Major Horace Graves KEMP b. 19 Aug 1849 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 27 Dec 1914 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1849 - 1914 (65 years)

Name	Horace Graves KEMP [1, 2]
Prefix	Major
Birth	19 Aug 1849	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
_UID	C269E85268AF9240B3E8CC5556CA5C8C12D5
Census	1850	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5]
1) Lysander Kemp, age 27, m, Soap Manfr., born in Vermont 2) Laura Kemp, age 25, f, born in Vermont 3) Lucy A. Kemp, age 2, f, born in Massachusetts 4) Lysander Kemp, age 1,m, born in Massachusetts (Probably renamed Horace G.) 5) Charles Pierce, age 25, m, Soap Maker, born in England 6) Charles Moths age 19, m, Soap Maker, born in Nova Scotia 7) Emeline L. Green age 19, f, born in Vermont For some reason Horace is called Lysander in this census; however there is no other evidence for a child named Lysander, and much evidence for Horace being age one at the time of the 1850 census.
Census	1860	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6]
1) L Kemp, age 38, m, Soap Maker, $6000 Real Estate, born in Vermont 2) Laura Kemp, age 34, f, born in Vermont 3) L A Kemp, age 12, f, born in Massachusetts 4) Horace Kemp, age 11, m, born in Massachusetts 5) J H Kemp, age 10, m, born in Massachusetts 6) Edw E Kemp, age 7, m, born in Massachusetts 7) Elisa Jackson, age 33, f, servant, born in Ireland
Census	1870	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7]
1) Lysander Kemp, age 48, m, w, Soap Man'fr, $5000 real estate, born in Vermont 2) Laura Kemp, age 45, f, w, Keeping House, born in Vermont 3) Horace Kemp, age 20, m, w, Soap Maker, born in Massachusetts 4) James H Kemp, age 18, m, w, Soap Maker, born in Massachusetts 5) Eddie E Kemp, age 15, m, w, Attending School, born in Massachusetts 6) Eliza Jackson, age 36, f, w, Domestic Servant, born in Ireland, both parents of foreign birth
Residence	1875	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
52 Winsor
Kemp, Horace G. (Lysander Kemp & Sons), soap mnfr., house 52 Winsor
Residence	From 1878 to 1895	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [8, 9]
164 Harvard
1878 Kemp Horace G. (Lysander Kemp & Sons), soap manufacturer, Davis, house 164 Harvard 1895 Harvard Street, Cambridge 164 Mr. & Mrs. Horace G. Kemp Kemp, Horace G., 163 Harvard
Census	1880	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [10]
164 Harvard Street 1) Horace G Kemp, w, m, age 30, married, Soap Maker, born in Massachusetts, both parents born in Vermont 2) Alma Kemp, w, f, age 26, Wife, married, Keeping House, born in Nova Scotia as were both parents 3) J. Harvey Williams, w, m, age 45, Boarder, single, Ex Soap Manu., born in Vermont as were both parents 4) Lizzie MacLeod, w, f, age 22, Servant, widow, Servant, born in Nova Scotia as were both parents
Association	From 1888 to 1914	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Mason - Amicable Lodge member card: Name: Horace Graves Kemp Birth Date: 19 Aug 1849 Birth Place: Cambridge Death Date: 27 Dec 1914 Last Residence Place: Cambridge Lodge: Amicable Occupation: Soap Manfr
Occupation	1872-1914	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Soap Manufacturer
Death	27 Dec 1914	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [3, 11, 12]
	Horace G. Kemp: 27 Dec 1914, Cambridge, Mass. Death Certificate (No. 1769, filed 31 Dec 1914)
	Horace G. Kemp, 27 Dec 1914, Cambridge, Mass. Death Certificate No. 1769, filed 31 Dec 1914
Burial	30 Dec 1914	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [3, 12, 13, 14]
	Horace G. and Alma (Thompson) Kemp headstone, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. Inscription: Horace G. Kemp / Aug 19, 1849 / Dec 27, 1914 / Alma Thompson Kemp / Wife of Horace G. Kemp / Sept. 25, 1854 / Nov 13, 1909 Plot: Smilax Path Lot 4881
	Horace and Alma Kemp Headstone Inscription: Horace G. Kemp Aug 19, 1849 Dec 27, 1914 / Alma Thompson Kemp Wife of Horace G. Kemp Sept. 25, 1854 Nov 13, 1909
Obituary	31 Dec 1914	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [3, 15]
*The Boston Globe* Funeral of Col. Kemp Military Men and Masons Attend Services at Mt. Auburn Members of the Lancers and other military organizations, many Masons and citizens of Greater Boston, attended the funeral services yesterday at Mt Auburn chapel for Col Horace G. Kemp. Rev Dr William H. Ryder of Cambridge officiated. Col Kemp, one of Cambridge's distinguished citizens, was found dead Sunday afternoon in a garage, a victim of gas escaping from the exhaust of an automobile on which he had been working. He had been a State Senator, Representative and City Councilman.
Alt Name	Lysander
Person ID	I927	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	10 Sep 2023

Father	Lysander KEMP, b. 31 Oct 1821, Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont, United States d. 11 Aug 1905, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 83 years)
Mother	Laura Elsie GREEN, b. 13 Jul 1824, Lower Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States d. 21 Dec 1913, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 89 years)
Marriage	15 Aug 1846	Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
Family ID	F1034	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Alma THOMPSON, b. 25 Sep 1854, Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 13 Nov 1909, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 55 years)

Marriage 25 Mar 1874 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1, 16]

Children

1. Laura Mary KEMP, b. 2 Mar 1875, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

d. 9 Jun 1875, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

(Age 0 years)

Family ID F290 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Sep 2023

Family 2	Edith M. PEASE, b. 11 Jul 1863, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 1950, Ashland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years)
Marriage	6 Dec 1911	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [17]
Family ID	F6756	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	10 Sep 2023

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Horace Graves Kemp 1849-1914

Event Map

	Birth - 19 Aug 1849 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1850 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1860 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1870 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 25 Mar 1874 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 52 Winsor - 1875 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 164 Harvard - From 1878 to 1895 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1880 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Association - From 1888 to 1914 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 6 Dec 1911 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Occupation - 1872-1914 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 27 Dec 1914 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - 30 Dec 1914 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Obituary - 31 Dec 1914 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I927&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Major Horace Graves KEMP."

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