"Hope K. Elliott, daughter of George C. Elliott and Adelia Hitt, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and came with her parents to Missouri in 1881." (THE KEMPER BOOK, 1957 by Clarence Cannon, page 21.)
"Mother was born at Minneapolis, Minn., came to Missouri when 6 years old." (List of births written by Hope Kemper Hoover.)
"Mrs. W. O. Kemper Feted at Dinner on 85th Birthday --- Mrs. Charles Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., hosted a dinner Wednesday in her home honoring her mother, Mrs. W. O. Kemper on her 85th birthday. Decorations were in pink and white. The table was laid with white linen and centered with an arrangement of pink carnations. Attending were Mrs. V. W. Gillett, another daughter, and her son, Victor, Jr., of Corpus Christi; Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Jr; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kemper and two children; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hoover; and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hand. Guests calling were Mrs. M. Meeks, Mrs. T. W. Harvey, Mrs. Ed Kniffen, Mrs. George Jungberg, Mrs. M. C. Campbell, Leona Burks, and Mr. and Mrs. L. McDaniels and daughter, Mrs. Alton Underwood, of Lamesa." (The Abilene Reporter-News.)
"Funeral for Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Sr., 91, Abilene resident since the early 1900's, will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Elliott's Chapel of Memories. She died at 7:45 a. m. Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charlie Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., where she had made her home for a number of years. Officiating will be the Rev. E. P. Dentzer, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest assisted by Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, former rector. Burial will be beside the grave of her husband in Cedar Gap Cemetery. Born Hope Elliott, June 11, 1867, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, she removed as a small girl to Elsberry, Missouri, with her parents. She was married there to W. O. Kemper, Sr., September 5, 1893. He died in 1934. During an interview in 1953, Mrs. Kemper said that at 16 she was the only female printer's devil in Lincoln County, Missouri, where she learned to do everything but run the presses on the Elsberry Advance, at $20 per month. Her son, W. O. Kemper, Jr., was once the Abilene lamplighter. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper came to Moro, Texas, in the southern edge of Taylor County, in 1904. They put in a general store at Cedar Gap. After five years, they moved to a farm near Potosi, where they stayed until coming to Abilene in 1912. They lived at 417 Hickory Street at the time of Mr. Kemper's death. When they first came to Abilene, Mr. Kemper bought a grocery store in the 200 block of Chestnut Street, and later was a traveling salesman. He also worked for R. W. (Captain) Ellis in the hide business and later bought an interest in the concern. Mr. Kemper and son began the West Texas Coffee Company in 1924. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. S. C. Gonzalez of El Paso, Mrs. W. H. Hand of 1102 Poplar Street, Mrs. V. W. Gillette, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Mrs. A. J. Hoover of 2050 Edgement Drive, and Mrs. Langford; one son, W. O. Kemper, Jr. of 798 Ballinger Street; one brother, Homer Elliott of Elsberry, Missouri, five grandsons and nine great grandchildren. Pallbears will be Eugene Lane, Monroe Roberts, H. R. Harris, Merl West, Claude Gilbert, and Wayne Roberts." (Obituary from The Abilene Reporter-News.)
Info from Ralph Terry.
"Mother was born at Minneapolis, Minn., came to Missouri when 6 years old." (List of births written by Hope Kemper Hoover.)
"Mrs. W. O. Kemper Feted at Dinner on 85th Birthday --- Mrs. Charles Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., hosted a dinner Wednesday in her home honoring her mother, Mrs. W. O. Kemper on her 85th birthday. Decorations were in pink and white. The table was laid with white linen and centered with an arrangement of pink carnations. Attending were Mrs. V. W. Gillett, another daughter, and her son, Victor, Jr., of Corpus Christi; Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Jr; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kemper and two children; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hoover; and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hand. Guests calling were Mrs. M. Meeks, Mrs. T. W. Harvey, Mrs. Ed Kniffen, Mrs. George Jungberg, Mrs. M. C. Campbell, Leona Burks, and Mr. and Mrs. L. McDaniels and daughter, Mrs. Alton Underwood, of Lamesa." (The Abilene Reporter-News.)
"Funeral for Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Sr., 91, Abilene resident since the early 1900's, will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Elliott's Chapel of Memories. She died at 7:45 a. m. Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charlie Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., where she had made her home for a number of years. Officiating will be the Rev. E. P. Dentzer, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest assisted by Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, former rector. Burial will be beside the grave of her husband in Cedar Gap Cemetery. Born Hope Elliott, June 11, 1867, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, she removed as a small girl to Elsberry, Missouri, with her parents. She was married there to W. O. Kemper, Sr., September 5, 1893. He died in 1934. During an interview in 1953, Mrs. Kemper said that at 16 she was the only female printer's devil in Lincoln County, Missouri, where she learned to do everything but run the presses on the Elsberry Advance, at $20 per month. Her son, W. O. Kemper, Jr., was once the Abilene lamplighter. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper came to Moro, Texas, in the southern edge of Taylor County, in 1904. They put in a general store at Cedar Gap. After five years, they moved to a farm near Potosi, where they stayed until coming to Abilene in 1912. They lived at 417 Hickory Street at the time of Mr. Kemper's death. When they first came to Abilene, Mr. Kemper bought a grocery store in the 200 block of Chestnut Street, and later was a traveling salesman. He also worked for R. W. (Captain) Ellis in the hide business and later bought an interest in the concern. Mr. Kemper and son began the West Texas Coffee Company in 1924. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. S. C. Gonzalez of El Paso, Mrs. W. H. Hand of 1102 Poplar Street, Mrs. V. W. Gillette, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Mrs. A. J. Hoover of 2050 Edgement Drive, and Mrs. Langford; one son, W. O. Kemper, Jr. of 798 Ballinger Street; one brother, Homer Elliott of Elsberry, Missouri, five grandsons and nine great grandchildren. Pallbears will be Eugene Lane, Monroe Roberts, H. R. Harris, Merl West, Claude Gilbert, and Wayne Roberts." (Obituary from The Abilene Reporter-News.)
Info from Ralph Terry.
"Hope K. Elliott, daughter of George C. Elliott and Adelia Hitt, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and came with her parents to Missouri in 1881." (THE KEMPER BOOK, 1957 by Clarence Cannon, page 21.)
"Mother was born at Minneapolis, Minn., came to Missouri when 6 years old." (List of births written by Hope Kemper Hoover.)
"Mrs. W. O. Kemper Feted at Dinner on 85th Birthday --- Mrs. Charles Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., hosted a dinner Wednesday in her home honoring her mother, Mrs. W. O. Kemper on her 85th birthday. Decorations were in pink and white. The table was laid with white linen and centered with an arrangement of pink carnations. Attending were Mrs. V. W. Gillett, another daughter, and her son, Victor, Jr., of Corpus Christi; Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Jr; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kemper and two children; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hoover; and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hand. Guests calling were Mrs. M. Meeks, Mrs. T. W. Harvey, Mrs. Ed Kniffen, Mrs. George Jungberg, Mrs. M. C. Campbell, Leona Burks, and Mr. and Mrs. L. McDaniels and daughter, Mrs. Alton Underwood, of Lamesa." (The Abilene Reporter-News.)
"Funeral for Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Sr., 91, Abilene resident since the early 1900's, will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Elliott's Chapel of Memories. She died at 7:45 a. m. Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charlie Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., where she had made her home for a number of years. Officiating will be the Rev. E. P. Dentzer, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest assisted by Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, former rector. Burial will be beside the grave of her husband in Cedar Gap Cemetery. Born Hope Elliott, June 11, 1867, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, she removed as a small girl to Elsberry, Missouri, with her parents. She was married there to W. O. Kemper, Sr., September 5, 1893. He died in 1934. During an interview in 1953, Mrs. Kemper said that at 16 she was the only female printer's devil in Lincoln County, Missouri, where she learned to do everything but run the presses on the Elsberry Advance, at $20 per month. Her son, W. O. Kemper, Jr., was once the Abilene lamplighter. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper came to Moro, Texas, in the southern edge of Taylor County, in 1904. They put in a general store at Cedar Gap. After five years, they moved to a farm near Potosi, where they stayed until coming to Abilene in 1912. They lived at 417 Hickory Street at the time of Mr. Kemper's death. When they first came to Abilene, Mr. Kemper bought a grocery store in the 200 block of Chestnut Street, and later was a traveling salesman. He also worked for R. W. (Captain) Ellis in the hide business and later bought an interest in the concern. Mr. Kemper and son began the West Texas Coffee Company in 1924. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. S. C. Gonzalez of El Paso, Mrs. W. H. Hand of 1102 Poplar Street, Mrs. V. W. Gillette, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Mrs. A. J. Hoover of 2050 Edgement Drive, and Mrs. Langford; one son, W. O. Kemper, Jr. of 798 Ballinger Street; one brother, Homer Elliott of Elsberry, Missouri, five grandsons and nine great grandchildren. Pallbears will be Eugene Lane, Monroe Roberts, H. R. Harris, Merl West, Claude Gilbert, and Wayne Roberts." (Obituary from The Abilene Reporter-News.)
Info from Ralph Terry.
"Mother was born at Minneapolis, Minn., came to Missouri when 6 years old." (List of births written by Hope Kemper Hoover.)
"Mrs. W. O. Kemper Feted at Dinner on 85th Birthday --- Mrs. Charles Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., hosted a dinner Wednesday in her home honoring her mother, Mrs. W. O. Kemper on her 85th birthday. Decorations were in pink and white. The table was laid with white linen and centered with an arrangement of pink carnations. Attending were Mrs. V. W. Gillett, another daughter, and her son, Victor, Jr., of Corpus Christi; Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Jr; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kemper and two children; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hoover; and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hand. Guests calling were Mrs. M. Meeks, Mrs. T. W. Harvey, Mrs. Ed Kniffen, Mrs. George Jungberg, Mrs. M. C. Campbell, Leona Burks, and Mr. and Mrs. L. McDaniels and daughter, Mrs. Alton Underwood, of Lamesa." (The Abilene Reporter-News.)
"Funeral for Mrs. W. O. Kemper, Sr., 91, Abilene resident since the early 1900's, will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at Elliott's Chapel of Memories. She died at 7:45 a. m. Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charlie Langford, 1801 Belmont Blvd., where she had made her home for a number of years. Officiating will be the Rev. E. P. Dentzer, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest assisted by Dr. Willis P. Gerhart, former rector. Burial will be beside the grave of her husband in Cedar Gap Cemetery. Born Hope Elliott, June 11, 1867, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, she removed as a small girl to Elsberry, Missouri, with her parents. She was married there to W. O. Kemper, Sr., September 5, 1893. He died in 1934. During an interview in 1953, Mrs. Kemper said that at 16 she was the only female printer's devil in Lincoln County, Missouri, where she learned to do everything but run the presses on the Elsberry Advance, at $20 per month. Her son, W. O. Kemper, Jr., was once the Abilene lamplighter. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper came to Moro, Texas, in the southern edge of Taylor County, in 1904. They put in a general store at Cedar Gap. After five years, they moved to a farm near Potosi, where they stayed until coming to Abilene in 1912. They lived at 417 Hickory Street at the time of Mr. Kemper's death. When they first came to Abilene, Mr. Kemper bought a grocery store in the 200 block of Chestnut Street, and later was a traveling salesman. He also worked for R. W. (Captain) Ellis in the hide business and later bought an interest in the concern. Mr. Kemper and son began the West Texas Coffee Company in 1924. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. S. C. Gonzalez of El Paso, Mrs. W. H. Hand of 1102 Poplar Street, Mrs. V. W. Gillette, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Mrs. A. J. Hoover of 2050 Edgement Drive, and Mrs. Langford; one son, W. O. Kemper, Jr. of 798 Ballinger Street; one brother, Homer Elliott of Elsberry, Missouri, five grandsons and nine great grandchildren. Pallbears will be Eugene Lane, Monroe Roberts, H. R. Harris, Merl West, Claude Gilbert, and Wayne Roberts." (Obituary from The Abilene Reporter-News.)
Info from Ralph Terry.
Family Members
Siblings
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Jefferson Davis "J. D." "Jeff"" Elliott
1861–1947
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Henry Lee Elliott Tobler
1863–1877
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John Phillip Elliott
1870–1890
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George Nathan Elliott
1875–1939
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Faith Margaret Elliott Ferry
1877–1943
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Thomas Homer Elliott
1880–1961
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Charity Martha Elliott Crank
1882–1958
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Alta Adela Elliott Biggs Montgomery
1886–1942
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