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HISTORY 


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The  chart  is  not  complete.  A  few  of  the  shorter  Hues  were  necessarily  left  out  ;  also,  the  jouni^est 
generations,  in  most  instances,  were  not  added.  A  complete  chart  could  easily  have  hten  made  if  there 
had  been  money  enough.  It  would  require  a  large  plate  and  cost  nearly  as  much  again  as  the  oi-ie  we  have 
printed. 

It  was  announced  that  the  chart  would  be  in  colors,  and  it  was  the  intention  to  have  thd  lines  connect- 
ing the  generations  in  red.  The  editor's  draft  was  so  made,  but  thi.-,  would  have  cost  at  least  $10.00  addi- 
tional. We  used  double  lines  instead,  which  are  ec[ually  as  plain.  As  it  i^,  the  -rditor  has  paid  neariv 
S17.00  out  of  his  own  pocket  on  the  chart,  and  from  the  same  source  paid  Si^  00  for  the  coat  of  arm-,.  Al- 
together he  is  about  Sioo.oo  behind  if  he  succeeds  in  getting  pay  for  all  the  books  ordered.  A  ;ar,~e  part  of 
this  shortage  he  expects  to.  donate  to  tiie  enterprise.  One  of  the  family  in  Florida,  who  has  been  a  liberal 
contributor  to  the  compilation  fund,  tells  me  to  draw  on  him  the  first  of  June  next,  for  $20.00.  This  will 
help  out  considerable. 

There  are  ^ome  errors  and  omission  iti  the  chart,  which  could  have  been  remedied  if  the  editor  had 
requested  a  proof  of  the  engraveiN  copy  ;  but  he  did  not,  for  the  reason  that  this  would  have  necessitated 
three  or  four  dajs'  more  delay,  and  he  thought  there  had  been  delays  enough  already.  As  it  is.  it  will  pass 
for  the  purpose  of  showing  the  foundation  lines  and  for  the  better  comprehension  of  the  history.  The  ch.:r: 
can  be  made  perpetual,  by  individual  families,  for  succeeding  generations. 

Fifty  extra  copies  of  the  chart  have  been  printed,  and  those  wishing  the  names  of  their  immediate  con- 
nection that  have  not  been  carried  out,  inseited  in  fac  simile  lines  and  letters,  can  send  names,  encIo.s!7ig 
ten  cents  in  silver  and  a  two-cent  stamp,  and  a  new  chart  will  be  forwarded  to  them,  with  the  omis;^!o:;s 
supplied. 

BreespokT,  N.  Y.,  January  S,  1S9S. 


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PREFACE. 


After  nearly  four  years  of  i)reparatoi'y  work  tliis  book  is 
sent  out  to  subscribers.  S<nne,  ])erba[)s,  bave  become  a  Httle 
impatient  on  account  of  delay  and  unfulfilled  announcements  at 
different  times.  If  any  blame  for  tbe  non-appeai'ance  of  tlie 
work  at  an  earlier  day  is  to  be  laid  at  tbe  doorof  tbe  genealoji,ist 
be  will  endeavor  to  submit  wiib  meekness  to  an  accusation 
wbicb  may  be  just.  He  is  (piite  sure  tbat  witb  financial 
resources  sufficient  to  enable  one  to  give  it  undivided  attention, 
also  to  visit  corresjjondents  wbo  failed  to  reply,  a  work  of  tbis 
kind  migbt  l)e  ])roduced  in  one-tbird  of  tbe  time.  Tbei'e  bave 
been  vexatious  delays  on  account  of  tardy  correspondents.  As 
tbis  is  a  general  failing  witb  maidvind  it  w^as  not  unexpected. 
Many  were  very  ])rompt  and  always  willing  to  furnisb  all  tbe  iu- 
fcrmation  tliey  could.  In  some  instances  letter  after  letter  was 
sent  to  tbe  same  persons,  to  wbicli  no  response  Avas  returned, 
even  wben  tbey  contained  a  stamped  and  addressed  envelope  for 
i-eply.  Foi-  tbis  reason  some  sbould  not  be  surprised  if  tbey  aie 
not  as  extensively  noticed  in  tbis  book  as  tbey  tbink  tbey  sbould 
be.  A  very  tew  refused  to  bave  anytbing  to  do  witb  tbe  work. 
A  portion  of  tbis  inconsiderable  minority  were  probably  affected 
witb  tbe  erroneous  impression  tbat  it  was  a  money-making 
scbeme.  Sucb  do  not  know  tbat  tbe  actual  cost  of  tbe  book  is 
moi'e  tban  nine  dollars  ])er  copy. 

On  tbe  otbei'  side,  wbicb  is  tbat  of  tbe  gi'eat  majorit}^  tbe 
editoi'  has  i-eceived  many  words  of  connnendation  and  encour- 
agement, for  wliicb  be  bere  returns  sincere  tbanks.  He  also 
wisbes  to  express  bis  gratitude  to  tliose  wbo  so  generously  aided 
financially.  Among  tbese  aie  mentioned  Cbauncey  Kilmer,  of 
New  York  City;  J.  M.  Kilmer,  Bingbamton,  N.  Y.  ;  F.  ^L 
Kilmer,  Boston,  Mass.  ;  S.  Andral  Kilmer,  M.  D.,  Sanitaria 
Springs,  N.  Y.  ;  Geo.  W.  Kilmer,  Towanda,  Pa.  ;  Kilmer  Man- 
ufacturing Company,  Newburgb,  N.  Y.  ;    Wasbington  Kilmer, 


4  I'IMOFArK. 

M.  1).,  Oilaiido,  Florida.  Mentioning  these  only  may  seem 
unfair  to  some  for  the  reason  that  two  hnndied  dollars  from 
one  person  would  not  repi-esent  any  more  L^ood-will  than  two 
dollars  from  another  in  less  fortunate  circumstances.  This  is 
true,  but  without  the  aid  of  these  mentioned  it  seems  i-easonable 
to  say  that  this  book  would  not  have  appeai'ed.  The  work  is 
also  indebted  to  F.  B.  Kilmer,  of  New  Brunswick,  New  Jeisey, 
for  valuable  data  secured  at  his  pei'sonal  expense. 

In  the  circumstances  it  is  a  good  thing  that  the  book  could 
not  be  issued  when  circular  mimber  four  announced  it  would 
be.  The  delay  has  afforded  oi)portunity  for  coi'rections  and  the 
grouping  of  some  hitherto  scattered  lines.  At  best  the  work  is 
imperfect  and  would  be  if  double  the  time  should  l)e  used.  With 
this  in  view  the  pages  have  a  wide  margin  for  notations  which 
any  may  desire  to  make. 

The  records  for  search  have  been  very  meagre.  Bread-getting 
was  paramount  to  genealogy  in  the  eaily  days  of  our  ancesuy, 
besides,  their  education,  generally,  \vas  limited.  Even  with  the 
best  educated  old  Enghsh  jjcople,  genealogy  genei'ally  runs  back 
into  the  fabulous  or  other  foiins  of  darkness.  Queen  Victoria 
traces  her  lineage  back  to  C*erdic.  King  of  the  West-Saxons,  said 
to  have  been  the  lifteenth  in  desc-ent  from  Odin,  whom  ti-adition 
places  about  one  hundred  years  before  the  Christian  ei'a,  but  the 
names  of  the  fifteen  are  missing.  For  completeness  in  genealog- 
ical line  we  have  to  look  ill  the  Scriptures,  where  we  find  the 
genealogy  of  Christ  as  son  of  man  given  fi'om  Abraham  down 
in  Matthew,  and  as  Son  of  Cod  from  Chiist  back  to  Adam  in 
Luke.     This  marvelous  record  is  without  a  parallel. 

For  our  complete  genealogy  we  will  have  to  wait  imtil  the 
Resurrection,  when  all  the  tribes  of  earth  will  \ni  gathered  to 
their  appointed  i>lace  under  their  accredited  standai-ds  and 
leaders. 

Many  are  living  now  in  Cermany  and  Holland  of  whom 
we  here  know  very  little.  The  coni|)iler  was  snrprised  to  tind 
the  great  number  now  living  in  this  country.  He  is  glad  that 
it  has  not  been  necessary  to  search  any  prison  records.  Though 
none  have  gained  great  prominence  as  the  world  counts,  it  is  his 
]n'ayer  that  a  great  munl)ei'  may  gain  eternal  life  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 


INTRODUCTION. 


Philip  Keliiier  and  liis  family  were  probably  the  first  bearing 
this  name  to  place  their  feet  on  American  soil.  Their  native 
l)lace  was  Hesse-Cassell  Germany,  and  they  formed  pai't  of  an 
army  of  men,  womt^n  and  children  who  were  refngees  from  the 
German  Palatinate,  and  arrived  in  this  country  in  1710. 

It  seems  necessary  to  make  at  least  some  brief  reference  to 
the  privations,  sufferings  and  discouragements  of  this  people  in 
their  flight  from  persecution  and  their  early  days  her«\ 

In  September,  lOSs,  Louis  Xl\\  of  France  began  the  inva- 
sion of  th(i  German  Palatinate,  which  he  desolated  with  fire  and 
sword.  This  invasion,  tt)gether  with  his  I'evocatiun  of  the  Edict 
of  Nantes,  nearly  thiee  yeai's  ])revious,  alarmed  the  Protestant 
inhabitants  of  the  Palatinate,  causing  them  to  flee  from  their 
homes  and  seek  refuge  in  Holland  and  England.  The  edict  had 
been  in  force  eighty-seven  years  and  had  given  to  the  Huguenots 
left  in  France  some  liberties,  but  with  these  revoked  the  alarmed 
Palatines,  fearing  the  sami:'  ])ersecutions  suffered  by  tlieir  Prot- 
estant neighbors  would  also  be  inflicted  on  them,  quickly  decided 
on  a  geneial  exodus.  The  number  of  this  mixed  nudtitude can- 
not be  estimat<'(l.  It  is  on  j-ecord  that  foi'ty  thoiiStUid  of  them 
were  at  <:tne  time  encamped  in  the  vicinity  of  London,  and  col- 
lections weie  fallen  for  theii'  relief  in  the  Protestant  chui'ches 
of  Englanil.  The  English  govei'nment  thought  it  C'liiistian  duty 
to  I'ender  still  further  aid  to  these  suffering  people  so  sudd<.Mdy 
swept  over  on  her  domain.  The  {dan  was  to  colonize  on  her 
possessions  on  the  American  continent.  It  was  forese  ni  that 
the  emigi'ants  nuist  have  some  provision  for  their  maint(_^nauce 
on  their  arrival  as  well  as  the  furnishment  of  ti'ansportation. 

English  officers  on  tins  side  had  sent  information  to  the 
home  govermnent  that  there  were  extensive  idne  forests  in  the 
province  of  New  York  along  the  Hudson  river  which  might  be 
utilized  in  the  production  of  tar,  resin,  pitch  and  tui"pentine  for 


6  LNTKODUCriON. 

the  royal  navy.  At  this  time  England  was  pnrchasing  these 
supplies  from  Sweden,  Norway  and  Russia,  and  it  was  con- 
sidered wise  i)olicy  to  make  provision  for  this  important  in- 
dustry on  her  own  territury. 

For  their  transpoi'tation  Queen  Anne  fitted  an  expensive 
fleet  of  ten  ships,  wliicli  set  sail  from  Portsmouth  on  Christmas 
day,  1709.  The  voyage  was  long  and  tedious  ;  some  of  the  ves- 
sels reached  New  York  in  June  following,  and  the  last  one  did 
uot  arrive  until  the  lattci'  i)art  of  July.  Much  sickness  on  hoard 
had  greatly  reduced  their  nund)er.  They  were  landed  on  Gov- 
eruor's  Island,  and  committed  to  the  care  and  ins]iection  of  the 
governor  of  New  York,  Rohert  Plimtei",  who  encamped  them  in 
tents  and  divided  them  into  companies,  over  each  of  which  a 
captain  was  placed,  thus  being  under  a  kind  of  military  rule, 
and  evidently  uot  regarded  as  free  citizens. 

Governor  Huuter  proceeded  at  once  to  carry  out  the  plan  of 
the  English  government  and  bought  of  Robert  Livingston  six 
thousand  acres  of  land  about  one  hiuidi'ed  and  ten  miles  above 
the  port  of  New  York,  on  the  east,  side  of  the  Hudson.  The 
tract  was  principally  rocks  and  white  pine  trees.  Upon  this 
many  Palatines  located  for  the  business  of  tar  making.  They 
scattered  about  in  ku'ge  groups  of  families  and  built  their  luits 
in  villages.  Their  settlement  where  Germantown  now  is  was 
called  "The  Camp,"  and  was  the  home  of  Peter  Kelmer.  A 
house  then  was  a  ])it  dug  in  the  ground,  six  or  seven  feet  deep, 
shai)ed  like  a  cellar.  This  was  cased  around  with  timber,  and 
usually  lined  with  the  l)ark  of  trees,  to  prevent  earth-caving. 
Plank  was  used  for  floors  and  ceiling.  The  roof  was  made  of 
spars,  covered  with  green  sod  or  bark.  This  was  the  style  of 
architecture  for  perhaps  twenty  years,  when  tliey  began  to  build 
of  stone. 

The  tar  making  business  was  not  successful.  The  white 
pine  did  not  furnish  suitable  matei'ial  for  the  naval  stores.  Be- 
fore the  second  year  at  the  tai'-camp  was  passed,  they  began  to 
be  in  great  need  of  provision  and  clothing.  The  five  pounds  in 
money  they  were  to  receive  in  advance,  from  the  Englisli  gov- 
ernment, they  did  not  get — nor  any  portion.     They  were  jirom- 


INTRODUCTION.  7 

ised  clothes,  utensils,  and  tools  belonging  to  hnsbandry  as  soon 
as  settled  here,  but  of  these  \l  a])peai's  they  received  but  a  very 
small  quantity.  These  tilings  were  sent  over  with  them,  and 
the  non-distribution  greatly  reliects  on  the  provincial  officers. 
The  subsecjuent  ti'eatment  of  these  destitute  people  by  the  gov- 
ei-nor  tends  to  confirni  this  suspicion.  Without  their  consent 
he  took  many  of  their  children  and  bound  them  to  tlie  inhabi- 
tants of  the  pi'ovince  until  twenty-one,  depriving  tlie  parents, 
as  cited  from  their  com])laint,  of  their  comfort  and  company  ; 
also  the  privilege  of  educating  them,  as  well  as  the  assistance 
they  might  reasonably  t^xpect  to  receive  from  them  in  a  short 
time.  In  this  second  year  of  their  occupancy  of  the  manor  of 
Livingston,  orders  came  to  detail  three  hundi'ed  able-bodied 
men  to  serve  in  the  exj)edition  against  Canada,  which  they 
cheerfully  obeyed.  On  theii-  return  their  arms  weie  taken  from 
them,  although  by  lier  majesty's  exjjress  orders  they  should 
have  kept  them.  Also,  dni-ing  this  time  of  service  they  did  not 
I'eceive  any  wages,  though  tht^  money  was  especially  furnished, 
and  the  troo})s  placed  on  tin;  establishment  of  the  New  York 
province. 

No  one  can  tell  all  the  hardships  of  these  peo})le  in  their 
early  days  of  settlement  here.  We  know  they  Avere  severe.  In 
the  winter  of  1712  and  '1;3,  we  note  much  suffering  as  recorded 
in  their  grievances  in  documentary  history,  especially  with  the 
weaker  portion,  the  women  and  children  ;  and  in  their  pitiful 
destitution,  without  necessary  food  or  clothing,  they  were 
obliged  to  seek  relief  from  the  Indians,  by  whom  they  were 
kindly  received.  Fifty  families  left  camp  and  traveled  thi'ough 
an  unbroken  wilderness  over  the  Catskills  to  the  Schoharie 
river,  in  the  hope  of  better  pi'ospects.  The  wrongs  and  perse- 
cutions which  these  Palatines,  who  went  to  Schoharie,  suffered 
from  the  hands  of  the  officers  of  the  province,  seem  to  ecjual  in 
severity  the  worst  in  history.  They  were  hunted,  robbed,  dis- 
possessed, and  thrown  iiffo  prison.  We  have  not  space  to  fol- 
low this  out  into  detail,  and  besides,  the  fact  that  Philip  Kelmer 
and  family  were  not  among  the  early  Schoharie  Palatines 
would  make  it  somewhat  irrelevaiff.   •  Sutfice  it  to  say  tbat  the 


8  INTKODUC'l'ION. 

thoughtful  reader  of  histoiy  will  discover  that  the  galling  yoke 
of  English  oppression  was  placed  on  the  necks  of  lier  suhjects 
before  the  odious  stamp  acts.  The  spirit  of  independence 
uttered  its  feeble  cry  from  these  Palatines,  and  which,  growing 
stronger  with  the  years  as  they  were  able  to  establish  thein- 
selves  in  more  independent  positions,  became  active  in  tlie 
valiant  soldiery  of  their  grand-children  in  I77<i. 

It  will  at  least  be  charitable  to  say  that  the  English  gov^ 
ernment  could  not  at  that  time  be  held  as  responsible  for  the  acts 
of  its  subordinates,  as  it  would  be  in  these  days  of  ocean  cable 
and  rapid  transit. 

The  production  of  naval  stores,  promising  by  their  represen- 
tations adequate  returns,  was  a  disastrous  exv)eriment  and  cost 
the  treasury  of  England  a  large  sum  of  money. 

Philip  Kelmer  remained  on  the  manor  witli  the  sixty-three 
families,  who  received  from  the  govei-nment  the  Patent  of  1725 
for  six  thousand  acres  of  land.  Tliis  document  was  for  more 
than  one  hundred  years  among  the  archives  of  the  Lutheran 
church  at  Germantown,  but  as  it  was  in  demand  in  the  courts 
proving  titles,  it  has  been  carelessly  allowed  to  drift  into  the 
Iiands  of  some  lawyer,  no  ono  knows  exactly  where.  It  should 
be  retui-ned  to  its  ]>roper  place  and  ])ut  in  safe  keeping  with  the 
other  ancient  records  of  this  church.  In  the  sunmier  of  ISOO 
these  valuable  books  were  found  on  the  top  of  a  cupboai-d  in 
an  ice  cream  saloon.  Therein  is  recoi'ded,  with  hnndi-eds  of 
others,  the  mai'riages  and  baptisms  of  Philip  Ivelmer's  children, 
grand-children  and  gi eat-grand-children. 

In  Documentary  History  of  New  Yoik  Philip  Kelmer's 
family,  accoiding  to  the  descriptive  numeration  of  that  period, 
is  thus  described  :  "Two  men,  two  lads  from  nine  to  fifteen, 
one  boy  from  eight  and  under,  one  woman,  and  two  maids,  from 
nine  to  fifteen."  The  two  men  were  ])robably  Philip,  the  father, 
and  the  oldest  son,  named  George.  The  two  boys  from  nine  to 
fifteen,  Simon  and  John.  The  boy  from  eight  and  under, 
Abraham.  The  woman,  his  wife,  and  one  of  the  two  girls, 
Elizabeth. 

As  nearly  as  can  be  determiiied  from   the  church  records. 


INTKOIJUCTIOX.  9 

which  are  the  oldest,  most  authentic,  and  indeed  about  all  we 
have  for  our  guidance,  George,  oldest  son  of  Phili}),  mari'ied 
Anna  Margai-et  Falkenburg.  His  children  were:  Johannes, 
baptized  October  7,  1725;  Wilhelnius,  baptized  May  18,  1741; 
Maria,  May  12,  1743;  and  Anna  Margaret,  August  30,  1747. 

Siniori,  son  of  Pliilip,  married  Elizabeth  Fonk.  His  chil- 
dren were  :  Elizabeth,  bai)tized  1731  ;  Simon,  May  27,  1740  ; 
Adam,  November  28,  1742  ;  and  (Jeorge. 

Johannes,  son  of  Pliilii),  married  Anna  Becker.  His  chil- 
dren were:  Elizabeth,  ba{)tized  1732;  Johauaes,  August  27, 
1739  ;  Wilhelnius,  May,  174(i  :  George,  1748  ;  Catharine,  August 
13,  1719;  Gertrude,  Deceiubei',  l7r)J. 

Elizabeth,  daughter  of  riiilip,  ^married  Nicholas  Phickel. 
One  child,  Nicholas,  baptized  1732,  was  found  on  tlie  record. 

Abrahaiu,  son  of  Phili[>,  married  Anna  Eva  Link.  His 
cliildren  were  :  Nicholas,  baptized  December,  1741;  Emerich, 
Jiuie,  1742  ;  Ehzabeth,  Februaiy  5,  1744  ;  Cathaiine,  March  2, 
1745  ;  xVdam,  1748;  Wilhelnuis,  June  17,  1752. 

It  will  1)0  seen  that  the  editor  in  his  j)lan  of  the  book  does 
not  strictly  follow  the  chart.  This  refej's  i)rincipally  to  the 
center.  He  does  not  claim  that  his  chart  is  absolutely  coriect 
from  centei-  to  circumference.  We  cannot  call  back  our  great- 
grandfatlicis  to  prove  or  disjjiove.  If  they  had  done  as  much 
according  K'  ilicir  facilities  as  \v(3  have  done  they  would  receive 
our  thanks,  as  we  lio})e  to  receive  the  thanks  of  our  descendants. 
The  cliart  will  have  to  stand  as  it  is  imtil  some  one  discovers 
documents  to  correct,  or  supply  the  missing  liidvs. 

We  have  nothing  concerm'ng  Pliilip  Ivelnn.'r  hut  his  name 
as  one  of  the  Palatines  and  the  number  in  his  family.  From 
the  old  chuich  records  we  have  been  able  to  gather  in  groups 
some  of  his  inunediate  descendants,  as  given  in  this  introduction 
and  placed  on  the  chait. 

From  Documentaiy  Histoiy  of  New  York  and  church  records 
we  learn  something  about  Johannes.  su])posed  to  be  his  son,  and 
from  nine  to  fifteen  years  old  when  they  arrived  at  the  cam]).  His 
name  is  i-ecorded,  Johannes  Kiilmei',  among  those  charactei'ized 
as  sobei'  and  industrious  an«l  willing  to  lemain  on  the  Manor 


10  INTKODUCTION. 

after  the  failure  of  the  "tair"  industry.  He  was  nominated 
to  tlie  governor  in  1724  by  the  snrveyor  general  as  one  of  four 
to  whom  was  to  be  granted  the  six  thousand  aci'es  of  land  in 
trust  for  the  benefit  of  the  sixty -three  families  remaining  on 
Manor.  The  nomination  was  confirmed  by  older  of  the  gov- 
ernor and  council  and  Letters  Patent  granted,  as  hei'e  before 
noted,  and  comprising  what  is  now  Germantown,  New  York. 
Was  an  elder  in  the  ''C'luncli  of  the  Sanctity,"  now  Reformed 
Cluu'ch  of  Germantown,  where  his  name  appears  fre({uently  in 
his  official  capacity.  Our  inferences  concerning  his  relation  to 
Philip  Kelmer,  the  Palatine,  are  supposed  to  be  correct,  yet  we 
leave  him  out  of  oui-  histoiv  as  the  progenitor  of  generations 
in  order  to  make  the  entire  plan  of  the  book  uniform,  and  stait 
the  generations  with  a  head  known  to  be  coi'i'ect  by  those  now 
living. 

Descendants  of  George  and  Simon,  sup])osed  sons  of  Philip 
Kelmer,  the  Palatine,  so  fai-  cannot  be  traced,  and  our  history 
begins  with  -Johannes  im.  Elizabeth  Mickle).  son  of  Johannes, 
(m.  Anna  Becker),  son  of  J^hili})  ;  followed  by  AVilhelmus  nn. 
Gertrude  Pulver),  son  of  Johannes  (m.  Anna  Becker;,  son  of 
Philip  ;  and  the  descendants  of  Abraham  supposed  to  be  the 
youngest  son  of  Philip  Kelmer. 


JOHANNES    KULMER. 

Name  in  English  Jolni  Kilmer.  He  was  baijtized  at  East 
Camp  (now  Germantown,  N.  Y.),  Aug-iist  'J7,  173lt.  Married 
Elizabeth  IMickle.  Was  trustee  and  deacon  about  1702  in  tlie 
German  Reformed  Church  at  East  Camp.  Moved  to  Cobleskill, 
Schoharie  county,  N.  Y.,  iu  17'Jlt  and  died  in  1823.  His  farm  at 
Howe's  Cave,  same  county,  has  never  passed  ont  of  the  owner- 
ship of  the  Kilmers. 

First  Gii:xp:hation. 

Childi-en  of  Johannes-',  |Juhamies-,  Philip^  1. 

George.      Baptized   Jauuary   *J,     1705.       Man-ied    Saloma 

Earner. 

Catharine.     Baptized  August  21,  17t'>s. 

John  1.     Married  Amia  Si])])erly. 

Elizabeth.     Baptized  1770. 

Second   Generation. 

Children  of  George*  lJohannes^  Johannes-,  PhilipM. 

Elizabeth.     Born  17s(;. 

John.     Born  17U0. 

Jeremiah.  Born  October  7,  I7!tr),  in  Cobleskill,  Schoharie 
county,  N.  Y.'  Ou  reaching  liis  majority  he  married  Chi'istina 
Earner  and  soon  after  removed  to  Otsego  county,  where  he 
remained  twenty-two  years.  In  ISlo  he  moved  his  family  to 
Sheshequin,  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  whei-e  he  i)urchased  a  farm 
on  Union  Hill,  back  of  "  Breakneck  Narrows."  On  this  tract  of 
then  unbroken  soil,  with  a  family  of  twelve  children,  he  com- 
menced the  struggle  for  maintenance  and  won  by  becoming  a 
successful  farmer  ;  his  wife  sliaring  bravely  with  the  vaiying 
vicissitudes  of  life,  and  heljjed  much  towards  sucress. 

Mr.  Kilmer  became  a  professed  Christian  while  living  in 
Otsego,  and  soon  after  joined  the  Methodist  Church,  in  which  he 
was  honored  with  the  offices  of  steward,  class-leader  and  trus- 
tee.    When  there  was  no  church  building  his  home  was  often 


12  HISTORY   OK   TlfK    KFLMEK    FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

the  preaching-place  and  under  liis  hospitable  roof  the  minister 
was  always  welcome.  He  never  considered  himself  ])ooi-  for 
what  he  did  for  God  and  His  cause.  Died  Novembei-  ]•>,  isy-t, 
reaching  nearly  the  age  of  ninety. 

Christina.     Born  ITl't;. 

William.     Born  17l»8. 

Catharine.     Boiii  isoo. 

Nancy.     Born  1803.     Married  David  I.  Barner. 

Joshua.  Born  1800,  in  Barnerville,  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y. 
Married  Margaret  Dings.  In  April,  1840.  he  moved  to  Durell, 
Biadford  county,  l\\.,  where  he  had  previously  purchased  fifty 
acres  of  land.  Afterward  he  hougiit  a  farm  in  Rome,  Pa.,  where 
he  resided  about  fourteen  years.  By  industry  he  accunndated 
considei-able  i)ropejty.  Was  kind-hearted,  obliging  and  ac- 
counted an  excellent  citizen.  Mend)er  of  the  Methodist  chui'ch 
for  sixty-five  years.     Died  November  20,  1883. 

David.  Born  180!».  Enlisted  in  Chicago,  Ills.,  in  the  spiing 
of  1802,  in  Company  (J,  I27t]i  Illinois  Volunteers.  W^as  dis- 
charged in  March,  ls03,  at  Memphis,  Teim.,  by  I'eason  of  physical 
disability  brought  on  in  the  army  service,  Died  Maich  2l»tli, 
1803,  thiee  days  after  retui'uing  iiume. 


Childi'en  of  John  I.^  |  Johannes'',  Johaimes-,  Philip^  |. 

Peter.     Born  July  13,  1788.     Died  Januaiy  27,  1820. 

Jonas.  Born  171)5.  For  manv  years  was  a  a  resident  of 
Barnerville,  Schohaiie  county,  N.  Y.,  wheje  he  owned  a  saw 
mill,  clover  mill  and  grist  mill.  Afterward  moved  to  Schoharie, 
where  he  built  a  steam  saw  mill,  engaging  extensivelv  in  the 
lumber  business.  Was  one  of  the  trustees  of  tlie  Schoharie 
Academy,  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  chui'ch  in  which  he  held 
the  ofHce  of  deacon  for  seventy-five  years,  and  was  always 
prominent  in  chni-ch  matters.  His  rigid  leligious  convictions 
had  their  natural  elfect  on  his  life  and  charactei-,  manifesting 
strictly  tenii)erance  principles,  and  tenacious  foi-  the  i-ight. 
Was  in  everything  systematic  and  left  an  impress  on  tire  people 


JONAS    KILMER. 


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JOHN     KILMER. 


ELIZABETH     KILMER    MYER,  at  age  of  al. 


JOHANNES     KUL]SIEK.  13- 

with  whom  he  associated  worthy  of  exaiii])le.  He  ^ave  ah  his 
children,  ten  in  nutnher,  an  academic  cdncation.  Died  Septem- 
ber 10,  ]88l». 

John.  Born  in  (rermantown,  (A)himbia  connty,  September 
22,  ITuS.  Married  Cathai'ine  Shaver.  By  some  of  his  I'elatives 
he  was  known  as  John,  Jr.,  bnt  notrif^htly  so-called,  as  we  have 
it  stated  on  what  is  considered  good  authority  that  thei-e  was 
not  an  1  in  ins  name.  His  first  l)nsiness  was  shcxnnakinji,-,  and 
aftei'wai-d  became  owner  of  a  tannery  and  brev/ei-y.  Disposing 
of  these  lie  commenced  farming,  in  which  he  was  successful. 
He  was  noted  among  his  ac(piaintances  for  precision  in  lang- 
uage and  for  his  metliodical  system  of  work.  The  tidyness  of 
his  buildings  and  farm  was  often  a  subject  of  remark  with  his- 
neigiibors.     Died  August  2ri,  ls,S(;. 

Danh<:i..     Born  Jannai-y  27,  1 800.   Was  a^  w^ell-informed  man,, 
nmch  above  the  average  fai-mei-   of  his   time.     In    i)olitics  was- 
an  ai'dent  Whig  and  Republican,  and  was  elected  Supervisor  by 
fifty-six  majority  in  a  Democratic  town  in  1851.     A  member  of 
the  Lutheran  C'hnrcli.     Died  May  4ih,  1S51>. 

Tho:mas.  (graduated  at  Union  C?ollege,in  18i!8and  was  after- 
ward a  Divinity  stndent  in  llartwick  seminary.  Was  licensed 
in  the  Lutheran  Church  in  ls;;o  and  ordained  the  following 
year.  He  had  ciuu'ge  of  a  cdnuvh  in  Williamshurg.  Upper  Can- 
ada, and  afterward  the  joint  charges  of  Fi-edericksburg  and 
Ernesttown,' Upi)er  C'anada.  He  resigned  about  1834.  Died  in 
Canada,  leaving  a  widow  and  two  children.  After  diligent 
search  we  failed  to  hndany  descendants 

Ei.iZABETH.  Born  March  b>,  lT;t2,  at  iMarmont,  Colunibia 
county,  N.  Y.  Pehmaiy  7,  I81i>,  she  m;u-i'ied  Tjerck  Myer  at 
Cobleskill,  N.  Y.  Was  a.  member  of  the  Dutch  Reformed 
church.     Died  December  17,  U70. 

Makiah. 

CinusTiNA.  Born  in  Cobleskill,  N.  Y.,  18oU  In  1831  mar- 
I'ied  John  H.  Worth.  For  many  years  she  was  an  honored 
member  of  the  Lutlieran  Church  at  Central  Bridge.  Died  Au- 
gust 19,  1880. 


J-i  Itlsl'OlCV    1)1'    I'lIM    Kll.Mi:i£    I'AMIIA'    IX    a:mi':kic'a. 

Third  Genekation. 

Children  of  John^  [George^  Johannes^  Johaimes-, 
Philip^.] 

EoBEKT  H.  Born  December  22,  1829.  July  15,  1849  mar- 
ried Delilah  Moore,  Farmer.  Has  been  justice  of  peace  and 
postmaster.     Cluu'ch  C(nuiecti()n  witli  "Church  of  God." 


Children  of  Jeremiah  %  (CreorgeS  Johannes^  Johannes^ 
Phihpi.J 

Eve  Ann.  Boi-n  June  2S,  isiS.  Married  Silas  H.  Shores. 
Died  Novembei-  lo,  1S77. 

Catiiakine.  Born  January  25,  1820.  Married  Benjamin 
Brink  Ai)ril  14,1811.     Marcii  9,  184G  married  J.  B.  Gillette. 

JosiAH.     Born  December  C,  1S21.     Died  July  29,  1885. 

Vienna.  Born  December  28,  1828.  Mariied  D.  T.  Gillette, 
May  3,  1«40.     Church  connection  Methodist  Ejticopal. 

Saloma  J.  Born  A])ril  27,  1825.  Married  William  B.  Mor- 
ton Fehruai-y  V.K  1851.  Was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church.     Died  April  30,  1883. 

Elizabeth  Mauia.  J^orn  I\rarch  30,  182s.  About  1850  mar- 
ried Marvin  l^ovelace.  At  the  age  of  twelve  united  witli  theM. 
E.  church,  and  died  in  the  reconciliation  of  the  Christian's  hope. 

Jeremiah  Jr.  Born  April  25,  1831.  Occupation  farmer. 
Church  connection,  Methodist  Episcopal.  Postmaster  eighteen 
years.     July  3,  1853,  mari-ied  Aurilla  Lent. 

Lewis  H.  Born  in  Worcester,  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  Jan- 
uary 16,  1831:.  When  he  was  six  years  old  his  father  removed 
to  Sheshequin,  Bradford  county,  Pa.  Was  school  director  nine 
yeai's  in  Sheshe(piin.  Marcli  21,  ]8(;0,  married  Emily  Culver  of 
Sheshequin. 

Jonas  A.  Boi-u  July  31,  183()in  Cliarlotte  townsliip,  Otsego 
county,  N.  Y.  Duriiig  our  war  with  the  South  he  enlisted  in  the 
volunteei'  army  but  was  rejected.  When  the  rebels  invaded 
Pennsylvania  soil  he  could  endure  it  no  longer  and  enlisted  in 
the  state  militia.  Was  a  resident  for  many  years  in  Sheshe- 
quin township,  Pa.     At  this  writing  is  clerk   in  the  store-room 


JOHANNES   KULMER.  15 

for  Lehigh  Valley  R.  II.  at  Buffalo.  Residence  1*3  Pulaski  St. 
Is  a  metnber  of  the  Congregational  Church.  March  27,  1S58, 
married  Elizabeth  Earner. 

John  W.  Born  in  Sheshequin  July  0,  lS-13.  Was  a  student 
at  Susquehanna  Collegiate  Institute,  and  later  graduated  at 
Eastman's  Business  College  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  A  teacher 
nnie  terms.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  mari'ied  Eunice  E. 
Towner,  only  daughter  of  Elijah  Towner  of  Rome,  Bradford 
county,  Pa.  The  iirst  hve  years  of  their  married  life  was  at  his 
father's  liome,  wheie  he  worked  on  the  farm. 

In  1872  he  embarked  in  the  mercantile  trade  in  Rome,  Pa., 
and  in  1870  moved  to  Canton,  Bradford  county,  Pa.,  continuing 
therein  the  same  trade  until  1882,  when  failing  health  and  I'e- 
vei'ses  made  it  necessary  to  close  business.  He  moved  to  Wav- 
erly,  N.  Y.,  where  he  now  resides  and  is  occupied  the  most  of 
the  time  as  comnieicial  traveler.  In  politics  he  is  an  ardent  Re- 
publican and  in  the  towns  wlu^re  he  has  lived  has  been  honored 
witli  offices  of  justice  of  the  peace,  constable,  councilman,  and 
president  of  the  board  of  iiispe<;toi'S.  Is  a  member  of  ihe  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  in  which  he  is  honoied  with  oflicial  po- 
sition. 


Children  of  William^  (JeorgeS  Johannes'%  Johannes-, 
Philip!. 

i)AVH3.     Married  Cordelia  Jennings. 

Jeremiah.  Born  in  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y,  Febiuary  24, 
1829.  November  U,  1852  married  Maiy  E.  Clark.  Business,  far- 
mer and  blacksmith.  Seplember  1>,  1802,  eidisted  in  tlie  Sixth 
Michigan  Cavalry.  Mustered  out  of  service  November  14,  1865, 
at  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  liosidence,  Charlotte,  Eaton  county, 
Michigan. 

George.  Married  Hannah  M.  Rifenberg  in  Worcester,  Ot- 
sego county,  N.  Y.  . 

Nelson.     Died  unmarried. 

ELMHiA.  Born  in  Worcester,  Otsego  county,  N.  Y.,  October 
•6,  1820.     When  veiy  young  her  parents  moved  to  Pennsylvania, 


16  HISTORY   OF   THE   KH.MKR   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

and  she  went  to  live  with  her  uncle,  David  I.  Bai'iier,  in  Oohles- 
kill.     In  March,  1838,  Diai'ried  Aniaiuler  Shattuck,  a  carpenter. 

Catharine.  Born  March  4,  ISi^T.  January  U,  184S,  mar- 
ried Richard  Benjamin. 

Saloma.     Married  John  Hancock. 

Ann.     Married  E])hi'aim  Kelcli. 


Childien    of    Joshua^     [^^(^oi-i^e*,     JohanneS'\     Joliannes^ 
Phili])'  I,  and  Margaiet  Dings. 

Myron  W.     Born  July  2S,  Ks27. 

Christina  M.     Boi-n  July  5,   lsi>!>. 

Catharine.     Born  April  <;,  is:n.     Married  J.  F.  Simons. 

LoviNA.    Born  August  8,  183:;.    Mai-ried  Charles  H.  Turner. 

Salina  B.     Born  April  i>(),  183(1.     Married  Josiah  Kilmer.    - 

Julia  A.     Born  July  8,  183U.     Married  P.  D.  Vanness.      • 

George  W.     Boi-n   Fehruary  2,  1842,  in  Asylum,  Bradford 
County,  Da. 

His  hoyhood  days  were  passed  on  his  father's  farm  in 
Macedonia  (same  county),  and  in  the  public  schools  of  tho  dis- 
ti'ict.  Afterward  he  attended  the  Sns((ue]ianna  Collegeiatc  In- 
stitute fur  nearly  two  years  ;  or  until  the  trumpet  of  war  called 
him  from  the  halls  of  learning  to  the  camp  and  battle-tield. 
His  grandfather  (}eoigc  sLMAfd  his  c(Mmtry  with  (.-rcdit  in  tlio 
second  war  for  American  lndei)endenco,  and  the  grandson  trn(; 
to  i)atriotic  lineage  was  naturally  stirred  by  the  spirit  of  ]);i(ii()t- 
ism  and  love  of  tlu;  old  l''lag.  He  enlisttd  in  Com|)anv  1,  t;tli 
Pennsylvania  Reserves,  and  W(Mit  to  Harrisbing,  whei'e  Ik;  be- 
came unable  by  sickness  to  ))erfoi-m  military  service^  was  dis- 
charged from  the  hos])itai  an<l  retuined  home.  At  this  time  he 
was  young,  just  i)ast  nineteen  years.  One  year  thei'eafter, 
duiing  the  foiniation  of  the  '' Bradford  Regiment,"  known  in 
seivice  as  the  141st  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  he  again  ottered 
his  services  to  his  couidry.  It  is  noteworthy  that  we  liiid  in 
referring  to  a  history  of  this  regiment,  that  he  declined  a  com- 
mission that  was  offered,  because  he  considered  himself  too 
young  to  accei)t  a  conniussioned  office.     This  decision,  in  con- 


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JOIIANNKS      IvUL^lEK.  17 

tradistinctioii  to  the  general  tieiicl  of  human  ambition,  speaks 
for  itself  without  comment.  He  did,  liowever,  accept  the  next 
office  to  a  connnissioncd  ottice,  and  went  out  as  First  Serj^eant 
of  Company  C  The  1  ilst  i\;nnsylvania  Vohuiteers  was  known 
as  one  of  the  best  figlilin^-  rej^iments  in  the  war,  participating 
in  loi]g  and  bloody  series  of  battles,  from  Fredericksbui'g  until 
the  surrender  of  CJencral  Lee,  among  which  were  Chancellors- 
ville,  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania  C.  11.,  Cold  Harbor  and  Moi'ris 
Fai-m.  At  ClianceUorsviUe  tbeii-  loss  was  hfty  i)er  cent  of  the 
men  engaged  and  at  (Gettysburg  seventy-six  per  cent,  and  thei'o 
was  but  one  regiment,  it  is  said,  in  tlie  service  where  the  loss 
was  a  greater  per  cent  of  the  hghting  men  than  tliis.  On  the 
3rd  of  May,  1803,  Sergeant  Kilmer  was  promoted  to  First  Lieu- 
tenant, for  faithful  and  meritorious  service,  and  at  that  time 
the  youngest  conmiissioned  ollicer  in  the  regiment.  In  the 
battles  of  the  Wilderness,  ]ie  received  a  wound  in  his  right  leg, 
but  remained  with  his  com])any  in  active  sei-vice.  His  valor 
won  for  him  another  promotion,  and  on  the  4th  of  July,  1SG4, 
he  was  made  Captain  of  Company  C.  At  the  l)altle  of  Morris 
Farm,  Novend)er  ti7,  1804,  he  was  severely  wounded  in  the  head, 
was  captured  by  the  enemy  and  taken  to  Libby  Prison.  His 
captors,  took  his  hat,  coat,  boots,  and  his  six  months'  pay  (over 
$1,000  in  l)right  crisp  greenbacks),  just  drawn.  It  is  not  the 
place  here  to  speak  of  the  horrors  of  the  Southern  Prison  Lens. 
The  sufferings  of  the  captives  were  intense  and  l)eyond  descrip- 
tion. Fortunately  a  surgeon,  who  was  his  companion  in  cap- 
tivity, dressed  his  wound  and  saved  a  life,  which  otherwise 
would  have  been  another  sacrifice  to  the  horrible  hospitality  of 
the  Rebels.  Februaiy  18,  1805,  he  was  paroled  and  sent  to 
Annapolis,  where  he  remained  for  a  short  time,  then  received  a 
leave  of  absence  for  thirty  days  and  came  home.  He  returned 
to  his  regiment  at  the  expiration  of  the  time  and  remained  witli 
it  until  nmstered  out  of  service  on  the  28th  day  of  May,  J  865. 
After  returning  home  he  engaged  in  farming,  and  buying  and 
selling  cattle.  In  the  fall  of  1875  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of 
County  Commissioner,  proving  an  efficient  and  popular  officer. 
It  is  not  too  much  to  say,  that  he  is  one  of  Bradford's   most 


18  HISTORY   OF   Tnf<:    KILMEK   FAMILY   IX   AMKKU'A. 

popular  citizens  and  has  frequently  had  conferred  upon  liini  by 
liis  townspeople  offices  of  tl-ust  and  responsibility,  wliich  lie  has 
always  filled  with  remarkable  fidelity.  He  is  now  President  of 
the  County  Farmers'  Alliance  and  Secretary  of  the  Executive 
Board  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Farmers'  Alliance  and  Indus- 
trial Union,  and  has  been  Stewaid  in  the  M.  E.  Church  for 
twenty-five  years.  His  prominent  characteristic  is  to  carry  on 
all  things  undertaken  with  persistent  energy  and  unremitting 
activity,  His  home  proi)erty  consists  of  a  well  cultivated  farm, 
new  handsome  residence  and  outbuildings,  which  together  have 
cost  him  about  ^13,tt00. 

This  brief  sketch  of  Mr.  Kilmer's  life  would  be  incomplete 
without  mentioning  his  iiohle.  wife,  who  is  his  valuable  assistant 
and  adviser.  October  U,  18G5,  he  married  Helen  A.  Noble, 
whose  acquaintance  began  at  the  Collegiate  Institute,  where 
she  was  a  student  and  teacher.  She  afterward  attended  Mt. 
Holyoke  Seminary. 

Albertina  L.  Born  June  25,  1845.  Married  James  H. 
Green. 

Children  of  Joshua^  and  Charlotte  M.  Simons. 

Mai^garet.     Born    November   27,    1870.      Married   Robert 

Rice. 

James  D.    Born  November  24, 1872.    March  3,  1895,  married 

Bessie  Frink. 

Mary..    Married  J.  Woodburn. 

John  D.  Born  Feb.  8,  1877.   May  18, 1806,  married  Eva  Cass. 

Jennie. 

Children    of    David*,     George*,     Johannes^     Johannes-, 

Phihpi. 

William  Morgan.  Born  in  Bi-adford  county,  Pa.,  Decem- 
ber 25,  1850.  September  16,  1876,  married  Robenia  S.  Richard- 
sou.  Business,  attorney-at-law.  Has  held  offices  of  deputy 
sheriff,  township  clerk,  city  recorder  and  city  attorney.  Is  a 
member  of  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  his  church  connection  is 
Methodist  Episcopal.  Was  in  the  r27th  Illinois  Volunteers,  in 
company  with  his  father,  but  too  young  for  enlistment. 


JOHANNES     KUL-MEK.  19 

George  D.  Born  July,  1S57.  Never  married.  Residence, 
Brockport,  N.  Y. 

Saloma.  Born  Decembei'  22,  18G3.  Manied  Leroy  ^tar- 
shall,  June  Uth^  ISG'J.  They  met  a  sad  affliction  by  the  death  of 
Flossie,  their  youngest  child,  x\\ai\  20,  18U4,  then  eight  years  of 
age.  The  manner  of  death  made  it  still  sadder.  The  following- 
regarding  tlie  accident  is  from  a  iiewspaper  notice:  "Flossie 
left  home  at  eight  o'clock  on  Thursday  niorinng  to  go  to 
her  school,  about  one  mile  distant.  Somewhere  between  eight 
and  nine  o'clock,  a  boy  stopped  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Arnold, 
who  lives  in  sight  of  the  school  house,  and  told  him  that 
as  he  was  driving  by,  he  saw  what  looked  to  be  a  child 
hanging  from  one  of  the  windows.  Mr.  Arnold  hastened 
to  the  spot  and  there  found  little  Flossie  Marshall  hanging 
outside  the  building,  her  head  just  within,  face  downw^ard 
and  the  window  sash  upon  the  back  of  her  neck.  He 
speedily  removed  the  child  from  her  terrible  position,  but 
help  had  come  too  late — she  was  dead.  A  board,  one  end  upon 
the  ground,  the  other  resting  against  the  building  beneath  the 
window,  gave  rise  to  the  su})position  that  the  child  had  slipped 
as  she  was  endeavoring  to  gain  admittance  to  the  school-room 
through  the  open  window,  which  by  some  means  had  fallen  at 
the  fateful  moment  and  with  such  dreadful  result. 


Children    of    Peter^     [John  T.*,     Johannes^     Johannes", 
Phihpi.] 

Harvey.     Married   Miss   Holden,  of  Cold   Spring,    N.  Y. 
Supposed  to  have  a  son,  J.  H.,  living.     Place  unknown. 

Peter.     Born  May  24,  182U.     His  second  marriage  was  with 
Helen  M.  December  31,  1850.     He  died  in  1808. 


Children  of  Jonas'  [John  I.^,  Johannes  %  Johannes-, 
Phihpi.] 

Ann  Eliza.  Born  at  Barnerville,  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y., 
October  7,   1816.     October  7,  1840,  married  Peter  Poland.     Mi*. 


20  HISTORY   OF  THE   KHJIER   FAiHLY   IN   AMERICA. 

Foland  was  in  the  hotel  business,  a  member  of  the  society  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  alderman  in  tlie  city  of  Albany  in  18GS.  IMrs. 
Foland  is  a  member  of  the  l^utheran  Churcli  and  resides  with 
her  daughter,  Mrs.  Ida  H.  Terrell,  her  only  surviving  child,  in 
New  York  City. 

Lavina.  Born  May  20,  1821.  Married  Perry  G.  Brown. 
Mr.  Brown  is  dead.  Her  present  residence  is  Albeixjue,  New 
Mexico. 

Catharine.  Born  October  2,  1S28.  Married  William  Pearl, 
of  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

Martin  Ll'THER.  Born  at  Cobleskill,  Schoharie  county, 
N.  Y.,  January  18,  182G-  November  14,  1S55,  married  Christina 
Houck  Ten  Eyck.  His  church  connection  is  Lutheran.  Pesi- 
dence,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Christina.  Born  JMay  28,  1828.  Married  Addison  Barker, 
Novend>er  7,  1850.     PesidiMice,  Camanche,  Iowa. 

Diana.  Born  October  13,  1830.  ]\Iairied  Jacob  Houck, 
November  13,  1850.     Pesidcnce,  Centi-al  Bridge,  N.  Y. 

Kebecca.  Born  at  Barnerville,  Scholiarie  county,  N.  Y. 
April  13,  1833.  August  14,  1854,  married  Jacob  N,  Ilagei',  who 
was  in  the  hotel  business  a  number  of  years.  Mrs.  Hager's 
church  connection  is  Lutlieran,  and  residence,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Emiline.  Born  October  ('),  1835,  in  Cobleskill,  N.  Y., 
April  10,  1883,  married  Theodore  Wood,  a  farmer.  No  chil- 
dren. Her-  church  connection  is  Methodist  Episcopal.  Pesi- 
dence,  Hobart,  Delaware  county.  N.  Y. 

Washington,  j\[.  D.  Born  in  Schoharie  County,  New  York, 
April  5,  1838.  He  received  his  primary  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  his  native  town.  His  collegiate  educa- 
tion was  obtained  at  the  Schoharie  Academy,  a  school  of 
wide  reputation  for  a  school  of  its  class  in  that  day.  He  re- 
ceived a  full  course  of  It^ctures  at  the  x\h)any  Medical  College, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1800.  On  leaving  the  college,  as  a 
further  means  of  perfecting  himself  in  his  |)rofession,  he  ac- 
cepted the  position  of  resident  physician  of  the  City  Inhrmary 
of  Albany,  wliich  institution  then  contained  twelve  hundred 
inmates  and  embraced  the  insane  asylum,  hospital  and  alms- 


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WASHINGTON    KILMER,    M.  D. 


JOHANNES     KULMKIJ.  21 

house.  In  1861,  when  the  call  was  made  for  volunteer  physi- 
cians, Dr.  Kilmer  went  to  Alexandria,  Va.,  where  he  took 
charge  of  the  Grace  Clun-ch  l[os})ital,  and  remained  there  thi-ee 
years.  The  last  year  of  the  war  he  was  surgeon  of  the  Six- 
teenth West  Virginia  Volunteers,  located  v/ithin  the  fortifica- 
tions at  Washington  City.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  remained 
in  Washington  and  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  profession 
for  three  years,  at  the  end  of  that  time  going  to  Ironton,  Ohio, 
where  he  remained  five  years,  in  large  aiid  successful  practice. 
On  account  of  a  general  breaking  down  in  physical  ability, 
superinduced  by  his  arduous  professional  labors,  he  decided  in 
1S73,  after  having  been  given  up  for  dead  by  sevei-al  of  his 
medical  brethren,  to  make  a  journey  on  foot  to  Florida.  He  set 
out  scarcely  able  to  walk,  but  gathered  strength  as  he  pro- 
ceeded, nnd  a  complete  restoration  to  health,  after  tramping 
one  thousand  four  hundred  and  tifty-thi-ee  miles.  During  this 
time  he  was  corresi)ondent  for  the  Ciiicinnafi  ComiiiercidJ  and 
contributed  a  nund)er  of  interesting  articles  to  that  ])aper.  He 
located  in  Altamont,  Orange  County,  Florida,  Avhich  name  he 
gave  to  the  locality.  In  Octobei',  I^IJI,  he  married  Florence 
Davy,  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  who  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  Sir  Hum- 
phrey Davy,  the  celebrated  English  chemist.  Duilng  the  doc- 
tor's residence  in  Orange  county  he  has  taken  an  active  interest 
in  all  public  questions,  particularly  in  sc-hool  matters.  He  has 
been  chairmair  of  the  board  of  ])ublic  instruction  for  eight  years 
and  has  more  than  once  chami)ioned  the  cause  of  good  morals 
and  religion  in  connection  with  the  schools.  In  the  fall  of  IsST, 
when  the  yellow  fever  was  declared  ei)idemic  at  Tami)a,  and  a 
call  was  made  by  the  physicians  there  for  help.  Dr.  Kilmer 
volunteered  his  services,  went  down  and  gave  the  citizens  of 
that  place  four  weeks  of  unremitting  labor,  at  the  end  of  which 
time  he  became  a  victim  of  the  disease  and  barely  escaped  death. 
When  he  returned  home  his  fellow  citizens  presented  him  with 
a  handsome  gold  watch,  which  bears  thi  s inscription  :  "Pre- 
sented to  Dr.  W .  Kilmer  by  the  citizens  of  Oilando  in  ap])recia- 
tion  of  his  services  in  the  yellow  fever  epidemic  at  Tampa, 
November  24,  lbS7."    The  doctor  still  resides  at  Orlando,  Florida, 


22  HISTORY   OF   THE   KJLMEK   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

is  interested  in  orange  culture,  and  in  active  practice  profes- 
sionally, in  which  his  skill  is  unniversally  recognized.  For  tlie 
past  five  years  he  has  been  surgeon  of  the  Florida  Central  and 
Peninsular  Raih-oad,  the  laigest  railway  system  in  the  state. 
Anna  Margaret.  Born  April  2,  1849.  October  17,  18G7, 
married  Step] len  Badgley.  Cliurch  connection,  Lutheran.  Resi- 
dence, Schoharie,  ]N.  Y. 


"     Children   of   John^     [John    l.\     Johannes^     Johannes 
Philip  ^  J 

Mariah.     Married  John  Baumus. 

Almtra.     Married  Jacob  AVetzel. 

Charity.     Married  John  Underhill.  ■  • 

Emma.     Married  P.  P.  Schenk. 


Children  of  Daniel'^  [John  I.S  Johannes*,  Johaiuies-, 
Philip  1.  J 

Augustus.  Born  August  29,  1822.  February  IS,  1840, 
married  Christine  E.  Rickard.  November  3,  1818,  married 
Viana  Barner.  With  liis  sons,  he  established  the  well  known 
Kilmer  Maiuifacturing  Company,  for  the  manufacture  of  bale 
ties  and  wire  fencing,  at  Newburg,  N.  Y.  Reference  to  tliis 
can  be  found  in  the  back  pai't  of  the  book.  ■  ■ 

Margaret. 

JOSIAH. 

Daniel  A.  Born  in  Cobleskill,  N.  Y.,  December  11,1832. 
In  1852  married  Catliarine  drum.  He  is  an  industrious  farmei-  at 
Howe's  Cave,  N.  Y.,  owning  the  excellent  farm  and  buildings, 
where  he  has  resided  more  tiian  thirty  yeais. 

Thomas  J.,  M.  D.  Born  Nov  22,  1833,  at  Cobleskill,  N.  Y. 
December  25,  1852,  married  Elmira  Palmatier.  Is  a  practicing 
physician  at  Scholiarie,  N.  Y.  A  member  of  the  Masonic  order, 
and  church  connection,  Methodist  Episcopal. 

Andrew  G.  Born  in  Cobleskill,  N.  Y.,  January  5,  1836. 
He    attended  the  distiict  school,  where   he   was  known  as  a 


JOHANNES     KULMER,  23 

faithful  scholar  and  afterward  his  father,  encouraged  by  his 
close  application  to  his  studies,  sent  him  to  the  Schoharie 
Academy,  where  he  was  under  the  special  instruction  of  Prof. 
Geo.  W.  Briggs,  its  Princii)al. 

At  the  age  of  15  he  taught  a  district  school  of  SO  scliolars, 
in  which  work  he  continued  successfully  for  two  years,  and 
then  resumed  his  studies,  first  at  the  Warner ville  Seminary  and 
afterward  at  tlie  Perry  Academy.  Witliin  a  short  time  after 
entering  the  latter  scliool  he  became  a  teacher  in  it  and  thus 
served  in  the  double  capacity  of  student  and  teacher  until  he 
had  completed  the  fall  course  of  instiiiction,  when  he  returned 
to  his  home  and  married  Libbie  Young,  only  daughter  of  David 
D.  Young,  in  ISSO. 

He  was  known  as  a  worthy,  energetic  young  man,  an  en- 
terprising citizen  and  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
Church,  with  which  denomination  his  family  has  always  been 
identified. 

At  the  earnest  solicitation  of  Prof.  Briggs  he  became  assis- 
tant Princii)al  of  the  Schoharie  Academy  in  1S07,  and  wlien 
Prof.  Briggs  terminated  liis  comiecticn  with  the  x\cademy  and 
became  President  of  the  Delaware  Literary  Institute  at  Fi-ank- 
lin,  N.  Y.,  Prof.  Kilmer  was  urged  to  remain  as  Principal  of  the 
Academy.  The  offer,  however,  he  declined,  and  acce])ted  the 
position  of  A^ice-President  of  tlie  Frankhn  Institute,  wliich  po- 
sition he  filled  foi"  four  years,  giving  iniiversal  satisfaction. 

In  1872  he  bec;uiie  Princii)al  of  the  graded  school  at  Cobles- 
kill  and  through  his  niforts  the  school  was  reorganized  under  the 
state  Union  Free  School  Act.  The  school  was  liighly  prosperous 
while  under  his  charge,  drawing  a  large  patronage  fi-om  the  sur- 
rounding country.  During  the  last  year  of  his  :Mhiiinistration 
it  numbei-ed  D3  non-resident  students  on  its  registiy. 

The  village  of  Bainbridge,  which  had  just  erected  a  fine 
brick  academy  building,  extended  to  him  an  invitation  to  be- 
come their  Principal,  which  he  accei)ted,  remaining  at  the  head 
of  their  school  for  three  years. 

After  this  he  organized  an  academy  at  Schenevus,  N.  Y., 
where  his  efforts  also  met  with  a  flatterin«r  success. 


24  HISTOKY   OF   T}II<:    KIL^MEK   I'AMILY    IN   AMERICA. 

It  will  be  seen  that  Prof.  Kilmer's  career  as  a  teacher  has 
been  an  important  one,  and  that  while  he  took  hif>h  rank  as  an 
instructor,  his  ability  as  an  organizej- was  especially  mai'ketl  and 
fully  recognized  by  the  various  Boards  of  Education,  by  whom 
his  services  were  secured.  The  several  academies  over  wliich  he 
])resided  as  Principal  wei-e  under  the  supervision  of  the  Board 
of  Kegents  of  the  state,  and  by  them  were  s])ecially  compli- 
mented for  their  thorough  and  S3^stematic  course  of  instruction. 

Prof.  Kilmer  carries  many  pleasant  recollections  of  his  work 
as  a  teachei',  and  the  memoiy  of  many  of  his  former  pupils  who 
have  risen  to  positions  of  prominence  in  various  ])rofessions, 
brings  to  him  the  encoui'agement  and  satisfaction  of  a  useful 
and  successful  work. 

In  I880  lie  gave  up  his  life  woi-k  as  teachei'  and  went  to 
Biughamton,  N.  Y.,  and  entered  the  business  office  of  his 
brothers,  Dr.  Kilmei-&Co.,  with  whom  he  is  still  connected, 
being  engaged  at  present  at  the  Sanitarium  owned  by  Dr.  S. 
Andral  Kilmer  at  Sanitaria  Springs,  N.  Y.,  in  the  ca})acity  of 
Assistant  Superintendent. 

S.  Andral,  M.  D.  Born  in  the  town  of  Cobleskill,  Schoharie 
county,  N,  Y.,  December  ID,  1840.  He  recalls  even  now  in  the 
multitude  of  his  professional  duties,  with  pleasant  memoiies, 
the  old  log  school  house?  in  Coljleskill  where  he  first  attended  a 
disti'ict  school.  When  he  left  tliese  log  walls  he  entered  the 
halls  of  the  Schoharie  Academy,  and  afterward  the  Warner- 
ville  and  Richmondville  Seminaries.  These  he  finished  when 
he  had  reached  the  age  of  eighteen  andentei'ed  the  office  of  Dr. 
Scott,  a  })i-ominent  Allopathic  physician  in  Schoharie  county. 
Then,  wishing  to  get  outside  the  lines  of  the  one-school  idea,  he 
studied  with  Dr.  Downing,  who  lia^  been  called  the  successful 
pioneer  of  Homeopathy  in  the  Schoharie  region  of  New  York 
State.  Dr.  Kilmer  commenced  the  ])ractice  of  medicine  as  a 
county  physician  at  Barnerville,  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y.  Al- 
though he  aspired  to  rise  in  his  profession,  he  found  this  to  be 
too  much  up-hill  work  and  abandoned  his  rides  after  about  one 
and  a  half  years'  service.  Following  out  the  idea  of  a  broad 
acquaintance  with  medicine  and  surgery  he  studied  Eclectic  and 


S,  cRtvAxoiV  WvVvuev,  <5W.l!^. 


JOHANNKS     KULMElt.  25 

Botanic  practice  with  Dr.  Pati-ick  of  Wisconsin,  But  all  these 
appeared  to  he  hut  a  he^^inniu^  for  he  has  documents  that  he 
attended  the  preliminary  iMid  regular  course  of  the  Bellevue 
Hospital  and  Medical  College  in  Kew  York  C^ity,  where  he  had 
an  oppoi'tunity  for  instriiclion  at  tlie  Eye  and  Ear  Inhrmary  on 
BlackwelTs  Island  and  other  hospitals.  A  si)ecial  practical 
course  at  the  Philadelphia  Lying-in-Charity  Hospital,  where  in- 
structions ai'e  given  in  practical  Ohstetrics  and  Diseases  of 
Women  ;  at  the  Central  L'Jispensaiy  of  Chicago,  devoted  to  the 
same  purpose  ;  at  the  Philadelpliia  School  of  C)perative  Sui-gery, 
under  the  s})ecial  insti'uction  of  the  noted  physician,  Dr.  D. 
Hayes  Agnevv.  Not  only  these,  hut  there  hangs  in  hisoflice  the 
dii)loma  of  the  Bennett  Medical  College  of  Chicago. 

After  a  successful  tour  of  medical  lectures  and  practice  in 
the  W<\st,  Dr.  Kilmer  settleil  in  Binghamton,  huying  and  l)uild- 
ing  a  residence  on  the  jilot  whei'e  the  extensive  Kilmer  Medicine 
AVoi'ks  are  now  located.  He  was  first  employed  in  visiting  sur- 
rounding vtities  on  advertised  days,  in  which  practice  he  was  so 
famous  and  successful  tliat  lie  was  soon  enahled  to  conuneiice  the 
erection  of  his  LaV)oratory  huildings  foi-  tlie  preparation  of  his 
remedies,  which  hecanie  necessary  to  sup])h^the  ever  increasing 
demand. 

From  this  modest,  hut  wi;ll  defined  heginning,  lias  grown 
up  the  pi'esent  enormous  husineis.  The  prominent  success  of 
the  sale  of  Di-.  Kihuer-s  remedies  has  heen  sustained  hy  their 
growing  ]-eputation  and  merit.  The  verdict  of  the  druggists 
throughout  the  country,  is  that  these  preparations  have  the 
largest  sale  of  any  i)i'oprietary  I'emedies  on  the  mai'ket. 

Dui'ing  these  years  of  iiua-easing  i)rofessional  services  far 
and  wide,  and  astonishing  growth  of  husiness.  Dr.  Kilmer  was 
seeking  somewhere  in  the  United  States  some  place  most 
peculiarly  favored  by  Nature  for  a  Health  Home  and  Hygienic 
Institute  for  suftering  humanity.  During  this  search  he  dis- 
covered the  wonderful  properties  of  the  sulpho-phosphate  spring 
ill  a  place  then  called  Oshorne  Hollow,  ten  miles  noi-theast  of 
the  city  of  Bingliamton,  N.  Y,  Here  he'  huilt,  at  an  expense 
of  $100,000,  the  New  Sanitarium  and  Hydrothorai)ium.     It  is 


26  HISTORY   OP  THE   KH.MEH   FAMILY    IN   AMERICA. 

located  in  a  gently  mountainous  region  in  the  Blue  Hill  Tunnel 
Range,  2,000  feet  above  the  sea  level.  Outside  is  a  well  arranged 
system  of  natural  parks.  The  present  buildings  contain  every 
modern  convenience,  including  electric  lights  and  bells,  steam 
heaters, and  elevators.  Besides  the  principal  waters  of  the  sulplio- 
phosphate  spring,  there  are  ten  others,  which  include  the  Blue 
Lithia,  Red  Iron,  Black  Magnetic,  and  Ferro-Manganese.  All 
kinds  of  baths  are  in  use  svuiuner  and  winter,  including  Sul- 
phur, Turkish,  Russian,  and  Electric.  The  luarvelously  benefi- 
cial results  of  the  waters  are  supplemented  by  the  skill  of  a 
physician  who  has  treated  moie  than  half  a  million  patients. 
If  this  article  shall  appear  like  an  advertisement  to  any,  it  be- 
comes such  unavoidably,  and  the  writer  may  say,  unintention- 
ally, in  describing  the  life  work  of  a  successful  member  of  the 
Kilmer  Family. 
Chauncey  C. 

Jonas  M.  Born  in  Cobleskill,  New  York,  A])ril  11,  ls43. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-tvv^o  he  went  to  New  York  City,  where  he 
remained  thirteen  yeais  in  the  mercantile  business.  During 
this  time  he  was  connected  as  salesman  with  the  large  and  well 
known  houses  of  H.  B.  Olatlin,  E.  S.  Jaffrey  and  Compan}^  and 
Cochrane,  McLane  and  Coini)any.  In  1878  he  went  to  Bing- 
hamton,  New  York,  and  engaged  in  the  Medical  Dispensary  of 
his  brother.  Dr.  S.  Andral  Kilmer.  In  1881  he  became  an  equal 
partner  with  his  brother,  and  thus  being  more  closely  identified 
with  the  establishment,  made  plans  for  the  increase  of  the  busi- 
ness and  gradually  enlarged  it  from  the  comparatively  small 
area  of  a  few  counties  in  the  State  to  all  parts  of  the  United 
States  and  in  South  America  and  West  Indies.  In  18i»2  he 
bought  the  half  interest  of  his  brother.  Dr.  S.  xVndral  Kilmer, 
and  is  now  sole  owner  of  all  ti'nde  marks,  coi)yrights,  and  the 
entire  business  of  the  manufacture  of  proprietary  medicines. 
The  buildings  are  on  the  corner  of  Chenango  and  Virgil  streets, 
covering  nearly  one-fouith  of  a  city  square,  with  branch  offices 
in  New  York,  Chicago,  Rio  De  Janeiro,  U.  S.  of  Brazil,  S.  A., 
and  Kingston,  Jamaica,  West  Indies. 

An  enterprise  that  has  reached  the  extent  and  success  that 


•,::.■«;.■'  TV'S- 


J 


JOHANNES     KULMER.  27 

this  has  in  a  little  more  than  a  dozen  years,  seems  to  be  proof 
of  the  merit  of  the  I'emedies  offered  to  the  public,  and  of  the 
able  and  energetic  management  of  the  business. 

December  IS,  1808,  he  married  Julia  111.  Sharpe,  daughter 
of  Peter  Gr.  Sharpe  of  Sharon  Springs,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Kilmer  is  Police  Commissioner,  a  member,  with  his 
wife,  of  the  North  Presbyterian  Church,  and  a  trustee  in  the 
same  society.  His  first  church  comiection  was  with  the  Tal- 
mage  Tabernacle,  in  I>rooldyn. 

AuKELiA.     Married  Palmatier. 

Adelia.     Married  David  1.  Bouck. 


Children  of  Elizabeth^  [John  I.-*,  Johannes^  Johannes-,. 
Philip  1]  and  Tjerck  ]\Iyer. 

Christina  Myer,  Born  November  28,  1824,  in  the  town 
of  Saugerties,  N.  Y.,  where  she  now  resides.  j\lay  'J,  1843,  she 
married  Jo) in  Potenburg  Styles. 


Children  of   Mariaii^     [John  l.\    Johannes^,     Johannes-, 
Philip^ J  and  Jacob  Zimnier. 
Elmira  Zinmier 


Children  of  Christina^  [John  !.•*,  Johannes-*,  Johannes-, 
Philip']  and  John  H.  Worth. 

Mary  Worth.     Born  June  24,  1832. 

Martha  Worth.  Born  May  22,  1835.  Married  B.  F. 
Courter. 

Harvey  Worth.     Born  December  25,  1836. 

Herman  Worth.     Born  May  10,  1831). 

Ehzabeth  Worth.     Born  October  G,  1845. 


28  history  of  the  kilmer  family  in  america. 

Fourth  Generation. 

Children  of  Rol)eit  II. "^    (Juhn%    George^,    Johannes^  Jo- 
hannes-, Philip'.  I 

John.     Born  July  2:3,  1S50. 
Charles.     Born  Maicli  *dl,  1852. 
Henry  K.     Born  April  27,  1854. 
Nancy.     Born  Noveniher  2<i,  18C3. 
William.     Born  February  VJ,   1800. 
Esther.     Born  March  31,  IbG'j. 


Children  of  Eve  Anu^  [Jeremialr^  Geor;i;e^,  Johannes^, 
Johannes",  Philip'  J  and  Silas  H.  Shores. 

James  Austin  Shores.  Born  August  9,  1842.  Enlisted  in 
the  7th  Kentucky  Cavahy.  Accidentally  shot  and  killed  at 
Kashville,  Tenn.,  (October  111,  18U4. 

Jeremiah  M.  Shores.  Born  Fehruaiy  11,  1845,  Enlisted  in 
Capt.  Geo.  W.  Kilmer's  company,  141st  Pennsylvania  V(Jun- 
teers.  He  was  severely  wounded  in  the  liattle  of  the  Wilder- 
ness in  July,  18ri4,  and  died  a  few  days  after. 

Orpha  D.  Shores.  Born  Septendter  24,  1S4G.  Married  David 
Coleman.     Resides,  Libeity  Cornes,  Bradford  County,  Pa. 

Ethlin  Shores.  Born  March  31,  184;».  June  2'J,  1^84,  mar- 
ried Jolui  F.  Sargent.     Resides,  Wetona,  Pa. 

Ulysses  Grant  Shores.  Born  April  4,  18G5.  Is  a  contractor 
and  builder  at  Crestor,  Uiuon  county,  Iowa. 


Chikh'en  of  Catharine''  [  Jeremiah  %  George'* ,  Joliannes% 
Johannes-,  Philip']  and  Benjamin  Brink. 

Helen  Briidv.  Born  February  8,  1842.  Married  A.  B. 
Rider. 

Children  of  Cathai-ine",  and  J.  B.  Gillette. 

Addison  R.  Gillette.     Born  May  4,  1847. 

Emiline  C.  Gillette.  Born  May  25,  1849.  Now  Mrs.  Reed 
Ferguson,  of  Hornl)rook,  Pa. 


JOHANNES     KLTLMER.  29 

Estella  Gillette.  Born  October  31,  185(i.  Married  Rev.  H. 
C.  McDermott,  of  M.  E.  Church.     Now  at  Norwicli,  N.  Y. 

Wiiitield  La  j\Lonte  Clillette.  Born  July  IC,  1855.  Attorney- 
at-law,  Allentown,  Pa. 

Naucy  C.  Gillette.  Born  December  23.  1857.  Married  D. 
E.  Sawtelle. 

Laura  D.  Gillette.  Born  October  10,  18t'>7.  Married  George 
Black  man.     Kesidence,  Towanda,  Ba. 


Childivn  of  A'ienna"  |  Jei'einiah^  George*,    Johannes^  Jo- 
hannes-, Phili))']  anil  I).  'L\  Oillette. 

Mary  Ida  Gillette  was  boi'ii  May  21,  1847. 
Martha  Ohi-istina  Gillette  was  born  August  8,  181:8. 
Pearn  A'Vilber  Gillette  was  l)()i'n  November  5,  1855. 
Allen  l)ay  Oillette  was  born  Decembei'  15,  185!:>. 


Children  of  SalomaJ."  [Jeremiah^,  George*,  Johannes-, 
Johamies-,  Philip' J  and  AVilliam  B.  Hoiton. 

Miles  E.  liorton.  Born  in  Sheshe(|uin,  Pa.,  Novendjer  18, 
1851.  At  tlie  age  of  fifteen  he  came  in  possession  of  his  father's 
farm,  taking  nearly  the  wliole  I'esiJonsibility  on  his  young- 
shoulders.  By  diligent  study  at  homo  and  kind  attention  of 
his  mother  he  gained  a  fair  cunnnon  school  education.  In  1872 
married  Mary  A.  Webb,  daughter  of  Andi-ew  AV^ebb.  Has  been 
diligent  and  prosperous.  Held  various  town  offices  and  ran  for 
sherilf  in  18'J3  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  Resides  in  Towanda, 
Pa. 

Rowenna  Hortence  Horton.  Born  in  Sheshequjn,  Pa.,  Oc- 
tober 23,  1855.  Januaiy,  1871,  married  Theodore  G.  Smith. 
Mr.  Smith  is  a  tidy  and  prosperous  farmer.  They  are  both  de- 
voted Methodists,  and  the  new  church  at  Black,  Pa.,  situated 
near  their  home,  was  built  largely  through  their  enterprise. 


30  HISTORY   OP  THE   KILMEll   FAMH.Y   IN   AMERICA. 

Children  of  Elizabeth  M."  [Jeremiah^  George^  Johannes^ 
Johannes-,  Philip\]  and  Marvin  Lovelace. 

Ida  Lovelace  married  Lewis  (3rrift'eth,  a  farmer.  Four  chil- 
dren. Has  lived  in  Nebraska  seventeen  years  and  reports  "hard 
times"  for  the  past  three  vears.  Now  at  De  Witt,  Saline  county, 
Neb. 

Willis  D.  Lovelace.  Wife  and  two  children.  Residence, 
Oscar,  Mo. 

Children  of  Jeremiah,  Jr.  *^  [Jeremiah^  George*,  Johannes^, 
Johannes-,  Philip'.] 

Francis  E.  Born  September  19,  1854.  Residence,  To- 
wanda,  Fa. 

CLAitA  E.     Porn  February  14,  1850. 

Henry  C.     Born  September  15,  ISd-t. 
,  Fred  IL     Born  December  80,  1871. 


Children  of  Lewis H,'',  [Jeremian^,  etc.] 

M.  Belle.  Born  August  2-ir,  18G2.  Lias  just  finished  a  post- 
graduate course  in  the  New  York  City  Training  School  for 
Nurses. 

Manning  L.  Born  March  18,  18G5.  Married  Eliza  May 
Gore,  daughter  of  Major  W.  LL  II.  Gore.  Holds  an  important 
position  on  the  electric  railway  in  Buffalo. 

Christine  J.     Born  July  2G,  18G7. 


Children  of  Jonas  A.  "  [Jeremiah^,  etc.] 

Eugene  A.  Born  April  L>7,  18G2.  Tin  worker  for  Lehigh 
Yalley  R.  R.  at  Sayre,  Pa.  January  29,  1887,  married  Katie 
Poxon  of  Staffoi'dshire,  England. 

GRxVCE.  Born  June  17,  ISGG.  December  22,  1S8G,  married 
Walter  Neilliay  Congdon.     Residence,  Towanda,  Pa. 

Charles  E.     Born  February  10,  18G9. 

Mary  E.  Born  August  22,  1871.  January  27,  1893  mar- 
ried Harry  Granger,  a  farmer  at  North  Towanda,  Pa. 


JOHANNES   KULMER.  31 

Children  of  Jolui  W.  "^  [  Jeremiah »,  etc.] 

Clarence  H.  Born  March  (1,  ISOO.  A  trusted  employe  of 
the  Lehigh  A'alley  Railroad.  Is  married  and  lives  at  Waverly, 
N.  Y. 

Walter  J.  Born  January  21,  1870.  Died  February  15, 
1897,  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his  age.  His  death  was  sudden, 
wholly  unexpected,  and  a  very  sad  blow  to  the  famil3^  The 
cause,  according  to  the  verdict  of  the  coroner's  jury,  was  con- 
solidation of  the  left  lung.  He  was  exceptionally  dutiful  and 
industrious,  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  deservedly 
popular  with  his  young  associates. 

Children  of  Jeremiah  ''  [William^,  George*,  Johannes^  Jo- 
hannes", Philip^J 

AuALiNE.     Born  February  22,  1854,    Married  Harvey  Cline. 

Frankllv  p.  Born  January  21,  1850.  March  17,  1878, 
married  Laura  E.  Kilmer,  daughter  of  Robei't  H.  Kilmer.  Bus- 
iness, farmer  and  stock  raiser. 

Louisa.     Born  Januaiy  11,  1850. 

Cyrus.     Born  March   14,  1802.     Married  Mary  Blanchard. 

Burton.     Born  November  8, 1800. 

John.     Born  March  22,  1800. 

Children  of  George",  [William %  George*,  Jonanues^  Jo- 
hannes-, Philip  ^] 

Joseph.     Born  September  24,  1835. 
Martha.     Born  April  20,  1839. 
Mary.     Born  July  2,  1842. 
Peter.     Born  Ai)ril  0,  1847. 
Myron  W.     Born  IVlay  15,  1852. 


Children  of  Elmira'',  [William^  George*,  Johannes^  Jo- 
hannes-, Philip^]  and  Amander  Shattuck. 

Sallie  M.  Shattuck  was  born  March  23,  1839.  February  12, 
1857,  married  Thomas  Gorley.     Residence,  Harpersfield,  N.  Y. 


32  IIISTOllY   OF   TIIK    KILlMKll   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Mary  Ann  Shattuck  was  bom  September  22,  1845.  Married 
Amos  Breasley.     Residence,  Caledonia,  Micbigan. 

Loienzo  Shattuck  was  born  May  s,  isis.  Residence,  Cal- 
edonia, ]\ricbigan. 

Harvey  Sbattuck  was  born  May  30,  1850.  May  8,  1877, 
married  Susan  Jones,  lousiness,  carpenter,  and  I'esides  at  Nor- 
wich, N.  Y.     Cbni-ch  coi miction,  Methodist  Episcopal. 

Raymond  Sh;ttturk  was  born  December  25,  1852.  Residence, 
Deposit,  X.  Y. 

Frances  Shattuck  was  born  November  5,  1855.  Februaiy  19, 
1877,  mari'ied  Willis  H.  C^ook,  merchant.  Mr.  Cook  died  Jan- 
uary 4,  1887.  August  2,  1S<>3,  she  mariied  Seth  U.  Flint,  mer- 
chant, at  Worcester,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Cathai-ine«,  I.  Willian^,  George^  Johannes-%  etc.] 
and  Richard  Benjamin. 

Ophelia  Ann  Benjamin.     Mai-i-ied  Isaac  Bechtel 
Mary  Alice  Benjamin.     Mai-i-ied  Josepli  Bechtel. 
Euima  J.  Benjanun. 
_  Esther  Benjamin.     Married  Fred  H.  Gale. 
Dilman  B.  Benjamin. 
Richard  A.  Benjamin. 
Victoria  Benjamin.     Married  Frank  Damouth. 


Children  of  Ann'-,  [WilliamS  Oeorge^  Johannes^,  etc.]  and 
Ephriam  Kelch. 

Mary  Ida  Kelch  was  l)orn  January  14,  ISoO.  In  1874  mar- 
ried James  Smith,  a  farmer. 

George  Kelch.     Married  Florence  Hooker. 


Children  of  Myron  W.%  [Joshua^  GeorgeS  JohannesS  Jo- 
hannes-, Philip^] 
George  B. 
Daniel  W. 
Hattie  L. 


HARVEY    SHATTUCK, 

SON   OF   ELMIRA   KILMER,    AND   FAMILY. 


Children  of  Cat)iann(j''   [Jo.sluia%   (ieoi'go',   etc.  j  and  J.  F. 
Simons. 

Maiia  Simons.     Married  J.  C   Tinnd)ull. 

James  Simons. 

Charles  Simons. 

Emma  Simons.     Mai'j-icd  AVilHam  Fi'ieshe. 

WiUiam  Simons. 

Adelbert  Simons,  '  ■ 

Grant  Simons. 


Chil(hvn  of  George  W."  [  Joshna,^  (ieorge',  Joliamies-',  Jo- 
hannes-, rhiHp'.  I 

J.  Nop.r.K.  Born  x\iuil  2:3,  1808.  In  ISSi)  lu^  went  to  J'hila- 
delphia,  wheie  he  was  (.-ondnctor  on  a  caljle  ear  for  two  years 
and  gave  tlie  best  of  satisfncl  ion.  This  speaks  well  for  a  coun- 
try boy  and  is  proof  that  he  is  more  than  an  ordinary  youn«'- 
man.  IJe  pi'eferred  farming,  howevej-,  and  rt^tiu'iied  home. 
September  18,  1800,  he  married  Tillie  DeLong  and  occupies  a 
farm  previously  occujned  by  his  fatlier. 

jEssn^:  Majuon.     Born  .Alarch  18,  1880. 


Children  of  Wilham  Moigan",  (David^  George',  etc.] 

Jessie,     l^orii  isT'j. 

MiLO.     Born  1881. 

Alhekt.     Born  188-1. 

Mabel.     Bojii  1880. 

Florence.     Born  I8i»;]. 


Children   of  Saloma"    |David%    Geoi'ge^   etc.]    and    Leroy 

Marshall. 

Salina  Hortense  Marshall  was  born  August  29,  ISTO, 
Bennie  Forest  Marshall  was  horn  September  3,  1872, 
Flossie  Marshall   was   horn  May   15,    1880.     Died   April  27, 

1894.     For  the  manner  of  her  death  see  sketch  of  her   mother. 

3  -i 


Stt  HISTORY    OF   ']'][!<:    KILMEK    FAMILY    LV    AMERICA. 

Children  of  Peter  B.'',  LPt'ter^  Juhn\  Joliannes'S  Jo- 
hannos-,  Philip'.] 

Maria  Jane.  Married  Martin  L.  tliant.  Residence,  One- 
onto.  N.  Y. 

Eliza  Ann.  Married  dleorge  Lawyer.  Residence,  Janes- 
ville,  Wis. 

Jeremiah.     Residence,  C'amanche,  la. 

Ella  C     Manied  Aloiizo  Riclitmeyer. 

Ida  E. 

Children  of  Ann  EH/a"  [Jonas^,  John  L^  Joliannes',  Jo- 
hannes%  Pliilip']  and  Peter  Ecdand. 

Worthin^ton  Poland  was  horn  ( )ctoher  13,  lSi'2.  Died  May 
2,  1880.     Did  not  marry. 

Nancy  Poland  was  horn  Octoher  18,  1844.  Died  Octol)er  18, 
1845. 

Menzo  Folaiid  \vas  Ijoi-n  May  4,  1840.  Died  Sei)teniher  13, 
1848. 

Ida  Harriet  Poland  washorn  Jnne  8,  1850.  Angnst  IS,  1870, 
married  Holland  A.  Terrell.  Mr.  Terrell  died  Octoher  8,  1804. 
Residence  of  Mrs.  Tci-reli,  235  West  135th  Street,  New  York 
City.      . 

Children  of  ]\Iartin  L.%  [Jonas%  John  1.%  etc.] 

Martin  Ten  Evck.  Born  Septemher  2,  1850.  Nov.  i>4,  1880, 
married  Anna  Rockwell,  only  child  of  Capt.  E.  J.  Rockwell. 
Both  are  memhers  of  M.  E.  Chnrch.  Has  agency  for  the  sale 
of  pianos  and  organs.  At  present  is  hoth  town  and  police  con- 
stahle  at  Esperance,  N.  Y. 

Anna  Catuarine.  Born  Jnly  9,  1802.  March  27,  1887, 
married  (reorge  Dennis  Hilts,  a  representative  of  the  Standard 
Oil  Company.  Residence,  45  Jay  St,  Alhany.  Chnich  connec- 
tion, Baptist. 

Ina  May.     Born  ]\Iav  10,  1800. 


Children  of  Diana"  [Jonas^   John  I.*,    etc.]  and  Jacoh  H. 
Houck. 


1838210 


J  Oil  A  N.N  KS     K  LyL:\I  Eli.  35 

Minnie  C.  Houck  was  \>oin  Jaiiuaiy  -27,  185S.   Married  Will 
Freeniyer.     Bingbaiiitoii,  N.  Y. 

]\rargaret  Hoiuk  was  l)<)i']i  Decembei-,   l.sno.     Mai'i'ied  J    C 
Morehouse.     Englewood,   Ills. 

Mary  Houck  was  horu   September  27,    1SG3.     At   home  at 
Cent]-al  Brid'je,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  ]^ebecra«  [JoriasS  John  I.-',  etc.]  and  Jacub  N 
Hager, 

John  J.  Hager.  . 

Anna  V.  Hager. 
Blanche  Hager. 
Kolin  D. 

Children  of  Washiiigt.jn"  [Jonas^  John  I.^,  etc.] 
Alice,     i^orn  Maivh  27,   1806.  '        '  ■ 

May.     P>orn  Jniuiarv  11,  ]87o. 


Children  of  Anna  Hhirgaret",  [JonasS  John  1. 1 1  and 
Stephen  Badgley. 

Mary  Badgley  was  born  lAtarcli  1,  1S70.  July  23,  LsOO,  mar- 
Ford  V.  Snyder,  a  connnercial  traveler. 

Henry  Cleo  Badgley  av;is  born  June  23,  1S7G. 

William  Badgley  was  burn  July,  18SJ-. 

Addison  Badgley  was  l»()i-n  Jamiary  13,  1S70.  Died  Decem- 
ber 2,  1S8,-). 


Children  of  Augustus"  I  DanieD,  John  I. S  Johannes^  Jo- 
hannes-, Philipi]  and  Christine  E.  Kickard. 

IUnsom.  Born  Decemlnu-  14,  1SI3.  July  4,  1S7I  married 
Ennna  Eckerson. 

Martin  L.  Boi'n  March  3,  1S45.  Felniiaiy  2S,  1SS4,  mar- 
ried  Eaui-a  Sheeley. 

MakyE.     Born  Fel)rnary   20,    184(3.     September   22,  1807 
married  David  Kickard. 


30  insTOK'V  OK  'riiK  kh.mki:  family  ix  amkkica. 

iMultlfoii  ol'   Aul;iis1us"  anil  \'iaiiiia  Banu'r. 

Iic\  i\()  A.  l;.)iii  ill  ( 'ohleskill,  i\.  Y.,  June  S,  1850.  March 
L'!'?,  is;);>,  li(«  nicl.  a  siiddtai  and  dis(  rcssiiiL;- deal h  by  swallowing 
cai-hnlii-  acid  hy  mistake.  At  the  time  ot"  hisdeallihe  wasVice- 
.I'rcrfiilent  and  ^eiu-ral  mechanical  en^inuor  of  the  Kilmer  ]\Ian- 
vifacturino;  Company.  A\^ithout  any  disi>arai^-ement  to  any  of 
his  brotliers  in  their  several  (executive  and  mechanical  abilities, 
Irving  had  been  called  the  inventive  mind  of  the  well-knowii 
Kilmer  industry.  It  is  said  that  he  betrayinl  liis  mechanical 
genius  at  the  early  age  of  four  years,  when  he  dissected  the 
liousehold  clock,  and  ])ut  it  together  again  so  that  it  ke|)t  time 
as  well  as  before.  Dining  his  biief  and  active  life  he  conceived 
a  nundjer  of  inventions  which  were  patented.  Among  these 
were  three  fasteners  I'or  bale  ties  known  as  Fignrt;  Eiglit,  Ad- 
justable and  Arrowhead.  He  also  dtnised  machines  for  the 
manufacture  of  these  inventions  and  also  for  barbed  wire.  Feb- 
ruary 15,  IsTC),  married  Mary  liifenbei'g.  She  died  u\  l.ss7.  His 
second  wife,  Enmia  (jireatslnger  of  Newburg,  N.  Y.,  survives 
him. 

Aktmuk  M.  ]^)0rn  July  10,  1851.  February  15,  1870  mar- 
ried Kate  Kockerfellow.     He  died  July  -i,  1880. 

TiiALAS  S.  Born  Xovendjer  17.  1854.  Mai'ch  '20,  1880,  mar- 
ried Martha  Quackenbush. 

LuELLA.  Born  Septendjer  22,  1856.  January  1,  lb80,  maj'- 
ried  Edward  Davis. 

Melvin  D.  Born  July  20,  1858.  Married  Mary  F.  TToag. 
He  is  a  tlurty-second  degree  ]\Lison. 

Elmkr  E.  Born  ]\[ay  4,  1800,  in  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y. 
The  subjoined  sketch  was  prepared  by  one  of  his  New  York 
friends. 

He  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  wire  since  boy- 
hood, and  has  a  natural  a})titude  for  inventions.  In  1884  Mr. 
Kilmer  located  in  Chicago  and  subsequently  formed  the  Kilmer 
Bale  Tie  Company,  which  has  a  capital  stock  of  ,^10o,ooo,  in 
which  Company  he  is  one  of  the  largest  stockholders.  This 
Compan}^  has  its  offices  at  21  Quincy  Street  in  the  City  of  Chi- 
cago, and  its  extensive  factories  are  at  Joliet,  Illinois,  a  distance 


':*ff?" 


i^H 


'TTt  »^.v^ 


IRVING    A.    KILMER. 


ELMER  E.  KILMER.  GLEE. 

GLADYS. 


ANNA  KILMER,  M.  D. 


JOIIAXNKS     KUI.MKR.  oY 

of  about  40  niilus  from  Chicago.  It  also  has  a  branch  at  C-ort- 
laiid,  N.  Y.,  and  to  Mr.  Kihuoi's  imloniitable  push  and  enei-gy 
is  due  the  great  success  wliich  has  inarKed  this  Company  fiom 
the  start.  Mr.  Kihner  is  and  lias  been  since  its  inccj^tion,  the 
President  of  the  Company.  The  directors,  ai)preciating  his 
conservatism  and  unerring  judgment  wisely  leave  the  entire 
direction  of  the  Company  to  him,  content  with  drawing  their 
dividends. 

He  may  justly  point  with  ]iride  to  the  fact  that  his  Com- 
pany has  no  liabihties.  Besides  LluMnanufacture  of  Bale  Ties  of 
various  kinds,  his  Company  has  recently  entered  into  the  hcdd 
in  the  mamifacture  of  Wire  Fencing  of  ditfei'(!nt  styles,  and  the 
recei)tiou  which  their  fencing  has  received  in  th(!  market  has 
been  most  gratifying  to  all  interested.  The  factories  are  a  ])er- 
fect  bee  hive  of  indnstiy  and  an  inspection  of  them  is  very  in- 
tei'esting. 

Personally  Mr.  Kilmer  is  a  gentleman  of  culture  and  while 
he  is  devoted  to  his  family,  he  is  also  very  fond  of  society,  en- 
joying having  his  fi'iends  s])end  the  evenings  at  his  handsome 
home  at  .^785  Indiana  Avenue,  Chicago.  This  house  w^as  erected 
by  Mr.  Kilmer  in  the  year  181)3  and  is  arcliitecturally  a  fine 
structure.  In  the  rear  are  connnodions  stables.  Mr.  Kilmei'  is 
fond  of  horses  and  dilves  a  good  one. 

June  4th,  1885,  he  married  Miss  Klla  iMyers,  a  native  of 
Schoharie  C()Lmty,  N.  Y".,  a  lady  of  est  imal»le  chai  acter,  but  of 
frail  constitution.  She  died  about  live  years  after  their  mar- 
riage. 

Januaiy  IDth,  18*il,  Mr.  Kilmer  married  Anna  Elkiiis, 
M.  ]).,  then  a  ]»racticiiig  physician  and  resident  of  lirookiyn, 
N,  Y.,  who  is  a  daughter  of  lLor;itio  l>.  Flkins,  I).  1).,  a  clergy- 
nian  of  ihe  Metlnjdist  Episc(»[ial  Chui'ch.  His  wife  is  a  very 
talented  lady,  she  is  a  graduate  of  the  N(;w  York  Medical  Col- 
lege and  Hospital  for  Women.  She  is  deeply  lead  in  medical 
practice  ;ind  makes  a  s}jet-ialty  of  diseases  (jf  women  and  chil- 
dren. Success  has  marked  liL'r  couise  to  such  an  extent  that 
she  has  a  large  clientele  and  her  patients  are  lavish  in  their 
pi\aise  of  her  skill,  among  whom  can  be  numbered  the  writer  of 
this  sketcli.     She  has  never  lost  a  child    whom  she  has  treat(;d. 


38  HISTORY   OF  THE   laLMEK    KA^HIA'    IX   AMERICA. 

The  union  of  Mr.  and  Dr.  Kilmer  has  been  a  most  liappy  one, 
for  they  are  in  every  sense  companions. 

Ketta  Lenoha.  Born  August  4,  18G4.  Married  W.  Johns- 
ton McKay,  October  2L>,  1895. 

AViELiAM  A.  Born  August  10,  180C..  June  3a,  18;i3,  mar- 
ried Angehne  Parsons. 

Le  Mai.     Born  September  22,  1870. 


Children  of  Daniel  A.',  [Daniel^,  John  T.S  Johannes'%  Jo- 
hannes'-, Philij)^  I 

Earnest  A.     Born  August  T,  1850. 

Orville.     Born  June  2,  1859. 

Millie.     Born  September  22.  1808. 

Anna  M.  Born  January  11,  isTo.  Manied  Parmer  Slinger- 
land,  October  10,  1895.  He  is  a  general  merchant  at  Howe's 
Cave,  N.  Y.,  and  lias  been  assistant  ])Ostmaster  there  for  the 
past  six  years.  Mrs.  Slingerland  is  a  nmsician  and  gives  lesson 
on  the  violin. 


Children  of  Thomas  J.*^  [DanieP,  John  I.S  etc.] 
Heriu<:rt  a.     Born  October  3,  1853. 
JosiAH.     Born  December  8,  1850. 
Ira  p.     Born  Dece!nb(n-  20,  iSGl. 
Julia  S.     Born  December  27,  1872. 


Childi-en  of  Andrew  Ci."  [DanieP,  John  I.S  Johaimes\  Jo- 
hannes'-, Philips  I 

Archie  C,  was  born  at  Barnerville,  N.  Y.,  May  20,  1857. 
After  receiving  tlie  usual  ])reparatory  training,  he  attended  the 
Schoharie  Academy  and  hinshed  his  education  l>y  taking  a  four 
years   course   at   the    Delaware    Piterary    Institute   at  Fi-ank- 

iin,  N.  Y. 

In  1872  his  father  was  chosen  Princii)al  of  the  Union  Free 
School  and  Academy  at  Cobleskill,  N.  Y^,  and  Archie  accepted 
a  clerkship  in  a  dry  goods  store,  which  he  held  until  1875,  when 


JOHANNKS    KULMKK.  39 

he  secured  a  position  with  tlie  First  National  Bank  of  Cobles- 
kill,  with  which  institution  he  is  still  connected. 

He  was  married  in  isTs  to  Alice  Fox,  and  to  them  two 
daughters  were  horn,  Annie  and  Bessie  ;  the  yonn}i;est,  Bessie, 
died  in  June,  1887,  andadonhle  affliction  came  in  the  autnnm  of 
the  same  year  in  the  <leath  of  his  wil'e. 

In  1884-  he  was  elected  (Jlerk  of  the  Board  of  A^'dla^e  Trus- 
tees of  Cohleskill,  which  ohice  lie  field  for  eight  years  when  he 
was  chosen  Treasurer  of  the  A^illage,  and  also  of  the  High 
School  and  Academy. 


Children  of  Sylvester  A."  |f)anieP,  John  I.^,  Johannes^, 
etc.]  and  Hattie  E.  Wetsel.   Tlie  mother  died  Decemher  t2;>,  188'J. 

Ulyses  Daniel.  Born  February  12,  1875.  Is  asso<nate 
superintendent  of  the  Sanitarium  at  Sanitaria  Si)rings,  N.  Y. 

Eorrii  Marie.  Boi-n  iVlay  23,  ls7ij.  Is  librarian  of  the  San- 
itarium at  Sanitaria  Springs,  N.  Y. 

Bessie  May.     Born  June  lo,  1885. 

Hattje  Makciuekite.     J3oin  Septend)e]'  '24:,  1888. 

Children  of  Jonas  M.'''  [DanieP,  John  I.*,  Johannes^  etc.] 
Wn.Lis  SuAKi'E.  Was  l)orn  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  October 
18,  18();».  In  connection  with  his  business  as  partner  with  ids 
father  in  the  hrm  of  Dr.  Kilniei  and  Company,  mamifactui'ing 
Chenusts,  he  is  pro})rietor  of  the  Ne\vs[»aper  Advertising 
Agency  which  has  oftices  in  the  company's  buildings,  with  a 
branch  at  1-f  Ti'ibune  Building,  Kew  York  City.  His  Inisiness 
zeal  is  a  manifest  qualitication  for  success. 

Octt)ber  D,  181»5,  in  New  Yoik  City,  hemaiM'ied  ]\liss  Beatrice 
Kichardson,  oidy- daughter  of  A.  Frank  Kicliardson. 

FIFTH     GENERATION. 

Children  of  Ran3om^  |x\ugustus%  l)ainel\  John  T.*,  Jo- 
hannes^  Johannes-,  Philip'.] 

WELLiNCiTON.     Bom  October  14,  1872. 
Nellie.     Born  Decendjer  21,  ls74r. 
Frank.     Born  Septendjer  15,  1S71>. 


40  HisTOiiY  OF  'I'jiE  kil:\iek  faimily  in  AjMEJUCA. 

Child  Martin  L.'',  I  Augustus'',  DanieP,  etc.] 

Adali  Le  Mai.     Born  November  30,  18S4. 

Cliildren  of  Irving  A.'',  |Augustus^  DanieP,  etc.] 

FosTEK  M.     Born  July  2,  1877. 

Aktiiuh  ill.     Born  May  7,  J 8s I. 

Viana  Grace.     Born  Jan.  0,  J,s87. 

Walter  A.     BoiJi  August  l'.»,  181)2. 

Children  of  Thakis  S.  \  |  Augustus",  Daniel\  etc.] 

JicssiE.     Born  December  28,  ls81. 

Clifford.     Born  July  1,  1887. 

Helen  A.     Boi-n  August  12,  1889. 

Maud  V.     Boi'ii  February  >2,  ls;)8. 

Children  of  Melvin  D. ',  [Augustus",  DanieP,  etc.] 

Augustus  M.     Boiii  (jc;tober  15,  1887. 

Melvin  D.     Born  April  V,  1892. 

C'liildren  Elmer  E.^  [Augustus",  J^aniel^  etc.,|  and  Ella 
Myei-s. 

Glee  ELLSwojmi.  Born  Noveuihei-  11,  1888.  Of  Ehner 
E.  and  Annie  Elkiiis. 

Gladys.     Boimi  Octohei-  13.  1892. 

Dorothy.     Born  January  25,  bSiM;. 

Child  of  William  A.',  [Augustus",  J)anielS  etc.] 

Beulah.     Born  May  15,  1893. 


Children  of  Archie  C.\  [Andrew  G. ",  Danieh',  etc.] 
Annje«,    [Archie  C.%    Au(h-ew    G.",   DanieP,  John  1.*,  Jo- 
hannes%    Johannes-,    IMiilip'.       |l^)i-n    in    Hesse   Cassel,  Ger- 
many, about  1(570.  1     J-5orn  ill  Cobleskill,   N.    Y.,    September  11, 
1880. 

Bessie  Louise.     Born    November   7,    lss3.     Died  June   Ki. 
1887. 


DOROTHV     KILMER. 


WILHELMUS    KULMER. 

Baptized  at  East  Cam])  (now  Giermantown,  N.  Y.)  in  1T4G. 
From  ti-aditioii  and  records  a  few  items  pei'tainin^-  to  liis  ]jei'Sonal 
liistury  have  Ixnni  gathered,  and  though  vta-y  meagre,  are  inter- 
esting to  his  hving  descendants. 

Fortnnately  Ins  g-andson,  Charh^s,  rescued  a  note  book  used 
by  his  grandt'atlier  and  found  by  him  among  tlie  descenchuits  of 
Wilhehnns,  in  Peimsylvania.  It  is  made  of  \vhit(^d)irch  l)ark, 
and  is  now  in  possession  of  L^i-ederic  13.,  son  of  Charles.  The 
ujemoranda  it  contains  is  written  in  g(>od  (lerinan  for  that  time, 
indicating  tliat  the  owner  possesstnl  more  than  the  average 
education,  and  contains  some  family  I'ocoid,  and  business 
transactions. 

It  seems  evident  that  Wiliiehnus  was  a  prosperous  farmer, 
a  slave  iiolder,  and  highly  esteemed  in  his  c;ommunity. 

October -27,  ITdJ,  he  married  Gertrude  i/'ulvcr.  The  oi'iginal 
record  I'eads,  W^idiehnus  Kulmer  mit  (i(a'tiaii  Pulver.  Some  of 
his  descendants  now  living  in  Pennsylvania  say  that  he  served 
in  the  lievolutionary  AVar.  In  the  last  years  of  his  life  he  lived 
in  Carlisle,  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y. 

FIK'ST    (iENHRATION. 

Maria.    .Baptized  August  ^21,  ]7<'..s.     Mai-ried  Dr.  Horn. 

William,  l^apti/ed  l^'ebi-uary  Tib,  1775.  l.eft  New  Yoi'k 
state  and  settled  in  Penns\ivaiua,  near  1  )rmdatf.  Suscpiehanna 
county,  and  for  some  ivason  his  name  was  rhanged  to  Coleman. 
One  version  of  his  descendaiits  concin-ning  this  change,  is,  that 
the  Welch  peojile,  who  had  a  colony  in  his  neighborhood,  conld 
not  well  pronoimce  Kulmei-  and  called  it  Kulman,  which  easily 
became  Ivolman  and  afterward  Colemam  This,  it  must  be 
admitted,  was  carlessuess,  through  which  family  names  have 
been  easily  corrupted.  The  editor  i-emembers  that  in  some 
places  where  his  father's  family  resided  we  wei'e  often  called 
Kilmore,  and  sometimes  Gilm(»re.  It  does  not  require  much 
backbone  to  hold  on  to  the  coifect  name.  Another  vei'sion  of 
tlie  change  in  William's  name  is  the  tradition,  that  he  left  New 


42  iiiSTOKY  OF  Tiii<:  Kii.:\ii:ii  famit.y  in  amekica. 

York  for  some  triding  oftonse,  and  <l(^sire(i  tliat  tlie  people  there 
slioiilil  1)0  ii;noran[  of  liis  localioii. 

Elizaheth.     Baptized  May  4,  1777.     Never  inari'ied. 

Gektkude.  Baptized,  178 1.  Married  Philip  Cluni.  It  is 
said  tlial  she  accompanied  the  family  of  Rohei't  R.  Livin<;ston, 
minister-plenipotentiary  to  Fiance,  ahoat  18()1 -3,  as  companion 
and  chaperon  to  Livingston's  daughters. 

Peter.  Baptized  September  t>,  1785.  The  year  of  his  birth 
is  not  known.  In  those  days  childi-en  were  generally  baptized 
a  few  months  after  birth.  Occasionahy  one,  two  or  three  years 
might  intervene  where  circumstances  prevented.  This  state- 
ment is  made  here  as  especially  fitting  in  his  case,  which  can 
also  be  ai)i)li(Kl  in  a  general  way  to  others,  where  one  might  be 
particular  about  exact  year  of  birth. 

He  married  ^Fary  Pulver  evidently  at  early  mariiageable 
age.  The  greater  poi-tion  of  his  life,  lived  at  Copake.  N.  Y., 
and  was  a  simple  German  farmer  of  the  Palatine  type. 

His  education  was  necessai'ily  limited.  Tradition  tells  us 
that  he  was  a  faithful  student  of  the  (hirman  Bible,  and  the 
possessor  of  books  of  German  i)oetry.  ^Vl\s  an  attendant  of  the 
"Vedder  Church  "  (Dutch  Reformed),  where  his  children  were 
baptized. 

Jeremiah.  Baptized  April  L>o,  l78s.  Mari-ied  Susanah  T. 
Kinyon.  Died  about  the  middle  of  the  year  182o,  in  conse([uence 
of  injuries  received  by  a  falling  tree.  His  widow  married 
Thomas  P.  Clum,  son  of  Jeiemi.di's  sister,  Gertrude. 

Philip.  Baptized  A])ril  18,  17;m).  The  earliest  known 
record  places  him  at  home,  in  the  town  of  Carlisle,  Schoharie 
county,  N.  Y.  About  isls  he  mariied Catharine  IJarner.  In  18:30 
he  sold  his  farm  in  Scliohaiie  county  and  moved  with  his  family 
to  Greenfield,  Lackawanna  county,  Pa.  Here  he  purch.ased  a 
farm,  which  is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  grandson, 
Norman  L. 

Elsgen.  Baptized  1702.  The  only  record  of  this  child  is 
in  the  birch-bark  book.  Traditionary  informatic^n  says  she  died 
young. 


WIT.IIKLMUS    IvULMEK.  43 

SECOND   GENEKATION. 

Cliilflren    of    MariaS    |  Willieliims-\    Johannes-,    Philip^] 
and  Dr.  Horn. 

JoliaiuKis  Horii.      I-Japti/ed  1  787. 

Philip  Horn.     Baptized  J71H). 

Their  descendents  ai'e  now  hving  near  Caihondale,  Pa. 


Children  of  William,  *  [Wilhellnus^  Jeremiah-,  Philip^] 
Mai'iah  Coleman.  Born  17'JO.  Married  John  Nicliolas  Fel- 
lows. Dieil  June  ISr.-j.  J\lend)ei'  of  the  Congregational 
Chnich. 

John  W.  Coleman.  Born  Pehrnary  0,  1S<)0.  Died  August 
23,  1870 

Alexandei"  Coleman. 

])aniel  Coleman. 

Philip  Coleman. 

Oarrett  CN)leman.  Born  June  5,  1803.  January  14,  1830, 
married  Eleanor  l)euker.  October  8,  1840,  married  Jei'usha 
Wells.     He  died  September  L't,  18(18. 

Ezra  Coleman.  Born  October  1!»,  1810.  Mai-ried  .Alaiy 
Baker,  December  '.^i,  1842.  His  wife  died  in  1872  and  he  in 
1892. 

Jeremiah  Coleman.     Mari'ied  Diana  Chaml)erlain. 

Haiuiah  Coleman.  i)orn  May  T),  180!».  Married  Gideon  Rob- 
inson, December  14,  1820.  Church  connection,  Bai)tist.  Mr. 
Eobinson  was  a  farmer  and  mechanic.  Died  1805.  Mis.  liob- 
inson  die<l  in  1882. 

Jane  Coleman.     Married  Nelson  Decker. 
Elizabeth  Coleman  was  born  Jaimary  31,  1823.     January  0,  1840, 
married  Ezra  Finn,  a  contractoi-  and  build'u-  in  Scranton,  Pa. 

Children  of  Gertrude\  |  Wilhelmus'',  Johannes-,  Philip'. '| 
and  Philip  Clum. 

Thomas  P.  Clum.     Mai-ried  widow  of  his   uncle  Jei-erniah. 
William  Clum. 
Philip  Clum. 


44  HISTORY    ()!'    TIIK    KH^-MKR    I'AMILV    IN    A."\[EH1CA. 

Curransoii  Oluin.     jMairied  Thoniay  Lasher. 
Ellen  Cluin.     ^lariied  W(j1I". 
Caroline  rluiu. 

Children  of  J*eterS  | Wnihehniis-',  Johannes-,  Philips. ] 
Hakrikt.      ]]oriL  A])iil  i^"),  17UT.      On  her  tond)stone  at  Co- 
pake  is  this  inscription  :   "Uairiet,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary 
Kihnore,  died  March  21,  hSit!,  aged  18  _y ears,  1<>  months  and  2G 
days. 

Alexander.     Born  1805.     Died  1845.     (Urniiarried.) 
WiLElA:\i  11.      Born  1S07.      Died  185(».     (Unmai-ried.) 
Harriet.     j\Iarried   Taylor.     iFrecpientl}^   in  those  days  a 
child  was  named  after  out;  who  had  died.) 

Charles.  J'.orn  in  C*oi)ake,  Cohnnhia  county,  N.  Y.,  8ep- 
temher  6,  181-J.  Dis  boyhood  days  were  pass(?d  upon  what  has 
always  been  known  as  the  ''  Kilmer  Place,"  Livingston  Manor. 
In  his  boyhood  home  candles  wrie  considered  a  luxury  and 
not  to  be  wasted  on  such  an  uiiim])ortant  thing  as  an  cdncalion, 
but  he  was  ixMsovcring  and  gathered  ]>ine  knots  foi'  a  light  by 
which  to  work  out  sums  in  DabalTs  Aiithmetic  and  sentences  in 
Murray's  Ciiannnai'. 

When  eigbteen  yeai's  of  age,  he  left  home  with  his  etfects 
tied  in  a  bundle  swmig  a(_:i'oss  his  sh(.)ulders,  foi'  (3ieTIill,  Lit(di- 
field  County,  Coimecticut,  to  work  in  the  oi'e  mines.  In  18;!(;.  lie 
married  Angi'lina  Uubbaid,  who,  it  is  said,  jyossessed  a  sweet 
disposition  and  an  excellcidC'hristian  character.  She  diedalxnit 
a  year  aftei-  the  mari-iag<;.  (Buried  in  Town  Hill  Cemetery.) 
Jamiary  4th,  18;)t'),  he  mai'ried  Alary  Ann  Langd(.)n,  a  daughter 
of  {Samuel  Langdon  and  .Mary  Evai'ts.  Samuel  Langdon  was 
the  son  of  John  Langdon,  lot:ally  famous  as  "Quaker  John." 
[See  History  Col.  County  Lvarts  and  l^aisign,  ls78.  Hughes 
American  Ancestry,  Columbia  ('onnty,  issT.  ) 

When  a  young  man  he  was  ([uitc  I'obust  and  athletic,  and 
it  is  related  that  a  stoi'okceprr  i)aiitered  him  with  the  ottV-r  of  a 
barrel  of  tloin-  if  he  could  carry  it  hom(>  on  his  back.  He  picked 
it  u])  and  went  off  whisthng,  not  stopping  until  inside  his  dooi-. 
In  tliose  days  mono)'  was  mtt  a  pleniifnl  mcihmn  of  e.vchange 
and  he  often  carri<'«l  bomc  bis  wages  in  the  foi'iu  of  a  busliel  of 


1^  -^ 


S2^ 


CHARLES    KILMER.         MARY  ANN  LANGDON  KILMER. 


W  ILIIKI.MU.S    KULAIKR.  45 

com  or  sonio  other  coiniiKidity  on  liis  l);ick.  A1)ont  1845,  in  the 
Maxon  Place,  foot  of  !^>ii'd  Momitaiii,  he  quarried  lime  stone  and 
run  a  colliery,  in  conii)any  with  Henry  Bird,  for  sni)])lyin«;-  the 
iron  works  in  the  vicin.ity.  in  1840  h(3  moved  to  Mt.  Washing- 
ton, CV)nne(:ti(ait.  After  ahout  a  year's  stay  he  moved  to  C-ha- 
pinsville,  Conn.,  and  was  yardmastei-  foi-  the  Laiidon  Iron  Fnr- 
nace,  ilience  to  Ore  Hill,  to  en<;age  in  minini^;  iron  ore.  While 
here,  for  a  time  he  sold  hooks  tV)i-  the  then  famons  house  of  J. 
C  Derby,  New  York.  In  185r>  sold  his  pkice  at  Ore  Hill  and 
removed  to  Plymouth,  Ohcnango  County,  New  York,  makinj.;- 
the  journey  with  his  family  hy  horse  and  wai^on.  At  Plymouth 
he  maintained  a  colliery  for  supplying  the  Norwich  Iron  Com- 
pany with  charcoal.  In  is,')?  he  removed  to  Kii'kwood,  Bi'oome 
County  New  York.  While  here  he  i-esidcd  for  a  time  in  a  log- 
cabin.  Went  to  Bingliamron  in  isns  for  Uw.  lau(L-il)l<;  |»urpose 
of  giving  his  sons  an  op[)ortnnity  of  ol»taining  an  education. 
About  1870  he  purchased  a  stove  and  tin  si  ore,  in  which  enter- 
prise he  continued  until  disease  and  failing  strength,  coupled 
with  the  illness  of  his  wife,  (who  for  seven  years  was  a  suffei-er 
from  paralysis),  necessitated  retirement  from  lousiness  activi- 
ties 

Though  limited  in  early  life  in  educational  advantages,  he 
acquired  and  retained  a  remarkable  knowledge,  particulaii}'  of 
the  scri}itures  and  ancient  and  modin-n  history.  He  ])Ossessed  a 
decisive  character,  was  a  de\out  mendjer  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  being  at  on(>  time  a  "licensed  exhoi-ter"  in  that 
body.  In  politics  he  was  a  Whig,  afterwards  a  fiepuhlican,  and 
a  firm  supporter  of  the  war  for  tlie  Union.  In  his  later  years 
he  espoused  the  cause  of  Prohil)ition  and  cast  the  hrst  ballot  for 
that  ])arty  in  Broome  County,  writing  the  ballot  with  his  own 
hands,  and  in  the  retni'ns  proved  the  only  one  cast  in  the  county 
for  this  ticket.  During  liis  life  he  was  greatly  interested  in  tlie 
Kilmer  genealogy,  and  left  notes  which  have  been  of  great  ser- 
vice inthe  compilation  of  this  work. 

Died  at  the  residence  of  his  son  Frederick  B.  at  New  Bruns- 
wick, New  Jeisey,  February  12,  188G.  Buried  in  Glenwood 
Cemetery  at  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

CATirARiNE.      Born  November   9.    1814,    at   Copake,  N.  Y. 


46  HISTORY    OF   THE    KIL.MHU    l''xVI\III.Y    IN    AMEKIOA. 

She  never  nianieJ  aiul  made  her  lionio  with  her  sister 
Maria.  Employed  as  tailoi-ess  she  earned  a  hving  and  saved  a 
considerahle  amount  of  money  for  tliose  days.  Sincere  in 
Christian  laith  and  rememhered  for  her  good  deeds.  Died  Sep- 
temher  '20,  ISTT. 

Mauia.  Born  August  i»,  1S\1.  February  21,  1S47,  mar- 
ried Fredei-ick  Barnett.  A  few  years  after  Mr.  Barnett  was 
killed  by  the  caving  in  of  an  iron  (jre  mine  at  Ore  Hill,  Ct. 
Mi's.  Barnett  was  very  industrious  and  frugal.  The  cditoj-  holds 
this  aunt  and  Catharine  above  in  very  grateful  remembi-anceon 
account  of  legacies  left  by  ilicm  which  greatly  assisted  in  li([ui- 
dating  debts  contracted  during  his  preparation  for  the  ministry. 
Mrs.  Bai-nuttdied  March  It),  l.sSi. 


Children  of  Jeremiah^  i  Wilhehnus^  etc.] 

William.  Bt):n  in  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y.,  January  12, 
ISK;.  ]\hu'i'ied  Lucinda  Larkin  in  1830.  Moved  to  Peimsylvania 
in  1S4U,  and  from  thei-e  to  Illinois  in  1S5.S.  His  wife  died  in 
ISOl.  In  KSiiO  he  married  Sarah  Spearbeck  wlio  died  in  181)4. 
He  died  in  1887.  An  honorable,  upi'ight  citizen  and  loved  by  all 
wiio  knew  him. 

Jereaiiati.  Was  born  the  i3tli  of  Jamiary  or  February 
1821,  in  Schohai'ie  county,  N.  Y.,  a  few  months  after  the  death 
of  liis  fatiier  who  died  from  injuries  received  from  a  falling  tree 
as    previously    noted.        Married    Catharine    ]\Iaria    A^rooman 

(adopted   daughter  of  Becker  of  Schoharie  county)  in 

1842,  by  "Dominie"  AVatson.  In  1845  or  '4(;  they  went  to 
Greenfield,  Lackawanna  county.  Pa.,  wdici'C  they  finished  their 
days.  Mrs.  Kilmer  died  in  1887,  and  Mr.  Kilmer  in  1888.  Both 
are  buried  in  the  Vail  C'emetery,  about  six  miles  w^est  of  the 
city  of  Carbondale.     His  life  occupation  was  farming. 

Emma.  Married  Benjamin  Pond  of  Schoharie  county,  and 
died  in  Fredonia,  N.  Y.,  in  187t>.  Her  nephew  E.  J.  Kilmer, 
of  Corpus  Christi,  Texas, speaks  of  her  as  the  most  generous  and 
kind  hearted  woman  he  ever  knew\ 


WJLlfllLML'S    Kri.^MEK.  47 

Children  of  ^lHlil)^  ( WJ■lllelnms^  etc.] 

Peter  L.     Born  is  19.     Married  Racliael  E.  Nash  in  185."). 

George  P.     Did  not  many. 

Sakaii  a.     ]\Iarried  (leorge  Pierce. 

LoKAiNE.     Married  liirain  Jackson. 

Norman.  Born  in  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y.,  June  <;,  i,s2G. 
Mariied  Rosena  Pierce,  July  4,  ls48.  Parmer.  Churcli  con- 
nection, Baptist.     L'esid(,'nce,  South  OHnton,  Pa. 

Almon.  Born  in  Carhsh:-,  Schoharie  county,  Novembei'  17, 
1828.  Went  to  Pennsylvania  with  his  parents  when  he  was 
eleven  yeai-s  old  and  has  scai-cely  heen  out  of  liis  resident  county 
since.  Was  a  class-leader  in  the  Methodist  Episcoi)al  Church 
for  a  number  of  years  and  lias  lived  a  commendahle  Christian 
life.     Farmer.     Nevei- maii  icil. 

Jane  E.     Married  John  A.  Felts.     Died  about  lsi)0. 

William  E.  Born  in  Carlisle,  Schoharie  county,  N.  Y., 
April  24,  1884.  In  Ciiurch  connection,  Ab'thcjdist  Episcopal  ajid 
has  been  a  class  leader,  b'ollows  farming-  prin(:i[)ally.  Said  to 
be  a  good  cari>enter,  I'ather  ingenious,  with  good  ideas  of  ma- 
chinery. In  manner  (pii(it,  scai'cel}^  speaking  excerpt  when 
spoken  to.     Never  niarried. 

TIIIKI)    (JENERATR)X. 

Children  of  Maria  Coleman  %  and  John  Nicholas  Fellows. 

Ami  Isabella  Fellows,      lioiii  1825. 

Albert  Nelson  Fellows.      Born  1827. 

Ezra  Fellows.     Born  1821). 

John  Wihiani  Fellows.     Born  1836. 


Children  of  John  W.  Coleman, «  [WilliamS  Wilhelmus,^  Jo- 
hanna-, Philip  ^] 

Maria  Coleman  was  horn  October  30,  1822. 

Henry  Coleman  was  born  Se})tember  7,  1824.  Married 
Mary  B.  Miller,  January  31,  1854.  Post  Master  at  West  Lenox, 
Pa.     Member  of  the  Loomis  Lake  Free  Baptist  Church. 

Catharine  Coleman  was  born  September  13,  1827. 

Ruth  Coleman  was  born  August  20,  1831.     Married  William 


48  HISTORY    OF   TlllO    K1L:\IKK    family   in    A^rERICA. 

0.  ]\Iiller,  January  31.  1S54.  Member  of  the  Providence  Pres- 
bytei'ian  C'luu'ch  of  Sri-anton,  Pa. 

Benton  Coleman  was  born  Sejitember  iIS,  183<i.  Married 
Dora  A.  C'apweii  Oetobei'  I'.t,  Is7<>.  Is  a  farmer  near  Factory- 
ville,  Pa.  Family  is  connecte(l  with  tlie  Free  Christian  Church 
of  Scran  ton. 

Alexander  Coleman  was  l)()i'n  Oct()h(M'81,  1830. 


Children  of  Alexandei'  Coleman^,  [William^  Williemus^, 
etc.  J 

Alanson  Colcinan. 
Harriet  Coleman. 
Hannah  C^olcMuan. 
William  Coleman. 

Children  of  Daniel  Coleman^,  [William^  Wilhelmus'S  t^c.J 
Sai'ah  Jane  Coleman. 
Mariah  Coleman. 
Ira  Coleman. 

Cliildren  of  Carrett  Coleman^  |  William^  Wilhelnuis^,  etc.] 
and  Eleanor  Decker. 

Martha  Ann  Coleman.     Born  May,  1833. 

Nelson  Coleman  was  born  January  13,  1835.  About  18G0 
married  A.  J.  Brownell.  Is  a  retired  l)lacksmith.  Has  held 
offices  of  town  counciloi-,  constable,  collectoi-  and  school  direc- 
tor. Was  drafted  in  isGl.  His  biother  James  W.  served  in  the 
army  in  his  place. 

Children  of  (larrett  Coleman'^  and  Jei'usha  Wells. 

Amy  Diantha  Coleman  was  born  near  Dundalf,  Pa.,  Au- 
gust 17,1841.  Married  Geoi'ge  Grifhn  Decembei- 26,  18G1.  He 
now^  holds  tlie  position  of  superintendent  of  the  D.  &  H.  Mar- 
vine  Mines.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Pntvidence  Pres]>yterian 
Church. 

James  Wells  Coleman  was  born  Septend.)er  25,  ISJS,  in 
Clifford,  Pa.     Ai»ril    18.    18GG,    married   llenrietta    Whittaker. 


WILHKL.MUS    KL'l.MEK.  40 

September  2"),  1875,  inanied  Anna  Ja}^  Greenavvalt.  Has  been 
an  engineer  on  the  ]).  Jj.  and  W.  R.  11.  tliirty-one  years.  Owns 
his  residence  at  No.  40  Doableday  street,  J>inghaniton,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Ezi-a  Coleman'^  [Wilhani^,    Wdhehnus^,  etc.] 

Wilhain  Edgar  Coleman  was  l)orn  November  0,  1843.  Mar- 
ried Harriet  J.  Arnold  Noveml)er  11,  1871.  Is  a  farmer  living 
in  Clifford,  Sus([nehanna  County,  Pa. 

Emiline  Elizabeth  Coleman  was  born  August  27,  184-5. 
Married  CJilbei't  G.  Wells,  a  merchant  at  Elkdale,  Susquehanna 
County,  Pa.,  Sei)tember  2ti,  1878. 

Mary  Lamittia  (bleman  was  born  September  14,  1847.  I\Iar- 
ried  John  H.  Moon  April  2n,  1801).     Died  Se[»tember  8,  1871. 

Le  Grande  D.  Coleman  was  born  October  I,  1850.  Has  a 
wholesale  lumber  yard  in  Scranton,  Pa.  Married  Miss  Sila  Ev^a 
Davis  Marcii  21),  1873.  Says  he  is  not  connected  with  any 
church  if  we  use  that  term  in  its  limited  sense,  yet  takes  Christ 
for  his  example  and  is  an  obedient  student  of  His  Word. 

Martha  Jane  Coleman  w^as  born  May  20,  1853.  Married  Os- 
car W.  Bagley  September  1,  1870.     Died  September  15,   1882. 

Ella  S.  Coleman  was  born  June  14,  lS5i'».  Unmarried. 
Lives  with  her  sister  at  Elkdale,  Pa. 


Children  of  Hannah  Coleman^,  [William',  Wilhelmus^  etc.  J 
and  Gideon  Robinson. 

Mary  Robinson  was  born  June  8,  1828.  Married  Noble  P. 
Trowbridge,  Decend^er  5,  1850.  Mi'.  Trowbridge  is  a  farmer  at 
Lyons,  N.  Y.     Church  connection,  Mcithodist  Episcopal. 

Helen  lic^bmson  was  l)oi'n  Mai'cli  II,  1S30.  Married  Levi  1), 
Smith,  November  20,  18.'')7.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  farmer  at  Sodus, 
N.  Y.     Church  comu'ction,  Methodist  E[)isco})al. 

Eliza  Jane  Koltiuson  was  born  October  12,  1833  jMarried 
Alonzo  Lewis,  October  15,  1857.  Mr.  Ijcwis  is  a  farmer  at 
Newark,  N.  Y.     Chui'ch  connection,  Methodist  Ei)iscopal. 

Elizabeth  Robinson  was  born  February  25,  ls32.  Married 
Alfred  Dunn,  November  24,  1859.      Mr.  Dunn  was  a  fai'mer  at 


50  11IST(,)KY    or   TlIK    KILMEli    I'AMILV    IS    AMKHK'A. 

Lyons,  N.  Y.    Died  ISSC.    Mrs.  Dunn  resides  at  Lyons.    Church 
C'onnecti<ni,  Methodist  I'^iiiscopid. 

Wilhani  CV)leinan  Uohinson  was  l)()ni  Noveniher  4,  ls3(> 
]\Iai'ried  ]\lary  E.  Adams,  Septenilier  11,  1S»')L>.  J\Irs.  Rohinson 
died  in  isiw;.  In  lS7o  Mr.  Jii)l)ins<»n  niai'iied  Celia  Eli)hiek.  He 
is  a  huid»e'r  dealer  and  inannt'actun'i'  and  hnildej-  at  Lyons,  N.  Y. 
In  Masoiu'y  lie  is  np  to  Coinniandery,  oi'  Sii-  Knights,  and  a 
nieniher  of  the  Ifoyal  Templars  of  Temperance.  Church  con- 
nection, Mi'thodist  Episcopal. 

Sally  Ann  R«jhinson  was  l)orn  Xoveml)er  18,  183s.  Mai'iied 
Walter  A  Hopkins,  May  17,  1871,  a  haker  at  Lyons,  N.  Y.  Her 
Church  connection  is  Baptist. 

Kohert  Henry  Ivohinson  was  born  June  L'!),  l^tt'..  IMarried 
Ella  Putfei',  i\lay  13,  1S(;7,  and  Caii'ie  Sim[)son  in  18>)-2.  He  was 
a  mechanic.  Died  1884.  Cinirch  connection,  IMethodist  Epis- 
copal. 

Children  of  Elizaheth  (^)lelnan^  [William'',  AVillielmus^ 
etc.  I  and  Ezra  Finn. 

Marion  W.  Finn  was  hoin  December  7,  1840.  Married  Jen- 
nie Burdick  February  lM,  1S71. 

Jane  C.  Finn  was  born  ALay  2,  185U. 

Sydney  H.  Finn  was  born  December  a,  ls54.  Married  Ida 
A.  Stevens  October  23,  IS.Sa. 

Geoi'ge  W.  Finn  was  born  Novend»er  5,  1857.  ]\larried 
Carrie  M.  Clark  Septend)er  1>,  1S85. 

Hannah  E.  Finn  was  born  June  2,  ISdo.  ]\Ian-ied  October 
2,  1895,  Oilando  B.  Paitridge,  attorney-at-law. 

Ezra  Finn  &  Sons  are  doing  an  extensive  business  in  Scran- 
ton  as  contractors  and  builders,  and  dealeis  in  lumber,  coal  and 
real  estate. 

Children  of  Charles^  (l\^terS  Wilhelmus-',  Johannes-, 
Philip  L] 

Oliver  Amkrman.  Born  in  Salisbury,  Ct.,  November  20, 
1838.  Named  after  Rev.  Oliver  Anierman  the  officiating  cleigy- 
nian  at  the  marriage  ceremony  of  his  parents. 


WII.HKLMUS    KULMKIi.  51 

At  the  ago  of  twelve  he  was  attending  the  (hstrict  school  in 
winter  and  in  snnnner  lianhng  iron-oi^e  fi'on)  Ore  HiU,  in  Salis- 
bniy,  to  tlie  blast  fni-naces  in  the  vieinit3\  We  mention  inri- 
dentally  that  it  was  this  Salisbniy  ore  that  su|)i)lied  the  fnr- 
nace,  or  "  t'orge ''  as  it  was  then  called,  of  P^thaii  Allen,  (of 
Ticonderoga  faine),  at  Furnace  Village,  Ct.,  which  he  built 
there  and  said  to  be  the  hrst  blast  furnace  built  in  the  state. 
Also  that  the  ships  Constellation  and  Old  Ironsides,  and  the 
Battery  in  New  York  were  armed  with  Salisbury  caimon. 

At  the  age  of  twenty  he  became  a  I'esident  of  l^inghamton, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  attended  the  Academy,  and  afterwards  the 
Susciuehanna  Seminary,  in  sununers,  and  taught  school  in  the 
suiiounding  districts  in  winters. 

In  Api'il  ISfll,  when  Southern  hatred  sent  shot  and  shell  at 
Foi't  Sumptei',  and  Pj'esident  Lincoln  called  foi'  75,00o  men,  he 
responded  without  delay.  May  be  the  a])pai'iti()n  of  Ethan  Allen 
along  the  historic  iron-ore  trans|)Oi'tation  roads  in  Salisbury,  or 
the  fai'-away  echo  (<f  Salisbury  cannon,  here  manifested  its 
fiuit. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  D.,  27tli  N.  Y.  A'olunteer  Infantiy 
as  private,  was  pi'ouioled  to  corporal  the  November  following, 
and  in  May  following  to  first  seargeant.  He  i)articipated  in  all 
the  battles  of  his  regiment.  This  included  Bull  Run,  West 
Point,  Mechanicsville,  (Jnines  Hill,  Savage  Station,  AVhite  Oak 
Swam]),  ]\lalvern  Hill,  Crami)ton  Bass,  Antietam  and  Fred- 
ericksburg. 

The  recoi-d  of  this  gallant  regiment  in  wliii-h  he  served  was 
not  sui-])assed  by  any  othei'.  In  the  language  of  their  corjxs 
conmiander,  ''They  won  for  themselves  a  reputation  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  and  have  nobly  earned  the  gratitude  of 
the  Be])ublic.  You  did  y(»ur  duty  and  did  it  to  the  satisfacti(ni 
of  your  commander.  When  the  histori(\s  of  the  I'egiments  shall 
be  made  up,  there  will  be  no  prouder  record  than  your  own." 

May  IT),  1S68,  he  was  mustered  out  of  service  with  his  regi- 
ment on  account  of  expiration  of  teiin  of  service.  In  August, 
18(U,  re-enlisted  as  private  in  the  1st  Regiment  of  Veteran  Cav- 
alry N.  Y.  Volunteers.  Was  commissioned  second  lieutenant  in 
this  regiment  Se])tember  1^,  1SG4.    Served  with  his  regiment  on 


52  HISTORY   OF   Til  10    KlL:\lEli   IWMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

detached  service  in  the   Ivanawha  Valley,    W.   Va.,   until  their 
discharge  on  account  of  close  of  the  war. 

July  6,  1865,  he  married  Ellen  M.  Hotchkiss,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  Win.  D.  Hotchkiss,  then  a  resident  of  Binghaintoii. 
0.  A.,  as  he  is  familiarly  known  hy  his  friends,  was  connected 
with  the  clerical  force  in  the  Binghaniton  post-office  twenty-two 
years.  Was  deputy  postmastei- two  years.  Was  superinteiulrn' 
of  the  North  Presbyterian  Sunday  School  in  1S75  and  afterward 
for  a  number  of  years  tlie  teacher  of  a  large  Bible  class,  from 
forty  to  fifty  in  number.  Elected  a  deacon  in  the  North  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  1878,  and  ruling  elder  in  1802,  His  home  is 
a  comfortable  and  commodious  residence,  which  he  built  at  35 
Munsell  street  in  the  northern  part  of  tlie  city.  At  the  present 
time  he  is  accountant  in  the  Long  Island  State  Hospital. 

Martha  Loraine.  Born  August  12,  18il.  Died  ]\Iay  23, 
1842.  She  was  the  only  girl  born  in  the  family,  and  the  four 
brothers,  of  which  the  editor  was  one,  were  deprived  of  the 
blessing  of  a  sister  in  the  household.  Her  mother  always  kept 
among  her  treasures  a  lock  of  her  baby's  hair,  and  was  fond  of 
little  girls  for  her  little  one's  sake.  Just  before  the  mother  died 
(in  1881)  she  cried  out,  "She  is  there  I  My  baby  is  there  I " 

Charles  H.  Born  at  the  "Maxon  Place"  in  tlie  town  of 
Salisbury,  Ct.,  August  IG,  1843.  His  common  school  education 
closed  in  the  Pine  Street  School  in  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  in  the 
winter  of  1858  and  '5'.).  In  March  following  his  father  appren- 
ticed him  to  learn  the  tinner's  trade  with  Pratt,  Bootli  &  Lee 
in  Binghamton.  Tlio  War  of  Pebellion  two  years  thereafter 
caused  a  depression  in  their  business  and  manufacturing  was 
suspended. 

In  the  summer  of  18(')2  he  desired  to  enlist  in  tlie  volunteer 
army,  but  the  parents  thought  the  two  sons  already  in  were 
enough,  and  acceding  to  their  entreaties  he   remained  at  home. 

Worked  at  his  trad(i  in  dilferent  places  until  the  winter  of 
1863  and  '64,  when  he  atluiidf(l  the  selectschool  taught  by  Prof. 
D.  C.  ^'osbury  in  Binghamton. 

August  26,  1864,  he  euHsted  in  Company  M,  First  Pegt.  of 
Veteran  Cavalry,  N.  Y.  Volunteers,  and  served  in  the  West 
Virginia  Dei)artment  of  General  Sheridan's  command  initil  the 


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REV.  C.  H.  KILMER. 


WILI1ELMU8   KL'LMEK.  53 

close  of  the  war.  His  reji,iineiit  was  on  detached  service  in  the 
Kanawha  Valley  and  a  ])ortion  of  the  tinie  he  was  clerk  of  the 
military  prison  at  Charleston,  W.  Va,  also  of  the  general  court- 
martial. 

In  the  fall  of  18(i5  lie  hecanie  a  student  in  the  Delaware  Lit- 
erary Institute  at  Franklin,  N.  Y.  AVhen  through  there  he  re- 
turned to  tlie  employ  of  I^-att  &  Booth.  Was  called  from  tlie 
bench  to  take  charge  of  the  select  school  for  young  men  tauglit 
by  Prof.  0.  B.  Bruce,  who  was  api)ointed  supeiintendent  of  the 
Binghamton  schools.  In  the  Spring  of  1807  he  returned  to 
Franklin,  N.  Y.,  to  work  in  the  tin  department  of  Douglas  & 
Stilson's  hardware  store.  AVas  called  from  the  bench  to  take 
the  position  of  instructor  of  elocution  in  the  Institute,  which 
duty  he  performed  in  the  afternoon  portion  of  each  school  day 
until  Principal  Jones  resigned  in  the  summer  of  1808.  During 
the  time  lie  continued  studies  in  the  classics.  June  13,1807, 
married  JMary  Elizabeth  Sawtelle  at  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  in  tlie 
First  Presbyterian  Oliurch  ;  Rev.  G.  N.  Boardman,  D.  D., 
officiating,  assisted  by  Rev.  W.  H.  Sawtelle,  bi-other  of  the 
bride. 

Returned  to  Binghamton.  AVorkedat  his  trade  at  different 
places. 

In  the  AVinter  of  1872  was  working  at  the  bench  in  his 
father's  establislmient  in  the  Crosby  Block  on  Hawley  street,  in 
Binghamton.  AVas  called  from  the  bench  to  associate  in  the 
management  of  the  B/iKjJianiton  Daili/  Times,  just  started  l)y 
Major  D.  E.  Cronin. 

In  1875  became  successor  of  his  father's  business  in  Bing- 
hamton, wliicli  he  continued  until  the  Fall  of  1880,  wlien  he 
went  to  Great  Bend,  Pa.  to  woi-k  at  tlie  bench  f(jr  W.  T.  Esta- 
brook  &  Co. 

On  Sunday,  July  10,  18si>,  was  called  to  enter  the  highest 
calling  on  earth,  that  of  the  ministry  of  tlie  Gospel  of  our  Lord 
and  Savior.  His  lirst  sermon  was  jireached  in  the  Presbyterian 
Cliurch  in  Athens,  Pa.,  where  the  Rev.  AA^  H.  Sawtelle 
"was  pastoi',  on  Sunday,  January  l-t,  1883.  For  four 
months  following  he  supplied  the  Pi-esbyterian  Church  at 
Hallstead,  Pa.,  during  the  illness  and  absence  of  the  ])astor.  In 


54  HISTOKY   Ol'   TllK    K1L:\11':R    KA.MILV    IN   AMKRICA. 

April  of  the  sanie  year  lie  made  application  to  be  placed  under 
the  care  of  the  Fresbyteiy  of  Lackawanna,  and  afier  examina- 
tion was  granted  a  special  license,  and  a  coni'se  of  theological 
study  was  arranged  under  liev.  Charles S.  Dujmingof  Kingston, 
Pa.  For  six  months  following  he  worked  at  tlie  bench,  lecited 
regularly  in  theology  to  tlio  entire  satisfaction  of  Ills  instructor, 
and  su])plied  the  pulpit  of  the  rresbyterian  Church  at  Silver 
Lake,  I'a.  Tliis  was  fouiteen  miles  distant  from  his  home  and 
readied  by  liorse  and  wagon  conveyance. 

Marcli  1st,  1S8-J-,  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  Congre- 
gational Cliurch  in  Maine,  Br(joine  county,  N.  Y.,  and  was  or- 
dained to  the  Gospel  ministry  by  a  Council  lield  in  Maine  June 
30.  This  body  was  com[>ost'd  of  Rev.  Thomas  K.  Beecher,  licv. 
Edward  Taylor,  D.  D.,  of  L.iiighamton,  liev.  Dr.  Bidlock  of 
Owego,  Rev.  J.  AN^liite  of  Berkshire,  and  Rev.  A.  D.  Stowell  of 
Newark  V'ahev,  all  of  the  Sns(piehamia  Congregational  Asso- 
ciation ;  and  the  L'evds.  John  MCA^'y,  J).  1).,  of  Bingliamldii, 
W.  H.  Sawtelle  of  Athens,  La.,  together  with  lay  delegates 
fiom  ditferent  chniches. 

While  at  Maine  he  supi>lied  for  a  time  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  East  Maine,  whicli  he  abandoned  after  a  time  for  a 
shorter  ride  to  the  Coiigiegational  Church  at  Union  Center. 

Li  the  Fall  of  188^.  he  was  called  to  the  Congregational 
Churcli  at  Richford,  N.  Y. 

In  October,  iSbl),  he  n-ceived  a  call  from  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Canton,  La.  The  peoi)le  of  Richford  offered  evt;ry 
inducement  in  their  power  for  him  to  remain,  but  he  went  to 
Canton,  wliere  he  remained  until  the  summer  of  ISIKI  In  the 
same  season  of  this  year  settled  over  the  joint  charges  of  Brees- 
port  and  8ullivanville,  i\.  Y.,  where  he  remains  up  to  the  pres- 
ent writing. 

One  of  the  arduous  and  at  the  same  time  interesting  lal>ors 
of  his  life  has  been  the  compilation  of  the  History  of  the  Kil- 
mer Family  in  America,  continuing  four  years.  Is  one  of  the 
paid  contributors  of  a  religious  journal  i)ublislied  in  New  Y(jrk 
City. 

A  member  of  the  Chantau(|ua  society  of  the  Hall  in  the 
Grove  ;  also  of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 


w  iliii:lmi;s  KL'r,:\ii':ii\ 


Science  at  Pliiladclihia,  and  an  associate  meniher  of  the  Vic- 
toria Institute,  oi-  Pliil(ts(>[)liical  Society  of  (Ireat  Britain. 

George  L.  Born  in  Salisbury,  Ct.,  Sei)teinbei'  11,  1845. 
Residence,  New  Yoik  City.  Wife,  Emma  T.  Born,  Whitte- 
niore  at  Betljlehem,  Pa. 

FKh:])KivMOK  Baknett.  ])orn  Decendiei-  11,  1851,  in  Clia])in- 
ville,  Salisbury  to\vnsliii»,  Connecticut.  The  followin<2:  sketch 
was  sent  by  his  son  Andy.  If  some  think  it  over-faithful, 
it  is  certainly  uni(]ue  in  the  line  of  bio.^-rai)hies  and  is 
inserted  nearly  as  written.  In  the  early  sprin^;-  of  1857 
his  father's  family  bccam<^  residents  of  Kirkwood,  N.  Y., 
and  thei-e  in  a  school  house  on  tlie  farm  of  his  uncle  David  At. 
Langdon,  he  began  his  school  days.  As  the  Kirkw(-)od  farm  did 
not  exactly  tlow  with  milk  and  honey,  it  was  necessaiy  for  him 
very  early  in  life  to  take  ujion  himself  the  task  of  self  suppoi't 
as  far  as  education  and  elothing  wei'e  concernrd.  The  Pnldic 
School  System  was  then  in  its  infancy,  and  was  not  even  a  good 
infant.  He  attended  largely  the  private  schools.  To  meet  these 
ex])enses,  he  workcnl  every  vacation  driving  cows,  pihng  ni) 
bricks,  cai'rying  \vater  to  the  gangs  of  laborers,  pulling  weeds 
on  the  then  Biughamton  Asylum  farm  ithe  family  having  in 
the  fall  of  185S  removed  to  Biughamton,  N.  Y.),  doing  errands 
for  stores,  etc.  During  one;  vacati(»n,  he  was  telegi'aph  boy, 
then  '^  devil''  at  different  times  for  the  Biughamton  Kepublican 
and  Biughamton  Democivit,  an<jther  vacation  he  was  cash  boy 
for  Hirschman  Bros.  During  his  last  conunon  school  days, 
(his  money  having  run  out)  he  left  school  to  work  in  his  l)rother's 
shoe  factory.  Wlien  he  had  money  enougli  to  meet  his  expenses, 
he  went  back  to  school  in  lime  to  catcli  up  and  get  promoted 
with  his  class  in  Wyonnng  Seminary.  He  still  iiolds  a  recei[)t 
marked  "  lleceived  pa\  ment  in  woi-k."  At  this  institation,  he 
worked  in  the  lields,  rang  bells,  sw'ept  rooms  and  waslied 
windows. 

Eaily  in  life  lie  determined  to  become  a  druggist,  and  the 
necessary  pliarmaceutical  and  chemical  education  was  obtained 
in  the  same  w^ay.  His  tirst  experience  was  at  fourteen  years  of 
age  in  Maybury  and  Cleeve's  drug  store  in  Biughamton.  He 
worked  for  the  best  men  he  could  hud  at  low  wages,  to  get  tlie 


56  HISTORY   OF   TllK   KILJfEK   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

privilege  of  being  tutored,  and  the  use  of  tlieir  text  books. 
While  working  he  took  special  courses  in  the  New  York  College 
of  Pharmacy  and  gave  satisfaction  to  his  prece])tors.  He  was 
a  drug  clerk  in  Binghaniton  until  ISYO,  when  he  went  to  Ply- 
mouth, Pa.,  to  clerk  in  the  drug  store  of  D.  K.  Spry.  He  left 
Plymouth  in  1S71  for  Schuylkill  Haven  and  bought  a  drug  store 
in  company  with  W.  R.  Shuman.  The  venture  was  not  suc- 
cessful and  the  stock  was  removed  to  Sunbury,  Pa.  He  passed 
through  the  panic  of  1873  with  no  greater  vicissitudes  than  a 
somewhat  monotonous  diet  of  mashed  potatoes,  and  in  1S76 
removed  to  Morristown  wjiere  lie  clerked  in  Dr.  Becker's  drug 
store.  While  thei'e  lie  founded  the  Union  Mission,  which  has 
since  become  an  active  church. 

Dr.  H.  R.  Baldwin  of  New  Brunswick,  hearing  of  his  abil- 
ity, made  a  personal  trip  to  Morristown  and  offered  hitn  the 
Opera  House  drug  store.  On  August  4th,  1870,  Mi-.  Kilmer  bought 
this  store,  having  no  capital  but  his  experience.  He  speedily 
brought  this  store  up  from  a  nonentity  to  one  well  known  and 
famed,  all  over  the  state.  In  1887  he  sei'ved  an  acceptable  term 
as  President  of  the  New  J  ersey  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
In  1888,  he  became  interested  in  the  business  of  Johnson  and 
Johnson,  Manufacturing  Chemists,  and  in  1890  sold  the  Opera 
House  ch'ug  store,  and  became  their  chemist. 

During  his  connection  with  this  cori)oration,  his  labors  have 
aided  them  in  acquiring  a  large  business  and  an  intei'uational 
reputation.  Their  business  is  in  part  the  manufacture  of 
Wound  Dressings  for  Surgeons.  In  tiiis  work  Mr.  Kilmer  has 
aided  them  in  keeping  nut  only  abreast  but  in  advance  of  Sur- 
gical Science.  It  is  no  exaggeration  to  say  that  his  courage  of 
leading  his  colleagues  to  adopt  advanced  methods  has  indirectly 
benefitted  milli(Mis  of  wounded  people.  In  the  investigation  of 
drugs  belonging  to  the  work  in  which  he  is  engaged,  he  has 
devoted  much  time  in  research,  and  upon  several  lines  has 
become  an  acknowleged  authoiity.  In  such  investigations,  Mr. 
Kilmer  has  made  several  trips  to  the  West  India  Islands.  It  is 
a  peculiar  feature  of  the  business  and  profession  in  which  he  is 
engaged  for  both  rival  manufacturers  and  other  authorities  to 
attack  any  new  statement  or  conclusion. 


WII.HELMUS   KULMEIi.  57 

Mr.  Kiltiier,  thoiigli  a  quiet,  peaceful  man,  has  shown  him- 
self upon  such  occasions  to  be  a  fighter  of  no  mean  order.  His 
scientific  conclusions  have  never  been  successfully  assailed,  but 
have  been  frequently  confirmed  and  acknowledged  by  the 
highest  authorities,  until  the  name  of  his  house  is  recognized 
as  the  foremost  manufactureis  in  tlieir  line  in  the  world. 

To  those  who  know  the  Kilmer  ancestry,  the  result  is  not 
surprising.  The  old  German  spirit  that  will  not  give  in  is  just 
the  same,  fighting  the  inroads  of  religious  and  political  persecu- 
tion in  the  Rhine  A^alley,  fighting  the  inroads  of  provincial 
oppression  in  Columbia  county  or  fighting  for  an  education  with 
a  broom  down  in  the  picturesque  Valley  of  Wyoming. 

The  scientific  acumen  of  Mr.  Kilmer  has  been  recognized  in 
many  directions.  On  invitation  he  has  contributed  articles  on 
the  linos  of  Pharmaceutical  Chemistry  to  the  foremost  scientific 
journals  of  the  day. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  New  Jersey  Microscopical  Society  ; 
member  of  the  Philoclean  Society  of  Rutgers  College  ;  member 
of  the  American  Civil  Service  Association  ;  ex-President  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  ;  member  of  the  Society 
of  Chemical  Industry  of  England  ;  member  of  the  New  Jersey 
Historical  Society  ;  member  of  the  Institute  of  Jamaica  ;  mem- 
ber of  the  Jamaica  Agricultural  Society  ;  member  of  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  ;  member  of  the  American  Asso- 
ciation for  the  advancement  of  Science.  He  is  a  chemist  to 
the  Brunswick  Pharmacal  Company  and  chemist  to  the  New 
Brunswick  Board  of  Health  ;  charter  member  of  the  New 
Bi'unswMck  Board  of  Trade  and  Director  of  the  Brunswick 
Pharmacal  Company  ;  Past  Master  Workman  A.  0.  0.  W. 

His  habit  of  scientific  thought  unfits  him  for  light  topics. 
If  the  conversation  has  no  practical  bearing,  he  becomes  ab- 
stracted at  once.  In  his  religious  life,  he  is  firm  in  his  beliefs, 
but  undemonstrative.  He  follows  the  Great  Philosopher  as 
near  as  he  can,  but  is  devoted  more  to  the  philanthropical  side 
of  religion  rather  than  the  emotional.  For  many  years  he  has 
been  a  vestryman  of  Christ  Episcopal  Church  of  New  Brunswick, 
and  this  church  has  seen  him  active  as  Sunday  School  Superin- 
tendent, founder  of  a  Mission,  President  of  Christ  Church  Club, 


58  HlrSTOliY    OF   'J'lIK    Kll.MKK    F.UIILY    IN    AMKKICA. 

etc.  In  personal  ai)peai-ance,  jMr.  Kilmer  is  above  middle,  height, 
blue  eyes,  light  hair  and  sandy  moustache  and  beai'd.  He  is  a 
strict  abstainer  from  liciuoi',  but  uses  tobacco.  Clean  personally, 
he  is  careless  about  his  clothes.  After  he  has  once  bought  a 
suit,  lie  forgets  all  about  it.  He  dot's  not  know  how  old  the 
suit  is  or  how  young  it  is,  whether  it  should  be  worn  at  his 
factory  or  at  church.  lie  never  seems  to  become  fairly 
acquainted  with  a  suit  until  he  has  made  it  a  suit  of  many 
colors,  by  dipping  it  in  acids  and  chemical  mixtures  ot  various 
degrees  of  strength. 

December  25th,  1871,  he  married  Aimie  E.  Kilburn  (see  the 
history  and  antiquities  of  the  name  and  family  of  Kilburn  in 
its  varied  archeography— Dnme  and  Keck.  New  Haven,  ]^M)), 
the  only  daughter  of  Andy  and  Ellen  L.  Kilburn,  which  lias 
been  a  liap])y  union. 

Probably  his  hapi)i('st  liours  are  s])ent  in  his  study.  Book 
by  book,  he  has  built  up  a  bliraiy  and  he  knows  every  tome  in 
it.  After  tlie  day's  business  is  over,  it  is  his  custom  to  go  inime(h- 
ately  to  his  lil)rary.  His  reading  is  confined  almost  wholly  to 
science.  He  reads  something  hght  occasionally  for  relaxation, 
but  it  is  a  (juestion  if  he  enjoys  it.  His  library  is  his  home. 
Should  his  portrait  evei'  be  painted,  there  would  be  the  i)lace  to 
catch  him  in  his  most  pleasant  mood— seated,  under  the  lam[)- 
light,  among  his  silent,  but  fannliar  friends. 


Child  of  Maria^  [Peter\  etc.] 

Mary  A.  Barnett.     Born  Novend)er  lo,   IS-iT.     (iraduateof 
Hudson  Kiver  Institute  at  Claverack,  N.  Y.     Died  Apiil  25,  1878. 


Children  of  Wilham%  |Jei'emiah*,  Wilhelnnis-^  Johannes-, 
Philii)']and  Lucinda  Larkin. 

Henky  W.  Born  August  25,  1837  in  Schoharie  County, 
N.  Y.     Residence,  Burdick,  Porter  County,  Indiana. 

Lucy  Grovnek.     Born  in  1840  in  Carlisle,  Schoharie   conn- 


MM-:- 


6^ 


■.nis- 


MRS.     MARY    E.     KILMER    LEWIS. 


EDWARD     J.     KILMER. 


WILHEJ.MUS   KUl.MKR.  50 

ty,  N.  Y.  January  2,  1803,  married  Chai'les  H.  McHenry.  Her 
church  connection  is  JMethoclist  l^^piscopal  and  residence  Cam- 
bridge, Illinois. 

Jekemiah  0.  Born  ]\Iay  tJ,  1S42,  in  Luzerne  county,  Pa. 
Residence,  Bj-ooklyn,  Iowa. 

Emma.  Born  September,  1S44,  in  Luzerne  county.  Pa. 
Married jMiller.     Residence,  St.  Kearney,   Nebraska. 

Mary  E.  Born  Septendjcr  12,  1S4G,  in  Luzerne  county. 
Pa.  September  is,  18(jo,  mariied  Richard  N.  Luesley.  June 
4,  1893,  mai-ried  1).  S.  JAnvis,  cabinetmalver. 

Philip  J.  Born  June  5,  ls51,  in  Luzerne  county.  Pa.  No- 
vember 10,  18T;>,  married  Eliza  C  Slegjj;le.  Is  a  planter,  a  ma- 
son and  odd-fellow  and  a  Presbyterian,  therefore  ou.glu  to  be  a 
good  fellow. 

William.  Born  jNfarch  13,  1854  m  Luzerne  county,  Pa. 
Residence,  Malcom,  la.  •    •  .       ■ 

Children  of  William^  and  Saiali  Spearbeck. 

IviTriE.  Born  January  17,  18()7,  in  Osco,  Henry  county, 
111,  Married  Jesst:!  S.  Tiacy  Docendjer  17,  1880.  Mr.  Tracy  is  a 
farmer  and  poulti'y  fancier  and  a  member  of  I.  ().  O.  F.  ^Irs. 
Tiacy  says  :  "My  life  has  been  very  uneventfid.  I  was  given  a 
fair  education  and  taught  school  two  years  previous  to  my  mar- 
riage. Since  that  time  I  have  been  trying  to  leai'u  to  be  a  good 
farmer's  wife"  and  this  we  are  sure  is  something  worth  record- 
ing.    Residence  Oscar,  111. 

Edna.  Born  April  4,  J  808.  Mari-ied  Walter  Griffeth  Hop- 
kins March  17,  1880.  ]\lr.  Hopkins  is  station  agent  and  line  re- 
pairer at  Osco,  111.  Is  a  Free  Mason  and  both  belong  to  the  or- 
der of  Eastern  Star, 

Children  of  Jeremiah^  |  Jeremiah^,  Wilhelmus,'*  Johannes,- 
Philip'.] 

Edward  J.  Born  Novend^er  20,  1843,  in  Carlisle  township. 
Schoharie  county,  N.  Y. 

He  relates  that  as  a  farmer's  boy  he  had  his  share  of  "hoe- 
ing, haying  and  hickory."  We  might  add  hominy,  hog,  and 
high  school  on  the  hill,  anyway  the  supershucture  is  good  and 
the  foundation  nnist  have  been  solid. 


60  HISTORY   OF   THK   KILMI':K   FAMILV   IN   AMERICA. 

In  1859  he  went  to  Fretlonia,  N.  Y.,  with  liis  aunt,  Mrs. 
Emma  Pond,  where  he  reniciined  a  httle  moie  than  a  year,  at- 
tending the  school  there,  then  returned  to  Greenfield,  Pa. 

April  21,  1862,  he  enlisted  at  Honesdale,  Pa.,  as  a  member 
of  Company  G.,  14  U.  S.  Infantry.  Was  w^ith  Gen.  McOlellan 
at  Harrison's  Landing,  Va.  Participated  in  the  second  battle  of 
Bull  Run.  Soon  after  this  he  became  very  ill  and  was  sent  to 
Finlay  Hospital  at  Washington.  8oon  after  was  transferred  to 
the  hospital  at  Point  Lookout,  Maryland,  where  the  physicians 
pronounced  him  un;ible  to  perform  further  army  service  and  he 
was  dischai-ged  in  January,  1863. 

A  few  years  after  returning  home  he  learned  the  carpenter 
and  stair-builders'  trade,  which  is  his  present  business. 

In  August,  1867,  he  married  Miss  Frances  A.  Smith,  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  Smith  of  Auburn,  Pa. 

In  1881  iie  moved  with  his  famil}"  to  Corpus  Christi,  Texas, 
where  they  have  since  resided. 

During  the  presidential  campaign  of  1896  Mr.  Kilmer  wrote 
an  admirable  ti'eatise  on  the  currency  question  wherein  he  cov- 
ered debated  points  cleverly  and  clearly,  demonstrating  himself 
an  attentive  student  of  the  subject.  It  was  very  favorably  com- 
mented on  by  the  local  press,  and  was  worthy  of  a  wide  ciicu- 
lation. 

William  F.  Born  in  Greenfield,  Lackawanna  county,  Pa., 
May  20,  1851. 

September  22,  1868,  married  Malinda  Wayman.  April  23, 
1894,  married  Grace  Estelle  Goodrich.  Is  a  farmer  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Farmers'  Alliance  and  Industrial  Union.  Church 
connection.  Seventh  Day  Baptist. 

Caroline  M.  Born  in  Greenfield,  Pa.,  January  lu,  1857 
Educated  in  the  public  school  and  lived  at  home  until  her  moth- 
er died  in  1887,  when  she  went  to  live  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Vandervoort  at  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.  Was  governess  in  the  Home 
for  Homeless  Childien  a  number  of  months,  but  the  necessity  of 
night-care  of  sick  children  was  too  nnich  strain  on  her  physical 
system  and  she  resigned.  Her  brothei*  sa3's  of  her  that  "she  is 
veiy  industrious  and  fi'Ugal,  has  hoarded  up  some  of  this 
world's   goods,    which  she   ex])ects  to   enjoy    when    the    right 


WILLIAM  F.  KILMER.  GRACE  GOODRICH  KILMER. 


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man  comes  along,  for  she  is  still  unniaiiied  at  this  date." 
This  the  editor  hesitated  to  insert,  thinkini^-  it  might 
cause  some  annoyance  after  this  hook  is  sent  out  hy  turning  tlie 
rush  of  young  men  fi-om  the  Klondyke  gold  region  to  Wilkes- 
Barre.  However,  he  is  assured  of  a  safegnaid  to  his  fair 
cousin  in  those  words,  ''The  right  man."  She  is  proprietress  of 
the  Kilmer  Manufa(;tui-ing  C'ompany  of  VVilkes-Barre,  mannfac- 
turei's  of  cosmetics  and  hair  tonic. 

Benjamin  H.  Born  in  Greonfield  in  1800.  In  Octoher,  ISSl, 
married  Alice  H.  Ide.  His  lousiness  is  paper  hanging  and  ])aint- 
ing.  He  served  seven  and  a  half  years  in  the  Pennsylvania 
National  Guai'ds,  and  is  an  active  memher  of  the  W.  J.  Bryan 
Council,  No.  282,  Junior  Order  of  United  xVmerican  Mechanics, 
and  holds  the  office  of  dei)uty  state  counselor.  He  has  taken 
great  intei-est  in  this  hook  and  has  rendered  to  the  comi)iler  very 
efticieiit  service  in  his  vicinity.  After  rerteiving  his  picture  we 
wrote  that  he  was  the  handsomest  Kilmer  we  had  seen  yet ;  this 
will  not  make  him  vain.  Never  have  met  him  yet  but  know  he 
is  bright  and  active,  and  when  he  is  due  at  a  })lace  in  specified 
time  he  gets  theie. 

Susan  M.  Born  July  10,  lst;2.  lived  a  number  of  years 
with  her  brother,  E.  J.  Kilmer  in  Wilkes-Barre,  and  went  with 
his  family  to  Cori>us  C'hristi,  Texas,  in  November  of  the  year 
ISSL  Was  married  to  C  F.  Vandervoort  July  5,  1882.  Lived 
in  Texas  until  Sei)tember,  1883,  when  she  came  back  with  her 
husl)and  to  Gi'eenlield,  Pa.,  wdiere  she  lived  until  March  27,  1885. 
Since  that  time  has  lived  in  AVilkes-Barre.  Her  husband  is  a 
[>ainter.  They  iiave  a  son  and  daugliter,  ages  ten  and  twelve, 
very  bright  children. 

Emma  Cathakixk,  Boi'u  i)ecember  28,  1800,  in  (Ireenfield, 
Pa.  Lived  at  home  and  attended  the  ])ublic  school  until  her 
mother  died.  From  that  time  until  she  was  married  she  made 
her  home  with  her  sister.  Airs.  Vandeivouit,  in  Wilkes-Barre, 
Pa.  She  married  Hiram  J.  Hahn,  Maicli  12,  18'JO,  then  a  young 
carpenter  in  Wilkes-Barre.  The  young  couple  started  house- 
kee[)ing  in  Philadelphia  the  same  year,  but  soon  bougiit  property 
at  Brighton  Heights,  N.  J. 


62  uisToin'  ov  Tiii-:  K!i,:\ir.ii  kamilv  in  amkkr'a. 

At  this  writing  thov  are  at  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  Tlioy  liave 
one  child,  Edwaixl  ]jOst(.M\  who  is  an  invalid.  The  care  and 
treatment  (jf  this  child  has  cost  a  considerahle  amount  of  money 
and  gi'eat  anxiety,  with  no  prospect  of  relief. 


C'hildi'en  of  Emma^,  |  Jeiemiah^,    Wilhelmus^  etc.  |  and  Ben- 
jamin pond. 

Benjamin  Pond,  Fied(jnia,  N.  Y. 
Mrs!  IT.  P.  Jones,  Bulfal..,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Petei'  Ij.  %  [Philip"^,  AVilhehnus^,  Johannes-, 
PhilipM  and  Pachael  E.  Nash. 

Silas  C.     Born  isyti. 

Ellery  J).     Bori]  ISoS. 

Hknkv  a.     Born  1S(;2. 

NoKMAN  L.  Born  March  11,  ls(;5,  in  (Ireentield,  ]^a.  Un- 
married. Business,  market  gardening  and  farming.  Is  a  incm- 
bei' of  C^amorian  Lodge,  No.  58,  of  Cai'bondale.  He  owns  and 
occupies  the  farm  of  his  grandfather,  Philip  Kilmer,  situated  in 
Greenfield. 

Lafayettk.  Born  8ei')teml)er  21,  18()7,  at  (Ireenfield,  Pa. 
Married  Martha  ]\Iay  Cogan  Se|)tend)er  ;^,  IsiM).  Is  a  drayman 
in  Carhondale,  Pa.,  and  a  member  of  J*atriotic  Oi'der  Sons  of 
America. 

Eemer  E.     Born  ls(;<t. 

Edith  A.     Born  ]sTr>. 

AcJNEs  E.     Boin  isTit. 


Fourth  Generation. 

Children  of  Benton  Coleman",  [Alexander^^,  AVilliam'*,  Wil- 
helmus-\  etc. J 

Frances  Coleman  was  born  August  10,  187;!. 

Delia  Coleman  was  born  January  il>,  187f>. 

John  C(»leinan  was  born  March  31,  1881.  Died  November 
19,  1881. 


\VILIIK].MLS    Kl  l.MKll.  C)0 

Children  of  Nelson  C\  Coleman",  [{Jal■l•ett^  WillianiS  Wil- 
liehnns-',  etc. J 

George  Col-enian  was  born  ISOi!. 
C.  W.  Coleman  was  born  ISdS. 
Mattie  Coleman  was  born  1S(;+. 


Children  of  James  W.  Coleman",  [Garrett--,  WilliamS  Wil- 
hehnns\  Johannes-,  Philip'  |  and  Henrietta  Whittaker. 

Stella  Coleman  was  born  Jnne  7,  18(58.  JMari'ied  G.  j\I.  Mall- 
stead  Jannary  11,  18S8.  Mr.  Hallstead  is  comiected  with  the 
I).,  L.  (Sc  W.  II.  U.     Kesidence,  32-1:  Clay  avenne,   Scranton,  Pa. 


Children  of  James  W.  Coleman  and  Anna  Jay  Greenawalt. 
Nelson  J.  Coleman  was  born  Jnly  J2,  1887.     Is  clerk  in  the 
D.,  L.  &  W.  fi-eight  office  in  Binghamton. 

James  Watson  Coleman  was  born  Jnne  D,  1883. 


Children    of  Elizali  Jane    Eobinson"    |  Hannah    Coleman^ 
William-*,  Wilhelmns-',  Johannes-,   Philij)'  |  and   Alonzo  Lewis. 
Hattie  L.  Lewis  Avas  born  Jnlv  8,  187(1. 


Children  of  AVilliam  Coleman  Robinson",  |Hannah\  Wil- 
liam^, etc.  I  and  Mary  E.  Adams. 

Jesse  May  Pobinson  was  born  Angnst  2,  ls(i4.  Married  John 
Edward  Weslf^y,  railroad  clerk,  November  24,  1.^85. 

Children  uf  William  C.  Robinson  and  Celia  Elj)hick. 

William  David  liobinson  was  born  September  h),  ls7l.  Died 
in  1883. 

Mary  Delavene  liobinson  was  born  October  2,  1873. 

Frankie  (Jideon  liobinson  was  born  October  27,  ls75,  Died 
November  (i,    1875. 

Pearlee  Coleman  Robinson  was  born  Jnne  18,  1870. 


64  HISTORY   OF   THE   KH.MEH   FAMILY   IN   AMFHICA, 

Children  of  Robert  Henry  Robinson%  |Hannah%  Williain% 
etc.] 

Irving  A.  Robinson  was  born  Jnne  9,   1S75.   Died  in  ISbo. 


Children  of  Marion  W.   Finn«,   [Elizabeth   Coleinan«,  Wil- 
liam-', etc.]  and  Jennie  Bnrdick. 

Clara  E.  Finn  was  born  November  4-,  1S72. 


Children  of  Sidney  H.  Finn",  [Elizabeth  Colenian'\  etc.]  and 
Ida  Stevens. 

Ezra  S.  Finn  was  born  April  1,  18U1.  Died  December  11, 
1891. 


Children  of  George  W.  Finn'',]  Elizabeth  Coleman^,  etc.] 
and  Carrie  M.  Clark. 

George  Carlton  Finn  was  born  June  20,  ISSO.  Died  Septem- 
ber 22,  1887. 

Helen  Finn  was  born  February  r,  1889. 


Children  of  Oliver  A.  %  [Charles^  Peter^  \Vilhelmus-%  Jo- 
hannes-, Philip^  I 

Arthur  Albert.  Born  January  24,  18G0.  Is  head  book- 
keeper for  McKinney  and  Evarts,  extensive  wholesale  grocers  in 
Binghamton.  Has  been  superintendent  of  the  ]N\)rth  Presby- 
terian Sunday  school  tor  a  numbci-  of  years  and  is  ruling  eJdei' 
in  the  church. 

Ralph  G.  Bom  September  ]('»,  18(19.  Is  bookkeei)er  foi'the 
Bennett  ]\lamifacturing  company  in  Binghamton.  A  nmsieian 
of  recognized  ability,  oi-ganist  ot  the  First  M.  E.  church  in  the 
city,  and  is  a  composer  of  some  excellent  nmsic.  Mai'ried  Alary 
Josephine  Sha))Iey  J^Iay  24,  1894. 


Children  of  Charles  II.  '',  [Charles^  PeterS  etc.] 

Lena  V.     Born  January  9,  18tj9.     At  the  age  of  seventeen 


WILLIAM    S.    KILMER 
LENA  V.  KILMER.  M.  ELISABETH  KILMER. 


WILHELMUS   KUr.MEK.  65 

entered  the  musical  and  classical  department  in  Wyoming  semi- 
nary. In  181)0  was  a  pupil  of  Si*i;nor  Marcato  in  New  York 
city.  At  the  present  lime  is  with  the  Fleming  H.  Revell  Com- 
pany, puhlishers  of  evangelical  literature  in  Chicago,  In  the 
musical  line  is  a  pupil  of  Prof.  Blackman,  and  vocal  soloist  and 
organist  wlien  occasion  demands. 

Mary  Elizabeth.  Born  March  11,  1872.  Finished  her  edu- 
cation at  the  Newark  Valley  (N.  Y.)  Academy  and  the  Canton 
(Pa.)  High  school.  Is  a  member  of  the  Chautauqua  Hall  in  the 
Grove.  At  home  with  her  parents  in  Breesport,  N.  Y.  An  ex- 
cellent help  in  all  departments  of  church  work.  Her  father 
knows  whereof  he  speaks  when  he  says  that  she  is  first  class  in 
keeping  a  house  in  order. 

William  Sawtklle,  Born  July  .">,  1883.  Baptized  July 
2,  1884  in  Maine,  N.  Y,  by  his  uncle,  iiev.  Wm.  H.  Sawtelle. 
United  with  tbe  Presbyterian  church  at  Breesport  March  7,  1S!>7. 
Is  to  fill  that  place  in  the  world  which  the  Lord  will  prepare  for 
him. 

Children  of  George  L.  ^  [Charles^  Peter*,  etc.] 
Edine  T.  H.     Born  in  New  York  city  in  1872. 

Children  of  Frederick  B.  ^  [Charles%  Peter  %  etc,] 

Andy  Fkedekick.  Born  January  12,  1873,  in  Binghamton, 
N.  Y.  Was  educated  in  the  High  School  of  New  Brunswick, 
N.  J.,  Rutger's  College  Preparatory  scliool  and  Kutger's  College, 
class  of  18UG.  Served  an  a])pientice  to  the  printing  trade  and 
passed  to  journeyman  printer.  March  30,  1891,  married  lie- 
becca  Ellen  McLean  of  New  York  City.  He  is  now  engaged  in 
the  advertising  department  of  the  Brunswick  Pharmacal  Com- 
pany (Johnson  and  Johnson,  New  Yoik).  The  editor  will  add, 
and  not  because  he  is  a  nephew,  that  he  is  a  young  man  of  ex- 
ceptional capability  and  enterprise. 

Ellen  Annie.  Born  September  12,  1875.  Died  August  19, 
1876. 

Charles  WiLLOUGHBY.  Born  March  17,  1880.  Died  June 
25,  1880. 

Alfred  Joyce.     Born  December  6,  1886. 

5 


66  HISTORY   OF   THE   KH^IEIi   FAMH^Y   IN   AMERICA. 

Children  of  Lucy  G.  «,  [WilliamS  Jeremiah*,  Wilhelmus% 
Johannes",  Phihpi]  and  Charles  H.  McHenry. 

Mary  Alice  McHenry  was  born  April  2,  18(U,  at  Cambridge, 
Henry  county.  Ills. 

Emma  Frances  McHenry  was  born  June  20,  18G6  at  Cam- 
bridge. 

Charles  Alvin  McHenry  was  born  October  8,  1867,  at  Cam- 
bridge. 

Lewis  Edgar  McHenry  was  boi-n  March  10,  ISO!),  at  Cam- 
bridge. 

Arthur  J.  McHenry  was  born  March  1,  1875,  at  Cambridge. 

Lucy  E.  McHenry  was  born  March  1,  1875,  and  died  at  Cam- 
eron, Mo.,  July  20,  1805. 


Children  of  Mary  E.  «,  [AVilliam%  Jeremiah%  etc.]  and 
Richard  M.  Luesley. 

Ruby  Inez  Luesley  was  born  July  12,  1801,  in  Henry  county. 
Ills.  Married  J.  W.  Carnes  Marcli  20,  1882.  Three  children, 
Nina  Opal  Carnes,  born  Februai-y  11,  1884,  at  Orion,  111.;  Ermal 
Zoe  Carnes,  born  August  15,  1880,  at  Kewanee,  Ills,;  Arthur 
Burton  Carnes,  born  September  30,  1801,  at  Kawanee. 

May  15,  1890,  Ruby  I.  Carnes  married  E.  A.  ;Kerr.  Resi- 
dence, Kewanee,  Ills. 

Jacob  Burton  Luesley  was  born  October  21,  1806,  in  Henry 
County,  Ills.     Died  August  22,  1883,  at  Sabetha,  Kansas. 

Winnifred  Grace  Luesley  was  born  February  23,  1872,  at 
Prairie  City,  Iowa.  July  10,  18s8,  married  DeWittC.  Upham  at 
Cambridge,  His.  Mr.  Upham  died  August  13,  1801,  at  Detroit, 
Minn.  Winnifred  G.  Upham  married  Edwin  F.  Harris  March 
23,  1896,  at  Detroit.  Minn. 


Children  of  Philip  J.  \  [WilHam^  Jeremiahs  etc.) 

NoRAH.      Born  February  18,  1875. 

Clayton.     Born  October  18,  1870. 

Carrie.     Born  March  1,  1878. 

Claude.     Born  September  18,  1881. 

Inez.     Born  September  22,  1883. 


WILHELMUS  KULMER.  G7 


Glenn.     Born  April  17,  1886. 
Gladys.     Bom  Noveinbor  27,  1888. 
All  at  home  at  Brooksville,  Miss. 


Child   of  Kittie^    [William^    Jeremiah ^   etc.]   and  Jesse 
S.  Tracy. 

Glenn  Kilmer  Tiacy  was  born  in  Osco,  Ills.,  October  9.  1888. 


Children  of  Edna"  [William^,   Jeremiah*,  etc.]  and  Walter 
•Clriffith  Hopkins, 

William  Chester  Hopkins  was  born  1880. 
Justin  T.  Hopkii:is  was  born  in  1888. 
Dorothy  Caroline  was  born  in  1891, 


Children  of  Edward  J.  \  [Jeremiah^,  Jeremiah*,  Wilhel- 
mus^,  Johannes",  Philip^] 

Willie  A.  Born  February  28,  18G9.  Died  of  small  pox  in 
Saltillo,  Mexico,  in  April,  1S90. 

Effie  B.  Borji  Octobei-  17,  1872.  Married  William  Barton 
•of  Markslon,  N.  J.,  and  now  resides  at  San  Luis  Potosi,  Mex- 
ico. Mr.  Barton  has  a  situation  with  the  Mexican  National 
.Railway  Company. 

Elsie  May.     Born  January  25.   1880. 

Susie  Ella.     Born  November  14,  1882. 


Children  of  William  F.  **,  [Jeremiah %  Jeremiah*,  etc.] 
Cortland  Ellsworth.     Born  1878. 
Edith  Belle.     Born  1881.     Died  1884. 


Child  of  Lafayette%  [Peter  L.  ^   Philip*,   WilelmusS    Jo- 
Jhannes^,  Philip^] 

Hazel  L.     Born  June  30,  1895.     Died  April  7,  1896. 


€8  HISTOKY   OP  THK    KILMKli   FAMILY   IN   AMEKICA. 

FIFTH  GENERATION. 

Children  of  Jessie  ]\r;iy  Robinson''  [William  Colenum  Rob- 
inson", Hannall^  Willianr,  Wilhehnns^  Johannes-,  Pliilipij 
and  John  Edward  Wesley. 

John  R.  Wesley  was  born  June  27,  18SG. 

Charles  D.  Wesley  was  b(jrn  May  27,  IS'JO. 


Child  of  Ralph  G.^  [Oliver  A.\  Charles\  etc.] 
Rachael  Miriam^,  [Ralph  G.%  Oliver  A.  %  Charles^  P(3ter%. 
'Wilhelmus^  Johannes-,  Rhilip^J     Born  0(;tober   S,  iSUO.     De- 
cor i  decKS  addit  areto. 


ADAM    KULMER. 

Ba])tizetl  at  East  Camp  in  1748.  His  father  was  Abraham-, 
Phihp^  His  mother  was  Eva  Link.  He  married  Catharine 
Kohl,  clianged  to  Cole. 

FIRST  GENERATION. 

SoiON.     Baptized  May  31,  ITtJT. 

Nicholas.     Baptized  January  18,  17G9. 

Catharine.     Baptized  Novtnnljer  21,  1773. 

Eva.     Bai)tizod  Aii^i;'ust  13,  1775. 

John.     Baptized  Mai-eh  'l,  1777.     Married  Elizabeth  , 

passed  ilown  in  tradition  as  "  Betsy,  "  a  corruption  of  the  name. 
Family  tradition  describes  liimasaman  more  than  six  feet  high 
and  of  very  povveiful  frame.  His  death  was  caused  by  over- 
lifting  in  building  a  cider  mill.  His  son,  Abraham,  who  was 
then  four  years  old,  recollected  that  at  the  time  of  this  sad  oc- 
currence, his  father  took  hitn  into  liis  arms  and  carried  him  in- 
to the  house,  saying  as  he  did  so,  "My  work  is  done.  "  Died  1812. 

Peter.     Baptized  March  11,  1787. 


second  generation. 
Children  of  John*  |  Adam^,  Abraham",  Philip^] 
Abraham.  Born  in  the  town  of  Claverack,  Columbia 
county,  N.  Y.,  March  4th,  1808.  When  he  was  about  eight 
years  old  his  mother  married  a  man  somewhere  in  Central  New 
York,  named  Moon.  At  this  time  he  was  bound  to  a  farmer  named 
Mesick,  with  the  agreement  tiiat  he  should  have  schooling  and  a 
comfortable  living  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  But  instead  he 
did  not  have  good  clothes,  nor  food,  nor  schooling  ;  wjis  haishly 
treated  and  overworked,  until  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  ascei'taiu- 
hig  that  he  had  a  right  to  leave,  he  veiy  wisely  bid  farewell  to 
the  Mesick  family.  He  went  to  West  Stockbridge,  ]\Iass.,  where 
he  found  friends  and  emi)loyment.  His  first  years  in  Stock- 
bridge  were  with  a  farmer  named  Lewis.  During  this  time  he 
studied  to  obtain  at  least  a  i)art  of  that  education  he  should  have 


70  HISTORY   OF  THE   KILMER   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

had  with  the  Mesick  family.  After  this  he  engaged  in  a  marbler 
mill  in  Stockbridgo,  where  he  ai'ose  to  a  responsible  position  in 
the  service  of  the  company.  March,  1838,  he  mai-ried  Sarah 
Eliza  Johnson.  Mrs.  Kilmer  died  March  3,  1842.  In  February 
1843,  he  married  P]!izaheth  R.  Wilkins  of  Stockridge.  About 
this  time  Mr.  Kilmer  left  Stockbridge  to  supervise  work  on  the 
Boston  Water  Works,  which  lie  completed  in  eighteen  months. 
Here  he  won  high  recommendations  and  gained  a  reputation  as 
a  skillful  machinist  and  engineer.  Mrs.  Kilmer  died  in  May, 
1849.  In  May,  1850,  he  married  Caroline  Mills,  of  Needham,. 
Mass.  In  Mav,  1851,  he  contracted  for  heavy  rock  excavations 
for  opening  a  canal  in  Lewistown,  Maine,  and  used  here  his 
steam  drilling  machines.  He  was  known  as  the  first  inventor 
of  steam  rock-drilling  machines.  He  completed  his  work  here 
in  about  one  year.  In  1853  he  removed  to  Niagaia  Falls,  N.  Y., 
to  work  his  steam  diills  on  the  Hydraulic  Canal.  He  left  Niag- 
ara Falls  soon  after  th(3  commencement  of  the  civil  war,  remov- 
ing to  Charles  River  Village,  part  of  the  town  of  Needham,. 
Mass.  Here  he  remained  the  remainder  of  his  days,  working  as. 
an  expert  millwi-ight  and  machinist  until  his  death,  whicli  oc- 
curi'ed  Octobei-  1),  1880.  The  following  obituary  notice  is  copied 
from  a  Needham  newspa]>t'r  :  "  We  regret  to  record  the  death 
of  Mr.  Abi'aliam  Kilmer,  wliich  took  place  at  his  residence  last 
Saturday,  at  the  age  of  78  years.  He  had  been  seriously  ill  for 
some  time  and  was  a  great  sulferer.  Mr.  Kilmer  was  highly  es- 
teemed by  a  laige  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances  and  was 
an  excellent  citizen,  fair  and  honest  in  his  dealings.  In  tlie  me- 
chanical line  he  was  at  the  liead  of  his  class,  and  his  seivices 
wei'e  sought  largely  in  cases  of  building  mills  and  bridges,  r(*pair- 
ing  machinery,  moving  buildings,  or  blasting  rocks  or  ledges, 
where  cool  judgment  and  skill  were  recpiired,  and  in  all  these 
trades  he  seemed  etpially  good  and  practical. 

The  widow  and  child riMi  have  much  sympathy  from  many 
friends  and  in  which  the  writer  sincerely  joins.  The  funeral 
took  place  from  the  house  on  Tuesday  al'Lenioon,  tlie  Rev.  Mr. 
Clark  of  Needham  officiating.     The  interment  was  at  Needham. 


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ADAM    KULMER.  71 

THIRD  GENERATION. 

Children  of  Ab^-aham®  [John*,  Adani%  Abraham^,  Phihp'] 
and  Sarah  Ehza  Johnson. 

Samuel  Johnson.  Born  March,  1839.  Lived  fourteen 
months. 

Samuel  Franklin.  Born  February  28,  1842.  In  18G1  he 
enhsted  in  the  U.  S.  Vohuiteer  Aimy  at  Niagara  Falls.  At  the 
dose  of  the  war  he  canie  home  to  see  his  father,  who  was  at 
Charles  River  Village,  Mass.  In  1878  he  started  for  the  Black 
Hills,   and  nothing  known  of  liim  since  by  the  family. 

Children  of  Abi'aham  Kilmer  and  Caroline  Mills. 

Frederick  Mills.  Born  February  8,  1852,  in  Needham, 
Mass. 

His  ancestry  on  his  mother's  side  is  English  Puritan.  His 
mother's  grandfather,  David  Mills,  was  a  landholder  in  Need- 
ham  before  the  Revolutionary  war  and  as  a  "  minute  man  "  left 
work  in  the  field  to  hurry  on  summons  of  the  courier  to  take 
part  in  the  battle  of  Lexington,  and  later  with  the  Continental 
Army  he  fought  in  various  engagements,  and  was  present  at  the 
surrender  of  Burgoyne.  When  Frederick  M.  was  eighteen 
months  old,  his  father,  who  was  at  that  time  a  contractor, 
moved  to  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.,  being  engaged  with  the  original 
projectors  of  the  Hydraulic  Canal.  When  about  twelve  years 
of  age  the  boy  returned  to  Needham,  Mass.  His  education  did 
not  extend  beyond  tlie  High  School.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he 
began  to  learn  the  carpenter's  trade  and  worked  five  years,  then 
left  it  to  attend  a  business  college,  from  wiiich  he  graduated  in 
May,  1873.  The  conviction,  doubtless  inborn,  yea,  written  in 
the  Book  of  Providence  when  there  was  none  of  him,  that  he 
was  not  to  always  handle  saw  and  hannner  was  here  manifest. 
Not  that  he  was  asliamed  to  thus  labor,  for  thus  in  the  same 
trade  for  years  did  the  lowly  Nazarene,  his  Master  and  Re- 
deemer, who  was  also  Creator  of  all  things  in  heaven  and  earth; 
but  commendably  aspired  to  greater  usefulness  in  the  world. 
They  call  it  ambitioiL  Be  it  so.  The  world  needs  more  am- 
bitious men  of  the  same  kind.  You  may  say  that  in  thus  mor- 
alizing the  editor  has  jumped  off  his  horse.     Very  well.     He'll 


^2  HISTOKY    OF   TJIF:    KIL.MKli    KAMILY    IN    AMERICA. 

get  on  agiiin  soon.  It  was  his  good  fortune  to  meet  Mr.  Kilmer 
in  the  snmmer  of  1S95,  and  fonnd  him  every  inch  a  Christian 
gentleman,  a  scholar  from  the  college  of  ex})eriencesand  ahiight 
business  man.  This  may  be  anticipating.  We  remount  and  fol- 
low him  np. 

After  leaving  the  business  college  he  became  bookkeeper  and 
afterward  salesman  foi-  a  hnulxn-  company,  and  latei*  served  in 
the  same  capacity  for  ralmer,  Parker  and  Company  of  Boston, 
manufacturers  in  veneer  and  mahogany. 

January  1,  ISSl,  ho  entered  into  j)ai'tnershii)  with  George 
H.  Derby,  undei-the  firm  name  of  Ceoi'ge  IT.  Derby  and  Com- 
pany, for  maimfacluring  rolbtop  desks  and  office  furniture.  A 
3''ear  or  two  later  (he  firm  was  changed  in  name  and  called  the 
Derby  and  Kilmer  Desk  Company.  In  ISDO  the  firm  became  a 
corporation  under  tlie  laws  of  Massachusetts  with  same  name. 
From  the  beginning  of  the  business  Mr.  Kilmer  was  in  charge 
of  the  financial  and  clerical  details,  and  when  incori){)rafed  l»e- 
came  its  secretary  and  treasurer.  In  18i»8  the  Pond  Desk  Ccmi- 
pany  became  associated  with  tliem,  and  the  name  changed  to 
Derby,  Kilmer  and  Pond  Desk  Company,  and  in  IS'JSthe  Somer- 
ville  Desk  Company,  when  a  new  organization  was  formed  from 
the  union  called  the  Derby  Desk  Comi)any,  Mr.  Kilmer  retain- 
ing the  position  of  secretary  and  treasurer. 

At  the  present  time  this  company  is  the  most  extensive  es- 
tablishment in  its  line  in  the  United  States. 

The  factory  is  at  Somerville,  Mass..  with  main  office  and 
warerooms  P<jrtland  street,  Boston,  and  114  Nassau  street.  New 
York  City.  Before  going  furtbei-  we  record  an  event  which 
doubtlesss  he  consideis  a  very  important  one  in  his  life — next  to 
his  birth.  This  was  his  mariiage,  which  occurred  (3ctober  1, 
1878,  with  Miss  Alice  Fredrika  Higbee  in  Kalamazoo,  ]\lich. 
Miss  Higbee  was  born  in  Burlington,  Vt.  After  serving  one 
year  in  tlie  Somerville  City  Council  he  was  elected  representa- 
tive in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature.  The  fu'styear,  18U<),  was 
on  the  committee  on  drainage,  and  in  ISDl  on  the  committee  on 
finance. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Winter  Hill  Baptist  Church  of 
Somerville,  and  has  conti'ibuted  largely  toward  its  support  and 


ADAM    KJL!S11';K.  73 

growth.  Is  trustee  of  the  Boston  Baptist  Hospital,  also  of  the 
Someiville  City  Hospital.  Always  interested  in  tlie  promotion 
of  the  Temperance  Cause,  hotli  locally  and  at  large,  and  takes 
a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  aiul  giDwth  of  his  resident  city. 

He  has  also  taken  ^I'eat  interest  iu  the  Kilmer  Family  His- 
tory, and  has  heen,  through  all  its  preiiaration,  a  suhstantial 
supporter. 

FOUKTll   CIENEUATION. 

Children  of  Fredeiick  Mills"  [Abraham^,  John^,  Adam% 
Abraham^  Phihpi]. 

Charles  Higbee.     Born  August  5,  1879. 
MAiiY  Alice.     Born  xVjJril  22,  1881. 
Frederick  Mills,  Jr.     Born  November  7,  1882. 
Sara  Willis.     Boi-n  October  21,  1884. 
Helen  Baker.     Born  February  4,  1889. 
John  Abraham.     Born  May  27,  1892. 
Adklbert  Lhjbv.     Born  March  12,  1894. 
Alice  Fredrika.     Born  August  2G,  1896. 


WILHELM    KULMER. 

Baptized  at  East  Camp,  June  17,  1Y52.  Was  among  the 
early  settlers  of  Eensselaer  county,  N.  Y.  Sometime  previous 
to  the  Revolutionary  War,  a  number  of  farms  of  the  territory 
now  belonging  to  the  town  of  Poestenkill,  but  then  to  the  Manor 
of  Rensselaerwyck,  v/ere  obtained  by  the  settlers  from  the  pa- 
troon  of  the  manor.  He  was  one  of  these.  Many  of  his  de- 
scendants are  now  residents  of  the  town.  Married  Catherine 
Link.     Was  son  of  Abraham"  [Philip^J. 

FIRST     GENERATION. 

John.     Baptized  Apiil  7,  1771.     Never  married. 

Catharine.     Baptized  May,  1773. 

William. 

Philip.     Baptized  1780.     Married  Anna  Shaver. 

Christina.     Ba})tized  February  18,  1781.     Married  Clum. 

Peter.     Baptized  Jidy  G,  1783. 

George. 

Mariah.     Baptized  1785. 

Hannah. 

Susan. 

Eva. 

SECOND   generation. 

Children  of  Philip*  [William^,  Abraham^,  Philip^]. 
Catharine.      Born   February  28,    1798.      Mairied  Robert 
Colehamer  in  181G. 

John.     Married  Susan  ah  Karner. 
William.     Married  Sarah  Sliter. 
Elizabeth.     Married  Link. 
Eva.     Married  Richard. 
Sarah. 


xWilhelnt  is  the  ptire  German.  The  son  of  Johannes  2^  Philip  \,  was  called 
Wilhelmtis,  zvhich  is  a  inixiurc  of  Ger»ian  and  Latiit.  Each  of  them  Ayiglicized 
is  William. 


WILHELM      KULMER.  75 

Hannah  Maria.  Born  October  16,  1814.  Married  George 
Henry  Snyder.     Died  December  30,  1888. 

Lewis.     Married  Margaret  Moid. 

Joseph.  Born  1820,  in  town  of  Sand  Lake,  Rensselear 
connty  Married  Elizabetli  Van  Denberg.  Married  Catliarine 
Elizabetb  Coonrad.  Married  Harriet  Kilmer,  widow  of  liis 
cousin  Henry  Kibner. 

THIRD   FENERATION. 

Cbildren  of  Catbarine^  LPldbp*,  Wilbam^,  Abrabam% 
PbiHpVI,  and  Robert  Colebamer. 

WilHam  Coleliamer  was  born  October  23,1818.  Married 
Margaret  Slauter  November  10,  1810.     Died  April  30,  188(;.     . 


Cbildren  of  Jobn«  [Pbilip^  Willianl^  etc.] 

Sarah.     Married  Peter  M.  Snyder 

Delia  M.     Married  George  H.  Link,  Marcb  15,  1855. 


Children  of  William-^  [PldlipS  William%  etc. 

Philip  VV. 

George. 

Melinda.     Married  Jobn  Vosburg. 


Child  of  Elizabeth^  [Philips  WilliamS  etc. 
Philo  Link. 


Child  of  Eva«  [Philip*,  William%  etc.] 
George  Richard. 

Child  of  Sarah"  [Philip*,  William S  etc.] 

Hannah.     Married  Chester  Link.     Died  January  2(j,  1808. 


Children  of  Hannah  Mariah"  [Philip*,  William^,  etc.],   and 
George  Hem-y  Snyder. 


1[G  HISTOliY   OF   TliK    KILMICR   FAIMILY   IN   AMKRICA. 

Jacob  Henry  Snyder  was  born  August  8,  1830.  Married 
Caroline  Gilbert.     lie  died  July  2s,  1892. 

George  Robert  Snyder  was  born  Angust  18,  181:5.  Died 
July  1,  1852. 

Pbilip  M.  Snyder  was  born  Marcli  25,  1848.  ATari-ied  Anna 
Row  en  a  Colli  n,  daughter  of  Roland  (lelston  Coifui,  son  of  Jared 
Coffin.  Mi's.  Snyder's  maternal  grandfather  was  William  P. 
Matchett. 


Children  of  Lewis''  [Philip^  William^  etc.] 

Matilda.     Man-ied  Hewett. 

Hakriet.  Burn  Maich  4,  1840.  Died  Jaiuiary  14,  1897. 
Buried  at  Eagle  j\lills  CcMnetery. 

The  following  memorial  tiibnte  to  Harriet  Kilmer  Bott, 
beautiful  in  sentiment  and  excellent  in  composition,  by  her 
cousin,  Charles  E.  Kilmer  of  N(3\v  York  City,  was  i)rinted  and 
sent  out  to  relatives  and  friends  as  a  soni'enif  : 

Death  under  any  circumstances  brings  sadness  to  the  hearts 
of  kindi'ed  and  friends  of  the  deceased,  but  when  the  destroyer 
enters  a  home  and  takes  away  wife  and  mother,  it  leaves  a  pang- 
that  cannot  be  assuaged  by  any  earthly  agency. 

Tlie  death  of  Cousin  Hattie  at  the  time  when  life's  charms 
were  at  their  zenith— when  home  and  famil}'  ties  were  welded 
together  by  a  mothei-'s  love,  is  pecnliaily  sad.  It  has  caused  a 
breach  in  the  homedife  of  the  husband  and  motherless  little 
ones  that  camiot  be  closed  ;  one  in  which  amelioration  can  only 
be  had  by  ti-usting  in  Him  who  doeth  all  things  well. 

Cousin  Hattie  was  a  devoted  wife  and  loving  mother,  with 
all  the  blessings  that  tend  to  mak(^  life  worth  living.  With  a 
happy  home,  an  affectionate  husband,  and  two  pi-omising  little 
children,  her  surroundings  were  such  as  to  make  her  stay  here 
desirable.  Her  sweet  christian  dis]iosition  and  true  devotion  to 
the  duties  of  her  home,  made  all  with  whom  she  came  in  con- 
tact feel  that  she  was  striving  to  make  the  world  better  for  her 
having  lived  in  it. 

The  aftliction  attending  the  recent  loss  of  her  mother  and 
the  illness  of  hei-  elder  sister  has  augmented  the  grief  of  her 


fc/ 


.  v 


MRS.     HARRIET     KILMER    BOTT. 


.-"-•■•^^^^^ 


WILHELM      ICULMER.  17 

family  and  friends.  All  through  this  trying  ordeal  Cousin  Hat- 
tie  displayed  a  fortitude  that  only  characterizes  a  christian,  and 
it  was  perhaps  largely  due  to  these  unusual  buixlens  at  this  time 
that  her  demise  was  hastened. 

The  large  attendance  and  grief  exhibited  by  the  members 
of  her  church  and  associates,  at  tlie  funeral,  was  an  exemplifi- 
cation of  tlie  love,  Jionor  and  res])ect  they  had  foi-  her. 

In  church  work  and  cliarities  of  the  community  in  which 
she  lived,  she  was  tireless. 

Knowing  her  all  my  life  and  loving  her  for  her  purity  of 
mind  and  gentle  character,  her  loss  to  me  is  something  more 
than  that  of  a  cousin. 

Her  body  is  now  resting  from  all  earthly  troubles— asleep 
in  the  grave— her  spirit  is  at  rest  in  the  eternal  heavens— with 
the  heavenly  choii-  she  is  singing  songs  of  love  and  praise,  and 
enjoying  that  bliss  that  is  the  reward  of  those  who  are  prepared 
to  meet  the  Great  Father. 

Cousin  Hattie,  pure  in  mind,  knew  no  fear  when  she  neared 
the  heavenly  gates,  which  "stood  ajar"  to  welcome  her. 


Children  of  Joseph ^  [Philip*,  William '%  etc]. 

Martin  Albemt.  Born  at  Greeiibush,  Rensselaer  county, 
N.  Y.,  September  S-f,  1841.  Married  Sarah  Maria  Sliter,  Decem- 
ber 29,  1800.  Has  been  justice  of  the  peace  twelve  years.  Was 
connected  with  the  United  States  Ai'iny  from  18(13  to  1870, 
notably  in  the  Shenandoah  A^alley  and  with  General  Hunter  in 
his  raid  to  Lynchburg,  through  the  battles  of  Winchester  and 
Fisher's  Hill,  Piedmont  and  New  Hoi)e.  After  the  nnistering 
out  of  the  troops  he  went  to  Raleigh,  N.  C,  with  Colonel  T,  P. 
Johnston  assistant  (piartermaster,  and  took  charge  of  the 
quartermaster's  department  of  the  Freedmen's  Bureau,  and  from 
there  went  to  Camp  Russell,  having  charge  of  the  quarter- 
master and  commissary  departments  of  the  U.  S.  A.  until  1871. 

The  editor  judges  from  his  letters  that  he  is  one  of  the  Kil- 
mers that  get  up  in  the  morning  and  are  alive  all  day. 

Charles  E.  Born  October  IGth,  1840.  He  obtained  his 
early  education  in  the  common  schools  and  at  the  Fort  Edward 


78  HISTORY   OF   THE   KILIMEK   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Collegiate  Institute.  In  1804  he  left  school  and  proceeded  south 
to  take  part  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  Soon  after  his  arrival 
he  was  appointed  to  a  responsible  position  in  the  commissary 
and  quartermaster's  department  of  the  government  service, 
which  position  he  filled  with  dignity  and  ability,  as  his  testimo- 
nials from  sui)erior  ofiicors  show.  He  retained  his  position  with 
the  government  until  1870,  when  he  returned  home.  In  1872 
he  was  elected  clei'k  of  the  board  of  superintendents  of  the  poor 
of  Rensselaer  county,  which  position  he  held  until  January  1st, 
1877.  In  1878  he  was  engaged  in  the  collar  business  in  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  in  which  he  continued  nine  years  and  was  quite  suc- 
cessful. On  account  of  ill  health  he  sold  out  in  1887.  Decem- 
ber 1st,  1888,  he  accepted  the  position  of  corporation  tax  clerk 
in  the  office  of  the  state  comptroller  in  Albany,  which  he  held 
until  May  1st,  1S01-,  when  he  resigned.  During  the  incumbency 
of  this  last  position  nearly  $10,000,000  passed  through  his  hands 
into  the  state  treasuiy,  of  which  not  one  penny  was  lost  or  mis- 
appropriated. This  is  saying  about  all  that  need  be  said  for  Mr. 
Kilmer's  ability  and  integrity. 

He  married  Harriet  N.  Smith,  February  11th,  1879. 

After  resigning  the  office  of  chief  of  the  tax  bureau  in  the 
state  comptroller's  office,  he  opened  an  office  in  New  York  city 
as  an  ex])ert  in  tax  matters  in  the  interest  of  corporations. 
This  specialty  is  his  principal  business  and  is  conducted  by  liim 
in  his  new  offices  in  the  Vanderbilt  building,  182  Nassau  street, 
New  York. 

Mr.  Kilmer  is  a  young  man  of  energy  and  progressiveness  ; 
we  say  young,  for  he  has  just  turned  the  half  century  of  life. 
He  is  the  patentee  and  owner  of  a  machine  for  oiling  floors  and 
washing  fiooi-s  and  windows,  munufacturedby  theRemlik  Com- 
pany, a  New  York  corporation,  with  a  capital  of  $100,000,  of 
which  he  is  president  and  treasurer.  It  must  not  be  inferred 
that  he  is  after  the  whole  earth  when  it  is  added  tliat  he  is  also 
the  secretary  of  the  Southern  Cotton  Company,  with  $l,000,0u0 
capital. 

He  continues  his  residence  at  Troy,  N.  Y. 

Melvin  C. 

ROSSIE. 


WILHELM      KULMER.  79 

FOUJITH    FENERATION. 

Children    of    William    Coleliamer"    [Catharine^,    Philip*, 
William^  Abraham-,  Philip'.] 

William  H.  Colehamer  was  boni  Maj-ch  30,  1842. 
Sarah  C.  Colehamer  was  born  July  5,  1840. 
George  Robert  Coleii;tmer  was  boni  April  0,  1849. 


Children  of  Sarah"    [John%    Philip^,    etc.]   and   Peter   M. 
Snyder. 

Susan  Snyder. 

Dorothy  Snyder. 

Harriet  Snyder.     Mari'ied  Frank  Wetherwax. 


Children  of  Delia  M.*^  [John%  Philip*,  etc.]  and  George  H. 
Link. 

Sarah  E.  Link  was  born  April  3,  1856. 

Orrin  K.  Link  was  born  May  23,  1858.  Married  Hai-riet  E. 
Bloomingdale,  April  8,  1884. 

George  W.  Link  was  born  April  19,  ISGO.  Died  March  IT, 
18(35. 

Emma  F.  Link  was  born  September  10,  18G2.  Married 
William  H.  Barrett,  February  20,  1885.     Died  February  24,  1888. 

John  E.  Link  was  born  June  21,  1864. 

Arthur  Link  was  born  October  20,  1800. 

WiUiam  Link  was  born  July  19,  1870.  Married  Addie  E. 
Ives,  December  14,  1893.  Is  a  farmer,  occupying  the  old  home- 
ste;.id. 


Children  of  Philip  W.«  [William^  Phihp*,  etc.] 

John. 

Martha.     Married  John  Lawyer. 

Ruth.     Married  Wetherwax. 

Verna  Catharine.     Married  Elmer  Link. 


80  HISTORY   OK   THE    KILMER   FAMILY    IN   AMERICA. 

Children  of  Philip  M.  Snyder«   [Hannah   Maiiali%    Philips 
etc.] 

William  Matchett  Snyder  was  born  March  26,  1SY3. 
Mabel  Kowena  Snyder  was  born  Jnly  14,   1874. 


Children  of  Martin  Albert"  [Jo^ophS  Philip",  etc.] 
Mabel  Catharine.     Porn  in  Kaleigh,  N.  C,  December  20, 
1869. 

Jesse  DeForest.     Born  in  Sand  Lake,  N.  Y.,  May  15,  1872. 
Mary  Edith.     Born  Jnly  16,  1876,  at  Sand  Lake. 


Children  of  Charles  E."  [Joseph^  PhihpS  etc.] 
Catharine  Elizabeth.     Born  January  16,  1880. 


fifth  generation. 


Child  of  William  Liid^''  [Delia  M.%  William^  etc.] 
Eveline  Eiinis  Link«  [William^  Delia  M.«,  John^   Philip^ 
Williams  Abrahams  Philip^  | 


HEINRICH    KULMER. 

Caine  to  this  country  from  Stras1)ur^',  Germany,  in  1701, 
with  two  brothers,  rhih[)  and  (leorge.  This  statement  is  made 
by  authority  of  his  great-grandson,  Schuyler  V.  Kihner,  of 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.  It  does  not  agree  in  all  particulars  with  that 
of  the  immigrant's  grandson,  William  H.  Kilmer,  Tlie  editor 
interviewed  this  grandson  in  the  summer  of  IS'JI  at  his  home 
in  Forestport,  N.  Y.  lie  said  his  grandfathei-'s  name  was 
George  and  came  from  Holland,  tliat  was  about  all  he  knew  of 
the  history  of  his  grandsire.  He  was  then  in  his  eighty-eighth 
year  and  reiuarkably  strong  at  his  age  physically  and  mentally. 
These  conditions  would  give  sti'onger  claim  foi-  credence,  but 
Schuyler  has  a  longer  account  of  the  eai'ly  history  of  the  innni- 
grant  after  bis  arrival  liere,  and  some  of  these  incidents  coin- 
cided with  the  memory  of  Willliam  H. 

This  German  emigrant  could  have  gone  to  Holland,  as 
many  did,  thence  to  America.  Or  he  might  iiave  been  born  in 
Holland  of  German  i)arentage,  or  German  and  Holland  com- 
bined. Schuyler  calls  him  Henrich.  The  name  would  bellen- 
drik  in  Holland  and  Heinrich  in  (merman  ;  each  nauie anglicised 
is  Henry.  For  the  purpose  of  leconciling  the  two  statements 
we  might  assume  that  his  name'  was  Heinrich  (ieoi-geor  (ieorge 
Heinrich,  but  if  he  had  a  l)rother  George  that  would  reasonably 
set  that  assumi)tion  aside. 

The  editor  decides  to  follow  Schuyler's  statement  as  he  has 
given  it,  which  affords  the  only  history  we  have  of  this  foix'ign 
sire,  and  does  not  materially  disagree  witli  that  of  William 
excepting  in  name. 

Heinrich  located  in  Cloverick  now  Claverack,  Cohunhia 
county,  N.  Y.,  wliere  he  bought  a  farm  of  V^an  Rensselaer, 
familiarly  known  as  the  Patroon  of  Albany.  When  the  l^evo- 
lutionaiy  War  commenced  he  took  Ins  gun  and  nobly  served  his 
adopted  country  to  the  end,  then  returned  to  his  farm  and  mar- 
ried Miss  Katy  Hollenbeck.  About  1797  he  suffered  the  great 
misfortune  of  losing  his  farm.     The  government  disputed  Van 


S2  HISTORY    OF   THE    KIl.MKR    FAMILY    IN    A:\IKK1CA, 

lleiisselaer's  title  to  Hillsdale  and  C'loveiick.  Mr.  Kilmer  lost 
about  all  which  he  had  laborccl  to  gain,  a  Idow  that  undoubtedly 
hastened  his  death.  He  died  soon  aftei-  and  his  wife  followed 
ill  1800. 

FIRST    <;FN'FRATT()N. 

PhiIvIP  G.     Setlled  in  (Onondaga  county  in  1812. 

HENiiV.  Lived  in  Onondaga  county.  Married  Cathaiine 
Woodbeck.     Died  1S25.      His  wife  in  18t!()  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

CTE()ii<iF.  Born  iu  Cohunbia  county  in  1770.  Married  Mar- 
garet Pliso.     Died  ISiiu. 

John.  About  isfiO  he  was  living  in  tlie  town  of  Perry,  near 
Batavia,  N.  Y.,  with  a  daugbtfM'  who  niai'ried  Howe,  and  then 
ill  his  seventy  tliii'd  year. 

Christoi^her.     Married  Betsey  (Jodfiey  and  Mary  Bartlett. 

Makga]{ET.     Married  Benjamin  Eai-ls. 

Maky.     Alarried  Billings. 
'  Catharine.     Married  J.  Heggerman  and  died  in  Columbia 
county. 


second   (;enekation, 

Childrenof  PhilinCi.-  |Heinrich^|  . 

CtEOROE  W. 

PetekW. 

John  P. 

Wn.EiAM  H.  Was  born  July  18,  ISitf),  in  Pi'inceton.  Sche- 
nectady county,  N.  Y.  WIumi  he  was  seven  years  old  his 
parents,  with  their  family,  emigrated  to  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,  N.  Y.  When  h(^  was  twenty-three  he  went  to  Pow- 
ville,  Lewis  county,  N.  ^^  Learned  the  cari»enter  and  joiner's 
trade.  Many  houses  and  bai'us,  built  in  the  old-i'ashioned,  Ikju- 
est  manner,  still  stand  as  a  i)roof  of  his  work  as  an  aitisan  in 
this  line.  In  the  year  1844  lu'  went  to  A'ienna,  Oneida  county, 
on  the  Oneida  Lake,  and  engaged  in  the  huildingof  c-anal  boats, 
which  he  followed,  in  connectit)n  with  some  farming,  for 
six  years.  From  X'ienna  he  wcMit  to  Ohio,  Heikimer  county, 
and  took  a  huge  contract  of  hauling    lumJR'r,   thenc(3   to  South 


IIEIiNKK'll     KL'LiMKK.  83 

Trenton,  where  lie  kept  Uw  South  Trenton  Hotel  two  years. 
Hurlburtville  was  the  next  stop,  where  he  remained  one  year, 
thence  to  Forestport,  Oneida  county,  and  was  engaged  in  the 
lund)ering  business  until  1804.  He  held  the  oftice  of  assessor  in 
Forestport,  and  justice  of  peace  and  highway  conniiissioner  in 
Ohio.  A  inendjer  of  tlie  l<][)iscoi)al  Ohurch  about  Jifteen  yeai's. 
January 'J8,  ISi^s,  he  nianied  Julia  S.  Ailing,  a  native  of  Oon- 
necticut.      Oied  April  ;'.,  isnT. 

Olive.     JVlariied  Thomas  Bradshaw. 

Effa.     Married  Jerry  Ihane. 

Maky.     Married  J)ul()p. 

Jane.     Died  at  age  of  tifteen. 


Children  of  Henry^  [Heinrich^ J 

George.  Married  Miss  Hannah  Lowery.  Married  Miss 
Mary  Sheldon. 

Luke.  Married  Achsah  Kathbone,  who  was  related  to  the 
well  known  stove  manufacturer  of  Albany,  of  that  name.  At 
one  time  Luke  was  owner  of  two  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y. 

Eva.     Married  William  Clark. 

Henky.     Married  Ehnira  Morgan. 

John.     Died  unmarried  in  1813,  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven. 

Charles.  Married  his  cousin,  lUioda  Kilmer.  ]\Iari'ied 
Maria  Hei-i'ing. 

Nathan.     Mariied  Minerva  Stevens. 

Abram.     Married  Amanda  Congdon. 

Uriah     Married  Hannah  Dennis.     He  died  in  181)4. 


Children  of  George-  [Heinrich^J 

Christina.     Married  Jacob  Clapper.     Mother   of   fourteen 
children. 

George.     Married  Betsy  Travel'. 
Peter.     Married  Soi)hia  Traver. 
Polly.     Married  James  Phelps. 
Heman.     JMarried  Deborah  Heath. 


84  HlSTOliV   OF   THE   KD.JIKli   FAMILY   IN   AMFIUCA. 

Rhoda.     Married  Cliai-les  Kilmer. 
Henry.     Married  Maria  Riley. 
Margaret.     Man-led  Eli j all  Shaw. 
Lewis.     Married  Mahala  Brings. 
HANNAH.     Married  John  Herring. 
Susannah.     Married  David  Godfrey  Kilmer. 
Charles.     Married  Esther  Clriflin. 
Electa.     Married  Darius  Smith. 


Children  of  John-  [Heinricli^'J 

John. 

Sylvania. 


Children  of  Christopher^  [Heinrich^] 

Alexander. 

Benjaimin. 

Eliza. 

David  Go])FREY.  Born  May  25,  1809.  Married  Susannah 
Bartlett  Kilmer  of  Fleming,  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  July  21, 
183G.  Settled  in  Syi'acuse,  N.  Y.,  residing  there  twelve  years. 
Removed  to  Cljristian  Hollow  in  the  year  1818.  Thence  to 
Scipio,  Cayuga  county,  in  1850.  Thence  to  Fleming  in  1851. 
In  same  year  to  A^estal,  Broome  county,  N.  Y.  In  1852  to  AV^est 
Windsor,  same  county.  In  1S55  to  Forestport,  Oneida  comity, 
N.  Y.  In  1859  hack  to  Broome  county  in  Binghamton,  and  in 
1861  back  to  Oneida  county  in  Boonville.  The  compiler  thinks 
these  removals  worthy  of  record,  and  wonders  if  they  had  much 
left  when  they  settled  in  Boonville.     Died  July  25,  1883. 

TIHIiD    OKNERATION. 

Children  of  George  ^Y:'  [Philip  G.-,  Heinrich^] 

William  T. 

Philip  G.     In  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

Joseph  T.     In  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

Avis  Maria. 

Olive.     Married  Blazer. 


W.  H.  BUSH  KILMER. 


IIEIXIUCII      KULMEK.  85 

Children  of  Peter  W.^  [Pliilip  G.-,  Hoinri«3hi.] 

OuLANDO.     Killed  at  tlio  battle  of  Pittsburg  Landing. 

Hakj.ow  G.  Resides  at  Deer  River,  Lewis  county,  N.  Y. 
Is  a  farmer.  Was  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  The  compiler 
was  at  his  place  in  the  summer  of  181)4.  He  was  not  at  home, 
but  was  expected  honu;  that  night.  Remained  over  night  at 
the  hotel,  but  he  did  not  return.  Chased  him  to  Lowville.  Did 
not  find  him.  He  is  included  among  those  mentioned  in  the 
preface  of  this  book,  to  whom  were  sent  many  letters  and  post- 
age stam])s,  hut  no  i-eport  leceived. 

W.  H.  Bush.  Born  Sejjtemher  8,  1835,  at  Harrislmrg, 
Levas  county,  N.  Y,  His  youthful  days  were  passed  on  his 
father's  farm  until  the  age  (^f  twenty  (1850),  when  lie  went  to 
Illinois  and  lemained  there  four  years.  May  lu,  1800,  he  started 
for  California,  anil  arrived  thei'e  in  October  of  the  same  year. 
At  the  end  of  a  year  and  a  half  he  joined  the  rush  of  gold 
seekers  in  the  Salmon  River  excitement  in  Washington  and 
Idaho,  and  the  same  year  of  these  journeyings  found  him  in 
Nevada,  where  he  i-emained  thirteen  years.  At  fu'st  milling  in 
quartz  mills,  and  lat(.'r  superintending  mill.  In  1875  he  was 
compelled  to  resign  this  position  on  account  of  physical  intirmi- 
ties  contracted  in  the  mills.  This  same  year  he  went  to  Cali- 
fornia, where  he  has  since  resided.  His  present  business  is 
stock  raising,  on  a  ranch  of  2,(i00  acres  in  Tuolunme  county, 
stocked  with  horses,  cattle  and  hogs.  Pebruaiy  22,  lS8o,  he 
married  Wimiie  A.  Smith  Residence,  Knight's  Feiiy,  Stanis- 
laus <;ounty,  California. 

Caroel  H.     Born  December  12,  1841. 

Wayne.  Born  December  21,  1840.  Was  in  War  of  the 
Rebellion.  Is  a  farmer  and  cheese  makei'  in  Jefferson  county, 
N.  Y. 

Jane. 

Maky. 

Louisa.  Married  Norman  Brodt.  He  died  in  1804.  Mrs. 
Brodt  resides  at  Lowville,  N.  Y. 


8(5  1IIS'1H)RV    ()I-^   TllK    KILIVIKU    hAiMILY    IN    A:\1KR1CA. 

Chiklien  of  John  P. '  [Philip  (l.~,  Heinrichr.  | 
Makcjakk'I'.     Uuuuii'fied.      IJvo.s  in  Ainstenlani,  N.  Y. 
John  W.     Was  in  ^Vciv  of  tho  RebeHion,  and    afterward  a 
blacksniit.li  and  machinist.     Died  October,  1SS3. 


C'liildren  of  ^Vil]ialn  H.'  |Philii)G.-,  Heimicli'.] 

Gideon  Aijjn(;.  Was  b(»rn  Jidy  '4,  1S30,  ;it  CHiai'L^ston, 
Montg'oinery  connty,  N.  Y.  At  the  early  age  of  twelve  ]\I  r. 
Kilmer  commenced  the  life  of  boatman  on  the  ErieGanal.  For 
six  years  was  a  driver.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  was  the 
owner  of  a  boat,  and  made  canal  boating  bis  principal  bnsiness 
for  abont  twenty-hve  yeais.  In  the  year  IbTS  he  bongbt  a  Inm- 
bering  mill  in  tlie  White  Lake  conntiy  and  continned  in  this 
business  for  foui-  years.  After  this  he  went  to  roresti)ort,  N.  Y., 
and  engaged  in  the  grocei'y  track'.  From  this  place  moved  to 
Okl  Forge,  Herkimei-  county,  N.  Y.,  and  erected  a  new  building 
which  sei'ved  as  a  dwelling  and  a  store.  Jamiary  2i\,  lsi)4,  a 
lire  destroyed  his  building  and  business,  and  he  leturned  to 
Fca-estport,  where  he  now  icsides.  Decembei'  oO,  ISOl,  he  mar- 
ried Elizal)eth  Benedict,  lie  is  a  man  of  commendable  charac- 
ter, and  nmch  esteemed  by  his  fellow-townsmen.  Has  held  at 
different  tiuies  the  offices  of  i)oormaster,  justice  of  peace,  and 
assessor. 

Philip  (J.  Born  February  2o,  ISL'7.  Manied  Nancy  i^lo])- 
])ei-,  January  2;>,  tS5;i  Was  a  soldier  in  Gomprny  1j,  Fifth 
Regiment  New  York  Heavy  Artillery,  l^elongs  to  (.1.  D.  Bailey 
Post,  G.  A.  }l.     Pesidence,  IjOwville,  N.  Y. 

Henkv  Clinton.     In  War  ot  the  Pebellion. 

JuLiAKTTA.  Married  I'hihp  (J.  Hovey,  a  lund)erman,  in 
Forest])ort,  N.  Y.,  Ja.imary  r>.  1S5S.  ]\lr.  Hovey  died  in  ISS'.t. 
Mrs.  Hovey  resides  in  Forestport.  The  compiler  visited  her 
liome.  Found  hei-  a  very  pleasant  woman,  \\ith  a  bright  and 
intelligent  grou})  of  childivn. 


iiKixijicii     kul:\iek.  8Y 

Chi](li-eii  of  Oeoio-o'  [Henry-,  Heiiiridii  |  and  Hannah 
I.oweiy. 

Hannah.  Mai-ried  William  AVaslibni'n. 
Children  ol  Ueoi'-^e-'  and  Alary  Sheldon. 
Ueokok,  Jr. 

WlLLIA]\r. 

Nancy.  Married  Hemy  Hnnbar.  Had  a  son,  Chai'les,  wlio 
was  a  sailor. 

CuAin.Ks  l?()Ki.ANi).  Horn  in  Syracnso,  N.  Y.,  October  1, 
1829.  He  lived  there  initil  he  reached  the  age  of  fifteen,  when 
he  went  to  sea.  We  would  like  to  know  how  he  (iommenced  his 
sea  life,  then  a  mere  hoy,  hnt  l:e  does  not  tell  us.  Among  the 
many  modest  Kilmers,  the  Cai)tain  seems  modest  in  the  snpei-- 
lative  degi-ee,  and  is  very  reticent  ahoiit  giving  any  one  his  ex- 
perience on  the  seas.  The  edit*»i-  managed  U)  get  a  few  items 
hut  not  from  him,  yon  may  he  sni'e. 

He  traveised  tlie  briny  deep  about  twenty-three  years,  the 
greater  portion  on  the  waters  of  the  Pacific,  as  captain  of  whal- 
ing ships,  and  is  familiar  with  neaily  all  the  I'acihc  ishmds.  Tn 
addition  to  tliis  he  has  been  on  neai'ly  every  sea  on  the  globe. 
Pass(-d  two  winters  in  the  Arctic  ix'gion,  and  mention  is  mad(U)f 
him  and  his  ship  in  the  (rovermnent  History  of  (*aptain  HalFs 
Arctic  Exploration. 

He  (juit  the  sea  more  than  a  score  of  years  ago  and  bought 
an  excellent  farm  eight  miles  northeast  of  Topeka,  Kansas,  on 
the  Atchison,  Toi)eka  and  Said.a  Fe  R.  1\.,  at  what  is  now  Kil- 
mei- station,  and  n.imed  alter  him.  Asa.  farmei- lu;  was  suc- 
cessful and  still  owns  and  rents  the  farm. 

For  a  mnnbei-  of  years  he  has  been  Right  of  Way  Ageid-for 
tlie  xA.,  T.  c\l  St.  Ftj  It.  It.,  where  the  sums  disbursed  for  his  pur- 
chases and  sel  tlemeiit  are  often  very  large.  The  occupancy  of 
such  a  responsible  })osition  is  proof  of  sujjeiior  judgment  and 
fidelity  to  the  cori)oration. 

The  editor  nevei  has  had  the  i)leasu[e  of  meeting  him,  but 
his  fri(Mids  give  ns  the  most  unfeigned  assni-ance  that  he  is  of  a 
very  genial  disposition,  ])leasantand  alfable  in  his  relations  with 
his  fellow  men  and  is  held  in  very  high  estimation  in  the  com- 
nnnntv  whtMe  he  livt^s. 


88  HISTORY   OF   THE   KILMER   FAMILY   IN   A:\IERICA. 

He  found  his  wife  in  Illinois.  She  was  Mary  A.  Gray,  and 
they  were  married  November  24,  1S()3. 

Residence  in  the  city  of  Topeka,  Kansas,  1000  Buchanan 
street. 

Perry.     Dead. 

Mary.  Man-ied  diaries  H.  Kenyon  and  6ui)i)0sed  to  be  in 
Chicago. 


Children  of  Luke=*  [Henry-,  Heinrich^] 

Catharine.     Miu'ricd  Ezra  Downer  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Danjel  Bradley.  Married  Miss  Mai'ii,uerita  Matty.  Her 
father  was  a  cousin  of  Maisliall  B.  Soult,  one  of  Niipoleon's 
gi'and  raarshalls. 

Daniel  was  ca[>tain  of  a  packet  from  Syi'acuse  to  Buffalo. 
In  IcSOy  he  became  ticket  agent  for  the  Michigan  Central  11.  R. 
After  this  kei)t  a  wood  yai'd  s(iven  ycMirs.  Accumulated  enough 
recources  to  live  a  i-etired  life,  and  thed  in  1.S87. 

Schuyler  V.  Manied  Miss  Alary  J\hitty,  a  sister  of  his 
brother  Daniel  B.'s  wife. 

He  has  been  captain  (^f  a  i)acket  boat,  seven  years  traveling 
ticket  agent  for  the  Michigan  Southern  R.  \i.,  and  twenty  years 
sui)erintendent  of  the  American  Dairy  Salt  Company.  l\esi- 
dence,  220  Seymour  street,  Syracuse,   N.  Y. 

CoiiWiN.     Died  1S49  and  no  family. 

Vernum.'  Married  Anielia  Wright.  Went  to  sea  in  1845. 
After  leaving  sea  life  went  to  California.  Returned  to  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.,  and  was  employed  by  the  Xew  York  Central  II.  R. ,  which 
])Osition  he  retained  twenty  years.  Then  went  to  state  of 
WashingtoiL 

Katlirah.  MairicKl  Enos  Fields  He  is  dead,  and  she  is 
living  at  Waterloo,  N.  Y. 

Luke.  Married  either  a  Gilman  or  (rilmoi-e.  He  was  a  sea 
captain.     His  family  ai'e  supposed  to  be  in  Australia. 

Deloss.     In  state  of   Washington. 

Roseltha.     Married  (ieoige  Bragdon. 

Jaquelina.  Manied  Hiram  Seeley.  He  is  dead.  She  is 
at  Little  Falls,  N.  Y. 


HKlNiaCH    KUr.MEH.  S9 

Children  of  Eva-'  [Hoiiry-,  Henricli']  and  William  Clark. 

Guy  Clark. 

Henry  Clark. 

Alpha  Clark. 

Adolplms  Clark. 

Oscar  Clark.  . 

Alvinson  Clark. 


Childi'en  of  Henry^  [Henry-,   Heinrich^] 

Ruth. 

Cordelia. 

CoOLEY. 

Caleb. 
Bykon. 


Cliildren  of  Charles-'  |  Henry",  HeinrichVJ  and  Rhoda  Kil- 
mer. 

Fanny. 

Ira. 

Caroline. 

Rhoda. 

Children  of  Charles'  and  Maria  Horring. 

Nelson. 

LoNSON  C.  Born  in  Fleming-,  Caynga  county,  N.  Y.,  Octo- 
her  22,  1845.  Mai-ried  CuroHiio  E.  DeA^oe  April  21,  IStio.  For- 
merly of  the  firm  of  P>nrr  and  Kihiier,  Novelty  Woi-ks  in 
Gloversville,  N.  Y.  Eleven  yeai'ssui^erintendcnt  of  J.  IM.  Hurd's 
factory  in  Aiihurn.     Residence,  Gloversville. 

Rachael. 

Nathan. 


Children  of  Nathan^  [Henry-,   Heiin-ich 

Belinda. 

Cornells. 

Jerry. 


90  HISTORY   OK   THE    KILMIIK    FAMILY    IN   A.MlsKlC'A. 

Ohildi-eii  of  Abnmr*  [Henry-,  Hcinrich'.  ] 

OsCAJt. 

Frances. 
Ellen. 
Celestl\. 
Henrietta. 

(Jhhon. 


ChiUlreii  of  Peter'  [(li^orge-,  Heiiu'ich'.J 

Sarah. 

William. 

HaRIHE')'. 

Ejhline. 

Pet  10  K. 

Mary. 

Caroline. 

Eliza. 

Leonard. 


Children  of  Heiiian''  ICeoi'L^e-,  Heinrieh' 

Adaline. 

Ja:mes. 

Susan.     '     ■ 

Annis.  • 

Elizahhoth. 

Elisha. 

Jane. 

George.  . 


Children  of  Henry'  [(ieorj^c-,  Heiinich'. 

James. 

Sylvester. 

Georoe. 

Helen. 


IlEINincH    KULMKll.  01 

Cliildreii   of   Mari;aret^    |Geoi-ge',    Heiiiii<-li' I   and    Elijah 
Shaw. 

Uhoda  Shaw. 
Deborah  Shaw, 
Maiy  Jane  Shaw. 
Mandana  Shaw. 
jMai'garet  Sliaw. 
Daniel  Shaw. 


Children  of  Snsamialr'  [(ieor^e-,  Hcinrich']  and  David  (God- 
frey Kilmer. 

Ukial  Washington.  Born  Fehrnary  L'J,  1838.  Died  Ajiril 
22,  18^2. 

]\lKr.viNA  Elizabeth.  Born  December  25,  183i).  Married 
William  Belknap,  of  Jioonvilh.',  April  10,  185i).  Died  March  25, 
18S5. 

EuzAH  Jane.  Born  AoKust  21,  184 1.  Mairied  Selah  War- 
ner Sabin,  of  Boonville,  OctolxM-  U,  1801. 

BE^^JA^HN  FranivIjx.  liorn  May  8,  isi;;.  Died  An<;ust  21, 
1818. 

Alvika  C'liAHl.OTTE.  Born  N()vend)er  lo,  1845.  j\larried 
Leland  B.  Brinckeihoff,  October --'8,  iscr,. 

AuciUsTA  ]\Iatili)A.  Born  Octobei-  12,  1850.  Died  July  2, 
1802. 

Adelia  Ahaisei.ee.  Born  Novend)er  18,  IS52.  Mariied 
Merchant  Jj.  Porter. 

FOURTH  generation. 

Children  of  W.  11.  BnshS  [Peter  W.\  Philip  O.-,  Hein- 
richi.j 

Carroll  C.     Born  October  10,  b8s4.      Died  An--nst  s,  ]S85. 

Eben  H.  BcM'n  DectMober  lo,  18l»l.  His  father  says  he  is  a 
robust  Californian. 

Children  of  Gideon  A.',  [William  II.',  Philip  (I.-,  Hein- 
rich'.l 


92  HISTORY    OF   THE    KH.INHOH    1  AMH.Y    IN    AMERICA. 

Ulysses  M.     Born  May  20,  1805,     In  Stillwater,  Minn. 
Minnie  Alling.     Born  Jnly  2«),  1807. 
Daniel  E.     Born  8ei)ternl)er  15,  ls72. 


Children  of  Jnlictta^  [William  H.%  Philip  G.~,  Heinrich^] 
and  PhiHi>  G.  tlovey. 

Kittie  L.  Hovey  was  born  Di'ceinher  18,  185S. 
Helena  A.  lEovey  was  l)orii  Dticeniber  4,  ISOH. 
Geoi'g'iana  S.  Hovey  was  ])orn  Pehrnary  10,  1807. 

Children  of  P]]iza  Jane^  |  Snsarnialr^  and  David  Godfrey^, 
George-  and  Christopher-.  Heiin'ich'  |  and  Selah  W.  Sabin. 

AValter  Booth  Sabin  was  born  September  12,  1S07. 

Caroline  Kastwood  Sabin  was  born  Jannaiy  17,  1871.  Edu- 
cated at  Boonville  Academy,  and  was  a  teacher  a  mniiber  of 
years.  

Children  of  Alvii-a^  ISiisaimah  and  David  Godfrey^,  etc.] 
and  Iceland  B.  Brinckeihotf. 

Lester  Emmet  Biinckerholf  was  born  June  10,  18(!8.  Died 
April  12,  lS0t>. 

Chester  Leland  BrinckcMhoff  was  born  October  1,  1871. 
Residence,  Mt.  Clare,  Nebraska. 

Children  of  Charles  B.^  |(ieoi'ge-',  Henry-,  Heini'ich>.] 

Charles  J  AMES.  Boi'ii  July  22,  1807,  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Now  at  Fort  MadisoiL  Iowa. 

Lois  Mary.  Born  November  5,  lsOl»,  at  Topeka,  Kansas. 
Mrs.  C.  P.  'J\)wnsley,  1012  Park  aveiuie,  Hoboken,  New  Jei-sey. 

Frank  Dams.  Born  at  Topeka,  Kansas,  Se])tend)er  11, 
1873.  February  li),  lSi)0,  uuuried  Miss  Lucy  Hale,  daughter  of 
Geoi'ge  D.  Hale,  of  the  Interstate  Land  Comjtany,  at  Toi)eka. 
Tliey  are  living  at  East  Jjas  A'egas,  New  Mexico,  wheie  he  is 
connected  with  the  A.  T.  and  S.  V\^  M.  M. 

George  Lake.  Born  Septendier  22,  187(!,  at  To|)eka.  At 
Las  A'egas,  New  Mexico. 


HEINKIC'II    KU].:\1KJ^  <J3 

Children  of  Daniel  B.*  [Luke\  Henry-,  Hciinicli'.  ] 

Victoria.  Born  January  I'J,  1855.  Married  Thomas  J. 
Kendrick,  Apiil  L>3,  187ii.  Mr.  Kendrick  is  a  manufacturer  of 
plumber's  specialties  at  Syracuse.  His  business  house  is  known 
as  the  Kejidrick  Valve  and  Washer  Company. 

Daniel  B.,  Jr.  Born  April  1,  1857.  November  27,  1884, 
married  Amelia  Hess. 

MAitouKRrrE.  Married  Charles  Joseph  Kresser,  oi'ganist 
and  vocal  teacher,  August  3,  1802.  Church  connection,  Roman 
Catholic, 


Child  of  Schuler  V.^  [Luke^  Henry •^,  Heinrichi.] 
Julia. 


FIFTH   GENERATION. 


Children  of  Victoi-ia^    [Daniel  B.^    Luke^    Henry-,    Heiu- 
ricli^]  aud  T.  J.  Kendrick. 

Maiguerite  Elizabeth  Kendrick  v/as  born  B'ebruary  5,  1880. 
Eugene  Kendrick  was  born  Noveiid)er  2,  1883. 
Carl  Gregory  Kendrick  was  boi'U  Novendjer  17,  18'J1. 
Kathleen  Kendrick  was  bta-Ji  August  24,  18'J3. 


Children  of  Daniel  B.,  Jr.^  [Daniel  B.\  etc.] 
Victoria  Elizabeth.     Boin  October  14,  1885. 
Daniel  Bradley.     Boiii  Se})tend)er  5,  1887. 
Grace  Madfline.     Born  February  17,  18'J]. 
Leo  Francis.     Boi-n  February  20,  181*3. 
Harold.     Born  October  31,  1895. 


Children  of  Marguerite^  [Daniel  B.S  etc.]  and  C.  J.  Kresser. 
Carleton  Joseph  Kresser  was  born  August  8,  18i)4. 
Donald  James  Kresser  was  born  April  30,  IS'JO. 
Cai-men    Gertrude    Kresser"     was     born    April    23,    1897. 
[Marguerite^,  Daniel  B.*,  Luke^  Henry ^  Heinrich^] 


GEORGE    KULMER. 

Probably  a  bi-otliei-  of  >l(jij)i'icb.  Boi-n  in  Strasbiirj^',  Ger- 
many and  came  to  Anici'ica  in  ITt'il.  Settled  in  Hillsdale,  Col- 
umbia connty,  N.  Y.,  neai-  Heinricb's  location.  Tliis  is  one 
good  evidence  in  favor  of  bis  identity.  Anotber  is  tbat  (feorg'e 
and  Heimicb  eacb  bad  sons  namenl  Cbristoj)ber,  a  name  not 
found  in  any  otbcr  brancb  of  tbe  family,  and  still  anotlier  is, 
a  son  of  CJeorj^e  found  bis  wife  in  ()nondaga  county  living  at 
tbe  same  place  wbere  a  son  of  Hcinricb  settleib 


FllJST     FENERATION. 

•     John. 
Geoi{<je. 
Chiustoi'uer. 

Abtkaini  p.  Born  1789.  ]\ban'ied  Loo})  at  Syracuse  N.  Y. 
Died  Isr.G. 

second  generation. 

Cbildren  of  Abii-am  P.",  I  Geoige'].  • 

MAiri'UA  Jane. 

Eeeie  S. 

AiiiRxV^M  P.,  Jr.  Born  May  21,  1824.  Mariied  Mary  Livey, 
wbo  was  born  in  Glasgow.  Scotland  in  1823,  and  died  Marcb 
29,  1893.     Mr.  Kilmer  died  July  17,  1857. 

Helex  P.     Married  Alon/o  Kelley. 

George  A. 

Henry  G. 

Emily. 

Catharine. 

Maggie  8.     Married  J.  K.  Kerr. 


THHH)     C;ENERATH)N. 

Children  of  Abiram   l\,Jr. 

WiELiAM  Guest.     Born  in   New  York  city  April  2,   1847, 


(ii<:oi{(iE    i; I' l:\iek.  95 

He  received  liis  early  (Mlncatioii  in  the  public  schools  of  the  city. 
At  the  cige  of  tift(.^eii  he  entered  the  service  of  J.  Q.  Pi-ehle  & 
Company,  manufacturers  of  envelopes,  writing-  papers  and 
blank  books,  located  at  28  Beekman  street,  New  York  city. 

He  contimu'd  with  this  house  during  the  i-emainder  of 
theii'  business  cai'eei',  which  was  twenty-nine  years,  and  a  part 
of  this  time  he  was  a  mend)er  of  that  iii-m.  'JMiis  alone  gives 
the  best  evidence  of  bis  iuti\giity  and  business  capacity.  In  1801) 
he  married  Elenor  Stanley  of  New  York  city,  who  died  May 
26,  18D1. 

Mr.  Kilmer  is  now  witii  the  liaynor  and  Peikins  Envelope 
Com|»any,  115  and  117  William  and  5'J  John  streets,  New  Yoi'k 
city. 

John  L.  Born  March  12,  185U,  in  New  York  city.  Is  New 
York  agent  for  the  London  house  of  G.  D.  Peters  and  Com- 
pany. The  compder  calUnl  at  Captain  Kilmer's  office  i!i  the 
Metropolitan  Building,  but  at  thai  time  he  was  on  the  ocean. 
Much  of  his  tune  is  consumed  by  sea  voyages.  A  number  of 
letters  were  received  from  him  in  whi(;h  he  ])romised  his])icture 
and  something  of  his  record  for  this  book  but  he  failed  in  ful- 
filling the  i»romise. 

Thicodokk.  Born  Aj)ril  <;,  IS")!;,  in  New  Yoi-k  city.  Resi- 
dence Janesville,  Mimiesota.  Pebi-uary  9,  IsSo,  mariied  Mai"- 
garet  E.  Wentworth  of  Janesville.  Traveling  salesman  in  hats 
caps  and  furs.     Belongs  to  the  Alasonic  fraternity. 

rouirni    (.iKXKKA'nox. 

Children  of  William  C.^  [Abiram  P^,  Abira.m  P-., 
George'.] 

GiiAC'K.     Born  October  2,  1870. 

Alfred  (tIkdlisv.  Born  Eebruary  28,  1874.  A  graduate  of 
Princeton  college  and  at  the  present  wi'iting  is  studying  knv  in 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

Children  of  TheodoreS  |  Abiram  P^,  etcj. 
KoswEEL  Clayton.     Born  May  27,  1883. 
Mai^v  Vtkoinia.     Born  September  'A,  1885. 


1(1  .   ' 


I.    , 


PETER  KULMER. 

Died  ill  Ilolkmd  soni(?\vliei'e  l>otween  1785  and  1800.  The 
editor  places  him  as  son  or  grandson  of  one  of  the  Palatines 
who  in  their  flight  from  persecntion  settled  in  Holland.  The 
name  Kulnier  from  which  Kilmer  comes  is  distinctly  German, 
The  records  of  the  New  York  Holland  society  do  not  contain 
the  name.  The  descejidants  of  Peter  Kilmer  have  a  close 
facial  resemhlance  to  the  descendants  of  the  Palatine  Kilmers, 
and  he  is  placed  where  hest  evidence  directs.  His  widow  came 
to  this  country  with  her  children  somewhere  about  the  year 
1800.     His  father's  name  was  Peter. 


FIRST     GENERATION. 

Peter.  Born  in  Holland  1783.  Married  Ruth  Carr 
December  31,  1805.  Settled  in  Pock  City  Falls,  Saratoga 
county,  N.  Y.  tie  was  a  millright,  which  ti-ade  in  those  pio- 
neering days  required  more  natural  ability  and  greater  pluck 
for  success  than  in  these  days.     Died  April  23,  1842. 

Simon.  All  we  could  learn  of  him  is  that  he  died  some- 
where down  the  river  below  Albany.  One  account  said  he  died 
at  Bethlehem. 

Nicholas.     Died  at  the  age  of  eighteen  yeai's. 

The  four  daughtei-s  manied  and  settled  in  the  town  of 
Betnlehem  about  five  miles  down  the  river  from  Albany  on  the 
west  side.  One  married  William  Clapper,  one  William  Snyder 
and  one  a  Lasher. 


SECOND      generation. 

Children  of  Peter'-,  [Peter']. 

Harry.     Born  August  1,  1809. 

Cyrus.     Born  July  0,  1811. 

Pamelia.     Born  July  6,  1812. 

Harlon.     Born  April  10,  1814. 

Chauncey.     Born  in   Kock   City  Falls,    Saratoga  county, 


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PETER     KULMER.  97 

N.  Y.,  March  23,  181G.  This  Httle  liamlet  he  still  calls  his  home 
although  his  winters  are  s})eiit  at  his  residence  in  New  York 
city. 

The  lad  received  a  fair  education  at  the  puhlic  school,  sup- 
plementing it  in  later  yeai's  hy  extensive  reading  and  his  own 
activity  in  the  great  school  of  aft'airs.  His  fatlier  was  a  mill- 
wright. The  boy  learned  this  art,  beginning  life  poor.  He 
was  engaged  in  building  saw,  grist  and  })aper  mills  under  con- 
tract for  many  years.  He  gave  diligent  attention  to  the  details 
of  every  contract  and  became  widely  known  as  a  com})etent 
and  careful  millwright.  His  thorough  experience  in  building 
for  others  soon  gave  liim  a  knowledge  of  the  ojjcrations  of  the 
paper  mills  themselves,  which  afterwards  proved  of  the  greatest 
service. 

In  1840  he  was  married  to  a  childhood  playmate,  Miss  Mary 
Jane  Ashman,  a  daughter  of  the  late  John  Ashman.  This 
happy  union  brought  them  four  sons  and  a  daughter.  A  son 
and  the  daughter  are  now  living. 

Having  saved  enough  money  from  his  earnings  for  the  pur- 
pose, Mr.  Kilmer  built  a  email  ])rinting-i)aper  mill  at  liock  City 
Falls  and  began  operations  January  1,  hSi5.  This  mill  was 
burned  a  short  time  after  its  construction,  but  Mr.  Kilmer  i)Os- 
sessing  native  i)luck,  rebuilt  and  went  on.  In  1852  a  new  ])ro- 
cess  was  brought  to  his  notice,  whicli  aimed  at  the  making  of 
printing  paper  from  rye  straw.  He  embarked  in  the  venture, 
and  built,  in  his  lower  mill,  the  iirst  complete  equipment  in  the 
United  States  for  making  printing  pajier  from  straw.  Costly 
experiments  were  necessary,  but  Mr.  Kilmei*  persevered.  In 
1855,  after  a  long  struggle,  a  quantity  of  straw  ])rinting  ])aper 
was  produced,  whicli  was  used  in  one  edition  of  The  Sai'atoga 
Whig.  It  was  not  perfect  in  (piality,  but,  little  by  little,  the 
product  was  im])roved  by  Mr.  Kilmer  until  sufficiently  i)liable 
for  general  use  by  news])apers. 

A  contract  was  then  obtained  from  Moses  Y.  Beach  of  the 
New  York  Sun,  whereby  that  i)rosperous  newspai)er  agreed  to 
take  the  entire  product  of  the  mill.  With  this  powerful  custo- 
mer, the  success  of  Mr.  Kilmei-  was  assured,  and  he  has  sup- 
plied The  Sun  Association   continuously  down  to  tlie  present 


t)8  ill.s'l'OJiY    OF   TlIK    KJl.MEK    FAMILY    IN    AMERICA. 

time.  Moi"3  tlian  $7,(»00,()00  worth  of  paper  has  now  been 
shipped  to  The  New  York  Sun  and  every  dollar  of  it  paid  for. 

From  1850  to  1857  Mr.  Jvihner  was  interested  in  five  differ- 
ent ])aper  mills.  They  ran  continuously  day  and  night,  every 
day  of  tlie  year  except  Sunday.  Plis  success  lias  been  remark- 
able. ?Ie  has  met  all  panics  bi'avely  and  has  never  passed  a 
monthly  pay  day. 

Although  an  acknowledged  expert,  Mr.  Kilmer's  sti'aw 
paper  enterpiise  was  at  lirst  regarded  as  d(jubtful  by  liis  coni- 
X)etitors.  Wlien  it  became  a  success,  these  competit(jrs  were 
glad  to  take  out  licences  under  the  patents  used  by  him.  This 
is  only  one  instance  out  of  many,  in  which  hi.s  sound  judgment 
and  unerring  foresight  have  been  sti'ongly  vindicated. 

In  t8(i5  Mr.  Ivilmei'  bought  a  controlling  interest  in  the 
Congress  and  Emi)ire  Springs  at  Saratoga  and  unitctl  them  un- 
der a  stock  company  witli  $1,OU(»,(»()0  capital. 

In  18G0,  Tile  American  Wood  Taper  (!o.,  of  l^rovidence, 
R.  I.,  paid  him  th(>  high  compliment  of  making  him  general 
manager  of  their  whole  system,  in  the  manufacture  of  wood 
\m\\)  and  ])aper  at  their  mammoth  mills  in  Manayunk,  Phila- 
delphia and  lioyer's  Ford,  Pa. 

Mr.  Kilmer  has  invested  some  of  his  savings  not  only  in 
Saratoga  Springs,  but  in  New  York  city,  Ohicago,  New  Me.\.ico 
and  elsewhere.  In  these  later  3^ears  he  spends  his  time  largely 
in  the  oversight  of  th(!se  investments,  Th(i  maimfacturing 
business  is  carried  on  at  Rock  City  Falls  and  is  managed  at  that 
place  entirely.  A  supc^rintendent  is  in  charge,  and  acts  under 
the  daily  advice  of  Mr.  Kilmer  when  the  latter  is  absent  from 
the  mill.  Since  writing  the  above  he  has  disjwsed  of  his  inter- 
est in  the  mills  at  Rock  City  Falls. 

In  1871  he  moved  to  New  York  city  and  built  a  l)eautiful 
house  at  9  East  57th  street.  This  is  one  of  the  occasional  bnjad 
cross-town  streets,  in  the  best  residence  portion  of  the  city  and 
is  filled  with  fine  dwellings. 

An  upright,  honorable  man,  with  a  spotless  record  of  integ- 
rity and  fair  dealing,  Mr.  Kilmer  has  become  one  of  the  most 
valued  citizens  of  this  city  and  state.  He  is  a  man  of  fine  pres- 
ence and  courteous  manners,  and  is  universally  esteemed.     For 


PE'IMCK     KL'LMEK.  99 

many  years  he  has  huen  a  director  in  Tlie  First  National  Bank 
of  Sarat()i;a.  At  one  time  was  tendered  tlie  presidency  of  Ool- 
urahia  Bank  of  New  York  city  wliicli  he  dechned.  His  cliarac- 
ter  is  without  a  stain.  His  hfe  is  an  illustration  of  the  possi- 
hilities  of  tliis  free  Republic  for  youni^  men  of  ambition. 

In  adihtion  to  the  above  sketch,  of  which  the  ^'reater  part 
was  furnished,  the  editor  lecords  that  he  was  the  pioneor  in  tlie 
development  of  Sarato^-a  Springs,  as  well  as  the  ])ioneer  in  the 
manufactni-e  of  straw  papei-.  He  organized  thu  Congress  and 
Empire  Spring  Company  in  \SC>o,  and  was  tlie  hrst  i)resident 
and  treasurer.  Previous  to  this  he  had  controlling  interest  in 
the  Empire  S]iring,  and  the  company  was  formed  to  avoid  com- 
petition with  the  Congress. 

The  editor  visited  Mr.  Kilmer,  at  his  palatial  home  in  tlie 
city  and  at  his  country  seat  at  Rock  City  Falls,  and  foimd  him 
very  nffable  in  his  manner.  He  has  taken  much  inteiest  in  this 
book  and  is  tlie  largest  financial  contributor  to  its  success. 

Ai.MUiA.     l^orn  January  *->,  is  19. 

Hakvky.  Boi'u  August  2:5,  tSi>l.  A  daughter,  Miss  Cor- 
delia 8.,  is  living  at  53  West  ^>'\d  street,  New  \'ork  city,  and  a 
son,  Charles  F.,  at  AVai'nei',  Ohio,  from  whom  no  response 
cn.me  to  rec^uest  for  recoi'ds.  Tlu'ee  letters  were  written  to  the 
son  and  one  to  the  daughliii'. 

There  is  a  postoftice  in  Ohio  which  was  named  after  Harvey 
Kilmer  in  18S9.     This  is  Kilmer,  Washington  county. 

Sahah.  Born  Septend)er  21,  iS'2:).  Married  Jacob  Ciiay 
October  19,  1841.  Mr.  Gray  was  a  wagon  maker,  and  died 
March  30,  1895. 

Mary.  Born  March  30,  1S2G.  Married  John  A.  Dake 
May  25,  1840.  Mr.  Dake's  business  was  produce  ajid  commis- 
sion merchant, 

Mrs.  Dake's  Church  connection  wns  formerly  Protestant 
Episco})al,  but  now  is  a  Reformed  Ei)iscopalian,  "which  reform 
took  i)lace  and  decision  aimounced  in  her  house.  No.  11  East 
Fifty-seventh  street,  New  York  City,  which  is  and  will  be  i-e- 
corded  in  all  church  history  of  the  R.  E.  C."  She  and  her  hus- 
band were  two  of  the  prime  movers. 


100  HISTORY   OF   THE   KILMER   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Charles.     Born  July  17,  1828.     Lives  at  Rock  City  Falls, 
N.  Y.     Was  employed  for  years  in  his  brother's  paper  mill. 


THIRD   GENERATION. 

Children  of  Harry^  [Peter'',  Peters.] 

Palmer.  Born  August  4,  1832.  Married  April  17,  1857, 
Adaliza  B.  Smith.  His  business  is  traveling  salesman  for  the 
Church  &  Dwight  Company  of  New  York.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church  and  a  Knight  Templar.  Uesi- 
dence  37  Alexandrine  Avenue,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Alonzo.     liesidence  Sedon,  Chautauqua  county,  Kansas. 

Adelia.  Married  Charles  Polhnan,  M.  D.  Residence 
Burr  Oak,  St.  Joseph  county,  Michigan. 

Mrs.  F.  J.  Clute,  903  State  street,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.  No 
report. 

Harry.  Was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and 
died  from  injury  received  or  disease  contracted  there. 


Children  of  Cliauncey^  [l^cter",  Peters.  ] 

Ann  Augusta.     Born  Jaimary  t»,  1841.     Mari-ied  Fel)ruary 

2,  18G0. 

Clarence  Beekman.  Born  October  7,  1845.  Married  Oc- 
tober 0,  ISOG.     Died  Mai'cli  24,  1884. 

Eugene.     Born  July  1,  1850.     Died  August  19,  1857. 

Frank.  Born  November  27,  1854.  Died  November  7, 
18G3. 

Chauncey.     Born  March  11,  18U0. 


Children  of  HarveyHBeter",  Peter^ J 

CORDELIxV  S. 

Charles  F.  

Children  of  Sarah^  [Peter"-,  PeteriJ  ^^^^[  j.^^,q\)  Gray. 
Harlow  K.  Gray  was  born  March  20,  184G.     Died  Decem- 
ber 2,  1848. 


PETER   KULMER.  101 

John  A.  Gray  was  born  December  23,  1850.  Died  March 
15,  1883. 

Ruth  K.  Gray  was   born  March  6,  1852.     Died  January  2, 

1861. 

Chauncey  Eugene  Gray  was  born  June  15,  1857.  Married 
Laura  M.  King  December  23,  1880.  For  years  book-keeper  at 
his  uncle  Chauncey's  mills. 

Harry  K.  Gray  was  born  October  27,  1861. 


Children  of  Mary^  [Peter^  Peter^] 

John  C.  Dake  was  born  at  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y.,  De- 
cember 10,  1848. 

Mary  H.  Dake  was  born  at  Saratoga  Si)rings,  October  3, 
1851. 

Florence  May  Dake  was  born  in  New  York,  May  13,  18G2. 
She  is  the  only  one  living,  and  is  now  Mrs,  Joseph  G.  Mattison, 
463  West  11 7th  street.  New  York  City. 


FOURTH   GENERATION. 

Children  of  Palmer"*  [Harry ^,  Peter",  Peteri.] 
Warren  Spencer.     Is  merchandizing  in  Chicago. 
George  Reeu.     Traveling  salesman   for  the  Church   and 
Dwight  Company,  New  York.     Is  a  Knight  of  Pythias. 


DAVID   KILMER. 

Born  ill  Bethleliem,  N.  Y.,  August  1,  1809.  He  said  he 
was  a  cousin  of  Chauncey^  that  his  i'atlier's  name  was  David 
and  his  father  was  a  brother  of  Chauncey's  father,  whose  name 
was  Peter.  The  records  give  us  three  sons  of  Peter,  who  died 
in  Holland,  namely  :  Petei',  Simon,  and  Nicholas.  If  there 
was  a  David  in  the  family  the  name  was  lost  in  the  tradition 
preserved  by  diauncey.  The  name  of  Snnon  could  have  been 
David  Simon  or  Simon  David.  Nicholas  died  at  eighteen,  and 
probably  did  not  marry.  Simon  probably  married  and  had 
issue,  concerning  which  nothing  is  known  in  finite  record  yet 
discovered.  He  died  at  Bethlehem,  and  David  was  born  at  the 
same  place.  This  is  some  evidence  tluit  the  families  were 
closely  connected. 

The  matter,  therefore,  will  of  necessity  rest  here  by  these 
statements,  awaiting  the  revelation  by  the  infinite  records  un- 
der the  new  theocracy. 

When  David  was  fourteen  years  old  he  went  to  New  York 
City  and  worked  fo]-  his  brother  Jeremiah  as  a[)prentice  to  the 
shoemaker's  trade.  He  remained  with  his  brother  until  he 
opened  for  himself  a  boot  and  shoe  store  on  First  avenue. 
Later  he  removed  his  store  to  PJ2  Third  avenue,  and  retired 
from  business  in  18GS.     At  one  time  he  was  collector  of  taxes. 

An  attendant  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  gen- 
erous contributor  to  its  support  but  not  a  membei-,  and  an  at- 
tentive student  of  the  Bible. 

He  is  remembei'cd  as  one  who  was  very  helpful  to  the 
needy. 

He  married  Adelia  Emiline  Moore  of  New  York  City,  No- 
vember 28,  18;'.2. 

Their  children  were  :  William,  boi-n  September  11,  1833, 
died  June  li),  1881  ;  Emiline,  born  January  2'J,  1840,  died  June 
5,  1888  ;  David,  Jr.,  born  Sei)tember  Y,  1844,  died  July  2,  1875. 
David,  Jr.,  was  a  corporal  in  Company  B,  Fifth  Kegiment 
Heavy  Artillery. 

Mr.  Kilmer  died  December  13,  1893. 


DAVID    Ki l:\ikr.  103 

May,  daugliter  of  David,  Jr.,  is  the  only  gi-and-danglitcr  of 
David  living.  The  compiler  found  her  at  the  late  residence  of 
her  grandfather,  No.  331  East  Twenty-fifth  street.  Since  that 
time  she  married  M.  Edwaid  Keefo.  The  event  took  place 
Decemher  23,  1S1)G.  She  was  educated  h}^  her  grandfather,  and 
is  a  young  woman  of  culture  ;uid  refinement. 


JOHN   KULMER. 

A  son  or  grandson  of  a  refugee  from  the  Palatinate,  and  a 
brother  of  Peter^,  who  died  in  Holland.  He  came  to  this  coun- 
try about  1880,  and  settled  in  Betlileliem,  N.  Y.  Married  Catha- 
rine Le  Reaux,  which  event  probably  took  place  after  his  ar- 
rival  here. 


FIRST   FENERATION. 


George.  Born  1775.  Married  Christina  Ostrander,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Ostrander  and  Maria  Van  Deusen.  They  were  mar- 
ried at  Greenbush,  N.  Y.,  early  in  the  yeai-  1795.  Died  1845. 
His  wife  in  ISOG. 


SECOND   (FENERATION. 


Children  of  George-  [John^] 

Catharine.  Born  in  Bloomingrove,  N.  Y.,  January  1, 
1797.     Married  Joel  Squier.     Died  June  28,  1833. 

Maria.  Born  October  11,  1802.  Married  Joel  Squier.  Died 
June  10,  1886. 

Hannah.  Born  January  22,  1804.  Died  October  17,  1836. 
Unmarried. 

John  B.  Born  September  24,  1807.  Died  in  Terre  Haute, 
Indiana.     Married  and  had  several  children. 

Harriet.  Born  January,  1814,  at  the  old  Kilmer  home- 
stead, in  Bethlehem,  N.  Y.  Married  Rev.  Alvin  Kobbins, 
of  Albany  County,  N.  Y.  Died  in  Osseo,  Micliigan,  August 
29,  1878. 


third    GENERATION. 


Children  of  Catharine^  [George^,  John*]  and  Joel  Squier. 
Frances  Ashbury  Squier. 

Ephraim  George  Squier,  L.L.D.      Born  in  Bethlehem  June 
17,  1821.     In  youth  he  was  a  school  teacher  and  an  engineer. 


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JOHN   KULMER.  105 

At  the  early  age  of  nineteen  he  became  editor  of  TJie  Mechanic, 
pubhshed  in  Albany.  The  selection  of  one  so  young  for  this 
responsible  position  attests  much  for  liis  abilities.  In  IS'iS  he 
became  editor  of  the  Hartford  Journal,  and  later  of  the  Sciota 
Gazette,  in  Ohio.  Here  his  attentiou  was  attracted  to  the 
antiquities  of  the  Sciota  Valley,  which  he  investigated,  and 
afterward  similar  mouumoiits  through  the  Mississippi  Valley, 
an  account  of  wliich  was  pul^lished  in  1848,  forming  the  first 
volume  of  the  Smithsonian  Contribution  to  Knowledge.  He 
made  also  explorations  in  New  York  and  Connecticut,  and 
when  appointed  Charge  de  Affairs  to  Guatemala  and  the  otlier 
states  of  Central  America  he  used  his  official  position  as  a  means 
of  making  extensive  geographical  archaeological  exploi'ations  in 
these  interesting  regions. 

Visiting  Europe  in  1851  he  was  honored  witli  the  gold  medal 
of  the  French  Geographical  Society,  and  made  member  of  other 
societies  of  learm'ng. 

In  1853  lie  surveyed  a  i-ailroad  route  through  Honduras, 
and  drew  up  the  treaty  l)etween  that  country  and  England  for 
the  retrocession  of  the  Bay  Island. 

In  1803  he  was  sent  to  Peru  by  President  Lincoln  as  com- 
missioner to  settle  outstanding  claims  between  the  two  countries. 
Princeton  College  conferred  on  him  the  honorary  title  L.L.D. 
Died  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  in  March,  18S8.  Among  his 
published  works  are  :       . 

Nicaraugua. 

The  Serpent  Symbol. 

Notes  in  Central  America. 

Waikna  ;  oi',  Adventures  on  the  Mosquito  Shore. 

Question  Anglo-American. 

States  of  Central  America. 

Honduras  Survey. 

Tropical  Fibers. 

Honduras. 

Peru. 

Children  of  Maria^  [George^,  John^]  and  Joel  Squier. 
Charles  Wesley  Squier.     Born  in  Schroon,  Essex  County, 


106  HISTOKY   OF   THE   KILMEli    FAMILY   IN   AM15RICA. 

N.  Y.,  June  IS,  1830.  He  was  educated  as  a  civil  engineer  and 
was  in  Central  America.  lieturned  home  at  the  breaking 
out  of  the  Rebellion,  18()],  and  joined  the  5th  Excelsior  Brigade, 
under  General  Sickles.  He  went  out  as  second  lieutenant,  was 
promoted  to  captain  and  was  on  the  stall'  of  CJeneral  Berry. 
Served  at  Yorktown,  Williamsbuig,  Fair  Oaks,  Malvern  Hill, 
Fredeiickshurg,  Bristow  Station  and  Oliancellorsville.  He  dis- 
tinguished himself  for  bravery  at  the  battle  of  Williamsbui'g, 
for  which  he  was  i)ronK)ted  to  ca])tain. 

Died  in  New  York  city,  December  9,  1809,  from  injuries 
received  on  the  Erie  Railroad,  while  in  the  vigor  of  manhood 
and  no  ordiniiry  promise  for  tlie  future  by  his  acknowledged 
abilities. 

Frank  Squier.  Born  in  Charlton,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y., 
April  14,  1840.  In  1804  he  went  to  New  York  city  and  became 
connected  with  the  paper  trade,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Perkins,  Goodwin  and  Company,  00  and  08  Duane  street. 

In  1893  he  was  appointed,  by  Mayor  Schieien,  Commissioner 
of  Parks  for  the  City  of  Brooklyn.  The  many  improvements  to 
this  beautiful  resort  during  his  administration,  in  additions, 
artistic  designs  and  decorations  are  monuments  to  his  energy, 
fidelity  and  ability. 

Resides  at  32  Ninth  Avenue  Brooklyn, 

He  married  Estella  T.  H.  Marshall,  November  19,  1807,  who 
died  in  January,  1893. 


Children  of  Harriet=^  |George  =  ,  John^]  and  Rev.  A.lvin 
Robbins. 

Rev.  Benson  C.  Robbins.  Born  June  20,  1848,  in  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.,  in  which  city  his  falher  was  then  a  pastor  (.f  one  of  the 
M.  E.  Churches.  Rev.  Alvin  Robbins  was  a  member  of  the 
Black  River  and  Troy  Conferences  for  forty  yeai's. 

Benson  was  educated  at  the  Jonesville  Academy,  Wash- 
ington County,  N.  Y.,  and  the  Fort  Edward  Institute. 

At  the  age  of  10,  in  the  spring  of  18(;4,  he  enlisted  for  three 
years  in  Company  E,  2nd  New  York  Cavalry,  and  sei'ved  until 
the  close  of  the  war.     Was  wounded  and  othei-wise  disabled  in 


FRANK    SQUIER. 


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REV.     B.    C     BOBBINS. 


JOHN   KULMEli.  lOT 

the  line  of  active  service,  and  lias  In^en  placed  by  the  United 
States  Bureau  of  Pensions  upon  the  i)ensiun  rolls  for  said 
disability. 

Was  ordained  an  elder  by  the  Wesleyan  Conference  at 
Spring  Arbor,  Michigan,  in  J 883,  and  has  been  evangelist  and 
pastor  in  that  state  twenty-one  yeai's.  At  this  wi-iting,  he  is 
serving  his  third  year  as  pastor  of  tiie  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Crystal,  Mich. 


FOURTH  GENERATION. 

Children  of  Frank  Squier'*  [Maria%  George-,  John^  | 
Florence  A.  Squier. 
Edith  E.  Squier. 
Frank  Squier,  Jr. 

Children  of  Rev.  Benson  C.  Robbins*    [Harriet^    George-, 
John'.] 

Mary  A.  Robbins,  now  in  her  fourteenth  year. 


NICHOLAS  KULMER. 

Born  about  1750.     Tradition  says  his  father  came  from 
Holland.     Mariied  Katrina  Hess. 

FIKST   GENERATION. 

Eijzabp:th.     Baptized  June  G,  1773. 
Davjd.     Baptized  17sl. 

Peter  P.     Baptized  1783.  Mari-ied  Margaret  Bathrick.  Died 
about  1S37. 


SECOND   GENERATION. 


Children  of  Peter  P. "  [  Nicholas ^] 

Nicholas. 

Lydia.  Born  December  25,  1796.  Married  James  Brown 
November  12,  ISIO.  Their  church  i-elation  was  Methodist  Epis- 
copal. 

Christina.  Baptized  1802.  Married  Isaac  Oakley.  Died 
1873. 

Henry  P;     Baptized  1804. 

Jacob.     Baptized  1806. 

Jonas.     Baptized  1808. 

Jeremiah. 

Peter  P. 

Harry  P.     Born  July  18,  1817.     Married  Phillips. 

William  I.  Born  in  Ancram,  Columbia  county,  N.  Y., 
August  15,  1810.  His  life  business  has  been  farming,  in  which 
he  lias  been  successful.  The  compiler  called  at  his  home  in 
Kinderhook,  for  a  few  minutes,  in  the  summer  of  1895.  He 
has  a  farm  of  250  acres,  which  he  had  occupied  up  to  that  time, 
twenty-eight  years.  There  are  many  excellent  farms  in  Co- 
lumbia county,  but  we  venture  to  say  that  there  are  none  bet- 
ter than  his  or  kept  in  better  condition.  Its  value  was  placed 
at  $30,000.  We  found  Mr.  Kilmer  also  a  man  living  in  sincere 
Christian  faith. 


NICHOLAS   KULMER.  109 

John  P.  Bom  October  S,  1^S21.  Married  Sarah  Caroline 
Duntze  September  19,  1816.  They  have  been  members  of  the 
M.  E.  Church  sixty  years. 

Abraham,     Baptized  1824. 


THHID   GENERATION. 


Cliildren  of  Lydia=*  [Peter  P.-,  Nicholas^]  and  James 
Brown. 

Lucinda  Brown  was  born  February  17,  1S20. 

James  M.  Brown  was  born  February  24,  1822. 

Gilbert  Brown  was  born  October  JO,  1823. 

Lewis  M.  Bi'own  was  born  September  23,  1825. 

Josiah  Brown  was  born  November  10,  J  827. 

Henry  Brown  was  born  November  19,  1831.  Was  a  Baptist 
clergyman. 

Mary  Brown  was  born  November  26,  1829. 

Frances  Brown  was  born  January  13,  1834.  Married 
Samuel  Smitli. 

Phebe  Brown  was  born  February  13,  1830. 

Eli  Brown  was  born  November  10,  1838. 

Mary  Ann  Brown  was  born  September  13,  1841.  Married 
J.  D.  Giddings. 

George  W.  Brown  was  born  April  13,  1843.  Married  ]\Lary 
Elizabeth  Brenton,  September  19,  1872.  Is  chief-of -police  in 
Pittston,  Pa.     Resides  315  liace  street. 

Lydia  Brown  was  born  March  31,  1845. 

Diana  Brown  was  born  January  21,  1848.  Married  Tru- 
man Akerly. 

All  but  one  of  the  fourteen  children  of  Lydia  Kihner  Bi'own 
grew  up  to  be  heads  of  families. 


Children  of  Christina^  [Peter-,  Nicholas^]  and  Isaac  Oakley. 
Jacob  Oakley  was  born  in  January,  1824, 
John  Oakley  was  born  March  10,  1825. 


110  HISTORY   OV   THR    KILMKK    FAMILY    IN   AMERICA. 

Jane  Oakley   was   born   August   G,    182(1.     Married   Oliver 
Lepp,  September  11,  184^2. 

Abraham  Oakley  was  born  November  18,  1827. 

Margaret  A.  Oakley  was  horn  June  24,  1820. 

Jeremiah  Oakley. 

Hiram  OakIe3^ 

Henry  G.  Oakley. 

Sidney  Oakley. 

Isaac  Oakley. 

Children  of  Henry  r.=^  [Peter  P. 2,  Nicliolas'.J 
William.  Eesidence,  Jackson  Cornei's,  N.  Y. 
(/ornelius.     Residence,  Jackson  C\)rncrs,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Jonas''  Peter-,  Nicholas^.  | 

'fiiLODORK.  Is  nuiri'ied  ;  supposed  to  be  in  Kansas,  but 
could  not  he  found. 

Jill )( JAR  Hari^ant).  Born  October  12,  1831).  Was  corporal 
in  the  C'Jth  Regiment  Illinois  Vol.  Inf.  Graduated  in  Bryant  ik 
Stratton's  business  college  in  Chicago,  and  was  teacher  in  St. 
Paul  business  college  two  yeai-s.  Afterward  graduated  in  the 
regular  literary  coarse  in  Wheaton  college,  Illinois.  Since  then 
has  been  teaching.  He  is  now  princioal  of  graded  schools  at 
Bangair,  N.  Y. 

July  14,  1800,  he  mairied  Sara  E.  Sackett.  His  church  con- 
nection is  Congregational. 

Adeline  E.  Born  June  1,  i8;5(i,  in  l^uzerne  coimty.  Pa. 
Married  Charles  \^.  Bagley  of  Brooklyn,  I'a.,  April  0,  ISnS. 
They  moved  to  Geneva,  Illinois,  in  1858,  and  in  1800  to  St. 
Charles,  where  they  resided  until  death  broke  the  home.  Mrs. 
Bagley  died  June  3,  1800, 

PiiEBE.  Widow  of  Betluiel  Perry.  Is  living  with  some  of 
her  children.     Location  unknown  to  compiler. 


Children  of  Peter  P.^  [Peter P.-,  Nicholas^. 
John,     Resides  at  Jackson  Corjiers. 


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NICHOLAS   KULMER.  112 

Mary.    Married  Miles  Simmons.    Resides  in  Millerton,  N.Y. 
Sally  Ann.     Married  Kan  AVooden.     Eesides  in  IMilleiton, 
N.  Y. 

ROBKRT.     Resides  at  l^ull's  Head,  N.  Y. 
Andrkw.     Resides  at  Bull's  Head,  N.  Y. 
Theodore.     Resides  at  Giiilderland,  N.  Y. 
Martha.     Married  J.  Jackson.     Pine  Plains,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Harry  P.'^  [Peter  P.-,  Nicliolasi.  | 

MAii(iARET.  Boiii  March  i>2,  1837.  Married  Joseph  Neat. 
Died  Api'il  II,  1S89. 

CA'rHARiNE.     Born  October  15,  1839,     Died  when  a  child. 

Mh.ton  L.  Born  May  10,  1811.  Enlisted  in  the  army 
vslion  the  war  connnenced,  and  after  service  of  about  two  years 
v.'iis  i)rostrated  by  disease  and  died  in  hospital. 

Sarail  Born  January  i^u,  ]s4;i  jManied  Peter  J.  Near 
l)(  i:end)er  ^5,  18(;(i.     Membei-  of  M(;thodist  E[)isc(»]);il  Church. 

Mahy  K.  Born  November  30,  ISi-i.  Maii-ied  f..  R.  Finger. 
pL^^idcs  at  Milan,  N.  Y. 

Ang KLINE.     Died  younj^,-. 

Alexandkr.     P)orn  May  10,  1817.     Died  in  Febiuary,  1844. 

Isaac:.  Born  July  4,  1849.  A  carpenter  and  builder,  and 
Kjriides  at  East  Nassau,  N.  Y.  Married  Mary  J.  Pliilhps,  De- 
cember !:21,  l.s70.  Mr.  Kilmer  is  a  spiritualist  and  holds  as  his 
motto  ''  Be  good  and  do  good." 

Albert.     Born  June  19,1851.     Resides  at  Jackson  Corners. 

Wh.ll\m.     Born  March  15,  1853.     Died  when  a  child. 

Amanda  J.  Born  March  IS,  1855.  Married  Oliver  Coons. 
Iiesides  at  Klizaville,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  William  I.^  [Peter  P.",  Nicholas^] 
Alfred  C.     Born  July  21,  1845. 
William  H.     Born  April  4,  1848. 

These  two  sons  live  at  Kinderhook,  and   learned  the  trade 
of  good  farming  of  their  father. 


112  HISTORY   OP   THE   KILMER   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Children  of  John  P.^  [Peter  P.",  Nicholas^] 

EosETTA.     Born  September  25,  1847. 

Mary.     Born  September  20,  1858.     Died  when  young. 


Children  of  Abraham^  [Peter  P. 2,  Nicholas^.] 

Julia.     Married  John  Wooden.     Millerton,  N.  Y. 

Mary.     Died  a  yonng  woman. 

Erv^ette.     Married  Biyaiit  Sigler.     Ancram,  N.  Y. 

John.     Killed  jumping  from  a  train. 

Ebenezer.     West  Taghkanick,  N.  Y. 

Sara  M.     Married  Abram  Sigler.     Ancram,  N.  Y. 

Marilla.     Married  (J.  Garrison.     Ancram,  N.  Y. 

Rosetta.     Manied  D.  Kilmer. 

Ida.     Mai-ried  William  Smith. 


FOURTH   generation. 

Children  of  Adaline  E.*  [Jonas^  Peter  P.-,  Nicholas^J  and 
Charles  V.  Bagley. 

Fannie  Bagley  married  Charles  H.  Spaulding.  Residence 
Appleton^  Niagara  county,  N.  Y. 

Luther  S.  Bagley.     51  North  View  street,  Aurora,  Ills. 

William  Richardson  Bagley  was  born  January  15,  187o. 
Is  now  pursuing  a  literary  and  medical  course  in  Micliigun  Uni- 
versity, and  will  graduate  with  tlie  class  of  '08.  He  writes  that 
he  would  have  graduated  two  years  ago,  but  his  mother's  long 
illness  and  other  matters  [)i'evented  ;  also  v/iites  a  sentence 
most  worthy  of  record  :  "As  for  myself,  I  think  about  the 
best  thing  I  can  say  is,  that  I  am  trying  to  bo  a  credit  to  my 
mother  and  my  God." 

Children  of  Alfred*  [William  I.^  Peter  P.-,  etc.] 
Ida.     Born  January  17,  18»;9. 
Charles  W.     Bom  November  1(1,  1870. 
Anna  E.     Born  October  23,  1874. 
William  I.     Born  December  23,  1878. 
Edward  E.     Born  May  1,  1885. 


NICHOLAS   KULMEK.  113 

Children  of  Sarali  C*  [Harry  P.^  Peter  P.^  etc.]  and 
Peter  J.  Near. 

Henry  C.  Near.  Born  September  25,  1861.  Dealer  in 
watches  and  jewelry,  Jackson  Ournei's,  N.  Y. 

Harry  P.  Near.  Born  May  30,  1S75.  Jackson  Corners, 
N.  Y. 

Children  of  William  H.^  [William  J.^  Peter  P.-,  Nicholas^] 
Fhederick  M.     Born  October  27,  1880. 


JACOB  KULMER. 

Born  about  1740.  Tradition  says  he  came  to  America  from 
Germany.  Married  Anna  Maria  Hoysradt,  daughter  of  Hein- 
rich  Hoysradt,  who  came  fi'oni  Germany  in  1710.  Jacob  died 
about  lS-28. 

FU^ST   CiKNEl{AT10N. 

John  I.  Born  17715,  at  Milan,  N.  Y.  Married  Miss  Eleanor 
Millei'.  Married  Mrs.  Kate  Delnoy,  a  sister  of  his  tii'st  wife. 
Died  in  Hyde  Park,  Pa.,   hSll). 

Jacob.     Married  Margaiet  Coons. 

Hannah.    Baptized  October  1,  1780.    Married  John  Pronper. 

Maria.     Baptized  November  17,  17s8. 

Gh^RTRUDi::.     Ba])tized  Febiiiary  21.  1781. 

Harry. 

Adam. 

(UiARiTY.     Married  A.  Dvke. 


SKCOND   GENERA'JMON. 

Children  of  John  1.-  j  Jacob']  and  Eleanor  ]\liller. 

Maria.     Married  Cyrenus  Wilbur. 

Tobias. 

Jacob. 

John.  Born  1802.  Died  near  Marseilles,  Illinois,  in  April, 
1891. 

Jamks.  Born  in  Calatin,  Columbia  county,  N.  Y.,  August 
15,  1805. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  went  to  Hyde  Park,  Pa.,  and 
was  one  of  the  })ioneer  settlers  of  that  region.  At  that  time 
the  city  of  Scranton  was  a  little  handet  with  about  a  score  of 
inhabitants,  and  called  Slocum  Hollow.  Coal  then  was  at  least 
worth  the  digging  from  the  beds  that  outcj'0]»ped  near  the 
surface.  The  bed  of  the  Lackawanna  was  considered  public 
property  as  late  as  the  year  1844.  He  told  of  prying  out  in  the 
fall  of  this  year  enough  coal  from  the  bed  of  the  river,  above 
the   present  Lackawanna  Avenue  Bridge,  to  last   through  the 


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JACOB     KULMKK.  1  1 5 

winter.  Coal  was  then  used  in  large  fireplace  grates.  The 
winter  of  1839  was  very  severe  and  there  was  a  coal  famine  in 
New  York  city.  There  were  no  railroads  in  those  days  and 
v/ater  navigation  was  closed.  ]\Ir.  Kilmer  and  a  neighbor  made 
a  bargain  with  a  Providence  (then  Razorville)  merchant  to  bring 
him  dry  goods  from  New  ^'oi-k  for  ten  shillings  per  hnndrcd. 
Each  loaded  his  sled  with  a  ton  of  coal  and  started  Joi'  tlit;  city, 
a  distance  of  al>out  one  hniidred  and  twenty-five  miles.  Tliey 
went  by  way  of  Stroudsbui'g,  were  feriied  across  the  Delaware 
at  Water  Gap,  arrived  in  New  York  in  a  luiil  storm,  and  sold 
ihcii-  coal  for  ^V,]  [)er  ton,  I'etnrning  with  tiie  di'y  goods.  The 
tnp  of  seven  days  amounted  to  i^3L^ — TiO  cents  for  each.  Later 
li(?  made  another  trip  to  New  York,  not  as  profitable,  but  havin<'- 
an  intei'esting  incident  coimected  with  it.  "Joe"  Oriifin  of 
Hyde  I*ar1v,  a  somewhat  eccentric  gentleman,  captured  some 
«.\''ld  turkeys,  bred  tiiem,  and  one  year  as  Christmas  drew  iiear 
found  lie  had  one  hundred  turkeys  fit  foi'  the  New  Yoi'k  city 
market.  *'  Uncle  Joe,"  as  he  was  called,  conceived  tliat  lie 
could  drive  the  turkeys,  and  one  day  astonisiied  the  villagers 
bv  diiving  the  entire  lot  ui)  tlie  main  street  on  tiie  way  to  New 
Yiuk.  At  Bucktowu  a  dog  frightened  the  flock  and  thev  flew 
m  every  diiection.  With  the  helj)  of  a  score  of  men  and  boys 
iiKy  were  nearly  all  caught  and  necks  wrung.  Mr.  Clriftin  then 
l.ued  Mr.  Kilmer,  at  ten  shillings  per  day,  to  take  him  and 
p>udtry  to  New  York.  Mr.  (iritfin  received  ^2.50  each  for  lu's 
tuikeys,  witli  the  exception  of  two  male  birds,  for  wliich  he 
received  $5  each. 

In  1833  Mr.  Kilmei'  purchased  eighty  acres  of  land,  and 
soon  after  added  twenty-live  acres  to  liis  hist  purchase.  Heie 
on  this  tract  he  worked  from  daylight  until  daik,  summer  and 
winter,  and  built  a  house  yet  remaining.  Jle  lived  on  this  farm 
twenty  years  and  tlien  sold  it.  Tins  was  in  1853,  and  even  land 
with  coal  under  was  considered  of  but  little  more  value  than 
laud  without  coal.  He  had  i)urchased  a  farm  of  two  hundred 
acies  near  Janesville,  Wis.  It  was  his  int(^ntion  to  reserve 
tlnee  acres  in  the  sale  contract  of  the  Hyde  Park  fai-m,  to  make 
a  iiome. for  his  remaining  days  if  for  any  cause  he  should  not 
riettle  in  tlie  West,  but  through  neglect  the  reservation  clause 


IIG  HISTORY    OF   THK    KlI.:MKlt    IWIMITA'    IN    AIMKKK.'A. 

was  omitted  from  tlie  i)apers.  Ami  then  in  order  to  secure 
these  thiee  acres,  he  gave  tlie  coal  \u\i\ov  tlie  whole  [)la(:e. 
Thus,  without  his  kiiowlcdi;^!  at  the  time,  allowing  an  immense 
fortune  to  pass  through  his  hands. 

In  IS'JC.  Ml-.  Kilmer  married  his  first  wife,  Miss  Catharine 
Snyder,  who  died  in  is;'.s.  In  ls;li)  he  married  Miss  Hcden 
Knickei-hockei-,  a  descendaid-  of  the  New  York  State  Knicker- 
bockers. 

The  golden  w^ed(hng  was  celehi'ated  Si'ptiMnlx'r  14th,  issi), 
at  their  home  in  Janesvillt.',  \Vis.  There  were  present  on  that 
occasion  twenty  gtandchildrcMi  and  thii'ty-two  great-grand- 
children. To  the  day  of  his  death,  July  '2:'>,  IS'.);',,  at  which  time 
he  was  eighty-inne,  Mr.  Kilmer's  eyesight  was  good,  his  mouth 
well  filled  with  natural  teeth,  and  his  thick  black  locks  scarcely 
touched  with  silver. 

Alvin.     Born,  1807.     Marri(>d  Helen  Berger. 

Petkk  Benjamin.  Boin,  1813.  Married  Ehza  Snyder.  Died 
June  21),  1887. 

Henry.  

tiiikm)   (feneration. 
Children  of  Tobias^  IJohn  1.  =  ,  Jacobs] 
James  H.     Born  about  18;U.     Died  in  Novembei-,  1831. 
John.  

Childi'en  of  John^  [John  1.^,  Jacobi.] 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Wilsey,  Milford,  Nebraska. 
Mrs.  Kate  Wilsey,  Mai'seilles,  Ills. 
Mrs.  John  Mille]-,  Marseilles,  Ills. 
Egbj<:rt,  Marseilles,  Ills. 
Henry.  Marseilles,  Ills. 
Thomas,  Veiona,  Ills. 

Children  of  Alvin^  [John  I.",  Jacobs  J 

Leroy. 

Thomas.  Born  June  13,  1S31.  One  of  the  first  students  in 
Claverack  Seiuinary.  Deputy  Sheriff  nine  years.  November 
1,  1856,  married  Lucretia  Stickle.     Kesidence,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 


JACOB     KrL:\IKH.  117 

Children  of  Jaiiies^  IJoliii  I.-,  Jacob'  |aii(l  Catliaiine  Snyder. 

Cathaf^ine  Maria,  l^oin  in  ( iallaliii,  N.  Y.,  Felti  nary  12, 
j^LlT.     Mari'ied  Jos(^[)h  Cli-iftin. 

John.     Born  Jannary  li',  is;', l. 

Mary  Jane.  l-Joiii  Novcmher  iii»,  1S;>2.  Married  Lyman 
H.  Miller. 

ELiONOii.  Boiii  Octobci  -1,  ls:)4.  Married  Adam  Griffin, 
lu'-ides  at  S[)enrer.  Iowa. 

( Mnldren  of  Jame.s-\  and  I£elen  Knickerboekor. 

Harriet  (k)RNELiA.  B(»rn  in  ilyde  Bark,  I)ecem])er  2,  1S4]. 
Ab.i-ried  Krank  \V.  Mott.  Residciux^  204  i\oi-lb  llyd.;  Bark 
Awnne,  Scraiiton,  l?a. 


( 'biUJren  oi"  Betcr  Beiijannn  '  |-John  L'-,  Jacob'. J 

John.     Born,    ls;^,o. 

Orieein.      lu)riK    ls;',4.     Died,  Ai)ril  2(i,  1>0l>. 

WiEEiAM,     J'.orii,    ls;;(;.     Died,   1>77. 

J.  ]\IjeT()N.      Born,    ls;;(l.      lu'sidence,  Y^)rkybire,  la. 

Alvin.  Boi-n  Noveiidjcr  no,  i>|o.  Died  at  Ancram,  N.  Y., 
All -list  8,  IS'.Mi. 

Alexander.   Born  Jnly  4,  1S42.    Resides,  Johnstown,  N.  Y. 

Robert  M.  Born  in  (hdlatin,  N.  Y.,  Decend)er  7,  1S44. 
-Mai'ried  Martha  E.  Bivwstei',  Deceiid)er  7,  l.s74.  I:>nsines8, 
luiek  mannfactnrer.  Church  (dinieilion  is  Ba])tist.  Has  a. 
iiiditary  i-ecord  of  tln'ee  years  and  two  months  as  iioiicommis- 
^i^iied  officer  in  C<jm[)any  11,  Hist  hV'^t.  ^'.  V.  V(j1s.  Member 
oL  (K  A,  R. 

Susan  A.  ]ioin  December  1,  1S4('..  Married  Kdwaid 
Sharpe,  Decend)er  s,  isc.C.     Residf'iice,  \';dati,  N.  Y. 

Helen  C.  Born  Novembei-  2,  1S4S.  Mai-iied  Tlieodore 
J\i|;p,  December  2,  1S(h;.  Mai-i-ied  Jerome  \Vhite.  Resides, 
Konsha,  Wis. 

EzEK.     Born  Sei)tend)er  11,  1850.      Died,  1801. 

Isaac.     Born  Se|)tember  11,  185i>. 

Hakvey.  Boiii  July  28,  1852,  in  Galatin,  N.  Y.  December 
2.V  lyuo,   married  Anna  Fear.     Business,  kneestacker.     Church 


118  HISTORY   OF   THE   KH.IMER   FAMH.Y   IN    AMERICA. 

connection,  Dutcli  Reformed.  ] besides.  No.  10  Charles  sti'eet, 
Johnstown,  N.  Y. 

P]TTA.  Born  Noveniher,  1S54,  at  Galatin,  N.  Y.  December 
4,  1872,  mairiecl  (Teoiji,e  K.  Raxtei-.  Belon<>s  to  Metliodist  Epis- 
copal Church.  Mr.  Baxter  is  a  farmer  and  belongs  to  the  Odd 
Fellows.     Resides,  Winnebago  (Uty,  Wis. 

Hattie.  Born  Decendjer  2.1,  bs5(;.  IMarried  Henry  E. 
Hotaling,  June  21,  ls7;5.  Has  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
E])iscoi)al  C/hnrch  foi'  twenty-thn.'e  years.  Mi-.  Hotaling  is  ])i()- 
prietor  of  the  Excelsioj-  loakery  at  Philmont,  N.  Y. 

Sarah  Lee.     Born  June  25,  l^.ls.     Difd  December  8('),  ls,")8. 

Charles  J.     Born  SepttMnber  t;,  isr»().   Resides,  Afton,A\'is. 

EOUirril     (lENEliATION. 

Children  of  Catharine^  |  James'*,  John  1.-,  Jacob^  |  and 
Joseph  Griflin. 

Mary  (Iriilin.     Married  Albion  P.  Martin. 

Jane  (Irifliii.     Maii'ied  Withington. 

Emily  (JriHin.     Widow  of  Sanuiel  F.  Stump. 

Addie  Griflin.  .Married  J.  T.  Spoon.  They  reside  in  Janes- 
ville.  Wis. 

Hattie  Crriffin.  Married  Benjamin  Blanchard.  Reside, 
Janesville,  Wis. 

Josephine  Griffin.  Married  C-.  H.  Antisdell.  Reside,  Afton, 
Wis. 

Charles  Griffin.     Afton,  Wis. 

EttaGiiftin.     Married  George  S.  Otis.     Afton,  Wis. 

Benjamin  (friflin.     Janosville.    Wis. 

Kitty  Giittin,     Janesville,  Wis. 

Children  of  Harriet  C. '  [James^  John-,  Jacob'  [and  Frank 
W.  Mott. 

Carrie  A.  Mott  was  born  March  23.  ISOO.  Mariied  Charles 
H.  Van  Storch,  attoi-ney,  February  5,  ISDo. 

Fraiikie  Mott  was  born  Apiil  24,  ls7u.  Died  August 
o,  1887. 

Helen  A.  Mott  was  born  December  25,  1874. 


JACOB      KULMEIt.  119 

Children  of  Robert  M.^  [Peter  Benjamin  ,   John-,   Jacobs  ] 
CoRTLANDT  Q.     Born  April  18,  1870. 
Pearl  M.     Born  Jnly  1,  1877. 
Florence.     Born  Auf;iist  ll»,  1882. 
Robert  L.     Born  Marcli  lo,  18S7. 


Children  of  Etta'  [Peter  B. ',  etc.] 
George  J.     IJorn  September   lo,  1875. 


Children  of  Hattie*   [Peter  B.^  etc.  J  and  H.  E.  Hotaling. 
Edward  B.  Hotaling  was  born  April  5,  1877. 
Mary  E.  Hotaling  was  born  April  24,  1888. 


Children  of  Thomas-'  [Alviii^  John  I.-,  Jacobs] 
Charles  R.     Born  Janaaiy  27,  1858. 
Homer  B.     Boi-n  Augnst.  1872. 


WILLIAM  KILMER. 

]\l;inied  Catluirino  Ballulck.  His  fatliur's  iiaiiio  was 
William. 

I'JIfST  (;K-N' I-: RATION. 

Za("J[auiaii.  Died  at  Kiiii;st(>n,  AA^is.,  leaving-  many  <le- 
sceiidaiits,  concerning  wlioni  nolhing  is  known  Lo  the  compiler. 

Wx\LTKU  \V.      Dead. 

Lkwih.     Annondale.  Duchess  comity,  N.  Y.     No  I'eport. 

IJiA  AV.  l^)Orii  Deci'inher  "jIo,  IS1l\  near  Jack'son  ('orners, 
town  of  Milan,  Dnchess  comity,  N.  Y.  He  married  Catharine 
E.  Jvowe,  daughter  oi"  David  Howe,  ol"  the  town  of  Livingston, 
June  23,  jyoO.  J5oth  wei'e  menihers  of  the  Uel'ormed  Church  at 
Nassau.      His  business  was  farming. 

Er,i.  Is  a  hai'd-working  and  prosperous  farmer  at  Jackson 
Corners,  N.  Y.  The  e(h1or  judges,  hy  his  corresptmdence,  tliat 
he  is  one  of  the  sturdy  Kihners.  He  married  Margaret  Snyder, 
Beptemher  IT),  lS51. 

lioi'.KR'J'.  Died  at  l^ivingstoii,  Columbia  connt}^  N.  Y., 
May  2S,  18!) 7. 

Magdalena.     Left  no  descendants. 

LuciNDA.     Mrs.  Lucinda  Fing(n-,  Jackson  Corners. 

Dkbohah.  Widow  of  Wilham  Moon,  Jackson  Corners, 
N.  Y. 

RiiODA.     Mai-ried  l;ink.     Died  at  Yakitie,  N.  Y. 

Phkbk.     .Mari'ied  Henry  Lahnatier.     Died  atCalatin,  N.  Y. 

SJa'ONO  (JENEKATION. 

Children  of  AValter  W.  '  1  William-,  William'.] 
Eli.     Rhinebeck,  N.  Y. 
Kussell  AY.     Hudson,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Ira  W.^  [  VYilliam-,  AYilliami.  | 

David  W.  Born  in  Nassau,  N.  Y.,  April  12,  1838.  Has 
been  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  in  Rensselaer  and  Columbia 
counties  since  1805,  continuously,  and  at  pi'esent  is  engaged  in 


DAVID    W.     KILMER. 


\V1LL1A:\I     KlLMKIi.  1  Li  1 

li;e  work  in  Lebanon  Springs,  N.  Y.  ITas  a  small  farm  at 
East  Nassna,  N.  Y.,  wliicli  is  his  icsidence.  Was  a  jiistico  of 
till'  peace  in  said  town  fi'om  iss-j!  [n  isiio.  Is  a  member  of 
(iiatitnde  lodi:,'e,  No.  074,  1*\  and  A.  M . ;  also  of  [A'banun  lod,^e, 
r^i).  13,  It.  A.  M.  Js  a  memlter  (if  tlic  lu'foi'mcd  I'lmrch  at 
Nassau.  Jannary  !'.•,  ls7(i,  be  mariii'd  l^'Ji/a.  J.  1  )iisfMbery,  (,)f 
Nassna,  who  died  Auj^usl  22,  issi'.  Jiimiary  Itl,  Is-^l,  mariied 
Liu'y  F.  Cady,  of  Canaan,  X.  V.  Air.  Kilmer  has  nearly  reached 
three-score  yeais.  His  j^ictnrc  tells  us  thai  he  is  well  presei-ved, 
and  slionld  the  providene(_' oi' ( iu(l  take  hhn  lo  fenr  score,  he 
app(^ars  e(|nal  to  the  aMainment  in  his  life  of  half  a  centnry  of 
n-rcful    labor. 

Ohaklks.  l)Oi'n  AnL;nst  r.>,  IS-II.  A  carpent<-r  and  bnilder 
iji  New  York  ( 'ity. 

GK(na;K  fl.      Horn   Jnl\'  hi.  is|."..      hied    f'ebrnai-y  ;'•,  1^74. 

Nelson  II.  IJorn  Septendtei'  s,  isijl,  at  Nassau.  N.  Y. 
Jni}e8,  1888,  married  Alaiy  .lane  lleale.  Is  an  ari-hitect  and 
lanlder  at  ()c<';in  (Jiova-  New  Jersey,  and  proprietor  of  the 
.ilaslva  House  liis  church  comiection  is  Methodist  Fpisc-opal, 
and  in  seci'et  societies.  Masonic,  Krn^hts  of  Pythias  and  ij('gion 
n(   the  Red  Gross. 

J  h: ANNETTE.     Kom  January  18,  1851.     Alari'ied    TVFomoe  Bnr- 
diok.     Residence,  Brainard,  Rensselaer  comity,  N.  Y. 

Martha  F.     Boi'U  Decendiei-    IJ,  185;).      Died   June  12,  1875. 

Children  of  Eli^  [William-,  WilliamC  | 
UiilJAll.      Bi)in  November  2n,   ls5'_'. 

OsBOKNE.  Boi-n  October  !»,  lsr.2.  Salesman  and  clerk  in 
the  cloak  dejiartment  of  Church  and  (Company,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

THIKl)    <;ENEUATI()\. 

Children  of  David  W.^  [Ira  W.-',  William'-,   William'.] 
Clarence  A.     Born  July  2-2,  187:;.     lias  been  a  teacher  of 
one  of  tlie  [)ublic  schools  in  Nassau,  N.  Y.,  for  the  last  live  years. 
Melville  F.     Born  February  s.  1878. 
Mahion  F.     Born  February  s,   1878.      Died  Jnly  4,  1871). 
Flossie  M.     Born  August  15,  1888.     Died  Fehrnary  1,  1893. 


122  ursTOiiY  OF  THE  kilmi<:r  fa.mily  in  amekica. 

Children  of  Georj^e  E.'   |li'a  W.\  etc.  J 

Makv  K.  Died  in  1874,  a1)ont  one  month  after  her  fatlior's 
death. 

George  E.  Is  a  teacher  in  one  of  the  i)uhhc  scliools  at 
Sand  Lake  Kensselaer  county,  N.  Y. 

The  descendants  of  Ira  W.  a|»i)ear  to  be  well  represented  in 
the  noble  army  of  edncatois. 


WILLIAM     E      KILMER. 


DANIEL   T.   KILMER. 

Bom  ill  Duchess  county,  N.  Y.  Son  Thomas,  who  had 
also  sons  naincHl,  Pliilip,  Thomas,  John  and  Henry,  concerning 
whom  nothing  is  known. 

FlItST  GENEliA'l'ION. 

James  Heniiv.  Born  at  Clavei-ack,  N.  Y.,  Juno  11,  lSi>li. 
Married  Margaret  living  in  July,  1850.  Enlisted  in  Company 
1,  4:7th  N.  Y.  Infantry,  Octoher,  1S()3,  and  was  dischaiged  in 
New  York  City  June,  ISiiTj.  He  participated  in  engagements 
at  Maiden.  Florida,  and  in  the  assaults  hefore  Richmond  in  the 
campaign  of  ls()4;  was  taken  piisoiier  at  (V>ld  Harhor,  Va.,  in 
June,  18(U,  and  incarcerated  in  i.ihby  l^-ison,  at  liichmond, 
heven  days,  then  removed  t(»  Andersonville,  (ra.,  ami  released 
therefrom  in  April,  ISOo.  Is  now  an  inmate  of  the  Soldiers' 
Home  at  Bath,  N.  Y. 

Thomas.  Born,  1S!>L>,  at  Claverack,  N.  Y.  In  1876  married 
aMiss  Cornelia  E.  Best.  Chinch  connection,  Methodist  Epis- 
copal.    Business  is  farming. 

Jacob.  Married  Mary  Han-is,  Ai)iil  15,  1847.  Died  in 
Andersonville  Prison  during  the  War  of  the  Itehellion. 

Robert. 

Sarah  Frances. 

Maria. 

Catharine. 

Eliza. 

second  oen eration. 

Children  of  Thomas^  [Daniel  T.-,  Thomas'. J 

Cornelia  M.     Born,  1878. 

George  H.     Born,  188o. 

Sarah  F.     Born,  1882. 

Esther  R.     Born.  1884. 


Children  of  Jacob^  [Daniel  T.-,  Thomas'.]       ' 

William  E.     Born    in    Claverack,    N.    Y.,    March  2,   1848. 


124 


IIISTOUV    OF   'niK    Kll  MKi:    J-'.\.M1I.V    IN    AMKUK'A. 


Married  Sarali  Wilkin,  of  (ircciiport,  N.  Y.,  December  24,  IS()8. 
The  cereinoiiy  was  jx-i  tuniie(|  hy  lu'v.  i>.  b\  Adams  at  li»  Fifth 
street,   Brooklyn,  N.  V. 

Vov  the  [»ast  ei<j,Iit  ycai-s  he  h;is  been  assistaid.  supei'iii- 
teiidfiit  of  th(^  Hudson  (hsliict  of  \\\c.  Pi'udcnfial  liisiiiaiice 
Company  of  Amei'iea.  Is  a  mend)er  of  the  l^'iisf  Al.  1^^.  (Jhnreh 
in  Hudson,  flis  fellow  nicmhers  have?  hoiiorod  hmi  with  the 
oftiees  of  slcwai'd,  hnsicc,  classdculcr  and  Sunday  School 
su[)erinteudt'nt. 

iMend)or  o)^  l.indenwall  hxl-c,  No.  IPJ,  1.  ().  0.  F. ;  Hudson 
lod<;t',  No.  »'ii:>,  I.  ().  (J.  '\\:  Hudson  City  lod.^e,  1221,  Ivoy-d 
Arcanum  ;  also  a  mcudter  of  the  .Xcw  \"ork  State  ( i rand  Lo(1l;('S 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  llio  (Jood  Templars. 

HK.NK'iK'rTA.  l>oiii  Dt'ceuiher  .".,  I s,',;).  Married  Selali  \'an 
Deiiseii,  May  20,  ISTT.  Is  a  niend)er  of  the  M.  F.  Cluuch  of 
Philmoid,   N.  Y. 

'I'linU)    (U'lNKI.'ATIoX. 

Child  of  William  10.  '  |Jaeoh',  Daniel  T.-,  Thomas'.] 
MaK'KV  a.      (Jeiieial  Secri'tary  of  the  Y.  M.V.  A.,  at  \Yiter- 
ville,  x\.   V.      lias    heen    in   ihi.^   business  for  a  uinnber  of  yeai's, 
which  is  al)out  as  ^ood   recouunendation  as  a  younjj,-   man  coul<l 
desire. 


Children  of  Ilemaetta-*  [Jacobs  et('.  |aud  S(3lah  Yaw  Deuseii. 
Jessie  \"an  Deustai  v\'as  born  May  14,  Js78. 
Herbei't  \'an  Deusen  was  born  April  11,   1S71). 
Libbie  \^an  Deirseu  was  born  January  24,   IsSl 


^,»-   ■     ""u^  ^, 


'»'\'a  JMK. 


GEORGE    D.     KILMER. 


THOMAS  KILMER. 

The  eai'liesL  records  known  at  this  tiino  lind  liini  in  tlie  Mo- 
hawk Valk^y,  N.  Y.,  ne:\v  8ehene<'t;uly,  svhicli  i»lace  lie  left  tor 
Canada,  ahout  1801,  and  settled  in  the  eoiinty  of  Kly,in,  Ontario, 
living-  thei'e  nntil  his  death,  aluuit  IS-il. 

FIRST   (iFNEUA'riON. 

-^ 

Philip.  ( )ne  child  only  ;  ;i  danghleiV  who  niaiiied  a  John- 
son. 

Henry.  Born  in  th(i  State  of  New  York,  prohahly  near 
Schenectady,  in  t70<».  Died  Fel)rnary  liS,  1870,  at  his  h()me  in 
Centerville,  Elgin  connty,  (Ontario,  and  is  hnried  in  the  Center- 
ville  cemetery.  His  daughter  C'athaiine  says  he  served  in  the 
British  Army  in  the  War  of  181'2,  and  was  at  the  siege  of  Buf- 
falo. 

(tEORGE.     Born  Fehruary  18,  1800.     Died  1S78. 

John. 

J  \t'OB.     Descendants  all  dead. 

Catharine.     Mariied  Daniel  Dickoat. 

RosANNAJL.     Married  Peter  lian]'(0 

Hannah.  Married  her  cousin  Philip  Kilmer,  who  was  son 
of  Hemy,  a  hrother  of  Thomas  ahovo. 

E[JZABETH.     Married  Abiaham  Wintermute. 

S ECON 1 )    a ENE RATION. 

Children  of  Henry-  [Thomas^. ] 

John. 

Elizabeth. 

GEOK(iE.  Born  in  London  District,  Canada  West  (Ontario), 
April  28,  1821.  Was  drafted  in  June,  1837,  to  take  part  in  the 
Canadian  Rebellion,  served  ont  his  time,  hut  was  not  in  any 
battle.  A])ril  IG,  lS-i3,  married  Ellen  Westover.  She  died  in 
1805.  Followed  tanning  husiness  in  Canada  fifteen  years. 
Moved  to  Wisconsin  in  1852,  and  to  IMinnesota  in  18(;2.  ]\Iarried 
Elmii-a  McDowd,  or  McDowell  (name  not  clear),  in  AVatonv/an 
connty,  Minn.,  B'ebruary  21,  18(>7.  Followed  farming  since  he 
left  Canada.     His  church  connection  is  Christian, 


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tiusband's  Full  Name    Joseph  Johnston 

This  Information  Obtained  From: 

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D.y     Month     Ye.r       1  City.  To*n  or  Place              Coujitv  or  Province,  etc              State  or  Country    ] 

Add.  Info,  on  Husbind 

Birth 

1808 

Ireland 

Chr'nJ 

' 

Mar. 

^/    flcftr  /iio 

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Death 

19  May  1898  Malahide  Twp  Elffin  Cty  Ontario 

1 

Burial 

Aylmer  Ontario  «  Burdick  Gem 

Places  of  Residence 

Occupation     Farmer              church  Affiliation    C    of   E              Military  Rec.         NonB 

other  wl.es,  U  in,.  No.  (1)  (2)  lie 
M.ke  separate  sheet  for  Men  m.r. 

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^Wife's  Full  Maiden  Name     Barbara  Kilmer                                         , 

D.u 

Day     f.1onth    Ye.r 

city,  Town  or  PUw                County  or  Province,  etc             St.ie  or  Country 

Add.  Inlo.  on  WUe 

Birth 

1814 

Ontario 

Chr'nd 

Death 

IS  Deo   1895 

Malahide  Twp  Elein  Ctv  Ontario 

Burial 

Avimfir   Ontario   -  Biirrtir.k-   C.P.m. 

Compiler 

Places  of  Residence 

Address 

Occupation  if  other  than  Housewife                                Church  Affiliation     C    of    E 

City,  State 

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Sex 

Children'.  N.mei)  In  Full                                            Children. 
{ArT.nKe  In  order  of  birth)                                         D.t. 

Day     Month     Year 

city,  Town  or  PUce                County  or  Province,  etc.             St.te  or  Country 

Add.  Info,  on  Children 

1 

Thomas 

Full  N.me  of  Spouse-                                \ 

Frances  Louisa  Bascoij 

Birth 

28  Mar  1857 

Malahide  Twd  Elgin  Cty  Ontario 

Mar. 

29  Sept  1856 

Ontaric 

Death 
Burial 

24  Oct  1925 

London     Ontario 

■Ray   nity  Wirhifran   -   OaV   Rld^    Oem. 

' 

2 

Humphrey 

Full  l^.me  of  Spouie"                                 \ 

Ellen                               \ 

Birth 

1.840 

Malahide  Twp  Elgin  Cty.   Ontario 

Mar. 

peath 

1 

Burial 

1 

3 

Rfiward   n, 

""■""""•            \ 

Birth 

1845 

Malahide  Twp  Elgin  Cty  Ontario 

1 

Mar. 

t] 

peath 

purial 

I 

4 

Eliaa  (F.I ma)  Bfillnda 

Full  Nime  ol^Spouse'                                     \ 

Birth 

184S 

Malahide  Twp.   Elgin  Cty  Ontario 

Mar. 

Death 

Burial 

5 

Full  N.me  ol  Spouse-                                    y 

Eliza  C.                       \ 

Birth 
Mar. 

1847 

Malahide  "Ewp  Elgin   Cty  Ontario 

Death 

p 

Burial 

6 

.Tofieph     rj 

Full  N.me" of  Spouse*                                 \ 

Birth 

1849 

Malahide  Twp.   Elgin  Cty  Ontario 

) 

Mar. 

Death" 

1 

Burial 

7 

David  N. 

Birth 

1855. 

Malahide  Twp.   Elgin  Cty  Ontario 

^ 

Mar. 

f 

Full  Ntme  of  SpouBe*                                  V 

Matilda  C.                    \ 

Death 

f 

Burial 

t 

8 

Full  N.me  ol  Siouse-                                    \ 

Emily  Medora  Brovm   \ 

Birth 

18S7 

Malahide  Twp  Rlgin  Cty  Ontario 

1 

Mar. 

1 

Death 

Burial 

f 

9 

Birth 

1^3^' 

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Mar. 

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r-tf^  -^.-iTU  mirxlBd  rnore  ^^a^  «v  «  No.  «Mh  tn»r,  (Ij  (3)  e^^-  *r^  Hi"  In  "AJd.  Info,  oo  thlidren"  columjt   Use  rtverw  iid*  (or  •ddUlon*!  ctilldren,  ^ther  notPi,  refermcc*  or  Urformittofc                ^ 

THOMAS  KILMER. 

The  earliest  records  known  at  this  time  tind  liiin  in  tlie  Mo- 
hawk Valley,  N.  Y.,  near  Schenectady,  which  place  he  left  for 
Canada,  ahont  isol,  and  settled  in  the  connty  of  Kili;in,  Ontari(-), 
living  there  nntil  his  death,  ahont-  ISil. 

FHiST   (it'LXEUATlOX. 

Philip.  (.)ne  child  only  ;  a  danghleiV  who  married  a  John- 
son. 

Henry.  Born  in  tlie  8t;ite  of  New  York,  prohahly  near 
Schenectady,  in  t79<).  Died  Kehrnary  I'S,  ISTi),  at  his  lujme  in 
Centerville,  Elgin  county,  (>ntario,  and  is  hnried  in  the  CentcM-- 
ville  cemetery.  His  daughter  C!atharine  says  he  served  in  the 
British  Army  in  the  War  of  IS  12,  and  was  at  the  siege  of  Buf- 
falo. 

George.     Born  Fehruai'y  18,  isoo.     Died  1878. 

John. 

J\c;OB.     Descendants  all  dead. 

Catharine.     Married  Dainel  Dickont. 

RosANNAH.     Married  Peter  LanrfO 

HanNxVH.  M allied  her  cousin  Phili[)  Kilmer,  who  was  son 
of  Henry,  a  hrother  of  Thomas  above. 

Elizabeth.     Married  Abraliam  Wintermute. 

8 ECC^N  I )    O ENE U ATION. 

Children  of  Henry-  [Thomas^ ] 

John. 

Elizabeth. 

Georoe.  Born  in  London  Disti'ict,  CVuiada  West  (Ontario), 
April  28,  1821.  Was  drafted  in  June,  1837,  to  take  part  in  the 
Canadian  Rebellion,  served  out  his  time,  but  was  not  in  any 
battle.  A])ril  10,  1843,  married  EUeii  Westover.  She  died  in 
18(55.  Followed  tanning  business  in  Canada  fifteen  years. 
Moved  to  Wisconsin  in  1852,  and  to  ]\Liimesota  in  1802.  Ahirried 
Elmira  McDowd,  or  McDowell  (nanu^  not  clear),  in  Watonv/an 
connty,  Minn.,  February  21,  18(;7.  Followed  farming  since  he 
left  Canada.     His  cluirch  connection  is  Christian, 


THOMAS  KILMER 

The  earliest  records  known  at  this  time  tiiid  liiin  in  the  Mo- 
liawk  VaHey,  N.  Y.,  near  Schenectady,  wliich  jiiace  lie  left  for 
Canada,  ahont  1801,  and  settled  in  the  county  of  Kla,'in,  Ontario, 
living  there  nntil  his  death,  ahont  ISll. 

FIIJST   (iKXERA'riDX. 

Philip.  (.)ne  child  only  ;  m  d;iughteiV  who  niariied  a  John- 
son. 

Henky.  Born  in  the  State  of  New  York,  |jrol)al)ly  near 
Schenectady,  in  ITOti.  Died  Fehrnary  I'S,  ISTt),  at  his  h(,)ine  in 
Centerville,  Elgin  connty,  (hitai'io,  and  is  hui'ied  in  the  Ccnter- 
ville  cemetery.  His  daughter  C-atharine  says  he  served  in  the 
British  Army  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  at  the  siege  of  Buf- 
falo. 

George.     Born  Fehruaiy  18,  isoo.     Died  1878. 

John. 

J\C0B.     Descendants  all  dead. 

Catharine.     IMarried  Daniel  Dickout. 

RoSANNAJi.     Married  Peter  Iianr(?) 

Hannah.  Married  her  cousin  Philip  Kilmer,  who  was  son 
of  Henry,  a  hrother  of  Thomas  above. 

Eejzaheth.     Married  Ahialiani  Wintermute, 

SECOND    (JENEIiATION. 

Children  of  Henry-  [Thomas^] 

John. 

Elizabeth. 

Georoe.  Born  in  London  District,  Canada  West  (Ontario), 
April  28,  1821.  Was  drafted  in  June,  1837,  to  take  part  in  the 
Canadian  Rebellion,  served  out  his  time,  but  was  not  in  any 
battle.  April  lO,  18 13,  married  Ellen  Westover.  She  died  in 
1805.  Followed  tanning  business  in  Canada  fifteen  yeais. 
Moved  to  Wisconsin  in  1S52.  and  to  IMiimesota  in  18t;2.  Married 
Elmira  McDowd,  or  McDowell  (name  not  clear),  in  Watonv/an 
county,  MiniL,  February  21,  18()7.  Followed  farming  since  he 
left  Canada.     His  church  connection  is  Christian. 


126  HISTORY   OF   TIIK   KILMEH   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Thomas.     Bui-ied  in  Centerville  Oeiuetery. 

Margaret.  Boin  June,  1824.  In  1840  married  Samuel 
Westover.     Is  livint^-  at  Luton,  Ontario. 

Joseph.  Bor'i  September  IT,  1827,  in  township  of  Mala- 
hide,  Ontario.  Married  Chiistina  ShiHey,  daugliter  of  a  Ger- 
man mill  wrijj,ht,  October  U,  184;i.  Aftei- some  eighteen  years 
of  })ioneer  work  in  the  county  of  f.ambton,  Ontario,  he  returned 
in  1871  to  tilt.'  old  homestead  at  Centei'vdle,  remaining  there  un- 
till  1882,  when  he  moved  to  Michigan,  neai-  Reed  City. 

Held  a  mmiber  of  townshi[)  and  county  oltlces.  Member 
of  tlie  Grangers  in  Canada.  His  clnnch  connection  was  Metho- 
dist Episco[)al,  in  which  he  held  the  oltices  of  class  leader  and 
trustee  most  of  the  time  duiing  his  meml)ershi)).  Died  at 
Chase,  Michigan,  July  3,  bsDO,  after  four  years  of  paialysis,  aud 
was  practically  helpless  most  of  this  time. 

Hannah.     Mari'i(;d  John  Kinsey. 

Henry.  Boi'n  in  the  townsliipof  IMalahide,  county  of  Elgin, 
Ontario,  January  Hi,  1S32.  Mariied  Sarah  Ami  Fairchild,  Sep- 
tember 24,  1853.  Is  a  farmer.  Has  held  office  county  consta- 
ble.    Member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  the  I.  0.  0.  F. 

Mary.     Married  William  Moiley. 

Catharine.  Born  in  Aylmer,  Ontario,  July  27,  1830.  Mar- 
ried Alfred  McCully,  Novend»er  10,  1SG3.  Hei'  church  connec- 
tion is  Seventh  Day  Adventist.     Eesidence,  El  Dorado,  Kansas. 

Caroline.  Mari'ied  P.  B.  Boseid)eriy.  Resides  at  Forest, 
Ontaiio. 

Rosannah.     Manied  John  Roberts.     Watford,  Ontario. 


Children  of  George-  [Thomas^] 
Catharine.     Born  December  2,  L823. 
Deborail     Born  June  7,  1825. 
MARGAiiET.     Born  May  5,  1827. 
Georgie  W.     Born  January  27,  1829. 
Nancy  P.     Born  November  Y,  1830. 
Mary.     Born  April  0,  1,s33. 
Elizabeth.     Born  July  2,  1835. 


THOMAS    KILMEU.  127 

Hannah.  Born  in  the  township  of  Malahide,  county  of 
Elgin,  Ontario,  September  i!t,  1S37.  Mai-iied  James  Dickout, 
December  24-,  185'J.  AbndxM-  of  the  ^l.  E.  Chuivh  in  Ayhiier. 
Eesides  in  Malaliide. 

Thomas  E.  Born  January  L^o,  1S41.  (Lettei-  returned  un- 
claimed from  Maiyville,  ]\liih.) 

Rosannah.     Born  JMarcli  (5,  1843. 

Eliza  Jane.  Born  April  'JS,  1S-J5.  Married  Lindsey.  At 
Springfield,  ()ntaiio. 

Ciiildren  of  Hannah-  |'rhomas'.| 

(Jfokcje.  T)orn  in  the  towiisj)!])  of  Malahide,  county  of  El- 
gin, Ontario,  July  I,  lbtL>.  IMaiiied  Anna  Maria  lioy,  October 
3,  IStlT.  Is  a  conti'actor  and  builder  in  l)etroit,  Mich.  Member 
of  tile  order  ot  Odd  Fellows,  order  of  Foresters,  order  of  United 
Workmen,  and  order  oT  Sons  of  England.  ITis  cluu'ch  comiec- 
tion  is  Baptist. 

Must  be  a  go-ahead  Kilmei',  and  Canada's  loss  was  our 
gain. 

Edmund. 

tjiuji)  oknkhatiun. 

Children  of  George'-  |  Henry",  ThomasVJ  ^^n^l  Ellen  West- 
over. 

Fkancis  a.     Born  July  15,  1844. 

Henrietta..  Born  Decendun-  3,  184(5.  Married  Thompson. 
Resides  Alma  City,  Minn. 

J(JSEPHLNE.     Born  September  5,  184'J.     Dead. 

Bykon  0.  Born  August  25,  ISr.l.  Man-ied  Delphena  Coon 
December  1,  1878.  He  is  one  of  the  fij-m  of  Robinson  &  Kilmer, 
dealers  in  furniture  and  undertaking  goods,  wall  paper,  window 
shades,  etc.,  at  And)oy,  Minn.  Belongs  to  tlie  Freemasons  and 
Modern  Woodmen. 

Hahkh^t.     Born  May  3,  1853.     Married  George  Goddard. 

(tEOKGE  M.  Born  December  3,  1855,  in  Greenlake  county, 
Wisconsin.  Married  P]velyn  S.  Gunsalus,  July  3,  1879.  His 
business  is  farming.  Takes  pride  in  being  the  father  of  four 
rugged,  healthy  children.     Resides  Alma  City,  Minn. 

Ella.     Born  November  8,  1859. 


128  HISTOKY    OF   THi:    KILMER   FAMJLY    IN   AMERICA. 

Chai'les  E.     Born   September    11,1857.     Lives  at  Aniboy, 
Minn. 

C'hildreu  of  George^  and  Eliiiira  McDowd. 

Mary  M.     Born  Fehiuaiy  2<),  18(;'J.     ]\larried  Seger. 

JOSEPIIINK.      l^orii  Jaimary  2<i,  1S71. 

Martha,     l^oiii  June  21.  187-1. 

Dennis.     Born  May  25,  1877. 

Lorena.     i^orn   I\]ay  22,  ls7l». 

ARcnU';.     Boi'ii  Novcniljer  5,  J887.     Dead. 

Edna.     Born  April  1 1,  188«. 


Children  of  Margaret-'  [Heniy",  TlKjiiiasi]  and  Samuel 
Westover. 

Phebe  Caroline  Westover  was  born  January  22,  1849. 

Jeannette  M.  Westover  Avas  l)orn  July  2,  1850  Married 
Albert  l^iitcliai'd.     liesidence,  Calton,  Ontario. 

Hii-am  Westover  was  born  May  7,  1S5;'>.     Aylmer,  Ontario. 

Omer  Ledi-o  Westover  was  born  Decendjur  1,  185-1.  Luton, 
Ontario. 


Children  of  Joseph^  [Henry-,  Thonuis'.] 

EzELiAii.  Born  July  22,  1850,  in  townshij)  of  Malahide, 
county  of  Elgin,  Ontario.  Married  Maggie  Sadler,  July  14, 
1874. 

Is  one  of  the  firm  of  Nelson  &  Kilmer,  builders  of  wagons, 
sleighs  and  lumber  carts,  in  Jteed  City,  Mich. 

Served  three  years  in  the  Canadian  vohnit(H?r  service. 

He  names  Odd  Fellows,  Red  Men  and  ordei'  of  Maccabees,  as 
his  connection  in  secret  societies,  and  at  present  with  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 

Describes  his  church  connection  as  the  one  spoken  of  in 
Ephesians,  1:22,  23,  and  Hebrews,  12:23.  Namely,  in  substance, 
to  the  General  Assembly  and  Church  of  the  Fii'st  Born,  which 
are  wiitten  in  Heaven.  There  is  none  better,  in  fact  this  is 
the  Church. 


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FREDERICK    KILMER,  D.  D.  S. 


THOMAS   KILMER.  129 

Frederick  D.  D.  S.  Burn  in  Centerville,  Ontario,  Septem- 
ber 24:,  1S52. 

His  early  life  was  that  of  liealthfal  activity  and  pleasant 
toil,  such  as  conies  to  the  children  of  a  i)ioneer  in  the  newest 
settlement. 

He  received  his  education  at  the  Aylnier  High  School  and 
Komoka  College,  also  at  the  Toronto  Normal  School,  where  he 
leceived  the  teachers'  training  and  a  Piovincial  certificate.  For 
some  five  years  he  was  engaged  in  teaching. 

In  1881  he  entered  a  dental  office  as  student,  taking  tlie  full 
course  of  lectures  and  clinics  in  the  Toronto  Sciiool  of  Dentistry 
and  graduated  from  thot  institution  in  1884  wilh  high  honors, 
standing  first  in  the  honor  list,  and  carrying  away  the  gold 
medal. 

After  graduation  he  located  in  the  city  of  St.  Catharines, 
Ontario,  wJicre  he  has  by  careful  and  conscientious  effort  built 
up  a  large  and  remunerative  practice.  Tn  1881)  he  wrote  at  the 
examination  in  the  Toronto  University  for  tlie  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Dental  Surgery,  and  was  lionored  witli  that  degree,  standing 
second  on  the  honor  list. 

He  has  been  president  of  the  Ontario  Dental  Society  ;  ex- 
aminer in  the  Dental  Dei)artment  of  the  Toronto  IJnivei-sity  ; 
also  in  the  Toronto  Scliool  of  Dentistry.  Tho  i)(.)sitions  tell  us 
something  of  the  esteem  accorded  to  him  by  fellow  dentists. 

Dr.  Kilmer  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
and  one  of  the  trustees  in  the  First  Methodist  Church  in  St. 
Catharines.  A  member  and  past  master  of  several  of  the 
fraternal  societies. 

He  is  a  supporter  of  all  healthy  and  manly  sports  and 
games,  is  a  lover  of  the  gun  and  rod  and  quite  a  devotee  of  the 
bicycle. 

In  1877  he  married  Miss  Mary  Harvey,  eldest  daughter  of 
William  Harvey,  M.  P.  for  East  Elgin,  and  his  home  is  to  hiiu, 
the  one,  of  all  places,  most  desirable, 

George  H.     Born,  1855.     Married  Rhoda  Sadler. 

Albert  Ledro.  Born  July  14,  1857,  in  Arkona,  Lambton 
county,  Ontario.     Married  Mary  E.  Tyrrell,  November  2'2,  1882. 

9 


130  HISTORY    OF   THE   KH^MER   FAMILY   IN   A]\IERICA. 

In  business,  a  miller;  in  secret  orders,  F.  A.  A    M  •  A    0    U 
W.,  and  I.  0.  (1.  T. 

Church  connection,  Methodist  of  Canada. 

Mary  Catharine.  Born  March  28,  1860,  in  Warwick, 
Lambton  county,  Ontario.     Is  at  Big  Rapids,  Mich. 

Augusta  Caroline.  Born  March  21,  1863.  Married  Charles 
Berger.     Besidence,  Crapo,  Mich. 

Joseph  Edward.  Boi-n  September  25,  1SG6,  at  Warwick. 
Married  Annie  P.  GriHiths,  October  I,  1890.  Farmer.  Member 
of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America. 

Alfred  Lionel.  Born  September  15,  1809,  at  Warwick. 
Dentist  in  South  Bend,  Ind. 

William  xAkthur.  Born  November  19,  1872,  at  Malahide, 
Elgin  county.     In  Solon,  Mich. 


Children  of  Hannah^  [Henry-,  Thomas^]  and  John  Kinsey. 
Carrie  Kinsey.  Married  John  Bradley.  Aylmer,  Ontario. 
Mary  Kinsey.  Mariied  Jolni  Hammond.  Aylmer,  Ontario. 
Martha  Kinsey.     Manicd  Aubrey  Adams.     Calton,  Ont. 


Children  of  Henry^  [Henry-,  Thomas^.] 

Mary  Ann.     Born,  ls51.     Dead. 

JOSEHINE.     Born,  1856.     Deiid. 

Sarah  Jane.     Born,  1858.     Dead. 

Susan  E.     Born,  1861.     At  home. 

Prudenck.     Born,  1863.     Mai-ried  Joseph  Birdsall. 

Amaretta  M.     Born,  186)6.     Dead. 

Elman  N.     Born,  1869.     Dead. 


Children  of  Mary^  [Henry-,  Thomas^]  and  William  Marley.. 

Josepli  Marley, 

William  Marley. 

John  Marley. 

All  at  Forest,  Ontario. 


THOMAS   KILMER.  131 

Cliiklien  of  Cathaiine^  [Henry-,  Tlionias']  and  Alfred 
McCully. 

C.  H.  jMcCully  was  born  in  Chatham,  Ontario,  August  13, 
1804.     Besides,  Suisen  City,  Cal. 

A.  8.  McCully  was  born  at  (Jarden  Grove,  Iowa,  March  16, 
1867.     Eesides,  Pontiac,  Kan. 

W.  E.  McCully  was  born  in  Garden  Grove,  Iowa,  August 
30,  18(59.     Resides  in  liattle  Creek,  Mich. 

Mary  Agnes  McCully  was  born  in  Lenox,  Iowa,  January 
11,  1874.     Died  October  22,  1874. 

S.  F.  McCully  was  born  in  Lenox,  October  17,  1875. 


Children  of  Caroline^*   [Henry-,  Thomas']  and  P.  B.  Rosen- 
berry. 

Elmer  Rosenberry.     Muskegon,  Mich. 
Frank  Rosenberry. 
Alice  Rosenberry. 
Ada  Rosenberry. 
Daisey  Rosenberry. 


Children  of  Hannah-'  [George-,  Thomas']  and  James 
Dickout. 

Clarence  Dickout  was  boi-n  in  township  of  Malahide,  county 
of  Elgin,  June  24,  187<'..     On  the  farm  at  home. 


Children  of  George^  [Hannah-,  Tiiomas'.]  Hannah-  mar- 
ried Philip  Kilmer. 

Ernest  Elgin  Clifford.  Born  August  2,  1857,  in  town- 
ship of  Malahide,  county  of  Elgin,  province  of  Ontario. 

Married  Miss  J.  Grace  Miller,  February  27,  1881). 

Is  Commercial  Master  in  the  Stratford  Collegiate  Institute 
of  Canada.  A  Royal  Arch  Mason,  and  member  of  the  Anglican 
Church. 

William  Edmon.     Born  May  20,  1860,  in  Malahide,  Out. 

James  Walter.     Born  June  15,  1875,  in  Alymer,  Out. 

Gordon  Roy.     Born  February  20,  1887,  in  Aylmer,  Ont. 


132  HISTORY   OF  THE   KlIMKR   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

FOURTH  GENERATION. 

Childi'eii  of  Byron  0.*  [George^  Henry-,  Thomas^] 
Nellie  Mabel.     Born  Jnly  II,  1S81. 
LoRA  Belle.     Born  Sei)tember  ;>,  1887. 


Children  of  George  M*  [George ^  etc.] 
Lucy  Mauu.     Bom  April  21,  1880. 
Mabel  Viola.     Boi-n  September  26,  1883. 
Charles  William.     J>orn  July  4,  1881). 
Frances  Clyde.     Born  November  28,  18l.»0. 


Children  of  Ezeliah^  |  Joseph^  Henry",  Thomas^] 
Alfred  E.     Boi-n  May  24,  1870. 
Ada  ALi!EiiTA.     Born  March  8,  1878. 
Edna  Maud.     Born  May  11,   188;3. 


Child  of  Frederic*  [Josepll^  etc.] 
Arabella  Haryey.     Born  August  18,  1870. 


Children  of  Geoi'ge  H^  |  Josei)h-%  etc.] 

Olive. 

Altie.     . 

William. 

Children  of  Albert  L.*  [Joseph 3,  etc.] 
LoRNE  T.     Boin  February  4,  1881. 
Flossie  Maud.     Born  January  22,  1887. 
Ella  May.     Born  August  0,  1889. 
Earl  Elmer.     Born  November  8,  1895. 


Children  of  Augusta  C*  [Joseph^  etc.]  and  Charles  Berger, 
Gertrude  Edith  Berger.     Boin  September  8,  1887. 
Karl  Frederick  Berger.     Born  January  11,  1889. 


THOMAS   KILMER.  133 


Children  of  Joseph  E.*  [Joseph^  etc.] 
Chkistfna  J.     Bom  August  3,   IS'jl. 
Llewellyn  E.     Born  April  24,  1S96. 


Child  of  Ernest  E.^  [(leorge%  Hannah^  Thomas'. 
Lily  May.     Born  Sejitenihei-  2,  1892. 


PHILIP    KILMER. 

Born  in  the  Mohawk  Valley,  N.  Y.,  ahout  1781.  Had 
brothers,  Henry  and  Thomas.  His  fathei-'s  name  was  Hemy 
and  married  Patty  ]\tullen.  This  is  according  to  tlie  statement 
of  Philip's  son,  Peter,  whom  the  compiler  visited  m  1805,  and 
he  was  then  in  his  eighty-eighth  year. 

During  the  war  ot  1812  Philip  went  to  Canada,  remaining  a 
short  time,  then  came  back  to  New  York,  locating  in  Marcdlns. 

From  this  place  he  moved  to  Fox  township,  Pa.,  making  the 
emigration  with  wagon  and  oxen,  which  in  these  days  of  rapid 
transit,  would  be  considered  a  decidedly  slow  method  of  transfer. 

In  Fox  township,  a  wealthy  Phildadelphian,  named  Phineas 
Bond,  owned  a  large  tract  of  land  and  had  made  the  offer  of 
one  hundred  acres  to  each  of  the  first  ten  settlers.  This  was 
undoubtedly  a  great  attraction  to  Mr.  Kilmer,  who,  with  two 
of  his  sons,  took  this  opportunity  to  get  farms,  and  they  entered 
into  contract  for  one  hundred  aci'es  each. 

The  country  was  then  a  wilderness  and  full  of  wild  beasts. 
Muncy,  thirty  miles  distant,  was  the  nearest  place  to  get  their 
corn  ground,  imtil  tiiey  accidentally  discovered  Canton,  wliidi 
was  eighteen  miles  nearer.  This  discovery  was  made  by  An- 
thony, son  of  Philip  Ivilmer,  and  Joseph  Hoagland,  who  followed 
the  dogs  on  the  track  of  a  deer  which  they  had  wounded,  until 
they  came  to  a  settlement  on  Towanda  creek.     Tins  was  Canton. 

F11{ST  GENEKATION. 

Anthony.     Mai-ried  Rebecca  Kice. 
Henkv. 

ClIAHf.Eft. 

Martha.  Born  February  IT),  ISOl.  November  L>7,  1822, 
she  married  Christian  Haveily.  Was  known  as  a  neat  house- 
keeper, an  excellent  Christian  woman  and  highly  esteemed  by 
all  who  knew  her.  She,  with  her  husband,  were  members  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  their  house  was  always  a 
home  for  the  niiuisters.     Dutd  Jime  15,  1873. 

Rosina.     Born  Januaiy  1,   'i^VS.     Married  Henry  Haverly, 


GEORGE    KILMER. 


PHTLIP   KII.MEK.  135 

January  7,  1823.  She,  with  lier  husband,  were  two  of  the 
original  members  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  formed  in  Overton,  Pa., 
about  1823.  Her  youngest  son  says:  "  M}"- motlier  was  an  ex- 
cellent woman.  To  her  husband  s!ie  was  a  helpmeet  indeed. 
She  never  complained  of  tlie  hardslnps  of  pioneer  life,  and  was 
always  ready  to  assist  witli  her  laboi'  and  counsel  in  transferring 
the  wilderness  into  fertile  fields.  To  her  cliildren  she  was  all 
that  tlie  endearing  name  of  mother  im})lies.  As  a  Christian  she 
lived  an  exem})lary  life,  her  faith  nevei'  faltering  for  a  moment 
in  the  promises  of  God," 

She  died  peacefully,  Jaiuiary  23,  1889. 

Philip.     Died  June  12,  ISiWI. 

Peter.  Born  about  1S()7.  Married  and  lived  all  his  days 
in  Fox  township,  in  a  settlement  called  Shunk,  named  after 
Francis  Kawii  Shunk,  governor  of  Pennsylvania,  1845  48.  AVe 
are  indebted  to  him  for  much  of  the  tradition  concerning  his 
ancestry. 

Hannah. 

G-EOKGE.  Born  in  the  state  of  New  York,  March  9,  1813. 
When  he  was  seven  years  old  his  parents  moved  to  Snllivan 
county,  Pa. 

He  mai-ried  Hannah  Batten  in  1839.  In  May,  18G5,  he 
moved  with  his  family  to  Gosper  county,  Iowa,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  fai-m,  on  which  he  remained  until  isTo,  when  he 
moved  to  Saliiie  county,  Nebraska,  and  took  a  homstead  five 
miles  north  of  Western.  AVas  a  mend)er  of  the  M.  E.  Church 
ueaily  fifty-six  years,  and  ])art  of  this  time  was  class-header. 
His  life  cori'es})onded  to  his  profession.  Died  March  17,  1S88, 
at  the  residence  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  George  Saw3^er,  of 
Western,  Neb. 

SECOND  (iENERATION. 

Childi-en  of  Anthony-   [Philipi.] 

Wh.liam.     Born    in  Shuidv,  Pa.,   May  3,   ISls.     November 
11,  1845,  he  mari'ied  Nancy  Catharine  Shaddnck.     The  business 
of  his  life  has  been  farming,   sugar  making,  honey  and  hunt 
ing.     In   this  way,  by  steady  industry,   he  has  eai'iied  a  good 


136  HISTORY   OF   THE   KILMER   FAMILY  IN   AINIERICA. 

home,  and  raised  a  lar^e  family  of  children,  who  are  a  comfort 
to  himself  and  wife.  The  compiler  had  the  pleasure  of  visiting 
him  in  liis  home  at  Shunk  and  found  him  one  of  nature's  noble- 
men, wnom  it  was  a  great  ])leasure  to  meet. 

]\Iartha.     Married  John  A^'il^()x. 

Mary.     Mari-icd  Ed\vard  ]\l(C(>rniick. 

Eebecca. 


Children  of  Martha"  |  Phihi)']  and  Christian  Haverly. 

Hannah  Haverly  was  horn  Se])tember  liO,  1825.  Married 
Samuel  Anahle.     Married  Eldah  Landon,  of  Canton,  Pa. 

]\hu1ha  Haverly  was  horn  February  9,  1828.  Married 
Myron  Anahle.     Died  July  15,  1852. 

Catharine  Haverly  was  born  July  9,  1830.  Mai-ried  Horatio 
Ladd.     J)ied  8eptend)er  18,  1882. 

Celinda  Haverly  was  born  April  21,  1833.  Married  Edward 
Rinebold. 

Christian  Leroy  Haveily  was  born  June  8,  1835, 


Children  of  Rosina-  1  Pliilii)'  |  and  Heiuy  Haverly. 

Hannah  Ihiverly  was  born  January  1,  bS24.  Married  John 
Molyneux  May  11,  1843.  Is  a  member  of  the  Wesleyan  Metho- 
dist Church.     Resides,  Overton,  Pa. 

Henry  Haverly  was  born  April  27,  1827. 

William  D.  Haverly  was  horn  July  5>,  1829. 

Rosina  Haverly  was  born  July  3,  1832.  Married  Reuben 
Camp.     Residence,  Lockwood,  Mo. 

Angeline  Haverly  was  born  September  23,  1830.  Married 
William  J.  Hottenstein  June  1,  185-1.  They  are  prosi)erous 
farmers  at  Overton,  Pa.   Church  connection,  (lerman  Reformed. 

Hester  Ann  Haverly  was  born  February  14,  1840.  ]Married 
John  Heacock,  M.  1).    He  is  dead.    She  is  living  at  Dushore,  Pa. 

Alexander  Cliauucey  Haverly  was  born  November  9,  1845. 
Taught  school  when  young  and  intended  to  stndy  law,  but  his 
parents  were  so  anxious  for  him  to  stay  with  them,  that  he 
gave  up  the  ambition  of  his  life  and  engaged  in  farming.  He 
writes  that  his  heart  was  never  in  the  business,  and  he  has  not 


PHILIP     KILMKR.  137 

been  successful.  It  may  have  been  for  the  best,  yet  it  seems 
hard  to  be  grinding  in  one  place  with  the  heart  in  another,  in 
which  position  there  cannot  be  mucli  joyful  laljoi',  but  many 
sighs.  He  has,  however,  he  says,  one  thought  to  console  him, 
and  this  is,  tliat  he  was  kind  and  true  to  his  father  and  mother 
in  their  old  age. 

Politically,  his  heai't  and  hand  are  togethei-,  and  he  is  all 
right.  A  i)rotective,  sound  money  Republican,  always  ready  to 
vote  against  the  licjuor  traffic  when  there  is  a  sensible  o[)])Or- 
tunity  to  do  so. 

Tliough  a  zealous  Republican  he  has  never  been  an  office- 
seeker.  The  only  offices  he  ha«  lield  are  school  directoi',  and 
postmaster  at  Overton,  Fa.,  188-J -80.  While  holding  the  latter 
office  he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business. 

*Decend)er  31,  1807,  he  marritnl  Elizabeth  Place,  of  Wyom- 
ing county.  Pa.  Both,  with  part  of  the  family  of  children,  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Uhiu-ch. 


Children  of  Philip-  [Philip^.] 

Bkn.tamin  p.  Poi'U  Novembei-  5,  18-tl,  in  Fox,  Sullivan 
county.  Pa.     May,  1861,   married  Miss  Adams. 

October  18,  18(11,  he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  58th  Pa.  \'ols., 
and  was  discharged  October  17,  1804. 

Is  a  farmer,  an  Odd  Fellow,  in  the  G.  A.  R.  and  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  Church. 

Christlvn  L.  Born  July  L^O,  1847,  near  Canton,  Pa.  Raised 
in  Fox  township.  At  the  age  of  twenty dwo  he  w^ent  to  Iowa. 
Afterward  to  California,  then  returned  to  Iowa.  To  northern 
Nebraska  in  1882,  and  to  8t.  Joseph,  Mo.,  in  1887,  where  he 
now  resides,  at  1432  North  Fifteenth  street. 

His  business  is  witii  Tootle,  AVheeler  and  Mottei-,  manufac- 
turers and  jobbers  in  dry  goods,  and  the  oldest  wholesale  house 
in  the  West.  He  is  their  carpenter  and  works  in  all  depart- 
ments where  imi)rovements  or  repaii's  are  needed. 

In  secret  order  connection  Mr.  Kilmer  a])pears  to  spread 
out;  the  editor  is  not  sure;  that  he  has  everything  right,  and 
notes   it   as  he   understands    it.      Member  of   Eclipse    Rebecca. 


138 


HISTORY   OF   THE    KH.MER    FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 


Lodge,  157,  I.  0.  0.  F.;  St.  Jose|)li  Council,  ISl)  ;  Knights  and 
Ladies  of  Security;  Hesi)enan  Encampment,  8,  I.  0.  0.  F. ; 
Eclipse  Lodge,  U3,  L  0.  0.  F.  Febiuaiy  23,  1875,  he  manied 
Miss  Anna  Kridelbauu,h. 


Children  of  Peter-  |rhiHi)>.J 

John!*.  Born  December  30,  1S4-1,  iu  Shuidv,  Pa.  Married 
Samantha,  Williams,  November  1,  IStJS.  He  is  a  farmer  and 
blacksmith. 

Rebecca.     Manied  C.  N.  Pottei-. 


Chil<lren  of  George-  [Philip^.] 

Ellen  M..  Born  Octobei-  18,  1834.  Mari-ied  John  B 
Whipple. 

Anthony  B.  Born  November  4,  1841,  in  Fox  township,  Pa. 
Aug^ust  L>5,  LsOl),  lie  luarried  Mary  McKay,  danglitei'  of  John 
McKay.  A  very  sad  affliction  in  his  life  is  his  wifeV  insanity. 
Slie  is  now  in  Medical  Lake  Hospital,  in  state  of  Washington, 
with  no  jirospect  of  recovery. 

He  has  been  engaged  in  enough  different  kinds  of  business 
during  his  life  to  at  least  escape  monotony.  His  tiist  ])usiness 
aftei'  school  days  was  carrying  U.  S.  mail  from  Eaglesmere  to 
Canton,  gohig  on  horseback  a  distance  of  thiity-six  miles 
throngh  the  wilderness.  In  18(i7  he  went  to  Iowa  and  engaged 
in  farming.  After  one  yeai-  at  this  he  returned  east  to  engage 
in  cai-penter  work.  Built  at  Granville  and  Minne(pia  Si)rmgrs. 
A  portion  of  Peter  Herdick's  buildings  and  fnrnitui'e  at  Minne- 
qua  were  constructed  undei-  his  direction.  Aftei'  this,  went  west 
again,  settling  in  Nebraska  and  eiigagetl  in  farming  on  Turkey 
Creek.  Two  years  in  the  Pioneer  store  in  Wilbur,  Neb.  Sold 
nursery  stock  one  year  ;  books  one  year,  and  for  a  time  was  in 
the  general  collection  office  of  his  brother-in-law,  Hon.  George 
P.  Sawyer  of  West<M-n,  Neb.  Petnrned  to  Fox  township  and  hi 
ISD-J  was  elected  jnstice  of  the  i)ea<-e  which  office  h."  still  holds. 
He  joined  Bine  Valley  Lodge,  HI,  F.  c^  A.  M.,  at  Wilbur,  Neb., 
in  1887,  in  which  he  v/as  masliM-  mason. 


ANTHONY  B.  KILMER. 


PETEli     KILMER.  139 

Martha.     Boi-n  October  18,  1845.     Married  Hon.  George  F. 
Sawyer,  Western,  Neb. 

George  M.     Born  July  27,  LS-tS.     Is  in  Western,  Neb. 
Theo.  W.     Born  December  2(5,  IS,")!).     Is  in  Auj;nsta,  Ga. 


TIIJK'I)  GENEKATION. 

Children  of  William^  lAntlionyS  Pbilipi.] 

Zachary  F.  Born  May  10,  1817,  in  Shunk.  Ts  a  farmer 
and  lumberman.  Married  lienrietta  King  in  188G.  iVIanied 
Melinda  Wilcox  March  7,  1887.  She  was  a  daughter  of  William 
Wilcox  of  Elkland,  Pa.  It  was  tlie  compiler's  good  fortune  to 
remain  at  theii'  home  ovei-  night.  They  are  both  ilevoted  mem- 
bers of  the  church  in  Shunk. 

Millard  F.     Born   July  2o,  184t».     Is   a  farmer  in   Shunk. 

Christina  A.     Born  November  28,  1850. 

Mary  Sellxda.  BornA])ril  17,  1852.  Married  Fred  McCarty. 
Eesidence  l^iatt,  Sullivan  county,  Pa. 

Asa.     Born  July  22,  1855.     At  Shunk. 

Rhoda  p.  Born  Jamiary  17,  1857.  Married  Luther  Gaul- 
try.     Residence  Blair,  Nebi-aska. 

Sylvester.  Born  March.  1859.  Residence  ]\lillvie\v,  Sulli- 
van county,  Pa. 

Samuel.     Born  Se[)tend)er  8,  18l)().     At  Millview. 

Arraha^mL.     Born  June  15,  18(J2.     At  Millview. 

Charles  S.     Born  April  2i>,  18t;5.     At  Millview. 

ANx\a  L.  Born  October  27,  1800.  An  attendant  in  Williard 
Hospital,  N.  Y. 

EnvviN  C.     Born  Octolx^-  15,  180!).     At  Home. 


Children  of  Martlia'\  [Anthony-  Philip']  and  John   Wilcox. 
Huldah  Wilcox.     Mrs.  1).  S.  Turnei-,  Tyrone,  N.  Y. 
John  Wilcox.     Kendall  Station,   N.  Y. 
F.  A.  Wilcox.     Eddytown,  N.  Y. 

Child  of  Mary-'  [Anthony-  Philip].      Mary  mari'ied  l^dward 
McCt)rmick  an<l  lias  a  son  Jesse,  address  unknown. 


UO  HISTORY   OF  THE   KILMER   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Children  of  Anoeline'^  [Rosiiia-  Philipijand  William  J.  Hot- 
ten  stein. 

Jacob  Willie  Hottenstein  was  born  Febrnary  22,  18">5.   ])ied 
July  2,  1862. 

Henry  Williard  Hottenstein  was  born  Apiil  30,  1800.     Died 
January  1(5,   18(')(). 

Clara  Ann  Hottenstein    was  born  March  22,  1802.     ;Mai  ried 
Harley  A.  Ci-anmer. 

Channcey   Solomon  Hottenstein    was  born  April  11,  1804. 
Married  Annie  E.  j\b-ssersmith. 

Nettie  Caroline    Hottenstein    was  born  January   19,   180ti. 
Man-ied  Andrew  W.  Shei'inan. 

Lizzie   Augusta   Hottenstein   was  born   Februaiy  1,    ISTI 
Married  R.  Wallace;  Norton. 

Maiy  gueena  Hottenstein    was  born   December  25,    Js72. 
Died  Januaiy  11,  1873. 

Eleanor  Christianna  Hottenstein  was  born  March  20,    1^7^). 

Edwaid  William  Hottenstein  was  boiTi  Septembnr  24,  1880. 


Cliildren  of  Benjamin^  [Philip-,  PJiiJii)i.  j 
Bertha.     Born  April,  18(;2,  in  Fox  township,  Pa. 
Philm'.     Born  1803,  in  Fox  township.     AValdo,  Kansas. 
Amellv  P.     Born  May  IS,  l,s77.     Dead. 
Claris.sa  M.     Born  in  Holt  county,  Nebraska. 


Children  of  Christian  L.^  [Philip-,  j'hili])!.] 
Alberta  M.     Born  l^el)ruary  8,  1870,  in  l^rescott,  la. 
Byron  L.     Boin    December   23,    1878.       Is   stock   clerk   in 
Tootle,  Wheelei-  &  Motter's  wholesale  house  m  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 


Children  of  John  P.^*  [Peter-,  Philip^] 
Francis  L.     Born  1871. 
Maud.     Born  1878. 
Nancy  E.     Born  1881. 
Jesse  R.     Born  1884. 


PETER    KILMER.  141 

Children  of  Anthony  B.  ^  [George-,  Philip^] 

George.     Born  March  14,  1871. 

Judson  A.  Born  May  23,  1872.  In  Lincoln  Normal  Uni- 
versity, at  Lincoln,  Neb.  Tlie  president  of  the  university  cer- 
tifies to  his  excellent  character  and  abilities. 


Gliild  of  Ellen  M^  [George-,  Philipi]  and  John  B.  Whipple. 

Mattie  D.  Whi{)ple.  Married  a  foreign  missionary  in  189-i 
at  Alexandria,  Nebraska,  and  sailed  from  New  York  City  for 
Southampton,  England,  on  the  steamshi[)  Elbe,  thai  fated  ves- 
sel which  sunk,  on  her  return  voyage,  in  the  North  Sea  with 
three  hundred  passengers  on  board.  Wlien  last  heaitl  from 
they  were  at  an  American  station,  seventy  miles  northwest  of 
Durban,  among  the  Zulus.  Her  address  is  Mapumulo  Mission 
Station,  Natal,  South  Africa. 


fourth  generation. 

Children  of  Francis  L.*  [John  P.%  Peter^,  Phili])' 
Howard.     Born  18'j'2. 
Carlton.     Born  18tJ4. 


ADAM  KILMER. 

Born  1755.  Died  in  Essex,  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  April  2, 
1835.  One  of  the  oldest  living  descendants  says  his  father's- 
name  was  Nicholas. 

FIRST   GENKRATIOX. 

Gkorge.  Born  March  17,  1785,  in  Argyle,  Washinotoii 
county,  N.  Y.  Married  Elizaheth  Dixon.  Died  July  21,  IS57, 
in  Dupage,  111. 

William.  Born  in  Argyle,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  18,  1701.  Married 
Miss  Esther  Porter  about  1818.  Both  members  of  Presbyterian 
church.     He  was  a  farmer. 

Adam.     Died  at  Essex,  N.  Y. 

Thomas.     Died  in  Gouverneur,  N.  Y.,  about  181-1. 

John.     Owned  a  sliip,  of  which  he  was  captain. 

Elizabeth.     Married  Reuben  Whalen. 

Maria.     Married  Wheeler,  of  Salem,  N.  Y. 

Catharine.     Married  Darius  Tayloi-. 

SECOND   GENERATION. 

Children  of  George"  [Adam^ ] 

Margaret.  Born  November  17,  1810,  in  Argyle,  N.  Y. 
In  1831  married  John  Staftord  of  Essex,  N.  Y.  Died  in  Joliet, 
111.  Became  a  member  of  M.  E.  Church  in  girlhood  and  led  an 
exem])lary  and  Chiistian  life. 

George.  Born  April  15,  1812,  in  Argyle,  N.  Y.  Married 
in  Essex  county,  N.  Y.,  and  l)y  this  union  had  five  children. 
Names  not  given.  All  dead.  Second  marriage  in  Joliet,  111. 
Besides  512  N.  E.  Avenue,  Joliet. 

Mary  xVnn.  Born  February  23,  1814,  in  Washington  county, 
N.  Y.  In  1831  married  Stephen  Potter  of  Essex  county,  N.  Y. 
Moved  to  Illinois  in  1814.  He  is  dead.  She  is  living  at  Dwight, 
Illinois. 

William  D.  Born  October  15,  181G,  in  Essex  county,  N.Y. 
June  10,  1830,  married  ]\Iary  Louise  Amlan,  who  was  born  in 
Champlain  county,  N.  Y.,  March  31,  18J8.  Moved  to  Joliet, 
Ills.,  in  1818.  He  died  in  1888  at  Bloomington,  Ills.  She  is 
livinsr. 


ADAM    KILMER.  143 

Elizabeth  C.  Born  April  21,  1820,  in  Whallonsbiirg,  N.  Y. 
When  she  was  three  years  old  her  home  was  changed  to  Essex, 
N.  Y.  In  1S41  she  went  to  Plymouth,  Ohio,  and  stayed  two 
years  with  her  mother's  relatives.  In  1844  she  went  with  her 
people  to  Joliet,  111  ,  where  she  lived  until  her  marriage  with 
Amos  C.  Paxson.  After  marriage  she  lived  twelve  years  on  a 
farm  in  Dupage,  111.,  and  then  moved  to  Lockport,  111.,  where 
she  now  lives,  and  invalid  by  paralysis,  and  lovingly  cared  for 
by  her  only  cliild.  She  is  a  mend)er  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  Lockport.  Her  husband,  Mr.  Paxson,  was  su|)er- 
visor  four  terms,  assessor,  justice  of  peace,  member  of  the 
board  of  education  several  terms,  and  postmaster.  A  mendier  of 
the  Masonic  fiaternity,  having  taken  degrees  to  and  including 
Knight  Templar,  which  he  has  been  twenty  years. 

Peuben  W.  Born  January  12,  1822.  Married  Hannah 
Eliz;d)eth  Stevens,  who  died  at  the  age  of  thirty  at  Havana,  on 
the  island  of  Cuba,  where  Mr.  Kilmer  had  stopped  with  her 
over  night  while  on  the  journey  to  California,  hoping  there  to 
improve  her  health.  He  buried  Iwv  in  Havana,  and  then  with 
two  motherless  little  girls  continued  the  journey,  remain- 
ing in  California  six  months,  then  returning  to  Dupage,  111., 
where  he  married  Eunice  Elvira  Godfrey,  with  whom  he  is  still 
living  at  Joliet.     By  occupation,  a  farmer. 

Thaddeus  B.  Born  February  9,  1825,  in  Essex,  N.  Y. 
Went  to  Joliet  in  1844.  Mai-ried  in  1851,  in  Dupage,  111.  Resi- 
dence, Joliet. 

James.  Born  January  5,  182s,  in  Essex,  N.  Y.  AYent  to 
Joliet  in  1844.  j\[airied  ]\Lima  Wilch,  October  15,  1854.  Has 
held  office  of  town  collector. 

Eleanor.  Born  May  28,  1831,  in  Essex,  N.  Y.  Went  to 
Joliet  in  1844.  ]\larried  Schuyler  Welch  in  April,  1849,  in  Joliet. 
She  died  in  Dennison,  Texas,  in  1885.  Mr.  Welch  is  living  at 
Joliet. 


Children  of  William^  [Adam^ ] 

Adam  P.     Born  July  27,  1819,   at  Argyle,  N.  Y.     Married. 
Resides  at  Gouverneur,  N.  Y. 


144  HISTORY    OF   THE    KILMER   FAMILY    IN   AMERICA, 

John.  Born  Auj^ust  5,  1824,  at  Fort  Ann,  N.  Y.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  McKeane.     Resides  at  (ioQveriieur,  N.  Y. 

Catharine.  Burn  June  6,  1828.  Married  A.  S.  Wood 
January  2(J,  1847.  Both  were  connected  with  tlie  Presbyterian 
Ciuirch.  Ml-.  Wood  was  in  the  genei'al  mercantile  business  for 
many  years,  hut  for  the  ])ast  foui-  years  has  not  l)een  actively 
engaf>:ed  in  business.  Residence,  Collingwood,  Ohio.  The  son, 
J.  S.  Wood,  M.  D.,  continues  the  mercantile  business  witli 
dings,  medicines,  and  books. 

Eliza.  Mrs.  Eliza  I'ield,  now  living  in  Ferrislmrg,Vt.,  and 
is  in  her  seventy-sixth  year.  Mend)er  of  the  Congregational 
Church.     Her  husband  was  a  farmer. 

S\RAH.     Died  unmarried. 


Child  of  Adam"  [Adam^.] 

William.     Resided  at  St.  Peters,  Minn. 


Children  of  Tht)mas"  [Adam^] 
James.     Sarina,  Michigan. 
•  Mary.     Married  0.  Harris,  and  at  last  account  was  at  Osh- 
kosh.  Wis. 

Margaret.     Married  Jacob  Bliss.     Both  dead. 

THIRD    GENERATION. 

Child  of  Margaret  B.^  [George-,  Adam']  and  John  Stafford. 

Martha  Cornelia  Stafford  was  born  August  8,  1854,  at  Essex, 

N.  Y.     Married Douglas,  April  10,  1875.      I\ir.   Douglas  is 

secretary  of  the  Joliet  Limestone  Company.  Mrs.  Douglas  died 
March  4,  181»5. 


Children  of  Mary  Ann^  [George-,  Adam^]  and  Stephen 
Potter. 

Charlotte  B.  Potter  was  born  October  7,  1835,  in  Cuyahoga 
county,  Ohio.     Dead. 

Mary  Ann  Potter  was  born  June  10,  1837,  in  Cuyahoga 
county,  Ohio.     Dead. 


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MRS.  MARTHA  STAFFORD  MRS.  LAURA  MRS.  ALICE 

DOUGLASS  KILMER  MINER.  KILMER  SPRAGUE 

MINORA     C.     PAXSON. 


ai)a:m  KiLMh:K.  J  45 

George  W.  Potter  was  horn  Octohei-  27,  183l».  in  Cuyahoga 
county,  Ohio. 

Mai-garet  S.  Potter  was  horn  June  iJo,  18-Il\  in  Cuyalioga 
county,  Ohio. 

lieuhen  K.  Potter  was  hovn  Septeniher  i^O,  1844,  in  Ouya- 
hc^ga  county,   ( )hio. 

Alhert  Potter  was  horn  Deremhei-  3,  1847,  in  ^\''ill  county, 
Ilhnois. 

Bteplien  A.  J\)tter  was  Ixuii  Octohei-  i'7,  Isoo,  in  Pivingston 
county,  Ilhnois.  . 

Elvie  T.  Potter  was  horn  ]\hircli  i',  \>^:')7 ,  in  Livingston 
county,  Ilhnois. 


Children  of  William  \).-'  ((h'orge-,  Adain^  |. 

MAKGAiiKT.     Born  August  ID,  J.s;;7,  at  Wlutehall,  N.  Y. 

Hknky.     Born  Deceinher  27,  J838,  at  Essex,  Is\  Y. 

Charles  E.     Born  Noveniher  25,  1842,  at  Essex,  N.  Y. 

Peuben  W.     Boin  Septeniher  4,  ]84(i,  at  Essex,  N.  Y. 

Stephen.     Born  March  7,  1850.  at  Joliet,  Ills.     Dead. 

Leroy.     Born  August  i4,  1853,  at  Joliet,  Ills. 

Lauua  E.  ]^orn  August  14,  1^53,  at  Joliet,  Ills.  Mariied 
John  C.  Scoville,  January  1>,  18(;0.  Mari'ied  Alheit  S.  Minci-, 
March  0,  1^77.  Dressmaker  at  4332  Evans  Avemie,  Chicago, 
Ills.  Items  of  pei'sonal  history  as  follows  :  With  exception  of 
first  eighteen  months  of  lil'e  at  Joliet,  lived  on  a  farm  near 
Dwight,  Ills.,  until  her  first  marriage,  then  went  to  Normal, 
Ills.  In  1872  moved  to  Bloomington,  where  she  resided  until 
18SG.  In  18'J0  went  to  Seattle,  Washington,  where  slie  remained 
until  181)3,  when  she  settled  in  Chicago,  her  present  home. 

Wn.EiAM  J.     Born  Eehruary  7,  1850,  at  Dwight,  Ids.     Dead.. 


Child  of  Elizaheth^  |  George'-,  iVdam'J  and  Amos  C.  Paxson. 

Minora  C.  Paxson  was  horn  July  11,  1855,  at  Dupage,  Ills. 
She  hegan  teaching  in  1875  in  the  Sycamore  Graded  School,  and 
I'esigned  this  position  to  accept  one  in  the  graded  school  at  her 
home  in  Lockport,  where  she  taught  two  years  in  the  giamiuar 

10 


I4r>  ursToiiv  OK  Tiri',  KiL:\ii':it  i'amilv  in  AxMkhica. 

and  iiiterinediate  gi'ades  and  tlien  went  to  the  State  Nonniil  at 
Bloomington,  ills.  Aftei-  she  was  thi'ough  tliere  she  tan^^lit  in 
the  Hi>>h  Scliool  and  was  riiiicipal  ot  Sclujols  nntil  she  left  her 
woik  of  teaching  and  went  home  to  care  tor  lier  invalid  mother, 
to  whom  she  is  greally  devoted  and  honors  hy  faithful  nnnis- 
tration.  She  also  studied  medicine  and  would  have  graduated 
from  the  C'hicago  Medical  College  hut  for  hei-  mother's  illness. 
The  editor  never  yet  had  the  pleasure!  of  meetmg  Miss  Paxson, 
hut  he  judges  hy  her  life  and  veiy  hi-ight  letters  that  she  is  pos- 
sessed of  ahility  and  eiderprise  ahove  ordinai'y  M'omen,  and 
expects  some  day  to  see  her  nanu;  among  the  many  medical 
practitioners  in  the  Kilmei-  fainil\-. 


C'hildicn  of  heuhen  \V.-'  [Cieorge'-,  Adam'  |. 

Alk'K  C'oK'NKLiA.  tJorn  November  in,  1850,  at  Duijage,  Ills. 
Noveml)er  1:!,"),  ls(ili,  married  CMiarles  N.  Sitrague,  a  farmer,  who 
aftei'ward  went  int(j  the  creamei-y  business  in  1  )upage,  then 
moving  to  Johet  starter!  the  first  milk  de[)ot  in  the  i)lace  foi'  the 
sale  of  butter,  cream  and  niilk  ;  fioin  that  he  went  into  the 
stone  husiiK^ss  on  a  farm  he  and  Ijis  brot/ier  owned  about  two 
miles  from  J(»liet,  now  known  as  the  Joliet  Limestone  Com- 
pany. Mis.  S])rague  has  a  fine  family  and  makes  a  beautiful 
home  and  mothei'.  Tlu'V  ai'e  connected  with  the  Preshyteiian 
Church. 

M.MJV.  Afaiiied  LtM'oy  Williams,  a  carpenter  hy  tradii  ; 
they  movcMl  to  Kansas  but  I'etmiied  to  Johet  after  a  stay  of  two 
years. 

Annii';  L^  dia.  Married  William  Stafford,  a  farmer,  who  a 
few  yeais  after  mari'iage  went  to  Joliet,  taking  the  same  dairy 
husiness  which  Mr.  Si»rague  disposed  of. 

Runv  \V.  Her  fathei' regretting  he  liad  not  a  son  named 
this  daughter  after  himself.      Slie  is  at  home. 


Child  of  Thaddens  B.'  |Ceorg(-",  Adam'  |. 
JonN  T.      Married.      Lives  in  Joliet.      fs  a  railroad  tiicman. 


ADAM    KII.MKU.  147 

Chilclieii  of  Eleanor^  [George-,  Adam'  |  and  Schuyler  Welch. 
Mrs.  A.  S.  Alderman,  Lamont,  Ills. 
Charles  Welch,  Dennison,  Texas. 
Mrs  Huhert  Cox,  St.  Louis,  Mo 
Mi-s.  James  Shepard,  Joliet.  Ills. 


Children  of  Adam  P. ',  I  William',  Adam'  |. 
MoKKis  p.     Resides  at  Armona,  LaClair  county,  Cal. 
Helen.     Mrs.  Helen  Jepson,  Ciouverneur,  N.  Y. 
M:atu<:.     Married  M.  L.  Gates.     Dt^ad. 


Children  (jf  Johir'  | W'iiliain-',  Adam'  |. 

WujJAAi  RoBKirr.  Poi'u  January  ir>,  185:3.  Died  Novem- 
ber 7,  1805. 

John  Portek.  Born  Decend)er  25,  1855.  Mai-ried  Miss 
Josephine  E.  Forward.  No  living  children.  Reside  at  Gouver- 
neur,  N.  Y. 

Ellen  Wilson.  Born  August  15,  185!i.  Married  Arthui' P. 
Coates.     Resides  at  Utica,  N.  Y. 

FiiANcis  W.  Born  August  '2-2,  18t;5.  Died  Decend)er  22, 
1805. 

\Vn.TJAM  Henuv.  Born  October  22,  1870.  Died  August  lO, 
1881. 

Fouirnr  generation. 

Children  of  Martha*  [Ma^gal•et^  George-,  AdanP  |. 
Mamie  StaiTord  Douglas  was  born  187<')  at  Wenona,  Ills. 
Tiouis  W.  Douglas  was  hoin  1871),  at  Dwiglit,  Ills. 


Child  of  Laui-a  E. '    1  William    \).\    George',    Adam' |    and 
John  C.  Scoville. 

Helen  M.  Scoville  was  born  Septembei-  Ic,  1871,  at  Norwal 
Ills. 


148  HISTORV   OF   THE   KIL:\1EK    FA.MILY    IN   AMERICA. 

Children  of  Alice  Cornelia-*  [Reuben  WJ,  George-,  Adam^] 
and  Charles  N.  S])rague. 

Hannah  Elizabeth  Sprague  was  born  in  Dupage,  Ills.,  March 
24,  1871.     Died  September  25,  187-2. 

Hattie  May  Si)rague  was  born  December  '21,  1878,  at 
Dujjage,  Ills. 

Mabel  I.ydia  8i)rague  was  born  July  1,  1883,  at  Dupage,  Ills. 

Thomas  Kilmer  Sprague  was  boi'u  May  15,  1S03,  at  Joliet, 
Ills. 

The  editor  places  here,  as  it  is  the  nearest  fitting,  Adam 
Kilmer,  M.  D.,  of  Ludlow,  At.  He  was  born  in  Essex  county, 
N.  Y.  His  fatlier's  name  was  Daniel  and  his  gi-andfatlier  was 
Adam.  Mary  Ann  Kilmer  Totter,  of  Illinois,  granddaughter  of 
Adam  Kilmer  in  the  line  just  closed,  says  her  grandfather  iiad 
a  cousin  Daniel.  Her  grandfatlier  lived  and  died  in  Essex. 
His  father  was  Nicholas.  It  is  not  iini»robal)le  that  our  Dr. 
Adam  Kilmer  descends  from  a  brother  uf  Nicholas.  He  knows 
but  little  of  his  family  history,  as  he  was  adopted  when  a  baby 
by  his  uncle  on  his  mother's  side.  He  had  two  brothers,  Reu- 
ben and  George.  Reuben  is  dead  and  George  was  leported 
killed  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  He  was  ado})ted  by  Mr. 
Grinnels,  whom  he  supposed  was  his  father  until  he  was  fifteen 
years  old  when  he  learned  that  his  name  should  be  Kilmer,  and 
when  he  became  of  age  he  took  his  family  name. 

Adam  Kilmer,  M.  D.,  son  of  Daniel,  (M.  Cornelia  Ray),  son 
of  Adam,  was  born  July  13,  1847.  Served  four  and  a  half  years 
in  the  Federal  service  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  IMarjied 
Miss  Gertie  A.  Felt,  April  30,  1877.  Graduated  from  the 
Homeopathic  College  of  Missouri  in  1891.  Is  connected  with 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Cinnxh.  A  Knight  of  I'ythias.  Ciiii- 
dren,  Efpie  Mabel,  born  at  Clarksburg,  Tenn.,  November  23, 
1884;  f]DiTH  Louie,  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  the  year  1891. 


PETER    KILMER. 

Manied  Eplui  Haider. 

FIRST    (iKNEKATlON. 

(tEORuk.     Boni  ITiMt.     Died  1S84. 
John. 

SECOND    (iEXEl:  ATK  >N. 

Children  of  George-,  [Peter'  |. 

John  Henkv.     Born  1818.      Died  18»;i. 

Simon  PETEl^ 


Children  of  John  =  llVter'  |. 

Geoh(;e. 

John. 

Peter  It.     Connnissionei-  of  Highways  tinee  years. 

Simon. 

TniRO  (;eneration. 

Children  of  John  Hein-y''  |(  Jeoi-s;e~,  Peter  ']. 
.  Charles  II.     Born  1847.     Besides  Middle- rove,  N.  V. 

Carrie  (1.     Born  184'J.     Ahuiied  Jedediah  Kilmer. 

Elizabeth  M.  Born  1851.  Married  Charles  W.  MeXntl, 
inerchaiit  at  Middlegrove. 

(fEoRCiE  W.  Born  November  ?>0,  1858,  at  Providenec,  N.  '^'. 
Mavi'iod  Lihhie  AUai-d,  October  28,  bs8r).  Residence,  ]\lilt(Hi,  X. 
Y.  Is  a  fai'mer.  Has  been  |toor-master.  is  a  member  of  I  he 
Ordei-of  Odd  Fellows. 

Ella  E.  l->orn  18(;4.  Manied  James  Chase.  He  is  a 
teamster  in  Middlegrove. 

Austin  D.     Born  1871.     Earmei- at  Middlegrove,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Jolm^  [John-,  Peter Vj. 
Adoniram  Judson.     Born  Septendjer  4,  ls54. 
John  Bvron.     i^oi-n  May  4,  18«;3. 


150  IIISTOKV    OF   THE    Kll.MEIi    FA.MILY    IN    AMKRICA.      • 

Children  of  Peter  11.^  \  Joliii-,  Peter^  ]. 

Jedediah.  ]3orn  March  1!),  1843,  at  Providence,  Saratoga 
county,  N.  Y.  His  tirst  business  was  lumbering,  which  lie  fol- 
lowed until  1877.  Then  he  engaged  in  wagon-making,  which  he 
followed  for  twelve  years.  In  ISbO  he  entered  the  mercantile 
trade  at  Middlegrove,  N.  Y.  Jamiaiy  1,  181)4,  he  moved  liis 
business  to  Kock  City  Falls,  same  coimty,  where  lie  is  now 
located.  It  has  been  Ids  mistoi'tuiu^  b;  suffer  considei'ahle  loss 
in  two  fires.  His  wagon  slioj)  burned  in  J  885,  where  the  loss 
was  about  $1,000,  andhis  store  at  Pock  City  Falls,  August  18, 
18U4,  where  Ins  loss  was  ovei' >^'2, (100.  To  some  this  would  not 
be  considered  a  veiy  heavy  loss,  but  to  othei's  it  is  ;  depends  on 
circumstances.  He  is  on  his  feet  again  and  doing  a  good  busi- 
ness at  Roc-k  City  Falls.  The  compilei'  remaiiKMl  one  night  in 
his  jileasant  home.  He  was  assessor  tliree  years,  two  terms 
supervisor,  always  a  good  Republican,  and  j)ostmaster  uiidci' 
Harrison.  An  Odd  Fellow  and  Mason,  and  last  but  not  least,  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church  at  Middlegrove,  Whei-ever 
known  he  is  looked  upon  as  an  excellent  citizen  ;  also  a  good 
business  man  and  fair  in  dealing.  He  married  Carrie  (I.  Kil- 
mer, daughter  of  John  Henry  Kilmer,  who  was  his  father's 
cousin.  She  is  also  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  at  Middle- 
grove, and  belongs  to  the  Order  of  Rebeccas,  the  oid}'^  degree  in 
Odd  Fellows  that  women  can  take. 

CtEOKge  H.     (4wns  a  saw  mill  at  Middlegrove. 

Samuel    "  Farmer  at  Middlegrove. 

FOUirrH    (iENERATION. 

Children  of  Jedediah-*  I  l\4er  H.-*,  John-,  I^^ter"  |. 
Sadie.      Born  1873. 
Jay  F.     Born  18S2. 


JEDEDIAH     KILMER. 


ABRAM  KILMER. 

KIi;s'r    (iKNIOUATION. 

rKTKi;. 

Abkam. 

Si.MOx.     J)i(.'(l  J'\'i)rii;iiy  ('>,  iss;;. 

sKco.xi)  (;i:.m;i;  vtion. 
Child  of  (u'()i--(-   I  Aliraiii'  |. 
(tK()K(;|':M.     (.'assayiiii;i,  N.  V. 


C\iM  of  Pt'tiT-  I  Ahraiii'  |. 
Nathan  F. 

Child  of  Ahi'ai)!^   |  Ahi'aiii' 
Aj;ivV\m  n.     South  Ai--ylL', 


Child  of  Siinoir'  |Ahraiii'  \. 

WiUAAU.     Argylo,  N.  V. 

This  line  of  Ahraui  is  comiectiHl  with  tlu!  liii'ti  of  Petei- 
(in.  Epha  Harder),  but  no  I'ccords  wci'O  ohtaiiicd  (o  sliow  how, 
and  it  is  placcid  separately 


PETER   KILMER. 

FIKST  Gh]NEKATI()N. 

J(,)ii\.  Bum,  ISlO.  At  one  time  was  postiiiaster  at  Dela- 
field,  Wis. 

VViLTJA^L  H.  Born  about  ISii-J,  in  Ai'gyle,  N.  Y.  Mani(Ml 
Caroline  (lalhr.iitli  in  1854.  Was  (;a])tain  in  tlie  War  of  the 
Rebellion  and   killed   in  the  Batth^  of  (,Miicanianj.;-a,    Septeinhei' 

19,  i^c.;'.. 

SKCONl)  (;ENKKA'ri()N. 

C'hildivn  of  John-  (  Pet(>r'  |. 

Fkeueimck  Anthony.  Vyovn  A])iil  8,  1858,  at  Delafield, 
Wisconsin.  June  2,  1  s'j4,  nianied  Clara  May  Brown.  He  has 
a  shirt  niaiuifactory  in  (liens  Falls,  N.  Y.  Church  connection, 
E]>iscoi>ai.  .  .  - 

Children  of  William  II.-   [Peter'  j. 

Amkimcijs  D.  l)orn  in  L^^ppcr  Sandusky,  Ohio,  (_)(.-tohor  17, 
1S55.     Died  in  the  same  city,  1895,  of  consumption. 

His  father,  Ca))tain  Kilmer,  was  one  of  the  many  heroes 
sacriticed  In  the  Uehellion.  which  circumstance  cut  short  tli*- 
school  days  of  Americus,  hy  placing  the  suppoi-t  of  a  l)ereav(Hl 
family  upon  his  young  shoulders.  At  tlu;  early  ag(i  of  nine- 
years  he  apprenticed  himself  to  Jj.  A.  Brunner,  then  editor  of 
the  Old  Pioneer,  where;  he  learned  the  ijrimary  rudiments  of 
the  ti'ade,  which,  for  himself,  aftcrn'ard  develoj^ed  to  the  stan- 
dard of  an  ai-t.  Sid)sequently  he  engaged  in  the  Wyandot 
County  Republican.  While  here  the  editor  of  the  ])a])er  l)ecame 
Postmaster  and  Mi.  Kilmer  was  made  deputy.  While  serving 
in  this  capacity  he  was  also  foieman  of  the  Republican  ofHce. 
He  remained  in  that  olhce  ten  years.  In  1882  he  oi)ened  a  job 
printing  oHice  in  Ihe  city.  In  this  line  he  had  the  reputation  of 
being  one  of  the  most  painstaking  ai'tisans  in  his  line  in  the 
state.  He  served  a  term  of  JJepnty  Sheriff,  in  which  office  he 
gave  evidence  of  his  abilities,  and  made  many  friends  through- 
out  the   county.     He  was  a  member  of  the  CN>untv  Boaid  of 


y 


AMERICUS    D.     KILMER. 


PKTKK      KILMKK.  153 

Elections,  and  liis  last  official  act  was  to  sign  his  name  to  the 
certificates  of  the  recent  election,  the  clay  before  his  death.  He 
was  a  charter  nieniher  of  th<'  Benevolent  Protective  Ordei' 
of  Elks. 

Septeiriber  L'Oth,  ISsit,  INlr.  Kihner  married  Miss  Emma 
Billhardt,  dangiiter  of  I>i-.  A.  Billhardt,  now  United  States 
Consnl  to  Moscow,  Rnssia.  The  following  extract,  from  the 
Wyandot  Cliief,  shows  something  of  the  esteem  he  earned  in 
his  native  city  : 

"Mr.  Kihner  was  one  of  the  most  popular  young  men  of 
Upper  Sandusky.  He  was  evei-ybody's  fi'iend,  and  everybody 
was  his  friend,  for  he  was  a  jovial,  genial  and  companionable 
man,  in  whom  there  was  no  discrimination  of  friendships.  To 
know  him  was  to  swear  by  him,  for  he  was  as  near  the  ideal  of 
popular  citizenship  as  it  is  possible  for  man  to  appi'oach.  His 
character  was  always  an  open  book,  unmarred  by  sophistry  or 
pretention,  or  anything  that  a  correct  person  miglit  fear  the 
world  to  see  or  read.  What  ht;  was  yesterday  he  would  be  to- 
day, and  to-morrow  would  be  a  repetiou  of  both,  so  far  as  his 
personality  was  concerned.  Frank,  honest,  cheerfid,  it  was 
always  a  pleasure  to  meet  him,  and  no  matter  when  or  where 
he  was  met  he  was  always  tiic  same.  Hence,  is  it  any  wonder 
that  he  was  so  highly  regarded  ;;  Life,  to  him,  in  his  daily 
associations,  did  not  appear  to  have  any  castes  or  I'aidvs,  for  he 
addi'essed  all  classes  pleasantly  and  cheerfully.  He  was  as 
affable  in  his  greeting  of  a  working  man  in  his  habiliments  ot 
toil,  as  he  was  to  those  iji  the  more  ])rosperous  walks  of  life. 
He  was  always  a  gentleman  in  every  i^esiiect — a  man  of  ex- 
emplary habits,  but  not  a  bigot  in  any.  He  was  not  a  man  of 
sturdy  physique,  but  thougli  he  had  been  a  suffei-er  with  that 
dread  disease,  consumption,  for  about  a  year,  his  good  cheer 
and  nerve  in  the  face  of  the  inevital)le  was  something  remark- 
able. He  was  confronted,  not  only  by  the  hopelessness  of  his 
own  condition,  but  by  tlie  sad  condition  of  his  family,  having 
witnessed  and  wept  ovei'  the  passing  away  of  his  beloved  mother 
and  adored  sisters,  their  deaths  being  caused  by  the  same 
disease  that  he  was  sure  was  ii\  store  for  him,  tlie  last  menibei' 
of  the  family.     Heredity,  in  his  case,  was  inevitable,  yet  what- 


154  IIISTOIJV    OK   THH    KIl.MKH    FAMILY    IN    A:\IKIJICA. 

ever  his  iiioiita]  anguish  must  liave  l)eeii  in  meditating  ovM.-r  th(; 
matter,  it  was  cai'et'ully  concealed,  and  lie  always  appealed  as 
cheerful  as  il"  the  contemplation  of  a  near  end  had  ne\'er 
occurred  to  him,  and  in  this  he  was  tiaily  heroic.  He  deserved, 
hy  all  ih(;  I'ules  and  ideas  of  j'eward,  to  have  lived  until  that 
ri))e  old  age  when  mortals  are  glad  to  surrender  the  deca'epit  iido 
of  humanity  for  the  eternal  youth,  which  ^ve  are  lio[)efnl  of 
mei'iting  in  the  gi'eat  heyond." 

8oon  aftei'  the  death  of  her  hushand  Mrs.  Kilmer  went  to 
Moscow,  Russia,  and  remained  there  with  hei-  jiaients  wlu'le 
her  father  contimied  in  the  ofhce  of  Consul,  which  was  until 
jMay,  ISHT.  Afterward  they  visited  a  uumher  of  cities  in  (!er- 
many,  and  made  an  extensive  tour  tlu'ough  Switzerland,  Fi'ance 
and  England,  returning  to  America  in  Sei)temher,  is;i7.  Slu;  is 
a  very  l)right  woman,  and  auiong  the  ])leasurahle  incidents  to 
the  compiler's  work  on  this  hook  is  her  intei-esting  coirespond- 
ence  from  the  Russian  Capital. 

GAKinK  lIoirrKXsi':.  P)Oiii  Januaiy  ',),  1S:)S  Died  June 
27,  issi). 

Anna  Es'r^LLA.     Born  July  :.,  jSC,:^.     Died  May  ;>,  1801. 

TUUil)  (JKXI'MJATION. 

Child  of  Aiuericus  D.-'  [Wihiam  H.-,  Peter'!. 

MuNXA  Caroi.ine.  Born  Octoher  i:'.,  is;);'>,  in  U))per  San- 
dusky, Ohio.  Died  after  a  short  illness,  not  long  after  lier 
father's  death. 


PETER    KILMER. 

AVas  a  Scholuiriu  county  (N.  Y.  i  Kilinoi-.  Had  bi'ittliois, 
William  and  John. 

ri!iST   CiEXKRATIoX. 

John. 

I.KVi.     Has  lived  in  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Jo.sKim.  Manied  Lama  Van  C'ampen.  She  died  in  184S. 
Followed  the  sea  lourleen  yeais.  Died  at  the  a^i^'e  of  seventy- 
fom-,  in  1:SS1. 

(  'ATlIAIJlNlv 

Sarah. 

SECOxNO    (nCXIOK'ATloN. 

(tEOI^gk.  Born  August  t>,  Is4-J,  in  Chmnuig,  N.  Y.  Wis 
l)rinci[)al  business  has  be(Mi  t'ainiini^-  July  21,  ls<;-ji,  he  enlisted 
in  the  107th  jN\  Y.  Infantry.  This  was  ,i  new  leuiment  formetl 
undei- the  first  call  for  ;'>(i(»,o(io  voluiit^-eis  mad(i  in  July,  ISOi!. 
New  York  State,  Ihi'ou^h  its  executive,  olfered  a  silk  banner, 
which  should  be  suitably  inscrilx'd,  1i»  the  tirst  New  York  regi- 
ment which  slionld  be  ready  to  ])i()C(H'd  to  the  front  under  this 
call.  This  regiiuent,  to  which  Mi'.  Kilmei-  belonged,  won  the 
banner.  In  seventeen  days  after  leaving  JClniua  they  were  in 
the  tight  at  Antietam,  where  Mi-.  Kilmer  and  the  l)annei-  re- 
ceived their  bai)tism  of  battle  smoke  and  death-dealing  shot  and 
shell.  Tlieii'  beantifid  baiuier  was  lent,  but  the  young  ])atriot 
came  out  unharmed.  Aftei'  this  he  iJarticinated  in  the  battles 
of  Gettysbuig,  Lost  Mountain,  liesaca,  Kenesaw  Mountain, 
New  Hope  Chuich,  Peach  Tree  Cieek,  Atlanta,  Savannah, 
Averysborough  and  Bentonville,  making  the  exce])tional  and 
wonderful  record  of  escaping  without  a  wound.  As  he  was  (.'U- 
tej'ing  the  battle  of  Resaca  he  saw  his  l)rotliei'  John,  who  was 
in  the  1-ilst  N,  Y.,  coming  out  severely  \vounded.  He  did  not 
see  his  brother  again  until  the  close  of  the  wai-.  At  Elizabeth- 
towu,  Kentucky,  Mr.  Kilmei-  was  taken  prisoner  with  2,500 
others,  and  guards  wei'o  [)laced  over  them.  After  two  weeks  of 
this  unceitain  and  uncomfortable  durance  in  the  enemy's 
hands,  he  uiadiHiis  escape  in  the  night  when  the  guards  were 


156 


lllSTOJiY   OF   THE    Kir.:\lKR    FAMUA'    [X    AMKRICA. 


asleep.  He  inarched  with  81ienii;in  from  Atlanta  to  the  sen, 
which  was  a  trani))  of  tluee  hiindi-ecl  miles.  Altogether  he 
marched  with  his  regiment  L>,(;()()  juiles.  Theii- lieaviest  loss 
was  at  New  Hope  Church,  May  15,  1864,  where  thei-e  were  one 
hundred  and  sixty-eight  casuahJes,  of  which  foilv-thi-ee  were 
kdled  or  died  of  wounds.  He  oontracled  malarial  poison  in  the 
swam])s  of  ihe  South,  and  is  one  of  the  deserving  men  whose 
pension  claim  is  well  tied  with  red  ta])e  in  VV^ashington. 

In  January,  ISOT,  lie  married  Mary  A.  Houston  of  Baldwin. 
His  wife  died  in  18S7.  In  1SS9  he  niarried  Miss  Helen  Park  of 
Jasper,  Steuheu  county,  N.  Y.,  who  taught  a  select  school  in 
her  neighhorhood  and  musir.  At  the  i)i'esent  time  she  makes 
good  use  of  her  nmsical  ahilitics  in  clmrrh  and  eidertaining 
friends.     Tiieir  residence  is  Lowmauvillo,  N.  Y. 

(^HAHLKs  H.  Born  NovcndxM'  J,  ls44,  in  Chemung,  N.  Y. 
His  fi!-st  business  was  veterinary  i)ractice  and  smithing.  He 
was  forenjan  of  the  snu'thing  depailment  of  the  Clii)|)ei'  Chilled 
Plow  Company  in  Ehnira  for  lomteen  years.  Is  a  natural  me- 
chanic, and  has  turned  his  attention  to  some  valuable  inven- 
tions. Is  the  iuventer  and  owner  of  the  valuable  and  hand- 
some article  of  business  (-dice  fui-intui'e  called  the  Cli|.  Pile. 
His  patent  cultivatoi',  invented  i)reviouHly,  is  in  the  hands  of 
the  Clipper  Chilled  Plow  Con4)any. 

His  Passett  and  Plower  canes,  used  in  the  New  York  gubei-- 
natorial  canipaigu  of  Isijo,  added  imich  fei'vor  to  both  contest- 
ants, and  although  successful  as  tar  as  thr'y  reaclu^l  dm'in-  the 
brief  time  they  were  on  the  market,  did  not  vield  a  fortun<'  to 
the  mventor.  He  has  held  three  public  ottices  worthy  of  men- 
tion :  justice  of  peace,  dei)nty  sbetilf,  and  i)ostmaster  at  Past 
Plnnra  in  Ks77,  for  the  full  term,  lie  is  charter  membei-  of  the 
Southern  Tier  .AFasonic  P'elier  Association,  and  has  been  a  Pre(!- 
mason  foi-  twenty-eight  vears.  Was  a  soldier  in  the  Pebellion, 
belonging  to  the  loTtli  regiment,  N.  Y.  S.  Vols.,  and  was 
wounded  at  tthe  battle  of  Antietam.  Married  Sarah  E.  Little, 
July  4,  1S6(.;.     Pesidence,  Pbnira,  X.  Y. 

John.  Born  March  ^2-J,  1M7.  in  Chemung,  N.  Y.  Was  a 
member  of  Co.  K,  141st  regim(Md,  N.  Y.  Vols.  Was  severely 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Pesaca,  (Ja.,  Mav  15,  IsGP 


I'KTEK    KILMEK.  157 


TIU\{T)   GENERATION. 

C.Miildi-eii  of  Geurg(3'  [Joseph-,  Peter'.] 
Laura.     Boni  isi".:*. 
Fi.oYi).     Boni  1S71. 
Ellkn.     Boi-ii  IS.Mt. 


Childieii  of  (Jharles  H.^  |  Josei)li%  Peter'.] 

Myrta  B.  Boni  lAIay  IK,  JSCS.  ]\larrie(l  Stephen  H. 
Everett,  a  tiremaii  oir  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  raihcxul.  Mi-.  Everett 
met  a  sudden  and  distressing  death  on  ins  engine  in  January, 
P-^03.  He  was  a  steady  and  rcliahle  yonng  man,  and  nieinher 
(if  Grace  Episcopal  Chinch  in  Ehnira. 

Married  WiUard  J.  Lord,  Dccemher  IC,  lSt>5.  Mr.  ]^oi-d  is 
.1  conductor  on  the  D.,  L.  &  ^\'.  raih'oad. 

Joseph.  Born  Ai)ril  2S,  1870  is  a  brakenian  on  the  D.,  L. 
ik  W.  raih-oad.  Married  Eva  L.  McKinnuy  August  2t»,  189-t. 
^liss  McKinney  was  a  teacher  in  scliuol  No.  5,  Ehnira. 

Herhert.  Born  Jnnc  14.  Ist:,.  Died  in  July,  1S1);>.  He 
vas  a  highly  respected  young  man,  educated  in  Ehnira  Busi- 
ness College,  and  a  nK^nhcr  of  the  First  M.  E.  Church  Sunday 
School,  Ehnira. 

Pearl  M.  Born  Februaiy  14,  ISTS.  Student  in  the  Elnhra 
Academy. 

EOUirril    (iKNElLVTION. 

Children  of  Myrta  BM.Oiiarles  H. \  Joseph-,  Peter']  and 
Stephen  PL  Everett. 

Hazke  S.     Born  Se])teniher  i^l),  1SS7. 
Mabkj.  J.     Born  .Mav  21,  l^s<l. 


Child  of  Joseph^  [Charles  H.\  etc.] 
Vera  Mae.     Born  Sejitemher  11,  \^{K>. 


THOMAS  KILMER. 

Burn  in  CN)liiiiil)ia  county,  N.  ^  . 

Fiiis'i'  (;i-:n'kkati()X. 
Thomas.     Born  Mux  11',  ISol       Mairied    l^]li/al)t41i  A.   Moi- 
I'isun. 

SKCONI)    (iKNKIIA'I'lON. 

Abka]M.     Born  October  1»,  IsP.i. 

Emelink.  i^orn  8ei>tenil)ei- 4,  184(J,  at  Haimibal,  N.  Y.  z\t 
the  age  of  sixteen  slie  left  scliool  and  went  ont  in  the  work!  to 
take  care  of  lierseH".  It  si»eaks  weU  for  her  to  he  able  to  say 
that  she  remained  in  the  set  vice  of  one  family  fifteen  yeai-s. 
At  the  age  of  twenty  six  slu'  made  confession  of  her  faith  in 
Christ,  was  bai)tizL'd  and  leceived  in  fuh  communion  in  the 
Baptist  Cliui-cli  in  Ira,  X.  V.  J)ecember25,  1S82,  she  married 
George  1.  Bowers,  of  li'a,  and  a  nuMnbei'  of  the  same  church. 
Soon  after  they  moved  to  Hannibal,  in  an  adjoining  county. 
They  now  reside  in  Maitville,  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y. 

Maroahet.     Born  iMaich  11»,  ISts.     Married  Paul  Jone^.. 

Mak'V  a.     Boi-n  July  22,  isil).     Married  Levi  Dc,  View. 


EMELlNE    KILMER     BOWERS. 


JOHN  KILMER. 

I-'IKST   (JENKKATION. 


AVlJJ.lAM  T. 

Hkkman  E. 
Lorenzo  D. 
Sakaii. 


SECOX 1)   G EN  E U ATION . 


Childieii  of  William  T.-  [JuhnM. 

William  E.  Born  January  0,  185-1,  Married  Addie  Oster- 
hout,  August  28,  1875.     It^^sides  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

(jIeokge  H.  Born  October  11,  185G,  in  Windsoi',  N.  Y. 
Married  Helen  Beach,  December  21,  1881.     Resides  Ellcnton,  Pa. 

Olive  J.     Married  Nelson  Alger.  Masonville,  N.  Y. 

Sarah  (,'.     Married Davis,  Beerstown,  N.  Y. 

Eliza  Married  li-a  Alger.     Dead. 

Mary  A.      Born  April  2'J,  1801.     Mai'ried  Isaac  Uarley. 

Charles  A.  Born  September  21,  18(50,  atSusciuelianna,  Pa. 
Married  Ennua  Eggleston,  August  23,  1S8U. 


THIRD    (iENERATlON. 


Children  of  William  E.^  [ William  T.-.  John'  |. 
Cora  E.     Born  April  2o,  1878. 
James  H.     Born  April  4,  1888. 
CARRliC  M.      Born  Derend)er  2t>,  \s[)-j. 


Children  of  George  ir.'^  1  William  T.-,  Jolm 

Edith. 

Emorv. 


Children  of  Charles  A:\  etc. 

Chola  May.     Born  IV-cember  7,  I8i)0. 

Mable  AvausTA.     Born  March  ;'>0,  I8i»l. 


HERMAN  KILMER. 

His  grandson,  Elias,  of  IMnghainton,  says  tliat  his  grand- 
father  was  a  native  of  Schohai'ie  county,  N.  Y. 

first  (jenehatiun. 
James. 
Charles.     Killed  in  War  of  the  liebellion. 

SECONJ)    GENERATION. 

Children  of  James-  [Herman^]. 

George  II.  Born  May  1>,  1850,  in  Vestal,  N.  Y.  Went  (o 
Binghaniton  when  thiiteen  years  in  age  and  became  teamstei'. 
In  1878  commenced  labor  in  tiie  1).  &  If.  1^  R.  freight  honst-  in 
that  city,  and  in  1890  l)ecaine  forenian  of  the  I'nion  Transfer 
Freight  Depot,  in  which  lie  was  giving  satisfaction  wiien  the 
compiler  saw  him.     Belongs  to  the  Older  of  Red  Men. 

James  A.     84  South  street,  Binghamton. 

Child  of  Charles-  [HermaniJ.  P^eias  II.  lioi-n  in  the  town 
of  Binghamton,  N.  Y.  Educated  in  thi:;  gi'aded  scliools  of  the 
city.  In  1882  he  entered  the  employ  of  Bai'tiett  Brotheis,  man- 
iifactui'ers  of  huildei's'  furnisliings,  and  was  with  them  as  yard- 
master  and  inspector  of  lumber  thirteen  years.  This  is  evidence 
that  he  was  faithful  and  gave  good  satisfactioa.  In  ls8i">  he 
built  a  handsome  cottage  residence  at  25:^  Coidvliii  avenue, 
where  he  now  i-esides.  February  b!,  I8bl,  he;  married  Alice 
Shaw,  of  Susquehanna  county,  Pa. 

TllIRO    (;EXEliATK)\. 

Children  of  Elias  R.-'  [Ciiarles-,  Herman'  j. 
Ella  May.     Born  August  'J8,  1884. 
Arthur.     Born  August  HT,  ls88. 


JOHN    R.    KILMER, 

His  grandson  thinks  he  was  horn  near  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

VIUHT   (iKNEKATIoX. 

Robert.     Born  near  Ponghkeei)si(?,  N.  Y. 

SECOXJ)   GI!:NEKATJ(.»X. 

Children  of  Rohert-  [John  J^]. 

John  R.  Born  April  13,  1844,  in  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.  En- 
tered the  hnsiness  of  nndei'takiiig  witli  his  father  at  tlie  age  of 
twelve  years.  At  the  age  of  eigliteen  he  condneted  his  father's 
iMisiness,  who  was  forty  j^ears  at  the  old  stand.  When  his 
father  conelnded  to  move  to  Delaware  aiul  locate  on  a  farm,  that 
heing  too  qniet  a  life  for  the  inventive  spii'it  of  yoinig  John,  he 
located  in  the  city  of  Wilmington  and  arose  to  the  position  of 
foi'eman  of  the  Jackson  and  Shaip  Company's  Car  Works. 
Afterwards  went  into  the  nndeitaking  hnsiness  for  himself  at 
DO-t  French  str(;et  and  is  well  known.  Dnring  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion  he  eidisted  in  the  Itlst  Pennsylvania  liegiment  and 
served  nntil  he  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  close  of  the- 
war.  Jannary  1,  18(30,  married  Elizabeth  Hamilton.  Ho  is  a 
\'ery  active  member  of  Admiral  S.  P.  Dnpont  Post,  G.  A.  R.  ;  a 
member  of  Industry  Lodge,  A.  (J.  U.  W.  ;  Knight  Templar  of  St. 
John's  Commandery,  and  for  twenty-four  years  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Union  J\I.  E.  Chuich.  March  0,  1873,  married  ]\Iary 
Enniia  Boddy,  of  Wilmington.  She  is  an  active  woi-ker  in  the 
same  church  and  president  of  the  Ladies'  Auxiliaiy  of  the  (>.  A. 
R.  Post.  ]\lr.  Kilmer  is  a  mechanic  of  no  mean  al»ility,  a  natn- 
]*al  genius,  a  tliorongh  patiiol  and  a  generous  spirit. 

GrEOKCiE  I).  Born  August  It),  1848,  in  Wilkes-Bai're.  Jan- 
uary 15,  1873,  married  Wilhelmina  Dewees.  He  died  April  l\'>, 
1885. 

ZiBA.  Born  February  4,  1853,  in  Wilkes-Barre.  April  20, 
J 870,  married  Annie  R.  Dewees.  Is  a  car  builde'-.  Belongs  to 
the  Order  of  Knights  of  Malta,  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Courch. 


162  HISTORY   OF  THE   KH.MEH   FAJHLY   IN   AMERICA. 

THIRD  GENERATION. 

Children  of  John  R.^  [Robert-,  John  R.']  and  Elizabeth 
Hamilton. 

Margaret  I.     Boi-n  Oct()l)er  1:2,  ISGG. 

Eliza.  Born  Dccend)er  5,  1808.  Married  Fianklin  8. 
Reick,  of  Ashley,  Pa.,  Marcli  5,  180().    She  died  October  17,  18U3. 

Robert  R.  Born  May  1,  18T1.  Died  August  13,  1871. 
Children,  John  R.  and  Mary  Emma  Boddy. 

George  S.     Born  Maich  11,  1875.     Died  August  H,  1S7C. 

Dora  Maleta.     Born  October  24,  1877.     At  home. 


Child  of  George^  [Robert-,  Jolni  R.^]. 
Horace  G.     Born  December  7,  1880. 


Children  of  Ziba^  [Robert-,  John  R.^]. 

Helen  M.     Born  Januaiy  5,  1878. 

Maud  D.     Born  January  t^3,  1880. 

Here  ends  what  ai-e  called  the  New  York  lines,  descending 
fj-om  the  Kilmers  who  originally  settled  in  this  state.  The 
remaining  lines  are  called  the  Pennsylvania  lines,  descending 
from  the  Kilmers  who  originally  settled  in  Pennsylvania. 


HARRY     C.     KILMER. 


WILHELM  KULMER. 

Of  Hesse  Cassel,  Geroiany,     Never  came  to  America. 

FIKST  (;ENE RATION. 

Johannes.  Came  from  Hesse  Cassel  and  settled  in  Lan- 
caster, Pa.     Married  Mary  Grahb. 

SECOND  (iENERATION. 

Child  of  Johannes^  [VVilhelm^]. 

William.  Boi-n  February  -1,  1804,  in  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
Married  Miss  Ellen  Keed,  of  Baltimore. 

THIRD  GENERATION. 

Children  of  William^  [Johannes-,  Wilhelm']. 

Mary  Louise. 

John  William.  Born  l)ecend)er  J 5,  1S2S,  in  Baltimore. 
Married  Miss  Jane  Smith,  of  Baltimore,  October  Y,  lS(!ii. 

Harry  Clifton.  Born  Au<^ust  25,  1882,  in  Baltimoi'e. 
Married  Annie  Elizabeth  March,  of  Baltimore.  Died  in  Novem- 
ber,   1882. 

Lizzie.     Is  livint;-  in  Cumberland,  Md. 

FOURTH  GENERATION. 

Children  of  Jolni  W.*  [William^  Johannes^,  Wilhelm']. 

Mary  Louise.     Dead. 

Jane,  i-iesides  in  Baltimore,  ]\hl.,  2111  Barclay  street.  In 
church  connection  she  stands  niii(]uoly  among-  Kilmers  in  the 
Roman  Catholic  faith.  The  editor  must  give  her  the  credit  of 
being  a  prompt  correspondent,  and  also  answered  all  the  ques- 
tions he  asked. 


Children  of  Harry  Clifton*  [William^  etc.] 

Harry  Clifton.  Born  April  14,  1SG5,  in  Baltimore.  He 
was  compelled  to  start  out  for  himself  in  life  at  a  very  early  age, 
going  as  an  errand  boy  when  thirteen  years  old.  He  moved 
along  and  had  saved  enough,  when  he  had  arrived  at  the  age  of 


104  HISTORY   OP  THE   KILMER   FAAIILY   IN   A:MERICA. 

twenty,  to  start  himself  in  the  cake,  cracker  and  confectionery 
business.     February  l^S,  isSO,  lie  married  Susie  E.  Dennis. 

After  a  few  years  he  clianged  his  business  and  entered  into 
the  wholesale  manufacture  of  cigars,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Naylor,  Kilmer  &  Company,  and  afterward  H.  C.  Kilmer  & 
Company.  Continued  in  this  ])usiness  until  July,  ISOC,  when 
he  accepted  the  office  of  Supreme  Secretary  <>f  the  Order  of 
Cohnnbus,  which  he  still  holds,  ami  may  be  found  at  the  office 
of  the  Supreme  Council,  I'lO  Nortli  liberty,  Baltimore,  llt^  is 
also  engaged  i)i  the  real  estate  husiiiess. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  of  I^altiinore, 
joining  the  same  at  the  age  of  thii-teen  years,  whicli  speaks 
well  for  the  boy. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  following  oi'ders  :  Odd  Fellows, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Order  of  Columbus,  Itoyal  Arcanum,  Im- 
proved Order  Heptasophs,  Order  of  The  Colden  Chain,  and 
National  Union. 

He  takes  some  interest  in  tlie  political  issues  of  the  day  and 
holds  the  position  of  Treasurer  of  the  Democratic  Association  of 
the  Twelfth  Ward.     Tiesides,  1314  Druid  Hill  Avenue. 

Our  correspondence  commenced  late  in  this  work — August 
23,  1807.  He  was  very  promjtt,  and  his  letters  show  that  he  is 
an  excellent  business  man.  llis  picture  sa5''s  he  is  a  courteous 
and  affable  gentleman. 

Frank  Leon.  Born  May  24, 18G7.  Married  Lillian  Stewart, 
July,  ISTO.  Is  a  carpenter  by  trade,  which  occupation  he  fol- 
lows.    Attends  the  Christian  r>a|)tist  Church  of  Baltimore. 

Chester  ]\1arcii.     Born  July  22,   isTo.     Is  a  traveling  sales- 
man.    Member  of  St.  Paul's  English  Lutheran  Chui'ch  of  Balti- 
more.    Belongs   to   the   Impi'oved  Order   Heptasophs   and  the- 
Order  of  Columbus.     Married  Grace  C.  Lantz,  Maich  9,  ISI'T. 

El  1"IT  I  O  E  N E R ATIO X . 

Children  of  Hariy  (Jlitton'^  [Harry  CliftonS  William ^ 
Johannes",  Wilhelm' J. 

Harry  Clieton,  Jr.  l:>orn  January  20,  ISOO.  Died  De- 
cember 20,  1893.  "  Not  lost,  but  rather  who  left  us  for  a  season, 
only^  as  we  hope  to  meet  him  some  day." 


WILHELM    KULMER.  I65 


HiLBERT  Reed.     Born  August  8,  1892. 
Shirley  Gale.     Born  November  10,  1S94. 
Egbert  Brtoe.     Bom  November  15,  1800. 


Children  of  Frank  Leon^  [Harry  Clifton^  etc.] 
Laura  Ethel.     Boru  Aui^ust  10,  1892. ' 
Lillian  Amanda.     Born  Sej)teinber  27,  1894. 
Anna  Mabel.     Born  January  10,  J 897. 


NIKOLAUS    KULMER. 

Born  November  23,  17o6.  His  great-graiulson,  Israel  Kilmer 
of  Stoucbsbui'g,  Pa.,  says  bis  gi'eat-<i,i'aiKlfatlier  Avas  born  near 
Pbiladelpbia,  Pa.  He  went  to  Mario  townsbij),  Berks  county, 
Pa.  Married  Elizabetb  Tier.  Moved  to  Tulpeliocken  townsbip, 
same  county,  and  is  buried  tbere.  Died  July  2G,  iSll.  Aii- 
otber  account  says  Jul}"  20  1S1J-. 

FIRST   GENERATION. 

David,  Born  September  28,  17()4,  in  Berks  county.  Pa. 
Was  a  teamster  in  General  Wasbington's  army,  in  tbe  Ameri- 
can Revolution.  After  tbe  wai-  be  went  to  Berkeley  county, 
Va.  (bis  grandson,  Deimis  M.,  says  it  was  in  isO'J),  and  settled 
near  Martinsburg,  wliere  be  lived  until  bis  deatb,  wbicb  oc- 
curred about  tbe  year  18^55. 

]\IiCHAKL.     Born  February  2S,  1T('>7.     Died  January  \\  J 773. 

Jonathan.     Born  July  5,  17(liJ.     Died  December  22,  1830. 

Eva  j\PvRLiARioTTA.     Born  August  17,  1771. 

Barbara.     Born  x*\ugust  12,  1773. 

Maria  Marlena.     Born  October  9,  1775. 

Hanneckel  (Nicbolas).     Born  Febi'uary  15,  1778. 

Ann  Elizabeth.     Born  September  5,  1780. 

Elizabeth.     Born  May  10,  1783. 

SECOND   generation. 

Cbildren  of  David-  [Nikokius^] 

Henry.  Born  in  Berks  county,  Pa.  Married  Elizabeth 
Seibert,  in  same  county,  181 1.  Moved  to  Berkeley  county,  Va., 
wbere  tbey  lived  until  October  18,  1811,  on  wbicb  day  tbey 
started  for  Indiana,  settling  in  tlie  tben  village  but  now  city  of 
Ricbmond.  After  a  sbort  stay  in  tbat  village,  tbey  bougbt  a 
farm  near  Boston,  about  six  miles  soutb  of  Ricbmond,  and  lived 
tbere  several  years.  His  wifcj  died  June  15,  1851,  and  is  buried 
in  tbe  cemetery  now  in  tbe  corp^ji'ate  bmits  of  tbe  city  of  Ricb- 
mond. Mr.  Kilmer  died  in  West  A'irginia,  in  tbe  year  1853, 
wbile  visiting  bis  sons  in  tbat  State.  Tbey  were  botb  zealous- 
members  and  workers  in  tbe  Lutberan  Cburcb. 


NIKOLUAS   KULMER.  16Y 

David.  Moved  from  Berks  county,  Pa.,  to  Berkley  county, 
Va.,  in  the  year  1809. 

John.  Born  Mai'ch  11,  1700.  Married  Catharine  Walters. 
He  was  a  member,. •'  the  1^'t'ormed  Church.  Died  April  7, 
1873. 

Isaac. 

Eli. 

Elizabeth. 

Bakbaka.     Did  not  marry.     Was  a  cripple  from  childhi^od. 

Mary. 


Children  of  Jonathan-  [Nikolaus^] 

Thomas.     Born  November  ;!,  1807. 

JoNTHAN.     Bjrn  February  IL,  LSOl). 

Elizabeth.     BornJnlvln,  1810.     Married  Elias  Leven^ood. 

Marie.     Born  November  i^,  1811. 

Katharine.     Born  August  8,  IhU.     Married  G.  B.  Deppen. 

Isaac.     Born  May  11,  181(1. 

Mx\CiDALENA.  Born  September  5,  1818.  Married  George 
Lein,  June  18,  1837. 

John.  Born  June  17,  18:>0,  a^  Lebanon,  Pa.  Married  Catha- 
rine Arentz  of  Lebanon,  August  17,  isirl. 

Henry.     Born  A])ril  21,  18l>'2. 

Priscilla.     Born  June  -JO,  1824. 

Lucy.  Born  May  lo,  182*;.  Mariied  Henry  Tice,  February 
20,  1817.  .    -     . 


Children  of  Nicholas-  (Hanneckel)  [Nikolausi.] 

Thoaias  W. 

Isaac  N.     Born  September  11,  1800.     Died  July  2o,  1875. 

John. 

David. 

third  generation. 

Children  of  Henry ^  [David-,  Nikolaus^.J 
Catharine. 

Daniel.     Born  in  Berkeley  county,  Va.,  now  W.  Va.,  Feb-' 
ruary  10,  1817.     Married  Lovina,  daughter  of   Jacob  Seaney  of 


168  HISTORY   OF   THK   KILIMER   FAMILY   IN   AM  FRIO  A. 

Wayne  county,  Ind.,  in  18-18.  A  year  after  he  moved  to  Henry 
county,  Ind.,  settling  near  tlie  small  village  of  Blountsville,  on 
a  farm,  or  rather  in  the  woods,  where  there  were  no  buildings 
of  any  kind  and  almost  as  primitive  as  when  the  Indians  left  it. 
He  made  the  "wilderness  blossom  as  the  rose,"  and  now  has 
as  good  farm  as  there  is  in  the  county. 

He  took  a  very  active  and  i)rominent  i)osition  in  the  tem- 
perance organizcition  known  as  the  Sons  of  Temperance,  and 
worked  for  tlie  suppression  of  th(3  licpior  traflic  in  the  early  set- 
tlement of  his  County.  Is  a  mendjer  of  (he  first  Christian 
Church  of  Blountsville.  A  few  years  since  he  served  one  tei'm 
as  township  trustee.  Politically  he  chooses  what  he  I'egards  as 
the  least  evil  among  the  many,  whicli  is  made  more  definite  by 
saying  that  he  is  a  Hepublican. 

John.  Does  not  know  his  age  exactly.  Thinks  he  was 
seventy-nine  last  June,  which  would  place  his  birth  ISIS.  Born 
near  Martinsburg,  Va.  Went  to  Richmond,  Ind.,  in  1810,  where 
he  now  lives.  Ann  Eliza  Calvin  went  out  the  same  year  from 
Martinsburg,  and  November  10,  1841,  they  were  married. 

Elizabeth. 

Henry.     Was  at  Colfax,  Cal.     No  report. 

Eli.  Born  J^ine  -1,  18;')(),  in  Berkeley  county,  Va.,  and 
moved  with  his  parents  to  Wayne  county,  Ind.,  when  at  the 
age  of  thirteen,  and  lived  thei'e  until  1893,  when  he  moved  with 
his  family  to  Guthrie  county,  Iowa.  February  12,  1857,  he 
married  Hannah  Hart.  Business  farming,  and  church  connec- 
tion Baptist. 

GfiORGE. 

Mary. 
Barbara. 

William.     Martinsburg,  W.  Va.     No  report. 
Thomas.      Born  August  20,    1837.      Maiaied    Sarah   Ellen 
Saxton,  August  2,  1800.     Retired  farmer  at  Lincoln,  Kan. 
Ann,     Blountsville,  Ind. 


Children  of  David"  [David-,  Nikolaus']. 
Supposed  to  have  one  son  at  Martinsburg,   W.  Va.      No 
Jeport. 


NIKOLAUS     KUL]\IER.  169 

Children  of  Jolin=*  [David-,  Nikojaasi]. 

James.     Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 

John  David.  Born  December  31,  1834,  in  Martinsburg, 
Va.  Married  Miss  Anna  E.  Cushwa,  March  S,  1870.  Is  a 
miller  and  landowner  at  Martinsburg  and  has  been  generally- 
successful  in  business.  Is  a  (li'anger.  Name  of  his  i-esidence  is 
Elm  Dale. 

Hahkikt.     Married Seibert.     Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 


Children  of  Isaac^  [David-,  Nikolaus']. 

Robert  K.  Born  September  25,  1845,  in  Martinsburg,  Yii. 
Mari'ied  Anna  M.  Young,  May  8,  1873.  Was  a  fannei-.  Mem- 
ber of  A.  0.  U.  W.  Church  connection  Methodist  E|)iscopal. 
Died  Api-il  13,  1804,  at  Belle  Plain,  Kansas. 

Dennis  Mukpiiy.  Boi-n  June  25,  1849,  near  Martinsburg, 
Berkeley  county,  Va.  Mari'ied  Ida  May  Smu.-r  at  Shei)ards- 
town,  W.  Va.,  December  (;,  1882.  They  are  both  members  of 
the  Refi)i-med  Churcli,  in  whicli  Mr.  Kilmer  has  served  foi-  tlie 
last  eighteen  years  as  deacon  and  treasurer.  He  has  been  a 
dealer  in  general  merchandise  in  Martinsburg  since  November 
10,  1875,  and  resides  on  East  Burke  street. 


Child  of  Elizabeth :'  [David-,  Nikolaus^]. 
George  II.  Small.    Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 


Child  of  Mary 3  [DanieP.  Nikolaus^]. 
Mary  Ann  Walker.     Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 


Children  of  Thomas^  [Jonathan-,  Nikolaus^]. 

Thomas. 

James. 

Jonathan. 

Cyrus. 

George.     Reading,  Pa. 


170  HISTORY   OP   THE   KILMER  FAMILY   IN   AMEltlCA. 

Aaron  E.  Born  188(3  in  Tulpehocken  township,  Berks- 
county,  Pa.  Served  in  War  of  Ivebellion  in  Company  H.,  Oth 
Pa.  Vols.,  in  tirst  throe  months'  call.  In  ISCS  he  enlisted  in 
Company  E,  ITth  Pa.  Vol.  Cavalry,  in  which  he  served  as  ser- 
geant until  the  command  was  musteied  out  of  service  June  ]i>, 
18G0.  February  20  1809,  manied  Lydia  Kohl.  Is  a  member  of 
the  A.  P.  A.  and  G.  A.  11.  His  church  connection  is  (Jei-man 
Reformed. 


Children  of  Jonathan-'  |.]on;ilhan-,  Nikolaus^]. 

Jonathan  M,     Bethel,  Pa. 

Malinda.     Bethel,  Pa. 

Caroline.     Married ■  Liebach.     Brookston,  Ind. 


Childi'en  of  Elizabeth'  [Jonathan-,  Nikolaus^]  and  Elias 
Levengood. 

Jonathan  Levengood  was  born  July  17,  1833.  Resides  Leb- 
anon, Pa. 

Gabriel  D.  Levengood  was  born  February  23,  1839.  Resides 
Myei'stown,  Pa. 

Winfield  Scott  Levengood  was  b.irii  August  10,  1851.  Res- 
idence Kansas  City. 


Children  of  Katherine-*  |  Jonathan-,  Nikolaus']  and  G.  B. 
Deppen. 

John  C.  Deppen  was  born  January  1),  1800. 

A.  Elizabeth  Deppen  was  born  September  8,  IS-tL 

Carrie  C.  Deppen  was  born  November  2,  1846.  At  the  age 
of  fifteen  joined  the  Reformed  Church  of  Myei-stown,  Pa.  Was 
telegraph  o])erator  for  the  P.  and  R.  R.  R.  Comi)any  seven  years. 
Attended  the  seminary  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.  November  17,  1807, 
married  William  Adams  Fishei-.  Has  taken  much  interest  in 
this  book  and  has  been  an  excellent  coriespondent. 


NIKOLAUS     KULMER.  lYl 

Children  of  Magdalena*  [Jonathan^,  Nikolausi]  and  George 
Lein. 

John  Lein  was  born  Marcli  20.  LS41. 
Sarah  Lein  was  born  8ei)teinber  5,  ISJro. 
Henry  Lein  was  boi-n  Dccenjbei-  20,  184-t. 
Wilhani  Lein  was  born  (Jctobur  20,  1845. 
Nathaniel  Lein  was  born  July  23,  1851. 
Franklin  Lein  was  born  November  7,  1855. 
Catharine  Lein  was  born  April  5,  1859. 


Children  of  John ^  [Jonathan-,  Nikolaiis^J. 

Rebecca.  Born  August  10,  1842.  M.i.rried  J.  C.  Davis. 
Married  Cleorge  P.  Scharff,  September  20,  1877.  He  is  a  carriage 
blacksmith  and  musician.  ]\lrs.  Soharff  is  comiected  with  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Residence  430  Nortli  street, 
Logansport,  Lid. 

Emma  L.     Born  Octobei'  2<.),  1844.      Died  January  12,  1880. 

James  M.  Born  October  13,  1845,  in  Schuylkill  county  Pa. 
Enlisted  January  24,  1S04,  in  Comjjany  E,  87tli  Indiana  A^ol- 
unteer  Infantry,  and  served  until  July  30,  1805.  Was  with 
Sherman  on  his  campaign  fiom  Chattanooga  to  Atlanta  and  on 
his  march  to  the  sea.  His  business  is  in  dry  goods,  bocjts.  shoes 
and  gents'  furnishmg  goods,  at  Rosedale,  Kansas.  Was  mayor 
of  the  city  of  Rosedale  two  years,  ti'ustee  and  assessor  of 
Shawnee  township  four  years,  and  city  clerk  of  Rosedale.  eight 
years.  In  the  order  of  Masons,  Odd  Fellows  and  (Jnited  Work- 
men.    Married  Mary  Stadler,  January  1,  1884. 

Charles.     Born  Octoi)er  0,  1847. 

John  A.     Born  January  21,  1850. 

Catharine.    Born  January  21,  185i>.    Died  January  8,  is 70. 

George  W.  Born  November  7,  1851.  Was  api)oinled 
postmaster  at  Argentine,  Kansas,  by  Pjesident  Cleveland,  to  hll 
the  unexpired  term  of  his  deceased  ])redec;essor.  Was  ap|)ointed 
to  fill  the  office  until  Septendjcr,  1897.  At  this  writing  lie  may 
be  out,  but  should  be  retained,  if  that  will  in  any  way  make  up 
for  that  which  he  has  lost,  if  he  is  a  Democi-at.  Within  eighteen 
months  his  office  was  burirlarized  twice.     The  Government  boie 


1Y2  HISTORY   OF   THE   KILMER   FAMILY   IN  AMERICA. 

their  loss  of  neai-ly  $2,000,  but  of  course  Mr,  Kilmer  had  to  bear 
his  loss  of  individual  funds  eacli  time,  which  was  considerable. 

He  is  a  Mascjii,  Knio-ht  .)f  Pyllii;is,  and  in  the  A.  0.  U.  W. 

Married  Kate  Cornelius  L:i\v)'ence,  at  Terre  Haute,  Ind.. 
July  25,  1S77.  Slie  is  Pa  t  Worthy  Matron  of  the  Eastern  Star 
Masonic  Urdei  ;  Past  Oliief  i)f  Honoi'  in  th(3  the  A.  0.  U.  W., 
and  President  of  the  Woman's  Pelicf  Coi})s,  (1.  A.  R. 

Both  are  miMnbers  of  the  B;ii)tist  Clnu'ch. 

Frank  E.  Born  October  U,  isr);j,  in  Peadinj:^,  Pa.  Mari-ied 
Jennie  O'Farrell.  at  Delphi,  Ind.,  in  1875.  Orders,  K.  P.  and 
A.  0  U.  W.  Business,  kee])er  of  restaurant.  (Jiuu-cli  connec- 
tion, Methodist  E))iscopal. 

Mary  A.  Born  August  5,  ls,30.  Mrs.  Alice  Grand,  Logans- 
port,  Ind. 

Henry  E.  Br»rn  May  2."),  18*)3,  in  Kenanna,  Fulton  county, 
Ind.     Married  Ida  St.  Clair  Clark,  A|)ril  0,  1S.S7. 

Children  of  Heiu-y^  [Jonathan-,  Nickolaus^]. 

Mary.     Man-ied  Zerbe.     Berks  county,  l*a. 

Pkrcival.     Humboldt.  Kansas.     No  report. 

Allen.     New  Cambria,  Kansas.     No  iep>)rt. 

Henry.      New  Cambria,  Kairsas.     No  report. 

Equilas.     Argentine,  Kansas.     No  report. 

PRARKLIN  P.  Born,  1850,  in  Berks  county,  Pa.  Married 
Alice  Zerbe  in  1887.  Is  a  member  of  the  Pefoi'med  Church.  Is 
manu-facturer  and  dealer  in  liarness  and  saddles  in  Gypsum 
City,  Kan.  Is  a  meml)ei-  of  the  Odd  Fellows  and  United  Work- 
men. Has  taken  some  interest  in  this  book.  He  wrote  in 
August,  1897,  that  he  was  glad  to  hear  it  was  still  on  the  move, 
as  he  had  tiiought  it  might  have  gone  overboard.  In  the 
Kilmer  lexicon  there  should  be  no  such  word  as  fail. 

Children  of  Lucy^  [Jonathan-,  Nickolaus^]  and  Henry  Tice. 

Jonathan  Tice  was  born  August  5,  18-lt). 

Edmund  Tice  was  boin  November  13,  1850. 

Clara  A.  Tice  was  boin  July  7,  1852. 

Amand  Tice  was  born  December  27,  1853. 

Robert  Tice  was  born  September  15,  18Go. 


NIKOLAUS      KUI.MER.  l73- 

Chiklreii  of  Thomas  W^  [xN'icholas-  (Hanneckle)  Nik- 
olaus^]. 

Rebecca.     Mrs.  Jonathan  M'lWev,  Mt.  Etna,  Pa. 

Caroline.     Mrs.  Jacol)  Zdkn-,  Slonchshuri;-,  Pa. 

Percival.  Born  July  i:^;'),  Js3t;.  Manied  Sarah  S.  Snyder, 
October  27,  1850. 

IsABKLLA.     Mrs.  Jaiui's  ( 'tiristniaii,  Hai'risbnr^-,  Pa. 

Mary.     Mrs.  Joljn  Deck,  l\)ttsvi]le.  Pa. 

John.     Myersljur--,  Pa.     No  report. 

Edwin.     Stoachsbur^-,  Pa.     No  report. 

Kate.     Married  llolt/anaii. 

Amelia.     Married  CJrolf. 


Chiklren  of  Isaac  N.^  |Nicliokis-,  Nickolaus^]. 
Israel.     Born  November  5,  1S25.     Mai'ried   Lovina  Batdoif. 
Beloni;s  to  Tulpeliocken  Peformed  CJuirch. 
Amos. 
Maria. 
Rebecca. 

fourth  (feneration. 

Cliildren  of  Daniel'  [Henry ^  David-,  Nickolans'  |. 

Jacob  H. 

Emma  E. 

WlLLIxVM  A,  *  ." 

LUELLA   A.  ■ 

Laura  Y. 

John. 

Harrison. 

Isaac. 

The  last  three  died  duiing  infancy. 


Children  of  John^  [Hem'y^  David-,  Nikolaus']. 

J.  W.     Born  June  10,  1S42.     Unmarried. 

Elizabeth.     Born  January  1,   18-14.     Married  Rev.    L.    B. 
Nonlton,  a  clergy  man  in  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  ;  now  at- 
Taberg,  Oneida  county,  N.  Y. 


174  HISTORY   OP   THE   KILMER   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Sarah   Catharine,      Bom  September  17,  1S45.      Married 
Micagah  T.  Nordyke,  November  3,  1.^08. 

Children  of  Eli*  [Henry^  David-,  Nickolaus^]. 
Elizabeth  A.     Born  January  4,   1858. 
Howard.     Born  October  til,  1800.     Linden,  Iowa. 
George.     Burn  Decejnber  27,  18<iP).     Linden,  la. 
Daniel.     Born  February  )H\,  1807.     Panora,  la. 
Charles.     Born  July  10,  1800. 
Etxa  M.     Born  May  II,  1872. 

Mary  E.     Born  August  15,   1874.     Married   Geoj-ge  Elliot. 
Linden,  la. 

Childi-en  of  Thomas*  [Henry ^  etc.] 
Nettie  May.     Born  j\larc-li  28,  1808. 
Edna  Stella.     Born  October  22,  1809. 
Charles  Winfred.     l^>orn  Sei)tember  1,  1871. 
Emma  Laura.     Born  April  22,  1873. 
Mary  Elizabeth.     Boiii  October  15,  1874. 
Viola  Jane.     Born  May  5,  1878. 
Above  all  married  except  Cbailes  Winfred. 

Children  of  Jolui  David*  [Jobn^  David^,  Nikolausi.] 
Clarence  Baker.     Born  December  2,  is7l,  at  Martinsburg, 
W.  Va. 

Eva  Lee.     Born  November  25,  1873,  at  Martinsburg. 
Wade  Culler.     Born  December  13,   187(),  at  Martinsbui-g. 

Children  of  Robert*  [Isaac^  David",  Nikolaus^ 
NoRRis  H.     Born  about  1874,  at  Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 
Olive  E.     Born  about  1875,  at  Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 
Clara  R.     Born  about  1877,  at  ]\lartinsburg,  W.  Va. 
Casey  G.     Born  about  1879,  at  Martinsburg,  ^V^  Yn. 
Grace  E.     Born  about  1881,  at  Martinsburg,  W.  A^a. 
NoRViLLE  C.     Born  about  1885,  at  Belle  Plain,  Kansas. 
Nellie  I. 


NIKOLAUS      KUI.MER.  175 

Children  of  Denis  Murphy*  [Isaac^  DavicP,  Nikolaus'.  | 
Eldergist  Meloisea.     Boin  March  25.  1884. 
Denis  Smuhr.     Born  Octber  29,  1886. 
John  Nevin.     Born  xiiigiist  27,  1889. 
All  ])orn  at  Martinsbiirg,  W.  Va. 


Child  of  George*  |Thonias'%  Jonathan-,  Nikolans^] 
Murray. 

Children  of  Aaron  E.*  [Thomas-',  etc.] 
George  M.     Born  April  5,  1870,  in  Reading,  Pa. 
Warren  A.     Born  June  2,  1874  in  Berks  county.  Pa. 
At  home  in  Reading. 

Children  of  Carrie  C*  [Katharine^,  Jonathan-,  Nikolaus^] 
and  AVilliam  Adams  Fisher. 

Mary  E.  Fisher  was  horn  January,  1870.  Married  Clayton 
Seltzer  September  20,  18'.m;. 

Maggie  0.  Fislier  was  bt^rn  July  25,  1S71.  Married  George 
B.  McClellan  Nagle,  Febiuary  1,  1890. 


Children  of  James  M.*  |  John^,  Jonathan-,  Nikolaus^] 

May.     Born  March  14:,  1885. 

James.     Born  April  8,  1888. 

Eva.     Born  September  22,  1890. 

Frank  C.     Born  December  9,  1892.     Died  July  28,  1894. 

Helen.     Born  July  5,  1895. 

All  born  at  Rosedale,  Kansas. 


Children  of  George  W.*  [John^  Jonathan-,  etc.] 
In  a  letter  dated  August  19,  1897,  tlie  father  writes  :  "We 
have  four  children,  three  giils  and  one  boy.  Edith,  eighten 
years  old  ;  Estella  B.,  fourteen  years  old  ;  George  Earl,  ten 
years  old  ;  and  the  pet  of  the  family,  Miss  Emma  Noraine, 
one  year  old." 


176  HISTORY   OF   THE   KILMEK   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Children  of  Frank  E.*  [John^  Joiiatbaii-,  etc.] 
L.  B.     Born  June  0,  ISTC. 
Daisy.     Born  December  25,  1S77. 
Lillian.     Born  December  ,"),  1880. 
MOKTOX.     Boj'n  February  5,  IS'JO. 

Cl}il(b-en  of  Henry  F.*  |  Jobii',  Jonatban-,  etc.] 
Mildred  Claire.     Born  Apiil  L'T,  bs88. 
Ned  Arntz.     Born  Seplemljer  5,  lb!»4. 

Cbildren  of  Franklhi  P.'  [Henry',  Joiiatban-,  aNikolas^J 

Miles  W.     Born  iNovember  tio.  IsTT. 

(Jliver  p.     Boin  S('ptem])er  3,  JST'J. 

Irven  F.     Boi-n  August  ;;i,  1881. 

Roy.     Born  February  2s,  1S8*J. 

Wallace.     Born  Septeml)er  7,  18'j1. 

Lucy  E.     Born  July -t,  1893. 

Cbildren  of  Isi-aeP  [Isaac  N.^  Nicbolas-  (Hanneckk'),  Niko- 
laus'.] 

Emma  Elizareth. 
CaTHxVRLVE    ]\[aria. 
Meranda  Rebecca. 
lyiAirrHA  Amelia. 
Levi  A:\ios. 
Isaac  Nicik^las. 

fifth  generation. 

Child  of  Elizabeth^  [Jobn%  IIeiu-y-\  David-,  [Nikolaus^] 
and  Rev,  L.  B.  Noulton. 

Jessie  May  Noulton.  Married  Rev.  Daniel  Morgan  Lew  is, 
clergyman  of  Methodist  Episcopal  Chui-cb,  in  ls<jO.  Present 
residence,  INbdiawk,  N.  Y. 


Children  of  Rarah  C.^  [Jolm%  etc.]  and  M.  T.  Nordyke. 

Edith  Nordyke. 

Frank  Nordyke. 

Etta  Nordyke. 

Alice  Nordyke. 

David  Nordyke. 


ISAAC  KILMER. 

Married  Eva  Shelley.  It  is  said  that  he  was  a  native  of 
Germany,  also  his  wife.  The  earliest  known  records  place 
them  in  MiHintown,  Jnniata  county,  Pa. 

tUlST    (JENEkATioN. 

Isaac.  Born  IS  14,  in  Jiuiiata  county,  Pa.  After  eiiduiin^ 
the  toils  incident  to  tiie  day  and  ^tate  of  tlie  country,  in  early 
manhood  removed  to  Ashland  county,  Ohio.  He  lived  there 
until  ]Sr)8,  when  lie  removed  to  Elkhart  county,  ln(hana,  in  a 
new  country,  on  a  heavily  timhered  tract  of  land  of  two  hun- 
dred and  forty  acres,  which  Ik'  purchased  and  hroui^ht  into  a 
state  of  i)roductive  aj^riculture.  Being  energetic  and  frug;d,  he 
secured  a  competency  of  this  world's  goods,  which  he  dis])eisei| 
among  his  friends  and  neighhois  with  ti'uly  magnanimous 
spirit.  He  was  one  of  tlie  most  widely  known  and  iuMuentinl 
i-itizens  of  the  county.  He  married  liis  cousin,  Aima  Kilmer, 
daughter  of  John  Kihner.  Slu^  was  a  woman  of  singulailv 
amiable  dis])osition — no  word  of  censure  or  criticism  ever  pass- 
ing her  lii)S — believing  literally  in  the  scriptural  injunction 
■\lu<lge  not  that  ye  be  not  judged."  She  died  in  Elkhart  county 
at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years. 

Mr.  Kilmer  died  in  ISSo.  Both  were  lifelong  mend)ers  of 
i.he  Mennonite  Church,  and  lived  consistent  CMnistians. 

Saimukl. 

Pnujp. 

John. 

SECOND    (;ENEKATI()N. 

Children  of  Isaac-  [Isaac'. J 

Mary.  Boi'u  May  24,  1841,  in  Ashland  county,  Ohio.  Sep- 
lember  15,'18<)1,  mariied  A.  B.  Holdemau.  Mend)er  of  the  Men- 
nonite Church.  Hei-  husband's  business  is  farming  and  raising 
thoroughbred  horses  and  Holstein  cattle.  Pesidence,  Elkhart, 
Indiana. 

Sarah.  Born  June  14,  1844.  Married  Jacob  H.  Wisler, 
January  2G,  IHGs.  Mr.  Wisler  is  a  farmer,  l^oth  are  members 
of  the  Mennonite  Church.     Reside  Nappanee,  Indiana.. 

12 


178  HISTORY   OF   THE   KH.MEK   FAMILY   IN   AMERICA, 

David.  Born  October  5,  1841),  in  Ashland  county,  Ohio. 
March  19,  ISOS,  married  Mary  Joiie.s.  His  business  is  farming 
and  stock  raising-. 

Samuee  L.,  M.  D.  Born  April  1-2,  JS4!),  in  Ashland  county, 
Ohio.  When  lie  was  four  years  old  his  parents  moved  to  Elkhart 
county,  Indiana,  settling  on  a  heavily  timbered  tract  of  land, 
consisting  of  two  hundred  and  I'orty  acres,  which  was  brought 
to  a  state  of  cultivation.  Upon  this  farm  Samuel  grew  to  man- 
hood, in  the  time  availing  hinvntdf  of  the  meagre  educational 
advantages  of  that  day.  After  this  he  attended  the  Normal 
School  inCioshen,  Indiana,  and  afterward  an  academy  atSmith- 
ville,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  began  teaching  school 
and  taught  district  schools  in  Indiana  for  several  succeding  sea- 
sons. As  a  teac;her  lie  was  acknowledged  to  be  successful,  com- 
bining the  piactical  instruction  of  useful  knowledge  with  good 
discii)line.  In  ISTl  he  graduated  at  the  Northwestern  Business 
College  at  Madison,  Wisconsin,  Later  held  the  position  (d' Pi-o 
fessoi-  of  book-ki.'eping  in  Bryant  and  Sti'atton's  College  of  Phil- 
adelphia, and  the  Nelson  of  Cinciuuati.  After  this,  having  by 
industry  accumulated  soniii  funds,  he  began  the  study  of  medi 
cine,  graduating  fi-om  Rush  Medical  College,  Chicagt),  Illinois, 
in  1871).  While  in  college  he  acted  as  assistant  demonsti'ator  of 
Anatomy,  and  duiing  his  last  term  there  became  prosector  of 
anatomy  under  Prof.  Charles  T.  Parkes.  He  was  lequested  to 
remain  in  the  College  with  the  assurance  of  pi-omotion  to  a  reg- 
ulai-  professoishi[)  as  rapidly  as  vacancies  existed,  but  lie  de- 
clined and  the  next  day  after  his  graduation  he  left  for  liis 
chosen  field  of  labor.  South  Bend,  Indiana,  where  he  was  asso- 
ciated with  the  well-known  and  skillful  practitioner,  Di-.  J.  A. 
Kcttiing,  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  This  association  was 
abiuptly  terminated  when  it  became  necessary  for  his  partner 
to  take  Mrs.  Kettring  abroad  for  her  health.  Di-.  Kiliner  then 
entered  on  an  inde])ei-ident  professional  career,  and  was  very  suc- 
cessful, especially  in  suigery,  for  which  he  had  a  iireference, 
and  to  perfect  himself  in  this  branch  he  returned  to  Rush  Medi- 
cal College  and  devoted  his  time  to  the  study  of  suigery  and 
gynecology.  Returning  to  South  Bend  he  resumed  his  practice 
which  he  has  very  successfully   followed  unremitting!}'  since. 


ISAAC     KILMER,  17  D 

with  the  exception  of  one  session  of  attendance  at  the  Post- 
Graduate  Medical  School  in  New  York  City.  His  success  as  a 
physician  is  established,  as  he  numbers  his  patients  from  many 
of  the  sui-rounding  states,  wjjile  his  remedies  liave  an  establislied 
reputation  and  sale.  He  is  a  frequent  contributor  to  medical 
journals  and  numerous  publishers  of  medical  literature  have 
requested  him  to  become  a  regular  contributor  to  their  publica- 
tions. Professorships  in  medical  colleges  have  been  tendered  to 
him,  but  he  prefers  the  practice  of  medicine  to  the  teaching  of 
it  and  has  always  declined.  He  is  the  author  of  the  Physician's 
Pocket  Account  Book,  which  gives  universal  satisfaction.  Is 
treasurer  and  medical  director  of  the  firm  of  Di-.  Kilmei'&  Com- 
pany, who  manufacture  well-known  remedies  at  South  Bend. 
For  years  has  been  surgeon  of  the  Lake  Shore  and  Micliigan 
Southern  Paihvay  and  president  of  the  South  Bend  Humane 
Society.  Though  not  zealously  active  in  politics,  in  two  separ- 
ate poHtical  campaigns  he  could  have  had  the  unanimous  nom- 
ination tor  state  senatorsliip  his  party  (Kepublican)  insisting 
upon  his  accepting  it.  Has  also  been  requested  to  accept  the 
nomination  to  the  mayoralty  of  South  Bend,  but  as  it  would 
interfere  too  nuich  with  his  piofessional  labors  he  declined  all 
political  honors.  Although  not  a  member  of  any  church  the 
docLor  has  a  pew  in  tiie  Fii'st  Presbyterian  Church,  where  lui 
attends  with  his  family.  Dr.  Kilmer  was  mai'ried  in  1881  to 
Miss  Margaret  Knott,  of  Sumption  Prairie,  Indiana,  a  most 
estimable  young  lady  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  first  familiL-s 
in  the  county.     Tiieir  married  life  has  been  exceptionally  happv. 

Children  of  Samuel-  [Isaac']. 

Philip  D. 

John  H.  Boi-n  January  18,  18G0,  in  Elkhart  county,  Ind. 
Married  Alice  M.  Salsbui-y,  March  27,  1S81.  Is  a  farmer  on  the 
old  farm  on  which  liis  fatliei'  settled  when  he  moved  from  Oliio 
to  Waukarusa,  Ind. 

Children  of  Philip-  [Isaac']. 

Chuihtlvn.  Born  September  15,  1832,  in  Pennsylvania. 
Married  Catbai-ine  Hughes,  St;ptember  28,  18.")!.  Died  Ai)iil  27, 
18(33,  from  wounds  received  in  the  War  of  the  RebellioiL 


180  HISTORY    OF   THK    KILMER    FAMILY    IN    A:MFK1CA. 

Jacob.  Bom  November  17,  1S3G,  Juniata,  Pa.  January 
IT,  18(50,  married  Christina  Lindermau.  Farmer  in  Wauka- 
rasa,  Ind. 

Philip  R. 

Children  of  John-  [Isaac']. 
Philip  R.     Waukarusa,  Ind. 
John.     Alanson,  Mich. 
JosKPH.     Waukarusa,  Ind. 

Barbara.     Mariied  Peter  Hontsberoer.     Waukarusa,  Ind. 
Elizabeth.     Mari-ied  Jacob  Newcomer.     Nappanee,  Ind. 
Catharine.      Married  Abraham  Knopp.      Hotchkiss,  Colo 
rado. 

third    (lENKliATlON. 

Children  of  Sarah^  [Isaac-,  Isaac'  |  and  Jacob  AVislei". 

Isaac  S.  Wisler. 

Harvey  F.  Wisler.     Died  at  age  of  seven. 

Anna  S.  AVisler.     Married  Alvin  liouser. 


Children  of  David  ^  |  Isaac",  Isaac^  |. 
Ella  Maud.     Born  Auii,ust  1,  1870. 
Laura  Agnes.     Bom  November  15,  1873. 
PoY  WiNFiELD.     Bom  November  22,  1880. 
Donald  Mei:le.     Born  Novend)er  21,  1888, 
Herbert  Lee.     Bom  November  10,  1891. 
All  born  in  Flkhari,    Indiana,    and  with  their  eui)honious 
names  must  be  an  attractive  group. 


Child  of  SamneP  [Isaac-  Isaac'.] 

Bessie.      An    excei)tionally    intelligent    child   now   in    ihe 
eleventh  year  of  her  age. 


Children  of  John  H.^  |Is;iac-  Isaac'.  | 

Lemuel.     Born  January  12,    iss-l 

LiLLiE  C.     Born  June  It;,  ISSl. 

Dora  A.     Born  November  1,  ISss.     Died  Maich  5,  180(;. 


ISAAC    lvll..MEU.  ISl 

Cliiklreii  of  Chiistiair'  [Philii)^  Isaacs] 

(TE()R(ii':  Wesley.  Born  A|>i'il  '2?>,  1850,  in  Olive  township, 
Elkhart  county,  Indiana,  Both  his  parents  dietl  when  he  was 
quite  young,  and  he  with  his  younger  hrotlier  Lyman  (3scar 
were  placed  under  the  guardian  care  ot  their  uncle  Jacoh  Kil- 
mer. March  10,  18/8,  George  nuiiiied  Miss  Mary  Brubaker  of 
Olive  tow^nship.  Their  home  was  in  Waukaiusa,  same  town- 
ship until  1884.  Lived  in  Warsaw,  Ind.,  until  the  spring  of 
1888,  when  lie  moved  to  Marshall  county,  Jnd.,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  four  years.  In  18li2  went  toMenton(\  Ind., 
and  became  ])roi)rietoi'  of  the  Wliite  Front  di'ug  store,  where  he 
can  now  be  found  dealing  in  drugs,  jewelry  and  notions. 

Lyman  O.  Born  August  5,  1858,  in  Olive  townsbij),  Ind. 
Married  Ella  0.  Marvin,  Noveml)er  18,  ISDO.  Pjjncipal  occupa- 
tion at  present  is  farming. 

FOURTH  (JENEKA'MON. 

Children  of  George  W*  [  Christian-'  Philip-  Isaacs  J 
Ohville  B.     Born  1879. 
James  Arnold.     Born  1881. 
Austin  Earl.     Born  1883. 
Harvey.     Born  1890. 


JOHN  KILMER, 

Bmtlier  of  Isaacs  His  daughter  Anna  married  Isaac^  as 
already  noted.  His  son  Daniel  is  the  father  of  some  Kilmers 
who  have  unfortunately  allowed  theii- names  to  he  changed  to 
Gilmore.  Among  these  aie  Cfeorge  W.,  Fletcher,  O. ;  Frank  E., 
Ridgeway,  O.;  William  M.,  may  he  in  Marseilles,  ().,  and  Mis. 
E.  H.  Ruhins,  Kenton,  Ohio. 


PHILIP  KILMER. 

FIRST   (iENKKATION. 

Philip.  Born  near  Port  Royal  in  Turhett  township,  Juniata, 
county,  Pa.,  whei-e  he  lived  a  numhei'of  years,  then  purchased 
the  Kilmer  farm  at  Kilmer,  Pa.,  which  farm  i)resumahly  was 
one  his  father  had  occupied,  although  the  correspondence  did 
not  so  state.  He  remained  at  Kilmer  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
Died  in  1843. 

Samuel.     Born  1789. 

SECOND    GENERATION. 

Children  of  Philip^  [Philip'.] 

John. 

Peter. 

Philip. 

Childof  Samuel-  IPliilip'-l 

David  T.  Born  Decemher  7,  1827,  in  Turhett  township, 
Pa,     Farmer.     Church  connection,  Preshyterian. 

THIRD   GENERATION 

Children  of  Peter^  [Philip    Philip'.] 

Martha.     Died  in  infancy. 

George  Washington.  Born  May  18,  1839,  at  the  Kilmer 
Homestead  near  Kilmer  postottice.  Married  Aramina  McCon- 
nel,  Octoher  17,  1805.  Is  a  jeweler  at  Kilmer,  Pa.  Memher  of 
the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church,  at  Port  Royal,  Pa  W^as 
drafted  in  the  war  of  the  Rehellion  in  1802,  and  procured  a  sub- 
stitute. Was  drafted  again  in  the  last  draft,  but  the  war  closed 
before  being  called  into  active  service. 


PHILIP     KILMKR.  183 

Mary  Ann.  Born  Fobniary  25,  1841.  Married  Azaii.ih 
McAfee.   Her  husband  is  drad.   Her  lesidence  is  Poi  t  Ivoyal,  Pa. 

Emma.     Married  James  I'ludy  Jolinson.     She  is  dead. 

Ida  Lincoln.  Born  Novend)ei'  It),  184t).  Married  Thon)))- 
son  Kepner.     He  is  dead.     Slie  residt\s  at  Port  Ivoyal. 

Philip  Mouhis.  liorn  lsii»,  ;il  the  old  Kilmer  homestead 
near  Kilmer,  Pa.  Married  S.  Khzahfth  Pice,  October  2,  1873. 
Farmer.  Bidoni;s  to  Patrons  of  flnsbandiy,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  PresbyttMian  Church.     Pesides  at  Kilmer. 

John  Sf'.LLKKs.  Born  November  10,  1S52.  Married  Lavina 
Havice.     Pesides  at  Port  Poyal,  Pa. 

MARGAiiET  M.  Boi'u  SoptcMuber  21,  1855.  Married  Joliii 
(llace.     Resides  at  Port  Royal. 

Child  of  Philip^  [Philip-.  JMiilip^] 

Margaretta.     Mrs.  Maricaretta  McClure,    Port  Royal,  Pa. 

Children  of  Dayid  T.^  [Samuel-,  Philip'.] 
Howard  M.     Born  April  12,  1851.     Dead. 
Sidney  C.     Born  November  *J,  1853.     Dead. 
James  C.     Born  June  ID,  1857. 
A.  C.     B(jrn  January  17,  18()0. 
Samuf^l  B.     Boni  October  14,  18(! I. 
Ira  H.     Born  August  4,  1809. 

FOURTH    (iENERATION. 

Child  of  George  W."  |  Peter^  Philip-,  Philip'.] 
Emma  Jane.     Born  August  20,  1872.    Married  Charles  Allen 
Haffley.     Residence,  Kilmer.  Pa. 

Children  of  Philip  Morris^  [Peter%  etc.] 

Margaret  Celeste.     Born  1874. 

Harry  Sylvester.     Born  1877. 

George  Washington.     Born  1879.     Died  1881. 

Philip.     Born  1882. 

Grace  Elizaaeth.     Born  1884. 

Charles  Victor.     Born  188(i. 

All  at  home  at  Kilmer.  Pa. 


JOHN    KILMER. 

Born  ill  Geriiiany.  Came  to  America,  witli  his  wife,  in 
1847. 

•      FIRST   GENEKATION. 

Gkohcik.    Born  about  1S35,  in  (Jermany.    Watsontown,  l^i. 

John.     Watsontown,  Pa. 

Ca.spek.     Montgomery,  Pa. 

Katiiahink.     Montgomery,  Pa. 

L.  G.  ]>oin  Feljruaiy  :2t,  1850,  in  Berks  county,  Pa.  Feb- 
ruary 7,  ls7l,  married  IVlary  Elizabeth  Mostellar.  Is  a  general 
merchant  in  Montgomery,  Pa.,  under  the  tirin  name  of  ]j.  (J. 
Kilmer  &,  Sons  (successors  to  L.  G.  Kflmer).  Was  appointed 
postmaster  of  a  Presidential  post  office  July,  1804,  at  a  salary 
of  $1,000.  Belongs  to  the  order  of  Odd  Fellows.  His  entire 
family  are  members  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  of 
Montgomery. 

This  line  in  which  Mi'.  Kilmer  belongs  is  a  short  one.  Prob- 
ably he  could  be  connected  with  the  others  if  we  had  the 
records.     He  has  shown  much  interest  in  the  Kilmer  Book. 

SECOND   GENERATION. 

"  Children  of  L.  G.-  |John.  ] 
Alvin  C,     Born  January  7,  1872. 
William  E.     Born  April  U,  1874. 
Edna  Mae.     Born  June  4,  1870. 
All  born  in  Delaware  townsbij),  Northumberland  county, Pa. 


L.    G     KILMER. 


JUSTUS  KULMER. 

His  p^raiulsoii,  George  H.  KiLner,  M.  I).,  of  Williston,  Ohio, 
says  his  giaiuUatlier  "  was  l)orn  soiuetime  in  the  latter  part  of 
the  last  century,  and  was  om^  of  the  hii'eling-s  of  King  George 
of  England  in  oui*  country's  strife  for  independence,  and  served 
with  distinction,  advancing  from  private  to  sergeant."  If  this 
was  the  War  of  ITTO,  he  could  not  have  heen  horn  much  later 
than  1760.  He  died  in  lS5ii.  It  might  have  heen  the  War  of 
1812.  The  reign  of  George  III.  ceased  in  fact  on  the  day  of  the 
completion  of  the  fiftieth  year  of  his  i-eign,  October  25,  1810. 
Previous  seasons  of  I'aving  madness  on  that  day  culminated  in 
the  complete  dethronement  of  reason  In  law  his  reign  lasted 
nine  years  longer,  during  which  time  affairs  wei'e  under  Prince 
of  Wales,  regent,  afterward  George  IV.  The  editor  has  noted 
this  historical  reference  as  a])plying  to  the  statement  of  Dr. 
Kilmer  concerning  his  grandfather,  thus  affording  two  bases  of 
estimate  in  the  absence  of  precision.  Justus  Kulmer  was  buried 
in  the  cemetery  at  Pebia,  Hessen  Nassau,  Germany.  On  the 
tombstone  the  name  is  Kullmer.  Dr.  Kilmer  visited  the  grave 
of  his  grandfather,  and,  if  the  age  was  given  on  the  stone, 
either  failed  to  note  it  or  give  it  to  the  compiler. 

He  had  four  childi'en,  one  boy,  Henry,  and  three  girls,  all 
of  whom  canie  to  this  countr}^  settling  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in 
1848.  With  the  exception  of  one  daughtei-,  who  in  December, 
1895,  was  still  living,  they  are  all  dead. 

Henry.  Was  born  in  Bebra,  Hessen  Nassau,  1827.  Soon 
after  arriving  at  Cleveland,  he  mai-ried  Knuigunde  Schuchardt, 
also  from  Bebra.  Their  six  cliildren,  whose  names  follow,  were 
all  born  in  Cleveland. 

George  H.,  M.  D.  Born  November  8,  1852  ;  is  a  physician, 
and  that  is  all  we  are  able  to  say  of  him.  Eight  letters,  two  at 
least  containing  stamped  (Envelopes  for  answer,  besides  postal 
cards,  brought  one  card  and  one  lettei'.  We  would  like' to  know 
more  of  him  and  his  family.  Sometime  in  the  future  all  the 
tribes  may  be  linked  to  one  head. 


180  HISTORY    OF   T1!K    KILMKH    FAMIf.Y    IN    AMERICA. 

Catharine.     Was  born  November  10,  1S54. 
Magdalena.     \Vas  born  in  1850. 
Henry  A. 
Fred  A. 

Otto  H.  No  response  came  from  bim.  He  residues  at  Si) 
Marion  street,  Cleveland, 

SUPPLEMENT. 

Consideiin^-  tbe  fact  tbat  tbe  editoi-  and  compilei",  in  tbe 
plan  of  tbis  work,  bas  followed  not  less  tlian  tliirty  distinct 
lines,  it  will  not  ap})ear  stranj^e  from  tbe  view-point  of  tbe 
average  person  if  mistakes  and  omissions  occnr.  (Tlie  average 
person  could  not  be  inveigled  into  tbe  writing  of  a  family  liis- 
tory  as  tbe  present  writer  was,  and  tberefore  is  not  supposed  to 
know  nmcb  about  tbe  metbods.)  Tbere  are  omissions  for 
whicb,  from  bis  own  view-point,  be  otters  no  excuse  in  defense. 
On  bis  auxiliary  cbart,  in  tbe  line  of  Jobannes,  be  omitted  to 
carry  down  tbe  cbildren  of  Maria,  daugbter  of  Jobn,  son  of 
Jobn  I.,  son  of  Jobannes  ;  and  tbe  cbildi-en  of  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel,  son  of  Jobn  1.,  son  of  Jobannes.  Tbey  sbould 
bave  been  placed  on  page  35,  between  tbe  cbildren  of  Anna 
Margaret  and  Augustus,  as  follows  : 

Cbildren  of  Maria*  [Jobn^  Jobn  I.*,  Jobannes^]  and  Jobn 
Baunuis. 

Racbael  A.  Baunius.  Married  Sagendorf.  Residence, 
Howe's  Cave,  N.  Y. 

Schuyler  Baumus.     Giovner's  Cornei's,  N.  Y. 

Charles  W.  Baumus.     Grovner's  Corners,  N.  Y. 

Catherine  Baunuis.  Married  Richtmeyer.  Carlyle  Center, 
N.  Y. 

Martha  E.  Baumus.    Married  Richtmeyer.    Newburgb,N.Y. 

Adaline  Baumus.     Married  Buck.     Albany,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Margaret*'  [Daniel'',  Jobn  I.*,  Johannes^]  and 
Elijah  Griffin. 

Ford  Griffin.     Grovner's  Corners.  N.  Y. 


SUPPJJC.MliNT.  187 

Mis.  William  Wallace.  High  Bridge,  Maconibi  Dam  Road, 
New  York  City.  To  requests  sent  to  Mi's.  Wallace  for  iiifcjrma- 
iion,  no  responses  came  back.  Mr.  Wallace  is  superintendent 
of  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History  at  Central  Park. 
He  has  taken  much  interest  in  tiiis  book,  and  is  a  liberal  sub- 
scriber to  the  com]»ilation  fund. 

Mi-s.  C.  W.  Karker.     Lawyeisvillc,  N.  Y. 


Tardy  coriesiK^ndents  are  to  be  blamed  for  some  of  the  in- 
complete records.  We  are  suie  they  had  plenty  of  time.  Some 
additions  are  insertiKl  here,  which  came  too  late  to  be  put  in 
their  proper  ])lace.  For  ujistakes  of  coi'res[)()ndents,  or  those 
which  may  have  occurred  through  unintelligible  chirography 
in  any  part  of  the  book,  the  editor  cannot  be  held  responsible. 


Catharine,  daughter  of  Johannes,  page  11,  married  Peter 
Sagendorf. 

John  I.,  son  of  Johannes,  page  11,  was  born  August  16, 
1763.  If  this  is  correct,  and  the  editor  had  known  it  in  time, 
there  would  have  been  a  transposition  in  the  writing  of  this 
line.  It  is  carried  down  with  George  as  the  older  of  the  two 
brothers.  The  change  is  not  essential,  but  would  preserve  regu- 
larity.    He  died  January  27,  lS4i). 


Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Johannes,    page   II,    inarried    Peter 
Henry.     She  died  June  13,  1820. 


Elizabeth,   daughter   of    George,    page   11,   married   Jesse 
Patrick. 

Daniel,  son  of  John  I,  page  13,  married  Maria  Shafer. 
Maria,  daughter  of  John  T,  page  13,  married  Jacob  Zimmer. 


188  HISTOKV    OK   'VUK    KUMFM    FAMILY    IN    AMKUICA. 

Marg;aret,  (laughter  of  Daniel,  page  22,  niai-ried  Elijah 
Giiffin,  and  it  is  the  editor's  fault  that  this  and  the  item  ahovt^ 
were  not  recorded  in  the  prc)i)i-i-  place. 


Josiah,  son  of  Daniel,  ])age22,  married  Amanda  Rockefellei-, 
This  was  new^s. 


Matilda,  daughter  of  Lewis,  ]iage  7(1,  married  Edson  Hew^itt. 


Lewis    Kilmer,    ])age  T."),  was  hoiii    March   1),    1817,   \^^as  a 
fai-mer.     Died  January  11,  l.s78. 


Harriet  daughter  of  Lvwis,   page  7('',   mai-rried  Joseph  Bott. 


Lewis,  page  70,  liad  anothci-daughtei-  whose  name  the  com- 
piler did  not  get  indil  late.  This  was  Evaline  who  married 
Wm.  C.  Van  Valkeid)urg. 


George,  son  of  Henry  in  the  middle  of  page  83,  served  in 
the  war  of  1812.  He  was  hoi'u  in  Oolumhiji  county,  N.  Y.,  in 
17'J1,  and  died  at  the  residence  of  his  son,  Captain  Kilmer,  in 
Top eka,  Kan.,  Lebiuary  20,  1870. 


Mrs.  S.  W.  Sahin  of  P)Oonville,  N.  Y.,  ])age  Dl,  died  Ai)ril 
10,   181)5. 

The  following  came  too  late  for  insertion  in  their  proper 
place.  Tliey  are  childien  of  (Jeorge  H.  Kilmei-,  son  of  Josei)li, 
and  belong  on  page  132. 

Olive  May  Kilmer.     Born  May  22,  1882. 

Allee  Madora.     Born  October  22,  1883. 


MISCEI.LANK<3US.  189 


George  Will.     Born  Sejiteiiiber  15,  188S, 
Maudie  Fern.     Boiii  Octolx'r  28,  isOa. 
Myrtle  S.  A.     April  20,    1^',H). 


Likewise  too  late  for  insnilion  in  i)ro])er  |)lace. 

NOUMA    1.0  Li  IS  K 

Child  of  .losepli  and  Eva  jVlcKinney  Kilinei'  of  Elinira,  X.  Y., 
boi'n  Novenihei-  II,  LS',)7. 

Tliis  history  goes  hack  20<J  years  or  thereabouts,  but  it  is 
not  all  a  ''  back  nund)er. 


While  the  compiler  was  in  attcndanco  of  the  nioeting  of  the 
Synod  of  New  York  in  Octobei,  ISDT,  lie  was  entei'tained  at  the 
home  of  Mr.  Jones,  a  railroad  postal  cleik  on  the  New  Yoi'k  Cen- 
tral. Mr.  J.  mentioned  an  acquaintance,  Norman  F.  Kilmer,  a 
j-ailroad  postal  clerk  residing  at  Pine  Plains,  N.  Y.  An  answt.-r 
was  received  fiom  him  dated  Novend>er  It,  1SD7,  just  as  the  last 
copy  goes  to  the  piinter.  He  states  that  his  fattjer  was  Ijcwis 
Kilmer,  and  grandfather  William,  and  that  his  sister  has  in  her 
possession  the  family  Bible  which  is  neaily  rJOO  years  old.  We 
regret  we  did  not  tind  him  before. 


MISCEIJ.ANEOUS. 

The  editor  could  not  get  records  to  connect  the  Kilmers  un- 
der this  head  with  any  of  the  lines,  long  or  shoit. 

Edward  Kilmer  of  Casa  Blanca,  Texas,  is  county  commis- 
sionei'. 

His  father's  name  was  Jonas,  and  born  in  Cumberland 
county,  N.  J.,  July  4,  181!».  Pie  thinks  his  grandfather's 
name  was  Adam.  Edward's  father  died  in  lsr)S,  wheuEdwaid 
was  seven  yeais  old.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  about  four, 
and  it  is  not  strange  that  he  lost  track  of  his  ancestry.  His 
father  went  to  Texas  in  1840.  If  an}"  Kilmei'scan  give  him  any 
light,  address  him  as  above. 


190  HISTORY   OF  'I'HE   KII  MKK   FAMILY   IN   AMEUICA. 

Israel  Kilmer,  Shepard,  Micbij^an.  His  father  Isaac  was  born 
in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  181f),  and  bis  grandfather,  Christian, 
was  a  native  of  the  same  state. 

A.  B.  Kihner,  Wadswortb,  Ohio,  is  a  brother  of  Israel. 

W.  H.  Kilmer,  Winsted,   Ct. 
Jeremiah  Kilmer,  N(M)la,  Fowa. 
William  Kilmoi-,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
William  II.  Kihner,  Anl)urn,  N.  Y. 
John  P.  Kihner,  Bath,  on  Hudson,  N.  Y. 
Asa  A.  Kilmer,  Corbettsville,  N.  Y. 
Peter  I.  Kilmer,  Corbettsville,  N.  Y 
Frank  J.  Kilmer,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
Levi  Kilmer,  Greenbush,  N.  Y. 
Charles  T.  Kihner,  Horseheads,  N.  Y. 
Charles  L.  Kilmer,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 
Robert  J.  Kilmer,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 
Samuel  A.  Kihner,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 
Thomas  L   Kilmer,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 
William  H.  Kilmer,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 
Leverett  Kilmei',  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y, 
John  Kilmer,  Poughkee])sie,  N.  Y. 
N.  A.  Kilmei',  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 
■John  Kilmer,  Red  hook,  N.  Y. 
James  Kilmer,  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  Y. 

B.  B.  Kihuer,  Convoy,  (Jhio. 

J.  N.  Kilmer,  Columbus,  Ohio.  , 

William  F.  Kilmer,  Bed  minster.  Pa. 
Samuel  Kilmer,  Benjannii,  Pa.  ,       . 

George  Kilmer,  Elimsport,  Pa. 

Peter  Kilmer,  Ottsville,  Pa.  ,,, 

Thomas  Kilmer,  Point  Pleasant,  Pa. 
Ewald  Kihnei,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  :       . 

Frederick  Kilmei',   Philadclpliia,  Pa. 
Edward  L.  Kilmer,  Stouchsbmg,  Pa. 
Frank  (r.  Kilmer,  Rochestei-,   Ind. 

M.  L.  Kilmer,  Jackson  Corners,  .\.  Y.,  son  of  Levi  (1.,  sou 
of  George  W.,  son  of  Wihiam. 


i  I  I 


OLD      CHURCH      UKCOltDS.  1!)1 

If  some  of  the  above  ha  1  been  enough  interested  to  answer 
the  letters  sent  to  them  possibly  the  compiler  could  have  con- 
nected them  somtivhere. 


William  Kilmer,  Tionesta,  Pa.,  is  a  native  of  Gernjany,  and 
said  he  could  give  interesting  history  of  his  ancestors  from  1700 
but  failed  to  do  so  after  repeated  efforts  of  the  compiler  to  get  it. 


OLD  CHURCH  RECORDS. 

GKiniANTOVVN. 

Adam,  child  of  Abraham  and  Eva  Kilmer,  baptized  1748. 

Gertgen,  child  of  Johannes  Kulmer  and  E'ronica  Becker, 
baptized   1751. 

Maria,  child  of  Wilhelm  Kulmer  and  Gertgen  Pulver,  bap- 
tized 1768. 

Johannes,  child  of  Johannes  Kulmer  and  Catharine  Link, 
baptized  1770. 

William,  child  of  Johaimes  Kulmer  nnd  Cathaiine  Link, 
baptized  1772. 

Simon,  child  of  Adam  Kulmer  and  Catharine  Kohl,  bap- 
tized 1773. 

Cathaiine,  child  of  Wilhelm  Kulmer  and  Cathai-ine  Jjink, 
baptized  1774. 

Wilhelm,  child  of  William  Kulmer  and  Gertgen  Pulver, 
baptized  1775. 

David,  child  of  Johannes  Kulmer  and  Cathai-ine  Link,  bap- 
tized 1770. 

Eva,  child  of  Adam  Kulmer  and  Catharine  Kohl,  baptized 


Elizabeth,  child  of  Wilhelm  Kulmer  and  (leitrude  Pulver, 
baptized  1777. 

Elizabeth,  child  of  Johannes  Kulmer  and  Elizabeth  Mickle, 
baptized  1779. 

Christina,  child  of  AVilhelm  Kulmer  and  Catharine  Link, 
baptized  178L 


[\)-2 


HISTORY    OF   TIJK    KlLMKIi    I  AMILV    IN    AMKKICJA. 


Gert^on,  child  of  Williolm  Kulmeiaiul  Oert^eii  I^ilver,  l)ap- 
lizetl  1781. 

Catharine,  diild  of  (^eoii;-!'  Kulniei    and   Maigaretta  Bahi-, 
l)aptized  17S-2. 

Petrus,  cliild  of  VVilhehn  IviihncM-  and  Catharine  Link,  ba})- 
tized  1783. 

Elizabeth,  cliild  of  Johannes   Knhner  and   Catharine  Link, 
ba])tized  1784.  *■  r 

Maria,  child  of  Adam  Knhner  and   Mar^ai'etta  Ja}i;er,  baj)- 
lized  1784. 

Petrns,  child  of  Wilhehn  Knlmcr  and  (Jci  ti;vn  Pnlvei-,  bap- 
tized 1785. 

Johannes,  child  of  ALiria  Knlinrrand  Johamirs  Horn,  bap- 
tized 1787. 

Petrus,  child  of  Adam    Iviilmei-  and   Catharine   Kohl,    bap- 
tized 1787. 

(ieorge,  child  of  Adam  Knhner  and  Certi;-en  Ja-^er,  baptized 
1787. 

Jeremias,  child  of  Wilhehn  Knhner   and    Chiistina  Pnlvei-, 
baptized  17ss. 

Petrns,     child    of    Johannes    Kidmer    and    Anna    Sipperly, 
bai)tized  178S. 

Elizabeth,    child    of  (ieoii;!'    Kiilmer    and    Saloma    Pariier, 
baptized  I7s8. 

Phili|),   child  of  VVilhelm  Knhner  and  (ierlzeii  l^nlver,  h;i])- 
tized  ITt'U. 

Johannes,    child  of  Adam    Kiilmer    and    ?\bo,L;aret  ta  J;i<^e)-, 
baptized  17'.)1. 

Daniel,   child  of  VN'ilbelm    Knlmer  and   AmiaBntser,    bap- 
tized 1804. 

Philip,    child  of  Wilhehn    Knlmer  and    Anna    J^ntsei',   ha]) 
tized  1800. 

Alexander,    child  of  Wilhehn   Knlmer  and   Anna    lUitsei-, 
baptized  1811. 

Johny,   child  of  Wilhehn  Knlmer   and    Anna   Bntser,    bap- 
tized 1814. 

Aseri,    cliild  of  Wilhehn    Knhner    and    Anna    Bntser,   ba])- 
tized  1810. 


OLD     CHURCH     RECOHDS.  ]'.Ki 

Robert  W.,   child  of  Poter  Kilmer  and  Gritzgeii  Batlirick, 
baptized  1810. 

GKEENBUSH  DUTCH  REFOKMED. 

Known  as  "Veddei's  Chnrcli/'     l)oniini(;   ITcinian  V.  Ved- 
dei'  was  pastoi"  sixty  years. 

Adam,   child  of  Geor^-e  Kuliner   and    P]va  { Jerti'ude  Din^s, 
baptized  J  775. 

Elizabeth,  cliild  of  Georire  Kulmer  and  Eva  Geitrnde  DinL^s. 
baptized . 

Peter,    child  of  Nicholas  Knlmci'   and    Katrina  Hess,    bap- 
tized 1783. 

Jury,  child  of  Simon  Kulmer  and  Eva  Shavei-,  baptized . 

John,   child  of  John  I.  Kulmer   and    Eleanor    Miller,    bap- 
tized 1802. 

Christina,  child  of  Peter  P.  Kulmer  and  Margaret  Bathrick, 
ba])tized  1802. 

Jonas,  child  of  Simon  Kilmer  and  Eva  Shaver,  baptized  1801. 

Hendrick,  child  of  Peter  P.  Kilmer  and  Margaret  Bathrick, 
baptized  1804. 

James,   child  of  John  I.Kilmer   and    Eleanor  Millei',   bap- 
tized 1805. 

Helen,   child  of  William  Kilmer,   jr.,    and  Catharine  Bath- 
rick, bai)tized  1800. 

Jacob,    child  of  Peter  Kilmer  and  Margaret  Bathrick,   ba])- 
tized  1806. 

Oliver,  child  of  John  I.  Kilmer  and  Helen  Miller,   baptized 
1807. 

John,  child  of  George  W.  Kilmer  and  Cornelia  Tatoi-,  baj)- 
tized  1808. 

Maria,  child  of  Adam  I.  Kilmer  and  Eve  Wilsie,  baptized 
1808. 

Jonas,    child  of  Peter  P.  Kilmer   and   Margaret   Bathrick, 
baptized  1808. 

Lucinda,   child  of  Lydia   Kilmer   and   James   Brown,  bap- 
lized  1820. 

James  Munroe,  child  of  Lydia  Kilmer  and  James  Brown,, 
baptized  1822, 

13 


194  HISTORY    OF   TlIK    KILMER    FAMILY    IN    AMERICA. 

Abraliam,  child  of  Peter  P.  Kilmer  and  Mar^ijaret  Bathrick, 
baptized  1824. 

Jacob,  child  of  Christina  Kilniei-  and  Isaac  Oakley,  bap- 
tized 1824. 

John,  child  of  Christina  Kilmer  and  Isaac  Oakley,  bap- 
tized 1825. 

Jane,  child  of  Christina  Kilnujr  and  Isaac  Oakley,  ba])- 
tized  182t;. 

Abraham,  child  of  Christina  Kilmer  and  Isaac  Oakley,  bap- 
tized 1827. 

Josiah,  child  of  Lydia  Kilmer  and  James  Bi'own,  baptized 
1827. 

F.  B.  Kilmer  of  New  Brnnsvvick,  N.  J.,  has  e.\:i)ended  con- 
siderable money  and  time  in  collecting  old  chnrch  lecoi'ds  and 
has  the  transcript  of  a  dozen  chnrches  or  more  in  his  possession. 
They  were  promised  for  insertion  in  this  book,  bnt  are  incom- 
plete, needing  revision  and  correction,  and  it  would  be  folly  to 
send  them  out  as  they  are.  His  business  demands  so  much  of 
his  time  that  he  has  not  been  able  to  arrange  them  for  j)ublica- 
tion,  but  thinks  that  later  on  he  will  do  so,  and  donate  them  to 
any  Kilmer  who  wishes  a  coj)y. 


EDITOR'S  NOTES. 

THE    NAME. 

In  many  of  the  old  church  records  on  Ijivingston  Manor, 
where  written  in  German  scrii)t,  it  is  Kulmer,  which  seems  to 
be  the  original.  Occasionally  in  these  records  it  is  written 
Kuelmej'.  In  Documentary  History  of  New  York  it  is  s])elled 
Kelmer,  Kilmer,  Kilmore,  Kilmor,  Kolman  and  Kollman,  all 
without  much  doubt  belonging  to  the  Kilmer  family.  In  this 
documentary  history  some  signatures  are  by  cross  marks  and 
the  name  was  written  by  others  from  phonetic  sound,  often  in- 
distinct, which  accounts  for  many  of  these  changes.  Wilhehnus 
in  his  birch-bark  book,  kept  from  1707  to  17t)0,  wrote  it  Kelmer. 
Rev.  Joshua  Kocherthal,  the  fu-st  Lutheran  minister  to  the 
Palatines,    who    had  a  good    German   and    English    education, 


editor's     NOTK8.  195 

wrote  in  Kilmer  in  his  church  records  as  early  as  1715.  It  is 
evident  that  the  name  in  (ieiinan  is  Kulmer  and  it  is  Kilmer  in 
English.  Robert  Livingston  had  a  way  peculiar  to  himself  and 
wrote  it  Kolmere.  Modernly,  for  tifly  years  and  moi'e,  it  has 
been  Killmer,  Kilmore,  Gillmore  and  Oolman,  with  some  mem- 
bers of  the  family.  Thomas  Kilmer,  of  Hudson,  tells  us  that 
in  his  school  days  at  Gallitanville  on  Livingston  Manor,  about 
1840,  some  of  the  families  spelled  their  name  Killmer,  others 
Killmore,  and  some  Kilmer.  One  day  the  teacher  called  them  up 
and  told  them  the  proper  way  ti)  spell  tiie  name  wasK-i  l-m-k  k, 
and  hereafter  on  the  school  r(^cords  it  should  be  so  sj)elled.  The 
instruction  of  this  wise  schoolmaster  concerning  our  name  is 
passed  along  for  the  l)enetit  of  piesent  and  future  genearations. 

PALATINE    AND    1\\LATINATK. 

The  word  palatine  is  related  to  palace,  and  as  a  title  dates 
from  the  time  of  the  Merovingian  kings  of  Fjance,  connected 
with  whose  con  it  was  a  liigh  judicial  officer  called  the  comes 
palafii,  or  inastei-  of  the  royal  household. 

When  the  sovereign  chose  to  confer  a  peculiar  mark  of  dis- 
tinction ui)on  the  holder  of  any  particular  fief  under  him,  he 
granted  the  I'ight  to  exercise  the  same  ])Owei-  within  his  province 
as  the  comes  palatii  exercised  in  the  royal  palace.  With  the 
function  went  the  title  of  comes  j'uhttinns,  or  count  palatine, 
and  from  the  rliler  the  district  under  him  became  finally  known 
as  a  palatinate. 

The  Up])er  and  Lower  Palatinate  were  two  separate  states 
of  the  old  (jeinian  empire,  not  contiguous,  thongh  under  one 
ruler.  Their  territory  is  now  comprised  in  that  of  Bavaria, 
Baden,  Hesse  Darmstadt  and  Prussia. 

THE   OLDEST   BIBLE   IN    POSSESSION   OF   THE   KILMERS. 

As  far  as  is  kncjwn,  the  oldest  heir-loom  Bible  njw^  in  ex- 
istence, is  in  possession  of  Captain  George  W.  Kilmer  of  To- 
wanda,  Pa.  It  is  printed  in  German,  in  Martin  Luther's  trans- 
lation. Very  unfortunately,  if  there  was  ever  any  family  rec- 
ord within  its  pages,  it  is  gone.  In  it  is  a  statemejit,  written  in 
German  by  J.  Adam  Eisenwine  (boi-n  in  Schaubach,  District  of 


106  HISTORY   OF   THE    KUMFAi   VAMILY   IN   AMERICA. 

Canstatt,  Kingdom  of  WurttMiibiirg,  1821),  onco  its  possessor, 
that  it  is  over  tlireo  hundred  years  old.  He  had  it  from  Miss  or 
Mrs.  Kilmer,  who  was  nearly  one  lauidred  years  old,  and  states 
that  it  came  from  Holland. 

THE    COAT    OE    ARMS. 

The  imposing  emblem  of  nobility  which  is  i)laced  as  a 
frontispiece  to  our  history  was  rej)roduced  from  the  archives  of 
heraldry  by  W.  H.  Abbott,  genealogist  and  hei-aldic  dranglits- 
inan,  now  of  Saugerties,  N.  Y.  It  belonged  to  Count  Knlmer 
von  Rosenpiche  and  Hohenstein,  presumably  in  Saxony,  which 
borders  on  the  Palatinate,  and  lie  may  have  been  a  count  pala- 
tine. We  are  not  after  his  lai-ge  estates,  which  have  prc^bably 
been  scattered  to  the  foui'  winds,  but  it  is  not  wild  to  think  that 
we  can  be  hitched  on  to  the  count.  It  seems  to  be  the  only 
escutcheon  of  the  kind  belonging  to  our  name.  To  attempt  a 
connection,  it  would  be  necessary  for  one  to  visit  that  country. 
If  the  editor  lives  to  witness  the  incoming  of  tiie  next  century, 
two  years  hence,  he  may  celebi'ate  by  crossing  over  to  tlie  soil 
of  the  old  world.  If  he  does  not,  some  one  else  who  is  inter- 
ested may  go.  Colors  on  tlui  coat  of  arms  are  indicated  by 
lines,  which  are  on  the  card  accomj)anying  each  bo 3k.  Tiiese 
points  in  heraldry  were  kindly  furnished  by  Mr.  Abbott. 

THE   KILMER   MANUFACTURING   CO.,    OF   NEWBURGH,    N.    Y. 

We  prepared  a  histoi-y  of  considerable  length  of  this  com- 
pany, but  as  they  were  oblig(!d  to  succumb  to  the  financial  \)V(.'s- 
sure,  that  sketch  would  be  inappropriate,  and  it  only  reiUcUns 
to  place  a  brief  monumental  inscription  in  locus. 

The  business  l)egan  in  a  small  way  on  a  farm  in  Schohaiie 
county,  in  1870.  The  implements  first  used  in  the  mamifac- 
ture  of  hay  bale  ties  were  a  common  vise  and  a  twister  at- 
tached to  a  carpenter's  bit-brace.  Tlie  first  investment  in  stock 
was  100  pounds  of  wire.  Soon  after  this  the  purchase  of  a  ton 
brought  in  the  neigld)ors,  who  anxiously  incpured  what  the 
daring  adventurers  were  going  to  do  with  so  much  wire.  Tliis 
was  followed  by  several  tons,  and  it  was  found  after  several 
months  of  business  that  the  shop  in  the  barn  was  so  small  that 


KDlTOIi's    NOTKS.  197 

it  cramped  the  wings  of  enterpi-ise.  In  1878  they  moved  to 
Schenectady,  N.  Y..  in  oidei'  to  have  l)etter  facilities  for  their 
increasing  trade.  In  1888  they  moved  to  Nevvbnrgh.  It  was 
the  privilege  of  the  writer  to  visit  the  establishment  there  two  or 
three  times,  and  he  could  not  help  conti-asting  the  vise  and 
hrace,  witli  which  one  bundle  or  i350  ties  could  hci  made  by 
steady  application  in  one  day,  with  a  machine  on  which  one 
hoy  could  twist  1'20  bundles  oi'  ;'>(), (»u(i  ties  i)er  day.  Multiply 
tills  by  the  thiity-t'our  niachines  of  this  kind  then  on  their  floors, 
and  the  output  is  l,02u,0ui)  ties  per  day.  If  any  of  those 
iriendly  Schoharie  farmers  (wer  visited  the  establishment,  they 
tloubtless  opened  their  eyes  as  wide  as  did  the  (alitor.  They 
were  inanufac'turing  wiie  and  using  eighty  tons  of  iron  per  day 
for  that  pnrpose.  This  i)rocess  is  woiuh.'ifully  interesting, 
es[)ecially  when  witnessed  for  the  first  time.  Billets  of 
Bessamer  steel  were  placed  in  furnaces  heated  by  gas  where  they 
remained  seven  minutes,  tlu^n  dia\fn  out  at  white  heat.  Then 
went  quickly  on  arranged  caii  iages  o|)eratfd  by  machinery  from 
one  machine  to  another,  and  with  each  process  smaller  in  diam- 
eter and  longer  in  length  coiling  through  one  channel  then  back 
to  another,  twisting  and  hissing  like  a  monstrous  serpent,  and 
in  less  than  one  minute  that  l)illet  was  a  (;oil  of  wire  1,400  feet 
long  and  still  red  hot. 

They  wei'e  then  employing  150  men  and  running  their 
wH^rks  night  and  day,  in  the  mannfactnreof  hay  bale  ties,  barbed 
wire  and  ornamental  fencing.  Their  plant  at  that  time  had  cost 
more  than  $500. uou  and  they  a])peared  to  be  pi'ossing  steadily 
upward.     But,  sic  trcmsit  yiona  unuidi. 

It  was  a  greac  loss  to  Newburg  and  a  great  blow  to  the  com- 
j)any,  to  see  this  industry,  standing  first  with  the  kind  on  the 
continent,  and  built  up  by  biave  si)iiits,  busy  minds  and  hands, 
facing  many  discouragements  and  much  opposition  of  jealous 
manufacturers,  thus  suddenly  collapse. 


IDS  IIIHTORV    OF   TlIK    KILAFKK    FAMILY    IN    AMFIUCA. 

FINALE. 

The  editor  and  compiler  acknowledges  with  heartfelt  thanks 
letters  of  coiigralulation  and  commendation  already  received. 
The  beratings  which  occasionally  have  coirie  to  him  were,  it  is 
charitable  to  say,  from  })ersons  who  are  ignoiant  of  the  sitna- 
ti<jii. 

This  seems  the  only  a|)[>ro))riate  place  as  it  was  omi1te(l  in 
the  [)reface,  to  acknowledge,  f.ivors  and  helpful  correspondence 
from  Geoi'ge  I).  Hale,  treasnrer  of  the  Interstate  Land  Company 
at  Topeka,  Kansas,  and  ])resid(MiL  of  the  Kansas  Society  Sons  of 
the  Americ'an  [icwolution.  11(3  is  also  an  intimate;  friend  of 
Captain  C.  B.  Kilmer  of  Topekii. 

The  editor  has  pre])ared  a  s|)ecial  copy  of  our  history  with 
blank  interleaves  foi' the  pni-pose  of  netting  additional  history, 
data,  and  coi-rectioiis  as  they  may  apjtear  in  I'cference  to  the 
fannly,  which  will  he  left  as  a  legncy  to  succeeding  geneiations 
who  may  desire  to  issue  another  hook.  Matters  of  this  kind  will 
be  solicited  and  searched  for.  His  time  is  wt)itli  something,  and 
inquiries  for  [)ersonal  benetit  involving  outside  corresi)ondence 
or  seaich  in  the  voluminous  records  in  the  dej»ository  should  en- 
close ten  cents  in  stamjtsor  silvtM-.  Letteisof  ordinary  reference 
nuist  enclose  a  two  cent  stamp  to  insuie  an  answei'. 

He  rejoices  that  the;  arduous  w^)rk  entrusted  to  him  is  so 
nearly  out  of  his  hands  and  into  yours,  and  before  dro})])ing  tlni 
pen  from  a  weary  hand  he  extemds  to  all  the  sincere  wish  for 
their  prosperity  and  haij[)iness. 


Ar.PlIAIiKTK'AL   T.IST.  lO',) 

ALPHABETICAL  LIST  BY  STATES,  PROVINCE  AND 
POST-OFFICES. 

CAl.ll'OKNIA.  PAUE. 

Morris  P.  KiliiKM-,  Arnioni;i 147 

HeiiJ'y  Kilniei',   Colfax Ids 

W.  H.  B.  Kilmer,    Knight's  ]<'(Mi-y 85 

COI.OK'ADO. 

Mrs.  CatluiriiK'  Kno])[).  Hotchkiss 180 

CONNECTH'LTT. 

William  H.  Kilmer,  Winsted 190 

Martin  L.  Kilmer,   Miliord :;5 

i»i:].A\VAKi':. 

J.  R.  Kilmer,   Wilmini^ton K'.l 

Ziba  Kilmer,  Wilmington If.  1 

KLOltTDA. 

Wasliinj2,ton  Kilmei-,  Orlando 20 

(iKOl^CIA. 

T.  W.  Kilmer,  Aiii^iista ]:Vj 

ILLINOIS. 

Luther  S.  Ba,a;ley,  Auroi-a 112 

Mrs.  Lucy  G.  Mcllenry,   Cambridge 5S 

Leroy  Kilmei-,  Charleston 145 

E.  E.  Kilmer,  Chicago yi; 

Lena  V.  Kilmer,   Chicago , (;4 

Mrs.  Laura  E.  Miner,  Chicago 145 

Margaret  8.  Potter,  Dwiglit 145 

Mary  Ann  Potter,   Dvvight 142 

George  Kilmer,  Joliet 142 

Mrs.  C.  N.  Spragae,  Joliet 14t> 

Mrs.  Abbie  Kilmer  Stafford,  Joliet 146 

James  Kilmer,  Joliet 148 

John  T.  Kilmer,  Joliet 146 

George  W.  Potter,  Joliet 145 

Thaddeus  Kilmer,  Joliet 143 


200  ALPHABETICAL  LIST. 

Reuben  W.  Kilmer,  Joliet.    U3 

William  A.  Kilmer,  Joliet ;58 

Mrs.  E.  R.  Kerr,  Kenanee <"•(') 

Mrs.  A.  C.  Paxon,    Lockpoit : 4;^> 

Minora  C.  Paxon,  Lockport 145 

Lyman  0.  Kilmei-,  Maple  Park InI 

E^-bei-t  Kilmer,  Marseilles 1!0 

Thomas  Kilmer,  Marseilles 1 1('» 

Mrs.  Kate  Wilsey,  Marseilles lit) 

Mrs.  W.  G.  Hoi.kins,  Osco   :»;> 

M rs.  J.  S.  Tracy,  Osco ;V.» 

Mrs.  Alonzo  Richtmeyer,  Sterling 'M 

John  W.  Fellows,  Watseka 47 

E.  T.  Potter,  Wilson Ur. 

LNDIANA. 

Daniel  W.  Kilmer,    Blountsville 1<!7 

tleniy  W.  Kilmer,  Burdick .")S 

Mrs.  Ahram  Ht)l(leman,    Elkhart 177 

David  Kilmer,    Elkhart 17s 

Henry  E.  Kilmer,  Frankfoit 172 

J^euben  W.  Kilmer,   Fi-ankl'ort 145 

Charles  Kilmer,  Kenana 171 

Mis.  Alice  Grand,  Logansport 1  72 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Scarff,  Logansport 171 

George  W.  Kilmer,  Mentone 1  s  1 

John  A,  Kilmer,  Monticello 171 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Newcomer,  Nappanee ISO 

Mrs.  Jacob  H.  Wisler,  Nappanee 177 

Albert  Potter,  Peru 1 45 

John  Kilmer,  Richmond h;s 

S.  L.  Kilmer,  South  Bend 17H 

A.  L.  Kilmer,  South  Bend i;^>0 

Jacob  Kilmer,  Waukarusa iso 

John  H .  Kilmer,    Waukarusa 17!) 

Philip  D.  Kilmer,  Waukarusa 1 7l> 

Joseph  Kilmer,  Waukarusa 180 

Mrs.  Peter  Honsberger,  Waukarusa IsO 

Philip  R.  Kilmei-,  Waukarusa Iso 


ALPHABETICAL  LIST.  201 
IOWA„ 

F.  A.  Kilmer,    Boone 127 

Jerry  C.  Kilmer,  Brooklyn 59 

Mrs.  Addison  Barker,  Camaiiclie 2o 

Jeremiah  Kilmer,  Camancbe 84 

]\lrs.  William  R.  Anthony,  Camanche 84 

Ulysses  U.  Shores,  Orestor 2S 

AViliiam  Kilmer,  Malcolm .">:) 

Jeremiah  Kilmer,   Neola liM) 

William  M.  Kilmer,  Oxford  Junction is 

Eli  Kilmer,    Panoia Kls 

i\irs.  John  Whipple,   Sydney: 18s 

Mrs.  Adam  Griflln,  Spencer 117 

J.  Milton  Kilmer,  Yorkshire 117 

KANSAS. 

(t.  W.  Kilmer,  Argentine 171 

Equilas  Kilmer,  Argentine 172 

Mrs.  Emily  Stump,  Dwight 1  IS 

Mrs.  Alfred   McCully,   Eldorado 12<i 

Fi-anklin  P.  Kilmer,  (lyi)snm  C-ity 172 

Percival  Kilmer,   Humboldt 172 

Thomas  Kiimei-,   Lincoln 1(58 

Allen  Kilmer,    New  Cambria 172 

Henry  Kilmer,  New  Cambria 172 

James  M.  Kilmer,  Rosedale 171 

Alonzo  Kilmer,  Sedon 10(i 

Charles  B.  Kilmer,   Topeka S7 

l^enjamin  Kilmer,  Waldo 187 

Mrs.  B.  F.  Courter,   Wichita 17 

M  Alt  V  LAND. 

Miss  Jane  Kilmei',    Baltimore 1G8 

John  W.  Kilmer,  Baltimore 103 

Harry  C.  Kilmer,    Baltimore U">8 

Chester  N.  Kilmer,  Baltinjore KU 

Frank  L.  Kilmer,   Baltimore ir.4  » 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

F.  M.  Kilmer,  Boston 71 

Rausom  Kilmer,  Worcester 3;" 


202  ALPKABKTICAL   TJBT. 

MICIIKJAN. 

John  Kilmer,  Alaiison 180 

W.  K.  Bagley,  Ann   Arbor 113 

Mary  Kilmer,  Big  Rapids 130 

Mrs.  Joseph  Becliter,  Bowers  Mills 3L> 

l\lrs.  Charles  R(»llniaii,  Biiir  Oak 100 

Myron  Kihner,  Caledonia 31 

Mrs.  Amos  Breasley,    Caletloni.t 32 

Lorenzo  Shattuck,    Cah^doiiia 32 

Jeremiah  Kilmer,  Charlotte 15 

George  H.   Kilmer,  Chase 12*> 

Mrs.  Charles  Berger,   Ciapo : 13o 

Kev.  Benson  C.  Bobbins,  Crystal 10(1 

]{ichard  A.  Ik^njamin,  Denton 32 

({eorge  Kilmer,   Detroit 127 

Pahner  Kihner,  Detroit K'O 

John  C.  Kilmer 127 

Mrs.  Isaac  Bechtel,  Grand    Bajiids ;')2 

Mi-s.  Emma  J.  Dunlap,  Middleville :52 

Dilman  P.  Benjamin,  Middloville 32 

Mrs.  Frank   Damouth,    Middleville 32 

Elmer  Rosenberiy,  Muskegan    I'M 

Mi-s.  Adelia  Cline,  Parnjalee   31 

Ezeliah  Kilmer,  Peed  City 12S 

James  Kilmer,  Sarena 144: 

Israel  Kilmer,   Shepherd 1!>0 

William  Arthur  Kilmer,  Solon 130 

George  W.  Kilmei-,  Trav(>rs(^  City 12«t 

MINNESOTA. 

Mrs.  William  Thompson,  Alma  City 127 

George  M.  Kilmer,  Alma  City 127 

Byron  0.  Kilmer,  Amboy 127 

Charles  C.  Kilmer.  Amboy X28 

Mrs.   Josie  Pugh,  Belfry 128 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Lewis,  Detroit 59 

Mrs.  Edwin  F.  Harris,   Detroit 66 

George  D.  Kilmer,  Grogan 125 


at;pii  abetkjal  list. 


203 


Theodore  Kilmer,  Jaiiesville 1)3 

Mrs.  Mary  Se^ai-,  Madclia 12>i 

Albert  W.  Felk)\vs,  S[)i-ing  V^alley 47 

U.  M.  Kilmer.  Stillwater ". '.►•2 

William  Kilmer,  St.   Peters 21-1 

Mrs.  Orange  Morrison,  Ve.-noii   Center 127 

Mrs.  George  E.  Baxtei-,  Winnebago  City lis 

IMISSISSIIM'I. 

Philip  CI.   Kilmer,  Brookss  iUc ")•.> 

MISSOURI. 

Mrs.  Reuben  T.  Camp,  J^ockwood li't; 

Willis  D.   Lovelace,    Oscar oO 

C.  L.  Kilmer,     St.  Joseph    i;)7 

NKllKASKA. 

Robert  II.  Kilmei',  Arnold 1-t 

Mrs.  Luther  (laultry,    Blair V'.U 

Mrs.  Lewis  (Irilfetii,  DeWitt r.o 

Frank  Kilmei-,  (Jartield ;n 

Mrs.  Albion  P.  Martin.    Lincohi lis 

Chester  L.  Brinkenholf,  Ml.  Clair ;»2 

Ezra  Fellows,    O'Kay 47 

Mrs.  Emma  C.  Miller,  St.  Kearney :>i> 

Oeorge  M.  Kilmer,   Western li'.it 

Mrs.  George  F.  Sawyer,    \Vestt!iii 1H'.» 

xNKW    .lEKSEV. 

Mrs.  H.  J.  Hahn,    Atlantic  City C.l 

F.  B.  Kilmer,    New  Brunswick 55 

N.  H.  Kilmer,  Ocean  Grove 121 

NRW    MEXICO. 

Mrs.  Lavina  Bi'own,   Alhurque 20 

Frank  D.  Kilmer,    Las  Vegas i<2 

NEW    YORK. 

Martin  Kilmer,  Albany 20 

Mi-s.  Rebecca  Hager,  Albany    20 

William  Kilmer,  Albany I'JO 

Adaline  Bouck,  Albany 1  su 


204  Al.l'IIABETlCAL  LIST. 

M rs.  George  D.  Hilts,  Albany U 

Margaret  Kilmer,  ATiistcnlain    !S<'> 

Abi  abani  Kilmer,  Ancram l'>'-' 

Lewis  Kilmer,  Amiondale 1-0 

Mrs.  C.  H.  Spaulding,  A)»])letoH 112 

VV .  J.  Kilmer,    Argy le 1  ■">  I 

W.  H.  Kilmer,  Auburn    H>t' 

Martin  A.  Kilmer,  Aveiill  Park    77 

E.  H.  Kilmer,  Bangall IK' 

James  H.  Kibner,    Batb 12:^ 

John  P.  Kilmer,  Batli-on  Hudson I'.U) 

Jonas  M.  Kilmer,  Bingliamlon -•> 

Willis  Sharpe  Kilmer,  Biiigbamton ;^(* 

Oliver  A.  Kilmer,  Bingliamlon TjU 

Arthur  A.  Kilmer,  Binghamton (l-t 

Ral[)h  G.  Kilmei",  Binghamton <''^ 

Elias  R.  Kilmer,   Binghamton ICO 

Frank  J.  Kilmer,  Binghamton 11»<) 

George  H.  Kilmer,    Binghamton K'O 

James  A.  KiluK^r,   Binghamton I'io 

Mrs.  Aurelia  l*almatier,  Binghamton i^7 

Mrs.  Will  Freemeyer,  Binghamtoii ;'>•> 

James  W.  Cohnnan,  Binghamton 4s 

Mrs.  Eliza    J.   Sabin,    Boonville 1)1 

Walter    B.   Sabin,  Boonville 1^2 

Caroline  E    Sabin,   Boonville i>2 

Harmon  Woi'tb,  Braman's  Corners 27 

Haivey  Worth,  Braman's  Cornei's 27 

Daniel  B.  Kilmer,   Brewerton '.)3 

George  D.  Kilmer,  Brockport 10 

Chauncey  C.  Kilmer,   Brooklyn 20 

Mrs.  J.  R.  Kerr,   Brooklyn O-t 

Mrs.  Helen  P.  Kelley,  Brooklyn t>4 

Frank  Squire,    Brooklyn 100 

Jonas  A.  Kilmer,  Buffalo 14 

Manning  L.  Kilmer,  Buffalo 30 

Catharine  Ricbtmeyei',  Carlyle  Center 1 SG 

Mrs.  Jacob  H.  Houck,  Central  Bridge 'iO 


ALPHABETICAL   LLST.  205 

Mary  Hoiick,  Central  Biidgo 80 

Mary  Worth,  Central  Bridge 27 

Thomas  Kilmer,    Claverack 12;^ 

Archie  C.  Kilmer,  Cobleskill 3S 

Geoi-ge  M.  Kilmer,   Cassayuua 151 

Asa  Kilmer,  Corbettsville 190 

Peter  I.  Kilmer,  CorbettsviMe 100 

H.  G.  Kilmer,  Deer  River S5 

Raymond  Shattuck,   Deposit 32 

Melvin  Kilmer,    Eagle  Mills 78 

John  Kilmer,  East  Nassau Kiy 

Isaac  Kilmer,  East  Nassau 112 

D,  W.  Kilmer,  East  Nassau 120 

Clarence  A.  Kilmer,  East,  Nassau 121 

F.  A.  Wilcox,   Eddytown    19<> 

C.  H.  Kilmer,  Elmira 150 

John  Kilmer,  Ehnira lot; 

Joseph  Kilmer,  Elmii-a I57 

Mi's.  WiUiard  J.  Lord,  Elmira 157 

Floyd  Kilmer,  Elmira I57 

Martyn  Ten  Eyck  Kilmei-,  Esjicraiicf 34 

Oideon  A.  Kilmer,  Forestport SO 

Mrs.  J.  D.  Hovey,    Forestport 90 

Henry  C.  Kilmer,  Forestport SO 

Benjamin  Pond,  Fredonia 02 


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Mrs.  Elmira  Latham,  Gallup villc 

F,  A.  Kilmer,  Glens  Falls 152 

Lonson  C.  Kilmer,  Gloversville 89 

Orville  Killmer,   Gloversville 3S 

Adam  P.  Kilmer,  Gouverneur I43 

John  Kilmer,  Gouverneur I44 

John  P.  Kilmer,  Gouverneur I47 

Levi  Kilmer,  G reenbush .  ; 190 

Mrs.  Elijah  Griffin,  Grovners  Corners 22 

Charles  W.  Baumus,  Grovners  Corners 180 

Herman  Worth,   Grovners  Corners 27 

Schuyler  Baumus,   Grovners  Corners 186 

Fred  Griffin,  Grovners  Corners 180 


'200  ALPIIABETR'AL   LIST. 

Mrs.  John  Bauinus,  Grovners  Coi'iieis 22 

John  P.  Kilmer,  Guilderlaiid 109 

Mrs.  Theodore  Wood,  Hohert 20 

Daniel  A.  Kihner,   }fovve's  Cave 22 

Rachael  A.  Sagendorf,  Howe's  Cave 18G 

Mi'S.  Parniei'  SHngerland,   liovve's  Cave 38 

Cliarles  L.  Kihnei-,   Hudson 190 

Thomas  Kilmer,  Hudson 11(5 

Homer  B.  Kihner,  Hudson 119 

Robert  J.  Kihner,   Hudson 190 

Russell  W.  Kilmer,  Hudson 120 

Samuel  A.  Kilmer,   Hudson 190 

Tliomas  L.  Kilmer,  Hudson liio 

William  E.  Kilmer,  Hudson 123 

William  H.  Kilmer,  Hudson 190 

Eli  Kilmer,  Jackson  Coi'uers 120 

Martin  Kilmer,   Jackson  Corners 190 

Cornelius  Kilmer,  Jackson  Corners 110 

William  Kilmer,  Jackson  Corners 110 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Finger,  Jackson  Corners 120 

Mrs.  Deborah  Moon,    Jackson  Cornei's 120 

Henry  C.  Near,  Jackson  Corners 1 13 

John  Kilmei-,  Jackson  Corners 117 

Urijah  Kilmer,  Jackson  Corners 121 

Harvey  Kilmer,  Johnstown 117 

Alexander  Kilmer,  Johnstown 117 

Robert  M.  Kilmer,  Johnstown 117 

Cortlandt  Kilmer,  Johnstown 119 

John  Wilcox,  Kendall 139 

William  I.  Kilmer,   Kinderhook 108 

William  H.  Kilmer,    Kinderliook 112 

Alfred  C.  Kilmer,    Kinderhook 112 

Mrs.  C.  W.  Karker,  Lawyers ville 187 

George  Kilmer,  LowMuanville 155 

Mrs.  Louisa  Biodt,   Low  ville 85 

Philip  G.  Kilmer,  Lowvillie S6 

William  C.  Robinson,  Lyons 50 

Mrs.  Walter  A.  Hopkins,  Lyons 50 


ALi'lIABETICAL   LIST.  207 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Dunn,  Lyons 40 

J'slrs.  John  E.  Wesley,  Lyons 03 

Mrs.  Emilne  Bowers,  Maitvillo 158 

C.  A.  Kihner,   Masonville 159 

Mrs.  Isaac  Carley,  Masonville 159 

Mrs.  Nelson  Alger,    Masonville 159 

Oiarles  H.  Kilmer,  Middlegrove 149 

(J(iorge  H.  Kihner,  Middlegrove 150 

(Jeorge  W.  Kilmer,  Middlegrove 149 

Samuel  Kilmer,  Middlegrove . .    .  i 50 

-Airs.  Charles  W.  McNutt,  Middlegrove 149 

Mrs.  James  Chase,  Middlegrove 149 

A.  J.  Kilmer,  Middlegrove 149 

Austin  D.  Kilmer,  Middlegrove 149 

Mrs.  L.  R.  Finger,  Milan 112 

Abram  Kilmer,  Minetto 158 

Mrs.  Alonzo  Lewis,    Newark 03 

Augustus  Kilmer,  Newbuvg 22 

Mrs.  Edward  l^avis,  New  burg 30 

Mrs.  W.  Johnston  McKay,  Nowburg 38 

Lemai  Kilmer,  Newburg 38 

Martha  E.  Richtmeyer,  Newburg 180 

George  L.  Kihner,    New  Dorp ...  55 

Chauncey  Kilmer,  New  York 96 

Miss  Cordelia  S.  Kilmer,   New  York 100 

M  rs.  May  Keefe,    New  York 103 

Jtihn  L.  Kilmer,  New  York U5 

Ih's.  Eliza  Foland,  New  York 19 

Mi-s.  John  A.  Dake,  New  Yoik 99 

W.  G.  Kilmer,  New  York !>4 

Mrs.  L  W.  Terrell,  New  York 34 

Airs.  William  Wallace,  New  York 1 87 

Joseph  Kilmer,  Niagara  Falls 214 

Mrs.  Thomas  Gorley,  North  Harpersfield 31 

Harvey  Shattuck,   Norwich 32 

Mrs.  H.  C.  McDermott,  Norwich 29 

Mrs.  William  Pearl,  Oneonta 20 

Mrs.  Martin  L.  Swart,  Oneonta 34 


208  ALIMIAHKTICAL    LIST. 

William  E.  Kilmer,  Otieoiita 159 

Hei'Mian  E.  Kilmer,  Oneonta 1 59 

Noimaii  F.  Kilniei-,  Pine  Plains 189 

Mr.-!.  Sarah  Syndei',  Poestenkill 75 

William  H.  Colehamer,  Poestenkill 79 

Mrs.  Matilda  Hewett,    Poestenkill 70 

Mrs.  Heni-y  Hotaling,  Philmot lis 

N.  A.  Kilmer,   Pon<;hkee]),sie    190 

Levei'ett  Kilmer,  Ponf^hkeepsie 190 

John  Kilmei-,  Pon<2;hkeepsie 190 

Mrs.  M.  L.  Portei-,  Port  Li^yden 91 

John  Kilmer,  Kedliook 190 

Eli  Kilmer,  Rhinebeck V20 

Jedediah  Kilmer,   Pock  City  Falls 150 

Mrs.  Jedediah  Kilmer,  Pock  City  Falls 149 

John  B.  Kilmei',   Rock  City  Falls 149 

Charles  Kilmer,  Rock  City  Falls lt;o 

Chauncey  Cray,   Rock  City  Falls 101 

Mrs.  Sarah  Gray,  Rock  City  Falls 90 

S.  Andral  Kilmei',  Sanitaria  Springes 24 

Andrew  G.  Kilmer,  Sanitaria  Springs i>2 

James  Kilmer,  Sai'atoga  S|)rings 190 

Mrs.'  Christina  Styles,  Saugerties 1^7 

Mrs".  James  Clute,   Schenectady loO 

T.  J.  Kilmei-,    Schoharie 'j-^ 

Mrs.  Stephen  Badgley,   Schoharie i}i> 

Mrs.  David  Richard,  Schoharie ',^5 

Philip  M.  Snyder,   Schuylerville 7(! 

Abram  H.  Kilmer,  Sonth  Argyle |51 

Schuyler  V.  Kilmer,  Syracuse 88 

Mrs.  C.  J.  Kresser,  Syracuse 93 

Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Kendrick,  Syracuse 93 

C.  E.  Kilmer,   Troy " 77 

Osborne  Kilmer,   Troy liil 

Mrs.  D.  S.  Tu  ner,  Tyrone 139 

Mrs.  Edward  Sharp,  Valatie 117 

John  W.  Kilmer,  Waverly 15 

Clarence  H.  Kilmer,  Waverly 31 


ALPHABETICAL   LIST.  209 

George  Reichai-d,  West  Sand  Lake 75 

Mrs.  Seth  M.  Flint,   Worcester 32 

Miss  Libbie  Woith,   Worcester 27 

Wayne  Kilmer,   Worthville 85 

Philip  W.  Kilmer,  Wynantskill 75 

Mrs.  John   Vosburg,  Wynantskill 75 

John  Kilmer,  Wynantskill 79 

Mrs.  John  Lawyer,  Wynantskill 79 

Mrs.  George  H.  Link,    Wynantskill 75 

Mrs.  Elmer  Link,  Wynantskill 79 

William  Link,  Wynantskill  •  •  •  • 79 

Philo  Link,   Wynantskill 75 

OHIO. 

Thalas  S.  Kilmer,    Cleveland 36 

Melvin  D.  Kilmer.  Cleveland 36 

Otto  H.  Kilmer,  Cleveland 186 

Mrs.  A.  S.  Wood,  Collingwood 144 

John  N.  Kilmer,   Columbus 190 

B.  B.  Kilmer,   Convoy 190 

Mrs.  E.  H.  Rubins,   Kenton 182 

A.  B.  Kilmer,   Wadsworth 1 90 

Charles  F.  Kilmer,   Warner 100 

George  H.  Kilmer,  Williston 185 

OKLAHOMA  (TERRITORY.) 

Charles  E.  Kilmer,   Hawley 145 

ONTARIO. 

WiUiam  E.  Kilmer,    Aylmer 131 

Mrs.  James  Dickout,  Aylmer 127 

Mrs.  John  Dickout,    Aylmer 126 

Mrs.  John  Kinsey,  Aylmer 126 

Hiram  Westover,  Aylmer 128 

Mrs.  John  Bradley,  Aylmer 130 

Mrs.  John  Hammond,  Aylmer 130 

Mrs.  Albert  Pritchard,  Calton 128 

Mrs.  Aubrey   Adams,  Calton 130 

Joseph  Marley,   Forest 130 


210  ALPHABETKJAL   L18T. 

William  Marley,  Foi-est 130 

John  Marley,  Forest 130 

Mrs.  P.  B.  Rosenberry,    Forest 126 

Mrs.  Samuel  Westover,   Lento ii 12H 

Omer  L.  Westover,   Lenton 128 

Albert  Kilmer,  Orwell 129 

F.  Kilmer,  St.  Catharines 129 

E.  E.  0.  Kilmei-,  Stratford 131 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

La  Mont  W.  Gillette,   Allentown 29 

William  F.  Kilmer,  Bedminster 190 

Samuel  Kilmer,   Benjamin 190 

Mrs.  Clark  Finn,    Benton 47 

Jonathan  M.  Kilmer,   Bethel 170 

Mrs.  D.  E.  Sawtelle,  Bethlehem 29 

Jeremiah  Kilmer,   Black 14 

Mrs.   Henry  Vann,    Black 16 

Mrs.  T.  G.  Smith,   Black 29 

Mrs.  Leroy  Marshall,  Bumpville 19 

Wm,  D.  Haverly,  Campbellsville 136 

Mrs.  Eldah  Landon,   Canton 136 

Norman  L,  Kilmer,    Carbondale 62 

Lafayette  Kilmer,  Carbondale 62 

Almon  Kilmer^   Carbondale 47 

William  E.  Kilmei-,  Carbondale 47 

Silas  C.  Kilmer,   Carbondale 62 

Edith  A.  Kilmer,  Carbondale 62 

Elmer  E.  Kilmer,  Carbondale 62 

Agnes  E.  Kilmer,  Carbondale 62 

Ellery  D.  Kilmer,  Carbondale 62 

William  Edgar  Coleman,   Clifford 49 

Nelson  Coleman,  Dundaff ....    48 

J.  Noble  Kilmer,   Durell 33 

George  B.  Kilmer,  Dui-ell 32 

Daniel  W.  Kilmer,  Durell 32 

Mrs.  Hestor  A.  Heacock,  Dushore 136 

George  Kilmer,  Elimsport 190 


ALPHABETICAL    LIST.  2U 

Mrs.  Gilbert  Wells,  Elkdale 49 

George  H.  Kilmer,   Ellenton 159 

Benton  Coleman,   Factory ville 48 

Alexander  Coleman,    Factory  ville 48 

Mrs.  D.  T.  Gillette,   Gihent 14 

A.  D.  Gillette,  Ghent 29 

Mrs.  Catharine  Gillette,  Hornbrook 14 

G.  W.  Kilmer,  Kilmer 182 

P.  M.Kilmer,  Kilmer 183 

Mrs.  Orpha  Coleman,  Libei'ty  Corners 28 

Mrs.  Charles  H.  Turner,   Macedonia 10 

Sylvester  Kilmer,    Millview I'M 

Samuel  Kilmer,   Millview \:VJ 

Abraham  Kilmer,   Millview 139 

L.  G.  Kilmer,   Montgomery 1 84 

Mrs.  J.  F.  Simons,  Myersburg 10 

John  Kilmer,  Myerstowu 17:) 

Percival  Kilmer,  Myerstown 173 

Mrs.  Carrie  Fisher,  Myerstown 17u 

Leroy  Haverly,  New  Albany 130 

Mrs.  James  H.  Green,  Orwell 18 

Peter  T.  Kilmer,  Ottsville 1 9o 

A.  C.  Haverly,  Overton 130 

Mrs.  John  Molyneux,   Overton 130 

Henry  Haverly,    Overton 130 

Mrs.  William  Hottenstein,  Overton 130 

Mrs.  Fred  McCarty,  Piatt 1 39 

Ewald  Kilmer,  Philadelphia 190 

Frederick  Kilmer,    Philadelphia 190 

George  Brown,   Pittston Iu9 

Thomas  Kilmer,  Point  Pleasant 19u 

Margaret  McCiure,  Port  Koyal 183 

David  T.  Kilmer,  Port  Royal 183 

Mrs.  Mary  McAfee,    Port  Royal 1 83 

Mrs.  Ida  L.  Kepner,  Port  Royal 18;! 

Mrs.  John  Glace,  Port  Royal 1 83 

John  Sellers  Kilmer,    Port  Royal 183 

Mrs.  Oscar  Miller,  Providence 47 


212  ALPHABETICAL   LIST. 

Mrs.  George  Griffin,  Providence 48 

Murray  T.  Kilmer,  Reading 175 

Aaron  E.  Kilmer,  Reading 170 

George  Kilmer,  Reading 169 

James  D.  Kilmer,  Rome 18 

Mrs.  George  Spencer,   Rome 2'J 

P.  W.  Gillette,  Rome 29 

Eugene  Kilmer,  Sayre 30 

Mrs.  Catharine  Lewis,    Scranton 47 

Mrs.  G.  M.  Hallsted,    Scranton 63 

Le  Grand  Coleman,    Scranton 49 

Mrs.  Charles  Wheeler,  Scranton .  ^ 48 

WiUiam  A.  Coleman,  Scranton 48 

Mrs.  Harriet  C.  Mott,   Scranton 117 

Mrs.  Harriet  Coleman,   Scranton 4y 

Henry  Oakley,    Scott  Township 110 

Lewis  H.  Kilmer,  Sheshequin 14 

Addison  Gillette,   Sheshequin 28 

Anthony  B.  Kilmer,  Shunk 138 

William  Kilmer,   Shunk 135 

John  Kilmer,    Shunk 138 

Zachary  T.  Kilmer,    Shunk 1 39 

Israel  Kilmer,  Stouchsburg 173 

Edward  L.  Kilmer,  Stouchsburg 190 

Jerry  Oakley,.  Tompkinsville 110 

Mrs.  George  Blackman,   Towanda 29 

George  W.  Kilmer,    Towanda 10 

Frank  Kilmer,   Towanda 30 

Miles  E.  Horton,  Towanda 29 

Mrs.  Selinda  Rhinebold,  Towanda 13G 

Mrs.  Grace  Congdon,  Towanda 30 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Granger,  Towanda 30 

William  Kilmer,  Tionesta 191 

John  Kilmer,    Watsontown 184 

George  Kilmer,   Watsontovvn 184 

W.  F,  Kilmei-,    Waymart 00 

Norman  Kilmer,    Waymart 47 

Henry  Kilmer,  West  Lenox 47 


AI.IMIAMKTICAI.   LIST.  213 

Mrs.  Ethlin  Sar^-eant.    Wctoua 28 

B.  H.  Kilmer,    Wilkes  Harrf 61 

Mrs.  C.  F.  VaiiilorvDorl.    Wilki^sliaiie 6r 

Miss  Caroline  M.  KilmiM,  \Vilkesi)ari'e 60 

Mrs.  F.  W.  Towner.  Williarnyport 29 

TEXAS. 

Edward  Kilmer,  Casa  lUanca 189 

Edward  J.  Kilmoi-,  Coi'ims  CMiristi 59 

VKKMONT, 

Mrs.  Stephen  Fields,  Fei'risbiu>; 144 

Adam  Kilmer,   Ludlow 148 

Isabel  Trowbridge,  Rutland 47 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

John  D.  Kilmer,  Martinsburg 169 

D.  M.  Kilmer,  Martinsburg 169 

James  Kilmer,  Martinsburg. 169 

Mrs.  Harriet  Seibert,  Martinsburg 169 

WISCONSIN. 

John  Kilmer,  Af ton 117 

Charles  J.  Kilmer,  Afton 118 

Mrs.  Catharine  Griffin,  Afton 117 

Mrs.  Lyman  H.  Miller,  Afton 117 

F.  E.  Kilmer,  Beloit 172 

John  Kilmer,    Delafield 152 

Mi's.  George   Lawyer,  Janesville 94 

Mrs.  Jane  Withington,  Janesville 118 

Mrs.  Emily  Stump,   Janesville 118 

Mrs.  J.  F.   Spoon,  Janesville 118 

Mrs.  Benjamin  T.  Blanchard,   Janesville 118 

Benjamin  Griffin,  Janesville 118 

Miss  Kittie  Griffin,    Janesville 118 

Mrs.  Helen  White,   Kousha 117 

Mrs.  0.  Harris,  Oshkosh 144 


214  RKSIDENCE    UNKNOWN. 

Letters  addressed  to  the  following  persons  at  the  places  des- 
ignated were  returned  unclaimed. 

Mrs.  A.  B.  Rider,  Riverside,  California. 
Louise  Kilmer,  Mitchell,  Dakota. 
Mrs.  George  Goddard,  Taopi,  South  Dakota. 
Henry  Kilmer.  Cairo,  Ills. 
John  Kilmer,  Vinton,  Iowa. 
Thomas  E.  Kilmer,  Mary  ville,  Mich. 
William  Kilmer,  St.  Peters,  Minn. 
A.  J.  Kilmer,  Addison,  N.  Y. 
Edward  Kilmer,  Mechanicsville,  N.  Y. 
Joseph  Kilmer,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 
W.  H.  Kilmer,  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio. 
Henry  Kilmer,  Johnstown.  Ohio. 
Francis  Kilmer.  Carbondale,  Pa. 
William  Kilmer,  Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 
John  Kilmer,  Mill  Creek,  W.  Va. 
Mrs.  J.  C.  Morehouse,  Englewood,  111. 
Henry  Kilmer,  Aylmer,  Ontario.