[or-roots] KEMP family Woodburn, OR

[Sue Steward]

I know one Kemp in Coos County, Oregon.    I'll try to contact him to 
see if he is interested.

Sue Steward

On 5/24/2012 3:01 PM, Pearlsoup at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Listers!
> I have a book that I bought years ago thinking I could find a 
> descendant to send it home to. Maybe one of you would like to have 
> this. It is called "Realization" by Ernest Weltmer and it is an 
> inspirational religious type book. There is notation on the cover that 
> it was gifted to S.A. Kemp of Woodburn, OR by Dr. Armstrong who was 
> her doctor during the winter of 1912-1913.
> S.A. Kemp is Sadie Ann Butson Kemp, wife of John Anthony Kemp. Her 
> family genealogy can be found in the family files on Rootsweb. I have 
> already offered the poster of these files the book and he declined 
> since he is a distant relative and thought it should go to a more 
> closely related person.
> Inside the book are more notations and newspaper clippings. The 
> clippings are more of an inspirational nature but some are birth 
> announcements and one clipping that I wanted to share with everyone 
> that is humorous. I don't know the name of the paper but am betting it 
> is the Oregonian. I will paste below.
> Linda Purvis
> Beaverton, OR
>
> BRYAN SHAVED OREGON FRIEND
> July 28, 1925
> Colonel Milton A Miller is perhaps the only man of the Pacific Coast 
> who was ever shaved by the late William J. Bryan.
> It was some time after the election of 1896 that Miller went East to 
> visit the Democratic leader in his home at Lincoln, Neb.
> The Oregon man arrived late Saturday night. There was no time for 
> shaving. Sunday morning came and no barber shops were open. Miller did 
> not carry a razor.
> "We'll go to church together, Mr. Miller," said the host, happily.
> "Well, Mr. Bryan, I don't look acceptable. I need a shave and there's 
> no place to get one," replied the Oregon man.
> "Come right in here," said Bryan, leading the way to the bathroom.
> A big towel was quickly wrapped around Miller's neck, the former 
> candidate for president smeared his friend's face with lather and in a 
> few minutes Miller was shaved and ready for church.
> "I surely do remember that several times he nearly took the skin off 
> me," said Miller. "But it was the most noted close shave of my life."
>
>
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