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Howard (1907), Vol. 2 biographies
b. 23 Mar. 1835, Holmes Co., Ohio, eldest child of Joseph (b. 1813, Somerset Co., Pa.; d. 4 Mar. 1857) and Catherine (Schoenneman — as transcribed) Kime (b. c. 1814, Ohio; d. 1885) (Part 77, pp. 1030–1032). Remained in Holmes County until thirty-one, farming from the bottom (began with a horse, farming the homestead on shares); in 1866 journeyed to St. Joseph County and purchased 80 acres, the present homestead, beginning $1,600 in debt; in 1893 remodelled the residence; the estate is “the Evergreens” (Part 77). M. (1) 12 July 1862 Elizabeth Krieger (b. 1838, Holmes Co.; d. 8 Apr. 1885) — seven children, three living, named; m. (2) 14 May 1889 Mrs. Alice (Fisher) Hildebrand (b. 1 Apr. 1859, Crawford Co., Ohio) (Part 77). A Republican who voted for Lincoln (Part 77). [REGISTER] Carrying fact: an 1866 Holmes-County-to-Liberty purchase at full size, closing the cluster’s German-web entries.