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Henry Chester Kemp 1864 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1864

Birth Location: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri

Death Date: 11 Aug 1944

Death Location: Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri

Father: Ezekiel Kemp

Mother: Mary Herndon

Spouse(s): Mary Edwards, Mayme McDaniel

Children(s): Lawson Kemp, John Kemp, Ruth Kemp, Henry Kemp, Donovan Kemp

Henry Chester Kemp Sr was born in 1864 in Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, the child of Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp and Mary Green Herndon. In 1870, Henry Chester Kemp Sr resided in Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA. In 1880, Henry Chester Kemp Sr resided in Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA. Henry Chester Kemp Sr married Mary Alberta "Mollie" Edwards, Mayme Lane McDaniel, and had children including Lawson Kemp, John Earle Kemp, Ruth Naomi Kemp, Henry Chester Kemp, Donovan "Don" P Kemp. Henry Chester Kemp Sr passed away in 1944 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Henry Chester Kemp Sr was born in 1864 in Longwood, Pettis, Missouri, the child of Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp and Mary Green Herndon.
  • In 1870, Henry Chester Kemp Sr resided in Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, Henry Chester Kemp Sr resided in Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA.
  • Henry Chester Kemp Sr married Mary Alberta "Mollie" Edwards, Mayme Lane McDaniel, and had children including Lawson Kemp, John Earle Kemp, Ruth Naomi Kemp, Henry Chester Kemp, Donovan "Don" P Kemp.
  • Henry Chester Kemp Sr passed away in 1944 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Kemp
1836 – 1918
Birth Location: Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
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Mary Herndon
1839 – 1932
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Edwards
1863 – 1935
Birth Location: La Monte, Pettis, Missouri
ME
Mayme McDaniel
1877 – 1944
Birth Location: Beaman, Missouri
MM

Children(s)

Lawson Kemp
1889 – 1889
Birth Location: Dresden Pettis, Missouri
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John Kemp
1891 – 1973
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
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Ruth Kemp
1893 – 1983
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
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Henry Kemp
1900 – 1975
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
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Donovan Kemp
1906 – 1985
Birth Location: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri
DK

Henry Kemp's Ancestors

Self
Henry Kemp
1864 – 1944
Birth Place: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
Parents
Ezekiel Franklin (Zeke) Kemp
1836 – 1918
Heath's Creek Township, Sedalia, Pettis Co., MO
Mary (Green) Herndon
1839 – 1932
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Alexander Hall) Kemp
1792 – 1846
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Maria (Rachel) Newbill
1805 – 1872
Penhook, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Julius Herndon
1800 – 1882
, Madison, Virginia,
Sophia (A) Herndon
1802 –
Colbyville, Clark, Kentucky,
Great-Grandparents
William Kemp
1767 – 1790
Susanna Hail
1771 – 1811
John Newbill
1773 – 1844
Jane Hawkins
1766 – 1856
George Herndon
1779 – 1875
Elizabeth Zachery
1778 – 1847
James Hockaday
1766 – 1831
Betsey Fox
2nd-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
Edward Herndon
1738 – 1831
Mary Gaines
1742 – 1829
Benjamin Zachary
1730 – 1829
Francis (Wythe)
1750 – 1818
James Hockaday
1732 – 1787
Mary Day
1732 – 1791
Samuel Fox
1746 – 1844
Rhoda Pickering
1751 – 1841

Henry Kemp's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Brandon
        2. 2. Justin
        3. 3. Joey
        4. 4. Anthony
        5. 5. Jacob
      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)

Henry Kemp's Timeline

5 Records

1864
11 Nov 1864
Birth of Henry Chester Kemp Sr in Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
1870
1870
Age 6
Henry Chester Kemp Sr resided here in Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 16
Henry Chester Kemp Sr resided here in Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 46
Henry Chester Kemp Sr resided here in Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1944
11 Aug 1944
Age 80
Death of Henry Chester Kemp Sr in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri
Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Longwood, Pettis, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dresden, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dresden, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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