Title: Joshua Kemp, Jr.     1890      Grant Parish Louisiana
Submitted to USGENWEB By: Kay Thompson - Brown

Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Norwest Louisiana
              Nashville and Chicago: the Southern Publishing Company 1890



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Joshua Kemp Jr, sheriff and collector, Colfax, La. Mr Kemp the popular sheriff
and representative citizen of Grant Parish was born in what is now Grant
Parish, La on January 6, 1859 and is the son of Joshua, Sr and Eliza (Parsons)
Kemp, both natives of Louisiana.

The paternal grandfather, Joshua, was born in Louisiana and is one of the
first settlers of Rapides Parish. He was a surveyor and helped to sectionize
the county. His death occurred in Rapides Parish. The great-grandfather was a
native of Scotland and an early emigrant to Louisiana.

Joshua Kemp Sr, father of our subject, is a planter and stock raiser in Ward
3, Grant Parish. He has a large stock farm and is a prosperous planter. He has
been a member of the police jury.

Joshua Kemp, Jr, the second and eldest son now living of eight children, six
of whom are living, was reared and educated in Grant Parish.

He assisted his father on the farm until grown and then went to Colfax where
he engaged in merchandising. This was in 1882 and he has remained there ever
since. He was elected sheriff in 1888 was a member of the town council for
several years and was one of the jury commissioner.

He was married in 1890 to Miss Emily A Normand a native of Louisiana.

Mr Kemp is a member of the K. of P. and is one of the young but much-esteemed
residents of the county. He fills the office of sheriff in a satisfactory
manner and is admirably suited to the duties of the same as indeed he would be
to any office calling for bravery and fideilty.