Joseph Kinzie, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; was born in Union Township, in this county, in 1841 he is the third child of Zaccheus and Elizabeth (Albaugh) Kinzie. Zaccheus was born in Maryland, his ancestry coming from Germany. He came to this country with his parents when about 2 years old, and located in Montgomery Co. The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm, and his early training was that of a farmer, which has served him well through life; his early education was limited to the common school; he made his first move from the homestead in Union Township; in the spring of 1868, he took a trip West, and was gone till the spring of 1870, when he returned to his native township here he remained till the spring of 1873, when he went to Indiana; from there, in the following spring, to Missouri, returning in the fall to his native place again; in the spring of 1876, he came to his present place, which he purchased and has since successfully operated. Mr. Kinzie is a young man of enterprise and industry, and a useful member of society. He identifies himself with the Republican party. He was married in 1864 to Lavinia Bowlin, of Pennsylvania; she came to this county, in the spring of 1863. A son and daughter, Emma C. and Theodore, have been the issue of this union.