Charles F. KEMP
THIS WAS MY SWEET GRANDMOTHER, THE ONLY ONE THAT I REALLY KNEW. SHE WAS MY BUDDY. WHEN MY PARENTS WOULD GO ON VACATION I WOULD STAY WITH HER AND GRANDFATHER AT THEIR HOME AT 1335 SOUTH 900 EAST IN SALT LAKE. SHE LET ME HELP HER CAN PEACHES ONE YEAR WHILE THEY WERE GONE. SHE TOUGHT ME HOW TO BRAID ON HER AFGHAN THAT SAT ON THE BACK OF THEIR SOFA. I HAD BATHS IN AN OLD WASH TUB IN THE PARLOR IN FRONT OF THE WOOD BURNING STOVE SO I WOULDN'T GET COLD. SHE ALWAYS KEPT A LARGE CROCK FOR PICKLES WITH PEANUT BUTTER SANDWITCHES IN FOR ME SO I COULD EAT THEM ANY TIME I WANTED. WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTRY SCHOOL AT EMERSON, SOMETIMES I WOULD STOP BY HER PLACE AND EAT SOME ONIONS THAT SHE HAD GROWING IN THE BACK YARD FOR SHE ALWAYS KEPT A SHAKER OF SALT WHERE I COULD USE IT. THERE WAS A PLAY HOUSE THAT I COULD PLAY IN AND SOMETIMES SHE WOULD EVEN PLAY IN THERE WITH ME. SHE WAS BORN THE TENTH CHILD IN HER FAMILY AND HER PARENTS ALWAYS CALLED HER THEIR TITHING CHILD. SHE HAD A WONDERFUL SUPPLY OF PUZZLES, AND WE WOULD SPEND HOURS ON END PUTTING PUZZLES TOGETHER. SHE WAS A SWEET LOVING GRANDMOTHER. AFTER I GOT MARRIED I WOULD CALL HER EVERYDAY ON THE TELEPHONE AND WE WOULD HAVE SUCH A GOOD TALK. WHILE WE WERE BUILDING OUR NEW HOME AT 4933 SOUTH 1065 EAST IN SALT LAKE CITY, SHE WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WONDERFUL NEW HOUSE WOULD HAVE THREE BATHROONS. EVERY DAY SOMETIMES DURING OUR CONVERSATION SHE WOULD SAY, "HOW MANY BATHROOMS ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE?" TO WHICH I WOULD ANSWER. "I,VE TOLD YOU, WE ARE BUILDING THREE." SHE WOULD REPLY. "NOBODY NEEDS THREE BATHROOMS." (THE HOUSE SHE RAISED HER SIX CHILDREN IN ONLY HAD ONE BATHROOM.) ONE DAY AS I WAS TALKING TO HER, THE BATHROOM QUESTION CAME UP AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I SAID, "GRANDMA, HOW MANY HOLES DID YOU HAVE IN YOUR OUTHOUSE WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP?" I KNEW THE ANSWER BECAUSE MANY TIMES SHE HAD TOLD ME ABOUT HER OUTHOUSE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAD FOUR HOLES, THREE FOR THE ADULTS, AND A VERY SMALL ONE FOR THE BABIES.) IN HER SWEET EXCITED VOICE SHE STARTED IN ON THE STORY OF THE OUTHOUSE. "WE HAD FOUR HOLES IN THE OUTHOUSE, ONE FOR PAPA, ONE FOR MAMA, ONE FOR THE CHILDREN, AND EVEN ONE VERY SMALL ONE FOR THE BABIES." TO WHICH I REPLIED, "GRANDMA, THATS ONE MORE TOILET THAN I AM GOING TO HAVE IN MY NEW HOME." SHE NEVER AGAIN TOLD ME I WAS GO
He married Sarah Blackham 27 Dec 1857 at Nephi, Juab, Utah . Sarah Blackham was born at Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England 24 Jun 1840 daughter of Samuel Blackham and Martha Robinson .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Adelaide Sarah Kemp
born 1 Sep 1858.
Charles Jr. Kemp
born 14 Sep 1859.
Martha Ann Kemp
born 4 Jun 1861.
Jesse Kemp
born 21 Apr 1863.
Seth Kemp
born 23 Mar 1865.
Mary Kemp
born 14 Apr 1867.
Sarah Jane Kemp
born 10 Oct 1869.
Olive Kemp
born 3 Feb 1872.
Elizabeth Kemp
born 25 Sep 1874.
Hannah Kemp
born 9 Jan 1877.
Maude Kemp
born 2 Jul 1879.
William Leonard Kemp
born 27 Feb 1884.
Charles F. Kemp died 13 Oct 1905 at Moroni, Sanpete, Utah .
Sarah Blackham died 20 Oct 1899 at Moroni, Sanpete, Utah .