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KENNAN, JAIRUS RAYMOND, Probate Judge; born, Norwalk, O., July 17, 1850; son of Jairus Kennan and Charlotte Eliz- abeth (Gardiner) Kennan: educated: Nor- walk public schools; Western Reserve Coll. College degrees: A. B .; A. M. Mar- ried, Cora Eliza Pickard, May 1, 1882. Teacher Bridgeport, Norwalk and Hudson, O., 1871-8; engaged in practice law, Nor- walk. O .. 1879-84; Supt. schools. Medina, O., 1886-1908; elected probate judge, Me- dina Co., O., 1909-17; school examiner, Medina Co., 1887-1908. Socs. and clubs: D. K. E .; Masonic; I. O. O. F .; Phi Beta Kappa. Presbyterian-Congregation- alist. Home address: Medina, O.
KENNEDY, FRANCIS WILLIARD, College Professor; born, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 3, 1874; son of James Kennedy and Eliza- beth (Williard) Kennedy; educated: Ohio Normal Univ .; Heidelberg Univ. (A. B., 1898); Heidelberg Univ. (A. M., 1900); Theol. Seminary, Lancaster, Pa .; Heidel- berg Theol. Sem., Tiffin, O., 1903: Univ. Chicago (B. D., 1904). Married. Mayme Bisco Troxell, Aug. 16, 1905. Prof. Latin and Biblical Instruction, Heidelberg Univ., Tiffin. O., 1900-10; Prof. History and So- cial Science, Heidelberg Univ., 1910 -; Secy. Faculty, Heidelberg Univ .; Secy. Bd. Visitors and Education. Ohio Synod Re- formed Church; Secy. Alumni Assn., Hei- delberg Univ .; Pres. City Council, 1916 -; Mem. Charter Commn., Tiffin, O .. 1916. Socs. and clubs: (Pres.) Equity Club, 1914-15, Tiffin, O .; (Pres.) Ohio Synod Reformed Church, 1914-15. Reformed Ch. in U. S. Home address: 78 Circular St., Tiffin. O.
KENNEDY, HAROLD B., Consulting En- gineer; born, Plain City, O., Sept. 2, 1889; son of Charles Kennedy and Fannie B. (Robinson) Kennedy; educated: high school, Marysville, Ohio, and Ohio State I'niv. College degrees: C. E. Married. Mary L. Harris. Sept. 28, 1916. Consult- ing Municipal Engineer, State Highway Dept. of Ohio, 1914-15; Consulting Mu- nicipal Engineer for Belle Center, Corn- ing. Plain City, La Rue. Richwood, West Mansfield, Mechanicsburg and Milford Center, all of Ohio. Socs. and clubs: Ma- sons; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Ohio Engineer- ing Soc. Presbyterian Church. Home ad- dress: 429 West 5th St., Marysville, O.
KENNEDY, JAMES S., Plumber; born, Syracuse. N. Y., March 10. 1869; son of James Kennedy and Joanna (Delaney) Kennedy; educated: Syracuse, N. Y. Married. Mary C. Carroll. Jan. 11. 1916. Plumber; member of State Senate. Socs. and clubs: Loyal Order of Moose. Catho- lic Church. Home address: 1276 East 115th St .. Cleveland, Ohio.
KENNEDY, JANES, Attorney; born, Poland, Ohio. Sept. 3. 1853; son of T. W. Kennedy and Margaret (Truesdale) Kennedy; edu- cated: Grad. of Westminster College, Pa. College degrees: A. M. Admitted to bar in 1879. . Member of Congress, 4 terms, 1903-11; on Interstate and Foreign Con- merce Committee. Socs. and clubs: Elks. United Presbyterian Church. Home ad- dress: 130 Madison Ave .. Youngstown, O.
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KENNEDY, OTHO W .. Attorney; born, Crawford Co .. O .. May 25. 1878: son of Thomas S. Kennedy and Hester F. (Mon- nette) Kennedy; educated: public schools; Ohio Normal Univ .; Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, O .; Western Reserve Univ .. Cleve- land. O. College degrees: B. C. S .; LL. B. Married. Edna T. Birk, Nov. 24, 1910. Taught public schools; engaged in prac- tice of law. Dec., 1902 -. Bucyrus, Ohio; solicitor of city, 1908-14; Pros. Atty., Crawford Co .. O .. 1915 -: Mem. Board Deputy State Supervisors of Elections, Crawford Co .. 1906-7. Socs. and clubs: B. P. O. E .: F. O. E. Lutheran. Home address: 945 E. Walnut St .. Bucyrus, O. KENNEDY, ROBERT PATTERSON, Attor- ney; born, Bellefontaine, O., Jan. 23, 1840; son of William G. Kennedy and Mary E. (Patterson) Kennedy; educated: Geneva Coll .; Yale. Married. Maria L. Gardner, Dec. 29. 1862; 2nd. Mrs. Emma (Cowgill) Mendenhall. Sept. 4. 1894. Second Lieut. 23d Ohio Inf., June 11, 1861; Capt. Asst. Adj. Vols .. Oct. 7. 1862; Maj .. Nov. 16. 1864; resigned April S. 1865; Col .. 196th Ohio Inf .. April 14, 1865: Bvtd. Lieut .- Col. Vols., March 13, 1865; Bvtd. Brig. Gen. Vols., March 13, 1865; Hon. mustered out. Sept. 11, 1865; admitted to bar in 1866 and has since practiced in Bellefontaine. O .; U. S. Internal Revenue Collector, 1878-1883; Lieut. Gov. of Ohio. 1885-7; Mem. 50tlı and 51st Congresses, 1887-91; Mem. U. S. Insular Commn. to investigate conditions and formulate a code of laws for Cuba and Porto Rico, 1899-1900. Republican. Hoine address: Bellefontaine, O.
KENNEDY, THOMAS M., Common Pleas Judge, Cuyahoga Co. Term expires Dec., 1920. Home address: Cleveland. O.
KENNEDY, URIAH LINDSY, Banker; born, Hocking Co., June 26, 1874; son of J. O. Kennedy and Edith (Clark) Kennedy; educated: county schools of Darke Co .; Business College of Greenville. O .. Grad. in 1898. Unmarried. Was restauranteur in Bellefontaine. 7 yrs .; patrolman, 4 yrs .; city auditor of Bellefontaine, 1908-1912; bookkeeper in Bellefontaine Natl. Bank, 1914: elected mayor of Bellefontaine, 1916, which term he is at present serving. Socs. and clubs: Mason; Sons of Veterans; I. O. O. F .; Modern Woodmen; Jr. O. U. A. M. Methodist Episcopal Ch. Delegate to State Convs. of Sons of Veterans in 1914 and 1915; was local Commander of Sons of Veterans, 1914: has filled all of the offices in Masonic, I. O. O. F. and Junior Order Lodges. Republican. Home address: 221 N. Detroit St., Bellefontaine, Ohio.
KENYON, FRANK ELMER, Editor: born, West Davenport, N. Y., June 6, 1862; son of Johnson Willson Kenyon and Helen M. (Smith) Kenyon; educated: public schools, Brooklyn, N. Y .: Hillsdale Coll. (Mich.) Married. Sarah E. Holts. June 21. 1883. As a boy, in the counting room of C. T. Reynolds & Co .. New York; apprentice- ship, as carriage builder, in Connecticut; school teacher; insurance business; depu- ty postmaster and office work. Oneonta, N. Y .; congregational clergyman, Missouri, Iowa and Ohio; joint-owner and editor, Fulton Co. Tribune, Wauseon, O., 1910 -; Mem. County Board School Examiners, 6 vrs. Socs. and clubs: K. P .; G. A. R .; Boosters' Club. Congregationalist. Home address: Wauseon, O.
KEPLINGER, C. W., Banker; born, Ft. Wayne. Ind., Sept. 12. 1859: son of Jacob A. Keplinger and Elizabeth (Carper) Keplinger; educated: public schools. Ft. Wayne. Ind. Married. Fannie L. Barr, Oct. 15. 1885. Cashier Isaac Harter & Sons' Bank; Pres. Metropolitan Paving
Brick Co .; Pres. The Gordon Tire & Rub- ber Co .: Pres. The Canton Morris Plan Bank; Pres. The Agricultural & Com- mercial Lime Co .. Canton. O. Socs. and clubs: Mason: Canton Club: Congress Lake Club; Lakeside Country Club. Home address: 1732 Market Ave., N., Canton, Ohio.
KEPNER, HELEN HOLDEN (Mrs. Walter H.), Reader; born, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 19, 1879; daughter of Warren F. Holden and Caroline C. (Briggs) Holden; educated: Chicago public schools; Columbia Coll. of Expression, Chicago; Univ. of Chicago. Married. (Dr.) Walter Howard Kepner, March 26, 190S. Taught in Dept. of Ex- pression at State Normal Sch., Moorhead, Minn., 1900; at Iowa Coll., Grinnell. 1901; Stanley Hall, Minneapolis, Minn .. 1902-4; Elinor Miller Sch. of Oratory. St. Paul, Minn., 1900-7; was sent by Columbia Coll. of Expression during the winter of 1899 to do reading in the Southern and East- ern States. Socs. and clubs: Hannah Crawford Chapter of the D. A. R .; New Era Club of Bucyrus; was Treas. of Ohio Fed. of Women's Clubs. 1909-11; Secy. of same, 1911-13, and at present is Auditor of same. Baptist. Home address: Bucy- rus, O.
KERCH, JOHN, Banker; born, Canal Dover, O .. Feb. 18, 1855; son of John Kerch and Johannah (Spath) Kerch; educated: dis- trict school; Hooppole Coll., Tuscarawas Co., O. Married. Frankie E. Garver. July 21. 1888. Pres. and Gen. Mgr. The XXth Century H. & V. Co .; Pres. Commercial Savings & Trust Co. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Frats. Chairman Trinity Luth- eran Brotherhood. Home address: 36 Adolph Ave., Akron, O.
KERNS, ARTHUR ELMER, Attorney; born, Sidney, Shelby Co., O., May 28, 1861; son of Joseph Kerns, Jr., and Sarah (McKee) Kerns; educated: Piqua. O .. high school; Cincinnati Law Sch. Married, Sarah C. Manson. Oct. 13. 1886. Engaged in prac- tice law, Findlay, O .; Probate Judge, Han- cock Co., O .. Feb. 9. 1891-Feb. 9, 1897. Socs. and clubs: Justus H. Rathbone Lodge, No. 400, K. P., Findlay, O .: No. 75. B. P. O. E. Presbyterian. Home ad- dress: Findlay. O.
KERR, ALEXANDER CHARLES, Educa- tor: born, Leslie, Scotland. July 9. 1895; son of (Rev.) David Kerr and Mary H. (Crombie) Kerr; educated: Ohio Univ .; Berea College; Berea Academy. College degrees: A. B. General Secy. Ohio Univ. Y. M. C. A. Assn .: (Pres.) Senior Class Ohio State Univ. (1916). Socs. and clubs: Phrenocon Fraternity; Arics Club; Book- lover's Club. Presbyterian. Home ad- dress: Beverly. O.
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KERR. FRANK HARRISON, ' Attorney; born, near Richmond. O., Feb. 5. 1862: son of William E. Kerr and Mary (Stoneman) Kerr; educated: Richmond College. Mar- ried, Bella Cochran. April 27. 1905. Ad- mitted to bar, 1891; began active practice in 1895. and has since been practicing in Steubenville. O .; was clerk of Richmond Village, 1887-8: Deputy Probate Judge,
Jefferson Co .. 1888-95; Probate Judge, 1899-1906; appointed by Gov. Herrick to represent Ohio in Uniform Divorce Law (Congresses) 1906, at Washington; 1908, at Philadelphia: represented Jefferson Co .. Ohio Constitutional Conv. in 1912. Socs. and clubs: 32d degree Mason: Knight Templar: I. O. O. F .: Knights of Pythias; Pres. Stanton Memorial Assn. and Wells Historical Assn. Presbyterian Church. Republican in politics. Home address:
Steubenville. O.
KERR, HENRY FRANKLIN, Clergyman; . born, near New Castle, Pa .; son of John .
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W. Kerr and Mary (Skiles) Kerr; edu- cated: Franklin Coll .; Cincinnati Univ .; Western Theological Seminary. College degrees: A. B .: A. M. Married, Gertrude Dickerson, Nov. 28. 1901. Ordained in Presby. ministry. Oct. 3. 1899: pastor Presbyterian Ch .. Logan, O .. 1913 -. Home address: Logan. O.
KERR, IRVINE JAY, Physician and Sur- geon; born. Hobart, N. Y., July 11. 1868; son of Joseph Kerr and Helen Mar (Day- ton) Kerr; educated: Cornell Univ. (1891); Coll. Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, Ill. (1893). College degrees: B. S .; M. D. Married, Sarah E. Fenton (McGibbon), Aug. 14, 1916. Asst. Surgeon, Mexican Central Ry .. 1893-4: actively engaged in practice medicine, Cleveland, O., 1895 -. Socs. and clubs: Univ. Club of Cleveland, Ohio; Academy Med. (Cleveland); Cornell Club; Am. Med. Assn. Home address: 2280 Woodmere Drive. Cleveland, O.
KERRUISH, SHELDON QUAYLE, Attor- ney; born. Feb. 26. 1861; son of William Sheldon Kerruish and Margaret (Quayle) Kerruish; educated: public schools and Brooks Sch., Cleveland; Yale Univ. (class 1883). College degrees: B. A. Unmar- ried. Admitted to bar of Ohio. March 4, 1885; engaged in practice law, Cleveland, O .. as member firm Kerruish. Kerruish, Hartshorn & Spooner. 1011 Soc. for Sav- ings Bldg., 1916 Socs. and clubs: Tion Club (Cleveland); Yale Club, New York City. Episcopalian. Home address: 3812 Euclid Ave .. Cleveland, O.
KERRUISH, WILLIAM SHELDON, Attor- nev: born, Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; son of William Kerruish and Jane (Kelly) Kerruish; educated: public schools; Twinsburgh Inst .; Western Reserve Univ .; Yale Univ. (class 1855). College degrees: B. A. Married, Margaret Quayle, Nov. 25, 1859. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1858; en- gaged in practice law, Cleveland, Ohio, as senior member firm Kerruish, Ker- ruish, Hartshorn & Spooner. Episcopalian. Home address: 3812 Euclid Ave .. Cleve- land. O.
KERSHAW, WILLIAM LEWIS, Gen. Secy. Y. M. C. Assn .; born. Lawrence. Mass., Dec. 16, 1872; son of John Alfred Kershaw and Ellen (Fox) Kershaw; educated: Lawrence, Mass., public schools; Tilton Sem. (Tilton, N. H.); Harvard Summer Sch. Phys. Education; Y. M. C. A. Sum- mer Sch .. Lake Geneva. Wis. Married, May E. Sheffield, June 13, 1900. Employed as clerk in shoe machinery manufactur- ing company's office, Lawrence, Mass., 5 yrs .; entered upon duties as physical di- rector, Melrose, Mass., Y. M. C. Assn., 512 yrs .; Gen. Secy. same association, 5 yrs .; Gen. Secy. Y. M. C. A., Ashland, Ohio, 1909 ---; also Supt. associated charities, Ashland, O., 1916 --; Secy. Ashland Co. Humane Soc .; Secy. and Treas. Ashland Ministerial Assn. Methodist Episcopal. Home address: 632 West Main St .. Ash- land. O.
KETTENRING, PETER, Manufacturer; born, Thaleschweiler, Germany, Jan. 6, 1836; son of Adam Kettenring and Char- lotte (Alspaugh) Kettenring; educated: common schools. Married, Frances Kahlo, Oct. 25, 1856, who died Oct. 25. 1916. Es- tablished specialty machine shop in De- fiance in 1856 which has grown to be one of the largest institutions in the world manufacturing patent wood working ma- chinery and known as the Defiance Ma- chine Works: it has branch offices in several foreign countries and product is shipped to all parts of the world; in 1916 it filled a large order for the - Remington Arms Co .; Pres. of the Defiance Machine Works, and Security Building & Loan
Assn., and for a number of years was Pres. of the State Bank of Defiance Co. Socs. and clubs: Scottish Rite Mason and Zenobia Shrine. Methodist Episcopal CII. Republican. Home address: Cor. Third St. and Perry Ave., Defiance, O.
KEY, JOHN A., Congressman; born, Marion, Ohio. Dec. 30. 1871; son of George Key and Margaret (Davidson) Key; educated: public schools. Married, Cora M. Ed- wards. 1906. Began commercial training as printer, became practical journeyman; city letter carrier. 1897-1903: elected Co. Recorder. Marion Co .. O., 1903; re-elected, 1906; private Secy. late Hon. Carl O. An- derson. 1906-10: elected to 63rd Congress from the 13th Congressional District, and re-elected to the 64th and 65th Congresses from the 8th Congressional District of Ohio. Democrat. Home address: Marion, Ohio.
KEYSER, I. N., Educator: Supt. of Schs., Urbana, O. Home address: Urbana, O.
KEYSER, LEANDER SYLVESTER, Clergy- man; born; Tuscarawas Co., O., March 13, 1856; son of David A. Keyser and Barbara A.
(Biddle) Keyser; educated: Ohio Northern University; Kalamazoo College; Indiana State University; Wittenberg Div. Sch., 1883: A. M., Ohio Northern Univ., 1886; A. M .. Wittenberg Coll .. 1893 (D. D., 1900). Married. Mary C. Foltz, Nov. 18, 1879. Ordained Lutheran ministry, 1879; pastor La Grange. Ind .. 1879-1881; Elkhart, 1883-1889; Springfield, O., 1889- 1895; managing editor, Lutheran Evangel- ist, 1895-1897; pastor Midland Coll. Ch .. Atchison, Kan .. 1897-1903; Canal Dover, O .. 1903-1911; Prof. systematic theology, Hamma Div. Sch. ( Wittenberg Coll.), Springfield. O .. Aug. 1. 1911 -: editorial writer. Lutheran Church papers since 1899; lecturer on birds and moral themes. Author: The Only Way Out. 1888, revised edition, 1906; Birdom, 1892; In Bird Land, 1894; News from the Birds, 1898; Babby Redstart and Other Bird Stories. 1901; Birds of the Rockies, 1902; Our Bird Com- rades. 1907: The Rational Test. 1908; A System of Christian Ethics. 1913; A Sys- tem of Christian Evidence. 1913; Theo- logical Outlines and Theses, 1915. Contrib- utor to magazines. Home address: Springfield. O.
KIBLER, EDWARD, SR., Attorney; born, Newark, O., Feb. 6. 1859; son of Charles H. Kibler and Mary Ellen (Brice) Kibler; educated: public schools, Newark, Ohio: Grad. Wooster Univ., 1880. College de- grees: A. B .; A. M. Married. Anna H.
White, July 2, 1881; 2nd, Kate Wilson Kibler. Jan. 2. 1897. Admitted to Ohio bar, Feb. 7, 1882: engaged in practice law, Newark, O., 1882-1917; member city coun- cil, Newark, 1882: city solicitor, Newark, O., 1891-5; member Municipal Code Com- mission of Ohio. 1897-1900. Socs. and clubs: Ohio State Bar Assn. (Pres., 1905) ; Vice Pres. for Ohio, American Bar Assn., 1916: Phi Kappa Psi Coll. Frat. Home address: 179 Granville St., Newark, O.
KIEFER, DANIEL, Retired; born, Cincin- nati. O .. Jan. 29, 1856: son of Charles Kiefer and Sara (Bohm) Kiefer; edu- cated: Cincinnati, O. Married, Rosa
Danziger. May 1.
1888.
In wholesale
clothing business. Cincinnati, O., 1871- 1901; Chicago, Ill., 1901-2; retired, 1902; prominent in reorganization of Demo- cratic party, Hamilton Co., O., 1905; chair- man Fels Fund Commission, succeeded Jan. 1, 1917, by The National Single Tax League of the United States. of which he is also chairman; contributor on Social subjects. Treas. Vine St. Church (People's Church). Home address: 3661 Middleton Ave., Clifton, Cincinnati, O.
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KIEFER, R. J., Educator: Sunt. of Schools, Bellefontaine, O. Home address: Belle- fontaine. O.
KIESS, FRANK ALBERT, Clergyman; born, Medina Co., O., Nov. 19, 1867; son of John Kiess and Louise (Betz) Kiess; edu- cated: parochial schools near Ft. Wayne, Ind .; Concordia Coll., Fort Wayne; Con- cordia Sem., St. Louis, Mo. Married, Alina Grosse. April 30. 1893. Missionary in North and South Dakota, 1892-7; tlien stationed at Wapakoneta, O., until 1904, When he assumed the pastorate of St. John's Lutheran Ch. in Defiance, which pastorate he still holds. Home address: 649 Wayne Avc., Defiance, O.
KIESS, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER, boril, May 27. 1857; son of Jacob Kiess and Catherine (Delker) Kiess; educated: pub- lic schools, Crawford Co., O .; Ohio North- ern Univ .. Ada. O. Married. Sarah E. Wagner, Dec. 25, 1879. Teacher public schools. 7 yrs .; engaged in farming, 20 yrs .; has served as probate judge of Craw- ford Co., O., 6 yrs .; devotes attention to settlement of real estates and estates; township clerk, 4 yrs .; member Bucyrus Sch. Board, 4 yrs .; Vice Pres. Second Nat. Bank, 10 yrs. Member Evangelical Assn. Home address: 475 Lincoln Way, Bucyrus, Ohio.
KILBOURNE, JAMES, Manufacturer-Capi- talist; born. Columbus. O., Oct. 9, 1841; son of Lincoln Kilbourne; educated: Ken- yon Coll .; Harvard Law Sch. College de- grees: A. B .; A. M .; LL. B .; LL. D. Married, Anna Bancroft Wright, 1869. Founder, Pres. and Gen. Mgr. of Kilbourne & Jacobs Mfg. Co .; Dir. of Hayden-Clin- ton Bank; Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Ry. Co .; Columbus, Cincinnati & Midland R. R. Co .; founder Columbus Children's Hospital: served in 84th and 95th Regs., O. V. I .. Civil War; also on staffs of two Generals, being made Brevet Colonel; delegate to Democratic Nat. Convs., 1892, 1896, 1900; Democratic nom- inee for Governor of Ohio, 1901. Socs. and clubs: G. A. R .: S. A. R; Union Vct. Leglon; Sons and Daughters of Pilgrims; Soc. of Descendents of Mayflower; Soc. of the Army of the Tennessee; Loyal Legion; National Conf. of Charities; Am. Soc. of Political and Social Science; National Forestry Assn .; Ohio Historical and Arch- aeological Soc .; Ohio Soc. of New York; Central Ohio Harvard Club; Columbus club; Phi Beta Kappa; Nu Pi Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Columbus Auto- mobile Club; Scioto Country Club; Co- lumbus Country Club. Episcopalian. Home address: 604 East Town St., Co- lumbus. O.
KILBOURNE, JOHN W., Evangelist; born, Greenville, O., August 27. 1848; son of Perley H. Kilbourne and Esther (Stock- ton) Kilbourne; educated: common schools Darke Co., O .; Greenville high school; National Normal, Lebanon, O .; Otterbein Coll .; Bonebrake Theol. Seminary .. Mar- ried. Mary A. McHenry. Nov. 26. 1878. Ordained elder Miami Conference U. B. in Christ. 1876; active pastor of U. B. Churches for 40 yrs .; conference evangelist Miami Con. U. B. in Christ, 1915 -; or- ganized several new church societies: superintended building of several new churches and parsonages; served as con- ference presiding elder 6 yrs .; statistical Secy. of Conference 12 yrs .; delegate from Miami Conference to General Conf., 18 -; trustee Miami Conference, 1905 -; re- cently elected a delegate to represent Miami Conference in General Conference of May, 1917, at Wichita. Kan .: about 2000 people have become Christians un- der his labors. United Brethren in Christ.
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KILBURY, EMILIUS M., Agriculturalist; born. Canaan Twp., Madison Co .. Ohio, March 15, 1858; son of T. T. Kilbury and Darthula (Perkins) Kilbury; educated: district schools. Married, Ida Tway, Dec. 13. 1883. Began his career on the farm and has achieved an enviable reputation as a grower of the famous "Kilbury Yel- low Hybrid Corn"; an active member of the State and local granges and one of the organizers of the Plain City farmers' institutes; has held township office; an ardent Democrat and has been twice the nominee of his party to General Asseni- bly; member of State Grange. M. E Ch. Home address: Kileville, Madison Co., O. KILLITS, JOHN MILTON, Judge; born. Lithopolis, O., Oct. 7, 1858; son of Andrew W. Killits and Clarissa (Crumley) Killits; educated: A. B., Williams Coll., 1880; A. M., 1887; LL. B., Columbian (now George Washington) Univ., 1885; L. L. M., 1886; LL. D., Williams Coll., 1914. Married, Alice N. Steuart, June 21, 1887. Admitted to bar, 1887; engaged in practice law, Bryan, O., 1888-1904; prosecuting attorney, Williams Co., 1893-1898; judge Court Com. Pleas, 3rd Ohio Dist., 1905-10; U. S. Dist. judge, Northern Dist. Ohio, June 30, 1910 ---. Socs. and clubs: Chi Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Mason (K. T.); K. P .: Toledo Club. Republican. Methodist. Home ad- dress: 324 Rockingham St., Toledo, O.
KIMMELL, JACOB ANTHONY, Physician; born, Carroll Co., O., Sept. 17, 1844; son of David Kimmell and Christena (Oaks Kimmell; educated: Findlay common and high schools; Western Reserve Univ .; Bellevue Hosp. Med. College, New York. College degrees: M. D. Married, Effie A. Johnson, Sept. 30, 1909. Examiner for number life insurance companies; surgeon Big Four Ry. 28 yrs .; practicing physician and surgeon, office Findlay, O., 1915 -; member city council; member city gas board; member Ohio Legislature, 1895-7; Secy. Majestic Bldg. Co .: served in Civil War, 1861-5. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Order; Elks; G. A. R. Home address:
Findlay, Ohio.
KINDER, GEORGE D., Editor-Printer; born, Franklin, Warren Co., O., Nov. 6, 1836; son of George Kinder and Eliza (Schnorf) Kinder; educated: public schools. and a short time at Antioch College: Mar- ried, Zella Gordon, Feb. 3, 1869. Printer, editor and publisher for 65 yrs., with the exception of 6 yrs., two of which were spent at college and four as county treas- urer of Putnam Co .; member of School Bd. and Bd, of Public Affairs for many years. Socs. and clubs: Masonic Bodies; Putnam Club, and numerous other or- ganizations. Editor of History of Putnam Co .; also one of the editors of a History of Northwestern Ohio, soon to be pub- lished; also editor of a Family History and a contributor of articles for various Sunday newspapers; at present, assistant editor of the Sentinel. Home address: Ottawa, O.
KINDER, GEORGE ROLLINS, Publisher; born, Ladoga, Ind .. April 6. 1581; son of DeWitt Clinton Kinder and Mary E. (Rol- lins) Kinder; educated: Rockford high school; Miami University. Married, Nelle O. Pifer, July 3, 1911. Publisher, Rock- ford Press, 1905-, Rockford, O. Socs. and clubs: Phi Delta Theta: Theta Nu Epsilon College Frat .: Masonic Order; Knights Pythias; Im. Order R. M .; D. O. K. K .; Commercial Club; Buckeye Press Assn. Presbyterian. Home address: Rockford, Ohio.
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KINDER, GORDON D., Attorney; born, Ottawa, O., April 11, 1878; son of George D. Kinder and Zella G. (Gordon) Kinder; educated: Ohio State Univ. College de- grees: B. Ph. Married, Charlotte Duncan, Jan. 3, 1906. Practiced law at Martins Ferry, O., since Sept., 1907. Presbyterian Church. Home address: Martins Ferry, Ohio.
KINDER, WALTER H., Appellate Judge; born, Hamilton, O., Oct. 12, 1856; son of William Ross Kinder and Agnes (Long Kinder; educated: Hamilton, O., schools (Grad. 1874). Married, Helen F. Tuppor, Aug. 26. 1886. Studied law with Hon. James E. Campbell. Admitted to bar, March 31, 1879, Hamilton, O .; practiced several years at Ottawa, O., then located at Findlay; State Supt. of Ins .; elected Circuit Judge, 1908; re-elected to Judge Appellate Court, 1914. Home address: 824 Washington Ave., Findlay, O.
KING, CHARLES K., Manufacturer; born, Calais, Me., Dec. 7, 1867; son of George G. King and Emeline Danford (Kelley) King; educated: Calais schools; Johns Hopkins Univ. Married, Edith Crawford, Dec. 23, 1896. Vice Pres. The Ohio Brass Co., Mansfield, O., 1901 -; Vice Pres. The Ohio Insulator Co., Mansfield, Ohio; Dir. Citizens Nat. Bank, Mansfield, Ohio; also actively interested in number other corporations and enterprises. Socs. and clubs: Mason: Elk; Elec. Mfgs. Club; Mansfield Clubs and Socs. Episcopalian. Home address: Mansfield, O.
KING, EDMUND BURRITT, Attorney; born, Montville, Medina Co., O., July 4, 1850; son of Cyrus King and Harriet (Bennett) King; educated: Oberlin Academy, 2 yrs .; Baldwin Univ., 1 yr .; admitted to Ohio bar, 1873. Married, Emma Hackett, Feb. 26, 1874. Pros. Atty., Medina Co., Ohio, 1874-5; presidential elector, 1888-9; senior member firm King, Guerin & Ramsey, Sandusky, O .. 1899 to 1904, since to present, firm, King & Ramsey; second Lieut., Capt. and Maj. 16th Inf. Ohio N. G., 1880-1896; Del. Universal Congress Lawyers and Jurists, St. Louis, 1904; Mem. 4th Constl. Conv. of Ohio, 1912. Socs. and clubs: Ohio Bar Assn., Pres., 1916-17; Am. Bar Assn .; Mason, Past Grand Commander of Ohio. Republican. Home address: Sandusky, O.
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