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Leona Eva Dawson Kemp 1906–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1906

Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1975

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Father: Edward Dawson

Mother: Rosa Piersol

Spouse(s): Carl Sr

Children(s): Betty Clark

The story of Leona Eva Dawson Kemp began in 1906 in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA. Leona Eva Dawson Kemp married Carl William Smith Sr, and had children including Betty Jean Smith Clark. Leona Eva Dawson Kemp passed away in 1975 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leona Eva Dawson Kemp began in 1906 in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA.
  • Leona Eva Dawson Kemp married Carl William Smith Sr, and had children including Betty Jean Smith Clark.
  • Leona Eva Dawson Kemp passed away in 1975 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leona Kemp's Ancestors

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Leona Kemp
1906–1975
Birth Place: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Parents
Edward Franklin Dawson
1872–1948
Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Rosa (Belle) Piersol
1873–1950
Humeston, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
William Dawson
1845–1929
Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Lorinda (Schofield) Dawson
1845–1939
Hancock Co., Tennessee, USA
James Piersol
1848–1874
Ohio, United States
Margaret (J) Thomas
1851–1881
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dawson
1819–1906
Elizabeth Prickett
1819–1890
Joshua Schofield
1800–1850
Silas Sr.
1814–1887
Frances Evans
1824–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1797–1844
Tabitha Dawson
1794–1874
Sergt. Schofield
1753–1805
Hannah Turner
1753–1805
Jacob Piersol
1784–1866
Mary Moyer
1784–1866

Leona Kemp's Descendants

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Leona (Eva Dawson) Kemp (14 Jan 1906–21 Jan 1975) m. Carl (William Smith) Sr (23 Feb 1870–19 Dec 1959)
  1. 1. Betty (Jean Smith) Clark 1928–2003 m. Donald (Jay) Clark 1922–2008
    1. 1. Dale Morehouse 1949–2017

Leona Kemp's Timeline

2 Records

1906
14 Jan 1906
Birth of Leona Eva Dawson Kemp in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
1975
21 Jan 1975
Age 69
Death of Leona Eva Dawson Kemp in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1906
    Event Place: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1975
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

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