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Emily Kemp 1875–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1875

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Apr 1931

Death Location: Callison, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Lewis Kemp

Mother: Margaret Rush

Spouse(s): Barney Downs

Children(s): Hattie Downs, Dora Downs, Asalee Downs, Mamie Downs, Titus Sr, Celeste Downs, Bertha Downs, Hubert Downs

Emily Kemp was born in 1875 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, the child of Lewis Hillary Kemp And Margaret Emma Kemp Rush. In 1870, Emily Kemp resided in Gray, Kerksey Roads, Edgefield, South Carolina, US. Emily Kemp married Barney Smith Downs, and had children including Asalee Downs, Bertha Downs, Celeste Downs, Dora A Downs, Hattie Downs, Hubert Downs, Mamie Downs, Titus Downs Sr. Emily Kemp passed away in 1931 in Callison, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emily Kemp was born in 1875 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, the child of Lewis Hillary Kemp And Margaret Emma Kemp Rush.
  • In 1870, Emily Kemp resided in Gray, Kerksey Roads, Edgefield, South Carolina, US.
  • Emily Kemp married Barney Smith Downs, and had children including Asalee Downs, Bertha Downs, Celeste Downs, Dora A Downs, Hattie Downs, Hubert Downs, Mamie Downs, Titus Downs Sr.
  • Emily Kemp passed away in 1931 in Callison, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emily Kemp's Ancestors

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Emily Kemp
1875–1931
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Lewis Hillary Kemp
1819–1899
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Emma Kemp) Rush
1829–1921
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Johnson) Kemp
1792–1848
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Hannah (Kemp) Gorman
1793–1880
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Henry (Alexander) Rush
1796–1885
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Mary (R. "Polly" Harling) (Harlan)
1802–1886
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Wiley Kemp
1761–1829
Nancy Nicholson
1758–1828
John Sr.
1738–1803
Hannah Nicholson
1772–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Kemp
1749–1802
Susan Tate
1750–1813
Daniel *
1720–1790
Susanna Fitzgerald
1720–1767

Emily Kemp's Descendants

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Emily Kemp (Abt 1875–30 Apr 1931) m. Barney (Smith) Downs (3 January 1865–04 Mar 1940)
  1. 1. Hattie Downs 1893–
  2. 2. Dora (A) Downs 1894–1961
  3. 3. Asalee Downs 1896–1931
  4. 4. Mamie Downs 1909–1929
  5. 5. Titus (Downs) Sr 1915–1998
  6. 6. Celeste Downs 1906–1993
  7. 7. Bertha Downs 1908–
  8. 8. Hubert Downs 1900–1962 m. Annie (May) Corpening 1910–1972
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Downs 1939–2016 m. Eugene (Edward Brown) Sr 1938–2021
    2. 2. Edward Downs 1932–1998
    3. 3. Harvey (Lee "Peter" Downs) Sr 1934–1963
    4. 4. Hazel (Downs) Stone 1937–1992
    5. 5. Dorothy (Mae) Downs 1942–2001

Emily Kemp's Timeline

6 Records

1852
28 Jan 1852
Birth of Emily Kemp in Kirksey, Greenwood Co., South Carolina
Kirksey, Greenwood Co., South Carolina
1870
1870
Emily Kemp resided here in Gray, Kerksey Roads, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Gray, Kerksey Roads, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1875
01 Jan 1875
Birth of Emily Kemp in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
1875
Abt 1875
Birth of Emily Kemp in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1931
30 Apr 1931
Age 56
Death of Emily Kemp in Kirksey, Greenwood Co., South Carolina
Kirksey, Greenwood Co., South Carolina
1931
30 Apr 1931
Age 56
Death of Emily Kemp in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Kirksey, Greenwood Co., South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1875
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gray, Kerksey Roads, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1931
    Event Place: Kirksey, Greenwood Co., South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1931
    Event Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Callison, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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