James Layton 'Late' Kemp

1842 - 1913  (71 years)

• Name	James Layton 'Late' Kemp  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Jun 1842	Smith County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Aug 1913	Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
  	Carthage Courier-7 Aug. 1913-pg. 25
  		Obituary-KEMP J Layton Obituary of JAMES LAYTON "LATE" KEMP Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee Newspapers Vol. 2"-Carthage Courier-7 Aug. 1913-pg. 25
  Death	2 Aug 1913	Difficult, Smith, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Burial	Kemp Cemetery, Smith County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  		Burial-KEMP JL James L Kemp -- Kemp Cemetery, Smith County TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5027713/kem
  Person ID	I13424	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Wilson Kemp,   b. 22 Apr 1812, Smith County, Tennessee, USA d. 1867, Smith County, Tennessee, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Judith Pankey,   b. 29 Jun 1812, Smith County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Feb 1900, Smith County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1833
  Family ID	F664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia Josephine Witt,   b. 26 Jul 1846, Smith County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Mar 1914, Smith County, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1864	Smith County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Lucile Beverly 'Lucy' Kemp,   b. 19 Dec 1875, Smith County, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Apr 1926, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jun 1842 - Smith County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 28 Jul 1864 - Smith County, Tennessee, USA Obituary - Carthage Courier-7 Aug. 1913-pg. 25 - Aug 1913 - Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Burials

  Burial-KEMP JL James L Kemp -- Kemp Cemetery, Smith County TN + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5027713/kem

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-KEMP J Layton Obituary of JAMES LAYTON "LATE" KEMP Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee Newspapers Vol. 2"-Carthage Courier-7 Aug. 1913-pg. 25

  
  

• Sources

  [S7322] Find a Grave: KEMP James L 1842-1913, James Leighton Kemp. Birth 5 Jun 1842, Tennessee Death 2 Aug 1913 (aged 71) Smith County, Tennessee Burial Kemp Cemetery, Difficult, Smith County, Tennessee Memorial ID 5027713 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5027713/kem [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 1137.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MEL.