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May Valborg Christofersen (Kimball) 16 MAY 1888 - 17 OCT 1933

May was born on 16 MAY 1888 in Chicago, Ill. and died on 17 OCT 1933 (age: 45) in Elgin, Illinois and was buried in Acacia Pk Cmty, Elgin, Ill .
She was the daughter of Christian Christofersen (11 MAR 1851 - 1901) and Josephine Helene Maria Larsen (Christofersen) (14 JAN 1858 - SEP 1940).

May was married to George Walter Kimball on 12 AUG 1915 in Chicago, Ill..

George was born on 6 DEC 1885 in Hingham, Mass. and died on 29 SEP 1941 (age: 55) in Flossmoor, Ill .
He was the son of George Edward Kimball (22 JUN 1853 - 1 DEC 1941) and Alice Tower Howland (Kimball) (30 JUN 1857 - 23 NOV 1932).
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May Valborg Christofersen (Kimball)*

- May Christofersen

George Walter Kimball* - Husband

Husband - George Walter Kimball - photo courtesy of Robert Howland Kimball and Eliana Marcia Villela Gomes Kimball. - George was born on 6 DEC 1885 in Hingham, Mass. and died on 29 SEP 1941 (age: 55) in Flossmoor, Ill

George Walter Kimball* - Husband

Husband - George Walter Kimball (1868-1941) - Taken in 1926

Paul Earle Kimball* - Son

Son - Paul Earle Kimball
1916-1989 - Paul was born on 19 NOV 1916 in Cornell, Ill. and died on 22 JUL 1989 (age: 72) in Indianapolis, Ind

Alice Josephine Kimball (Spooner)* - Daughter

Daughter - Alice Josephine Kimball (Spooner)
1922-2008 - Alice was born on 19 JUN 1922 in Lincoln, Ill. and died on 18 MAR 2008 (age: 85) in Tempe, AZ

Christian Christofersen* - Father

Father - Cristian Christofersen - taken in 1876 - Christian was born on 11 MAR 1851 in Norway and died on 1901 in Chicago, IL

Josephine Helene Maria Larsen (Christofersen)* - Mother

Mother - Josephine Helene Maria Larsen - taken in 1876 - Josephine was born on 14 JAN 1858 in Norway and died on SEP 1940 in Naperville, Il

-- May --

She said her sisters would speak Norwegian on the phone when they
didn't want the children to know what they were talking about.
Julia, Valdine and May all quit school at 8th grade in order to support
their brother Arthur through college (Oberlin)

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May was never really well - she was hospitalized after each child was born
with Post Partum Depression. Then had a 'Nervous Breakdown' which eventually
caused her to die of Pneumonia in 1933. (Comments by Alice Jo Kimball)

-- George --

George was a .
Played Saxophone in quartet in New England.
Had a good baritone voice and played tenor sax. He and his brothers and
grand-uncle Jim, had a sax quartet which toured New England when they were
young.

Choir Director for 30 years.

Went to Colby Jr. College, then Amherst for a year. Then went to Portland,
Oregon and worked for Studebaker selling cars. Came back to Chicago
to go to Moody Bible Inst. and Northwestern Theological Seminary.

His first parish was at Cornell, Ill. where Paul Earle KIMBALL was born.
Then he went to Lincoln, Illinois where they were hosted by the 'Beach' family.

After a couple years in Lincoln and a couple in France
with the AEF for the Y in the motor corps., he decided
he wasn't called to the ministry, so he resigned and went to work for
the Chamber of Commerce in Lincoln. Then he moved to Chicago
where he held the top paying job in Kiwanis Intl. (Executive Secretary)

After his wife, May, died in 1933, George moved to Flosmoor, Ill.

May:

Name: Josephine H Christofersen
Age in 1910: 53
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1910: 1432 North Artesian Av
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1892
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Native Tongue: English
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Number of Children Born: 12
Number of Children Living: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Josephine H Christofersen: 53
Julie V Christofersen: 32
Arthur F Christofersen: 23
May V Christofersen: 21
Ruth E Christofersen: 13

George: Birth Record

Birth Record

May: Obituary

Obituary

George: Marriage 1915

Marriage 1915

George: Passport Application - 1918

Passport Application - 1918

George:

Census: 1920 Lincoln, Illinois - 319 Eight Street
name	relation	age	occupation
George W. Kimball:	head	34	minister P. church
May B. Kimball:	wife	31
Earle P. Kimball:	son	3 1/2
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George:

Census: 7 1930 Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois 4451 Wrightwood Avenue
name	relation	age	born in	father born	mother born	occupation
George W. Kimball:	head	44	Mass	Mass	Mass	Secy. Businessman's Organization
May Kimball:	Wihe	41	Ill	Norway	Norway	none
Earl Kimball:	son	13	Ill	Mass	Ill	none
Alice Kimball:	dau	9	Ill	Mass	Ill	none
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George:

Census: 1940 Census - Rich, Cook Co., Ill
Item Value
Name:	George W Kimball
Age:	54
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Birthplace:	Mississippi
Marital status:	Married
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Street:	Douglass Avenue
House Number:	None
Inferred Residence in 1935:	Rich, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935:	Same House
Occupation:	Secretary
House Owned or Rented:	Rented
Highest Grade Completed:	College, 2nd year
Household Members:
Name:	Age
George W Kimball:	54
Marjorie Kimball:	46
Alice Josephine Kimball:	17
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George: Obituary - 1941

Obituary - 1941

Susan May "Susie" Kimball (Erikson)* - Granddaughter

Granddaughter - Carol Hart, Sally Hart, Susie Erikson - Susan was born on 2 JUN 1944 in Cheyenne, Wy

Sally Johnston Kimball (Hart)* - Granddaughter

Granddaughter - Shortridge HS - Indianapolis - 1965 - Sally was born on 10 JUN 1947 in Lincoln, Ill

James Morton Kimball* - Grandson

Grandson - James Morton Kimball
1959-2001 - James was born on 27 APR 1959 and died on 1 MAY 2001 (age: 42) in Florida Gulf Coast

Alden Rebecca "Becky" Spooner (Onsager)* - Granddaughter

Granddaughter - Tempe HS - Alden was born on 19 MAY 1953 in Cambridge, Mass

Anne Leland Spooner (Crowe)* - Granddaughter

Granddaughter - Anne was born on 19 MAY 1953 in Cambridge, Mass.

Michelle Lynn "Shelly" Erikson (Dean)* - Great Granddaughter

Great Granddaughter - Boulder HS - 1984 - Michelle was born on 24 AUG 1966 in Indianapolis, Ind.

David Bryan Erikson - Great Grandson

- David was born on 23 NOV 1968 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Cara Christine Hart - Great Granddaughter

Great Granddaughter - Cherry Creek HS - 1988 - Cara was born on 10 DEC 1970 in Bloomington, Ind

Emily Anne Hart (Phippen)* - Great Granddaughter

Great Granddaughter - Emily Anne Hart
1974- - Emily was born on 13 MAR 1974 in Englewood, Colo

Margaret Lorene "Lori" Kimball (Vazquez)* - Great Granddaughter

Great Granddaughter - New Nurse - Margaret was born on 27 APR 1980 in Springfield, Mo

Kristina Alden Kimball - Great Granddaughter

Great Granddaughter - Kristina was born on 3 MAR 1983 in Kansas City, Mo

Mark Harold Onsager - Great Grandson

Great Grandson - Mark Harold Onsager - taken about 2002 - Mark was born on 16 MAR 1985 in Phoenix, AZ

Elliott Crowe - Great Grandson

Great Grandson

Carter Crowe - Great Grandson

Great Grandson

Alden Crowe - Great Grandson

Julia Christofersen - Sister

Sister - Julia Christofersen - July 1915 - Julia was born on 8 AUG 1877 and died on 1922

Carl Christofersen - Brother

Brother - Carl Christofersen - Carl was born on 28 SEP 1878 and died on 25 FEB 1884 (age: 5)

Harriett Valdine Christofersen - Sister

- Harriett was born on 28 APR 1880 and died on 31 AUG 1881 (age: 1)

Valdine Harriett Christofersen (Petersen)* - Sister

Sister - Valdine Christofersen - July 1915 - Valdine was born on 27 SEP 1881 in Chicago, Cook Co., Il and died on 11 DEC 1966 (age: 85) in Chicago, Ill

Solva Christofersen - Sister

- Solva was born on 19 JUN 1883 and died on 19 JUN 1883 (age: 0)

Arthur Fridtjof Christofersen* - Brother