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Ross Barnett Kemp

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Ross Barnett Kemp

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Death
21 Sep 1944 (aged 55)
Burial
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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B30-02
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Ross B. Kemp was born at Gabriel Mills, Williamson County, Texas. His family lived in the Merrelltown area until 1908 when they moved to Hays County. His father, L. C., was widowed in 1900 and was left with 10 of his 15 children still living at that time. L. C.'s baby daughter was reared by his sister-in-law. By 1902, L. C.'s two oldest girls had married and he arranaged for the 10 year old daughter to stay with one of the married girls while he and the six boys went in two covered wagons to the 'staked plains' to look into buying some land there. L. C. came back home and married instead; but did move to Littlefield in 1924. L. C. & Laura had seven more children.
Ross went to California in 1915 to work in the vegetable fields. While he was there, he joined the Army during WWI. He was injured on the battle field in France on August 8, 1918. He was sent to Camp Travis which was located in San Antonio to heal from the wounds.
Ross and two veterans of WWI came to Austin and set up a garage to repair cars. He was single when they heard that a school was being held in the Chicago area to teach the art of converting a crank start to a button starter. The men sent Ross to the school; then they had a booming business.
He married in 1929 and in 1933 he moved his wife and infant son to Duval, Texas on a farm. He lived there until his death.
Ross B. Kemp was born at Gabriel Mills, Williamson County, Texas. His family lived in the Merrelltown area until 1908 when they moved to Hays County. His father, L. C., was widowed in 1900 and was left with 10 of his 15 children still living at that time. L. C.'s baby daughter was reared by his sister-in-law. By 1902, L. C.'s two oldest girls had married and he arranaged for the 10 year old daughter to stay with one of the married girls while he and the six boys went in two covered wagons to the 'staked plains' to look into buying some land there. L. C. came back home and married instead; but did move to Littlefield in 1924. L. C. & Laura had seven more children.
Ross went to California in 1915 to work in the vegetable fields. While he was there, he joined the Army during WWI. He was injured on the battle field in France on August 8, 1918. He was sent to Camp Travis which was located in San Antonio to heal from the wounds.
Ross and two veterans of WWI came to Austin and set up a garage to repair cars. He was single when they heard that a school was being held in the Chicago area to teach the art of converting a crank start to a button starter. The men sent Ross to the school; then they had a booming business.
He married in 1929 and in 1933 he moved his wife and infant son to Duval, Texas on a farm. He lived there until his death.

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