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Note: t from a number of the censuses, but does appear in the 6th ward in Pittsburgh in 1860 as "J. Kinlen," a 28 year old stonemason born in Ireland. He was married and had 4 children, one of whom is James Pender, Jr., the son of his wife's first husband. A B.F. McFerron is also living in the house, a 22 year old female born in PA whose occupation is "moulder." This is a younger sister of wife Catherine/Kate; her birth in PA (@@1828) seems to confirm J.J. Houlihan's information that the McFerrons immigrated about 1829.
James registered for the Civil War draft as "James Kinlen," 44, stone mason, born Ireland. He was a resident of the 7th wward, Pittsburgh. PA.
James is listed in the "Pittsburgh & Allegheny Directory 1868-69" as a stonemason, living on Webster Ave., Pittsburgh. According to Mary Ethel (O'Keefe) Rafferty, he was in business with his brother, John Kinlen (see Notes: John Kindlin). His business was prosperous, according to Mary Ethel: he supplied stone to many buildings in Pittsburgh, including the Court House and the Cathedral on Grant St. He sent his daughters to a Catholic girls finishing school in Latrobe, PA from which Ella Kinlen Gallagher and sister, Katie Kinlen, graduated.
His place of birth comes from his brother and sister-in-law's statements at the 1880 census wherein their place of birth is shown as "County Louth" and is confirmed by a memorial obelisk at the burial plot of James' brother, John, at St. Mary's Cemetery, naming his as "native of Parish of Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland." James does not appear in the 1880 census, but is listed in the 1885 Pittsburgh Directory as James "Kinlan," stone mason, 385 Webster; son Henry is listed as a laborer, same address. The 1890 Pittsburgh Directory lists James "Kinlan," mason, still at 385 Webster Ave., along with sons Henry, mason, 26 Davis, and James, Jr., mason, 385 Webster (we know nothing about this James Jr., but know that James H. and Catherine had 7 children, only 6 of whom were living at the 1900 census, daughter Bridget having died young). In the 1895 directory is listed James H. Kinlen, stonemason, 385 Webster, Pittsburgh and Henry, stonemason, 143 Erin.
According to his death certificate, St. Mary's Cemetery records and his obituary in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette of 4 April 1899, James Kinlen ("Kindlin" in cemetery records; "Kinlin" in the death certificate) died Sunday, 2 April 1899 at 2:30 pm from "la grippe;" the secondary cause of death was "senile asthenia." He'd been ill for 3 months. His residence was 2013 Webster, 11th ward, Pittsburgh where, according to the death certificate, he'd lived for 29 years. He was married, a stonemason and born in Ireland. His father is listed as Henry Kinlin, also born in Ireland; his mother's first name is not shown, although she was born in Ireland. The funeral was held from his residence at 2013 Webster Ave.; a requiem mass was held at St. Bridget's Church on April 4. He is buried in Section O, lot 59 of St. Mary's cemetery. His wife, Catherine, is also buried in this section; all others in this section and lot are members of son Henry's family.
On 18 April 1998 I visited St. Mary's Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh. I was unable to locate any memorial tablets of tombstones for anyone at this gravesite, even with the Section map in hand. Given age discrepancies in this family between census and burial records, James' approximate year of birth shown must be considered speculative; he was probably a bit younger. James and his family appear to have spelled their surname fairly consistently as "Kinlen" with no "d," while his brother John and family seem to have used "Kindlin" on a consistent basis.
Note: James Kinlen first appears in Pittsburgh records in the 1856-57 and 57-58 Pittsburgh Directories as a "mason." In the earlier year he was living at 270 Webster Ave., later at 262 Webster. He's absen
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