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Subject: Re: [MIWAYNE] Leonard & Kempton families
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:02:43 -0000
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Author: ThomasKer2
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Classification: queries
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Message Board Post:
I'm not related to this family.
1900 -
Name: John Leonard
Home in 1900: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: May 1870
Birthplace: Canada English
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Ada
Race: White
Occupation: RR brakeman
Immigration Year: 1877
John Leonard 30
Ada Leonard 21, 1/79 NY; married 4 yrs
Catharine Leonard 3, 3/97 MI
Living nearby - Ida's parents
Name: James Kempton
Home in 1900: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: May 1851
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Idella
Race: White
Occupation:
James Kempton 49
Idella Kempton 47, 8/52 NY
James F Kempton 16, 9/83 MI
Mary Kempton 13, 7/86 MI
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Fred Kempton
City: Detroit
County: Wayne
State: Michigan
Birth Date: 13 Sep 1884
Race: White
Occ: Timer @ Ford Motor Co Rouge plant; Miller Road Plant
Address: 188 Beard Ave, Detroit, MIch.
NOK: Ida Kempton
Detroit, Michigan Directory, 1890
Name: James Kempton
Location 2: 560 Vinewood avenue
Business Name: James Kempton & Son
Year: 1890, 1891
City: Detroit
State: MI
1910 -
Name: James Kempton
Age in 1910: 59
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Spouse's name: Idella
Home in 1910: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
James Kempton 59, carpenter
Idella Kempton 57, NY; married 35 yrs., she has had 4 children
1910 -
Name: John A Leonard
Age in 1910: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Canada English
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Spouse's name: Ada
Home in 1910: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1885
John A Leonard 42, married 13 yrs., works for elevator co.
Ada Leonard 31, NY; she has had 7 children and 6 are living
Catherine Leonard 13, MI
Grace Leonard 9, MI
Beatrice Leonard 8, MI
Charles Leonard 5, MI
Bernice Leonard 3, MI
Marion Leonard 1 6/12, MI
1920 -
Name: John Leonard
[John Sconard]
Home in 1920: Detroit Ward 16, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 51 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Canada
[England]
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Ada
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1870
Naturalized: 1875
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
John Leonard 51, elevator repair man
Ada Leonard 41, NY
Grace Leonard 19, MI, clerk @ general office
Beatrice Leonard 17, MI; dept. store clerk
John Leonard 15, MI
Bernice Leonard 13, MI
Marian Leonard 11, MI
Norman Leonard 8, MI
1930 -
Name: John Leonard
Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Canada
Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law
Race: White
Occupation: none
Age at first marriage: 23
Parents' birthplace: Ireland/Scotland
Wilber Vanderworp 32, MI; Age at first marriage: 22; buyer for dry goods store
Katherine Vanderworp 33, MI Age at first marriage: 23
Kenneth Vanderworp 9, MI
David Vanderworp 4 11/12, MI
John Leonard 61, no occupation
1930 is the last available census at this time.
Try this also -
Social Security Death Index = FREE, Searchable
DO NOT SEARCH USING A MAIDEN NAME.
http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Wilbert Alexander Vanderworp
City: Detroit
County: Wayne
State: Michigan
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1897
Race: White
Address: 641 Maxwell, Detroit
OCC: stock man @ J. L Hudson Company [dept. store]
NOK: Mrs. Anna Vanderworp
Dated: 9/12/1918
Here is the link for death certificates -
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Q. Where do I go to get a birth certificate or death certificate?
A. The Detroit Health Department, Vital Records Division, Herman Kiefer Health Complex, 1151 Taylor (zip 48202-1732) near the John C. Lodge expressway. The phone numbers are 313-876-4049 and 313-876-4133. Person must have died in Wayne County, Michigan. Cost is $17.00. Call first before ordering. Hours are 8 - 4pm Eastern time SHARP Mon - Fri. FREE parking. Cash, check, money order, or credit card is accepted. A walk-in service is available. Public browsing of the records is not permitted.
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