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Book Title: History Of Clarke County

ISHAM KIMBELL

    Mr. Isham Kimbell, who died in Jackson in 1881, was born in South Carolina
March 31st, 1797. He was an active man when the author came to Jackson in 1875.
He came to this county in the early part of the nineteenth century and was at
Fort Sinquefield, or near Fort Sinquefield, at the time of the massacre of the
Ransom Kimbell family and others, as has already been mentioned in these pages.
He was then sixteen years of age.

    We reproduce from Ball's History the following sketch: "Isham Kimbell, with
whose name the reader of these pages has become somewhat familiar, was born in
North Carolina, March 31st, 1797. His father's family removed to South Carolina,
and, probably in 1807, removed to the Tombigbee settlement, on the west side of
the river, near McGrew's reserve. In the fall of 181.2 they removed to a
plantation on Bassett's Creek, not far from the home of Sinquefield. The tragedy
enacted there in 1813 has already been related. His father died at Fort Madison.
I. Kimbell, then a youth of sixteen, left thus alone in the world, received the
care of his father's friend, Robert R. Harwell, and was placed as a clerk in a
store at Pine Level, now Jackson. A brother living at Augusta, Georgia, then
sent for him, with whom he remained until 1819. Returning then to Jackson, he
was married in 1821 to Miss Martha T. Carney, daughter of Josiah Carney, from
North Carolina. In the year 1833 he became clerk of the Circuit Court of Clarke
County. He held that office for twenty successive years, and finally resigned in
1849. He was also post-master and Registrar in Chancery. During his official
life he resided near Grove Hill. He has been for many years past an inhabitant
of Jackson. Commencing with nothing, he accumulated property amount in value to
forty thousand dollars. He has a large family of sons and daughters. He is now
nearly eighty-one years old."

    "Mrs. Martha T. Kimbell, wife of Isham Kimbell, Esq., was the daughter of
John and Sarah Carney, was born in North Carolina in 1797, December 26th, and
came with her parents to the river settlement about 1812. She died at Jackson,
June 2d, 1853. She was a member of the Methodist Church. It is said for her that
"she appeared to have a humble, obedient confidence in the Scriptures that did
not admit doubt." "Her faith seemed implicit." She was a "devoted wife, parent,
Christian, and friend." The day before her death she gave impressive admonitions
to her husband, her children, her friends, and her servants."

    Mr. Kimbell had two sons and five daughters. His sons were John and Thomas
I. Kimbell. One daughter married John C. Chapman, one married E. M. Portis, one
married A. S. Smoot. His two youngest daughters, Miss Mary and Miss Carrie,
never married. All have passed away. Mr. Kimbell has eight grandchildren living,
namely: J. M. Chapman, Mrs. J. C. Rivers, of Mobile; Mr. H. B. Marsh, of the
state of Texas; Mrs. C. W. Boyles, Mrs. Albert Prim, of Jackson; Mrs. O. H. P.
Wright, of Selma: Dr. Isham Kimbell and Morris Kimbell, of Pascagoula, Miss.
Major John Kimbell had several children, one of whom is now living, his name
being Willie. Mr. Isham Kimbell has numerous great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren living in this and other states.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF CLARKE COUNTY 
BY JOHN SIMPSON GRAHAM

Press of
BIRMINGHAM PRINTING COMPANY
Birmingham, Ala.
1923


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