Ephraim Kimberly
<p>The first election in Warren was at George Humphrey's mill; Robert McCleary and George Humphrey were elected Justices; Joseph McKee, James Reilly and John Patterson, Trustees, John McElroy, John Humphrey and Benedict Wells having previously served as Trustees. Warrenton was laid out by <strong>Zenas Kimberly</strong> in 1802. The first house was built on the site of the town in 1800 by John Tilton, who settled in 1785 and who founded Tiltonville in 1806. Solomon Schamehorn settled permanently in 1797; the Lisbys in 1801, William Lewis 1801.</p><p>   The first deed recorded in Jefferson County was for land in Warren Township, being that of the United States to <strong>Ephraim Kimberly</strong> for 300 acres near Indian Short Creek. The warrant was issued to Kimberly for services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The deed was given under seal at Philadelphia, 1795, and signed by George Washington. The tract was surveyed by Absalom Martin, and included the mouth of Short Creek. The southwest corner is marked by a stone monument.</p><p> </p><p>Source: <strong><em>Ohio</em></strong><em> Arch. and His. <strong>Society</strong> Publications. Vol 8, Page 134</em></p><p> http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&amp;Page=0008134.html&amp;StartPag e=132&amp;EndPage=262&amp;volume=8&amp;newtitle=Volume%208%20Page%20132 </p>

Ephraim Kimberly

1738 - 1796

When Ephraim Kimberly was born on October 22, 1738, in Newtown, Connecticut, his father, Gideon, was 24 and his mother, Mary, was 23. He married Mary "Polly" Riggs on April 5, 1769, in Wilton, Connecticut. They had three children in 20 years. He died on September 8, 1796, in Jefferson, Ohio, at the age of 57, and was buried in Ohio.

Contributed by Richard E Kimberly Sr