MRS. BELINDA KEMPKER 1840 - 1916

KEMPKER, JAQUAY, LATTA

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/25/2021 at 19:04:51

The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat
Keokuk, Iowa
23 Oct 1916

CHARLESTON WOMAN DIES
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Mrs. Belinda Kempker Passed Aaway
Last Evening - Long Time Resident of Iowa.
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Mrs. Belinda Kempker, a well known resident of Charleston, Iowa, passed away at her home at that place at 9:50 o'clock last night. Death was the result of old age and gangrene poisoning. She had been bedfast since last November.

Mrs. Kempker's maiden name was Belinda Jaquay and she was born in Indiana on November 1, 1840. She came to Iowa when about fifteen years of age. Her marriage to Thomas Kempker occurred in Illinois. He passed away two years ago.

Three children survive, Franz Kempker of Wyoming; Mrs. Veronica Latta, Wyoming, and O. W. Kempker of Charleston. There is one granddaughter, Hazel Latta and two brothers who live in Nebraska.

Mrs. Kempker was a member of the Methodist church at Charleston. The funeral will probably be held on Tuesday with burial in the cemetery at Charleston.

The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat
Keokuk, Iowa
24 Oct 1916

CITY NEWS
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The funeral of the late Mrs. Belinda Kempker was held from the home at Charleston, at 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. Interment was made in the cemetery at Charleston.