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Maryville Enterprise, (Blount Co. TN) Thursday, January 23, 1913:
“75th Birthday Party---The 75th birthday of Mr. Henry J. Kinzel, Civil War Veteran, in the Sixth Tenn. Regiment, was celebrated on Jan. 13, 1913, at the residence of his sister, Mrs. L. Ross Gibbs, on the Washington Pike, Knox County [Tennessee]. A limited number of guests were invited.
Among the many birthday cards received by Mr. Kinzel, was a unique one from his brother, Edward J. Kinzel, which read, “Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 13, 1913, To brother Henry John Kinzel, Born Jan. 13th 1838. Jan. 13, 1913, 75 years. We are the seven Johns of one father, and one mother. So this is from the seventh John, who wishes a Happy Birthday to the fourth John. Your brother, Edward John Kinzel.”
Reminiscences of boyhood days, and of the war between the North and South were talked over, and some are worth quoting. Henry told, how, one day, a half dozen boys around, who like all boys were very fond of honey, planned to persuade a neighbor’s fine possum dog named Leed, to go with them on a hunt. The dog soon treed something and in a little while the big tree was cut down, falling on Leed, and he was counted for dead. The badly scared boys worked, and tugged, and finally lifted the big tree, and were amazed and delighted to see Leed jump up and scamper to his home, and they never stole Leed again.
Henry also told while studying his lessons at his bench at school, a little mouse would come near him. He fixed a fishing line and vainly tried to hook the little mouse. One day, with his head low over his book, and evidently studying hard, he pulled on the line quick and hard, when the teacher said, “Henry did you catch it that time?” and Henry caught a whipping instead of catching the mouse.
Another tale was about a boy chum, who was promised a whipping on his return to school, after staying away two days. He returned with his back well padded with straw, but during the chastisement a few straws showed themselves on the back of his neck, and all the straw was removed, and he received the rod in earnest.
Mr. Kinzel was in good health and spirits, and his many friends wish him many more birthdays of continued health and happiness.”
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