THOMAS J. KAMPA, Sr.

Born: December 21, 1851   Polska Nowa Wies, Ober Schlesien (Upper Silesia)
Died: January 28, 1924   Duelm, Benton, Minnesota
Buried: St. Lawrence Parish Cemetery   Duelm, Benton, Minnesota

Parents:

Marriage:

Occupation:

Martin Kampa
Frances Jurek

Johanna Ramolla
May 17, 1870
Polska Nowa Wies

Farmer

Children:	Franz	Sept. 17, 1870	† 1875
	Anna	Nov. 1874	† Jan. 13, 1948
	Joseph P.	Mar. 14, 1876	† Dec. 29, 1944
	Julia	1877
	Mary	Mar. 25, 1878	† Mar. 18, 1963
	Charles T.	Aug. 13, 1879	† Apr. 27, 1951
	Michael	Sept. 28, 1881	† Oct. 2, 1939
	Thomas J. Jr.	Feb. 25, 1884	† Aug. 3, 1967
	John T.	Nov. 1886	† July 22, 1956
	Clara J.	Mar. 18, 1888	† Dec. 10, 1967
	Frances T.	Jan. 1890	† Dec. 4, 1965
	Pauline	Dec. 2, 1891	† May 1987
	Agnes	Jan. 8, 1894	† Dec. 21, 1993
	Martha	Jan. 1897
	Bertha	Oct. 1898

Widowed:	April 1907

2nd Marriage:	Rose Kuklok Lahr
	February 9, 1908
	St. Lawrence Parish
	Duelm, Benton, Minnesota

Notes:

Ship Berlin Bremen to Baltimore 16 July 1870

Kampa, Martin   51
Kampa, Franzisco   20
Kampa, Joseph   19
Kampa, Thomas   19
Kampa, Marie   8
Kampa, Franzisca   7
Kampa, Julie   5

All are indicated as having Freufsen as the country of birth. The family first set foot in the United States at the immigration station in Castle Garden, New York.

Neurenberg Bremen to Baltimore 17 May 1875

Kampa, Nicholaus 50
Maria 50
Josef 9
Bartek 8
Jacob 5
Franz 21
Maria 19
Thomas 24
Johanna 24
Anna 6 mos.

Thomas and Johanna Kampa had three other children who died in infancy. They spent most of their lives on a farm located near Duelm. Thomas retired in 1909 and moved to 325 - 29th Avenue North in St. Cloud. He and his wife are buried at St. Lawrence Parish in Duelm, Benton County, Minnesota.