Walter Montel PHINNEY
Farmer in Lebo, Kansas and Riverside, CA..English Walnuts and alfalpha
They also adopted Alice Sook . Known as "Ad"
He died of tuberculosis. He was a printer in Topeka.Born in a log cabinnear Old Olivet, Kansas. He was only 26yrs when he died.
At age 3 yrs moved from Old Olivet to Lebo, Coffey County, Kansas andgrew up there. Teacher and superintendent of schools and institute instructor. Elementary Teacher in Lebo 1899-1900 Principal of Schools in Agra 1904-07 Superintendent of Schools in Larned 1908- 1940 plua President and other offices in Kansas State Teacher's Assoc. Known as "Roy";
Farmed in California, Kansas and Arkansas. Never had children. Last knownto be living in 1940 at Gravette, Arkansas. Known as "George". He spentseveral years in charge of college experimental farm and Manhattan,Kansas. Horticulturist.
Settled in a farm in Kingman, Kansas. He grew wheat.
Moved with parents to California in 1907, at the age of 16yrs. Graduateof KSAC, Manhattan. Employee of Cities Service in Oklahoma and Chicago.Heserved in WWI. Known as "Glen". Sales manager for Cities ServicCorporation in Oklahoma & Chicago, Illinois.
Moved to Riverside, CA with his parents when he was 12 yrs. He was afarmer, carpenter and lumber dealer. He was a printer, motion pictureoperator, superintendent of sawmill, Merced, CA.
He married Malissa Adaline Sook 25 Feb 1877 at Old Olivet, Kansas . Malissa Adaline Sook was born at Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio 12 Mar 1854 daughter of Joseph Quincy Sook and Catherine Margaret McGee .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Charles Arthur Phinney
born 1 Jan 1878.
Royal Victor Phinney
born 28 Sep 1880.
George Herbert Phinney
born 8 Mar 1883.
William Caton Phinney
born 30 Aug 1885.
Clyde Earl Phinney
born 1 Aug 1888.
Joseph Glen Phinney
born 2 Feb 1891.
Frank Ellsworth Phinney
born 9 May 1895.
Walter Montel Phinney died 28 May 1930 at Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California .
Malissa Adaline Sook died 3 Mar 1935 at Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California .