The Book of Kimm

Charles Edward Kimm - fourth child of Justus

121c.jpg (21296 bytes)1.7.4 Charles Edward Kimm3 b 6 Oct 1871 Atkins Ia son of Justus H Kimm2 and Emma Schneider d 1 Sept 1951 Marengo Ia m (1) 7 Mar 1900 Watkins Ia Virginia Edna Buck b 24 Feb 1882 Blairstown Ia dau of Thomas Buck and Sarah Isabell d 16 Jan 1901 (2) 8 Apr 1903 Amelie Wilhelmine Christine Budde b 15 Nov 1580 Benton Co Ia dau of Friedrick and Catherine Budde d 12 Sept 1962

Child Kimm/Buck
1.7.4.1 Virgil Miles Kimm4 b 16 Jan 1901 Watkins Ia

121b.jpg (28152 bytes)Children Kimm/Budde
1.7.4.2 Marion Mildred Kimm4 b 9 Aug 1905 Blairstown Ia d 14 Aug 1905
1.7.4.3 Weston Charles Kimm4 b 10 June 1907 Blairstown Ia
1.7.4.4 Merrlll Edwin Kimm4 b 31 Dec 1909 Blairstown Ia
1.7.4.5 Evelyn Grace Kimm4 b 27 Nov 1913 Wolsey S Dak
1.7.4.6 Arnold Robert Kimm4 b 26 Apr 1917 Coon Rapids Ia
1.7.4.7 Raymond Calvin Kimm4 b 12 July 1923 Guthrie Center Ia
1.7.4.8 Millie Jane Kimm4 b 30 Nov 1924 Guthrie Center Ia

121a.jpg (60072 bytes)Charles had some "formal" education beyond country grade school. He sometimes mentioned winter classes at a "Tilford Academy" and at a "Blairstown Seminary." This points up his lifelong interest in more "learning." He was an avid reader. His first away-from-home job was manager of the Northern Grain Company elevator in Watkins. Later, he acquired a 160 acre farm a few miles northeast of Blairstown. He raised purebred Duroc hogs and had customers in and out of Iowa. Always interested in community affairs, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Benton County State Bank in Blairstown, Iowa, prior to the family adventures into the Dakota prairies.

Along with the family, he was caught up with "South Dakota fever" in 1909, and acquired prairie land ten miles west of Huron. He sold the Iowa farm, built a new farmstead on the prairie farm, and moved his family to South Dakota in 1910. He established a purebred Hereford cattle herd which he maintained for years. Later, he was president of the Iowa Hereford Association.

When the Kimms moved to Dakota, the country was still in a primitive state. He pushed for and obtained a mail route and telephone service for the farm community, both out of Wolsey, six miles away, a long distance in those days.

122d.jpg (34313 bytes)In 1916, he "gave up" on South Dakota, sold the farm and bought a farm near Coon Rapids, Iowa. In 1918, he bought a farm near Guthrie Center so that the children could attend "town school." He was an officer of local agricultural organizations and continued as a purebred livestock breeder. During the "great depression" he lost the farm, moved to Benton County, and later acquired another farm near Vinton. He retired to Vinton in 1943

122b.jpg (24611 bytes)1 7.4.1 Virgil Miles Kimm4 b 16 Jan 1901 Watkins Ia son of Charles Edward Kimm3 and Virginia Edna Buck m 22 June 1927 Providence RI Margaret Claire Furey dau of Joseph Edward Furey and Catherine Halford

Children Kimm
1.7.4.1.1 Barbara Catherine Kimm5 b 16 June 1932 Ft Lewis Wa
1.7.4.1.2 Richard Miles Kimm5 b 20 Feb 1938 Ft Monroe Va

Virgil attended prairie school near Wolsey, South Dakota, high school at Wolsey, and graduated from high school at Blairstown, Ia. He attended Drake University, was appointed to West Point Military Academy, and graduated in 1927. He pursued a military career, serving at several United States bases, Central American bases and Hawaii. He led his unit on Omaha Beach under General Eisenhower in World War II. A retired Lieutenant Colonel, he subsequently served private industry in engineering departments for several years.

122a.jpg (37156 bytes)Having been taught to play chess by the McFarling brothers at the local prairie school, Virgil carried on with chess activities through high school and at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he promoted an academy chess club and expanded that activity to organize a West Point-Yale-Harvard-Princeton Intercollegiate Chess League. After retiring from the engineering field, he promoted an International Chess Conglomerate consisting of National Chess Supply, a manufacturing and distribution facility, a World Wide Postal Chess Club, and edited and published The Chess Courier, a monthly chess magazine. He sold out to St. Louis interests in 1981. Home: Tampa, Florida and Providence, RI

1.7.4.1.1 Barbara Catherine Kimm5 b 16 June 1932 Ft Lewis Wa dau of Virgil Miles Kimm4 and Margaret Claire Furey m Aug 1955 John T Cambia Home: Norwalk Conn

Children Cambia
1.7.4.1.1.1 Jocelyn Cambia6 b 2 May 1956 Providence RI
1.7.4.1.1.2 Barbara Lynn Cambia6 b 10 May 1960 Quincy Mass

1.7.4.1.2 Richard Miles Kimm5 b 20 Feb 1938 Ft Monroe Va son of Virgil Miles Kimm4 and Margaret Claire Furey m 20 June Patricia Morrison Home: Wilmington Del

Richard is an Annapolis Naval Academy graduate and is now manager of a flight safety training unit at Wilmington, Delaware.

Children Kimm
1.7.4.1.2.1 Michael Richard Kimm6 b 28 Dec 1964 Kent RI
1.7.4.1.2.2 Susan Elizabeth Kimm6 b 20 June 1967 Washington DC
1.7.4.1.2.3 Melissa Kimm6 b 16 Sept 1968 Quonset Point Naval Hosp RI

1.7.4.3 Weston Charles Kimm4 b 10 June 1907 Blairstown Ia son of Charles Edward Kimm3 and Amelie Wilhelmine Christine Budde d 19 Oct 2000 bur Des Moines Ia  m 11 Aug 1934 Fremont Neb Erma Clare Stanley (Clare) b 15 Jan 1908 Harrison Co Mo dau of Francis (Frank) O'dell Stanley and Ivy June Sweet

Children Kimm
1.7.4.3.1 Richard Neil Kimm5 b 27 Feb 1938 Belie Plaine Ia
1.7.4.3.2 Diane Kimm5 b 5 Dec 1939 Des Moines Ia

During grade and high school at Guthrie Center, Iowa, Weston was active in 4-H. After his graduation from Chillicothe Business College, he was an agency manager of the Des Moines Register and Tribune 1928-1929. Other employment included the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Agriculture, Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission, and Deputy County Auditor of Guthrie County. Weston was a Green Construction Company officer and director with numerous affiliates from 1941 through 1972. Work included "heavy" construction - i.e. dams, airports, power plants, etc. in the United States, Alaska and Canada. Home: 1818 43rd St Des Moines Ia

1.7.4.3.1 Richard Neil Kimm5 b 27 Feb 1938 Belle Plaine Ia son of Weston Charles Kimm4 and Erma Glare Stanley m (1) 1964 Carol Ann Gordon div (2) 14 Feb 1970 Omaha Neb Janice Nuckolls

Child Kimm/Gordon
1.7.4.3.1.1 Sherry Christine Kimm6 b 11 Jan 1965 Des Moines Ia

Stepchildren Nuckolls
Brett Nuckolls
Todd Nuckolls

Dick is a sales representative for heavy construction equipment - John Deere, etc, in Des Moines.

1.7.4.3.1.1 Sherry Christine Kimm6  dau of Richard Neil Kimm5 and Carol Ann Gordon  b 11 Jan 1965 Des Moines Ia m James Northrop Denman

Children Denman
1.7.4.3.1.1.1 Brittany Nicole7 b 1994
1.7.4.3.1.1.2 Taylor Christine7 b 1997

1 7.4.3.2 Diane Kimm5 b 5 Dec 1939 Des Moines Ia dau of Weston Charles Kimm4 and Erma Clare Stanley m 14 July 1963 Buckingham Ia Craig K Mitchell b 25 Sept 1938 Tama Co Ia son of Norman Mitchell and Doris Speer

Children Mitchell
1.7.4.3.2.1 Brad Charles Mitchell6 b 7 June 1964 Ft Leonard Wood Mo
1.7.4.3.2.2 Kimm Annette Mitchell6 b 10 June 1973 Waterloo Ia

The Mitchells have a sizeable farm operation in north Tama County and a computer systems and computer form service business in Hudson, Iowa.

1.7.4.4 Merrill Edwin Kimm4 b 31 Dec 1909 Blairstown Ia son of Charles Edward Kimm3 and Amelie Wilhelmine Christine Budde m Frieda Elizabeth Hasler b 23 May 1910 Coggon Ia dau of Rudolf Hasler and Elizabeth Egger

Children Kimm
1.7.4.4.1 Robert Lee Kimm5 b 8 Aug 1934 d 6 Oct 1934
1.7.4.4.2 JoAnn Kimm5 b 14 Dec 1940
Jean Kimm5 (foster child)

Active in 4-H during grade and high school at Guthrie Center, Iowa, Merrill later attended business college in Omaha, Nebraska. He farmed with his father at Van Horne and then started farming for himself at Van Home. He purchased a farm at Coggon, Iowa - grain and dairy. Home: rural Coggon.

1.7.4.4.2 JoAnn Kimm5 b 14 Dec 1940 Vinton Ia dau of Merrill Edwin Kimm4 and Frieda Elizabeth Hasler m 14 June 1959 Ryan Ia Donald J Price b 19 Aug 1939 Central City Ia son of Donald B Price and Bessie Hamilton

Children Price b Cedar Rapids Ia
1.7.4.4.2.1 Dona Jo Price6 b 19 June 1960
1.7.4.4.2.2 Dennis Jay Price6 b 1 May 1962
1.7.4.4.2.3 Kim Marie Price6 b 23 June 1966
1.7.4.4.2.4 Kendra Jean Price6 b 25 Oct 1967
1.7.4.4.2.5 Katherine Ann Price6 b 7 Oct 19

1.7.4.4.2.1 Dona Jo Price6 b 19 June 1960 Cedar Price and JoAnn Kimm5 m 1 Dec 1979 David Wickman Jean Kimm5 foster dau of Merrill Edwin Kimm4 and Frieda Elitabeth Hasler m Oct 1959 Gordon Minehart

Children Minehart
Scott Minehart6 b 13 Jan 1960 m Aug 1980 Cindy Banes
David Minehart6 b 9 Mar 1962

122c.jpg (23094 bytes)1.7.4.5 Evelyn Grace Kimm4 b 27 Nov 1913 Wolsey S Dak dau of Charles Edward3 and Amelie Wilhelmine Christine Budde m (1) 14 Sept 1935 Donald J McCormick b 5 Nov 1912 d 2 Nov 1937 (2) 4 Oct 1939 Kehoka Mo Daniel R Fesler b 10 Dec 1915 Lone Tree Ia son of Ray Arthur and Bess Fesler

Children Fesler b Iowa City
1.7.4.5.1 Jackie Ray Fesler5 b 7 Oct 1942
1.7.4.5.2 David Kimm Fesler5 b 4 Jan 1951

1.7.4.5.1 Jackie Ray Fesler5 b 7 Oct 1942 Iowa City Ia son of Daniel Fesler and Evelyn Grace Kimm4 m 4 Apr 1964 Iowa City Ia Lorna Ruth Chadek b l Nov 1941 Iowa City Ia dau of Carl Joseph Chadek and Frieda Villhauer

Children Fesler b Davenport Ia
1.7.4.5.1.1 Brian Ray Fesler6 b 12 Nov 1966
1.7.4.5.1.2 Sarah Suzanne Fesler6 b 6 Jan 1969
1.7.4.5.1.3 Lisa Leanne Fesler6 b 23 Sept 1970
1.7.4.5.1.4 Christopher Joseph Fesler6 b 6 Jan 1972

1.7.4.5.2 David Kimm Fesler5 b 4 Jan 1951 Iowa City Ia son of Daniel R Fesler and Evelyn Grace Kimm4 m (1)15 May 1970 Iowa City Ia Karen Lee Miller b 21 May 1950 Iowa City Ia dau of Vern D Miller and Helen May Gardner (2) 10 July 1993 Karen Michelle Trantham b 28 November 1953 dau of Willard Trantham and Rosemary Brunk

Children Fesler born Fairfield Ia
1.7.4.5.2.1 Kimberly Lea Fesler6 b 3 Nov 1970
1.7.4.5.2.2 Chad Allen Fesler6 b 24 Feb 1976

1.7.4.6 Arnold Robert Kimm4 b 26 Apr 1917 Coon Rapids Ia son of Charles Edward Kimm3 and Amelie Wilhelmine Christine Budde m 20 Nov 1939 Waterloo Ia Nadine June Hicks b 18 June 1921 Eldon Mo dau of Ferry LaFayette Hicks and Doris Evizee Wood

Children Kimm b Cedar Rapids
1.7.4.6.1 Gary Joseph Kimm5 b 30 Sept 1941
1.7.4.6.2 Robert Arnold Kimm5 b 14 Jan 1944

Arnold graduated from Van Horne High School. His entire career was in automotive parts management in Boone, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. He is now retired at Eldon, Missouri.

1.7.4.6.1 Gary Joseph Kimm5 b 30 Sept 1941 Cedar Rapids Ia son of Arnold Rob Kimm4 and Nadine June Hicks m 25 July 1964 Marion Ia Barbara Kay Hawkins b 15 Dec 1943 DeKalb Ill dau of Raymond Earl Hawkins and Phyllis Amelia Haire

Children Kimm b Petersborough NH
1.7.4.6.1.1 Catherine Marie Kimm6 b 28 Dec 1967
1.7.4.6.1.2 Heather Colleen Kimm6 b 9 June 1970

Gary Ia an ordained minister now employed in the production staff of a radio station in Mitchell, South Dakota.

1.7.4.6.2 Robert Arnold Kimm5 b 14 Jan 1944 Cedar Rapids Ia son of Arnold Robert Kimm4 and Nadine June Hicks m 26 Dec 1965 Marion Ia Charlee Ann Barber b 13 Jan 1946 Newton Ia dau of Yvonne Melvin Barber and Connie O'Connor

Children Kimm b Cedar Rapids Ia
1.7.4.6.2.1 Yvonne Danielle Kimm6 b 3 Mar 1972
1.7.4.6.2.2 Nicole Renee Kimm6 b 14 Oct 1976

Bob is an attorney in the firm Ruffin, Mitchell and Kimm in Cedar Rapids.

1.7.4.7 Raymond Calvin Kimm4 b 12 July 1923 Guthrie Center Ia son of Charles Edward Kimm3 and Amelie Wilhemine Christine Budde m 21 Oct 1948 Cedar Rapids Ia Wilma Edna Kouba b 1 Mar 1926 Cedar Rapids Ia dau of William Kouba and Anna Hach

Children Kimm b Iowa City Ia
1.7.4.7.1 Wendy Rae Kimm5 b 30 Apr 1952
1.7.4.7.2 Gayle Ann Kimm5 b 20 May 1956

Raymond graduated from Vinton High School. He served in World War II where he received a bronze star and a presidential unit citation. Thereafter, he engaged in the insurance business and owns Kimm Agency, Hiawatha, Iowa. Home: Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

1.7.4.8 Millie Jane Kimm4 b 30 Nov 1924 Guthrie Center Ia dau of Charles Edward Kimm3 and Amelie Wilhelmine Christine Budde m 19 Jan 1947 Vinton Ia Hoyt Ellis Carrier b 20 Dec 1919 Vinton Ia son of Garth Edward Carrier and Hazel Marie Ellis

Children Carrier
1.7.4.8.1 Hoyt Ellis Carrier II5 b 1 Oct 1948 Mason City Ia
1.7.4.8.2 Mark Douglas Carrier5 b 29 May 1951 Evergreen Park Ill
1.7.4.8.3 Joel Crawford Carrier5 b 25 Sept 1961 Ventura Calif

1.7.4.8.1 Hoyt Ellis Carrier II5 (Skip) b 1 Oct 1948 Mason City Ia son of Hoyt Ellis Carrier and Millie Jane Kimm4 m 6 Oct 1973 Grand Rapids Mich Kathleen Anne Scanlon b 26 Aug 1951 Grand Rapids Mich dau of Charles M Scanlon and Phyllis Knee

Children Carrier b Grand Rapids Mich
1.7.4.8.1.1 Elizabeth Anne Carrier6 b 30 June 1977
1.7.4.8.1.2 Hoyt Ellis Carrier III6 b 25 Jan 1980

Skip is a newsman-photographer for the Grand Rapids Free Press.

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