Theodore Kempe

b. 8 June 1894, d. 25 October 1964
  • Theodore Kempe was born on 8 June 1894 in Texas or possibly 1895.
  • Mathilde Karoline Augusteson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Galveston, Texas, at 3728 Avenue K. Other members of the household included Theodore Kempe, Hattie Kempe, Otto Kempe, Fred Kempe, Reinholdt Kempe, Frank J. Kempe and Lillian Kempe.
  • Mathilde Karoline Augusteson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, at 401 East 13th Street. Other members of the household included Theodore Kempe, Hattie Kempe, Reinholdt Kempe, Frank J. Kempe and Lillian Kempe.
  • Theodore Kempe registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Williamson County, Texas, while lifing with his wife and baby in Taylor, and self-employed there as an auto mechanic.
  • At the time of his death Theodore Kempe was living in Dallas, Texas, at 2614 Anzio Drive.
  • Theodore Kempe died on 25 October 1964 at age 70 in Dallas, Texas, at Baylor Medical Center.
  • He was interred at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 26 October 1964 in The Dallas Morning News: Funeral services for Ted Kempe, 69, of 2614 Anzio Drive, retired manager of the maintenance department of the Southwest Tablet Co., will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Restland Funeral Chapel. Burial in Restland Memorial Park. /P/ Mr. Kempe died here Sunday. /P/ He had been a Dallas resident and had managed the tablet company maintenance department for 33 years. He retired in June. /P/ Mr. Kempe was a member of the Hampton Place Church of Christ. /P/ Survivors: Wife; two sons, Edward E. Kempe and J. Gregg Kempe of Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Benjamin H. Smith of Shreveport, La; two sisters, Mrs. C. W. Hearn and Mrs. Lillian Bouchard of Austin; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jan 2010