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George Washington Kemp 1818–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1818

Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA

Death Date: September 1892

Death Location: Kent, Delaware, USA

Father: Matthew Sr

Mother: Dorcas Cashatt

Spouse(s): Sarah Pearson, Ann Edwards

Children(s): John Kemp, Martha Kemp, George Kemp, Mary Kemp, Philomen Kemp, Elizabeth Kemp, Matthew Kemp, Charles Kemp, Eunity Walls, Mary Kemp, Samuel Kemp

George Washington Kemp was born in 1818 in Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of Matthew Kemp Sr And Dorcas Dorkie Cashatt. In 1850, George Washington Kemp resided in Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA. George Washington Kemp married Ann Edwards, Sarah Sallie Ann Pearson, and had children including Charles J Kemp, Elizabeth B Lizzie Kemp, Eunity Kemp Longfellow Walls, George Baker Kemp, John Wesley Kemp, Martha Prudence Marthy Kemp, Mary Catherine Katie Kemp, Mary E Kemp, Matthew C Kemp, Philomen W Filley Kemp, Samuel S Kemp. George Washington Kemp passed away in 1892 in Kent, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • George Washington Kemp was born in 1818 in Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of Matthew Kemp Sr And Dorcas Dorkie Cashatt.
  • In 1850, George Washington Kemp resided in Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA.
  • George Washington Kemp married Ann Edwards, Sarah Sallie Ann Pearson, and had children including Charles J Kemp, Elizabeth B Lizzie Kemp, Eunity Kemp Longfellow Walls, George Baker Kemp, John Wesley Kemp, Martha Prudence Marthy Kemp, Mary Catherine Katie Kemp, Mary E Kemp, Matthew C Kemp, Philomen W Filley Kemp, Samuel S Kemp.
  • George Washington Kemp passed away in 1892 in Kent, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Sr
1782–1856
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
MS
Dorcas Cashatt
1785–1870
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
DC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Pearson
1828–1854
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
SP
Ann Edwards
1831–1901
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
AE

Children(s)

John Kemp
1847–1928
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
JK
Martha Kemp
1863–1928
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
MK
George Kemp
1852–1930
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
GK
Mary Kemp
1847–1918
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
MK
Philomen Kemp
1866–1945
Birth Location: Kent County, Delaware, USA
PK
Elizabeth Kemp
1861–1943
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
EK
Matthew Kemp
1858–1932
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
MK
Charles Kemp
1871–
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
CK
Eunity Walls
1855–1938
Birth Location: Felton, Kent, Delaware, USA
EW
Mary Kemp
1855–1924
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
MK
Samuel Kemp
1868–1930
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
SK

George Kemp's Ancestors

Self
George Kemp
1818–1892
Birth Place: Kent, Delaware, USA
Parents
Matthew Kemp Sr
1782–1856
Kent County, Delaware, USA
Dorcas ((Dorkie)) Cashatt
1785–1870
Kent County, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Kemp
1745–1796
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Ann Fairbanks
1745–1796
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Jacob Coshat
1737–1813
Rocky River, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Mary Broyles) Cashatt
1745–1843
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Kemp
1706–1784
Magdalen Stevens
1715–1790
James Fairbank
1710–1768
Elizabeth Neal
1710–1770
John Cashatt
1710–1748
Mary Broyles
1720–1788
Jacob War
1738–1799
Elizabeth Connection
1725–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kemp
1681–1751
Mary Ball
1685–1752
John Stevens
1688–1742
Elizabeth (Stevens)
1688–1743
John Fairbank
1680–1769
Mary (Fairbank)
1670–1715
Francis Neal
1680–1745
Ann Ferrall
1695–1745
Jacob Broil
1705–1763
Maria GGM)
1702–1761
Christoph (Uhl)
1677–1762
Eva Gottsaurin
1682–1754

George Kemp's Descendants

1.
GK
George (Washington) Kemp (4 August 1818–September 1892) m. Sarah ((Sallie) Ann) Pearson (6 May 1828–26 Jun 1854) m. Ann Edwards (abt 1831–6 Sep 1901)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Kemp 1847–1928 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Scott 1852–1920
    1. 1. Henry (Smith) Kemp 1892–1938 m. Ida (Mae) Walls 1896–1977
      1. 1. Ethel Kemp 1920–2001 m. Charles (Lawrence) Walls 1915–1995
        1. 1. Louis (Wayne "Wayne" Walls) Sr. 1948–2025 m. Linda (Marie) McClain 1951–2013
        2. 2. Anne Wells 1942–2018
        3. 3. Bonnie (Lou) Walls 1946–2024
        4. 4. Mary (Frances) Satterfield 1940–2001 m. John (Howard Satterfield) Jr. 1936–2013
        5. 5. Living Walls 1939–1939
      2. 2. William Kemp
      3. 3. John (Willard Kemp) Sr 1937–2016
      4. 4. Dorothy (Louise) Kemp 1932–2013
      5. 5. Catherine (Marie (Kitty)) Kemp 1930–2011 m. John (W) States 1920–
        1. 1. John (F) States 1911–
      6. 6. James (Henry (Jimmy) Kemp) Sr 1935–2006
      7. 7. Irene Kemp 1917–2005 m. William Williams 1912–
      8. 8. Floyd (K Kemp) Sr 1915–1991
      9. 9. Lula (Mae) Kemp 1914–1989 m. Thomas (N ERVIN) Jr. 1907–1963
        1. 1. Betty (Lou) Ervin 1936–2011
        2. 2. George (Wesley Ervin) Sr 1947–2015
        3. 3. Linwood (Edward) Ervin 1941–1997 m. Marlene (L.) Brob-St 1944–2011
        4. 4. Harry (Oliver) Ervin 1936–1992
        5. 5. John (Robert Ervin) Sr 1935– m. Ruth (Ann 1939 % Lofland (Ervin Ford)) (dna) 1939–2023
        6. 6. Virginia (Mae) Ervin 1933–2006
        7. 7. William (Howard Ervin) Senior 1931–1993 m. Jo (Anne) Chesney 1934–
        8. 8. Ollie (Hayden) Ervin 1929–2021 m. Betty (Louise Leager) Ervin 1934–2010
        9. 9. Carolyn (Ann) Gavin 1921–
        10. 10. Bradford (E) Ervin 1926–1942
        11. 11. James (Frederick "Jimmy") Ervin 1928–1990
      10. 10. Carlton (Corkie) Kemp 1928–2002
      11. 11. Ruth (Anna) Kemp 1926–2001 m. James Smith 1917–
        1. 1. Sandra (M) Smith 1901–
      12. 12. Irving Kemp 1924–1975
      13. 13. Boy Kemp 1922–
    2. 2. Robt Kemp 1872–1955 m. Stella Kemp 1896–
      1. 1. Cora Kemp 1898–1988
        1. 1. Helen (Marie) Minner 1922–2004
      2. 2. John (Wesley Kemp) Sr 1900–1986
    3. 3. George (Franklin Kemp) Sr. 1877–1946
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Kemp 1871–1942
      1. 1. John (W) Tribbitt 1892–1965
        1. 1. Leon (Edgar) Tribbitt 1926–
    5. 5. Martha (Prudence) Kemp 1896–1969
      1. 1. Robert (William) Allen 1933–2004
      2. 2. Mary Allen 1926–2003
      3. 3. Pearl Thorpe 1915–2000
    6. 6. Margaret (May (Maggie)) Kemp 1884–1949
    7. 7. Lula (Mae) Kemp 1878–1913
    8. 8. Sarah (E.) Scott 1878–1936
    9. 9. William (R.) Scott 1892–1944
    10. 10. Annie (Virginia) Knox 1893–1933
    11. 11. Mary (E) Kemp 1854–1949
    12. 12. Mathew Kemp 1896–1969
  2. 2. Martha (Prudence (Marthy)) Kemp 1863–1928
  3. 3. George (Baker) Kemp 1852–1930
  4. 4. Mary (Catherine (Katie)) Kemp 1847–1918
    1. 1. William (James) Wyatt 1868–1930
      1. 1. Earnest Wyatt 1902–1934
        1. 1. Ernest (Wyatt) Jr 1929–2015
    2. 2. Sarah (A.) Billings 1871–1937
      1. 1. Harry (Clement) Billings 1887–1968
        1. 1. George Billings 1913–
  5. 5. Philomen (W (Filley)) Kemp 1866–1945
    1. 1. Gertrude ("Gertie") Kemp 1884–1943
      1. 1. Hilda Wyatt 1916–
  6. 6. Elizabeth (B (Lizzie)) Kemp 1861–1943
  7. 7. Matthew (C) Kemp 1858–1932
  8. 8. Charles (J) Kemp 1871–
  9. 9. Eunity (Kemp Longfellow) Walls 1855–1938
    1. 1. John (Kemp) Longfellow 1876–1963
      1. 1. John (William Longfellow) Jr. 1905–1967
    2. 2. William (Edward) Walls 1882–1944
      1. 1. Unity (C.) Dore 1912–1983
    3. 3. Eugenia Downes 1873–1958
      1. 1. Rosa (Ella) Downes 1899–1988
        1. 1. Norman (Oliver) Walls 1918–1977
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Glanden 1883–1958
  10. 10. Mary (E) Kemp 1855–1924
  11. 11. Samuel (S) Kemp 1868–1930

George Kemp's Timeline

6 Records

1818
4 August 1818
Birth of George Washington Kemp in Kent, Delaware, USA
Kent, Delaware, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
George Washington Kemp resided here in Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
1854
21 Dec 1854
Age 36
George Washington Kemp was married
None
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 45
George Washington Kemp resided here in Delaware, USA
Delaware, USA
1870
1870
Age 52
George Washington Kemp resided here in South Muderkill, Felton, Kent, Delaware, USA
South Muderkill, Felton, Kent, Delaware, USA
1892
September 1892
Age 74
Death of George Washington Kemp in Kent, Delaware, USA
Kent, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1818
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: South Muderkill, Kent, Delaware; Roll: M593_119; Page: 139A
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1854
    Record Source: Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1806-1933

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: South Muderkill, Felton, Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: South Muderkill, Kent, Delaware; Roll: M593_119; Page: 139A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1806-1933

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1892
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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