Kern County Obituaries

George Watson Kinton

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 20 Aug 1955

Rosamond Pioneer Passes Away
George Watson Kinton, 86, cattleman of Rosamond, Calif., who was born April 
20, 1869 in Pennsylvania, died August 15, 1955 in Ventura County from natural 
causes. Services were held in the Mumaw Chapel at 11 a.m., with interment in 
Grand View Memmorial Park, Glendale.	:
He is survived by a brother, Howard of Pa., and two nephews t Loring Carpenter of 
Kansas and Oscar Kidwell of Pa. George Kinton came to Rosamond in 1900 and 
worked in the Hamilton Mine. After several years he then took the job as foreman for 
Harry Butterworth: on his cattle ranch. After several years of cattle raising he then 
took the position of peace officer for Antelope Valley (Deputy Sheriff). From here he 
took the job as night clerk at the Lancaster Inn Hotel. From here he retired and made 
his home in Rosamond. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge of Bedford. Pa.. for 
many years.