MY GREAT AUNT WAS MARY FISHER KIMLIN 1888-1948 WHO LIVED IN POUGHKEEPSIE NY AND WAS THE WIDOW OF LESLIE KIMLIN. I DO REMEMBER ONE OF HER CHILDREN PRUDY KIMLIN FLEET TOLD A STORY OF HOW HER GRANDMOTHER KIMLIN WENT OUT WEST WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG AND GOT FREE LAND BY RUNNING FOR IT. IT WAS SAID SHE HAD A LITTLE MONEY BUT NEVER SHARED IT WITH HER FAMILY. LESLIE KIMLIN WAS A BUILDER IN POUGHKEEPSIE NY. DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE SAME FAMILY? I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU IF I CAN I LIVE NEAR POUGHKEEPSIE NY AND RESEARCH THERE OFTEN.
REGARDS
CAROLEE MURPHY