DEATH COMES TO MARTIN KIMMEL
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Prominent Citizen of Wayland Passes Away
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SERVED ON COUNTY BOARD
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Deceased Was Supervisor Four Terms.
Was Engaged in Hardware Business and
Vice-President of a Bank – Active for Good
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Wayland, Feb. 23. – The death of Martin Kimmel, Sr., a highly esteemed citizen and leading business man, occurred this afternoon.

Mr. Kimmel was born in Bavaria, Germany, February 13, 1831, and came to America with his parents when he was 16 years of age. He inherited the progressive characteristics of his race, and in early youth obtained as thorough an education as the limited means of his parents permitted. Determining to start himself upon a business career, he purchased a stump machine and profitably used it for two seasons. he then bought a small sawmill at Haskinsville, but one year later moved it to this village.

In 1884 the deceased sold his mill and purchased a farm, and by subsequent purchases he increased his land holdings to over four hundred acres of the best farming land in this vicinity. In 1881 he opened a hardware store under the name Kimmel & Morris, but since 1889 it has been conducted by M. Kimmel & Sons.

Mr. Kimmel was the moving spirit in the building of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in this village, and was prominently identified with every important step in the progress of this village. He was a lifelong Democrat, and he served as supervisor of this town in 1872, 1873, 1879 and 1880. He was also vice-president of the First National Bank.

Mr. Kimmel was married to Miss Catherine Gross in 1855, and she died in 1862, leaving three children. He married for his second wife Mrs. Clara Vogt Kirk, who died one year ago. He leaves five sons, Martin, John, Frank and Peter of this village, and Jacob, of Cohocton, and eight daughters, Mrs. Peter Yohan, Mrs. Henry Yohan, Mrs. John Quantz, Mrs. William Sourbier, Mrs. Fred Schmitz, Misses Lizzie and Helen, of this village, and Mrs. Edward Ritz, of Rochester.
Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, Wed 24 Feb 1909, • Page 8

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