Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM ¹ KEMPLE,SR was born August 15, 1804 in KENTUCKY. He married LEANNA DAVIS.

Children of WILLIAM KEMPLE and LEANNA DAVIS are:

2. i. WILLIAM² KEMPLE, JR, b. December 28, 1831.

ii. LUCRETIA KEMPLE, b. April 18, 1830.

iii. HENRY KEMPLE, b. May 20, 1828.

iv. MARY KEMPLE, b. January 07, 1834.

v. ELIJAH KEMPLE, b. December 11, 1835.

vi. JACK B KEMPLE, b. November 04, 1840.

vii. CHARLES KEMPLE, b. November 20, 1841.

viii. BARTON KEMPLE, b. September 27, 1843.

ix. JOHN KEMPLE, b. October 14, 1844.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM² KEMPLE, JR (WILLIAM¹) was born December 28, 1831. He married CYNTHIA.

Children of WILLIAM KEMPLE and CYNTHIA are:

3. i. JACOB³ KEMPLE, b. 1863; d. February 20, 1932, ORANGE COUNTY , IN.

4. ii. MARY LUCRETIA KEMPLE, b. March 23, 1862; d. December 05, 1909.

iii. ELLA KEMPLE, b. 1868.

iv. HARVEY KEMPLE, b. 1880.

Generation No. 3

3. JACOB³ KEMPLE (WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1863, and died February 20, 1932 in ORANGE COUNTY , IN. He married RUTHA HUTSLAR, daughter of JOSEPH HUTSLAR and MIRIAM LOVE.

Children of JACOB KEMPLE and RUTHA HUTSLAR are:

5. i. JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴ KEMPLE, b. 1889, FLOYD COUNTY, IN; d. July 31, 1947, PAOLI, INDIANA.

6. ii. HOMER HERSHEL KEMPLE, b. March 03, 1895, REGO, INDIANA; d. September 21, 1989, CULVER, INDIANA.

iii. DEWEY DELBERT KEMPLE.

iv. WILLIAM KEMPLE.

4. MARY LUCRETIA³ KEMPLE (WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born March 23, 1862, and died December 05, 1909. She married LINUS CAMPBELL HENDERSON July 04, 1880, son of ANDREW HENDERSON and MARTHA KEMPLE.

Children of MARY KEMPLE and LINUS HENDERSON are:

i. OMIE⁴ HENDERSON.

ii. GEORGIE HENDERSON.

iii. BEVERLY HENDERSON.

iv. ELSIE EVA HENDERSON, b. January 25, 1918.

Generation No. 4

5. JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴ KEMPLE (JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1889 in FLOYD COUNTY, IN, and died July 31, 1947 in PAOLI, INDIANA. He married NELLIE MAUDE MATTOX 1910 in ORANGE COUNTY, IN, daughter of DAVID MATTOX and JULIE WATERS.

Children of JOSEPH KEMPLE and NELLIE MATTOX are:

7. i. PAUL⁵ KEMPLE, b. June 22, 1922, ORANGE COUNTY, IN.

ii. WILLIAM DEWEY KEMPLE, b. April 21, 1912.

iii. ERNEST KEMPLE, b. 1918; d. June 07, 1994, Orange COUNTY , IN; m. BEATRICE HENDRIX.

iv. OPAL IRENE KEMPLE, b. 1915; d. July 15, 1995, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.

v. VERNON DOYLE KEMPLE.

6. HOMER HERSHEL⁴ KEMPLE (JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born March 03, 1895 in REGO, INDIANA, and died September 21, 1989 in CULVER, INDIANA. He married MARY ESMA POPE March 03, 1916 in BLOOMINGTON, IN.

Notes for HOMER HERSHEL KEMPLE:

HOMER HERSHEL KEMPLE was born in Rego, Indiana on March 3, 1895. His parents were Jake and Rutha (Hustler) Kemple. On March 3, 1916, he married Mary Esma Pope in Bloomington, Indiana. She was born in Linton, Indiana on January 1, 1897. Homer grew up on a farm with 4 brothers and 2 sisters and attended the Rego school.

Homer and Esma lived in Toledo, Ohio and Lafayette, Indiana before moving to Culver, Indiana in 1922. He was employed at the Culver Military Academy Uniform Department as a uniform designer, pattern maker and tailor. In the early 1930's he left the Academy to manage the Shell gasoline station and later built a Philips 66 directly across the street from the Shell station. In the late '30s, Homer returned to the Academy Tailor Shop and retired from there in 1960 at age 65.

He was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ and also a Charter Member of the Culver Lions Club.

Homer Kemple died September 21, 1989 in Culver, Indiana at age 94 1/2 years. He was the father of 3 sons, 2 daughters, 19 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren.

Children of HOMER KEMPLE and MARY POPE are:

8. i. FRITZ CHARLES⁵ KEMPLE, b. December 24, 1916, TOLEDO, OHIO.

9. ii. KENNETH HOMER KEMPLE, b. January 03, 1919, LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.

10. iii. JOSEPH ARTHUR KEMPLE, b. February 11, 1924, CULVER, INDIANA.

11. iv. MARY LOUISE KEMPLE, b. July 14, 1926, CULVER, INDIANA.

v. MARJORIE ANN KEMPLE, b. July 22, 1928.

Generation No. 5

7. PAUL⁵ KEMPLE (JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born June 22, 1922 in ORANGE COUNTY, IN. He married ELIZABETH ANN MASON 1954 in CLARKSVILLE, IN, daughter of ELIJAH MASON and FERN COLE.

Children of PAUL KEMPLE and ELIZABETH MASON are:

12. i. TERRILL LEE⁶ KEMPLE, b. March 22, 1951, LAWRENCE COUNTY; Adopted child.

13. ii. JERRY WILLIAM KEMPLE, b. March 18, 1952, LAWRENCE COUNTY; Adopted child.

14. iii. DANNY JOE KEMPLE, b. March 15, 1955, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IN.

15. iv. PAULA ANN KEMPLE, b. May 29, 1956, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IN.

16. v. JOHN MASON KEMPLE, b. February 13, 1961, ORANGE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

8. FRITZ CHARLES⁵ KEMPLE (HOMER HERSHEL⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born December 24, 1916 in TOLEDO, OHIO.

Children of FRITZ CHARLES KEMPLE are:

i. FRITZ CHARLES⁶ KEMPLE, JR, b. July 26, 1947.

ii. JAMES ARTHUR KEMPLE, b. November 03, 1949.

iii. SHARON FAYE KEMPLE, b. February 14, 1956.

iv. RODNEY OWEN KEMPLE, b. March 12, 1957.

v. CAROL ANN KEMPLE, b. December 17, 1969.

vi. PATTY ESMA KEMPLE, b. February 26, 1962.

9. KENNETH HOMER⁵ KEMPLE (HOMER HERSHEL⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born January 03, 1919 in LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.

Children of KENNETH HOMER KEMPLE are:

i. KAREN LAREE⁶ KEMPLE, b. June 15, 1943.

ii. MARY ANN KEMPLE, b. September 08, 1945.

iii. CINDY LEE KEMPLE, b. March 04, 1947.

iv. JUDY LYNNE KEMPLE, b. April 21, 1957.

v. RODNEY HOMER KEMPLE, b. August 21, 1959.

10. JOSEPH ARTHUR⁵ KEMPLE (HOMER HERSHEL⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born February 11, 1924 in CULVER, INDIANA.

Children of JOSEPH ARTHUR KEMPLE are:

i. CONNIE JO⁶ KEMPLE, b. October 24, 1948.

ii. ARTHUR GREGORY KEMPLE, b. February 23, 1950.

iii. NANCY SUE KEMPLE, b. April 01, 1952.

iv. JUDY ANN KEMPLE, b. September 25, 1955.

v. DEBORAH GAIL KEMPLE, b. September 21, 1962.

11. MARY LOUISE⁵ KEMPLE (HOMER HERSHEL⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born July 14, 1926 in CULVER, INDIANA. She married KRIEG.

Children of MARY KEMPLE and KRIEG are:

i. LINDA LEE⁶ KRIEG, b. March 08, 1948.

ii. MICHAEL BOYD KRIEG, b. May 16, 1949.

iii. JOHN DELBERT KRIEG, b. April 21, 1951.

iv. JEFFREY ALAN KRIEG, b. May 28, 1956.

Generation No. 6

12. TERRILL LEE⁶ KEMPLE (PAUL⁵, JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born March 22, 1951 in LAWRENCE COUNTY. She married WILLIAM EDWARD CRANE September 20, 1969 in PAOLI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, son of JOHN CRANE and FAYE HOAR.

Children of TERRILL KEMPLE and WILLIAM CRANE are:

17. i. MELINDA LEE⁷ CRANE, b. September 01, 1974, COLUMBUS, IND.

ii. JOSHUA EDWARD X CRANE, b. August 06, 1979.

13. JERRY WILLIAM⁶ KEMPLE (PAUL⁵, JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born March 18, 1952 in LAWRENCE COUNTY. He married (1) LINDA KAY MCINTOSH April 29, 1974 in PAOLI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. He married (2) CINDY ACTON HALL September 1979. He married (3) CINDY CONDRA May 04, 1984.

Child of JERRY KEMPLE and LINDA MCINTOSH is:

i. KRISTA KAY⁷ KEMPLE, b. December 02, 1975.

Child of JERRY KEMPLE and CINDY HALL is:

ii. JESSICA JO7 KEMPLE, b. February 23, 1980.

14. DANNY JOE⁶ KEMPLE (PAUL⁵, JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born March 15, 1955 in WASHINGTON COUNTY, IN. He married MELISSA KAY HODGES September 05, 1989 in PAOLI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, daughter of OSCAR HODGES and MARY BARKSDALE.

Children of DANNY KEMPLE and MELISSA HODGES are:

i. CORBIN PAUL⁷ KEMPLE, b. September 05, 1990.

ii. KAITLYN JO KEMPLE, b. June 05, 1993.

15. PAULA ANN⁶ KEMPLE (PAUL⁵, JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born May 29, 1956 in WASHINGTON COUNTY, IN. She married BOBBY GENE MINTON March 07, 1975 in AT HOME - PAOLI, INDIANA, son of JOHN MINTON and KATHERINE WELLMAN.

Child of PAULA KEMPLE and BOBBY MINTON is:

i. CHARITY ANN⁷ MINTON, b. October 23, 1976.

16. JOHN MASON⁶ KEMPLE (PAUL⁵, JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born February 13, 1961 in ORANGE COUNTY HOSPITAL. He married KAREN RENEE BROSMER September 24, 1982 in PAOLI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, daughter of RAYMOND BROSMER and NORMA KOONTZ.

Child of JOHN KEMPLE and KAREN BROSMER is:

i. AARON JOHN⁷ KEMPLE, b. August 14, 1985.

Generation No. 7

17. MELINDA LEE⁷ CRANE (TERRILL LEE⁶ KEMPLE, PAUL⁵, JOSEPH SYLVESTER⁴, JACOB³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born September 01, 1974 in COLUMBUS, IND. She married ARTHUR HICKMAN,JR October 01, 1994 in PAOLI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Child of MELINDA CRANE and ARTHUR HICKMAN is:

i. MARYAH FAYE⁸ HICKMAN, b. January 27, 1995.