Individual Details

John George "Hans Jorgen" Kemper

(January 4, 1663 - October 3, 1731)

"Siegen, Germany is the center of a noted iron producing and manufacturing district of Germany and is the site of present Krup gun works. At Musen is situated one of the famous iron mines of the empire. It was worked as early as 1303 and practically all the inhabitants are employed in industries in connection with the mines to this day. John George Kemper was a mechanic, a blacksmith, and is thought to have had charge of the tools about the mine. He possessed a freehold and was an elder in the Reformed Church." (THE KEMPER BOOK by Clarence Cannon, 1957, page 4)

Events

BirthJanuary 4, 1663Musen, Nassau Siegen, Westphalia, Germany
MarriageApril 30, 1691Germany - Agnes Kleb
MarriageNovember 20, 1704Germany - Anna Margarita Waffenschmied
DeathOctober 3, 1731

Families

SpouseAgnes Kleb (1669 - 1703)
ChildJohn (Johannes) Kemper (1692 - 1758)
ChildJohn Henry (Johan Heinrich) Kemper (1696 - 1769)
ChildPaul Kemper (1699 - 1734)
ChildAnna Margarita Kemper (1703 - )
SpouseAnna Margarita Waffenschmied ( - 1743)
ChildJohn George Kemper (1706 - )
ChildAnna Juliana Kemper (1708 - 1760)
ChildGeorge Kemper (1712 - 1712)
FatherJohannes "the Smith" Kemper (1630 - 1668)
MotherAnna Loew (1641 - 1687)
SiblingBelshasar (or Bathasar) Kemper (1657 - 1657)
SiblingAnna Margarita Kemper (1658 - 1733)
SiblingMaria Elisabeth Kemper (1660 - 1668)
SiblingJohannes Kemper (1665 - 1689)
SiblingMatthias Kemper (1665 - 1668)