It is generally assumed & mostly accepted?that my Abraham John Kimes (Sr) is the son of Heinrich (Henry) Keim who married Anna Catherina Reber (his 2nd wife). Many of us in this lineage have serious doubts about that, but until documentation arises proving one way of the other, I'm willing to let it stand. This is the Heinrich who appears to be the son of the 2nd marriage of the USA Founder Keim - Johannes Hans (John) Keim & Maria Elizabeth Bollerin. My Documented Keim/Kimes Lineage: my 3x greats - Abraham John Kimes?married Nancy Evans (his 2nd wife) my 2x greats - Jacob J Kimes married Sarah (Sallie) Hicks my great-grandparents - Abraham?John Kimes married Daisy Dean Morton my maternal grandmother - Bertha Ellen Kimes married William Alvin Brown (both deceased) my mother - Doris Elaine Brown married Carl Hansen Eldhardt (both deceased) Me - Sherry E (nee Eldhardt) Sherman The documented lineage originates in Meigs County Ohio; thru Jackson & Bath?Counties in?Virginia; to Warren & Clinton Counties in Iowa; to Pawnee County Nebraska.

Your Heinrich (Henry) Keim WAS of the "right" age to be Johannes's son, but is another reason many researchers from your line believe he was a son of "the founder" because he named a son Conrad? There weren't many Conrad Keims and Johannes named one son Conrad, one close to Heinrich's age. ssher86017@aol.com wrote: It is generally assumed & mostly accepted? that my Abraham John Kimes (Sr) is the son of Heinrich (Henry) Keim who married Anna Catherina Reber (his 2nd wife). Many of us in this lineage have serious doubts about that, but until documentation arises proving one way of the other, I'm willing to let it stand. This is the Heinrich who appears to be the son of the 2nd marriage of the USA Founder Keim - Johannes Hans (John) Keim & Maria Elizabeth Bollerin. --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.