Brief Life History of Alfred James
When Alfred James Kemp was born on 15 July 1859, in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Kemp, was 24 and his mother, Frances Mary Goodsell, was 18. He married Carrie Angeline Spencer on 25 March 1888, in Hutchinson, Jefferson, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in North Delta, Delta, Colorado, United States in 1910 and Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 21 January 1935, in Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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- James A Kemp, "United States Census, 1920"
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- James A Kemp, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Jefferson, Colorado Territory, United States: 1876: Jefferson, Colorado, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: status name for a champion, Middle English and Middle Low German kempe. In the Middle Ages a champion was a professional fighter on behalf of others; for example the King's Champion, at the coronation, had the duty of issuing a general challenge to battle to anyone who denied the king's right to the throne. The Middle English word corresponds to Old English cempa and Old Norse kempa ‘warrior’; both these go back to ancient Germanic campo ‘warrior’, which is the source of the Dutch and North German name, corresponding to High German Kampf .
Dutch and North German (North Rhine-Westphalia): from the personal name Kempe, Kampe; see 1 above.
Dutch and Flemish: metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or processed hemp, from Middle Dutch canep ‘hemp’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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