Kimberly, Elijah

KIMBERLY, EDMONDS

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Date: 11/17/2008 at 14:05:56

KIMBERLY, Elijah; Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Clyde; born in England, Warwickshire, Nov. 14, 1828, where he followed the weaving business. He came to New York, and thence to Iowa in 1861. He married Mary EDMONDS in England in 1848. She was born in England in 1826. They have five children - Elizabeth, Edward, Mary, Anna and Alfred H.; four children died in infancy. He has 100 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. He has a good improved farm, orchard, etc. Mr. and Mrs. K. are members of the Catholic Church. He is a Republican. Edward B., his oldest son, has been giving his attention to schooling and reading; will now lay farming aside and devote most of his attention and time to the improvement of educational interests. ~ "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878), 601.