Individual Details

James Lawson Kemper was a Civil War Confederate Major General and Virginia Governor. At the start of the Civil War, he was a member of the Virginia State Legislature and helped organize Virginia troops for the Confederate forces. Rising through the ranks, he fought at Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and was promoted Brigadier General in June 1862. At the Battle of Gettysburg, he was wounded, taken prisoner and prisoner exchanged in early 1864. He was promoted Major General in September 1864 and was assigned the command of Richmond, Virginia until the Confederacy surrendered. After the war, he focused on rebuilding the state into the Union and was elected Governor of Virginia, serving 1874 to 1878.

1870 Madison County, Virginia census, Rapidan District.

1880 Madison County, Virginia census, Rapidan District.

Birth	June 11, 1823	Mountain Prospect, Madison County, Virginia
Marriage	Abt, 1856	Virginia - Cremora Conway Cave
Death	April 7, 1895	Orange County, Virginia
Burial		Kemper Family Cemetery, Orange County, Virginia

Spouse	Cremora Conway Cave (1837 - 1880)
Child	Meade Cave Kemper (1857 - )
Child	Frances Merriweather Kemper (1859 - 1870)
Child	Florence Kemper (1861 - )
Child	James Lawson Kemper Jr. (1865 - )
Child	Lucy Virginia Kemper (1867 - )
Child	Jessie McRae Kemper (1869 - )
Child	Reginald Heber J. Kemper (1871 - )

Father	William Kemper (1776 - 1853)
Mother	Maria E. Allison (1787 - 1873)
Sibling	Mary Allison Kemper ( - )
Sibling	Frederick Thomas Kemper (1816 - 1881)
Sibling	William Henry Kemper (1819 - 1843)
Sibling	Susan Elizabeth Kemper (1820 - 1875)
Sibling	John Stadler Kemper (1823 - 1887)
Sibling	Maria Rebecca Kemper (1825 - 1873)
Sibling	Sarah Margaret Kemper (1828 - )