Conrad Kiel was an early settler of southern Nevada who moved to the state in 1871 and owned Kyle Ranch (an alternate spelling of his surname) in modern day North Las Vegas, Nevada. Conrad Kiel was born February 26, 1907 in Union City, Pennsylvannia and migrated to southern Nevada to operate a saw mill in Kyle Canyon near Mount Charleston and a ranch in North Las Vegas, Nevada that sold goods to the miners in the area. Conrad Kiel passed away at his ranch on January 3, 1894 at the age of 86.
Barbara "Barb" Germain Killian was born on November 25, 1935 in San Diego, California. Barbara married Lawrence S. Germain in June of 1975.
Killian obtained a bachelor of art degree in physics and has the occupation of being a physicist. Killian also took graduate level mathematics and engineering courses. Killian has a masters degree in management.