Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 3. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 366.
 
ZACHARIAH T. KINTZLEY

     a veteran of the Civil war whose life has been full of activity, is now
living retired at his home, Douglas Garden, one mile east of Springfield. He was
born in Clay county, Indiana, September 16, 1847, a son of George and Sarah
(Wheeler) Kintzley, natives of Virginia and North Carolina respectively. The
parents were married in Louisville, Kentucky, where they resided for a short
time, after which they removed to Clay county, Indiana, and later to
Putnamville, Indiana, where the father built a large grist mill and sawmill
which he operated for seven years. He then sold his mill property and moved to
Story county, Iowa, where he bought land and began farming, but died one year
later, in 1855. The mother remained on the farm until 1863, when she sold the
property, and moved to the vicinity of Denver, Colorado. There she resided for a
short. time and then returned to Story county, Iowa, where she died in 1872. In
their family were seven children, namely: Adolphus, who died during the Civil
war in which he was participating, and whose widow passed away at Ames, Iowa;
Mrs. Mary McHiron, of Decatur, Nebraska, who is now deceased; George B., of
Jasper, Oregon; Barbara Jane, who died in Springfield, Oregon; James K. and
Priscilla, both deceased; and Zachariah T., of this review.
     The last named was reared in Indiana and Iowa and in the schools of those
states received a good education. He helped his father with the work of the mill
when not engaged with his text-books, but at the early age of sixteen years
enlisted in the Ninth Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, on September 23, 1863, and served
until March 23, 1866, when he was discharged at Davenport, Iowa. After the close
of the war he returned to Story county, Iowa, there residing for a short time,
after which he removed to the vicinity of Sioux City, Iowa, where he entered
upon farming pursuits and remained for five years on a farm which he had
purchased. He then sold his farm and removed to Sloan, Iowa, where he was
married and went into the sawmill business. He was thus engaged for ten years
near that city and then moved to Sloan, where for two years he served as city
marshal and for some time operated a restaurant. He was also elected sheriff, a
position which he filled for two years and then, in 1890, came to Oregon,
settling in Springfield after stopping for a short time in eastern Oregon,
driving thence across the state Ito Lane county. Here he went into the furniture
business, a vocation which he followed for seven years, after which he sold out
and became a dealer in real estate for a time. He then retired from active life
and built a home called Douglas Garden where he now lives, on a tract of ten
acres one mile from Springfield. He is also the owner of two other fine
residence properties in the town.
     Mr. Kintzley was married, March 19, 1870, to Miss Mary C. Cain, who was
born in Wisconsin, January 12, 1848, a daughter of Milton and Hannah Cain. The
father was born in this country while the , mother's birthplace was England.
After his marriage the father worked in the lead mines of Wisconsin until 1869,
when he migrated with his family to California and settled in Eldorado county.
On reaching the Golden state he began gold mining, an occupation in which he
continued. His wife died in 1871 but the father, who has not been heard from for
some time, is supposed to be living. Mrs. Kintzley was the eldest of four
children who were born unto her parents, the others being: John M., of Sioux
City, Iowa; James B., residing in Seattle, Washington; and Charles, living in
California. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Kintzley consisted of four children but
two are now deceased: Ida F., who died at the age of four and a half years; and
Edna V., who passed away at the age of seventeen months. The mother passed away
on the 13th of January, 1900, leaving besides her husband two children to mourn
her loss, namely: Mrs. Mary A. Doane, who resides with her father at Douglas
Garden and has two children, Mary C. and Belvin B.; and George M., clerking in a
hardware store in Springfield. Both were given a high-school education.
     In his political views Mr. Kintzley is a republican and has been quite
active in the party and a stanch adherent of its principles although he has not
been an office seeker and never held any public office excepting that of sheriff
and city marshal while living in Iowa. In his fraternal relations he is a member
of the Odd Fellows Lodge, No. 70, of Springfield, in which he has filled all of
the chairs. Mr. Kintzley has a genial disposition and by his warmheartedness and
business and social activity has become well and favorably known to practically
everybody in Springfield as well as to a large portion of the citizens of Lane
county. He has a large number of close personal friends who hold him in high
esteem, and although living, a retired life he still remains a conspicuous
figure in Springfield where he is recognized as one of the best citizens of the
community.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.