The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
GEORGE S. KlMBLE DEAD
Passing of Former HOnesdale
BOy-Brief Sketch of His Life
A Grandson of Jacbez
Rockwell.

George S. Kimble, in his earlier years
resident of Honesdale, and who had
many relatives living in Wayne county,
died at his home in Ellenville, N. Y,
on Sunday morning, March 14th, 1909,
of heart trouble, from which he had
been for several years sufferer. His
wife has also been on the verge of death
for many months, and it was only a
question which would go first. His
mother died January 10th, 1905, at the
age of 10l years and months. Mr..
Kimble was buried in Fantinekill ceme-
terry, the Kimble Hose Co., named in his
honor, attending in a body. The fol-
lowing sketch of the deceased is con-
densed from the Commemorative Bio
graphical Record published in Ulster
county, N. Y, in 1896:
George S. Kimble, who for fifty years
has been connected with the manage
ment of the Delaware & Hudson Canal
and has at various times held important
official positions in the village OF Ellen
vile, Ulster county, was born at kimbles,
Pike county, Pa, Dec. II, 1880. His
tiers of that region, and the village OF
Kimbles was named after them. The
family is of English extraction.
Ephraim kimble, grandfather of our
subject married a Miss Ainsley, of
Scotch extraction, whose father was one
OF the first settlers of Connecticut, and
they located in the Wyoming Valley;
but they were driven from their homes
by Indians at the time of the noted Wy
oming massacre. They then settled on
the banks of the Wallen-paupack river,
naming their new home Paupack, and
here Mr.. Kimble engaged in farming
and numbering. In later years, however,
theymoved to Kimbles, where he carried
on an extensive lumber business, raft
ing the lumber down the LackawaXen
and Delaware rivers to Philadelphia and
other points on the Delaware. Their
nine children, four girls and five boys,
all married and settled near them, iol-
lowing various occupations. Ephraim
kimble and his wife were members of
the Presbyterian church, and both were
throughout their lives, highly respected
by all who knew them.
John A. Kimble, father OF our sub
ject, was born at kimbles, where he
lived all his life; like his father, he fol-
lowed farming and numbering. In poll
tics he was member of the Wing party.
He married Miss Phoebe Rockwell, a
native OF Milford Pike Co., Pa, and he
died in 1881, leaving one child, George
s., who was then but ten months old.
Mrs. Kimble is still living, at the aye OF
ninety-one, and resides in Ellenville with
her son. She is of English descent. Her
father, Jabez Rockwell, a native of Dan
hurry, Conn, was a soldier in the Colon
ial army throughout the Revolutionary
war, enlisting at the age of sixteen at
Bridgeport, Conn, in regiment re-
cruited under the direction OF Benedict
Arnold. He fought under Arnold at tie
battle of Saratoga, and was wounded in
that engagement. Subsequently his regi-
ment was sent South and served under
Washington and Lafayette. lie took
part in nine of the principal battles of
the Revolution, and passed through the
terrible ordeal of the winter at Valley
Forge. lie was n Jefiersonan Demo-
crat, and for Il number of years held
the office of Sheriff OF Pike county, Pa,
where he was a highly respected citizen.
About six years after her husbond' s
death our SUBJECTS mother left Kimbles,
and removed to Honesdale, Pa, where
he attended the district school until he
was sixteen years old. He then COM
menced work on the Delaware IL Hud-
son canal. In March, 1915, Mr.. kimble
married Miss Esther Bishop, daughter
of Henry Bishop, OF Berlin Wayne coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, who was one of the
first settlers of Wayne county. His
father, John Bishop, settled in the val
ley OF the LackawaXen before the erec-
ton of Wayne county. Henry Bishop
was prosperous farmer and lumber
man, rafting lumber down the Lacka-
waXen and Delaware rivers. He was
twice married, first to a Miss Kimble,
and alterward to Miss Sarah Ainsley,
both of whom he survived. He died at
the age OF ninety-two. His last wife
was the mother OF Esther Bishop, who
became the wife of our subject. Four
children We're born to this union, of
whom the youngest, Charles, died in in
ancy. Of the others. the daughter, Ida,
lives at home John and Horace Il. re-
side in New York, where they are sue
cessfully engaged in business.
In August, 1864, Mr.. kimble came to
Ellenville, where he has ever since re-
sided. On July 20, 1872, Mrs. Kimble
departed this life; and July, 1874, our
subject married Mrs. Anna Edwards
Pelett, a native OF Pike county, Pa.
Two children were born to them, of
whom, Frank, the elder, died in infancy.
Edward B., born in March, 1879, lives
at home"
Mr.. Kimble took great interest in all
movements torthe improvement of Ellen
vile, and was chosen to fill many posi-
tions in the village government, serving
six years as trustee, and two terms as
president.