I feel your Kimmel is related to my Kimmel. My daughters GGgrandfather is Andrew J Kimmel who was married to Laura Burson Kimmel. She died young, They had children and lived on a farm in Carey ,Oh Do you have this. My ex-father-in-law is Russel W. Kimmel His father was Willard Kimmel. Let me know is this so> Sue Timothy W. Kimmel wrote: > Edna Viola Kimmel (1876-1940) compiled a family history of the Kimmels of Harrison County, Ohio. Her list of the children of Frederick Kimmel and > Elizabeth Yingling includes her uncle Joseph, "who married Caroline Dively, and after her death married Katherine Minard." > > Joseph and wife Katherine appeared in North Township, Harrison County, Ohio in the 1860 federal census (Joseph Kimmell) and the 1870 federal census > (Joseph Kemble). Both censuses list children Mary, William, Hannah, Martha and James. The 1860 census says the children were born in Ohio, but the 1870 > census say Iowa. > > Joseph's cousin Henry (son of Henry Kimmel and Christina Geddinger) lived in Van Buren County, Iowa and appears in the censuses there from 1850 on. > > I don't know of the marriage records for either of Joseph's wives. > > --Tim Kimmel in Fort Wayne, IN > ======================== > > "Michael L. Diveley" wrote: > > > In 1851 in Van Buren County, Iowa, Joseph Kimmel married Caroline Diveley (Dively) Does anyone have any information on them? Thank you, Mike Diveley