I will be happy to check the ministerial lists to see what kind of biographical information Brethren Encyclopedia gives on any Dunkard (Brethren) pastor. Of course, you know that many Dunkard ministers and their families tell jokes on the topic of Dunkard ministers. When one old man said that his father had been a Dunkard pastor, supposedly the response he received was something like: "Well, so was my old man, but he finally found AA...." As to the Kimmels listed they are: Kimmel, Charles E 1884-1956 Kimmel (Kimmell), David 1826-1897 (MINE!) Kimmel, Harvey H, 1862-1953 Kimmel, Homer D 1914 [-1999] Kimmel, J T (no dates, but was address for Mishler OH in 1894.) Kimmel, John A 1831-1898. Kimmel, John M (1866-1958) Kimmel, Joseph L 1856-1931 Kimmel, Josiah R 1826-1897 Kimmel, Josiah Regal, 1851-1917 Kimmel, Lewis, 1836-1907 Kimmel, Michael (1881 addr for Lanark IL) Kimmel, Milton L, 1886-1965 Kimmel, Myers P c1920 - Kimmel, Theodor Acroyd 1929-1965 Kimmell, Arthur Vance, 1880-1955. If anybody wants additional info on any of these folks, I will happily put the cat out and then pass on what it says about any of the above. As to other Kimmels in the Brethren Encyclopedia "Lists" volume, there are two amongst the authors: Kimmel, Jo 1931- "Steps to Prayer Power." Nashville TN, Abingdon Press. "Stop Playing Pious Games, " Nashville TN, Abingdon Press 1974. 126 pp. Kimmel, John M. 1866-1958. "Chronicles of the Brethren, Comprising a Concise History of the Brethren or Dunker Church from Its Organization in Europe in AD 1708 to Its Separation in America in AD 1881 and the Subsequent History of the OId German Baptist Church to and Including the Years AD 1900. Covington OH, for the author by the Little Printing Co. 1951. 324 pp. reprinted by Economy Printing Concern Inc. 1972. I know who John M. Kimmel was and how he fits into the family. He also edited THE VINDICATOR and Old Order Brethren periodical. I don't know who Jo Kimmel is, but her name appears as a citation re Theodore A. Kimmel, and she may be the same person as Joan Stuckey Kimmel, his wife. John M. Kimmel has his own Brethren Encyclopedia entry on page 693, in addition to appearing in the Lists volume. There are also individual entries for Joseph L. Kimmel (page 693) and Lewis Kimmel (p 693), as well as Theodor Acroyd Kimmel, same page. Also for Arthur Vance Kimmell (pp693-694). The entry for Kimmel Family on page 693 is fairly brief, but a photo of an old Kimmel farmhouse is on p 694. "Kimmel Family. The father of the American Kimmels is believed to be Johann Michael Kimmel (1661-1734). A group of Kimmels arrived in Philadelphia in 1751 on the St. Andrew, from Rotterdam via Cowes, England. Their descendants spread out to W. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kansas, for the most part. Some members of the family joined the Ephrata Community in the 18th century. This family has produced dozens of ministers and educators. Lewis Kimmel was one of the first Brethren ministers to attain college degrees; in 1874 he organized the Plum Creek Normal School. J M Kimmel edited THE VINDICATOR and compiled the CHRONICLES OF THE BRETHREN. Theodore A. Kimmel died in an airplane accident in Madagascar 91965) while serving as a relief administrator. Kimmel family members have been prominent in several Brethren denominations. GFB" Citations include (yes, of course) Austin Cooper's Brothersvalley book; R B Strassburger and W J Hinke, eds., PIONEERS (1934) 1:457; COLONIAL AMERICA (1967) index; W. PENNSYLVANIA (1916); KANSAS (1922). Happy Sunday evening. Jan T