Clarke County AlArchives History - Books .....Isham Kimbell 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com June 13, 2007, 12:20 am 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/clarke/history/1923/historyo/ishamkim92gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb