Lola Amelia (Heald) Kimple (1878 - 1950)

Born 12 Jun 1878 in Summerhill Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Glenn Kimple — married 24 Aug 1895 (to 5 Jun 1945) in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 7 May 1950 at age 71 in Dicksonburg, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lola Amelia Heald was born on 12 June 1878 in Summerhill Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

She was one of seven children born to American Civil War veteran, Alben Kay Heald, Sr. and Julia Ann (Hammon) Heald, a direct descendant of John Rogers, Mayflower Passenger and co-signer of the Mayflower Compact.

Lola and Harry Glenn Kimple were married on August 24, 1895, by Charles C. Albertson, Minister of the Gospel, in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, Pennsylvania, USA.

In September 1905, Lola acquired a 1-acre plot on Dicksonburg Road, across from the local grocery store adjacent to Canal Road. The property was heavily wooded with a tributary of the Conneaut Creek running through it. Yet, Harry and Lola decided to establish a homestead there and managed to clear enough of the land to build a house on big enough to accommodate their growing family.

Between 1896 and 1918 Lola and husband Harry reared ten (10) children in rural Dicksonburg.

During WWII, three of Lola's youngest boys all served in the U.S. Army. They were Edward Horace Kimple, Alvin Leroy Kimple, Sr. and Donald Belmont Kimple. Lola's husband Harry, age 70, was laboring beyond his years at a factory in an effort to support the war effort. Harry suffered life-threatening injuries in an industrial accident and passed away suddenly in 1945. His three boys would never see or talk to their father again. It was then up to Lola, as matron, to keep the family together, both those in the war in Europe, as well as those on the home front.

She was a prolific writer of letters, constantly keeping friends and family abreast of the status of each other's doings through her confident, sensitive and humorous hand-written communications.

She passed away in 1950 and was laid to rest in the Dicksonburg Cemetery, just across the road and up the hill from the homestead that she had courageously maintained for decades. The historic Dicksonburg Cemetery is located on Dicksonburg Road in Summerhill Township, Conneautville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Lola was mentioned on a memorial in Dicksonburg Cemetery, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States with a death date of 7 May 1950.^[1]

Lola's Find-A-Grave Memorial Page^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #18393265 (accessed 24 August 2023)
   Memorial page for Lola Amelia Heald Kimple (12 Jun 1878-7 May 1950), citing Dicksonburg Cemetery, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Carrol A. Hites (contributor 46985637).
2. ↑ Memorial Page: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18393265/lola-amelia-kimple: accessed 24 August 2023), memorial page for Lola Amelia Heald Kimple (12 Jun 1878–7 May 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18393265, citing Dicksonburg Cemetery, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Carrol A. Hites (contributor 46985637).