Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....Kilmer, John P. & Francis L. 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
  JOHN P. KILMER & SON, proprietors of the sawmill at Shunk, Fox township, are men
  who thoroughly understand their business and consequently have a large patronage
  and are making a success of their enterprise. Their mill was built in 1892, is
  run by steam, and is of thirty-five horse power. They do all kinds of sawing,
  turning out large timbers for building, laths, shingles, etc. Everything about
  the place is in good shape and shows excellent management.
  
      John P. Kilmer was born in Fox township, this county, December 30, 1844, and
  is a son of Peter Kilmer. The latter was a native of Schuyler county, New York,
  and was eight years old when he came to Sullivan county with his father, Philip
  Kilmer, one of the earliest settlers, who located here about 1812. Philip was a
  native of Germany and was twice married, the names of his wives being Hannah
  McMullen and Mrs. Anna Brown.
  
      Peter married Mrs. Lutica Letts, a widow with three children: James, who
  died in service; Elizabeth, whose husband, Usual Wheeler, a soldier in the Civil
  war, died in service, of the measles, and his wife, of the same disease,
  contracted from him, on the day before; and William, also a soldier of the Civil
  war. Mrs. Letts' parents were John and Axa (Ryder) Scudder. Of her marriage to
  Mr. Kilmer two children were born, - John P. and Rebecca, who became the wife of
  Charles N. Porter. Peter Kilmer died in 1897, at the advanced age of ninety-four
  years. He was a farmer and in politics was a Republican. Mrs. Kilmer died in
  1887, aged seventy-three years; both were worthy members of the Methodist
  Episcopal church.
  
      John Philip Kilmer was brought up on the home farm and learned the
  blacksmith's trade, to which he added that of carpenter and cabinetmaker. He was
  married November 1, 1868, to Miss Samantha R. Williams, who was born in
  Ridgebury township, Bradford county, November 6, 1849. Her parents were Henry
  and Christina (Rightmire) Williams. Both died in Fox township, the mother when
  thirty-five years old and the father when seventy-three. Henry Williams was a
  very prominent man in the county, a leading Democrat in a Democratic county. He
  stood high in the councils of his party and was often called on to hold
  important trusts, among them being that of county commissioner. For many years
  he was justice of the peace in Fox township and was universally known as
  "Squire" Williams. He also was a noted hunter, - in fact his choice of a home in
  Sullivan was largely due to the advantages it afforded for hunting.
  
      Their children were: Sanford R., who died in service in the Civil war;
  Henrietta, deceased, who was the wife of Charles N. Porter, of Fox township,
  this county; Matilda, now Mrs. Frank A. Boyle, of Elkland; Mortimer, of Auburn,
  New York; and Samantha R., the wife of J. P. Kilmer. For his second wife Mr.
  Williams married a Miss Shadduck and by this marriage there were four children,
  namely: Rosetta Fuller and Homer K., both of Ithaca, New York; Evert S., of
  Michigan; and Mary, the wife of Jacob Bohn, of Dushore.
  
      John P. Kilmer and wife are the parents of five children, namely: Francis
  L.; Claude, who died when nearly six years old; Maude E., Nancy E. and Jesse R.
  Mr. Kilmer is a prominent citizen of Fox township, of which he has been the
  overseer of the poor and also a member of the school board. He is a charter
  member of the local lodge of the P. O. S. of A., whose meetings are held in
  Kilmer hall at Shunk. The family is highly esteemed throughout the
  community.
  
      Francis L. Kilmer, junior member of the firm of J. P. Kilmer & Son, was born
  in Fox township, February 26, 1871. He was married January 6, 1892, to Miss Ora
  Foster, also a native of Fox township and the daughter of Rial and Ann (Cranmer)
  Foster. Of this marriage three children have been born, namely: Howard D.,
  Carlton R. and Orley Fred.
  
      Mr. Kilmer is an intelligent, industrious and enterprising young man, who
  bids fair to make his mark in the world and who has a fine reputation among
  business men for his honesty and fair dealing. He is a charter member of the
  local lodge of the P. O. S. of A. and is greatly interested in the object for
  which the order was established.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from: 
              
            History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
            by Thomas J. Ingham
              
                Compendium of Biography
              
            The Lewis Publishing Company
        Chicago: 1899
  
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