Is there anything in there about Modesitt or John Wesley Williams
On 24 Nov 2002 19:21:14 -0700 Lora1957(a)aol.com writes:
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Surnames: Kumpf, Ell, Dierdorf, Sieglin, O’Hair, Conrad, Williams,
Classification: Biography
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This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on
Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies.
I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not
know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t
know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it
has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the
biographies from it.
Typed by Lora Radiches:
Surnames in this biography are: Kumpf, Ell, Dierdorf, Sieglin,
O’Hair, Conrad, Williams,
SAMUEL E. KUMPF, who has lived all his life in Clay County, is a
prosperous farmer who has achieved a substantial degree of prosperity
as a result of industry and good management. Mr. Kumpf owns a farm,
with good improvements, located a mile and a quarter east of Staunton,
on Rural Route No. 2 out of Brazil. Mr. Kumpf has always been
interested in public affairs and at the present time is president of
the board of commissioners of Clay County. He was born in that county
November 20, 1870, son of John F. and Magdalena (Ell) Kumpf. His
father was born in Baden, Germany, and was a boy when his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kumpf, brought their family to America. They first
located at Canal Dover, Ohio, when they reached this country in 1846,
and later moved to Indiana. John F. Kumpf was an Indiana farmer. He is
buried in the Cottage Hill Cemetery of Clay County, and the widowed
mother is now eighty-one years of age. They had six children: Samuel
E., Nellie, (deceased), Charles !
W., Clara, John F. and Bertha M. Samuel E. Kumpf grew up on a farm and
was reared in a household where only the German tongue was spoken. He
first learned English when he entered public school, at the age of six
years. All the time he was in school he had a regular assignment of
the chores and work of the farm, and this practical experience
qualified him for the work he has followed throughout his life. He
started with little or no capital, and has worked out a satisfactory
solution of life’s problems expressed in material circumstances. Mr.
Kumpf’s farm comprises 210 acres and his name is associated with
success in farming enterprise. The affairs of the community have
always interested him and it was his business ability and his public
spirit that led his fellow citizens to elect him to his present
office. He and his family are Methodists. Mr. Kumpf is a Republican in
political faith and served as precinct committeeman a number of years.
Mr. Kumpf married, S!
eptember 80, 1894, Miss Emma J. Dierdorf, daughter of Gustav and
Margaret (Sieglin) Dierdorf. Mrs. Samuel E. Kumpf died October 2,
1919, leaving four children. Their oldest child is Leslie, associated
with his father in farming operations. He married Irene O’Hair, and
they have six children, named Earl L., Glenn E., Mary L., Billy, Max
and John E. Ernest Kumpf, married Nellie Conrad, and has a daughter,
Rose M. They reside at Spencer, Indiana. Gustav F. married Juanita
Williams, and they have a son, Jack. The youngest child is Miss Marie.
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