Family History: KAMPE, Henry J. (1916-1983)

Henry J. Kampe was born on the 25th day of April 1916 in Frankfort, Will County, Illinois. His parents are William Kampe and Selma Elsner. 

During his school years, he played in the band, collected stamps, and collected arrow heads. He found the arrow heads while taking the cattle back and forth in the fields. The area now extends from the city of Frankfort across Route 30 to VanHorn Woods. He loved to travel. Early in life he traveled west. He enjoyed telling the story of how the mountains were so steep that it was necessary to go backwards. He could not gear down the car enough to travel forwards. 

documents for Henry J. Kampe include birth, marriage and death

Henry married Mildred Louise Schuler on the 14th of November 1938. They were married at the brides home in Lockport, Will County, Illinois.

Besides traveling, one of his hobbies was ham radio. He was "W9 Old King Midas."

Ham radio operators collect cards from the people they met. This is a scan of my dad's card.

Henry J. Kampe died on the 10th day of February 1983 and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, Will County, Illinois.

My trees are a work in progress. I am always wanting to meet family members and exchange information. Currently, trees are posted on RootsWeb, My Heritage, and Ancestry.com under the name of Roots Digger family tree. If anyone is researching this line and would like to exchange information, please contact me at sbgenealogy@gmail.com.

Herrington family reunion in Brewton, Alabama

What do you do at a family reunion? Joey and Selma Blackmon attended the Herrington reunion at Elim Baptist Church, Brewton, Alabama, on Sunday, 24 June 2012.

Fellowship, renew acquaintances, and meet new family members.

Visit and revisit cemeteries.

Visit more cemeteries and take photographs.

In the book Descendants of John Parker (1740-1793) and His Wife Sarah Gordy (1743-1825) of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Georgia, Ima Zylks-Adcox documents that Matilda Giddens Parker applied for a military pension. On page 524, the author states that on the pension application Matilda declares that John, Elisha and George volunteered at the same time and place for six months service in the War of 1812. Georgia is the place of enlistment. They served under Captain Joseph Howard's Company, Georgia Militia.. Matilda is the second wife of John Parker. See photo above.

Surname Saturday – Cemetery relocation surnames

The following surnames are from the thirty-one cemeteries relocated by the Army Corps of Engineers during the Grayson Dam Project in eastern KY in 1964.l

The article “RG 21 case #718 land condemnation records at NARA at Atlanta” posted on metro Atlanta Genealogy on www.examiner.com provides more information regarding cases. The textual records are available for research at the National Archives at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow, GA 30260, 770-968-2100.

Abbott, Adams, Arnett, Ballard, Barker, Barry, Birchum, Blankenbeckler, Bledsoe, Blevins, Boggs, Bowling, Branham, Brickey, Browning, Bryant, Carpenter, Carroll, Church, Clay, Clayton, Cole, Conley, Craig, Creech, Crockett, Davidson, Duncan, Edmiston, Ely, Evans, Fraley, Gause, Gibson, Gilbert, Grave, Gray, Greer, Hale, Hall, Harper, Harris, Hearberlin, Hollingsworth, Horton, Hylton, Johnson, Justice, King, Kitchen, Knipp, Lander, Leadingham, Lewis, Maggard, Mainus, McDavid, McMeans, Miller, Mobley, Newland, Oney, Palmer,

Parsons, Pennington, Pope, Qualls, Rayburn, Rice, Salmons, Salyers, Sexton, Simpson, Smith, Sparks, Stirgill, Tackett, Templeton, Toliver, Trivett, Vicars, Walker, Wallace, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson, Workman, Wright

Tombstone Tuesday:1965 31 cemetery relocations in Carter County, KY

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.

Tombstone Tuesday: cemetery relocation in Carter County, KY

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.

Tombstone Tuesday: cemetery relocation in 1965 in Carter County, KY

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.

Tombstone Tuesday: photos of the cemetery relocation in Carter County, KY in 1965

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.

Tombstone Tuesday: Carter County, KY, cemetery relocation in 1965

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.

Tombstone Tuesday: relocation of cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.

Tombstone Tuesday: cemetery relocation Carter County, KY in 1965

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.

Tombstone Tuesday: 31 cemeteries relocation in Carter County, KY in 1965

Photos scanned from the case records for the relocation of thirty-one cemeteries in Carter County, KY in 1965 by the Corps of Engineers for the Grayson Reservoir Project. For information regarding these textual records, contact the National Archives at Atlanta. The information needed for a textual search include the Record Group 021, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Catlettsburg, KY. civil case #718, United States vs 303.39 acres of land, more or less. 27 August 1965.