Edwin was born in New York in 1833, but by the time he was 14 his parents, John and Annie, had moved to Hayfield Township, Crawford County in Pennsylvania where they had taken up farming. (Between 1847-1853, the Kimple's had acquired and were working some 140 acres of fertile farmland in both Hayfield and Richmond Townships.)
In June of 1860, Edwin married Mary Marie Norris. She was from the line of Norrises who founded the town of Norrisville.
They gave birth to six (6) children between 1861 and 1874.
Estella May (Kimple) Steiger (1861-1929), married Christian J. Steiger, Jr.
Arthur Kimple (1863-1863)
Luella Montez (Kimple) Schanck (1863-1945), married Don Eldro Schanck
Allen Kimple (1865-1865)
William Lloyd Kimple (1867-1941), married Mary Louise McCaskey
Harry Glenn Kimple (1874-1945), married Lola Amelia Heald
Edwin, age 75, passed away in his home in Hayfield, (near Norristown), in 1905. He was laid to rest in the Denny Cemetery, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
In the 1850 census Edwin (age 17), Farmer, was in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Kimple
M
47
Farmer
New Jersey
Anna Kimple
F
42
New York
Edwin Kimple
M
17
Farmer
New York
Luther Kimple
M
15
New York
David McMillen
M
30
Farmer
Pennsylvania
Jane McMillen
F
24
New York
In the 1860 census, 29 June 1860, Edwin (age 27), Farm Laborer, was in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Edwin Kimple
M
27
Farm Laborer
New York
Maryett Kimple
F
20
New York
Levi Birdsby
M
18
Farm Laborer
Pennsylvania
John Kimple
M
57
Farmer
New Jersey
Ann Kimple
F
50
New York
Edwin was in a Civil War draft record in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania.[3]
In the 1870 census Edwin (age 37), Farmer, was in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania.[4]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Edwin Kimple
M
37
Farmer
New York
Mary F Kimple
F
30
Keeping House
New York
Ecletta Kimple
F
9
Pennsylvania
Luella Kimple
F
7
Pennsylvania
William Kimple
M
3
Pennsylvania
Anna Kimple
F
57
New York
Martin Glancy
M
21
Farm Laborer
Pennsylvania
In the 1880 census Edwin (age 48), Farmer, was the married head of household in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.[5]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Edw. Kimple
M
48
Married
Head
Farmer
New York
Maryetta Kimple
F
40
Married
Wife
Keeping House
New York
William Kimple
M
13
Single
Son
At School
Pennsylvania
Harry Kimple
M
5
Single
Son
At School
Pennsylvania
Anna Kimple
F
72
Widowed
Mother
New York
Christopher Steiger
M
28
Married
Son-in-law
Fruit Tree Peddler
Germany
Estella Steiger
F
19
Married
Daughter
Pennsylvania
In the 1900 census Edwin (age 67) was the widowed father of William Kimple in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania.[6]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
William Kimple
M
31
Married
Head
Farmer
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary L Kimple
F
32
Married
Wife
Pennsylvania, USA
Arthur Kimple
M
8
Single
Son
Student
Pennsylvania, USA
Edward Kimple
M
67
Widowed
Father
Pennsylvania, USA
Edwin died on 18 December 1905 and was buried in Denny Cemetery, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.[7].
Edwin was mentioned on a memorial in Denny Cemetery, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States with a death date of 18 December 1905.[8]
↑1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census," database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 770; Page: 54b; Line Number: 5, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #1570073 (accessed 28 June 2023), Edwin Kimple (17), Farmer, in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in New York.
↑1860 Census: 29 June 1860 "1860 United States Federal Census," database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1099; Page: 383; Family History Library Film: 805099, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #3548829 (accessed 28 June 2023), Edwin Kimple (27), Farm Laborer, in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania. Born in New York.
↑Military: "U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865," database with images, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 2 of 2, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1666 #2541656 (accessed 28 June 2023), Name: Edwin Kimple; Birth Year: About 1833; Place of Birth: New York; Age on 1 July 1863: 30; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Residence: Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Congressional District: 20th; Class: 1.
↑1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1330; Page: 189B, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #4398658 (accessed 28 June 2023), Edwin Kimple (37), Farmer, in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania. Born in New York.
↑1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1119; Page: 202C; Enumeration District: 101, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #37191392 (accessed 28 June 2023), Edwin Kimple (48), married, Farmer, head of household in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in New York.
↑1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1399; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0021, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #46510693 (accessed 28 June 2023), Edwin Kimple (67), widowed father, in household of William Kimple (31) in Hayfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, USA.
↑Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current," database, Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #29986874, Ancestry Record 60525 #104910220 (accessed 28 June 2023), Edwin Kimple burial (died on 18 Dec 1905) in Denny Cemetery, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #29986874 (accessed 24 November 2023)
Memorial page for Edwin Kimple (12 Jan 1833-18 Dec 1905), citing Denny Cemetery, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Section B Lot 16); Maintained by Bob Galmish (contributor 46790177).
↑Memorial Page: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29986874/edwin-kimple: accessed 24 November 2023), memorial page for Edwin Kimple (12 Jan 1833–18 Dec 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29986874, citing Denny Cemetery, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bob Galmish (contributor 46790177).
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Supplement, Vol. VIII, No. 2, Pg. 76, October 1899, Editor: Lyon G. Tyler, M. A., L L., D., President of WIlliam and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia. "The Goodwin Families in America,"
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