W.K. Kincaid

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W.K. Kincaid

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

All the members of the KINCAID family in this country trace their ancestry to the best stock in Scotland, and hence their helpfulness to the various communities in which they reside. They are widely scattered over the United States at the present, and when they meet with conditions which are not exactly encouraging, they "make the best of them with genuine Scotch grit." W. K. KINCAID, a farmer of Boonton, Morris county, New Jersey, is no exception to this rule. His father, Charles A. KINCAID, although not born in Morris county, spent the larger part of his life there, and died when he was considerably over seventy years of age. His active years were spent in farming. He married Catherine DECKER, a descendant of an old family of the county, and they had seven children.

W. K. KINCAID was born near BOONTON, Morris county, New Jersey, in 1851, and received his educational advantage in the public schools of his native country. At an early age he commenced the active work of a farmer’s son, then for several years was employed in a variety of other occupations. Later he returned to his agricultural pursuits, cultivating a farm below Boonton for a period of twenty-one years, and four years ago purchased his present farm of twenty-five acres in Boonton. He cultivates this for general produce, and finds a ready market for his output by reason of its excellent quality. In political matters he has the courage of his convictions, and casts his votes independently. His fraternal membership is with the order of Free and Accepted Masons. Mr. KINCAID married Jane BOOT, also born in this county, and they have had children: Frank, Meta, Dora and William.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)