John Mempher^[1]

1848 - 1936  (87 years)

• Name	John Mempher
  Birth	15 Aug 1848	Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1857  [7]
  Census	1880	Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa, USA   [4]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Census	1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Occupation	Blacksmith, Teamster, Railroad Inspector  [3, 4, 5, 8]
  Occupation	Carpenter  [2]
  Burial	Jul 1936	Elmwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 6]
  Death	7 Jul 1936	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 6, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I1006	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	John Mempher
  Family ID	F8250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Catharine Frantzen           b. Feb 1856, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA           d. 5 May 1952, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1876  [5]
  Notes	Family lived at 995 Spaulding Ave in Chicago at the time of the 1900 census, 1508 Kedzie Ave in 1910, and 4432 Malden in 1918. [5, 8, 11]
  Children	1. Frank B. Mempher           b. 4 Dec 1878, Iowa, USA           d. 10 Jul 1936, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 57 years)   2. Paul Fred Mempher           b. 9 Oct 1884, Iowa, USA           d. 25 Oct 1983, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 99 years)   3. Herbert L. Mempher           b. Oct 1886, Iowa, USA           d. 10 Aug 1912, Illinois, USA (Age 25 years)   4. Mae L. Mempher           b. Sep 1888, Iowa, USA           d. 6 Oct 1960, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years) > 5. John E. Mempher           b. 30 Jul 1890, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 5 Oct 1977, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 87 years) > 6. Edith E. Mempher           b. Oct 1893, Iowa, USA           d. Aft May 1952 (Age > 59 years) + 7. Oscar Morald Mempher           b. 20 Feb 1896, Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa, USA           d. 12 Apr 1973, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Aug 1848 - Germany Census - 1880 - Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1930 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - Jul 1936 - Elmwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 7 Jul 1936 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Emigrated to US in 1857, naturalized in 1884. [7, 8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Michael Martens Kirchhoff, The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen. [S4359] Death Record of John Mempher. [S153] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe. [S269] 1880 US Census - Household of John Memphfer. [S404] 1900 US Census - Household of John Mempher. [S4356] username Grave Recorder, Find A Grave memorial for John Mempher, #147810742. [S406] 1930 US Census - Household of John Mempher. [S405] 1910 US Census - Household of John Mempher. [S126] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950, Certificate # 6020296. [S428] Ancestry.com (Cook County Clerk’s Office), Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1878-1907 and 1921-1988. [S430] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWI Draft Registration Card of Paul Fred Mempher.