Carl Henry Hanford

M, b. 10 June 1880, d. 6 May 1956
     Carl Henry Hanford was born on 10 June 1880 at New York City, New York, United States. He married Jennie Leon Kimble, daughter of Solomon Kimble and Margaret “Maggie” Stephenson, on 4 September 1920 at Hamilton, Ohio, United States.1 He died on 6 May 1956 at Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at age 75.

Child of Carl Henry Hanford and Jennie Leon Kimble

Citations

  1. [S931] "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958"; FamilySearch, database with images. 'Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958', database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDZ2-BYC : 25 March 2020), Jennie Leon Kimble in entry for Carl Henry Hanford, 1920.

Margaret Hanford

F, b. 8 April 1924, d. 27 October 2004
     Margaret Hanford was born on 8 April 1924 at Smithers, Fayette, West Virginia, United States. She was the daughter of Carl Henry Hanford and Jennie Leon Kimble. She died on 27 October 2004 at age 80.

Ida Whittington

F, b. 21 January 1890, d. 6 March 1946
     Ida Whittington was born on 21 January 1890 at Mason, West Virginia, United States. She married Harry Kimble, son of Solomon Kimble and Margaret “Maggie” Stephenson, in 1926 at Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. She died on 6 March 1946 at Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at age 56. She was buried in 1946 at Spring Hill Cemetery, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

Andrew Bandy

M, b. 1782, d. 1867
     Andrew Bandy was born in 1782 at Virginia, United States. He died in 1867 at Lawrence, Ohio, United States. He was buried in 1867 at Ohio, United States.

Child of Andrew Bandy and Rebecca Woolridge

Rebecca Woolridge

F, b. May 1799, d. 28 March 1879
     Rebecca Woolridge was born in May 1799 at Prince Edward, Virginia, United States. She was the daughter of James Wooldridge and Nancy Ann Coleman. She died on 28 March 1879 at Ohio, United States, at age 79. She was buried in 1879 at Macedonia Cemetery, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.

Child of Rebecca Woolridge and Andrew Bandy

James Wooldridge

M, b. 26 November 1760, d. before 11 October 1839
     James Wooldridge was born on 26 November 1760 at Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. He died before 11 October 1839 at Prince Edward, Virginia, United States.

Child of James Wooldridge and Nancy Ann Coleman

Nancy Ann Coleman

F, b. 1764, d. 1807
     Nancy Ann Coleman was born in 1764 at Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonial America. She died in 1807 at Botetourt, Virginia, United States. She was buried in 1807 at Buckingham, Virginia, United States.

Child of Nancy Ann Coleman and James Wooldridge

Solomon Kimble

M, b. 1809, d. 25 August 1878
     Solomon Kimble was born in 1809 at Ohio, United States. He was the son of John Kimble and Rachel (--?--). He married Mary Yates on 18 February 1829 at Hocking, Ohio, United States.1 He died on 25 August 1878 at Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.
     Biography of Solomon Kimble:
The earliest record we have found on Solomon Kimble is his marriage to Mary Yates in 1829. That record shows that John Kimble had given his consent for that marriage. This suggests that John is the father of Solomon as it was the practice at the time that the father or brother of the groom gave consent.

Census records show Solomon and wife (Mary) and child (George) were living in Fairfield County Ohio in 1830. About 1833 he removed to Lawrence County, Ohio with several members of the Yates family, no doubt seeking better opportunities. On 5 August 1837 he purchased two 40 acre tracts of forested land in Washington Township. These tracts are about 20 miles north of Ironton, Ohio just off of present day Ohio route 93. The 40 acre tract in section 35 appears to be where he moved his family, cleared several acres of land and built the Kimble household where he was to live for the next 50 years. The creek that runs thru the property is named Kimble Creek and the short road off of route 93 which ends at the farm is call Kimble Creek Road. The 40 acre tract in Section 34 borders the site of Olive Furnace. Olive Furnace was built in 1846 and ran until about 1915, making 16 tons per day of iron castings. The ruins are still there and in 2007 it was declared a National Historical Site. The ore in the area is 30-40 percent iron, which is low grade by today’s standards, but was high enough at the time to create dozens of furnaces and an iron and steel industry in the area. Solomon was a farmer all his life. However his sons, all worked as Iron Miners, mining the ore to feed Olive Furnace as well as the other furnaces in the area. Solomon and Mary had at least twelve children from 1829 to 1855. Solomon passed away 25 August 1878 at his home. He left a simple will leaving his estate to his wife.

Children of Solomon Kimble and Mary Yates

Citations

  1. [S931] "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958"; FamilySearch, database with images. Solomon Kimble and Mary Gates, 18 Feb 1829; citing Marriage, Hocking, Ohio, United States, 139, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
    URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDNV-W3X

Mary Yates

F, b. 1810
     Mary Yates was born in 1810 at Ohio, United States. She married Solomon Kimble, son of John Kimble and Rachel (--?--), on 18 February 1829 at Hocking, Ohio, United States.1

Children of Mary Yates and Solomon Kimble

Citations

  1. [S931] "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958"; FamilySearch, database with images. Solomon Kimble and Mary Gates, 18 Feb 1829; citing Marriage, Hocking, Ohio, United States, 139, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
    URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDNV-W3X

John Kimble

M, b. 1767, d. 1838
     John Kimble was born in 1767 at South Fork of South Branch Potomiac River, Hampshire, Virginia, British Colonial America. He was the son of Johann Nicolaus Kimmel and Maria Catarina Bubar. He married Rachel (--?--) circa 1788 at Hardy, Virginia, United States. He died in 1838 at Amanda, Amanda Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States.
     Biography of John Kimble:
John Kimble (1767-1838) came of age on his father’s farm in Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia). When John was about 7 years of age, his Father, John Kimble was granted an Indenture of Lease1 in 1773 for 100 acres on Lick Run on the South Branch of the Potomac River on what is now called Hutton Run between Rig and Fisher, Virginia, (now West Virginia). The family lived on this property until 1798 when his father sold it. Personal Property tax records tell us that John turned age 21 in 1788 thus suggesting he was born in 1767. We know from church records that his father was in the South Branch area in 1767, thus showing that John Kimble was born in the South Branch area which at that time was in Hampshire County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Hardy County Tax records tell us that in 1790, at age 23, John appears to have married and started his own family as he is listed that year under is own name separate from his father. There are no records to be found of him buying property or getting married so likely he resided on his father’s farm. He last appears on the Tax records of Hardy County in 1797 suggesting that is when he may have moved west to Ohio.

Pennsylvania Record 1798-1807

In the year 1800 John Kimble Sr. as well as John Kimble Jr. are found enumerated as Head of Household in the US Federal Census of Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 2 This suggests that, John Sr is John Kimble (1735-1805) Father of and John Kimble (1767-1838) of this biography. They followed the Cumberland Trail blazed by General Braddock during the French and Indian War By 1797 the trail was open through Cumberland, Maryland and southeastern Pennsylvania to the Ohio river at Wheeling, (West) Virginia.

The census record for John Kimble Jr. shows a family of 4 as follows:
1 male under 10 son Jonathan Kimble (1790)
1 male age 26-45 probably John Kimble (1767)
1 female under 10 daughter Maria Kimble
1 female age 16-26 wife of John Kimble (1766)

A search of Washington County Records yielded two records. The first record in the Grantee Index shows John Kimbol being granted a Title Bond by John Doty on November 25, 1805. The second, is a Deed dated October 2, 1807 by John Kimble and his wife, Rachel to Abraham Bane for three adjoining tracts of land in the Ten Mile Creek area. 3 One 50 acre tract was acquired from John Doty about April 29, 1798 and he received the Title Bond for it from the executors of John Doty’s Will in 1805. This land is located around Bane’s Creek which flows into the Ten Mile Creek near the village of Amity, Pennsylvania. This land was originally owned by Nathan Bane, a Revolutionary Soldier, who moved from New Jersey to Washington County in 1791, Abraham Bane was Nathan Bane’s son Likely John Kimble removed to Ohio shortly after selling his farm in Pennsylvania. This deed also provides us with the first name of his wife, Rachel.

Ohio Record 1807-1838

The Northwest Territory ( Ohio) was acquired from the British at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1787. Ohio did not become a state until 1803. In 1796, Ebenezer Zane (1747-1811) American pioneer, road builder and speculator obtained permission and funds from theUnited States Congressto build a road (called Zane’s Trace) through theNorthwest Territory from Wheeling, Virginia to Maysville, Kentucky. In exchange for his work, Congress granted Zane tracts of land in the areas where the road intersected the Muskingum, Hocking and Scioto rivers. No doubt that John Kimble took this road into Ohio about 1807.

We know from 1813 Fairfield County, Ohio tax records that a John Kimble, William Kimble and Elijah Kimble had owned land in Fairfield County before 1812. Their names are listed “as previous owners” of land the “current owner” was paying taxes on. The 1813 Tax record shows John Kimble as the “previous owner” of a 100 acre tract (located in Pleasant Township, Twp.15, Range 18, Section 25 of Fairfield County, Ohio, just northwest of the town of Lancaster. Lancaster is where Zane’s Trace crosses the Hocking River.

The 1820 Ohio Federal census finds John Kimmel and his brother, Jacob Kimmel enumerated as Heads of Household in Madison Twp., Fairfield County, Ohio.

John Kimmel's household consists of the following:
1 male age over 45 (born before 1775), this is presumably John Kimble.
3 males age 26-45 (born between 1775-1794), presumably one is his son Johnathan and the others are his brothers, Harmon and William..
2 males age 16-26 (born between 1794-1804), presumably sons, Jonathan and Solomon (though that would means that Solomon’s age is wrong here or on the 1870 census)
1 female age over 45 (born before 1775), this is presumably John Kimble’s wife, Rachel
3 females age 10-16 (born between 1804-1810), these are presumably his daughters, probably Christina, Mary Ann, and Maria.

Jacob Kimmel's household consists of the following:
1 male age 26-45 (born between 1775-1794), presumably Jacob Kimble (1792-1843)
2 males age under 10, born 1810-1820 These males do not show up in later census's and may have died young.
1 female age 26-45 (born between 1775-1794), presumably Jacob's wife, Harriet Reynolds
1 female age under 10, born 1810-1820, presumably Mary Anne Kimble.

Tax records show that by 1826, the John Kimble family removed to Laurel Township, Hocking County Ohio. By 1833, he removed to Amanda Township in Hocking County. John Kimble likely died in the town of Amanda about 1838 as his name was last listed in the 1837 record but not after that. His name also does not appear on the 1840 Ohio Census.

Children of John Kimble and Rachel (--?--)

Citations

  1. [S954] John Kimble to Jonatha Hutton, Deed Dated 29 May 1798.
  2. [S955] 1800 Census Washington PA,.
  3. [S959] John Kimble and wife. Rachel to Abraham Bane, Deed Dated 2 Oct 1807.

Joseph Kimble

M, b. 1853
     Joseph Kimble was born in 1853 at Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.1 He was the son of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy. He married Elizabeth Rayburn on 8 October 1874 at Lawrence, Ohio, United States.2

Children of Joseph Kimble and Elizabeth Rayburn

Citations

  1. [S922] "United States Census, 1870"; FamilySearch, database with images. Joseph Kimble in entry for Georgge Kimble, 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WKQ-Z1G
  2. [S931] "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958"; FamilySearch, database with images. 'Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958', database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJZ-7XX : 25 March 2020), Joseph Kimble, 1874.

Mary Jane Kimble

F, b. 1855
     Mary Jane Kimble was born in 1855 at Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.1 She was the daughter of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy.

Citations

  1. [S922] "United States Census, 1870"; FamilySearch, database with images. Mary Kimble in entry for Georgge Kimble, 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WKQ-Z1G

Julia Ann Kimble

F, b. 1859
     Julia Ann Kimble was born in 1859 at Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.1 She was the daughter of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy. She married Charles Kyser on 27 April 1876 at Lawrence, Ohio, United States.2

Children of Julia Ann Kimble and Charles Kyser

Citations

  1. [S922] "United States Census, 1870"; FamilySearch, database with images. Julia Kimble in entry for George Kimble, 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WKQ-Z1G
  2. [S933] "Ohio, County, Marriages, 1789-2013"; FamilySearch, database with images. Charles Kyser and Julia A. Kimble, 30 Apr 1876; citing Marriage, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, pg 114, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm. URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW8-SZY

Martha Kimble

F, b. 10 February 1872, d. 5 March 1919
     Martha Kimble was born on 10 February 1872 at Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.1 She was the daughter of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy. She died on 5 March 1919 at Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States, at age 47.2 She was buried on 7 March 1919 at Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States.3

Citations

  1. [S922] "United States Census, 1870"; FamilySearch, database with images. Martha Kimble in entry for George Kimble, 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WKQ-Z1G
  2. [S923] Unknown author, 'Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953,' database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8K6-J26 : 15 August 2019), Martha Kimbal, 05 Mar 1919; citing Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, reference cn 22323; FHL microfilm 1,984,642.
  3. [S934] Find A Grave, online https://www.findagrave.com/, Martha Kimble, ; Burial, Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States of America, Greenlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 93604924, URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93604924/_

Seymour Kimble

M, b. 1869
     Seymour Kimble was born in 1869 at Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.1 He was the son of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy.

Citations

  1. [S922] "United States Census, 1870"; FamilySearch, database with images. Seymour Kimble in entry for George Kimble, 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WKQ-Z1G

William Lewis Kimble

M, b. 31 March 1857, d. 6 May 1944
     William Lewis Kimble was born on 31 March 1857 at Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.1 He was the son of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy. He married Mary A Betts on 24 December 1879 at Jackson, Ohio, United States. He died on 6 May 1944 at Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at age 87.
     William's occupation: Coal Miner in 1870.

Children of William Lewis Kimble and Mary A Betts

Citations

  1. [S922] "United States Census, 1870"; FamilySearch, database with images. William Kimble in entry for George Kimble, 1870. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WKQ-Z1G

George Kimble

M, b. 29 April 1872, d. 9 July 1935
     George Kimble was born on 29 April 1872 at Decatur Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States. He was the son of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy. He married Anna 'Annie' Edwards on 8 March 1896 at Fayette, West Virginia, United States.1 He died on 9 July 1935 at Fayette, West Virginia, United States, at age 63.2

Children of George Kimble and Anna 'Annie' Edwards

Citations

  1. [S932] "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"; FamilySearch, database with images. Geo Kimble and Annie Edwards, 8 Mar 1896; citing Marriage, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm . URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-KBVF
  2. [S926] Unknown author, 'West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999,' database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1PC-QHX : 10 March 2018), George W. Kimble, 09 Jul 1935; citing Fayette, West Virginia, County Records, 9363, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,906.

Lizzie Kimbell

F, b. 2 September 1877, d. circa 1970
     Lizzie Kimbell was born on 2 September 1877 at Decatur, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.1 She was the daughter of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy. She died circa 1970 at Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States.

Citations

  1. [S927] Unknown author, 'Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003', database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNQ6-WRD : 18 May 2020), Lizzie Kimbell, 1877.

Mary A Betts

F, b. 13 April 1863, d. 13 November 1944
     Mary A Betts was born on 13 April 1863 at Oak Hill, Jackson, Ohio, United States. She married William Lewis Kimble, son of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy, on 24 December 1879 at Jackson, Ohio, United States. She died on 13 November 1944 at Wayne, Michigan, United States, at age 81.

Children of Mary A Betts and William Lewis Kimble

William Edward Kimble

M, b. 5 August 1887, d. 19 September 1977
     William Edward Kimble was born on 5 August 1887 at Madison Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States. He was the son of William Lewis Kimble and Mary A Betts. He died on 19 September 1977 at Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States, at age 90.

Daniel Kimble

M, b. 5 May 1885
     Daniel Kimble was born on 5 May 1885 at Madison Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States. He was the son of William Lewis Kimble and Mary A Betts.

Charles Kimble

M, b. August 1890
     Charles Kimble was born in August 1890 at Ohio, United States. He was the son of William Lewis Kimble and Mary A Betts.

Elizabeth Kimble

F, b. 11 February 1883, d. 24 July 1924
     Elizabeth Kimble was born on 11 February 1883 at Madison Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States. She was the daughter of William Lewis Kimble and Mary A Betts. She died on 24 July 1924 at Eloise, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at age 41. She was buried in 1924 at Wayne, Michigan, United States.

Pearl Clara Kimble

F, b. 3 April 1881, d. 19 February 1922
     Pearl Clara Kimble was born on 3 April 1881 at Scioto, Ohio, United States. She was the daughter of William Lewis Kimble and Mary A Betts. She died on 19 February 1922 at Dover Township, Athens, Ohio, United States, at age 40. She was buried on 22 February 1922 at Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States.

Anna 'Annie' Edwards

F, b. 1870
     Anna 'Annie' Edwards was born in 1870 at West Virginia, United States. She married George Kimble, son of George W. Kimble and Elizabeth Bandy, on 8 March 1896 at Fayette, West Virginia, United States.1

Children of Anna 'Annie' Edwards and George Kimble

Citations

  1. [S932] "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"; FamilySearch, database with images. Geo Kimble and Annie Edwards, 8 Mar 1896; citing Marriage, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm . URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-KBVF