Features Overview

Biographical Information

Born: July 18, 1902
Died: June 8, 1992
Father: Lyall Julian Pinkerton (1871 - 1965)
Mother: Laura Abbie Van Ostrand (1869 - 1951)
Spouse: Kathryn Elizabeth Winter (1902 - 1975) m. 1976
Patriotic Ancestor - Sergeant Asa Kellogg: Capt. Enoch Noble’s Company in Col. John Brown Regiment, Massachusetts

John Pinkerton 1903.

Laura Annie Van Ostrand Pinkerton with son John, 1906.

1910 class inside Roosevelt Elementary. John Pinkerton is a student in the class.

Lauria Abbie Van Ostrand Pinkerton with children Dewitt and John in 1905

John Pinkerton, Lyall Pinkerton, and Dewitt Van Ostrand Pinkerton

The Pinkerton Knitted Coat

The Jersild Knitting Company produced the Pinkerton Knitting Coat during the 1920s. John Pinkerton’s father, Lyall Julian Pinkerton worked as a manager with Jersild Knitting.

Jersild Ad. Neenah News Record October 13, 1922.

Connection to the Pinkerton Detective Agency

While there is a lack of evidence for a direct connection to the Pinkerton Agency, here is what is known:

A photograph of Allan Pinkerton is in the Pinkerton Family Photograph Album at the Neenah Historical Society
Both Allan and John Pinkerton are connected to a James Pinkerton
Both have Scottish Heritage