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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
of
Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties,
Illinois
Vol. 2.
Edited by William Henry Perrin
- Illustrated -
Chicago:
O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers,
183 Lake Street
1883
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D. M. KIMMEL,
farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, was born Sept. 9, 1845, in the
Mississippi bottom, in Union County, and is a son of George
W. and Eliza Jane (Smith) Kimmel. He was a farmer, and
came here when quite young, and died Apr. 3, 1877. His
wife was born in Missouri. She was the mother of seven
children, of whom our subject is the oldest now living. He
received his education here in the common schools, and follows
the occupation of farming; has an excellent farm of 132 acre.
He was married, Apr. 28, 1867, to Miss Margaret E. Oterich,
born Dec. 13, 1849, in this county. She is a daughter of
George W. and Mary (Renninger) Oterich, who were also
early settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel have but one
child - a daughter named Mary Olive, born Feb. 9, 1868.
They and their daughter are members of the Baptist Church.
He is School Director in his district. The grandfather of
our subject, Daniel Kimmel, came from North Carolina and
settled in this county, near Jonesboro. His son, George
W., afterward moved to the bottom, where he became a large
farmer, and where subject was born.
Source: History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski, Illinois
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DANIEL KIMMEL,
farmer, P. O. Cobden, was born June 7, 1827, to George and
Elizabeth (Christy) Kimmel George Kimmel was born in
Somerset County, Penn., in 1793; died in Union County, Mar. 29,
1868; his wife was born in Darke County, Ohio in 1803; she is
still living. His occupation during life was that of a
farmer and stock dealer; they came to Union County when our
subject was but five years of age. He was married three
times, and by his first wife had two sons; but no child by the
second; by his third wife, the mother of our subject, seven sons
and five daughters. In religious belief, he and wife were
of he Dunkard faith; with politics, he had but little to do, but
was a Douglas Democrat, and strongly opposed to the war of the
rebellion. He was a man successful in business, and did a
good part by his children, giving to each a farm, and about
$1,500 in money. Our subject's opportunity for an
education was very limited, and when he began life for himself,
at the age of twenty-one, it was with nothing but a pair of
strong hands, and an unconquerable determination to make a
success. For six years he rented a farm and kept
bachelor's hall, but at the end of that time he had eighty acres
of land paid for, and money besides. July 13, 1853, he was
married to Miss Mary Ann Green, daughter of David and
Elizabeth (Smith) Green. (See sketch.) Mr.
and Mrs. Kimmel have the following children, viz.:
Elizabeth Alice, Johana, Eliza, Mary Ann, Carrie Belle, Rolley
D., Walter G., David G., Minnie May and Laura Lee;
also three children who died in infancy. After marriage,
he settled on his present farm of 225 acres, which is one of the
best farms in Cobden Precinct. His wife also has
seventy-six acres of land in her own right. Mr. Kimmel
does general farming - raising of grain, stock and fruits, and
in traiding in stock. During the war, he enlisted
in Company C, One Hundred and Ninth Illinois Volunteer Infantry,
and was chosen Lieutenant; he was captured at Holly Springs by
Van Dorn's command, and paroled. He then
reported to Col. Fry, at Benton Barracks, St. Louis.
While there the One Hundred and Ninth was consolidated with the
Eleventh and he returned home, and again engaged in farming.
In politics, he is Republican. Is a member of the A., F. &
A. M. of Cobden, being one of the charter members. Mrs.
K. is a member of the Cobden Baptist Church. Taken
from the Agricultural Report of Illinois for 1856-57, we find
that a bushel of white wheat, raised by Mr. Kimmel took
the first premium in the Illinois State Fair, held at Alton, and
again at the Mississippi Valley Fair, held at St. Louis, and the
report goes farther to state that he was considered the best
wheat-raiser in the West, if not inthe world.
Source: History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski, Illinois
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WALTER G. KIMMEL,
farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, a native of Union County, was born July
20, 1861, on the old homestead of his father George W. Kimmel,
also a native of this county. He was born Aug. 29, 1820,
and died Apr. 4, 1876. The genealogy of the Kimmels
is as follows: Michael, born in Germany in October,
1626; married in November, 1689, at the age of sixty-three
years. he had three sons and one daughter - Philip,
Valentine, Jacob and Elizabeth. Philip
was born in 1695, and died at the age of eighty-four. He
married Elizabeth Tolson in 1719, by whom he had six sons
- Philip, Nicholas, Jacob, Michael, George and
Anthony. George was born Dec. 21, 1743, and was
married Aug. 17, 1768, to Juliana Kelly, in York County,
Penn., by whom he had two sons - Philip and George,
and five daughters. Daniel was a son of Philip
and the father of six children, viz., Mary, Louisa,
George W., Philip and Anna, who is the only
surviving member of the family. George W. was
married, Aug. 18, 1842, to Eliza J. Smith, by whom he had
eleven children, six of whom are now living - Daniel, Mary
and Martha (twins), Josiah, William and
Walter G., our subject. He was educated in this
county, and lives on his father's home place with his mother.
It contains 158 acres, is well improved, and considered one of
the best farms in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. K.
are members of the Baptist Church. He is a true-blue
Democrat, as were his ancestors.
Source: History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski, Illinois -
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CHARLES KLUTTS,
retired, P. O. Jonesboro, was born June 6, 1827, in Cabarrus
County, N. C. His grandfather, Leonard Klutts, was
born in Pennsylvania, and died in North Carolina. he was a
potter by trade. His son George, the father of our
subject, was born in Cabarrus County, N. C., and died there.
He married Polly Holshauser, who was born in Rowan
County, N. C.; she died in Cabarrus County. She was the
mother of eight children, of whom our subject was the third
oldest. He got a common school education in Cabarrus
County, where he also learned the tanner and saddler's trade.
He was joined in matrimony, Aug. 26, 1854, to Sarah Dry,
who was born Aug. 30, 1831, in Cabarrus County, N. C. She
is a daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Lipe) Dry Her
parents were farmers by occupation. After Mr. Klutts
was married, he came to Jonesboro, where he first settled in
1851. In Jonesboro he engaged in the harness and saddle
business, which he followed with good success till 1877, when he
retired from active life. The past life of our subject has
been a successful one, especially in a financial view. In
the fall of 1862, he enlisted in Company F of the One Hundred
and Ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Col.
Nimmo.
Source: History of Alexander, Union & Pulaski, Illinois -
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