WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
WILLIAM ARTHUR & WILMA LORINE HIGBEE KEMP
(brick mason, builder)
BIOGRAPHY
William Arthur Kemp, or Art as he was known, was born June 16, 1907 in St. George.Wilma Lorine Higbee was born on October 29, 1909 in Toquerville.
Art died September 4, 1992 and is buried in Plot C_26_21_6 of the St. George City Cemetery.
Wilma died in St. George on January 27, 2007. She is buried in Plot C_26_21_5 of the
of the St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
Art's photo pedigree chartWilma's photo pedigree chart
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Art's Parents and Siblings:
Chester "Chet/Granddad" Arthur Kemp Selena Ellen "Nellie/Nanna" Nelson Kemp Jessie Ellen Kemp William Arthur Kemp Walter Kemp |
(11/11/1885-8/18/1940) (married 6/2/1904) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (6/5/1905-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Nelson A. Empey) (6/16/1907-9/4/1992) (married Wilma Lorine Higbee) (5/9/1915-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Beth Wade ?) |
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Wilma's Parents and Siblings: Edwin Richard Higbee Eva Geary Page Higbee Eleen Rosalia Higbee Wilma Lorine Higbee Magnolia Higbee Lamond Page Higbee Maree Higbee Gena Higbee |
(1/15/1883-8/16/1983) (married 8/28/1905) (5/22/1883-1/18/1973) (6/29/1906-8/10/1994) (married Grant Brooks Harris) (10/29/1909-1/27/2007) (married William Arthur Kemp) (2/24/1913-12/6/1994) (married Eugene R Palfreyman) (7/18/1919-6/3/1995) (married Franke J. Shipp and Janice Clark) (12/8/1921-5/2/2009) (married Dean Crosby Gardner) (10/12/1923-3/25/2005) (married Melville Hirschi) |
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Art & Wilma's Family: William Arthur Kemp Wilma Lorine Higbee Kemp Gwendolyn Kemp Carol Kemp Karma Kemp Ellen Kemp Gloria Kemp |
(6/16/1907-9/4/1992) (married 6/28/1929) (10/29/1909-1/27/2007) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Victor Russel Frei) (8/5/1932-4/2/2013) (married Fenton Tobler) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Jack Wasden) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Gary Cameron) (9/22/1946-4/26/2003) (married Richard Bowler) |
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-02608 Photo of Art & Wilma Kemp's 50th wedding anniversary photo
WCHS-02609 Photo of Art & Wilma Kemp's 60th wedding anniversary photo
WCHS-02610 Photo of Chester "Chet" Arthur Kemp
WCHS-02611 Photo of Wilma H. Kemp in 1927
WCHS-02613 Photo of the Seegmiller home in the Washington Fields built by Chet Kemp
WCHS-02615 Photo of the Art & Wilma Kemp home in Santa Clara
WCHS-02616 Photo of the Lazelle Stucki home in Santa Clara built by Art Kemp
WCHS-02617 Photo of the Dean & Maree Gardner home in St. George built by Art Kemp
WCHS-02618 Photo of the Art & Wilma Kemp home in Santa Clara
WCHS-02619 Photo of an addition to the Art & Wilma Kemp home in Santa Clara
WCHS-02620 Photo of the Chet & Nanny Kemp home in St. George
WCHS-02621 Photo of the Chet & Nanny Kemp home in St. George
WCHS-02622 Photo of the Edwin & Eva Higbee home in Toquerville
WCHS-02623 Photo of the layout of the Edwin & Eva Higbee lot in Toquerville
WCHS-02626 Photo of the first Art & Wilma Kemp Home in St. George
WCHS-02627 Photo of the second Art & Wilma Kemp Home in St. George
REFERENCES
Home Is Where The Art Is: The Autobiography of William Arthur Kemp"Rarer The Air": The Autobiography of Wilma Lorine Higbee Kemp
FamilySearch entry for William Arthur Kemp
Find-A-Grave entry for William Arthur Kemp
FamilySearch entry for Wilma Lorine Higbee
Find-A-Grave entry for Wilma Lorine Higbee Kemp
History of Selena Ellen Nelson Kemp Humphries Written by her daughter Jessie Empey