REV. JOHN KIEBEL, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church of Edgerton, Williams county, O., the first church of this denomination to be organized in the county, has been in charge of this parish since 1901. This is Rev. Kiebel’s first pastoral charge.  He was born in Fostoria, O., February 24, 1877. He was educated at St. Marys, Cincinnati, Mount Calvary, Wis., and Cleveland, O. The priest’s residence at Edgerton, built by Father Kiebel, is the finest building in the town and one of the finest in the county.  It is equipped throughout with all modern conveniences.  By means of a gasoline engine the water is forced through pipes all over the house.  The parish numbers eighty-five families, residing in Edgerton and St. Joseph township, and is growing very rapidly.  The present church edifice has recently been remodeled, having been built some years ago.  The church authorities contemplate building a new church house in the near future, to meet the wants of the rapidly growing congregation.  This church is connected with the mission at Blakeslee, seven miles distant.  Father Kiebel, by dint of hard, earnest work, and an inexhaustible store of push and enterprise, has done a great work for his parish.  Whatever he has undertaken he has brought to full completion.  He certainly deserves great credit for what he has accomplished.  The higher church authorities recognize his ability and heartily support him in his endeavors to promote the church work in all of its bearings.  It is needless to state that he is popular, not only with his parishioners but also with all other classes of people.  Under his able guidance there is a great future before St. Mary’s parish.
Source: The County of Williams, A History of Williams Co., Ohio, Part 2, Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Assn., 1905 - Page 448

JOHN E. KREIGER, a prosperous farmer near Melbern, Williams county, O., is a native of Center township of that county, where he was born Dec. 24, 1866.  His grandparents were Daniel and Elizabeth (Domer) Kreiger, both natives of Pennsylvania, the former having first removed to Holmes county, O., and in 1842 to Williams county, where he died.  His wife, the daughter of Michael Domer, was born in Pennsylvania and died in Williams county in 1875.  The maternal grandparents of John E. Kreiger were Samuel and Elizabeth Lint, both natives of Holmes county, O.  In 1844, they settled in Center township, where both died, his death occurring in 1897.  The parents of Mr. Kreiger are Jacob and Mary (Lint) Kreiger the former born in Holmes county, O., Dec. 24, 1831, and the latter in the same county, June 9, 1841.  Jacob Kreiger was educated in the common schools of his home county and chose farming as his life' work.  He cleared and improved the farm of one hundred and twenty acres on which he now resides, and in 1903 erected a substantial residence on it.  When he came to Williams county with his parents deer and wolves were still quite plentiful.  In political matters he is affiliated with the Democratic party.  To him and wife nine children were born, seven of whom are still living.  John E. Kreiger was reared on his father's farm and received a fair education in the common schools of Center township.  He is a farmer by occupation and owns a farm of eighty acres of well improved and highly productive land, on which he in 1904 erected a handsome residence.  The raising of potatoes is a specialty with him, and on some of his land as many as five hundred bushels to the acre are raised.  In politics he is actively identified with the Democratic party, but in no sense is he an office-seeker.  Together with his wife his is an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  On Mar. 3, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss Arminta Jordin, a native of Williams county, the daughter of Ellis and Mary (Brown) Jordin the latter being a daughter of Nicholas Brown, mentioned in this work.  Ellis Jordin was a son of John Jordin, and early settler of Williams county, who removed to Dakota, where he died in 1895, his widow, Emily (Varnum) Jordin, surviving him.  Ellis Jordin was born in Williams county, Aug. 6, 1849, and educated in the common schools.  He was a farmer by occupation and a Republican in politics.  He died in January, 1896.  Ellis Jordin and wife were the parents of two children:  John, a farmer of William county, and Mrs. Kreiger.  Mary (Brown) Jordin died in 1880.  To John E. Kreiger and wife two children have been born.  They are:  Armin Thorp, born Jan 26, 1899, and Mary Ardilla, born Jan. 19, 1904.
Source: The County of Williams, A History of Williams Co., Ohio, Part 2, Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Assn., 1905 - Page 461

HENRY KRILL, an influential and prosperous merchant of Edgerton, Williams county, O., is a native of Gaudernbach, province of Nassau, Germany.  His father, John Krill, emigrated to America in 1869 and located in St. Joseph township, where he died in 1890, aged sixty-seven years.  The mother of Henry Krill is still hale and hearty, notwithstanding she is seventy-four years old.  Henry Krill was educated in the public schools of Germany, whose system of education is not excelled by that of any other country in the world.  In 1875 he entered the employ of J. H. Miller of Edgerton, who was then engaged in the furniture and undertaking business.  After having served as an employee for eleven years, he became a partner of Mr. Miller, and in 1891, by buying out his partner, he became sole proprietor of the business, which he has conducted so successfully ever since.  His trade is not limited to Williams county, but it extends also to Defiance and the bordering Indiana counties.  While busily engaged looking after his mercantile interests he has not neglected public affairs.  For two terms he was township treasurer and for the same length of time member of the town council.  He has just been re-elected a member of the school board for a term of four years, his sixth term of service on that body.  For the past four years he has been treasurer of the school board and  he is now its president.  In politics he is an active Republican.  With the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows he is closely identified.  Since the organization of the Oak Manufacturing Company he has been one of its stockholders and directors.  In religious affairs he and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, he being a trustee and class leader in that organization.  He married Miss Mary Helmling, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Krall) Helmling, the former a native of Baden and the latter of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany.  They came from Baden, Germany, in 1850, and located first in New York, coming from thence to Cleveland, O., and thence to Toledo, O., and in 1855 to Edgerton, where he died Jan. 14, 1883.  His wife still survives him at the age of eighty-four years.  Mr. and Mrs. Krill have the following children:  Minnie, Oscar, Paul, Edwin, all being still at home.  Of Mr. Krill it may truthfully be said that he is an excellent business man and a fine type of the German-American citizen.
Source: The County of Williams, A History of Williams Co., Ohio, Part 2, Publ. Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Assn., 1905 - Page 462