A great selection of photos from Laura Kendall, a Conmey/ Kimball
descendant. More photos located at Conmey.
Abner Kimball came to Jones county about 1856 and lived there
until his death in 1908.
Sarah Jane Spinney, wife of Abner. "Mrs. Kimball was a thorough
bible scholar and possessed a powerful intellect. Many a Rev.
has quailed and fallen before her keen and logical arguments."
Ann Mary Kimball who married John Kane Conmey. They had a farm
in Wyoming, Iowa and they had 2 children, Frederick Conmey and
Roy Merrill Conmey (my great-grandfather, who married Bell Mae
Woodford and became a doctor in Sargeant Bluff, Iowa for 60
years).
Ellen Kimball (daughter of Abner Kimball & Sarah Jane Spinney)
who married C. E. Bruntlett, and her daughter Elsie Bruntlett.
Eugene "Gene" Bruntlett, son of C. E. Bruntlett and Ellen
Kimball.
This photo was originally labelled, "Sarah Jane Kimball,
daughter of Abner Kimball and Sarah Jane Spinney, and her four
daughters," but Laura has discovered that Sarah Jane never
married or had children. She still believes these are Kimballs—but
not sure which ones. Can anyone help?
This photo was also taken at M. H. Eberhart Studio in Wyoming
Iowa in 1886 (same day as the family photo on the Conmey page).
I think they are Abner Kimball and Sarah Jane Spinney's sons—Abner
Merrill, John Murray and James "Marshall."
Leo Kimball
Otto Kimball
Willis Kimball, son of Abner Kimball's brother, John Kimball and
his wife Lucy Field. Willis' wife was Carrie Young and his
siblings were Charles E. (Jessie Atkinson), Clement Field "Fred"
(Carroll Williams) and Flora.
This is a photo of another Anamosa young man, Robert Leamon.
From old letters I believe that his mother was a Kimball. I
think his father's name was Harry Leamon, who died 11/17/01.
Another Leamon mentioned in the letters is Noble.