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James Robert Kemp 1834 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1834

Birth Location: Carroll County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1916

Death Location: Wythe County, VA

Father: Walter Kemp

Mother: Jerusha Key

Spouse(s): A. Jennings

Children(s): Silas Kemp

The story of James Robert Kemp began in 1834 in Carroll County, Virginia, USA. James Robert Kemp married A. Elizabeth Jennings, and had children including Silas Patterson Kemp. James Robert Kemp passed away in 1916 in Wythe County, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Robert Kemp began in 1834 in Carroll County, Virginia, USA.
  • James Robert Kemp married A. Elizabeth Jennings, and had children including Silas Patterson Kemp.
  • James Robert Kemp passed away in 1916 in Wythe County, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Kemp
1785 – 1852
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Jerusha Key
1794 – 1840
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

A. Jennings
1839 – 1916
Birth Location: Carroll County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Silas Kemp
1860 – 1919
Birth Location: Pine Creek Carroll Virginia
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James Kemp's Ancestors

Self
James Kemp
1834 – 1916
Birth Place: Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Walter Kemp
1785 – 1852
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Jerusha Key
1794 – 1840
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Cauper) Kemp
1763 – 1831
Goochland Co, Virginia, USA
George Key
1753 – 1836
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Susannah ("Suckey") Craighead
1764 – 1840
Franklin , Franklin County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Kemp
1732 – 1808
Mary Craighead
1736 – 1776
Captain KEY
1731 – 1790
Elizabeth Witt
1731 – 1788
John Craighead
1740 – 1808
Jane Maxey
1747 – 1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas (gK)
1701 – 1784
Mary Shelley
1701 – 1769
Robert Craghead
1721 – 1790
Walter War
1719 – 1791
Mary Netherland
1718 – 1799

James Kemp's Descendants

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James (Robert) Kemp (22 Apr 1834 – 22 Feb 1916) m. A. (Elizabeth) Jennings (3 Mar 1839 – 18 Nov 1916)
  1. 1. Silas (Patterson) Kemp (2 Oct 1860 – 11 Sep 1919) m. Missouri (Jane) Stillwell (1864 – 30 January 1935)
    1. 1. Lucy (M) Kemp (2 MAR 1884 – 30 AUG 1936) m. John (William McNealy Reece) Reese (16 Jun 1884 – 15 Dec 1971)
      1. 1. Raymond (Earle) Reese (25 JUL 1906 – 17 JAN 1979) m. Vera (Ann) Gregory (25 Sep 1908 – 09 May 1969)
        1. 1. Violet (Imogene) Reese (12 APR 1932 – 13 SEP 1974)
        2. 2. Raymond (Earl) Reese (14 Jan 1934 – 28 OCT 1983)
        3. 3. Myrtle (Catherine) Reese (12 DEC 1935 – 20 Nov 2004)
        4. 4. Dolly Lusby (abt 1938 – 7 Jun 2013)
        5. 5. John (Calvin) Reece (6 OCT 1938 – Jun 2013)
        6. 6. Floyd (McNealey) Reece (13 JUL 1940 – )
        7. 7. Rebecca (Jane) Reece (27 AUG 1942 – 19 NOV 1994)
        8. 8. Freda (Blanch) Reece (17 JAN 1946 – 26 Jan 2017) m. Vernon (Franklin) Fronefield (10 Jan 1943 – ) m. James Smith
      2. 2. Bruce (Edward) Reece (17 NOV 1907 – APR 1954)
      3. 3. Lola (Mildred) Reece (3 MAY 1909 – 3 AUG 1910)
      4. 4. Lola (Mildred) Reece (3 May 1909 – 3 Aug 1910)
      5. 5. Leota (M) Reece (1910 – )
      6. 6. William (Leonard) Reece (9 SEP 1910 – 1 Oct 1974)
      7. 7. Mary (Novie) Reece (18 JUN 1912 – 02 Jun 1999)
      8. 8. Mary (Novie) Reece (18 Jun 1912 – 2 Jun 1999)
      9. 9. Jesse (Lee) Reece (23 JUN 1914 – 6 FEB 1994)
      10. 10. Rebecca Reece (30 NOV 1916 – 9 October 2008)
      11. 11. Elizabeth Reese (30 Nov 1916 – 09 Oct 2008)
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Rebecca) McGinnis (30 November 1916 – 9 October 2008)
      13. 13. Missouria (V) Reece (25 NOV 1918 – 10 April 2006)
      14. 14. Dorothea (Aldora) Reece (16 September 1920 – 5 January 2005)
      15. 15. James (Patterson) Reece (30 AUG 1922 – 19 March 2005)
      16. 16. Andrew (Wilson) Reece (19 September 1925 – 20 September 1925)
      17. 17. Ruby (Ellen) Reece (31 JUL 1926 – 2006)

James Kemp's Timeline

2 Records

1834
22 Apr 1834
Birth of James Robert Kemp in Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1916
22 Feb 1916
Age 82
Death of James Robert Kemp in Wythe County, VA
Wythe County, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1834
    Event Place: Carroll County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Wythe County, VA
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