. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . lves have passed tothat bourne from whence no travelerreturns. Imperfect tradition must then imper-fectly supply the information neededand regrets are frequently expressedthat opportunities were not carefully at-tended to or embraced by preserving an-nals so important to the social interestsof every family circle. As families are but integral portionsof communities, and it is an inherentgratification in almost every one to *The author of this manuscript wasDaniel May Keim, of the fifth genera-tion throuirli Nicholas, son of JohannesKriin.
. The Keim and allied families in America and Europe . lves have passed tothat bourne from whence no travelerreturns. Imperfect tradition must then imper-fectly supply the information neededand regrets are frequently expressedthat opportunities were not carefully at-tended to or embraced by preserving an-nals so important to the social interestsof every family circle. As families are but integral portionsof communities, and it is an inherentgratification in almost every one to *The author of this manuscript wasDaniel May Keim, of the fifth genera-tion throuirli Nicholas, son of JohannesKriin. the Pounder. He was born in Read-ing, Pa., in 1806, arid died at Bristol, Pa.,Thia manuscript was written The ,iutlior was in touch with the second generation. The manuscript is asummary of the descent of the line ofNicholas Keim, fourth of the six children,and third of the four sons of Johannes,the Founder, and is g-iven as left by theauthor. The additions to date will ap-pear in the progress of the work. THE KEIM AND ALLIED FAMILIES. 19. DANIKL MAY K^IM,Author of Genealogical Gleanings, &c. i8c6-i866. peruse the histories of the latter, fromtheir small beginnings, to the develop-ment of whatever in national import-ance they may have attained; would notthen a correspondent gratification beawakened in families by having the an-nals of their forefathers truthfully col-lected and concisely elaborated, placedbefore their children? The impressions thus made mighteventuate most salutarily, and the in-struction thus derived from the sourcesof their own checkered existence berendered as profitable as suggestive tothem in contending with the future oftheir own advancing career. It is true our sojourn in time is atbest but a brief moment and the sum-mary of all is simply that we are born,live and die, yet whilst this truth has tobe admitted, it powerfully serves to re-press in us all vain glory and falsepride, and stimulates our energies inthe direction of every good and per
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