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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Knox County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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B. F. Kimbley, the subject of the present sketch, is a native of Marion County, Mo., and was born March 3, 1840. His father, Nicholas Kimbley, was born in Kentucky, but came to Marion County, Mo., and located upon a farm, on which he lived until his death in 1849. Nancy (Hunsaker) Kimbley, the mother, also a native of Kentucky, came to Missouri, and died in Adams County, Ill., where she was living with her second husband, John McBride. Our subject was reared at home until the age of sixteen, and then started out in life for himself. He worked by the month some time in various places, and during the war served in the Eighty-fourth Illinois Regiment for about three years, participated in several important battles, and finally received his discharge, June 17, 1865. After that he returned to Adams County, Ill., where he worked upon a farm for four years, and where he remained working at various places until 1870, when he married and came to Knox County, Mo. His marriage occurred August 18, 1870, in Adams County, Ill. His wife, Mattie Potter, is a daughter of Samuel and Jane Potter, and to her union with our subject five children have been born, viz.: James A., Walter L., William E., Loia G. and Zadie. Mr. Kimbley lives upon the farm, upon which he located immediately after his marriage, and the same consists of 245 acres of good land, well improved and cultivated; and, in connection with his farming, Mr. Kimbley makes a specialty of stock raising. In politics he is a Democrat; is a worthy member of the Masonic fraternity. Himself and wife belong to the Christian Church, and during their residence in Knox County have made a large circle of warm and true friends.
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This family biography is one of 204 biographies included in the Knox County, Missouri portion of the book, The History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties, Missouri published in 1887. For the complete description, click here: Knox County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
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