William Worth Kemps (1913 - 2002)

A biography has been created for William Worth Kemps. He was the son of William Henry Kemps and Edna Hammond Wright. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and lived most of his life in Glendale, California. I spoke to him in September of 1993 and some of this biography comes from that recorded conversation. For additional details of his life, see biography.

Richard G Kirkpatrick (1918 - 2000)

A biography has been created for Richard Garnholz Kirkpatrick. He was the son of Raymond Kirkpatrick and May Belle Kemps. He was born in Oakdale, Illinois and lived most of his adult life in Waukegan, Illinois. I spoke to him in October of 1987 and some of this biography comes from that recorded conversation. For additional details of his life, see biography.

GEDCOM Update Is Available

My latest GEDCOM file has now been uploaded to Ancestry.com and Rootsweb.com. It replaces any that I had previously placed on these sites. The family tree is identified as Samuel Henry Kemps and on Rootsweb.com, the database is rkemps. This file includes 452 individuals and all the latest identifications of the various sources. The file can also be downloaded from each site.

More Find A Grave.com

For the past 7 weeks, I have continued to concentrate on FindAGrave.com. The totals of my efforts are now 115 memorials created and 155 managed. For these memorials, I uploaded a total of 186 photos and I wrote 81 biographies. All 20 of my photo requests were completed for the Oakdale Cemetery. Headstone pictures now total 78. Almost all of my work is now complete. To check out any of the memorials that I manage, see summary.

FindAGrave.com Revisited and Recommended

Previously, I had never found anyone on FindAGave.com. However, I decided to check it out again. I found that on May 30, 2009, the Oakdale Cemetery in Washington County, Illinois and a total of twelve McClurkens and McClurkins were added. Upon reviewing their FAQs, my whole perspective changed. I realized that it is a great place to create memorials to individuals. So far, I have added my parents, two of my grandparents, two great granparents, four great great grandparents, two great great great grandparents and eight aunts and uncles. Additionally, I added 38 additional McClurken - McClurkin graves in the Oakdale Cemetery and I am managing the original 12. I have requested photos for many of the above gravesites.

Lengthy biography space is available and 5 free photos are allowed (20 if you pay a one time fee of $5). Grave Monument photos can be requested from volunteers. I, now, highly recommend the use of FindAGrave.com as a way to create memorials to our dearly departed loved ones. (And you may find that they are already there).

Archibald McClurken (1794 - 1853)

Archibald McClurken was the son of Thomas McClurken. He served in the War of 1812, as a private in the South Carolina Militia. He and his brother, James, started the first steam mill in Washington County, Illinois. A biography has been created for Archibald McClurken. See biography.

John McClurkin (1792 - 1874)

John McClurkin was a very religious person. He was an elder and a Charter Member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Oakdale, Illinois for 40 years. Two of his sons, three of his grandsons, and a great grandson were ministers of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. A biography has been created for John McClurkin. See biography.