Kempf (Kempf)
Spelling Variations:
Kempf (Schilling)
Кемпфъ (Schilling)
Kemp
Discussion & Documentation:
Karl Kemp was born in approximately 1786 in Prussia. He served in Napoleon's army and fought against the Russians. He was captured by the Russians, and in 1812, was settled in the Volga German colony of Schilling. He relocated to the colony of Grimm and is recorded there on the 1834 Census of Grimm in Household No. 311. He does not appear on the 1857 Census of Grimm, so must have died there before 1850.
Sources:
- 1834 Census of Grimm.
- Belousov, S.V. "Prisoners of war of Napoleon's army in the Volga region: the arrangement, content, relationships with the local population." Bulletin of the Samara State University, No. 1 (Samara, Russia: Samara State University, 2006): 48-55.
Contributor(s) to this page:
Brent Mai