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James Washington Kemp 1859 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Copiah, Mississippi

Death Date: 30 Nov 1937

Death Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Father: x Kemp

Mother: x Clawson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mona Kemp, Iva Kemp, Joseph Kemp, Lilly Kemp

James Washington Kemp was born in 1859 in Copiah, Mississippi, the child of x John Phips Kemp and x Catharine Jane Clawson. James Washington Kemp had children including Mona Viola Kemp, Iva L. Kemp, Joseph Warren Kemp, Lilly K Kemp. James Washington Kemp passed away in 1937 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • James Washington Kemp was born in 1859 in Copiah, Mississippi, the child of x John Phips Kemp and x Catharine Jane Clawson.
  • James Washington Kemp had children including Mona Viola Kemp, Iva L. Kemp, Joseph Warren Kemp, Lilly K Kemp.
  • James Washington Kemp passed away in 1937 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

x Kemp
1814 – 1880
Birth Location: Jefferson, Mississippi
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x Clawson
1821 – 1880
Birth Location: Mississippi
xC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mona Kemp
1885 – 1964
Birth Location: Ethel, East Feliciana, Louisiana
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Iva Kemp
1891 – 1973
Birth Location: Ethel, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
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Joseph Kemp
1893 – 1959
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Lilly Kemp
1905 – 1995
Birth Location: East Feliciana, Louisiana
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James Kemp's Ancestors

Self
James Kemp
1859 – 1937
Birth Place: Copiah, Mississippi
Parents
x John Phips Kemp
1814 – 1880
Jefferson, Mississippi
x (Catharine Jane) Clawson
1821 – 1880
Mississippi
Grandparents
x (Thomas) Kemp
1785 – 1850
North Carolina
Elizabeth Kemp
1793 – 1853
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Abraham Clawson
1773 – 1821
Scotland
Catharine (C) Pharis
1771 – 1826
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Kemp
1745 – 1820
Sarah Gaskins
1755 – 1833
x Kemp
1764 – 1837
x Frazier
1768 – 1844
Abraham Clawson
1729 – 1797
Ann Round
1751 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathias Kemp
1720 – 1767
Elizabeth Tannehill
1710 – 1790
Hannah Bright
1734 – 1794
William Kemp
1750 – 1787
Melia Ward
1730 – 1790
Sallie Cole
1740 –
Abraham Classon
1698 – 1767
Sarah Lamprey
1691 – 1755
Thomas Round
1701 –
Mary Gibbs
1701 –

James Kemp's Descendants

1.
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James (Washington) Kemp (21 Jun 1859 – 30 Nov 1937)
  1. 1. Mona (Viola) Kemp (13 Jul 1885 – 14 May 1964)
    1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Miller (2 May, 1908 – 5 January, 1991)
  2. 2. Iva (L.) Kemp (June 1, 1891 – March 13, 1973)
    1. 1. Iva (Lodi) Tucker (June 6, 1914 – August 2, 1980)
  3. 3. Joseph (Warren) Kemp (26 Jun 1893 – 20 Oct 1959)
    1. 1. Edna (Catherine) Kemp (9 Dec 1929 – 3 Jul 2005)
  4. 4. Lilly (K) Kemp (14 Jan 1905 – 27 Jun 1995)

James Kemp's Timeline

2 Records

1859
21 Jun 1859
Birth of James Washington Kemp in Copiah, Mississippi
Copiah, Mississippi
1937
30 Nov 1937
Age 78
Death of James Washington Kemp in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Copiah, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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