Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Kime, Samuel M 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Kime, Samuel M. – The agricultural interests of Good Farm Township, Grundy 
County, are ably represented by Samuel M. Kime, a substantial farmer and a 
citizen of worth and standing.  Mr. Kime was born in La Salle County, Ill., 
January 2, 1867, the fifth child of Paul and Margaret (Eshenbacher) Kime.  
They were natives of Neuremburg, Germany, from whence they came to the United 
States in 1856 and both located in Kendall County, Ill.  After their marriage, 
they removed to La Salle County, where Mr. Kime piled his trade of shoemaker 
until he was able to purchase a tract of land near Grand Ridge, Ill.  After a 
few years there he sold out and in 1874 came to Good Farm Township, Grundy 
County, and bought 240 acres in Good Farm Township and eighty acres in 
Livingston County, and continued to successfully cultivate these farms until 
his retirement from active pursuits.  His wife passed away about 1902, and Mr. 
Kime died while on a trip to his old home in Germany, in September, 1909.  Of 
their fourteen children, ten are still living.

Samuel Kime received a district school education, and was reared to 
agricultural pursuits, thus growing to manhood.  At the time of his marriage, 
he rented eighty acres of land from his father, and to this he has added from 
time to time until today he is the owner of 240 acres of some of the best land 
to be found in the State.  He has erected good buildings, uses modern methods 
and machinery, and is justly accounted one of his community’s most substantial 
farmer-citizens.  General grain farming has received the greater part of his 
attention and the success which has rewarded his efforts testifies eloquently 
to his ability.  Mr. Kime is now building a fine modern house and substantial 
outbuildings, including a large silo.  For many years Mr. Kime has served in 
township offices, including those of school director, road commissioner and 
tax collector.  His support is given to the Republican party in political 
matters, while his fraternal connection is with the Gleaners, among whom he 
has numerous friends.

On October 12, 1894, Mr. Kime was married to Miss Emma McBain, who was born at 
Coolidge, Kas., a daughter of George and Emma (Harris) McBain, the former a 
native of England and the latter of Scotland.  Seven children have been born 
to this union:  Effie, Randall, Harvey, Esther, Oliver, Mattie and Willis, and 
of these Effie died in infancy.

page 847

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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