Person:George KImmel (1)

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From "History of Preble County, Ohio":

Jacob Kimmel was born in Pennsylvania in 1805, from which State he came to Ohio, and in 1826 settled in Jefferson township. He died in 1850 in Monroe township In 1826 he married Julia A. Gephart, who was born in 1808, and who died in 1807 [sic, obviously incorrect]. Seven children were born to them, four of whom still survive, viz: George, Jacob, Peter and William. Mr. Kimmel owned eighty acres in Jefferson township. He was a carpenter by trade. His son, George, was born in 1827, and in 1809 [sic, s/b 1849] married Letitia Harshman, born in 1830. They have seven children. He owns three hundred and forty-five acres of land, part of which is in Monroe and part in Jefferson township.