Then you can let your brother know that he and I are third cousins!
I never knew Crimpson or his side of the family, but his father, Samuel Charles, and my grandmother's father, Robert Weldon, were brothers. I, too, grew up near Tipton, about 10 minutes north of Altoona, though I now live a little less than an hour west of there in St. Benedict, Cambria county. I am just about a month older than your brother, being born on April 9, 1978.
My grandmother mentioned Samuel and Crimpson many times, but I never met either of them. I do have much info on the Kemberlings, all the way back to your brother's and my 5x great grandfather, Ludwig, whom I have traced back to the 1770's in the Berks/Schuykill counties area of PA. I do have some old family photos, though I'm not sure of who everyone is in them. Some were from my grandmother's collection, that my mother now has, some were from another cousin I have spoken to online that lives in northwestern PA, and some from my great-aunt who still lives in Altoona.
I am willing to share any into I have and that you or your brother may be interested in.
Feel free to contact me at
78steelhead@comcast.net.
Chad J. Whitesel