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Birth |
Oct 1884 |
, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
28 Mar 1925 |
, , Montana, USA |
Cause: shot |
Obituary |
Apr 1925 |
Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
Gazette |
- Murder of Father And Son
John W. and George Kemp, Former Callawegians, Shot by Insane Rancher in Montana.
John W. Kemp, 63 years old, and his son, George Kemp, 38 years old, former residnets of Callaway county, were murdered on a ranch near Miles City, Mont., on March 28 by a man named J.A. Stacey, who then killed himself. The Kemps lived near Yucatan, this county, before they moved West about thirty years ago.
Stacey, it is believed, was insane. He had lived on a ranch byhimself for 22 years and for sometime before the murders and sucide had appeared to be unbalanced. The Kemps were engaged in hauling hay for him when they were killed. After they ahd been shot, Stacey went into his house and killed himself. The bodies were not found until the next day.
Stacey was a one-armed man and used a rifle to kill the Kemps and himself. The indications at the scene of the crime were that he shot the younger man first and then the elder. Apparently he was fifteen feet from George Kemp when he fired. Subsequently he fired a shot into the temples of both of the Kemps.
The Kemps were buried at Miles City, the Freemasons being in charge of the rites for the father. He joined the order while a resident of this county. The younger Kemp is survived by a wife. A son and brother, Dockery Kemp, lives at Miles City.
The murdered men have many relatives in this county and are remembered by the older citizens of the eastern part of Callaway.
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Buried |
Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA |
Person ID |
I9751 |
Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri |
Last Modified |
14 Jan 2008 |
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Father |
John W. Kemp, b. Abt 1862, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 28 Mar 1925, , , Montana, USA |
Mother |
Frances Christopher, d. Bef 1900 |
Married |
1 Jan 1883 |
, Callaway, Missouri, USA |
Family ID |
F14347528 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
- MT CUSTER FOREST RESERVE DIST 1 1910 census
Kemp, Geo E., hired help, 23, single, Mo., Mo., Mo., cannot read or write
Kemp, Dochia, hired help, 21, single, Mo., Mo., Mo., cannot read or write
living in the house of Garker, Eugene along with several other workers
MT CUSTER 3-WD; MILES CITY; 10-PCT 1920 census
Kemp, George E., lodger, 33, single, Mo., Mo., Mo., water driller, contractor, can read and write
Murdered with his father in Montana, see obit.
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