Anton Kempf from Bavaria
I am just starting to dig into my rich family tree.My paternal grandmother's maiden name is Sophie Kempf.
Sophie was the daughter of Anton Kempf and Sophie Fertig-Kempf.Anton and Sophie had 5 daughters, so the family named stopped with the daughters in this line.They were:Sophie, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Mary and Anna.
Anton Kempf was born Jan 17, 1861 in Damm, Bavaria Germany (near Aschaffenburg).His father was Wilhelm Kempf (died at age 61), and his mother was Elizabeth Radi-Kempf (died at age 77).Anton left Germany Oct. 22, 1882 and arrived in Boston on Nov. 12, then NY City on Nov 14 of that year.He married Sophie Fertig on Nov. 27, 1887 in Brooklyn NY, and became a US citizen on Oct. 22, 1889.He died in July, 1928 in Kalamazoo, Mich.
I have numerous pictures of Anton and Sophie, including a wedding picture.I also have a photo of Anton surrounded by 4 unnamed men -- brothers or cousins perhaps?
Some pages out of an old family bible show that 3 of the daughters were born in Brooklyn, NY.One was born in Buckland, Conn. and one was born in Riverview, Ill.This last one apparently shows their migration to the Illinois-Michigan area.
I hope this information is useful to others digging into our shared past.There won't be any Kempf's in this line after Anton and Sophie, but the 4 oldest of their daughters married and had children.If anyone would like copies of pictures of Anton, I'd be happy to oblige.If anyone knows anything about Anton, any siblings, or his lineage going backwards in Germany, I'd love to hear from you.
Regards,
Tom Burke
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