E.W. I presume I am a Kemper descendant. My GGGG Grandmother was Leticia (or Letitia) Whitesides Kemper, second wife of Jacob Coons (1), born 1740 in Culpeper, VA, grandson of Johann "Jost" Cuntze. Jacob and Leticia were married around 1795. I know somewhere I have a little more information about her, but I can't put my fingers on it right now. I seem to remember her father as being Henry Kemper, but wouldn't swear to it. Jacob and Leticia Coons were in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1800 when my GGG Grandfather was born, Jacob Coons (2). He married Matilda Jane Howe in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1820. Matilda was the daughter of Joseph P. Howe, a noted Presbyterian preacher in Kentucky. Many people have used his copious marriage/death records to do research, since most public records were destroyed in the Civil War. Marilyn Schwartz Bellingham, WA -----Original Message----- From: kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hdanw@aol.com Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 10:34 AM To: KYGARRAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYGARRAR] Death of John Kemper - 1834 - Garrard Co., KY While attempting to sort out the mess in my clutter room, I picked up an old copy of Kentucky Ancestors (Winter 2001, Vol 37, No. 2) In it is a continuation of *Index of the Frankfort Commonwealth, 1833-35 (Part Four)* p. 109 Kemper, John, died in Garrard County, Oct. 25, 1834 Will any Kemper descendants, many of whom went to Missouri, please contact me. This John Kemper, one of many of that name, according to documents of Garrard Co., was the paternal grandfather of my ancestor, John Frederick Kemper, who went to Texas ca 1835 to participate in the Texian [sic] Revolution against Mexico. John Frederick's father, George Nimrod Kemper [labeled various ways in Garrard Co. documents] predeceased his father John Kemper, the elder, who lived in the Dick's River area. His wife was the former Sarah Rosser. According to documents at the Texas State Archives, John Frederick was master armourer of the Texian Army. About ten years later, he was killed by Karankawa Indians, who were prevalent along the Texas coast country. I am a descendant of John Frederick Kemper's only surviving child. E.W.Wallace ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message