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Kibblehouse, George W.

On Jan. 7, 1902, aged 57 years. The relatives and friends of the family, also Ambler lodge, No. 1045, I.O.O.F. are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock from his late residence, Greenwood avenue, Ambler, Pa. Services and interment at St. Thomas' church, Whitemarsh, Pa.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, January 9, 1902, p. 5. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kibblehouse, George W.

Kibblehouse, George W., of Greenwood avenue, ambler, died Tuesday evening of Bright's disease, aged 57 years. He has been ailing for more than a year.

The deceased has been a resident of Ambler for about 20 years, having previously operated a farm near Broad Axe. He resided in William Baum's house, then removed to the property of Henry Jones and thence to the dwelling now occupied by Howard F. Pent. Later he purchased the property on Greenwood avenue. He has been engaged for several years in conducting the extensive greenhouses on his property and also soliciting insurance. After relinquishing farming he was salesman for P.P. Mast & Company and was successful in selling their machinery throughout this section.

A widow and two daughters, Florence, wife of Mr. Frank Turner, of Ambler, and Minnie, survive, two other children having died previously. Deceased was an active member of St. Thomas' Episcopal church, Whitemarsh in the cemetery of which on Saturday the remains will be interred.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, January 9, 1902, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kibblehouse, John

John Kibblehouse, a former resident of our town, died at the residence of his brother, Edward on East Walnut street, Upper Gwynedd, on Tuesday last at an advanced age. The deceased was unmarried and an uncle of our townsman, John Allabaugh. His funeral took place on Friday morning. Services were held in St. Peter's Lutheran church.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, June 24, 1897, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kilby, Mary (aka Mary Bates)

Horrible Murder in Montgomery County. Arrest of the Murder--Interesting particulars.

A terrible tragedy occurred yesterday morning in Upper Merrion township, Montgomery co., a little more than a mile west of Norristown. The murder occurred in a tenant house owned by Capt. A. Shaneline, and occupied by a man named Thomas Kilby, his wife Mary Kilby, and their three young children.

At an early hour in the morning Kilby went to the house of some neighbors and aroused them, telling them that his wife had been murdered by three negroes. He also went himself in search of a constable to arrest the alleged murderers. The neighbors hurried to the house, and there a shocking sight presented itself. The body of Mrs. Kilby was found lying on the bed, with the head nearly severed from the body, from a blow with an axe. There were two beds upon the bedstead, both of which were completely saturated with the blood of the murdered woman.

Kilby declared that three negroes had come to the house, forced their way in, and had committed the dreadful deed; but the suspicions of the neighbors were aroused, and, upon questing him further, he prevaricated and contradicted himself, and finally he admitted that he himself had slain his wife, in order to prevent the negroes from doing it. There can be no doubt that the story about the negroes is all a fiction, and that Kilby alone committed the crime. A coroner's inquest was held, and after a full examination, Kilby was arrested and lodged in the jail at Norristown.

It appears that Kilby, who is a quiet and inoffensive man when sober, had been intemperate in his habits, and, when in a state of intoxication, has been very violent towards his wife. Lately he has threatened her repeatedly, and she has been frequently in fear for her life. It is presumed he was drunk when he committed the murder, though he showed but little sign of it after the crime was discovered. The axe with which the murder was committed was found on the premises, showing the marks of the blood, which had been partially wiped off by the murder.

The body of Mrs. Kilby was buried yesterday afternoon, its condition rendering this speedy interment necessary. She was an interesting young woman, of an English family, and we believe had no blood relatives in this country, except the three young children who are more than orphaned by this horrible tragedy. The trial of Kilby will take place in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Montgomery county, which meets at Norristown on the third Monday of November.

We have since learned that the murderer's name is not Kilby, but Bates, his middle name being Kilby. It is supposed by some that he was laboring under mania-a-potu at the time of the commission of the deed.

The murdered woman had an infant child sleeping in her arms when she was slain. When the body was discovered the infant was still clinging to its mother's breast, its hair and clothing clotted with blood. The hair had to be cut off to release it. The other two children were crying for their mother. Beside the fatal wound described above, there were two others, one of which extended from the temple down the side of the face. The body of the murdered woman was interred in the Episcopal burying ground at Norristown.

[Source: Philadelphia Press, October 6, 1857, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kile, Tobias

Kile, Tobias

Tobias Kile died Friday at his home near Quakertown. Deceased was 102 years old and was born within a mile of the home of his daughter, where he died.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, March 24, 1904, p. 4. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kilmer, Frank

Kilpatrick, Andrew

Found Dead in His Bed. Andrew Kilpatrick, of Fort Washington, Deceased at 89. Had Long Made His Home with Mr. Hamilton Taggert--Old Employe of the Bank of Commerce--Odd Fellow for 61 years--Interred at St. Thomas'.

Andrew Kilpatrick, who for the last 12 years has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. W. Hamilton Taggart, Whitemarsh township, near Fort Washington, was found dead in bed Saturday morning at 7.15, when he was called by one of his grand children. Not receiving any response the child approached the bed and attempted to rouse the sleeper, but the aged man was just passing away, being then totally unconscious and beyond all earthly assistance.

Dr. M. Newberry, the family physician, was immediately summoned and pronounced the cause of death senility, a general wearing out of the organs which had sustained him for 89 years.

The deceased had gone to his rest the night before in apparently as good health as he had enjoyed at any time within the past few years. He had eaten a hearty supper, and although remarking of a slight pain, he did not complain of feeling unwell. Apparently he had passed a very comfortable night, and the death bed scene was one of tranquility, and the aged man had seemingly slept away.

Mr. Kilpatrick was born in the north of Ireland in 1816, being the son of Thomas and Martha Cullen Kilpatrick. In 1822, at the age of six years, he was brought over to this country by his parents, who took up their residence in Philadelphia.

In 1852 the deceased married Rhoda Dodson, of Luzerne county, Pa., who died in 1883. Two children were born, the oldest, a son, dying in infancy, the surviving daughter being Mrs. Taggart.

Mr. Kilpatrick was connected with the Bank of Commerce, Philadelphia, for nearly 50 years, succeeding his father at that institution and remaining until he resigned in 1892. Previous to that date he had been accustomed to spend hi summers with his daughter at Fort Washington, and the winters in Philadelphia, but on relinquishing his duties at the bank he removed to the country where he had since made his home.

Deceased was one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the state of Pennsylvania, having been identified with the order for 61 years, joining the old Pennsylvania lodge in 1843. After it dissolved he became a member of Wayne lodge, No. 3, and up to the time of his death retained interest in the order. He was a vestryman of Nativity Protestant Episcopal church, Eleventh and Mount Vernon streets, Philadelphia, for 20 years.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his daughter, and members of Wayne lodge, No. 3, and Fort Washington lodge, No. 1123, attended in a body. The remains were interred in St. Thomas' cemetery, Whitemarsh, beside those of his wife.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, September 29, 1904, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

King, Frank

King, Raphael

Kingkiner, John Sr.

Kinney, Mrs.

Fort Washington News. Miss Alice B. Carne on Saturday attended the funeral of Mrs. Kinney at Morrisville, with whom she became acquainted while teaching in that borough.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, October 17, 1901, p. 4. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kirk, Ellwood T.

On the seventh day, second months, 7th instant, Ellwood T., twin son of Alfred and Mary P. Kirk, aged ten months. Funeral from the residence of his parents, Abington, Montgomery county, on Third day, 10th instant, at 11 o'clock, to proceed to South Laurel Hill.

[Source: Philadelphia Press, February 9, 1863, p. 3. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kirk, Harriet

Harriet E., widow of Charles Kirk, died on Wednesday in Philadelphia, aged 85 years. For many years she was a resident of Warminster. She was prominent in Friends' circles, having been one of the leading members of Warminster meeting. Her health had been gradually failing for some time. The funeral was held on Friday, interment at Warminster Friends' meeting.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, October 15, 1903, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kirkhoff, Daniel

Daniel Kirkhoff, a son of Mr. William H. Kirkhoff, of Pottsgrove township, fell from his father's boat, at Port Carbon, on Monday, the 19th inst., and was drowned. He got up early in the morning, before his father and the other men on the boat had arisen, for the purpose of watering the boat mules, and while going for water, was attacked by a cross dog belonging on a boat lying along side his father's In backing away from the dog, it is supposed, he fell into the water, and was drowned. He was in his 13th year.

[Source: Montgomery Ledger, August 27, 1867. Submitted by Betty.]

Kissinger, William

Wreck on the Trenton Cut-off

To the breaking of a coupling pin is ascribed a wreck that occurred early Wednesday morning of last week on the Pennsylvania Railroad company's Trenton branch, in Plymouth township. Fireman William Kissinger was instantly killed; Conductor Samuel J. Reese had both legs fractured, and thirteen cars were destroyed, and with their contents piled up against the embankment in the cut about one hundred yards from the bride which was wrecked by a trolley car some weeks ago. The train was running at a moderate rate of speed, the train crew say, when suddenly the locomotive and half the cars shot ahead. Simultaneously there was a deafening crash, and the cars in the rear of the point where the train separated mounted in the air and toppled over a pile of shattered timbers and broken and twisted iron. Conductor Reese, who was on top of a house car when the crash came, was hurled a considerable distance and was found pinned under a broken car. Both legs were fractured and he was sent to Charity hospital, Norristown. Three wrecking crews were summoned and about seventy-five men reached the scene at 4 o'clock and four hours later found Kissinger's body well up in the embankment, buried under coal and terribly mutilated. Kissinger was married and lived at 1010 James avenue, Harrisburg. A wife and one child, a boy seven years of age, survive.

Coroner Kurtz, of Norristown, held an inquest Thursday afternoon in the case of Kissinger. The members of the train crew were examined, but the mystery as to how the wreck occurred was unexplained. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental death, censuring no one.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, July 25, 1895, p. 2. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kitson, James

James Kitson, the well known dealer in horses, committed suicide about 4 o'clock Friday morning by shooting himself through the head with a Winchester rifle at his brother's home, on the Bethlehem pike, near Fort Washington. Mr. Kitson killed himself with the rifle that he used for deer shooting. It was a large caliber and the bullet, which entered just below the right ear, tore a gaping hole through the top of his head and lodged in the ceiling. The suicide was not suspected by the members of the family until Mr. Kitson failed to answer the summons to breakfast. Then, when knocking on the door brought no responses, his little nephew, Fred Kitson, climbed upon the porch roof, entered the window and unlocked the door. Mr. Kitson had been in New York for a few days past and arrived at the residence of his brother, Louis Kitson, on Thursday. Early in the evening he complained of feeling ill and went to a drug store in Fort Washington to have a prescription filled. Coroner McGlathery's investigation showed that a number of empty morphine bottles and a syringe had been found in the room with the body. Mr. Kitson was born in the northwest, while his father, the commodore, was in the employ of the Hudson Bay company. He was later employed by the company. When the commodore purchased Erdenheim the homestead was removed from St. Paul there. The commodore died in the west, however, leaving a valuable estate. A few years ago Erdenheim was sold to Robert N. Carson, of Philadelphia, and the deceased has spent the greater part of his time with his brother at Fort Washington. The remains were privately buried Tuesday morning in Whitemarsh cemetery.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, November 22, 1900, p. 8. Submitted by Nancy.]

Klausfelder, John

John Klausfelder, an aged former resident of West Point, died at the state hospital, Norristown, Wednesday morning of last week, aged 73 years. He was an inmate of the hospital for about a year and a half. Deceased was born in Germany, and came to this country more than 50 years ago. He was a farmer by occupation. A coincidence worthy of note is the fact that Mr. Klausfelders' wife died this same week in May four years ago. Deceased is survived by three sons and one daughter: Charles, of Creamery; Emil, of Collegeville; Augustus, of Camden, N.J., and Emeline, wife of Levi Siegfried, of West Point.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, May 28, 1903, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

Klee, Jermias

Klein, Joseph

Kleinsmith, Anthony

Kleinsmith, Anthony

Kline, Mrs. Aaron

Kline, Annie

Kline, E.G.

Kline, Horace

Kline, Infant Child of Allen G.

Kline, Infant Child of Cyrenius

Kline, Jacob

Kline, Jacob S.

Kline, Josephine

Kline, Lizzie

Kline, Mabel

Kline, Oliver

Kline, Peter

Lansdale. Peter Kline, late baggage master, was buried on Tuesday last at Hilltown Reformed church. He was a married man of 31 years and died form consumption, leaving two children.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, April 19, 1900, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kline, Mrs. Solomon

Kline, Sophia

Kline, Sophia

Kline, Mrs. T.B.

Woman Drops Dead.

While preparing breakfast about 8 o'clock Sunday morning Mrs. T.B. Kline, of Limerick, dropped over and died in a very short time.

Deceased, who was the wife of the storekeeper at Limerick, has always been hale and hearty and her death was a sudden blow to her family. Heart failure is presumed to be the cause of her death. A husband and five children, three boys and two girls survive her. All reside at home. The funeral will occur this Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be made at Limerick Centre.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, March 30, 1899, p. 8. Submitted by Nancy.]

Kling, Raphael

Klosterman, Fred W.

Fort Washington News. Fred. W. Klosterman, father of our townsman, Frederick Klosterman, died on Christmas day at his home, 1547 Mervine street, Philadelphia, in his 80th year. The funeral was held Monday.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, January 1, 1903, p. 4. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knaly, Mary

Miss Mary Knaly, 19 years old, was drowned in the canal at New Hope Friday night. She had resided as a domestic in the family of Mrs. R.B. Schermerhorn, and started from there about 8 o'clock to spend the night with a sister living in that borough. It was dark at that time and it is supposed, that while crossing a narrow bridge near the locks, she lost her path and fell into the water. Coroner Kunsman was notified.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, May 22, 1901, p. 8. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knapp, Mrs. John

Wyndmoor. The funeral of Mrs. John Knapp, who died on Wednesday, took place on Sunday and was largely attended. Interment at Ivy Hill cemetery.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, March 24, 1904, p. 4. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knauer, Jacob

Jacob Knauer died about two o'clock on Saturday morning, at his late residence on Chestnut Street, below Charlotte, Pottstown, aged about 58 years. Deceased was born at Knauertown, Chester county, where he lived a number of years, and about 19 years ago came to Pottstown. He was a machinist by trade and worked for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company for some time, but afterwards accepted a position at the Keystone Agricultural Works, which he held until consumption fastened itself upon his once strong constitution and forced him to give up manual labor. For a long time he had been confined to his house, and during the last fortnight he had been unable to partake of any food. Deceased was married twice his first wife being buried at Knauertown; by her he had four children, three of whom are living, as follows: Mrs. Mahlon Yorgey, of Atcheson, Kansas; Levi B. Knauer, residing on Manatawny Street, and Mrs. Judson Murray, living on North Charlotte Street, Pottstown. His second wife survives him [Sarah, buried with him at Pottstown Cemetery], by whom he had five children – Annie, Ida, John, George and Mamie Knauer, all living and several of them grown up. The mother of deceased, residing at Long's Corner is still living, in the 88th year of her age, and she was at the bedside of her son when the final hour came. Mr. Knauer was very well known and highly esteemed by many of our citizens and also possessed a large circle of friends in Chester county and elsewhere: he was a man of a kind and friendly disposition, a steady and excellent workman, and a kind husband and father.

[Source: Montgomery Ledger, July 17, 1883. Submitted by Betty.]

Kneller, Alfred

Knetz, George

Kneule, Caroline

Kneule, Minnie

Kneule, Minnie

Knight, Florence

A Correction.

Mr. Editor: Please allow me to correct an error that appeared in the Gazette" last week in regards to the death of the child mentioned as Laura Knight. Her name was Florence and she was the youngest child of J. Stewart and Anna Knight. On Saturday evening, Feb. 17, Mrs. Knight went upstairs followed by Florence and sister Bessie, who had her by the hand. They had just reached the bedroom when she exclaimed, "O, mamma," and fell to the floor. Her mother, thinking she had fainted, carried her downstairs, when it was found she had breathed her last. The coroner with his physician held the post mortem, and found the cause to be heart trouble, or what is termed a blue child. Mr. Knight, being in the south on business could not be located for some days. The funeral was held on Saturday, Feb. 24. Interment at Olney, Philadelphia. Friend of the Family.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, March 1, 1900, p. 5. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knight, George K.

G.K. Knight is Dead. Former Amblerite Expires on His Delaware Farm. Had Reached the Grand Old Age of 84--Was Actively Identified with Ambler Until a Few Years Ago--Sketch of His Life.

George K. Knight, long a resident of Ambler, died at 5.30 o'clock Monday afternoon on his Delaware farm, near Milford, where he had resided for the past 15 years, and where for several years past he has been faithfully attended by his daughter, Cordelia E. Knight.

Some of his grandchildren from Ambler were down on Sunday and on their departure Mr. Knight appeared to be in his usual health as he bade them a cheery goodby and even walked to the edge of the garden with them.

Deceased was the son of the late Dr. Alexander Knight and Mary Knorr and was born on Front street, then the most fashionable part of Philadelphia on Nov. 6, 1818, so that at the time of his death he was in the 85th year of his age. George Knorr, the deceased's grandfather, and for whom he was named, lived to attain the age of 92, and it was Mr. Knight's ambition to live to be as old. Dr. Alexander Knight was a very prominent practitioner of Philadelphia, and was port physician for a number of terms. He passed through one of the yellow fever epidemics while ministering to the poor of the city at that tie contracted the disease.

The deceased being left an orphan at the early age of eight years was placed in the Clermont academy and here he persued his studies for several years with ambitions to follow in the footsteps of his father and study medicine. However, he entered a business house in New York city, but his health broke down, and realizing that nothing but a life in the country would restore his shattered health he immediately gave up his city pursuits.

On Aug. 4, 1842, Mr. Knight married Sarah Ann Arthur, by whom the following surviving children were born: Alexander, Sarah K., and Cordelia E. The following are deceased: Elizabeth K., Mira Lavinia and George. Mr. Knight purchased a tract of land at Washington lane, Germantown, and farmed it for several years, all the children except George being born there. In 1856, being attracted by the possibilities along the newly opened North P Penn railroad, he purchased 50 acres in the present borough of Ambler of the Corson estate, lying on both sides of the railroad and extending up to the station, then called Wissahickon. Ever afterwards and up to the time of his death he was a firm believer in the possibilities of Ambler as a flourishing town, a conviction he lived to see realized at least in part.

Later Mr. Knight purchased additional tracts acquiring 10 acres from Joseph L. Wilson and 20 acres from Charles Shoemaker, his holdings extending along the present Butler avenue from the railroad to Spring Garden street. Afterwards tracts were sold to the bank th- [sic] late Evan J. Ambler, the Reading railroad company to be used as a freight yard, and also the property on South, Main street, now owned by Dr. R.V. Mattison, and the sites of the present Cruse-Kemper company were taken from the tract.

Mr. Knight was one of those, who with Benjamin P. Wertsner conceived the idea of establishing a national bank in Ambler and subscribed for a quantity of stock. After the organization he was made vice president serving for several years. The banking business, until a proper structure could be erected, was carried on in a corner of his property then used during the school months as Sunnyside academy. When Mr. Knight first purchased his Ambler property he resided in the farm buildings, then located her where stands the present residence of his son. Later, however, he moved up to the Sunnyside property. About 30 years ago Mr. Knight purchased a large tract of 175 acres lying between Milford and Houston, Del., which was a fine peach farm. For a long time he let the property out but about 15 years ago he took up his permanent residence there, visiting in Ambler only occasionally.

Several years ago the deceased suffered a slight stroke, but apparently recovered, and to the last he retained a wonderful possession of his strong faculties. Always a student, his great memory enabled him to repeat sentence after sentence of Latin and especially of the author Horace, learned years ago in his youth. The partner of his life's joys and sorrows died about 11 years ago and lies buried in Upper Dublin Friends' cemetery, where the remains of the deceased will be interred this Thursday afternoon. Services at the old home in Ambler at 2 o'clock sharp.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, July 23, 1903, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knipe, Anna

Broad Axe. Mrs. Hellings and family attended the funeral of Miss Anna Knipe, of Philadelphia, on Saturday.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, February 20, 1902, p. 4. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knipe, Conrad

David Knipe on Tuesday attended the funeral of his brother, Conrad Knipe, of Branchtown, who died Friday night aged 60 years. He was born at Montgomery Square and for a time lived in North Wales, Norristown and Philadelphia. He married Margaret Smith, of Norristown, and leaves a widow and five children. He was a pattern maker by trade.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, September 20, 1900, p. 5. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knipe, Mrs. William

Flourtown. Mrs. William Knipe, of this place, died last Friday morning at her home. The funeral was held on Tuesday and was largely attended. She was in her 80th year, and is survived by a husband and two daughters. Interment took place at Ivy Hill cemetery.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, August 30, 1900, p. 5. Submitted by Nancy.]

Knoll, John M.

John M. Knoll, a farmer residing at Centre Square, died Thursday morning from a paralytic stroke, aged 75 years. He was a German by birth, industrious and frugal in his habits, and owned the farm whereon he resided. He is survived by a wife, four sons and one daughter. They are William and George, who reside at home; John, of Ambler; Thomas, of Blue Bell, and Miss Lilly, of Philadelphia. One sister, Mrs. N. Baker, also survives him. The funeral took place on Monday last, at 1 o'clock p.m. from his late residence. Services and interment was made at St. John's church, Centre Square.

[Source: Ambler Gazette, February 25, 1904, p. 1. Submitted by Nancy.]