Alden Bruce Kemp, son of Gaston Raoul Kemp and Florence Elizabeth Murray, was born in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States, on 1 June 1905.[1][2]
He was enumerated with his parents and siblings during the 1910 census, living in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.[3]
His father died in 1919, when he was 14 years old.
Alden relocated with his mother to New Orleans in April 1928. He registered to vote as a Democrat at 24 years of age in January 1930, and stated their residence was at 1120 Carondelet.[4]
He married Margaret Ethel Gillis, daughter of Wharton B. Gillis and Jane Callender, on 19 March 1931 in New Orleans.[5][6]
They had two known children:
Jean Kemp (1932 - 1991)
Golda Lynn Kemp (1940 - 2021)
His wife and family lived at 1017 Fourth Street until about 1936, then moved to 4701 Baudin Street.[4]
They were there during the 1940 census, where he worked as a truck driver for a packing company.[7]
Sometime in the 1940s they moved a few doors down to 4725 Baudin Street. His mother was living with them by then, and she died there in 1947.[8]
The 1950 census shows he was a meat salesman for a meat packing company.[9]
Alden died in New Orleans at age 53 on 26 July 1958,[10]
and was buried the next day at Carter's Cemetery in Springfield, Livingston Parish.[1][11]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com: accessed 01 June 2023), memorial page for Alden Bruce Kemp (1 Jun 1905–26 Jul 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #69155516, citing Carter Cemetery, Springfield, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by Judie (contributor 47167442); includes headstone photo and unsourced biographical info.
↑ Ponchatoula Times, Ponchatoula, LA, "Two Patricks"; gives birth date 1 Jun 1906, but all other sources say 1 Jun 1905.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 1 June 2023), household of G R Kemp, Police Jury Ward 10, Livingston, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 2B, family 15, line 64, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 518; FHL microfilm 1,374,531.
- G R Kemp M 52 Married Head Louisiana
- Florence Kemp F 37 Married Wife Louisiana
- Clarence B Kemp M 17 Single Son Louisiana
- Kasey Paul Kemp M 8 Son Louisiana
- Alden Bruce Kemp M 4 Son Louisiana
↑ 4.04.1 "Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905", database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : viewed 1 Jun 2023), records for Alden Kemp; summary of voter registration records:
Date, Ward-Pct, since(year), residence, householder, occupation, party
10 Jun 1949, 3-21, --, 4725 Baudin St. (tenant), --, Salesman (Geo. A. Hormel Co.), Dem.
↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 18 Feb 2021), Alden Bruce Kemp and Margaret Ethel Gillis, 19 Mar 1931; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,294,782.
↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 18 Feb 2021), Alden Bruce Kemp and Margaret Ethel Gillis, 19 Mar 1931; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,320,119.
↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 18 Mar 2023), household of Alden Kemp, Ward 3, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing Enumeration District 36-67, sheet 10B, family 203, line 41, 4701 Baudin Street, NARA publication T627; FamilySearch digital folder 005454537 image 358.
- Alden Kemp M 35 Married Head Louisiana
- Margret Kemp F 27 Married Wife Louisiana
- Jean Kemp F 8 Single Daughter Louisiana
↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch ( : 18 July 2020), Florence L Murray Kemp (indexed as Gaston R Kemp), d. 21 Jan 1947; citing The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, pub. Wed. 22 Jan 1947, p. 2, col. 7 (GenealogyBank: viewed 1 Jun 2023). (Note: also published in The New Orleans States 21 Jan 1947, p. 4, col. 7.)
↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 18 May 2023), household of Alden B Kemp, 10 April 1950, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing Enumeration District 36-96, sheet 76, family 245, line 26, 4725 Baudin; FamilySearch digital folder 108816290 image 31.
- Alden B Kemp M 44 years Married Head Meat Salesman Louisiana
- Margaret G Kemp F 37 years Married Wife Saleslady Mississippi
- Golda L Kemp F 9 years Never married Daughter Louisiana
↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 29 April 2022), Alden Bruce Kemp, 26 Jul 1958; citing record no. 5805303, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 18 July 2020), Alden Bruce Kemp, d. 26 Jul 1958; citing The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana, pub. 27 Jul 1958, p. 2, col. 6 (GenealogyBank: viewed 1 Jun 2023). (Note: also published in the New Orleans Item, 27 Jul 1958, p, 5, col. 1.)
See also:
"Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 2 March 2020), Alden Bruce Kemp, 1940-1945, New Orleans, , Louisiana, United States.
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