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These biographies have been extracted from
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Published at Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1899.
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KEHNAST, William August
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KERR, Joseph D.
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KETTERING, Peter |
* KINKEAD, Michael P., Rev.
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KINMONT, Thomas C., M.D.
* KLEIN, Ludwig
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KOPP, William G.
* KYLE, Cornelius W., M.D. |
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REV. FATHER
MICHAEL P. KINKEAD. Father Kinkead, pastor of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, at Defiance, has for
twenty-two years ministered faithfully to the spiritual
needs of his people, and given powerful and effective aid to
all influences which work for the advancement of the
community. Revered and beloved by his own flock, he
has also won the honor and esteem of all others who have
seen his devotion to his noble calling.
Father Kinkead's family is of English origin, but his
ancestors left their native land for Scotland, later, about
1648, removing to Ireland, during the "Cromwellian
settlement." They located in the parish of Knocklog,
County Limerick, where they have ever since been
represented, their descendants occupying useful and
honorable positions. There our subject was born
September 28, 1851, a son of James Kinkead, a farmer, an his
wife, Sarah Cunningham. His elementary education was
secured at the parish national school, about two miles and a
half from his father's home, these schools being similar to
our common schools, except that they were generally under
the supervision of the parish priest. At the age of sixteen
he entered a classical school at Kelteely, County Limerick,
and after three years there he went to the college at Mt.
Milleray, in County Waterford, and was graduated from that
institution in his twentieth year. One year was then spent
at All Hallows' College, in Dublin, in the study of
philosophy. In August, 1871, he came to the United States,
and on September 1, of that year, he entered St. Mary's
Seminary at Cleveland, Ohio, as a student of theology. On
the completion of his course he was ordained, the ceremony
taking place October 8, 1875, and after a short vacation he
was appointed November 1, 1875, to the post of assistant
pastor of St. Malachi's Church, in Cleveland, on the corner
of Detroit and Washington streets. There he remained until
January 1, 1877, when he was given his present charge.
The church building, which is Gothic, was erected in
1874 and 1875, dedicated in January, 1876, and cost over
thirty thousand dollars. It is one hundred and thirty feet
long, by fifty-five wide, built of brick with Berea
sandstone trimmings and contains about one thousand seats.
At the time of Father Kinkead's appointment there was
a heavy debt, but he applied his energy and ability to the
task before him with such zeal that this was soon cleared,
and in 1886, under his inspiration and supervision, a
commodious brick school building of modern style was
completed at a cost of seven thousand dollars, and opened
for the accommodation of the children of the parish, of
which there are now about two hundred in attendance. In 1892
the church spire was completed, and a new pipe organ
procured at an expense of five thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars. In 1897 the interior of the church was
redecorated in oil colors. The ceiling is finished in purple
with very rich gold damask work, and around the sanctuary
and side walls is a series of excellent and most artistic
paintings representing scriptural and sacred subjects. The
stations of the Cross are also very beautiful works of art,
and harmonize thoroughly with the other decorations. The
painting of the interior and the stations cost over three
thousand five hundred dollars. Three new altars and two
shrines of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Our Lady of
Perpetual Help—the patron of the church—were also procured
in 1897, and a new heating apparatus, with other
improvements, were added. The altars and shrines were
donated by the ladies of the parish. They are white and
gold, and exceedingly beautiful, and cost three thousand
dollars. These improvements make the interior of the church
one of the most beautiful in northwestern Ohio, and pastor
and congregation are justly proud of their place of worship.
The church property is located on the southeast corner
of Jefferson and Arabella streets, occupying the entire
block except one small lot. Under Father Kinkead's ministry
the congregation has been increased from eighty-four
families to more than two hundred families, but these
figures, or indeed any estimate of material progress, give
no indication of the great work which he has done in molding
and shaping to higher issues the lives of those to whom he
gives his best thought.
The cause of temperance has found in him an earnest and
eloquent advocate, and he has spoken effectively on that
theme on various occasions and in different places. Broad in
his views and sympathies, a friend of the poor and
oppressed, ever ready with helpful counsel for the perplexed
or sorrowful, Father Kinkead has a wide field for labor, and
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LUDWIG
KLEIN
The industry, enterprise and
thrift which characterize the German race are well
illustrated in the career of his gentleman, who is a
prominent resident of Mark township, Defiance county.
Coming to this county when a lad of eighteen, he has made
his way to an enviable position in life, and the esteem in
which he is held by his fellow citizens is shown by the
numerous positions of trust and responsibility that he has
filled.
Mr. Klein was born Oct. 21, 1851, in Bavaria, Germany,
a son of Joseph and Mary (Desloch) Klein, both of whom were
natives of the same province, passing their lives there, the
father being engaged in agricultural pursuits. Our
subject, who was the tenth in a family of eleven children,
was reared to farm work under his father's direction.
At an early age his thoughts began to turn to America, and
in June, 1869, he crossed the Atlantic, landing in New York
City. He already had some knowledge of the
blacksmith's trade, and coming to Ohio, he located at Bryan,
where he quickly found employment. For about five
years his time was mainly spent in that town, and during
that period he met and married Miss Mary Huber, a native of
Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, the ceremony being performed
in Bryan on December 31, 1874. In February, 1876, he
removed to Mark Center, Defiance county, where he followed
his trade successfully for about seventeen years. In
1893 he settled upon a farm of eighty acres, which he had
purchased some time before, and this he has improved as a
homestead, building substantial and commodious buildings,
and enlarging the farm from time to time until he now owns
one hundred and sixty acres.
As a citizen, Mr. Klein has shown much public spirit,
taking an active part in various progressive movements in
his locality. He has served four terms as township
trustee and three terms as township treasurer, filling both
offices most acceptably, and he is now serving his second
term as county commissioner, having been elected first in
1893 and re-elected in 1895. His sympathies are with
the Democratic party, and he is an ardent and influential
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WILLIAM G. KOPP.
The endeavor to excel in a chosen line or lines of effort is
characteristic of the men who win success in these days of
close competition, and the subject of this sketch, a
well-known resident of Highland township, Defiance county,
has evidently made practical application of the fact in his
various business enterprises.
Mr. Kopp is a native of Ohio, having been born
in Crawford county, July 21, 1859, but his ancestry on both
sides is of German blood. His father, the late
Charles Kopp, and mother, Mrs. Louise (Stahl) Kopp,
were born at Wurtemberg, Germany, and came to America early
in their married life, in 1854. In 1862 they
settled in Highland township, Defiance county, where the
father died January 3, 1897. The mother now resides
with our subject.
Our subject was the fourth in a family of eight
children, and as the son of a busy farmer was trained from
boyhood to habits of industry. When he was about
eighteen years old he left home to learn the blacksmith's
trade at New Washington, Crawford county, where he spent
about two years. He then went to Lansing, Michigan,
but after nine months returned to Defiance county, securing
employment with the Turnbull Wagon works at Defiance.
He remained with this company fourteen months, and then
engaged in business on his own account in Section 11,
Highland township, where he has since resided. While
conducting his blacksmith shop he became interested in a
sawmill in the same locality as a partner of his brother
Frederick, who was accidentally killed in the mill March
23, 1889.
Soon after this event Mr. Kopp gave up his
blacksmithing business and took charge of the mill, and also
engaged in farming at his present homestead of forty acres,
upon which he has made many improvements. His farm
buildings are comfortable and attractive, and his management
of the place is scientific, his inclination for securing the
best possible results being shown in many ways, and notably
in the keeping up of a herd of thoroughbred Poland-China
hogs. In connection with his other work he now
operates a tile factory on his farm. With all these
cares he might be supposed to be too busy to take an active
part in local politics, but his fellow-citizens have too
high an opinion of his abilities and judgment to permit him
to remain entirely out of politics. For many years he
has been one of the leading advisers of the Democratic party
in his locality, and in the spring of 1896 he was chosen as
a member of the Central Committee of Defiance county.
On May 7, 1898, he was appointed jury commissioner of
Defiance county, and served one year from May 23, He
is interested in all movements that promise benefit to the
community, and is prominent in religious work as an active
member of the Lutheran Church.
On October 16, 1881, Mr. Kopp was married near
Lansing, Michigan, to Miss Louisa Oppanlander, who
was born September 12, 1861, in Wurtemberg, Germany.
Nine children blessed this union, their names and dates of
birth, etc., being as follows: Frederick W., October
16, 1882; Elizabeth P., May 24, 1884;
Sophia M., November 25, 1885; J. W. Webster,
March 30, 1887, Edith A., October 7, 1890; Bertha
M. P., February 22, 1892; Amelia A., September
22, 1894; Charles W. J., May 16, 1896, and John H.,
May 10, 1897, died August 13, 1898. |
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CORNELIUS W.
KYLE, M. D. The world has little use for the
misanthrope. The universal truth of brotherhood is
widely recognized, also that he serves God best who serves
his fellowmen. There is no profession or line of
business that calls for greater self-sacrifice or more
devoted attention than the medical profession, and the
successful physician is he who, through love of his
fellowmen, gives his time and attention to the relief of
human suffering. Doctor Kyle, who is an able
representative of this noble calling, has for several years
successfully engaged in practice in Sherwood, Defiance
county.
A native of Ohio, our subject was born in Stark county,
Dec. 1, 1838, a son of Peter Kyle, a farmer and
blacksmith by occupation. He was reared on his
father's farm, acquiring his early education in the common
schools of the neighborhood. For several years during
early life he lived at Massillon, with his uncle, Doctor
A. Metz, who was for ten years a professor in the
Cleveland Medical College, and with him our subject began
the study of medicine. He continued his researches
along that line under direction of Doctor Coombs, the
present auditor of Defiance county, and has made his home in
Defiance county.
During the Civil war Doctor Kyle manifested his
patriotism by enlisting in September, 1861, in Company E,
Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but after serving for
seven months he was discharged on account of physical
disability. However, he afterward re-enlisted, this
time in Company I, First Ohio Heavy Artillery, and was later
detailed as hospital steward at Washington, D. C., serving
in that capacity some sixteen months. He then returned
to Ohio, and in June, 1871, commenced the practice of
medicine in Defiance county, locating in Sherwood about
1880. He is one of the leading physicians of the
community, and in the village and vicinity has built up a
large and lucrative practice. He is a representative
of the "old school."
In Seneca county, Ohio, Doctor Kyle married
Miss Marietta Smith, a native of that county, born Dec.
6, 1842, by whom he has two children: Alma, now the
wife of Johnson Miller (they have one daughter,
Ethel); and Homer, telegraph operator and train
dispatcher at Van Wert, Ohio. He married Beatrice
Miller of Sherwood, and they have one daughter, Fern.
Mr. Kyle, wife of Doctor Kyle, is a daughter
of William T. and Catherine Ann (Boucher) Smith, the
father a native of Pennsylvania, the mother of Ohio, in
which latter State they were married. Eight children
were born to them - five sons and three daughters - of whom
are deceased four sons, the survivor being John B. Smith
of Alvada, Ohio. The daughters are: Elizabeth
(Mrs. Amos Mohler of Fostoria, Ohio), Marietta (Mrs.
Kyle), and Sevilla A. (Mrs. J. A. Boley), of
Upper Sandusky). Mrs. Kyle opened the first
millinery store in Sherwood, and has been in the business
since 1884. She is a member of The Temple Church, and
of the Woman's Relief Corps, No. 282.
Doctor and Mrs. Kyle have a nice home in
Sherwood, where hospitality reigns supreme. Socially
he is an honored member of Hancock Post, No. 579, G. A. R.,
of which he is past commander, and also belongs to the
Knights of Pythias and other societies. He takes a
deep interest in the welfare of his adopted county, giving
his support to all enterprises which he believes will
advance its educational or moral interests. Wherever
he goes he wins friends and has the happy faculty of being
able to retain them.
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