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Daniel Kimble, who resides in section 4, Bloomfield township, has been a resident of Oakland County continuously since 1845 and is one of its most substantial and influential agriculturists. He was born in Chili, New York, November 6, 1822, and is a son of Caleb and Azuba (Scott) Kimble.

Caleb Kimble was born in New Jersey April 17, 1785, and died December 30, 1847, in his 63rd year. He was a farmer by occupation and came to Oakland County in 1845, dying in Orion township, where he had lived for a short time previous. His wife, Azuba Scott, was born in Monroe County, New York, May 17, 1791, and died April 2, 1870, at the age of 79 years. Both were members of the Baptist Church. They were parents of 11 children, as follows: Guity, born September 25, 1811, deceased; William, born February 20, 1813, deceased; Lida, born May 9, 1816, who died December 24, 1822; Isaac, born January 9, 1818, who died about 1834; Susan, born October 9, 1820, deceased; Daniel, the subject of this sketch; George, born October, 13, 1824; Elizabeth, born July 5, 1826, who is the wife of John Bailey, of Macomb County, Michigan; Martin, born October 17, 1830, who lives in Fenton, Michigan; John, born October 16, 1832, who lives in Royal Oak township, Oakland County; and Solomon, born September 16, 1834, who is living in Linden, Michigan.

Daniel Kimble came to Oakland County with his parents in 1845 and for a time worked by the month, receiving $12 per month in the summer and $8 per month in the winter. During the early days he peddled peaches and apples in Detroit and at that time found little trouble in covering the entire city in a day. During the winter months he did the chores about the farm and also engaged in teaming. By hard work and economical living he was able to do better than merely eke out an existence, and each year found him better fixed financially than the preceding one. He now has a fine farm of 267 acres in sections 3 and 4, and another of 88 acres in section 9, Bloomfield township, all of it being valuable land and under cultivation. At an early period he dealt extensively in fine stock.

In 1849, Mr. Kimble was united in marriage with Lucinda Chamberlin, who was born in Bloomfield township in 1830, and is a daughter of John and Rebecca (Wilson) Chamberlin. Mrs. Kimble’s great-grandfather, William Chamberlin, was born in New Jersey, September 25, 1736; on June 8, 1757, he was married to Elizabeth Finbrook, who died April 29, 1770. His second marriage was with Ann Park, who died November 12, 1779. His third marriage, which took place in 1782, was with Margaret Park, who died April 29, 1791. On August 16, 1794, he took for his fourth wife Ann Mary Kimble. William Chamberlin died August 21, 1817, having had 22 children, one of whom, also named William Chamberlin, a son of his third wife, Margaret Park, was married June 12, 1792, at Newark, New Jersey, to Nellie Sutphin, who was a great-granddaughter of Anneke Jans, of Holland. William and Nellie (Sutphin) Chamberlin had 11 children, and of these John Chamberlin, the father of Mrs. Chamberlin, was born December 31, 1799. He married Rebecca Wilson, and had six children, as follows: William, Anna, Mary, Lucinda, Sarah and Joseph. Six children were born to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Kimble, as follows: Sarah; John and Charles, of Bloomfield township, Oakland County; Wilbur, deceased; Elmer, deceased; and one who died in infancy. Although not a member of any church, Mr. Kimble assisted in paying for the building of the Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches. In politics, he is independent, and cast his first vote in 1840 for “Tippecanoe” Harrison. He has efficiently filled numerous township offices, and as a citizen is held in the highest esteem. Portraits* of Mr. and Mrs. Kimble accompany this sketch, being represented on fore-going pages.

*Editor's note: Portraits were included in the original printed book.