Judge Ivory G. Kimball

1843 - 1916  (73 years)

• Name	Ivory G. Kimball  [1]
  Prefix	Judge
  Birth	5 May 1843	Wells, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 May 1916
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetary
  Person ID	I53270	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Wilbraham Kimball, Jr.,   b. 24 Mar 1814, Jay, Maine. d. 3 Jun 1870, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Ann Hatch,   b. Abt 1815   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Jun 1842
  Family ID	F22698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Lovinia Ferris,   b. 8-9 Jan 1839, Barre, Orleans, New York d. 23 Mar 1914 (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Arthur Herbert Kimball,   b. 13 Mar 1875   d. 24 Aug 1924 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F22052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 May 1843 - Wells, York, Maine  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Memorial Amphitheater Arlington National Cemetary - result of the work of Ivory G. Kimball. Served in the E company of the 55th Indiana Regiment.   In the papers of Arthur Alden Kimball filed by his wife in Nov 1997, she says" "His grandfather Ivory G. Kimball was a Civil War veteran who was appointed judge of the Washington, DC, police court by President Cleveland in 1893."   The Memorial Amphitheater, at the Arlington National Cemetary, was the dream of Judge Ivory G. Kimball, who wished to have a place to assemble and honor the American defenders.   "Judge I. G. Kimball worked hard during several sessions of Congress as the Department Head of the G.A.R. in the District to get the bill thro Congress to build the Arlington Amplitheatre. It finally went thro in President Theo. Roosevelt's Administration, and the Judge was honored by being the one chosen to remove the first spadeful of earth to start the work. His name appears on a bronze tablet on the completed structure. He regarded this as the crowning accomplishment of his life." (George E.Kimball) Census: 1880 Washington, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace   ... G. KIMBALL Self M Male W 37 ME Lawyer ME ME   Anna L. KIMBALL Wife M Female W 41 NY Keeping House NY NY   Anna L. KIMBALL Mother W Female W 61 ME   ME ME   Jennie O. KIMBALL Sister S Female W 24 IN At Home ME ME   Ella KIMBALL Dau S Female W 14 IN At Home ME NY   Wilbra KIMBALL Son S Male W 12 DC At Home ME NY   Harry G. KIMBALL Son S Male W 10 DC At School ME NY   Alice M. KIMBALL Dau S Female W 8 DC ME NY   Arthur H. KIMBALL Son S Male W 5 DC   ME NY     Because of Kimball's campaign, Congress authorized its construction March 4, 1913. Judge Kimball participated in the ground-breaking ceremony March 1, 1915, but did not live to see his dream completed. Ivory Kimball died May 15, 1916, and was buried in Section 3 of the cemetery, near the Memorial Amphitheater he campaigned to build. President Woodrow Wilson placed its cornerstone Oct. 15, 1915.   Obituary Resources: Obituary in Washington Post For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

  
  

• Sources

  [S768] Judge Ivory G. Kimball, Reflections of a Busy Life, (The Carnahan Press, Washington D. C. - 1912).