Photograph Courtesy of Chris Kilmer   

Mattie (Kilmer) KNIBBS, 1894-1977

The photograph above shows a  family gathering on Christmas Day, 1917 showing John and Dora Kilmer and eight of their nine children. 

Back Row (left to right): 
Dora, Mattie, Bessie, Everett and Ruby
Front Row (left to right): 
Kay (Clarence), Dora, Dale, John and John Jr.

The photograph to the right is estimated to have been taken at a smaller family gathering at Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois during the 1940's.

From left to right: 
Ruby, Dora, Clarence, Bessie, John Sr,, Mattie and Everett.


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