NJGenWeb ~ Morris County, New Jersey

Source: History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

For a long period of years Alexander KANOUSE has been a resident of Morris county, is well known as proprietor of the Dover House, and a citizen whose material prosperity is also represented in the ownership of considerable local real estate. He started out as a young man, entirely dependent upon his own resources, worked at any honorable employment, and when he first came to Dover was engaged in the bottling and livery business.

Alexander KANOUSE was born at Meridon, New Jersey, September 11, 1840, son of Abraham and Mary Ann (HYLER) KANOUSE. Both parents were natives of this State, and the father was a substantial farmer. The children were:

• William;
• Sarah, married Aaron VAN BUSTER;
• Aaron;
• Alexander and
• Nancy, twins, Nancy being the wife of Charles HALL;
• Hester, wife of Artilian WINSTER;
• Helen, wife of Thomas GRAY;
• Rachael, wife of David TINNEY;
• Orland;
• Florence, wife of a Mr. DOBBINS.

Alexander KANOUSE as a boy had the advantages of only the common schools, and when very young started out to do practical labor, contributing to his own livelihood. His first venture in business was domestic work, farming, then mining and later boating on the Morris canal, at which he worked for two years. Seven years was then spent as a teamster, until 1865. After that for seven years he was in the grocery trade at Rockaway and also kept a hotel there, moving from Rockaway to Dover, where he established a bottling plant and had a livery stable. For a number of years he has made the Dover House a popular place of entertainment to the traveling public and by wise investments and shrewd management has accumulated a large amount of city real estate. In politics Mr. KANOUSE usually votes the Republican ticket, although he exercises his own judgement in matters of political interest. For three years he was honored with the office of town treasurer. His affiliation with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows has continued for more than foty years, and he was a charter member of the lodge at Rockaway.

In 1864 Mr. KANOUSE married Amy J. ZINDLE, born at Brooklyn, and was reared at Mount Hope in New Jersey. Her parents were Leopold and Nancy (MERRITT) ZINDLE. Besides Mrs. KANOUSE the other children in the ZINDLE family were:

• William;
• Adeline, wife of Isaac WEEKS;
• David;
• George;
• Louise, wife of Thomas HICKS

Mr. and Mrs. KANOUSE have two children,

• George and
• Addie.

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