 1821 -
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| Name |
George Dennis Kilmer |
| Born |
28 Apr 1821 |
Canada West London District  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Notes |
- The information on this descendant line came from Brian Gaber (hodag@t-online.de). He has additional information on the Kilmer ancestral line another 5 generations.
- There is some question as to the spelling of the family name. Almost all descendants of the Palatine
- (German) immigrants from upstate New York have used the "Kilmer" spelling. The tribute to George D. Kilmer (Harriet's father) in 1900 used the spelling "Killmer". The descendants of George Dennis Kilmer that I have located all use the
"Kilmer" spelling, so I have decided to use the "one l" version throughout this genealogy, regardless of whether the family may have at one time used the "Killmer" version or not.
- The original German spelling of the name is not clear. In early records it appears as "Kelmer", "Külmer", or even "Kühlmann". Most Palatine Germans altered their names, voluntarily or involuntarily, to simplify spelling and pronunciation
in their new English speaking settlements in North America.
- In June 1837 George enlisted to take part in the Canadian Rebellion, but was not in any battle. (David Glenn Kilmer) In 1840 he started a three year apprenticeship as a tanner. George married Ellen Westover in 1843 and continued his
work as a tanner until 1853. The thought of owning his own farm lured George Killmer to Dodge county, Wisconsin, where he spent the summer preparing his farm for the arrival of his wife and children, whom he brought from Canada that fall.
After ten years of farming in Wisconsin the family removed to Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. Moved to Wisconsin in 1852, and to Minnesota in 1862 - David Glenn Kilmer
- The 1860 census shows George and wife in Coloma, Waushara Co., WI
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| Person ID |
I9461 |
Windemuth Descendents |
| Last Modified |
16 Feb 1998 |
| Father |
Henry Kilmer, b. 15 Feb 1796, New York State , d. 28 Feb 1870, Centerville Malahide Township (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Dennis, b. 21 Nov 1798, Humberston, Welland, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Feb 1884, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
1815 |
Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F2423 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Ellen Westover, d. 1865, Minnesota |
| Married |
16 Apr 1843 |
| Children |
| | 1. Francis Ansel Kilmer, b. 15 Jul 1844, Malahide, Ontario, Canada |
| | 2. Henrietta Kilmer, b. 3 Dec 1846, Malahide, Ontario, Canada |
| | 3. Josephine Kilmer, b. 5 Sep 1849, d. 1898 (Age 48 years) |
| | 4. Byron Olaska Kilmer, b. 25 Aug 1851, Ontario, Canada (G Dennis) or Wisconsin (B Gaber) |
| | 5. Harriet Ann "Hattie" Kilmer, b. 3 May 1855, Dodge County, Wisconsin , d. 30 Oct 1924, Wessington Springs, Jerauld Co., SD. (Age 69 years) |
| | 6. George Martimer Kilmer, b. 3 Dec 1857, Greenlake Co., WI , d. 23 Dec 1926, Dayton, Webster Co., IA (Age 69 years) |
| | 7. Charles Clark Kilmer, b. 11 Sep 1860, Dodge County, Wisconsin |
| | 8. Ella Kilmer, b. 8 Nov 1859, Dodge County, Wisconsin |
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| Family ID |
F3167 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Elmira McDowell |
| Married |
21 Feb 1867 |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary M. Kilmer, b. 26 Feb 1869, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN |
| | 2. Josephine "Josse" Pugh Kilmer, b. 26 Jan 1871, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN |
| | 3. Martha Kilmer, b. 21 Jun 1874, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN |
| | 4. Dennis Kilmer, b. 25 May 1877, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN |
| | 5. Lorena Kilmer, b. 22 May 1879, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN |
| | 6. Archie Kilmer, b. 5 Nov 1887, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN , d. 1898 (Age 10 years) |
| | 7. Edna Kilmer, b. 11 Apr 1888, Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN |
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| Family ID |
F3168 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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