Throughout the file, which is 9 pages in length, it states
that Ezekiel cannot be found in the rolls for the 164th Regiment. There are no papers, therefore, showing any service
in that Regiment, and all claims for a pension are summarily denied. The file is stamped "Abandoned," 19 Oct 1909.
Born 30 January 1832, Carey, Wyandot County,
Ohio
Enlisted 11 May 1864 at Carey.
Occupation at time of enlistment: Engineer
Discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, 27 August
1864.
(this last according to Ezekiel, not records
of the War Department)
Residences since service given as:
Decatur, Michigan, 1872. Chicago, Illinois,
until the Worlds Fair, and Wakarusa, Indiana since then (RD 2).
Says he's crippled with Rheumatism since
the service, so cannot work.
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180 lbs, grey eyes, grey hair, light complexion, no marks or scars on body (25 Oct 1909). On 9 Oct 1909, another affidavit
describes Ezekiel at the time of service as having dark hair.
Wife- "Hetta" (as he spells it in his own
hand) A. (High) Kimble, d.14 January 1906.
Married at 25 yrs of age, now 77 (26 Oct
1909), married at Carey, Ohio, by Esquire Copley. Marriage record at Upper Sandusky, the county seat of Wyandot County. Married
only once.
Children (ages as of 26 Oct 1909):
Matilda Kimble, 45 yrs old
William Kimble, 43
Ora Kimble, 32
Austin Kimble, 30
Carra Kimble, 25
Witness names:
Hannah Dorsey
John Dorsey
Charles Fields, residing near Wakarusa,
Indiana (says he has known Ezekiel 9 years, 9 Oct 1909).
Ora M. Fields, residing near Wakarusa,
Indiana (says she has known Ezekiel 45 yrs, 9 Oct 1909).
