Horatio Philander Kile (1839 - 1924)

Born 30 Jan 1839 in Huntsburg, Geauga, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Armstrong) Kile — married 3 Apr 1866 in East Claridon, Geauga, Ohio, United States

Died 6 Sep 1924 at age 85 in East Claridon, Geauga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Horatio, son of Philander Kile and Sarah Clark, was born on 30 Jan 1839 at Huntsburg, Geauga County, OH. He died on 6 Sep 1924 at East Claridon, Geauga County, OH, and was buried in East Claridon Cemetery.2^[1]

He married Sarah Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, daughter of Burton Dow ARMSTRONG and Melissa Celestia CHACE, on 3 Apr 1866 at East Claridon, Geauga County, OH;^[2] children (surname KILE):^[3]

1. Lucy Elizabeth (b. 3 Apr 1867; d. 30 Oct 1941; m. Lucius W HARMON)
2. Mary Ellen (b. 23 Jan 1869)
3. Anna Belle (b. 1 Sep 1871; d. 11 Oct 1933; m. Elwood Merwin ADAMS)
4. Susie Melissa (b. 29 Mar 1874; d. 17 Jun 1964; m. Sherman Orlando CRAMBLET)
5. Mabel Sarah (b. 5 Jun 1877; d. 24 May 1880)
6. Horatio Burton (b. 25 May 1882)
7. Philena Blanche 'Lena' (b. 12 Oct 1888; d. 12 Jan 1912; m. Howard Elmer ARMSTRONG)^[4]

• He was likely the male under 5 with Philander KILE on the 1840 census of Huntsburg, Geauga County, OH.^[5]
• The 1850 census of Huntsburg, Geauga County, OH, listed Horatio Kile (11, b. OH) living with his parents.^[6]
• On 17 Apr 1861 Horatio enlisted in the Geauga Rifles, Co. F, 19th O. Inf. for 3 months and again on 10 Sep 1861 for 3 years in Co. G 41st O.V.I. He was engaged in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Brown's Ferry, Orchard Knob, Missionary Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Ressaca, Pickets Mills, Kennesaw Mountain, and other minor skirmishes. After progressing from private to Captain, he was discharged 10 Nov 1864.
• The 1870 census of Huntsburg, Geauga County, OH, listed H P Kile (31, dry good merchant, $1800 reall estate, b. OH) and Sarah (24, keeping house, b. OH) along with Lua (2, b. OH) and Mary (1. b. OH).^[7]
• The 1880 census of Huntsburg, Geauga County, OH, listed Horatio P Kile (41, married, b. OH, father b. NY) and Elizabeth (35, wife, keeping House, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH), Lucy E (13, daughter, at school, b. OH, parents b. OH), Mary E (11, daughter, at school, b. OH, parents b. OH), Annabelle (9, daughter, at school, b. OH, parents b. OH), and Susie M (6, daughter, at school, scarlet fever, b. OH, parents b. OH).^[8]
• The 1900 census of Claridon, Geauga County, OH, listed Oratio P Kile (head, b. Jan 1839, 61, m. 34 years, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. VT, farmer) and Sarah E (wife, b. Oct 1842, 54, 7 ch, 6 living, b. OH, father b. CT, mother b. OH) along with Burt H (son, b. May 1882, 18, single, b. OH, parents b. OH), and Dana B (daughter, b. Oct 1888, 11, b. OH, parents b. OH).^[9]
• The 1910 census of Claridon, Geauga County, OH, listed Coratio Kile (head, 71, m1 44 yrs, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. VT, farmer-home farm) and Sarah E (wife, 64, m1. 44 yrs, 7 ch, 6 living, b. OH, father b. CT, mother b. OH) along with Lena (daughter, 21, single, b. OH, parents b. OH, seamstress-own shop) and Anna Adams (daughter, 38, wid, b. OH, parents b. OH, own income).^[10]
• The 1920 census of Claridon, Geauga County, OH, listed Horatio Kile (owns home, 80, widow, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. MA) along with Anna Adams (daughter, 48, widow, b. OH, parents b. OH).^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial #55059399, Horatio P Kile, Capt; giving b. 30 Jan 1839, Huntsburg, Geauga Co OH, d. 6 Sep 1924, East Claridon, Geauga Co OH, s/o Philander Kile and Sarah Beeman Clark, m. Sarah Elizabeth Armstrong, ch Lucy Elizabeth m. Harmon, Anna Belle m. Adams, Susie Melissa m. Cramblet, Mabel Sarah, Philena Blanch m. Armstrong.
2. ↑ Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Lehi UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2016), URL: film #000873462; giving Horatio P Kile and Sarah E Armstrong, 3 Apr 1866, Geauga OH.
3. ↑ C.V. Case, Genealogical Record of the Chace and Hathaway Families, (Astabula OH: T.E. Wilson-Clark Co. Printers, 1900), digital images, Internet Archive, p 18-9.
4. ↑ Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, FamilySearch.org, #2266, Mrs Lena Armstrong; giving b. 12 Oct 1888, Claridon O, d. 14 Jan 1912, age 23y 3m 2d, married, d/o H P Kile b. Hungsburg O and Sarah E Armstrong b. Claridon O, of exhaustion and heart failure due to septic infection of uterus and appendages.
5. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M704, roll 395, Geauga County OH, page 115 (image 9 of 12), Philander Kyle.
6. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), NARA microfilm M432, roll 682, Geauga County OH, page 164B (image 6 of 24), lines 8-12, Philander Kile.
7. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), NARA microfilm M593, roll 1204, Geauga County OH, page 171A (image 9 of 40), lines 25-28, H P Kile.
8. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), NARA microfilm T9, roll 1019, Geauga County OH, Enumeration District 72, page 80B (image 14 of 17), lines 23-28, Horatio P Kile.
9. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), NARA microfilm T623, roll 1271, Geauga County OH, Enumeration District 47, page 7 (image 14 of 16), lines 53-56, Oratio P Kite (as indexed).
10. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), NARA microfilm T624, roll 1185, Geauga County OH, Enumeration District 58, page 5A (image 9 of 15), lines 1-4, Coratio Kile.
11. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), NARA microfilm T625, roll 1385, Geauga County OH, Enumeration District 65, page 4B (image 8 of 16), lines 66-7, Horatio Kile.