time of her death, this anonymous note is found: "Mary Troy Kinney, wife of Hon Wm. C. Kinney, of Chicago, raised as a daughter by Wm J. and Lois Rutledge , died in Chicago, apr 1891, aged 48 years but few have lived or died with such evidence of superiority. In a long life I have never known any one who had more personal influence, even among strangers."
-Religion: Methodist
-Her Obituaries: One, and Two


Sources:
-Birth Source: "History of the 93rd Regiment" entry for her husband, Family bible.
-Marriage Source: Marriage Records of Davidson, TN
-Death Source: Note above, Family bible, and Chicago Death Record.
-Death Source: Death Certificate
-Chicago records record her death: "KINNEY, MARY T 04/12/1891 CHICAGO 46 YR U 00008588 COOK"
-"History of 93rd Regiment"
-Civil War Pension Record.
-1880 US Census : Living in Hyde Park, Illinois
-1870 US Census : Living with brother-in-law Joel in Kansas City, MO
-1860 US Census : Monroe County, Illinois with uncle william j. rutledge and family. list KY as bbirthplace of father.


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