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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, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Kemp

Mother: Regina Newbill

Spouse(s): Mary Herndon

Children(s): Henry Sr, William Kemp, Ida Kemp, Gertrude Kemp, Charles Kemp, Walter 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 Regina Marie Roche 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 Ada Kemp, Charles Thomas Kemp, Gertrude Kemp, Henry Chester Kemp Sr, Ida Belle Kemp, Walter Julius Kemp, William Willie Oscar Kemp. Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp passed away in 1918 in Dresden, 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 Regina Marie Roche 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 Ada Kemp, Charles Thomas Kemp, Gertrude Kemp, Henry Chester Kemp Sr, Ida Belle Kemp, Walter Julius Kemp, William Willie Oscar Kemp.
  • Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp passed away in 1918 in Dresden, Pettis County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Henry Sr
1864–1944
Birth Location: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
HS
William Kemp
1861–1951
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
WK
Ida Kemp
1868–1947
Birth Location: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
IK
Gertrude Kemp
1883–1974
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
GK
Charles Kemp
1872–1952
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
CK
Walter Kemp
1879–1950
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
WK
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
Regina (Marie Roche) Newbill
1805–1872
Penhook, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Riley Kemp) Sr.
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–
John Sr
1745–1808
Francis Hale
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. Henry (Chester Kemp) Sr 1864–1944 m. Mary (Alberta "Mollie") Edwards 1863–1935 m. Mayme (Lane) McDaniel 1877–1944
    1. 1. Henry (Chester Kemp) Jr 1900–1975 m. Ida (Mae Martin) Meyer 1903–1982
      1. 1. Jo (Ann) Kemp 1931–2019 m. Alfred (Bernard) Daniel 1920–1997
    2. 2. Ruth (Naomi) Kemp 1893–1983
    3. 3. Donovan ("Don" P) Kemp 1906–1985
    4. 4. Lawson Kemp 1889–1889
    5. 5. John (Earle) Kemp 1891–1973
  2. 2. William ("Willie" Oscar) Kemp 1861–1951
  3. 3. Ida (Belle) Kemp 1868–1947
  4. 4. Gertrude Kemp 1883–1974
  5. 5. Charles (Thomas) Kemp 1872–1952
  6. 6. Walter (Julius) Kemp 1879–1950
  7. 7. Ada Kemp 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, 1847-2003
    [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, 1847-2003

    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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