GEORGE HIMMEL, farmer; P. O. Bishop's Station; is a brother of J. W. C. and T. F. Himmel, whose sketches appear elsewhere in this work; he was born Dec. 11, 1835, in Germany, and in 1846 he came with the family to Mason Co., III., making their first settlement in Quiver Township, on the farm now occupied by T. F. Himmel; he remained there until married Sept. 14, 1859, to Elizabeth Haas, daughter of Carl Gumbel, of Germany, a blacksmith. They soon settled on her farm of 200 acres in Spring Lake Township, remaining there eleven years, and then moved to Forest City Township, and settled there on 160 acres, partly inherited by his father; they have in all 520 acres, probably worth $50 per acre. In 1864, he was licensed as a local preacher of the Evangelical Association; he has had nine children:  Elmira, Katie E., Charles E., Annie, George A., Henry, Mary, Frank and an infant deceased; all belong to Church. Mr. Himmel has been connected with the school offices, and has been Superintendent of Sabbath schools. Though his sun is now declining in the western horizon, he enjoys good health, and is quite active for his years. Faithful and reliable in all his relations of life, he bids fair for more extended usefulness in the country where he resides.



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