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WM. C. KIMBALL,
of the firm of Austin, Brown & Kimball, dealers in
hardware, lumber, furniture and undertaking, Ashmore; has been a
resident of Ashmore since 1867; he was born in Cambridge, Guernsey
Co., Ohio, June 14, 1838; was educated at the Cambridge Union
Schools, and, in 1857, began teaching school; he continued in that
profession in Ohio till March, 1863, when he enlisted in Co. H. 122d
O. V. I., and served in the 6th Army Corps in the Army of the
Potomac until Jan. 1, 1864; he was then detailed as a clerk in the
office of the Provost Marshall General of Ohio, at Columbus, and
served in that capacity till the close of the war; he was mustered
out July 1, 1865. After the war, he came to Illinois and
taught school one winter in Monticello, Madison Co.; in March, 1867,
he took charge of the public schools in Ashmore, and remained in
charge most of the time until the spring of 1876. In 1875, he
became a partner in the firm of Austin, Brown & Kimball.
Mr. Kimball was Village Clerk from April, 1875, to April,
1878, and has been School Director for the past three years.
He was married April 10, 1860, to Miss Lizzie Speers, of
Guernsey Co., Ohio; she died March 16, 1866. Mr. Kimball
was married again Sept. 20, 1868, to Miss Rowena A. Graham,
of Ashmore; she died Sept. 30, 1877, leaving three children -
Clarence O. L., Mary C. and Gertie R.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
Jr., & Co. - 1879 |
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A. KITCHENS,
farmer and stockraiser; P. O. Cook's Mils; one of the natives of
Illinois; was born in Clark Co., Jan. 23, 1843; he is the son of
Eli E. Kitchens, deceased, who was one of the early
settlers of the State. His farm consists of 100 acres, valued
at $2,000. He was married to Miss Nancy E. Hoskins,
now deceased; they have had two children, viz., Maria E.
and Susan L.
Source: History of Coles County, Illinois - Chicago - Wm. LeBaron,
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