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Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp 1916–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1992

Death Location: Salado, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Hoyt Forrester

Mother: Myrtle Forrester

Spouse(s): Berry Carlow, John Jr., James Bridges

Children(s): Judy Cooper, Donald Cooper

Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp was born in 1916 in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA, the child of Hoyt Clyde Forrester And Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester. In 1920, Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided in Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA. In 1930, Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided in Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA. Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp married Berry Lewis Carlow, James Floyd Bridges, John Louis Shug Cooper Jr, and had children including Donald Wayne Cooper, Francis John Cooper Fairchild, Judy Cooper. Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp passed away in 1992 in Salado, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp was born in 1916 in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA, the child of Hoyt Clyde Forrester And Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester.
  • In 1920, Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided in Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided in Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp married Berry Lewis Carlow, James Floyd Bridges, John Louis Shug Cooper Jr, and had children including Donald Wayne Cooper, Francis John Cooper Fairchild, Judy Cooper.
  • Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp passed away in 1992 in Salado, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hoyt Forrester
1892–1980
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas
HF
Myrtle Forrester
1896–1991
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Berry Carlow
1902–1977
Birth Location: Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, USA
BC
John Jr.
1909–2000
Birth Location: Oenaville, Texas
JJ
James Bridges
1902–1973
Birth Location: Salado, Texas, USA
JB

Children(s)

Judy Cooper
1934–2017
Birth Location: Texas
JC
Donald Cooper
1937–2014
Birth Location: Bell, Texas, USA
DC

Velma Kemp's Ancestors

Self
Velma Kemp
1916–1992
Birth Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Parents
Hoyt Clyde Forrester
1892–1980
Bell County, Texas
Myrtle (Loraine Silvers) Forrester
1896–1991
Bell County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Jackson) Forrester
1860–1943
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Catherine) Giles
1868–1955
Saline County, Arkansas, USA
George (Washington Silvers) Sr
1858–1935
Sherwood, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Ida Foster
1869–1944
Brazos County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Silvers
1816–1882
Mary Silvers
1826–1870
William Jr.
1834–1881
Martha Darwin
1844–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Foster
1779–1843
Deborah McClendon
1798–
Reuben Darwin
1818–1876
Sarah Robertson
1822–1850

Velma Kemp's Descendants

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Velma (Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow) Kemp (23 Mar 1916–5 Jun 1992) m. Berry (Lewis) Carlow (24 Sep 1902–10 Jul 1977) m. John (Louis "Shug" Cooper) Jr. (26 Oct 1909–22 Feb 2000) m. James (Floyd) Bridges (26 Jan 1902–19 Mar 1973)
  1. 1. Judy Cooper 1934–2017 m. Charles (Weldon) Whitley 1928–2015
  2. 2. Donald (Wayne) Cooper 1937–2014

Velma Kemp's Timeline

8 Records

1916
23 Mar 1916
Birth of Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided here in Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided here in Bell, Texas
Bell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 24
Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided here in Justice Prec 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Prec 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided here in Bell, Texas, USA
Bell, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp resided here in Texas
Texas
1992
5 Jun 1992
Age 76
Death of Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-6
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 2
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024
    [6] Texas, Birth Index
    [7] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3958; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 14-7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Prec 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3958; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 14-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1992
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salado, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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