KILMER: History of the Kilmer family in America. 1897By C. H. Kilmer This 1897 publication presents the history of the Kilmer family in America. Their native land was Hesse Cassell Germany. Philip Kelmer and his family were part of a group of refugees from the German Palatinate region and arrived in America about 1710 after many sufferings and a flight from their home. On their arrival they faced many hardships. They lived in the Livingston Manor, New York area in 1710. Johannes Klmer or John Kilmer