W. S. Kimball
W. S. Kimball, notary public and attorney-at-law at Delphos, was born in Delphos in 1877, and is a son of Edward E. and Ida (Breece) Kimball, and a lineal decendant of Stephen Kimball, from whom he takes his second name.
Stephen Kimball, the paternal grandfather, was born in Connecticut and there married Mary Read, who was a representative of that family which was so prominent in the early history of Reading, Pennsylvania, as to give the name to that great industrial city. The children of this union were: George, who was killed during the Civil War while serving under Admiral Farragut; Edward E., father of W. S. ; Oliver, of LaFayette, Indiana; Mrs. Julia Harter, deceased; and Mrs. Charles Smith, of South Bend, Indiana.
James Alexander, one of the venerable residents of Delphos, is our subject's great- grandfather on the maternal side. He was one of the first captains on the canal and propelled a boat of his won for a number of years.
Edward E. Kimball, father of W. S., was born at Portland, Indiana, April 17, 1857. He was reared to agricultural pursuits and carried on farming until he came to Delphos, Ohio. For the past 20 years he has been connected with the Adams Express Company, and also operates a dray line. He married Ida Breece, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Alexander) Breece, whose father came to Delphos from Delaware, Ohio. Of the five sons born to the above marriage, the three survivors are: W. S. of this sketch; and Charles and Ora, both connected with the Delphos Can Company.
W. S. Kimball was educated in the Delphos schools, graduating therefrom in 1895. He then read law for two and a half years under Judge M. Brotherton, of Van Wert County and, after a term in the law department of the Ohio Normal University at Ada, was admitted to practice in 1901. Mr. Kimball has bound a work at Delphos. Politically a Democrat, he has served his party in many important positions, being for two years chairman of Democratic Central Committee, of which he is still a member. He is also serving on the Delphos Board of Education. He is a member of the National Union Fraternal Insurance Company and has been financial secretary of that body.
In November, 1899, Mr. Kimball was married to Edna Holliday, a daughter of Kimmel Holliday, and to their union one son, Paul Holliday, was born September 24, 1900. Mr. Kimball and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.