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Laura Kimm
1869 - 1959 (89 years)
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Name Laura Kimm [1] Birth 12 Jul 1869 Atkins, Benton, Iowa, United States 
Gender Female Census 15 Aug 1870 Fremont, Benton, Iowa, United States [1] Residence 31 Oct 1931 Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States [2] Emma Kimm Dies at Blairstown.jpg _FSFTID 97QW-SFH Death 15 Mar 1959 Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States Person ID I2071 Tarbert - Waldo Last Modified 5 Nov 2017
Father Justus Heinrich Kimm, b. 11 Sep 1839, Sand, Hesse Kassel, Germany d. 11 Sep 1931, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, United States (Age 92 years) Mother Emma Schneider, b. 26 Feb 1850, Deavertown, Morgan, Ohio, United States d. 30 Oct 1931, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, United States (Age 81 years) Marriage 26 Dec 1866 Alt. Marriage 26 Dec 1876 Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, United States [3] Notes Alt. Marriage:
"Mother of 17 Children Dies At Blairstown"
Benton County news
Special to Daily Times
Blairstown, Oct. 31-Mrs. Emma Kimm, 81 years old, widow of G. H. Kimm, died Friday morning at her Blairstown home of pneumonia following an illness of only a few days. Her husband's death occured six weeks ago.
Services will be held sunday at 2.00 p.m. in the Presbyterian church here, with the Rev. J.B. C. Peck conducting the rites. Burial will be in Mound cemetery at Watkins. Six grandsons, who were pallbearers for Mr. Kimm, will act as casket bearers for their aged grandmother Mrs. Kimm was the mother of seventeen children.
Emma Schneider, daughter of Gregory and Regina Schneider, was born Feb. 26, 1850, at Deavertown, Ohio, coming to Iowa, when a small child with her parents. She was married Dec.. 26, 1876 at Marengo. the Kimms moved to a farm northeast of Blairstown in 1886 from a place near Norway. They went to Huron, S. D., in 1010 retuning here last year.
Fourteen children surviving are: Henry, Archie, Martin, Matt, and Gus H., of Blairstown, Charles of Coggon, Mrs. Laura Hotchkiss and Mrs. Ella Merrifield of Cedar Rapids, Aurthur of Wolsey, S, D., Mrs. Emma Lowe. Mrs. Allce Boone, Mrs. Maggie Johnson, Mrs. Abbie Wodstrichill and John, of Huron S.D.. The family includes sixty grandchildren and forty-five great grandchildren.
Other relatives living are four sister Mrs. A. S. Kimm of Blairstown, Mrs. John Lauger of Des Moines, Mrs Rose Bansch of Atkinson, Neb., and Mrs. Laura Swick of Watkins, her twin.
Family ID F541 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Clarence DeCroft Trout, b. 1864, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1914 (Age 50 years) Marriage 31 Dec 1889 [4] Family ID F1078 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Dec 2015
Family 2 Harry J. Hotchkiss, b. Viola, Mercer, Illinois, United States d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 18 Feb 1925 Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States [3] Family ID F965 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Dec 2015
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Notes - BURIAL: Mt. Pleasant Hill Cem
Census:
- Notes from Census event:
18, 18, 18, Kimmo, Augustus, 29, [1841], Male, White, Farmer 4000, 1150, Hesse-Darmstadt, Father of foreign birth - Y, Mother of foreign birth - Y, male citizen - y.
19, 18, 18, Kimmo, Emma, 20, [1850], Female, White, Keeping House, Ohio, Father of foreign birth - Y, Mother of foreign birth - Y.
20, 18, 18, Kimmo, Mary, 2, [1868], Female, White, Iowa, Father of foreign birth - Y.
21, 18, 18, «b»Kimmo, Laura,«/b» 1, [1869], Female, White, Iowa, Father of foreign birth - Y.
22, 18, 18, Sire, Henry, 14, [1856], Male, White, Farm Laborer, New York.
23, 18, 18, Snyder, Laura, 20, [1850], Female, White, Ohio, Father of foreign birth - Y, Mother of foreign birth - Y
Residence:
- Notes from Residence event:
"Mother of 17 Children Dies At Blairstown" Blairstown, Oct. 31-Mrs. Emma Kimm, 81 years old, widow of G. H. Kimm, died Friday morning at her Blairstown home of pneumonia following an illness of only a few days. Her husband's death occured six weeks ago. Services will be held sunday at 2.00 p.m. in the Presbyterian church here, with the Rev. J.B. C. Peck conducting the rites. Burial will be in Mound cemetery at Watkins. Six grandsons, who were pallbearers for Mr. Kimm, will act as casket bearers for their aged grandmother Mrs. Kimm was the mother of seventeen children. Emma Schneider, daughter of Gregory and Regina Schneider, was born Feb. 26, 1850, at Deavertown, Ohio, coming to Iowa, when a small child with her parents. She was married Dec.. 26, 1876 at Marengo. the Kimms moved to a farm northeast of Blairstown in 1886 from a place near Norway. They went to Huron, S. D., in 1010 retuning here last year. Fourteen children surviving are: Henry, Archie, Martin, Matt, and Gus H., of Blairstown, Charles of Coggon,«b» Mrs. Laura Hotchkiss and Mrs. Ella Merrifield of Cedar Rapids«/b», Aurthur of Wolsey, S, D., Mrs. Emma Lowe. Mrs. Allce Boone, Mrs. Maggie Johnson, Mrs. Abbie Wodstrichill and John, of Huron S.D.. The family includes sixty grandchildren and forty-five great grandchildren. Other relatives living are four sister Mrs. A. S. Kimm of Blairstown, Mrs. John Lauger of Des Moines, Mrs Rose Bansch of Atkinson, Neb., and Mrs. Laura Swick of Watkins, her twin.
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Sources - [S207] Iowa, Benton, Iowa, Benton County - 1870 - U.S. census, (www.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M593, roll 376, FHL film 000545875, Florence Township, p. 4 (handwriten), dwelling 18, family 18, Augustus Kimms household, accessed 5 Nov 2017 (Reliability: 2).
18, 18, 18, Kimmo, Augustus, 29, [1841], Male, White, Farmer 4000, 1150, Hesse-Darmstadt, Father of foreign birth - Y, Mother of foreign birth - Y, male citizen - y; 19, 18, 18, Kimmo, Emma, 20, [1850], Female, White, Keeping House, Ohio, Father of foreign birth - Y, Mother of foreign birth - Y;
20, 18, 18, Kimmo, Mary, 2, [1868], Female, White, Iowa, Father of foreign birth - Y; 21, 18, 18, Kimmo, Laura, 1, [1869], Female, White, Iowa, Father of foreign birth - Y; 22, 18, 18, Sire, Henry, 14, [1856], Male, White, Farm Laborer, New York; 23, 18, 18, Snyder, Laura, 20, [1850], Female, White, Ohio, Father of foreign birth - Y, Mother of foreign birth - Y
15 Aug 1870. - [S82] Iowa. Venton., Iowa, Benton County, Vinton -Cedar Valley Daily Times (Newspaper), "Mother of 17 Children Dies at Blairstown," 31 Oct 1931, p. 3, col. 3; digital images(http://bentoncounty.advantage-preservation.com/ : accessed 20 Dec 2015). (Reliability: 3).
"Mother of 17 Children Dies At Blairstown" Blairstown, Oct. 31-Mrs. Emma Kimm, 81 years old, widow of G. H. Kimm, died Friday morning at her Blairstown home of pneumonia following an illness of only a few days. Her husband's death occured six weeks ago. Services will be held sunday at 2.00 p.m. in the Presbyterian church here, with the Rev. J.B. C. Peck conducting the rites. Burial will be in Mound cemetery at Watkins. Six grandsons, who were pallbearers for Mr. Kimm, will act as casket bearers for their aged grandmother Mrs. Kimm was the mother of seventeen children. Emma Schneider, daughter of Gregory and Regina Schneider, was born Feb. 26, 1850, at Deavertown, Ohio, coming to Iowa, when a small child with her parents. She was married Dec.. 26, 1876 at Marengo. the Kimms moved to a farm northeast of Blairstown in 1886 from a place near Norway. They went to Huron, S. D., in 1010 retuning here last year. Fourteen children surviving are: Henry, Archie, Martin, Matt, and Gus H., of Blairstown, Charles of Coggon, Mrs. Laura Hotchkiss and Mrs. Ella Merrifield of Cedar Rapids, Aurthur of Wolsey, S, D., Mrs. Emma Lowe. Mrs. Allce Boone, Mrs. Maggie Johnson, Mrs. Abbie Wodstrichill and John, of Huron S.D.. The family includes sixty grandchildren and forty-five great grandchildren. Other relatives living are four sister Mrs. A. S. Kimm of Blairstown, Mrs. John Lauger of Des Moines, Mrs Rose Bansch of Atkinson, Neb., and Mrs. Laura Swick of Watkins, her twin.
31 Oct 1931. - [S82] Iowa. Venton., Iowa, Benton County, Vinton -Cedar Valley Daily Times (Newspaper), "Mother of 17 Children Dies at Blairstown," 31 Oct 1931, p. 3; digital images. (Reliability: 3).
"Mother of 17 Children Dies At Blairstown" Blairstown, Oct. 31-Mrs. Emma Kimm, 81 years old, widow of G. H. Kimm, died Friday morning at her Blairstown home of pneumonia following an illness of only a few days. Her husband's death occured six weeks ago. Services will be held sunday at 2.00 p.m. in the Presbyterian church here, with the Rev. J.B. C. Peck conducting the rites. Burial will be in Mound cemetery at Watkins. Six grandsons, who were pallbearers for Mr. Kimm, will act as casket bearers for their aged grandmother Mrs. Kimm was the mother of seventeen children. Emma Schneider, daughter of Gregory and Regina Schneider, was born Feb. 26, 1850, at Deavertown, Ohio, coming to Iowa, when a small child with her parents. She was married Dec.. 26, 1876 at Marengo. the Kimms moved to a farm northeast of Blairstown in 1886 from a place near Norway. They went to Huron, S. D., in 1010 retuning here last year. Fourteen children surviving are: Henry, Archie, Martin, Matt, and Gus H., of Blairstown, Charles of Coggon, Mrs. Laura Hotchkiss and Mrs. Ella Merrifield of Cedar Rapids, Aurthur of Wolsey, S, D., Mrs. Emma Lowe. Mrs. Allce Boone, Mrs. Maggie Johnson, Mrs. Abbie Wodstrichill and John, of Huron S.D.. The family includes sixty grandchildren and forty-five great grandchildren. Other relatives living are four sister Mrs. A. S. Kimm of Blairstown, Mrs. John Lauger of Des Moines, Mrs Rose Bansch of Atkinson, Neb., and Mrs. Laura Swick of Watkins, her twin.
31 Oct 1931. - [S39] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Dec 2015), entry for Laura Kimm, person ID 97QW-SFH. (Reliability: 3).
- [S207] Iowa, Benton, Iowa, Benton County - 1870 - U.S. census, (www.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M593, roll 376, FHL film 000545875, Florence Township, p. 4 (handwriten), dwelling 18, family 18, Augustus Kimms household, accessed 5 Nov 2017 (Reliability: 2).