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Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp 1836 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 November 1836

Birth Location: Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO

Death Date: 13 January 1918

Death Location: Dresden (Pettis County), Pettis County, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Kemp

Mother: Maria Newbill

Spouse(s): Mary Herndon

Children(s): William Kemp, Henry Kemp, Ida Kemp, Charles Kemp, Walter Kemp, Gertrude Kemp, Ada Kemp

Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp was born in 1836 in Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO, the child of Thomas Alexander Hall Kemp and Maria Rachel Newbill. In 1850, Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided in District 68, Pettis, Missouri, USA. In 1860, Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided in Bourbon, Kansas Territory, USA. Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp married Mary Green Herndon, and had children including William "Willie" Oscar Kemp, Henry Chester Kemp, Ida Belle Kemp, Charles Thomas Kemp, Walter Julius Kemp, Gertrude Kemp, Ada Kemp. Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp passed away in 1918 in Dresden (Pettis County), Pettis County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp was born in 1836 in Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO, the child of Thomas Alexander Hall Kemp and Maria Rachel Newbill.
  • In 1850, Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided in District 68, Pettis, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided in Bourbon, Kansas Territory, USA.
  • Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp married Mary Green Herndon, and had children including William "Willie" Oscar Kemp, Henry Chester Kemp, Ida Belle Kemp, Charles Thomas Kemp, Walter Julius Kemp, Gertrude Kemp, Ada Kemp.
  • Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp passed away in 1918 in Dresden (Pettis County), Pettis County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kemp
1792 – 1846
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
TK
Maria Newbill
1805 – 1872
Birth Location: Penhook, Franklin, Virginia, United States
MN

Spouses(s)

Mary Herndon
1839 – 1932
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
MH

Children(s)

William Kemp
1861 – 1951
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
WK
Henry Kemp
1864 – 1944
Birth Location: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
HK
Ida Kemp
1868 – 1947
Birth Location: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
IK
Charles Kemp
1872 – 1952
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
CK
Walter Kemp
1879 – 1950
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
WK
Gertrude Kemp
1883 – 1974
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
GK
Ada Kemp
1883 –
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
AK

Ezekiel Kemp's Ancestors

Self
Ezekiel Kemp
1836 – 1918
Birth Place: Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
Parents
Thomas Alexander Hall Kemp
1792 – 1846
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Maria (Rachel) Newbill
1805 – 1872
Penhook, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Riley) Kemp
1767 – 1790
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Susanna (Hall) Hail
1771 – 1811
Franklin, Virginia, United States
John (Glenn) Newbill
1773 – 1844
, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Jane ("Jincy") Hawkins
1766 – 1856
, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Kemp
1732 – 1808
Mary Craighead
1736 – 1796
Stephen Haile
1745 – 1815
Nancy Arthur
1749 – 1817
Nathaniel Newbill
1746 – 1828
Sarah Glenn
1751 – 1823
Ann Penewit
1760 – 1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Raulf Kemp
1710 –
Catharine
John Craighead
1745 – 1808
Francis Haile
1724 – 1780
Clara Meador
1716 – 1757
Capt. Arthur
1730 – 1820
Rebecca Jenny
1734 – 1788
Thomas Newbill
1705 – 1777
Catherine Newbill
1730 – 1777

Ezekiel Kemp's Descendants

1.
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Ezekiel (Franklin (Zeke)) Kemp (30 November 1836 – 13 January 1918) m. Mary (Green) Herndon (18 December 1839 – 14 June 1932)
  1. 1. William ("Willie" Oscar) Kemp (15 Oct 1861 – 3 Mar 1951)
  2. 2. Henry (Chester) Kemp (11 Nov 1864 – 11 Aug 1944) m. Mary (Alberta "Mollie") Edwards (05 Apr 1863 – 25 Jun 1935) m. Mayme (Lane) McDaniel (25 Feb 1877 – 21 Jan 1944)
    1. 1. Lawson Kemp (17 Jan 1889 – 20 Feb 1889)
    2. 2. John (Earle) Kemp (26 Jan 1891 – 28 Jun 1973)
    3. 3. Ruth (Naomi) Kemp (31 Oct 1893 – 6 Feb 1983)
    4. 4. Henry (Chester) Kemp (7 Apr 1900 – 24 April 1975) m. Ida (Mae Martin) Meyer (18 Nov 1903 – 2 Oct 1982)
      1. 1. Joanna (Marie) Kemp (12 Mar 1931 – 19 Nov 2019) m. Alfred (Bernard) Daniel (24 Apr 1920 – 23 Oct 1997)
        1. 1. Janet (Marie) Daniel (Jun 1965 – )
      2. 2. Emma (Lou) Kemp (12/1/1938 – ) m. Claude (Joseph) Williams (29 October 1929 – 26 Aug 1986)
        1. 1. Claude (Joseph) Williams (4 Nov 1960 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Leihy (17 July 1968 – 3 March 2014) m. Kimberly (M) Speer (7 Oct 1961 – 2 Aug 2004)
        2. 2. Juli (Anne) Williams (5 Nov 1962 – ) m. Gerald (A Jerry) Brown (21 Feb 1962 – )
        3. 3. Jeffrey (Kemp) Williams (26 June 1966 – ) m. Jaime (Lynne) Barber (20 Jun 1966 – )
        4. 4. Jonathan (P) Williams (23 May 1968 – )
    5. 5. Donovan ("Don" P) Kemp (6 Sep 1906 – Aug 1985)
  3. 3. Ida (Belle) Kemp (28 Sep 1868 – 11 Apr 1947)
  4. 4. Charles (Thomas) Kemp (28 Jun 1872 – 1 Aug 1952)
  5. 5. Walter (Julius) Kemp (8 Jan 1879 – 30 Oct 1950)
  6. 6. Gertrude Kemp (30 Oct 1883 – 24 September 1974)
  7. 7. Ada Kemp (Nov 1883 – )

Ezekiel Kemp's Timeline

9 Records

1836
30 November 1836
Birth of Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp in Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
1850
1850
Age 14
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided here in District 68, Pettis, Missouri, USA
District 68, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 24
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided here in Bourbon, Kansas Territory, USA
Bourbon, Kansas Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided here in Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided here in Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1883
abt 1883
Age 47
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 64
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided here in Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 74
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp resided here in Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1918
13 January 1918
Age 82
Death of Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp in Dresden (Pettis County), Pettis County, Missouri, USA
Dresden (Pettis County), Pettis County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1836
    Event Place: Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 68, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bourbon, Kansas Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1883
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1918
    Event Place: Dresden (Pettis County), Pettis County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dresden, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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