Ida Jane Roe

Brief Life History of Ida Jane

When Ida Jane Roe was born on 15 April 1872, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, her father, Benjamin Hulet Roe, was 26 and her mother, Phoebe Anne Coggswell, was 27. She married John Kempton on 24 January 1894, in Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 26 July 1950, in Sunderland, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

John Kempton
1867–1928
Ida Jane Roe
1872–1950
Marriage: 24 January 1894
Mignon Pauline Kempton
1894–1974
Mae Williams Kempton
1896–1973
Olive A Kempton
1897–1982
Gladys Luella Kempton
1901–
Violet Belle Kempton
1903–
John Morgan Kempton
1904–1979
Alberta E. Kempton
1907–
William M Kempton
1908–1979
Ronald George Kempton
1910–1966

Sources (21)

  • Johanna Kempton in household of John Kempton, "New York State Census, 1905"
  • Ida Jane Roe, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • Emma Mccorcram Hempton in entry for William Kempton, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English ro(o) ‘roe deer’ (Old English ). This is the midland and southern form, also found in South Yorkshire and Lancashire. In much of northern England, however, remained unrounded and survives as Ray 3.

English: post-medieval variant of Wroe (see Wray ). Wroe may also have been used as a spelling of Roe .

English: post-medieval variant of Row (or vice versa); see Rowe .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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