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The Kemper Family

2,579 Kemper records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

2,579Records in our database
1789Earliest birth
1Documented families
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At a glance

2,579 Kemper records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

North Dakota: 19 Kemper recordsSouth Dakota: 13 Kemper recordsNebraska: 137 Kemper recordsKansas: 93 Kemper recordsMinnesota: 143 Kemper recordsIowa: 72 Kemper recordsMissouri: 522 Kemper recordsWisconsin: 47 Kemper recordsIllinois: 330 Kemper recordsMichigan: 72 Kemper recordsIndiana: 205 Kemper recordsOhio: 618 Kemper records191313793143725224733072205618
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When they were born

Born in the 1800s: 01800Born in the 1810s: 0Born in the 1820s: 020Born in the 1830s: 0Born in the 1840s: 040Born in the 1850s: 1Born in the 1860s: 060Born in the 1870s: 32Born in the 1880s: 14280Born in the 1890s: 344Born in the 1900s: 4571900Born in the 1910s: 587Born in the 1920s: 38120Born in the 1930s: 184Born in the 1940s: 10240Born in the 1950s: 80Born in the 1960s: 2160Born in the 1970s: 8Born in the 1980s: 680Born in the 1990s: 1Born in the 2000s: 12000
  • Most records: Ohio (618 of 2,579)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Jackson Kemper, born 1789, Wisconsin
Documented families

Kemper families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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People in the record

Kemper people in our records

120 of the 2,578 Kemper people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Kemper record →

John Thomas Kemper
1944 to 2026
Minnesota
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Donald C Kemper
1925 to 2022
Omaha, Nebraska
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Billy Eugene Kemper
1932 to 2021
Belleville, Illinois
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Isadore J Kemper
1932 to 2021
Ottoville, Ohio
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Kristine K Kemper
1957 to 2021
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Leroy Kemper
1943 to 2021
Muscatine, Iowa
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Richard Kemper
1948 to 2021
Middlefield, Ohio
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Robert Donald Kemper
1936 to 2021
Missouri
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Arnold William Kemper
1928 to 2020
Ottoville, Ohio
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Billy Wayne Kemper
1948 to 2020
Springboro, Ohio
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D Robert Kemper
1936 to 2020
St. Louis, Missouri
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Gordon W Kemper
1931 to 2020
Gallipolis, Ohio
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Harold Lee Kemper
1934 to 2020
Vinton, Ohio
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Harry Junior Kemper
1929 to 2020
Oreana, Illinois
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Joseph Robert Kemper
1963 to 2020
Anoka, Minnesota
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Richard J Kemper
1922 to 2020
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Robert J Kemper
1924 to 2020
Missouri
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Sandra Jean Kemper
1940 to 2020
Missouri
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John B Kemper
1921 to 2019
Augusta, Michigan
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L Marie Weaver Kemper
1921 to 2019
Sturgis, South Dakota
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Leonard Joseph Kemper
1927 to 2019
Seville, Ohio
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Paul Michael Kemper
1942 to 2019
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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Philip Henry Kemper
1929 to 2018
Elwood, Illinois
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Bernard E Kemper
1926 to 2017
Missouri
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Helen Anna Kemper
1926 to 2017
Missouri
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James A Kemper
1936 to 2017
Verona, Wisconsin
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Lester A Kemper
1928 to 2017
Fort Loramie, Ohio
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Robert Kemper
1938 to 2017
Palatine, Illinois
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Anna Henrietta Kemper
1922 to 2016
Missouri
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Jean Margaret Kemper
1928 to 2016
Dayton, Ohio
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John Alloys Kemper
1925 to 2016
Dayton, Ohio
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Wayne L Kemper
1944 to 2016
Missouri
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Charles Edward Kemper
1918 to 2015
Missouri
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Clarence F Kemper
1933 to 2015
Missouri
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Robert S Kemper
1925 to 2015
Missouri
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Bernard L Kemper
1927 to 2014
Missouri
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Leroy Kemper
1934 to 2014
Wichita, Kansas
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Anne Kemper
1919 to 2013
Illinois
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Jay A Kemper
1958 to 2013
Indiana
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Ralph J Kemper
1931 to 2013
Illinois
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Viola A Kemper
1917 to 2013
Kansas
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William H Kemper
1930 to 2013
Illinois
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Alyce M Kemper
1919 to 2012
Saline, Nebraska
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Kenneth Ray Kemper
1956 to 2012
Marion, Indiana
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Mary Lou E Kemper
1930 to 2012
Nebraska
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R Kemper
1953 to 2011
Indiana
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Hildegard A Kemper
1923 to 2010
Redlands, Mesa County, Colorado
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J R Kemper
1912 to 2010
Indiana
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Jackson M Kemper
1930 to 2010
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Lawrence Kemper
1916 to 2010
Monroe County, Indiana
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Nelda M Kemper
1928 to 2010
Irving, Dallas County, Texas
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Ruth A Kemper
1935 to 2010
Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota
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Alice J Kemper
1936 to 2009
Christie, Adair County, Oklahoma
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Anna M Kemper
1906 to 2009
North Carolina
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Arthur James Kemper
1914 to 2009
Oakland, Alameda County, California
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Bernard J Kemper
1916 to 2009
Pelican Bay, Collier County, Florida
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Celia Kemper
1883 to 1985
Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio
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Retta Kemper
1888 to 1981
Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota
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Jessie Kemper
1879 to 1978
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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Catharina Kemper
1874 to 1977
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
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Charles Kemper
1882 to 1976
Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado
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Eva Kemper
1875 to 1976
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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Opal Kemper
1882 to 1976
Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Pearl Kemper
1889 to 1976
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
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Anna Kemper
1882 to 1975
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Louise Kemper
1879 to 1975
Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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Edward Kemper
1884 to 1974
Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois
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Hattie Kemper
1881 to 1974
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
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Leo Kemper
1882 to 1974
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
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Mary L Kemper
1881 to 1974
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
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Earl Kemper
1885 to 1973
Nashville-Davidson, Davidson County, Tennessee
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Effice Kemper
1873 to 1973
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
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Ethel Kemper
1883 to 1973
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Kathryn Kemper
1879 to 1973
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
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Oscar Kemper
1881 to 1973
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Alice D Kemper
1879 to 1972
Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri
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Georgia Kemper
1885 to 1972
Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois
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Magdalena Kemper
1881 to 1972
Richmond Heights, St. Louis County, Missouri
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Alice Kemper
1875 to 1971
Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas
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George Kemper
1874 to 1971
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
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George W Kemper
1880 to 1971
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
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Samuel F Kemper
1878 to 1971
Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri
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John Kemper
1878 to 1970
Bear Lake, Kalkaska County, Michigan
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Olive Kemper
1878 to 1970
Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois
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Byron Kemper
1878 to 1969
Lewistown, Logan County, Ohio
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Helen Kemper
1892 to 1969
LaMoure, LaMoure County, North Dakota
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Tom Kemper
1877 to 1969
Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois
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Alice E Kemper
1879 to 1968
Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska
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Anna Kemper
1880 to 1968
Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri
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Anthony Kemper
1884 to 1968
Nashville-Davidson, Davidson County, Tennessee
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George Kemper
1877 to 1968
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
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Harry Kemper
1877 to 1968
Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Martha Kemper
1883 to 1968
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
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Elmer Kemper
1882 to 1967
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
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Henry Kemper
1885 to 1967
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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John Kemper
1880 to 1967
Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
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Wesley Kemper
1880 to 1967
New Straitsville, Perry County, Ohio
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William Kemper
1879 to 1967
Rockville, Parke County, Indiana
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Charles G Kemper
1872 to 1966
St. Edward, Boone County, Nebraska
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Edward Kemper
1882 to 1966
Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California
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Katherine Kemper
1882 to 1966
St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri
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Lenore Kemper
1871 to 1966
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Louis Kemper
1877 to 1966
Washington, Franklin County, Missouri
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Mazie Kemper
1879 to 1965
Indiana
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Ben Kemper
1878 to 1964
Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota
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Emma Kemper
1878 to 1964
Ohio
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Walter B Kemper
1877 to 1964
Colfax, Nebraska
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Alvin Kemper
1877 to 1963
Missouri
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Edward Kemper
1878 to 1963
Ohio
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Emma Kemper
1877 to 1963
Michigan
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Emma Kemper
1883 to 1963
Missouri
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John Kemper
1875 to 1963
Illinois
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Raymond Kemper
1896 to 1963
North Dakota
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Charles Kemper
1873 to 1962
Kansas
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Gust Kemper
1881 to 1962
Minnesota
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Harvey Kemper
1879 to 1962
Ohio
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Anna Kemper
1880 to 1952
St. Louis, Missouri
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William Fred Kemper
1880 to 1948
St. Louis, Missouri
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Jackson Kemper
1789 to 1870
Wisconsin
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Louise Charlotte Kemper
born 1859
Montpelier township, Muscatine County, Iowa
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Common questions

Kemper genealogy: FAQ

Where were Kemper ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,579 Kemper records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (618), then Missouri (522) and Illinois (330).

How far back does the Kemper family tree go?

The earliest Kemper birth in our database is 1789: Jackson Kemper, Wisconsin. We have pieced together 158 Kemper family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Kemper family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

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Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.

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