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Kimmel, George - p 745
George Kimmel, farmer, was born in Washington Township, Wayne Co., Ind., in 1841, a son of Jacob and Martha Kimmel. His boyhod was passed on the farm and he received a very limited education in the district schools. May 16, 1865, he was married to Elmira Sourbeer, daughter of Michael and Fanny Sourbeer, natives of Lancaster County, Pa., who came to Indiana in 1854 and settled in Wayne County. Mrs. Kimmel died in 1872, leaving two children - Chalma and Ora. She was a member of the Lutheran church. In 1875 Mr. Kimmel married Mrs. Jennie Sowers, widow of George Sowers. They have two children - Luther and Edith. Mrs. Kimmel is a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Kimmel owns eighty acre of good land, and also, with his brother, 180 acres in another part of the township. He owns a fourth interest in the Gang Plow Works at Germantown.
