Kemp, John 1837-1909

KEMP

Posted By: Barb Lasky (email)
Date: 8/30/2004 at 00:56:22

LeMars Sentinel 30 April 1909, Friday, page 2
Oyens: (Special correspondence).

John Kemp, of Remsen, passed away on Tuesday from heart trouble. Mr. Kemp resided on a farm two miles east of here until about four years ago when he moved to Remsen where he has since resided. He leaves a widow and five children to mourn his loss, who are Henry, Marguerite, Louis, Anna and John. The funeral took place on Friday and was attended by all his old friends and neighbors from here.
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Alton Democrat
May 1, 1909

John Kemp died in his armchair at his home in Remsen early Tuesday morning from heart failure. He was born in Luxemburg Europe in 1837. He came to America forty years ago and had lived in Plymouth county for twenty-six years. A wife and five children mourn his death.

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