John S. Kindle
John S. Kindle, blacksmith, Centerville. John S. Kindle, son of Joseph and Margaret Kindle, was born in Centerville, Montgomery Co., Ohio, May 19, 1845. Commenced to going to school at about the age of five years, and continued up to the age of twelve, receiving a pretty fair district school education. Then went to work in the ship with his father, occasionally assisting the neighboring farmers when they were in a pinch for labor, up to August, 1862, when he volunteered in the army, Ninety-third Regiment, Company B, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was gotten up and commanded by Col. Charles Anderson and Lieut. Col. Hiram Strong; first engagement was on the Kentucky River, between Lexington and Richmond, during Nelson's retreat to Louisville. Was also at the Battle of Stone river and there taken prisoner by the Texas Rangers, but recaptured by the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Then followed numerous skirmishes, in which he was severely wounded by a musket ball in the leg; the ball was extracted, and is now in his possession, being kept as a relic. He is crippled for life. Was placed in the hospital, staying there about four months; then came home on furlough, and remained thirteen months; then returned tot he army and remained there three or four months, when he was given a final discharge May 30 1865. He married, February 8, 1877, Miss Elizabeth Simpson. From this union are three children, all boys , two of whom are now living. Has some political aspirations; has been elected Township Clerk and Constable, and is now serving as Justice of the Peace. He was elected in 1876. When not officially employed, he works at his trade. His father was born in Burlington County, N.J., and came to Ohio in 1833. His mother was born in Half-Moon Valley, Center County., Penn.
From History of Montgomery County, Ohio, W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1882