Sedgwick County KS Archives Biographies.....Kimel, Harvey O. 1867 - 
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   Harvey O. Kimel, farmer and thoroughbred horse breeder, of Ninneseah
township, Sedgwick county, Kansas, was born in Illinois on January 22, 1867. His
parents were Thomas K. and Rebecca (Mounts) Kimel. Thomas Kimel, the father of
Harvey O., moved from Illinois to Kansas in 1873 and preempted 160 acres of land
in Section 8, Ninneseah township. Harvey O. Kimel came to Kansas with his father
and remained at home on the farm until 1892. On February 17, 1892, Mr. Kimel
married Miss Dora T. Grimsley, who was born in Missouri on January 22, 1871, a
daughter of James and Tinsey C. (Ross) Grimsley, who came to Sedgwick county
from North Carolina in 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Kimel have three sons, viz.: Chester
L., born January 2, 1893: Herschel R., born May 16, 1895; Donald T., born August
5, 1900. In the spring of 1891, Mr. Kimel bought 320 acres of land in Section 4
and later bought 160 acres in Section 9. For a number of years Mr. Kimel has
made a specialty of Aberdeen Angus cattle, but is now interested in the breeding
of Percheron horses, Charmant, Jr., being at the head of his stud. He also has a
fine thoroughbred two-year-old, besides several registered mares. Aside from his
interests in horses, Mr. Kimel does general farming. Fraternally Mr. Kimel is a
member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a Republican in politics and a
member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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