Samuel B. Kilmer was born in Fox Township, Sept. 8, 1860. He is a son of William and Catharine (Shattuck) Kilmer. The Kilmers are the descendants of Philip Kilmer, who came from Hesse Cassel, Germany, to America in a colony of refugees in 1710. Philip Kilmer located on the Hudson River in the State of New York; of this lineage, Philip Kilmer, the father of the Sullivan County branch of the family, was born in the Mohawk Valley, New York, in 1781. During the war of 1812, he went to Canada. Later he came back to New York, locating at Marcellus; from there he came with his family of nine children to Fox Township. He and two of his sons, Anthony and Henry, who were of age, being three of the first ten settlers of Fox Township. Samuel B. Kilmer's grandfather, Anthony Kilmer, was
the oldest son of Philip Kilmer. Samuel B. Kilmer purchased the John Warren farm near Millview; this was one of the three first improvements made in Forks Township. Mr. Kilmer served one term as road commissioner of Forks Township. Mr. Kilmer married Mary E. Molyneux, June 21, 1893. She was born at Millview, Sept. 8, 1868. She was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Huckle) Molyneux, of Millview. To Mr. and Mrs. Kilmer have been born three children: Harry M., Helen and Hulda.
Samuel B. Kilmer was born in Fox Township, Sept. 8, 1860. He is a son of William and Catharine (Shattuck) Kilmer. The Kilmers are the descendants of Philip Kilmer, who came from Hesse Cassel, Germany, to America in a colony of refugees in 1710. Philip Kilmer located on the Hudson River in the State of New York; of this lineage, Philip Kilmer, the father of the Sullivan County branch of the family, was born in the Mohawk Valley, New York, in 1781. During the war of 1812, he went to Canada. Later he came back to New York, locating at Marcellus; from there he came with his family of nine children to Fox Township. He and two of his sons, Anthony and Henry, who were of age, being three of the first ten settlers of Fox Township. Samuel B. Kilmer's grandfather, Anthony Kilmer, was
the oldest son of Philip Kilmer. Samuel B. Kilmer purchased the John Warren farm near Millview; this was one of the three first improvements made in Forks Township. Mr. Kilmer served one term as road commissioner of Forks Township. Mr. Kilmer married Mary E. Molyneux, June 21, 1893. She was born at Millview, Sept. 8, 1868. She was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Huckle) Molyneux, of Millview. To Mr. and Mrs. Kilmer have been born three children: Harry M., Helen and Hulda.
Family Members
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Zachariah Taylor "Zachary" Kilmer
1847–1936
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Millard Filmore Kilmer
1849–1932
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Christian A Kilmer
1850–1925
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Celinda Mary Kilmer McCarty
1852–1920
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Rhoda R. Kilmer Goltry
1854–1925
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Asa Eugene Kilmer
1855–1935
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Abram L Kilmer
1862–1928
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Charles S. Kilmer
1865–1955
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Anna L. Kilmer Carey
1866–1956
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Edwin C Kilmer
1869–1948
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