W. W. Kimple is a
self-made man who has devoted his life to farming and cattle
raising, in which business he is now successfully engaged at
Caldwell. He was born in Andrew county, Missouri,
February 22, 1872, and there attended school. His
residence in the west dates from 1898, at which time he took
up the occupation of farming near Caldwell and also conducted
a livery stable at Emmett for about three years. Since
then he has concentrated his energies upon his agricultural
and stock raising interests, and his success has placed him
among the men of affluence in his community. In his
boyhood there were many trying years when he encountered
difficulties and obstacles, but these did not lessen his
courage or his determination, and by persistent energy and
industry he has worked his was steadily upward.
On the 27th of July, 1916, Mr. Kimple was united in
marriage to Miss Clara Maxey, a daughter of Dr. W. C. Maxey,
who was a pioneer of Caldwell and who had served in the Civil
war. He came to Idaho in 1887 and in various ways
entered prominently into the public life and development of
the state. He was a son of Dr. William A. Maxey, a
native of Tennessee, who settled in Illinois in 1818, the year
of the admission of that state in the Union. There his
won, Dr. William C. Maxey, was reared and in 1861 joined the
First Independent Regiment of Illinois Cavalry. After
several months his command was mustered out of service and he
reenlisted as a member of Company G of the Eightieth Illinois
Volunteer Infantry. In his subsequent service he was
captured by the Confederates and confined in the prison on
Belle Isle for several months. At the close of the war
he received an honorable discharge, with the rank of first
sergeant, and then returned to his home in Illinois, where he
gave his attention to the study and practice of medicine until
1883, when he removed to Marcus, Iowa. There he remained
until 1887, when he came to Idaho and soon won recognition not
only as one of the most able physicians and surgeons of
Caldwell but also as one of the leading figures in the public
life of the state. He was a member of the first
constitutional convention of Idaho, was the first commandant
of the Soldiers Hoe at Boise and was a past grand commander of
the Grand Army of the Republic in this state. His wife,
who bore the maiden name of Sarah A. Lane and was a daughter
of Gilbert Lane, passed away in Boise in December, 1907, and
Dr. W. C. Maxey died at the National Soldiers Home in southern
California, December, 27, 1912. The were the parents of
Dr. E. E. Maxey, a prominent physician of Boise.
Mr. Kimple, a resident of the state for twenty-one
years, is highly respected by all who know him because of his
capability and reliability in business, and his example may
well serve to encourage and inspire others, showing what can
be accomplished through individual effort. |
