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Miss
Sallie Kintner Honeymoon Suite
Room #8 -- $129-$149 |
| | BED - King size Carved Cherry (reproduction)
Wheat Pattern
BRASS BED WARMER - Holds hot coals to warm bed
CHEST - English, Hand-carved Burl
ARMOIRE - 8' tall Flame Mahogany
COMMODE - Mahogany Needlepoint Lift-top (original indoor plumbing)
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Sallie
Kintner was born November 25, 1843 to Jacob and Pamela
Kintner. She was the youngest of four children and grew up in
the Kintner House which was located across from the town
square. After that building burned in 1871, the Kintners built
and lived in the existing Kintner House.
"Miss Sallie", as she was affectionately known, was
generous, sympathetic, and warmhearted The pretty young woman
was an ardent and untiring worker in the Corydon Christian
Church. She joined the church May 31, 1869  and served as
organist for 37 years. She was also leader of the choir. She
was active in the work of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union and served as President of the Corydon Chapter. Miss
Sallie took an active part in the state work of the Missionary
Society of the Christian Church and held various state offices in that group.
When
Jacob Kintner died in 1880, he passed the Kintner House on to
Miss Sallie, his only surviving daughter. Her brother, Colonel
William Kintner managed the hotel for his sister until his
death in 1896, however Miss Sallie managed the dining room and
the hired help, and did so in a friendly and businesslike
manner.
Miss Sallie was married November 8, 1881 to Major
William T. Jones, a prominent attorney in Corydon. Major Jones
had served in the 17th Indiana  Volunteer during the Civil War.
He later served as Associate Justice of Wyoming Territory and
for two years was a Territorial Delegate to Congress from
Wyoming. He returned to Corydon where he practiced law and
married Miss Sallie Kintner. The wedding vows were performed
beneath a floral horseshoe suspended from the ceiling in the
parlor of the Kintner House. A large number of guests
witnessed the lavish ceremony, followed by an impressive
dinner and reception.
William Jones died eleven months later. At the time of
his death, Miss Sallie was visiting her brother George in New
York City. It was before the days of embalming and Major
Jones' body was placed in the cave near the Constitutional Elm
until Miss Sallie could return for the burial service.
Eventually Miss Sallie's declining health prevented her
from operating the hotel. Efforts to entrust the operation of
the Kintner House to others were unsuccessful. The hotel
closed to the public, and Miss Sallie lived in a room on the
second floor. She died in the Kintner House on August 23,
1922.
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