Marriage:
Frank W. Kampa
May 3, 1883
Opole, Poland
| Parents: Marriage: |
Rubin Kokot Frank W. Kampa May 3, 1883 Opole, Poland |
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| Children: | Victoria Edna | Dec. 10, 1884 | Jan. 19, 1966 |
| Joseph Paul | Mar. 15, 1886 | Oct. 26, 1964 | |
| Anna Marguerite | June 3, 1888 | Mar. 19, 1979 | |
| Frank F. | May 3, 1890 | Nov. 20, 1980 | |
| John Ambrose | Dec. 7, 1891 | Aug. 15, 1973 | |
| Cecelia Clara | Nov. 16, 1893 | Aug. 29, 1976 | |
| Benedict "Ben" Paul | Mar. 21, 1896 | July 23, 1960 | |
| Peter "Pete" Paul | June 28, 1899 | May 7, 1985 | |
| Agnes | Mar. 22, 1901 | Feb. 24, 1966 | |
| Rose | Apr. 10, 1903 | Nov. 8, 1994 |
| Notes: | Agnes married Franz W. Kampa in Opole, Poland on May 3, 1883. The newlyweds immediately immigrated to the |
| United States, departing from Bremen, Germany and arriving in New York City on the ship "Donau" on May 12, 1883,
and travelling with her husband's siblings Hedwig (age 26), Anna (age 16)
and Paul (age 14). Agnes was 23 and Franz was
25 years old.
At the time of the May 23, 1885 Minnesota State census, Agnes was 25 years old and living with her 27-year-old husband Frank, their six-month-old daughter, Victoria, and her 16-year-old brother-in-law, Paul Kampa, in St. George, Benton, Minnesota. At the time of the June 1, 1895 Minnesota State census, Agnes was 35 years old and living with her 37-year-old husband Frank and their six children ranging in age from one to ten years old in St. George, Benton, Minnesota. Her husband was working as a farmer. At the time of the June 21, 1900 U.S. federal census, Agnes was 40 years old and living with her 42-year-old husband Frank and their eight children on a farm in Saint George, Benton, Minnesota. Her husband was working as a farmer. Three of their children were attending school. In the 1903 Plat Map of St. George, Agnes Kampa owned two 80-acre adjacent parcels that formed an "L" shape. Elizabeth Voerding owned a smaller, mirror image L-shaped 120-acre parcel that shared a boundary with one of Agnes' parcels. At the time of the June 15, 1905 Minnesota State census, Agnes was 45 years old and living with her 47-year-old husband Frank and their ten children ranging in age from 2 to 20 years old in Glendorado, Benton, Minnesota. Frank was working as a farmer and the three eldest boys were working as farm laborers. At the time of the May 5, 1910 U.S. federal census, Agnes was 50 years old living with her 52-year-old husband Frank and their nine children ranging in age from 7 to 24 years old at Glendorado, Benton, Minnesota. Frank was working as a farmer in general farming, and five of their sons were laborers on the family farm. She stated that she and Frank had been married 26 years and that she was the mother of ten children, all of whom were still living. At the time of the Jan. 30, 1920 U.S. federal census, Agnes was 60 years old and living with her 62-year-old husband Frank and their six children ranging in age from 16 to 30 years in Glendorado, Benton, Minnesota. Frank was working as a farmer in general farming and son Peter was working with him as a farm laborer. Son Bennie was also working in farming but he hired himself out. At the time of the Apr. 23, 1930 U.S. federal census, Agnes was 70 years old and living with her 72-year-old husband Frank, sons Peter (age 30) and Bennie (age 34), Bennie's wife Helen (age 25), their 2-1/2-year-old daughter, Edna, and Jake Bialka, a 24-year-old single Minnesota-born servant in Glendorado, Benton, Minnesota. Both Frank and son Bennie were working as dairy farmers. Agnes died on Oct. 19, 1932 in Foley, Benton, Minnesota at the age of 72. |
| Ancestry: | The Johann "Hans" Kempa Line [through marriage] |
| Years in service: 1868-1895
Shipping Line: North German Lloyd Ship Description: Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 3,073. Dimensions: 347' x 40'. Single-screw, 13 knots. Inverted engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. History: Launched, October 24, 1868. Compound engines in 1877. Speed increased to 14 knots. Sold to other shipowners in 1889. Destroyed by fire in North Atlantic on March 16, 1895. Vessel was abandoned. Sister ships: Main and Rhein. |
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