Researching Sumner Kimball
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14 people with the Kimball surname? In that year Kimball was ranked number 3565 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Sumner means "one who summons" and is of French origin.
Records of Sumner Kimball on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sumner Kimball and the Kimball Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 22 people with the Kimball surname in the UK? Kimball is now ranked number 4021 for popularity in the UK. |
Kimball Family History Databases
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Kimball Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Kimball surname in the USA? Kimball is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kimball Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Sumner Kimball. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sumner Kimball
Sumner Increase Kimball
Sumner Increase Kimball (September 2, 1834 – June 20, 1923) was the organizer of the United States Life-Saving Service and the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service from 1878–1915. Originally a lawyer and a legislative administrator, Kimball spent his life creating and leading the Life-Saving Service, one of the predecessor services that eventually became the US Coast Guard, transforming it from an uneven collection of facilities round the US coastline into a coherent and well-trained organization.
Source: Sumner Increase Kimball, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kimball
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Kamal Kamall Kaml Kanehailua Kanel Kannaly Kanwell Keimel Kemball Kembel Kemble Kembley Kemblie Kemblo Kembloe Kemell Kemla Kemlay Kemle Kemley Kemlo Kemloe Kemlow Kemly Kemwal Kemwall Keneally Kenealy Kenelley Kenelly Kenewel Kenewell Keniwell Kenley Kenly Kennally Kenneally Kennealy Kenneley Kennell Kennelley Kennelly Kennely Kennewell Kenwell Kienl Kienle Kihnel Kimbel Kimbell Kimble Kimbley Kimbly Kimley Kimmel Kinlaw Kinlay Kinle Kinley Kinnaley Kinnally Kinneally Kinnula Kombel Komel Kuhnel Kuhnell Kuhnle Kuhnley Kumhala Kumle Kummel Kummell
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