BOJANOWSKI wrote: > > Sylvester Kimes b. 1832 in Meigs Co., OH; d. 1904 in > Streator, IL > He was the son of Elias Kimes b. about 1814 in OH; d. probably between > 1860-1870 in Meigs Co. OH > I still haven't figured out who Elias' father was. > Don, have you just about determined that Jacob Kime(s) was the ONLY KIME(S) in OH by 1814? Cindy In 1814, living in Meigs Co., Ohio were two households: Heinrich's son Abraham Kimes B 1782, wife Nancy (Evans) with Abraham and Mary O'Hare's son Abraham B 1805. Abraham and Nancy's son John, born in 1814, (Jacob 1817 and Mary Ann 1818). These are my lineage and I am very fortunate to have Abraham's will. Also living there in 1814 was one "Old" Jacob Kimes ( ?? B.1772 Heinrich's son??) wife Margaret. Over the next few decades several more Kimes appeared in the census. Surely some of this were "Old" Jacob's sons and some were his grandsons. I am not able to document the exact lineage. Time, place and voting records led me to speculate that William, Samuel. Thomas, and John were his sons. Henry may also belong to Jacob. If Elias was born in 1814 he probably was Jacob's son. William started his household in 1820 with two males 16--26 maybe a brother living with him. Elias started his in 1830, as one male 15--20. Fits the time line. In 1820 Jacob had two males under 10 living with him and in 1830 one under 5, and one between 5 and 10. Does this mean Jacob had sons and grandsons in the same age bracket? Probably, but trying to sort them without proper documentation is a futile grasping at straws. George Washington Kimes could have been William's or Jacob's. Jacob's older sons were not born in Meigs Co. Maybe Rockbridge Co. Va. or ? Don