Benjamin Henry Kimball (1846 - 1924)

Born 21 Mar 1846 in Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Mae (Dickinson) Kimball — married 6 Sep 1863 in Newaygo County, Michigan

Husband of Alida (Peterson) Kimball — married 26 Dec 1911 in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan

Died 27 Jan 1924 at age 77 in Mancelona Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States

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Biography

The death certificate of Benjamin shows that he was born on 21 March 1846, which agrees with his age of 4 years in the 1850 Census. He was the son of William Kimball and Amanda Westbrook. His death certificate shows that he died of heart disease on 27 January 1924, Manceola, Antrim County, Michigan. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan.

During the Civil War, he served in Company D, 27th Regiment of the Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted: 29 March 1864 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., 27th Michigan Infantry; private. Mustered out: 26 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, D. C.

He was first married on 06 September 1863 to Lucy Mae Dickinson. He married 2nd on 03 July 1873 to Mrs. Lydia (David) Dorwin. He married (3rd) on 26 December 1911 to Alida Peterson, and they had a son Woodrow Wilson Kimball.

Sources

• https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/60872/44471_354964-01482?pid=1245327&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60872%26h%3D1245327%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DyWB7643%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=yWB7643&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7166176/benjamin-henry-kimball

• 1850 Census, Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, page 109B.

• 1880 Census: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/22622443:6742?tid=1445411&pid=24891020488

• 3rd marriage (1911): https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61374&h=1014815&ssrc=pt&tid=70753087&pid=44221565090

• https://ancestories1.blogspot.com/2008/05/civil-war-soldier-pvt-benjamin-henry.html

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:384G-FSW : accessed 2017-05-05), entry for Benjamin Henry /Kimbell/.

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1445411/person/24891020488/facts