John Kempter: 1854 - 1890
John Kempter, was born Johannes Kempter on April 18th, 1854 to his parents, Jacob Kempter and Margaretha Dornacher. The progeny of German ancestors from a small Bavarian village in the Palatinate called Frankeneck, which was nestled in a lush green valley along side the Speyerbach river in the forested Pfalzer Wald district of Bad Durkheim.
The first Kempter family in this area, according to Catholic church-records found at the old parish in Grevenhausen, which was later incorporated into the larger city of Lambrecht, was Nicholaus Kempter and his wife, Francesca Mandel. They settled in the Neidenfels area sometime around the later 1790's. Nicholaus' five children all remained living in the area either in the village of Neidenfels, Frankeneck, Grevenhausen, or Weidenthal. Nicholaus' son, Johann Jacob, married Elisabetha Schaeffer and settled in Frankeneck. They conceived twelve children together. Their fifth born, Jacob, was the progenitor and immigrant forefather of John Philipp Kempter. It is of interest to note that Jacob and his wife, Margaretha Dornacher, were first cousins. Her parents were Georg Dornacher and Anna Marie Schaeffer, the sister to Elisabetha "Schaeffer" Kempter (the Schaeffer family lived in this area since the early 1720's). John was the youngest of eight children that were born to the Jacob Kempter Sr. family. Only four of the eight children lived to adulthood.
John Kempter's father, Jacob, was the first to immigrate to America in the year 1867. Paving the way for the rest of his family to join him in this new country, he sent for his eldest son, 17 year-old Jacob Jr., to come to America next. He arrived at the Port of New York on October 15, 1868 on the steamer "SS. Germania". Then a year later on October 19, 1869, 15 year-old John, and his 21 year-old sister, Anna Maria, immigrated on the steamer "SS. Holsatia".
On the 1870 census, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. were found to be living in Winchester, Connecticut apprenticed to a barbershop there. Their sister, Anna Maria married Joseph Theiner and relocated to a farm nearby in Tolland, Hampton County, Massachusetts.
In the year 1871, Jacob Kempter's wife, Margaretha Dornacher and their remaining family members, all came and rejoined him in America, which took place on May 13, 1871 when they all arrived at the Port of New York on the steamer "SS. Main". This last group to immigrate consisted also of his son-in-law, Peter Paul Farcher alias Förger, and his four young grandchildren, Adam, Anna Maria, Jacob, & Margaret who were from his eldest daughter's family, Christine "Kempter" Förger, who tragically died before they emigrated from Frankeneck.
By early 1871 according to the city directory of Chicago, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. commonly called "Jake" were already practicing the trade of barbering on the south side of the city. And later in the fall of that very same year, they were also listed in the special FIRE edition of the city's directory, which placed both of them residing near the epicenter of the "Great Chicago Fire of 1871".
Jake operated a barber shop at the corner of Archer & Wentworth avenues. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, John also practiced the trade of barbering as well as their brother-in-law, Peter Paul Förger, who was trained as a barber in Frankeneck. His brother, Jake, at the time roomed with a family that had a grocery store near Archer & Wentworth Avenues. It is here that his brother introduced him to the family’s maid and to his future bride, Julia Biehl. She was born Juliana Biehl on March 24, 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to her parents, Michael Biehl and Margaretha Schaffrath.
On July 7, 1873 John Kempter and Julia Biehl were united in holy matrimony. After their wedding, the couple resided in the Englewood area south of the city of Chicago. This was where John Kempter had his barbershop. In time they became parents to five children: John Jr., Jacob (called Betz), Margaret, Mary (called Mayme) and Lucille.
John Kempter Sr. only lived to be thirty-six years of age, and died on April 15, 1890 from appendicitis. He was buried on Chicago's north side in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. His mother, Margaretha "Dornacher" Kempter, who had been living with him and his family since the death of her husband, Jacob Kempter Sr., died seven years later at the advanced age of eighty on May 16, 1897 from Chronic Nephritis. She was buried in the family lot in St. Boniface Cemetery. Julia "Biehl" Kempter survived her husband for three and a half decades, and died on March 23, 1925 from a stroke after three weeks of illness. She was buried with her husband and mother-in-law at Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
Johann John Philipp Kempter Biography
Copyrighted © 2014 by Allen P. Grasser
Death Notice
KEMPTER - at 314, 61st St., April 15, 1890 JOHN, beloved husband of Julia Kempter, aged 37 years. Funeral from St. Martinus' Church Thursday, April 17 at 9 a.m., to St. Boniface.
"Chicago Daily News" Newspaper - Chicago, Illinois - Wednesday, April 16, 1890
VOYAGE TO AMERICA
Emigrated: 6 October 1869 port of Hamburg, Germany
Immigrated: 19 October 1869 port of New York, New York
Ship's Name: "Holsatia"
John Kempter, was born Johannes Kempter on April 18th, 1854 to his parents, Jacob Kempter and Margaretha Dornacher. The progeny of German ancestors from a small Bavarian village in the Palatinate called Frankeneck, which was nestled in a lush green valley along side the Speyerbach river in the forested Pfalzer Wald district of Bad Durkheim.
The first Kempter family in this area, according to Catholic church-records found at the old parish in Grevenhausen, which was later incorporated into the larger city of Lambrecht, was Nicholaus Kempter and his wife, Francesca Mandel. They settled in the Neidenfels area sometime around the later 1790's. Nicholaus' five children all remained living in the area either in the village of Neidenfels, Frankeneck, Grevenhausen, or Weidenthal. Nicholaus' son, Johann Jacob, married Elisabetha Schaeffer and settled in Frankeneck. They conceived twelve children together. Their fifth born, Jacob, was the progenitor and immigrant forefather of John Philipp Kempter. It is of interest to note that Jacob and his wife, Margaretha Dornacher, were first cousins. Her parents were Georg Dornacher and Anna Marie Schaeffer, the sister to Elisabetha "Schaeffer" Kempter (the Schaeffer family lived in this area since the early 1720's). John was the youngest of eight children that were born to the Jacob Kempter Sr. family. Only four of the eight children lived to adulthood.
John Kempter's father, Jacob, was the first to immigrate to America in the year 1867. Paving the way for the rest of his family to join him in this new country, he sent for his eldest son, 17 year-old Jacob Jr., to come to America next. He arrived at the Port of New York on October 15, 1868 on the steamer "SS. Germania". Then a year later on October 19, 1869, 15 year-old John, and his 21 year-old sister, Anna Maria, immigrated on the steamer "SS. Holsatia".
On the 1870 census, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. were found to be living in Winchester, Connecticut apprenticed to a barbershop there. Their sister, Anna Maria married Joseph Theiner and relocated to a farm nearby in Tolland, Hampton County, Massachusetts.
In the year 1871, Jacob Kempter's wife, Margaretha Dornacher and their remaining family members, all came and rejoined him in America, which took place on May 13, 1871 when they all arrived at the Port of New York on the steamer "SS. Main". This last group to immigrate consisted also of his son-in-law, Peter Paul Farcher alias Förger, and his four young grandchildren, Adam, Anna Maria, Jacob, & Margaret who were from his eldest daughter's family, Christine "Kempter" Förger, who tragically died before they emigrated from Frankeneck.
By early 1871 according to the city directory of Chicago, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. commonly called "Jake" were already practicing the trade of barbering on the south side of the city. And later in the fall of that very same year, they were also listed in the special FIRE edition of the city's directory, which placed both of them residing near the epicenter of the "Great Chicago Fire of 1871".
Jake operated a barber shop at the corner of Archer & Wentworth avenues. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, John also practiced the trade of barbering as well as their brother-in-law, Peter Paul Förger, who was trained as a barber in Frankeneck. His brother, Jake, at the time roomed with a family that had a grocery store near Archer & Wentworth Avenues. It is here that his brother introduced him to the family’s maid and to his future bride, Julia Biehl. She was born Juliana Biehl on March 24, 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to her parents, Michael Biehl and Margaretha Schaffrath.
On July 7, 1873 John Kempter and Julia Biehl were united in holy matrimony. After their wedding, the couple resided in the Englewood area south of the city of Chicago. This was where John Kempter had his barbershop. In time they became parents to five children: John Jr., Jacob (called Betz), Margaret, Mary (called Mayme) and Lucille.
John Kempter Sr. only lived to be thirty-six years of age, and died on April 15, 1890 from appendicitis. He was buried on Chicago's north side in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. His mother, Margaretha "Dornacher" Kempter, who had been living with him and his family since the death of her husband, Jacob Kempter Sr., died seven years later at the advanced age of eighty on May 16, 1897 from Chronic Nephritis. She was buried in the family lot in St. Boniface Cemetery. Julia "Biehl" Kempter survived her husband for three and a half decades, and died on March 23, 1925 from a stroke after three weeks of illness. She was buried with her husband and mother-in-law at Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
Johann John Philipp Kempter Biography
Copyrighted © 2014 by Allen P. Grasser
Death Notice
KEMPTER - at 314, 61st St., April 15, 1890 JOHN, beloved husband of Julia Kempter, aged 37 years. Funeral from St. Martinus' Church Thursday, April 17 at 9 a.m., to St. Boniface.
"Chicago Daily News" Newspaper - Chicago, Illinois - Wednesday, April 16, 1890
VOYAGE TO AMERICA
Emigrated: 6 October 1869 port of Hamburg, Germany
Immigrated: 19 October 1869 port of New York, New York
Ship's Name: "Holsatia"
John Kempter: 1854 - 1890
John Kempter, was born Johannes Kempter on April 18th, 1854 to his parents, Jacob Kempter and Margaretha Dornacher. The progeny of German ancestors from a small Bavarian village in the Palatinate called Frankeneck, which was nestled in a lush green valley along side the Speyerbach river in the forested Pfalzer Wald district of Bad Durkheim.
The first Kempter family in this area, according to Catholic church-records found at the old parish in Grevenhausen, which was later incorporated into the larger city of Lambrecht, was Nicholaus Kempter and his wife, Francesca Mandel. They settled in the Neidenfels area sometime around the later 1790's. Nicholaus' five children all remained living in the area either in the village of Neidenfels, Frankeneck, Grevenhausen, or Weidenthal. Nicholaus' son, Johann Jacob, married Elisabetha Schaeffer and settled in Frankeneck. They conceived twelve children together. Their fifth born, Jacob, was the progenitor and immigrant forefather of John Philipp Kempter. It is of interest to note that Jacob and his wife, Margaretha Dornacher, were first cousins. Her parents were Georg Dornacher and Anna Marie Schaeffer, the sister to Elisabetha "Schaeffer" Kempter (the Schaeffer family lived in this area since the early 1720's). John was the youngest of eight children that were born to the Jacob Kempter Sr. family. Only four of the eight children lived to adulthood.
John Kempter's father, Jacob, was the first to immigrate to America in the year 1867. Paving the way for the rest of his family to join him in this new country, he sent for his eldest son, 17 year-old Jacob Jr., to come to America next. He arrived at the Port of New York on October 15, 1868 on the steamer "SS. Germania". Then a year later on October 19, 1869, 15 year-old John, and his 21 year-old sister, Anna Maria, immigrated on the steamer "SS. Holsatia".
On the 1870 census, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. were found to be living in Winchester, Connecticut apprenticed to a barbershop there. Their sister, Anna Maria married Joseph Theiner and relocated to a farm nearby in Tolland, Hampton County, Massachusetts.
In the year 1871, Jacob Kempter's wife, Margaretha Dornacher and their remaining family members, all came and rejoined him in America, which took place on May 13, 1871 when they all arrived at the Port of New York on the steamer "SS. Main". This last group to immigrate consisted also of his son-in-law, Peter Paul Farcher alias Förger, and his four young grandchildren, Adam, Anna Maria, Jacob, & Margaret who were from his eldest daughter's family, Christine "Kempter" Förger, who tragically died before they emigrated from Frankeneck.
By early 1871 according to the city directory of Chicago, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. commonly called "Jake" were already practicing the trade of barbering on the south side of the city. And later in the fall of that very same year, they were also listed in the special FIRE edition of the city's directory, which placed both of them residing near the epicenter of the "Great Chicago Fire of 1871".
Jake operated a barber shop at the corner of Archer & Wentworth avenues. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, John also practiced the trade of barbering as well as their brother-in-law, Peter Paul Förger, who was trained as a barber in Frankeneck. His brother, Jake, at the time roomed with a family that had a grocery store near Archer & Wentworth Avenues. It is here that his brother introduced him to the family’s maid and to his future bride, Julia Biehl. She was born Juliana Biehl on March 24, 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to her parents, Michael Biehl and Margaretha Schaffrath.
On July 7, 1873 John Kempter and Julia Biehl were united in holy matrimony. After their wedding, the couple resided in the Englewood area south of the city of Chicago. This was where John Kempter had his barbershop. In time they became parents to five children: John Jr., Jacob (called Betz), Margaret, Mary (called Mayme) and Lucille.
John Kempter Sr. only lived to be thirty-six years of age, and died on April 15, 1890 from appendicitis. He was buried on Chicago's north side in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. His mother, Margaretha "Dornacher" Kempter, who had been living with him and his family since the death of her husband, Jacob Kempter Sr., died seven years later at the advanced age of eighty on May 16, 1897 from Chronic Nephritis. She was buried in the family lot in St. Boniface Cemetery. Julia "Biehl" Kempter survived her husband for three and a half decades, and died on March 23, 1925 from a stroke after three weeks of illness. She was buried with her husband and mother-in-law at Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
Johann John Philipp Kempter Biography
Copyrighted © 2014 by Allen P. Grasser
Death Notice
KEMPTER - at 314, 61st St., April 15, 1890 JOHN, beloved husband of Julia Kempter, aged 37 years. Funeral from St. Martinus' Church Thursday, April 17 at 9 a.m., to St. Boniface.
"Chicago Daily News" Newspaper - Chicago, Illinois - Wednesday, April 16, 1890
VOYAGE TO AMERICA
Emigrated: 6 October 1869 port of Hamburg, Germany
Immigrated: 19 October 1869 port of New York, New York
Ship's Name: "Holsatia"
John Kempter, was born Johannes Kempter on April 18th, 1854 to his parents, Jacob Kempter and Margaretha Dornacher. The progeny of German ancestors from a small Bavarian village in the Palatinate called Frankeneck, which was nestled in a lush green valley along side the Speyerbach river in the forested Pfalzer Wald district of Bad Durkheim.
The first Kempter family in this area, according to Catholic church-records found at the old parish in Grevenhausen, which was later incorporated into the larger city of Lambrecht, was Nicholaus Kempter and his wife, Francesca Mandel. They settled in the Neidenfels area sometime around the later 1790's. Nicholaus' five children all remained living in the area either in the village of Neidenfels, Frankeneck, Grevenhausen, or Weidenthal. Nicholaus' son, Johann Jacob, married Elisabetha Schaeffer and settled in Frankeneck. They conceived twelve children together. Their fifth born, Jacob, was the progenitor and immigrant forefather of John Philipp Kempter. It is of interest to note that Jacob and his wife, Margaretha Dornacher, were first cousins. Her parents were Georg Dornacher and Anna Marie Schaeffer, the sister to Elisabetha "Schaeffer" Kempter (the Schaeffer family lived in this area since the early 1720's). John was the youngest of eight children that were born to the Jacob Kempter Sr. family. Only four of the eight children lived to adulthood.
John Kempter's father, Jacob, was the first to immigrate to America in the year 1867. Paving the way for the rest of his family to join him in this new country, he sent for his eldest son, 17 year-old Jacob Jr., to come to America next. He arrived at the Port of New York on October 15, 1868 on the steamer "SS. Germania". Then a year later on October 19, 1869, 15 year-old John, and his 21 year-old sister, Anna Maria, immigrated on the steamer "SS. Holsatia".
On the 1870 census, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. were found to be living in Winchester, Connecticut apprenticed to a barbershop there. Their sister, Anna Maria married Joseph Theiner and relocated to a farm nearby in Tolland, Hampton County, Massachusetts.
In the year 1871, Jacob Kempter's wife, Margaretha Dornacher and their remaining family members, all came and rejoined him in America, which took place on May 13, 1871 when they all arrived at the Port of New York on the steamer "SS. Main". This last group to immigrate consisted also of his son-in-law, Peter Paul Farcher alias Förger, and his four young grandchildren, Adam, Anna Maria, Jacob, & Margaret who were from his eldest daughter's family, Christine "Kempter" Förger, who tragically died before they emigrated from Frankeneck.
By early 1871 according to the city directory of Chicago, John and his brother, Jacob Jr. commonly called "Jake" were already practicing the trade of barbering on the south side of the city. And later in the fall of that very same year, they were also listed in the special FIRE edition of the city's directory, which placed both of them residing near the epicenter of the "Great Chicago Fire of 1871".
Jake operated a barber shop at the corner of Archer & Wentworth avenues. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, John also practiced the trade of barbering as well as their brother-in-law, Peter Paul Förger, who was trained as a barber in Frankeneck. His brother, Jake, at the time roomed with a family that had a grocery store near Archer & Wentworth Avenues. It is here that his brother introduced him to the family’s maid and to his future bride, Julia Biehl. She was born Juliana Biehl on March 24, 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to her parents, Michael Biehl and Margaretha Schaffrath.
On July 7, 1873 John Kempter and Julia Biehl were united in holy matrimony. After their wedding, the couple resided in the Englewood area south of the city of Chicago. This was where John Kempter had his barbershop. In time they became parents to five children: John Jr., Jacob (called Betz), Margaret, Mary (called Mayme) and Lucille.
John Kempter Sr. only lived to be thirty-six years of age, and died on April 15, 1890 from appendicitis. He was buried on Chicago's north side in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. His mother, Margaretha "Dornacher" Kempter, who had been living with him and his family since the death of her husband, Jacob Kempter Sr., died seven years later at the advanced age of eighty on May 16, 1897 from Chronic Nephritis. She was buried in the family lot in St. Boniface Cemetery. Julia "Biehl" Kempter survived her husband for three and a half decades, and died on March 23, 1925 from a stroke after three weeks of illness. She was buried with her husband and mother-in-law at Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
Johann John Philipp Kempter Biography
Copyrighted © 2014 by Allen P. Grasser
Death Notice
KEMPTER - at 314, 61st St., April 15, 1890 JOHN, beloved husband of Julia Kempter, aged 37 years. Funeral from St. Martinus' Church Thursday, April 17 at 9 a.m., to St. Boniface.
"Chicago Daily News" Newspaper - Chicago, Illinois - Wednesday, April 16, 1890
VOYAGE TO AMERICA
Emigrated: 6 October 1869 port of Hamburg, Germany
Immigrated: 19 October 1869 port of New York, New York
Ship's Name: "Holsatia"
Inscription
KEMPTER
JULIA
1853-1925
JOHN
1853-1890
Gravesite Details
Cemetery lot purchased 12 Oct. 1881 by John & Jacob J. Kempter - Old marble monument removed 10 January of 1967 because of dangerous condition
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