Photograph of James Pinney

Basic details

Photograph of James Pinney is an image, with genre photograph and portraits.

Its dimensions are 3.5 in. x 2 in..

It was created around 1862-1866.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This photograph of James Pinney (b. 1807, d. 1877) is located in the Pinney Family Bible. James Pinney was born to Azariah and Dorcas Cornish Pinney who came to Worthington in 1804. James is the grandson of Captian Abner Pinney, member of the Scioto Company that founded Worthington. He married Esther Minerva Walker in 1837 and the couple had six children; Marietta, Weltha, Henry, James Franklin, Eleanor and Charles. They lived on a farm on the west side of the Olentangy just south of Worthington. In 1873 Pinney served as a trustee for Walnut Grove Cemetery and on the Worthington Village Council in 1875 and 1876. He is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Subjects

It features the person James Pinney.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1113.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 74-G-20.1.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on August 18, 2020. It was last updated November 3, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

Photograph of James Pinney from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Photograph of James Pinney. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.