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John W. Kemp
Male 1862 - 1925

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  • Birth  Abt 1862  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  28 Mar 1925  , , Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Shot 
    Obituary  Apr 1925  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gazette 
    • Murder of Father And Son
      John W. and George Kemp, Former Callawegians, Shot by Insane Rancher in Montana.
      John W. Kemp, 63 years old, and his son, George Kemp, 38 years old, former residnets of Callaway county, were murdered on a ranch near Miles City, Mont., on March 28 by a man named J.A. Stacey, who then killed himself. The Kemps lived near Yucatan, this county, before they moved West about thirty years ago.
      Stacey, it is believed, was insane. He had lived on a ranch byhimself for 22 years and for sometime before the murders and sucide had appeared to be unbalanced. The Kemps were engaged in hauling hay for him when they were killed. After they ahd been shot, Stacey went into his house and killed himself. The bodies were not found until the next day.
      Stacey was a one-armed man and used a rifle to kill the Kemps and himself. The indications at the scene of the crime were that he shot the younger man first and then the elder. Apparently he was fifteen feet from George Kemp when he fired. Subsequently he fired a shot into the temples of both of the Kemps.
      The Kemps were buried at Miles City, the Freemasons being in charge of the rites for the father. He joined the order while a resident of this county. The younger Kemp is survived by a wife. A son and brother, Dockery Kemp, lives at Miles City.
      The murdered men have many relatives in this county and are remembered by the older citizens of the eastern part of Callaway.
    Buried  Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I8775  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  13 Dec 2009 
     
    Father  Thomas Kemp,   b. Abt 1835, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1873 and 1878 
    Mother  Julia Ann Tate,   b. Abt 1834, , , Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  16 May 1861  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14347233  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Frances Christopher,   d. Bef 1900 
    Married  1 Jan 1883  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George E. Kemp,   b. Oct 1884, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1925, , , Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dockery Kemp,   b. Dec 1886, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  14 Jan 2008 
    Family ID  F14347528  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • John W. Kemp Miss Frances Christopher 1 Jan 1883 E136

      MO CALLAWAY NINE MILE PRAIRIE 1900 census
      Kemp, John W., Jan. 1865 widowed, Mo., Mo., Mo., farmer
      James son Oct. 1884, 15, farm laborn (this is George E. Kemp)
      Dockery, son, Dec. 1886, 13, son at school

      MT CUSTER SCHOOL DIST 16 1910 census
      Kemp, John W., hired man, 46, Mo., Mo., Mo., stock rancher
      Appears to have his own house but works out.

      John W. and son George were murdered in Montana, see obit.
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1862 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jan 1883 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Gazette - Apr 1925 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
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