Isaac Kilmer (1788 - 1845)

Born 13 Apr 1788 in Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Eve Shelly — married 1807 in Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1845 at age 57 in Crawford, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Birth and Early Life

Isaac Kilmer was born on April 13, 1788. Isaac was one of 5 known children born to Phillip Kilmore and unknown (possibly Elizabeth).

In about 1791, Isaac's mother passed away, when Isaac was about age 4.

His widowed father remarried to Susanna Stoner.

Isaac became a minister of the Mennonite church.

Marriage and Children

In about 1807, Isaac was married to Eve Shelley, daughter of Johannes Shelley and Mary Margaret Yellis. Together they had 5 known children:

1. Philip Kilmer (b. 1808; m. 1831 Catharine Martin; d. 1886) ^[1]
2. John Kilmer (b. 1809; m. About 1835 Catherine Ramer; d. 1862) ^[2]
3. Elizabeth Kilmer (b. 1812; m1. 1830 Michael Weaver; m2. 1855 John Barr; d. 1891) ^[3]
4. Isaac Kilmer (b. 1814; m. 1839 Anna Kilmer; d. 1882) ^[4]
5. Samuel Kilmer (b. 1820; m. 1842 Catherine Boyer; d. 1866) ^[5]

In 1832, Isaac moved with his family to Ohio, where he lived the rest of his life.

Death and Burial

Isaac kilmer passed away on April 13, 1845 (aged 57) in Ohio, USA. He is buried at the Pletcher Cemetery, Galion, Crawford County, Ohio. ^[6] His wife, Eve, moved to live in Elkhart County, Indiana with their son Samuel and his family until she passed away on October 23, 1860 (aged 79) . Eve was buried at the Yellow Creek Cemetery, Southwest, Elkhart County, Indiana. ^[7]

Research Note

Philip Kilmer was of German descent; his father, Henry Peter Kilmer, came from Germany in the year 1754. He was an energetic, thrifty man. He was twice married. His first wife died about the year 1791. --After her death he married Mrs. Susanna Stoner, of Lancaster county. She was the mother of the venerable Abraham Stoner, of Fermanagh township. She died in the year 1841, aged 73 years. He died about the year 1815. He and his first wife had children as follows: I. Isaac, II. John, III. Philip, IV. Elizabeth, and V. Samuel. Isaac was a minister of the Mennonite church. --He was married to Eve Shelley. In the division of his father's estate he obtained the farm now owned by Peter Kilmer. In the year 1832 he sold it to his brother Philip, and moved with his family to Ohio, where he died. His descendant's are in Ohio and Indiana. John and Philip Kilmer had learned the trade of pump-making from their father, and John was killed many years ago while engaged in putting a pump in the well at the Jacobs' House, in Mifflintown. III. Philip Kilmer was born in the year 1785. In the division of his father's estate he obtained the farm on which the Robisons live. He sold this place to Thomas Robison in 1832, and bought his brother Isaac's farm as has been stated above. He married Mary Rice, daughter of Peter Rice and he died in 1843. She lives with her son Peter an dis now far advanced in years. Their children are as follows: 1. Peter married Fanny Shelley. Their children are (a) George Washington, who married Arahima P. McConnel; (b) Mary, wife of A. Y. McAfee; Emma, first wife of J.P. Johnson, Jr.; (d) Eliza J., wife of Thompson Kepner; (e) Philip, who married Elizabeth Rice, of Perry county; (f) Dr. John S., who married a lady of Mifflin county and (g) Maggie, wife of James Kirk. Peter Kilmer, after the death of his first wife married Julia Ann Bender, now deceased… ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Philip Kilmer Memorial and Headstone Photo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34292354/philip-kilmer
2. ↑ John Kilmer Memorial and Headstone Photo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53010592/john-kilmer
3. ↑ Elizabeth Kilmer Weaver Bar Memorial and Headstone Photo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76473573/elizabeth-weaver_bar
4. ↑ Isaac Kilmer Memorial and Headstone Photo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70603606/isaac-kilmer
5. ↑ Samuel Kilmer Memorial and Headstone Photo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70603127/samuel-kilmer
6. ↑ Isaac Kilmer Memorial and Headstone Photo https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69865263/isaac-kilmer
7. ↑ Eve Shelly Kilmer Memorial and Headstone Photo. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53010642/eve-kilmer
8. ↑ from Port Royal Times; Thursday, April 3, 1879; written by D. E. Robison, Esq; Sketches of the History of Turbett Township https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~milliken/genealogy/jottings/robison.html

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