Mary Ann WisemanAge: 59 years1830–1890
- Name
- Mary Ann Wiseman
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Wiseman
Birth | May 14, 1830 33 35 |
Birth of a sister | Hannah Wiseman 1833 (Age 2 years) |
Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Wiseman 1835 (Age 4 years) |
Birth of a sister | Betsy Wiseman 1840 (Age 9 years) |
Birth of a sister | Amelia Wiseman 1840 (Age 9 years) |
Death of a sister | Lovay Wiseman 1841 (Age 10 years) |
Death of a brother | William Wiseman 1847 (Age 16 years) |
Death of a sister | Hannah Wiseman 1847 (Age 16 years) |
Death of a sister | Elizabeth Wiseman 1849 (Age 18 years) |
Marriage | Samuel Relf Kemper — View this family December 5, 1850 (Age 20 years) Shared note: Facts about this marriage: Alt. Marriage December 05, 1850 Nashotah Mission, Wisconsin Source: Crutcher.FTW Medium: Other Date of Import: Jan 5, 2000 |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Ann Relf Kemper September 27, 1851 (Age 21 years) |
Birth of a son #2 | Jackson Kemper August 5, 1853 (Age 23 years) |
Death of a sister | Betsy Wiseman 1854 (Age 23 years) |
Death of a sister | Amelia Wiseman 1854 (Age 23 years) |
Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Marius Kemper September 9, 1855 (Age 25 years) |
Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Poyntell Kemper October 26, 1857 (Age 27 years) |
Birth of a daughter #5 | Susan Sitgreaves Kemper January 10, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Ann Kemper June 23, 1862 (Age 32 years) |
Death of a brother | George Wiseman 1862 (Age 31 years) |
Death of a brother | Stephen Wiseman 1862 (Age 31 years) |
Death of a mother | Mary Ann Legge March 12, 1865 (Age 34 years) |
Birth of a son #7 | Samuel Relf Kemper May 18, 1865 (Age 35 years) |
Birth of a son #8 | Lewis Hoffman Kemper May 18, 1865 (Age 35 years) |
Death of a son | Samuel Relf Kemper September 26, 1865 (Age 35 years) |
Birth of a daughter #9 | Gertrude Kemper November 16, 1866 (Age 36 years) |
Death of a brother | Phillip Wiseman 1866 (Age 35 years) |
Marriage of a child | George Warren Wilson — Ann Relf Kemper — View this family 1867 (Age 36 years) |
Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Marius Kemper July 6, 1868 (Age 38 years) |
Birth of a son #10 | William Poyntell Kemper June 25, 1869 (Age 39 years) |
Birth of a daughter #11 | Lucia Relf Kemper December 28, 1871 (Age 41 years) |
Birth of a daughter #12 | Sophia Branson Kemper May 4, 1874 (Age 43 years) |
Marriage of a child | Jackson Kemper — Helen Elizabeth Knox — View this family October 16, 1884 (Age 54 years) |
Marriage of a child | James Slidell — Sarah Poyntell Kemper — View this family October 16, 1884 (Age 54 years) |
Marriage of a child | Charles Henry Lemon — Mary Ann Kemper — View this family 1886 (Age 55 years) |
Death of a father | James Wiseman July 1886 (Age 56 years) |
Marriage of a child | Seldon Bennett Sperry — Susan Sitgreaves Kemper — View this family September 8, 1887 (Age 57 years) |
Fact 1 | Fact 1 yesNote: See Note Page
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Marriage Fact | Samuel Relf Kemper — View this family yes Note: See Note Page
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Death | March 29, 1890 (Age 59 years) |
Family with parents |
father |
James Wiseman Birth: August 16, 1796 36 36 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: July 1886 — Omro, WI |
mother |
Mary Ann Legge Birth: about 1795 39 37 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: March 12, 1865 — Ashippun, Dodge Co., WI |
Marriage: 1815 — Cambridgeshire, England |
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2 years elder brother |
Phillip Wiseman Birth: 1816 19 21 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1866 |
3 years elder brother |
George Wiseman Birth: 1818 21 23 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: 1862 |
3 years elder brother |
Stephen Wiseman Birth: 1820 23 25 — Cambridgeshire, England Death: 1862 |
2 years elder sibling |
Willet Wiseman Birth: 1821 24 26 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1821 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England |
5 years elder brother |
William Wiseman Birth: 1825 28 30 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1847 — Canada |
3 years elder sister |
Lovay Wiseman Birth: 1827 30 32 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1841 |
3 years herself |
Mary Ann Wiseman Birth: May 14, 1830 33 35 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: March 29, 1890 — Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI |
4 years younger sister |
Hannah Wiseman Birth: 1833 36 38 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1847 |
3 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Wiseman Birth: 1835 38 40 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1849 |
6 years younger sister |
Betsy Wiseman Birth: 1840 43 45 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1854 |
1 year younger sister |
Amelia Wiseman Birth: 1840 43 45 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: 1854 |
Family with Samuel Relf Kemper |
husband |
Samuel Relf Kemper Birth: July 8, 1827 37 23 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA Death: September 5, 1915 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI |
herself |
Mary Ann Wiseman Birth: May 14, 1830 33 35 — Ringwood, Hampshire, England Death: March 29, 1890 — Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI |
Marriage: December 5, 1850 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI |
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10 months daughter |
Ann Relf Kemper Birth: September 27, 1851 24 21 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: March 25, 1904 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI |
22 months son |
Jackson Kemper Birth: August 5, 1853 26 23 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: April 15, 1919 — Delafield, WI |
2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Marius Kemper Birth: September 9, 1855 28 25 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: July 6, 1868 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI |
2 years daughter |
Sarah Poyntell Kemper Birth: October 26, 1857 30 27 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: August 29, 1940 — Whitewater, WI |
2 years daughter |
Susan Sitgreaves Kemper Birth: January 10, 1860 32 29 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: July 12, 1940 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI |
2 years daughter |
Mary Ann Kemper Birth: June 23, 1862 34 32 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: March 22, 1949 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI |
3 years son |
Samuel Relf Kemper Birth: May 18, 1865 37 35 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: September 26, 1865 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI |
son |
Lewis Hoffman Kemper Birth: May 18, 1865 37 35 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: May 20, 1951 — Hendersonville, NC |
18 months daughter |
Gertrude Kemper Birth: November 16, 1866 39 36 — Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI Death: December 14, 1943 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI |
3 years son |
William Poyntell Kemper Birth: June 25, 1869 41 39 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI Death: July 2, 1959 — New York, NY |
3 years daughter |
Lucia Relf Kemper Birth: December 28, 1871 44 41 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI Death: June 19, 1969 — Glendale, WI |
2 years daughter |
Sophia Branson Kemper Birth: May 4, 1874 46 43 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI Death: September 6, 1972 — Waukesha, WI |
- Generation 1
Mary Ann Wiseman, daughter of James Wiseman and Mary Ann Legge, was born on May 14, 1830 in Ringwood, Hampshire, England and died on March 29, 1890 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 59. She married Samuel Relf Kemper, son of David Jackson Kemper and Ann Relf, on December 5, 1850 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI. He was born on July 8, 1827 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA and died on September 5, 1915 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 88.
Children of Mary Ann Wiseman and Samuel Relf Kemper:
- Ann Relf Kemper (1851–1904)
- Jackson Kemper (1853–1919)
- Elizabeth Marius Kemper (1855–1868)
- Sarah Poyntell Kemper (1857–1940)
- Susan Sitgreaves Kemper (1860–1940)
- Mary Ann Kemper (1862–1949)
- Samuel Relf Kemper (1865–1865)
- Lewis Hoffman Kemper (1865–1951)
- Gertrude Kemper (1866–1943)
- William Poyntell Kemper (1869–1959)
- Lucia Relf Kemper (1871–1969)
- Sophia Branson Kemper (1874–1972)
- Generation 2back to top
Ann Relf Kemper, daughter of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on September 27, 1851 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI and died on March 25, 1904 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 52. She married George Warren Wilson in 1867. He was born on September 27, 1849 in Cleveland, OH and died on July 23, 1921 in Washington, DC at the age of 71.
Children of Ann Relf Kemper and George Warren Wilson:
- Ann Poyntell Wilson (1880–1940)
- Ralph Warren Wilson (1883–1970)
- Lucy May Wilson (1885–1885)
- Kemper Wilson (1885–1885)
- Margaret Wilson (1885–1974)
- Lewis Kemper Wilson (1888–1973)
Jackson Kemper, son of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on August 5, 1853 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI and died on April 15, 1919 in Delafield, WI at the age of 65. He married Helen Elizabeth Knox, daughter of Addison Knox and Elizabeth J. Swift, on October 16, 1884 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI. She was born on December 22, 1859 in Waterloo, NY and died on July 13, 1944 in Whitewater, WI at the age of 84.
Sarah Poyntell Kemper, daughter of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on October 26, 1857 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI and died on August 29, 1940 in Whitewater, WI at the age of 82. She married James Slidell on October 16, 1884 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI. He was born on December 31, 1847 in London, England and died on December 1, 1940 in Whitewater, WI at the age of 92.
Children of Sarah Poyntell Kemper and James Slidell:
- Janet Bruce Slidell (1885–1952)
- Kemper Slidell (1887–1965)
- Eugene James Slidell (1889–1891)
- Helen Knox Slidell (1893–1898)
Susan Sitgreaves Kemper, daughter of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on January 10, 1860 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI and died on July 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 80. She married Seldon Bennett Sperry on September 8, 1887. He was born on May 15, 1859 in Delafield, WI and died on January 31, 1930 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 70.
Mary Ann Kemper, daughter of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on June 23, 1862 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI and died on March 22, 1949 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 86. She married Charles Henry Lemon in 1886. He was born on January 28, 1863 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA and died on February 22, 1931 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 68.
Children of Mary Ann Kemper and Charles Henry Lemon:
- Gertrude Hamilton Lemon (1888–1902)
- Elizabeth Lemon (1890–1896)
- John Lemon (1900–1959)
Lewis Hoffman Kemper, son of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on May 18, 1865 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI and died on May 20, 1951 in Hendersonville, NC at the age of 86. He married 2 times. The first time he married Marie Louise South Addenbrooke, daughter of William A. Addenbrooke and Cecilia Seidmore, on April 2, 1890 in Portage, WI. She was born on March 6, 1869 in Mukwanago, WI and died on February 19, 1914 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 44. The second time he married Mary Alice Trenholm, daughter of Savage D. Trenholm and Alicia Ripley, on June 4, 1932 in Hendersonville, NC. She was born on February 20, 1884 and died in June 1977 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN at the age of 93.
Children of Lewis Hoffman Kemper and Marie Louise South Addenbrooke:
- Cecilia Louise Agnes Kemper (1894–1943)
- Daniel Marius Kemper (1897–1903)
- Susan Sitgreaves Kemper (1899–1934)
- Elizabeth Marius Kemper (1901–1967)
- Jackson Addenbrooke Kemper (1908–1909)
Gertrude Kemper, daughter of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on November 16, 1866 in Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI and died on December 14, 1943 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 77. She married Samuel Edwards Hall on April 18, 1906 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. He was born in 1855 and died on November 29, 1932 in Summerville, SC at the age of 77.
William Poyntell Kemper, son of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on June 25, 1869 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on July 2, 1959 in New York, NY at the age of 90. He married Clementine Brook Clingan on November 23, 1904 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. She was born on August 1, 1880 and died on December 22, 1961 in St. Petersburg, FL at the age of 81.
Children of William Poyntell Kemper and Clementine Brook Clingan:
- Laura Gilpin Kemper (1905–1905)
- Jackson Kemper (1909–1980)
Lucia Relf Kemper, daughter of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on December 28, 1871 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on June 19, 1969 in Glendale, WI at the age of 97. She married Loyal Durand, son of Loyal Root Durand and Maria Elizabeth McVickar, on October 6, 1898 in St. Sylvanus Chapel/Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI. He was born on March 31, 1868 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on October 3, 1937 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 69.
Children of Lucia Relf Kemper and Loyal Durand:
- Loyal Durand (1902–1970)
- Samuel Relf Durand (1904–1996)
- Lucia Durand (1906–1977)
- Elizabeth Mcvickar “Glee” Durand (1908–1988)
Sophia Branson Kemper, daughter of Samuel Relf Kemper and Mary Ann Wiseman, was born on May 4, 1874 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on September 6, 1972 in Waukesha, WI at the age of 98. She married Frederick Charles Best, son of Charles Best.
Children of Sophia Branson Kemper and Frederick Charles Best:
- Gertrude Kemper Best (1903–1983)
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- Frederick Best (1913–1922)
- Generation 3back to top
Ralph Warren Wilson, son of George Warren Wilson and Ann Relf Kemper, was born on January 29, 1883 in Dalton, GA and died in December 1970 in Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL at the age of 87. He married Ruth Davis in 1900 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. She was born in 1879 and died in 1900 at the age of 21.
Ralph Warren Wilson had 1 child.
Margaret Wilson, daughter of George Warren Wilson and Ann Relf Kemper, was born on December 5, 1885 in Dalton, GA and died in February 1974 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX at the age of 88. She married Chandler Diehl, son of Charles Diehl.
Children of Margaret Wilson and Chandler Diehl:
- Chandler Diehl (1912–1994)
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Lewis Kemper Wilson, son of George Warren Wilson and Ann Relf Kemper, was born on June 24, 1888 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI and died in October 1973 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX at the age of 85. He married Beatrice Unknown in 1905. She was born in 1884 and died in 1905 at the age of 21.
Lewis Kemper Wilson had 1 child.
Janet Bruce Slidell, daughter of James Slidell and Sarah Poyntell Kemper, was born on July 21, 1885 in Hudson, WI and died on August 2, 1952 in Whitewater, WI at the age of 67. She married Alfred Fricker in 1919 in Whitewater, WI. He was born on March 25, 1872 in Liverpool, England and died on February 23, 1953 in Whitewater, WI at the age of 80.
Kemper Slidell, son of James Slidell and Sarah Poyntell Kemper, was born on June 21, 1887 in Janesville, WI and died on November 22, 1965 in Winter Park, FL at the age of 78. He married Josephine Viles, daughter of Bradford D. Viles.
Children of Kemper Slidell and Josephine Viles:
- Kemper Slidell (1917–1991)
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Gertrude Hamilton Lemon, daughter of Charles Henry Lemon and Mary Ann Kemper, was born on June 8, 1888 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died in 1902 at the age of 13. She married Arthur Allan Mitten in 1902. He was born in 1871 and died in 1905 at the age of 34.
John Lemon, son of Charles Henry Lemon and Mary Ann Kemper, was born on September 21, 1900 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on March 12, 1959 in Petersburg, Menard Co., IL at the age of 58.
John Lemon had 2 children.
Cecilia Louise Agnes Kemper, daughter of Lewis Hoffman Kemper and Marie Louise South Addenbrooke, was born on January 21, 1894 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died in 1943 at the age of 48. She married David Roger in 1939 in New York, NY. He was born on September 22, 1900 in Cambridgeshire, England and died in February 1968 in Staten Island, Richmond Co., NY at the age of 67.
Susan Sitgreaves Kemper, daughter of Lewis Hoffman Kemper and Marie Louise South Addenbrooke, was born on October 12, 1899 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died in 1934 at the age of 34. She married Hewitt Morgan.
Susan Sitgreaves Kemper and Hewitt Morgan had 1 child.
Elizabeth Marius Kemper, daughter of Lewis Hoffman Kemper and Marie Louise South Addenbrooke, was born on March 14, 1901 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died in May 1967 in Katonah, Westchester Co., NY at the age of 66. She married William Annin on July 16, 1930 in Cambridgeshire, England. He was born on October 29, 1892 and died in March 1966 in Katonah, Westchester Co., NY at the age of 73.
Jackson Kemper, son of William Poyntell Kemper and Clementine Brook Clingan, was born on January 23, 1909 and died in September 1980 in Bakerton, KY at the age of 71.
Children of Jackson Kemper:
- John Peter Kemper (1939–1959)
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Loyal Durand, son of Loyal Durand and Lucia Relf Kemper, was born on July 12, 1902 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on October 14, 1970 in Knoxville, TN at the age of 68.
Loyal Durand had 4 children.
Samuel Relf Durand, son of Loyal Durand and Lucia Relf Kemper, was born on March 12, 1904 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on January 25, 1996 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., CA at the age of 91. He married Hildur Richardson, daughter of Fred Ranney Richardson and Fern Abbott.
Samuel Relf Durand and Hildur Richardson had 3 children.
Lucia Durand, daughter of Loyal Durand and Lucia Relf Kemper, was born on March 13, 1906 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on January 2, 1977 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA at the age of 70. She married Donald Murray Wright, son of Hastings Doyle Wright and Anna Murray.
Lucia Durand and Donald Murray Wright had 4 children.
Elizabeth Mcvickar “Glee” Durand, daughter of Loyal Durand and Lucia Relf Kemper, was born on August 18, 1908 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died on September 22, 1988 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky at the age of 80. She married William Henry Crutcher, son of William Henry Crutcher and Mary Buford Wood.
Elizabeth Mcvickar “Glee” Durand and William Henry Crutcher had 2 children.
Gertrude Kemper Best, daughter of Frederick Charles Best and Sophia Branson Kemper, was born on April 2, 1903 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI and died in August 1983 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI at the age of 80. She married Henry Jacob Held.
Gertrude Kemper Best and Henry Jacob Held had 3 children.
- The details of this family are private.
Marriage | Facts about this marriage: Alt. Marriage December 05, 1850 Nashotah Mission, Wisconsin Source: Crutcher.FTW Medium: Other Date of Import: Jan 5, 2000 |
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Marriage Fact | See Note Page |
Shared note | BIOGRAPHY S.R. Durand: "My mother's mother was always known as Ann; she never used her first name Mary, apparently having preferred her middle name. She was born May 14, 1830, on a farm near Ringwood, Hampshire, England, near the New Forest and a few miles from Bournemouth. When she was quite young, all of her older brothers had emigrated to Canada, and in letters to thier parents were urging them to come over, too. In the 1840's, the Wisconsin territory was being opened up for settlement, and many English settlers were going there instead of to Canada. When Ann Wiseman was 16 years of age in 1846, her father James Wiseman sold his farm in England and moved to Wisconsin. he purchased a farm near Ashippun in Dodge County, about twelve miles north of Nashotah, and the family attended church services at the Nashotah Mission Chapel on the seminary grounds. My great-grandfather, Bishop Jackson Kemper, had two elderly unmarried sisters, Jane Branson Kemper and Phoebe Eliza Kemper, who had lived with their father, Colonel Daniel Kemper, in New Brunswick, New Jersey until his death in 1847. At that time Bishop Kemper became responsible for the care of these sisters, and had them come to live with him in his large home, Bishopstead, near the Nashotah seminary. Needing help for the care of these sisters, one of whom was almost stone deaf, he persuaded Ann Wiseman to come stay at Bishopstead and look after them. My grandfather, Samuel Relf Kemper, had decided not to pursue an education at Columbia University in New York, and had joined his father in the West with an interest in becoming a farmer. He fell in love with Ann Wiseman, and they were happily married by Bishop Kemper on December 5, 1850, when she was 20 and he was 23 years of age. She was a beautiful girl, with naturally blonde hair and blue eyes. Over the years they had twelve children, ten of whom grew to adulthood. In a separate account, I have written some anecdotes about my Kemper uncles, aunts, and cousins. During the several months in 1860 that my grandfather was away on a sea voyage to recover his health, my grandmother carried on managing the farm, with the assistance of daily hired help. Mother told me stories of how Indians came through their property on Upper Nebahbin Lake, and how they would steal if given the chance. One time, an Indian was removing a red blanket he coveted from a clothesline, and my grandmother rushed out of the house and had a long fight, pulling the blanket away from him, until the Indian finally gave up and departed. My grandfather's older sister had married a professor at the Nashotah Episcopal Seminary in 1848, and they had settled in Bishop Kemper's house so she could manage it for her father. After Bishop Kemper's death in 1870, the Reverend and Mrs. Adams continued to live in Bishopstead. My grandfather and his brother did not receive their full shares of what should have been an even distribution of inheritances of furniture, silverware, etc. from their father's estate, since thier older sister kept most things in the house she occupied. However, one interesting anecdote is that my grandmother's oldest son, Jackson Kemper, one day at Bishopstead discovered a large old abandoned armchair in the hayloft of an unused barn. My grandmother, being short of chairs in her home, asked her sister-in-law if she could have it. Years later, this handsome large chair was a favorite of my mother's; in her old age she sat in it every morning close to a parlor window watching for the postman to come, and hoping to receive letters from her children and grandchildren. When I inherited this chair, my wife spent a whole day removing the old upholstery and straw padding before having it restuffed and reupholstered. This antique chair is now one of our most valued possessions, and has been appraised and insured for several thousand dollars. Mother somehow or other believed a story that it had been brought to America from Germany in 1741 by her great-grandfather, Jacob Kemper, and that his father, the hereditary military commander of Stalech Castle above Bacharach on the Rhine River, had been sitting in this chair on the Castle ramparts at the time of his death. This story seems a little too far out to me. Antique dealers have identified this chair as a similar type to the type of chairs made in either New York or Philadelphia in about 1750, and it is likely one of the very few, if any, in existence outside of museums today. [This chair was inherited from Samuel Relf Durand by either his daughter Jean Durand Rosling or his daughter Lucia Durand.] I have some very sweet and affectionate letters written by my grandparents to each other when he was away on his long European trip in 1860, and some from times when he was away from home in Milwaukee for a few weeks managing his produce commission business, which he had established after giving up farming. These letters reveal that they were closely devoted to each other, and to each one of their children. I can recall my father speaking many times with the highest respect and admiration for my mother's mother. She must have been a remarkable person to have brought up such a large family. She died of cancer on March 29, 1890, and was buried in the Kemper family plot in the cemetery at the Nashotah Mission. Facts about this person: Alt. Died March 29, 1890 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Source: Crutcher.FTW Medium: Other Date of Import: Jan 5, 2000 Record Change June 28, 1999 Burial 1890 Nashotah, Waukesha Co., WI |