User Home Pages: The Kempf and McClaire Families of Northern Wisconsin
| My name is Christine Laurie Doss (Kempf).This is my first attempt at a web page related to my family ancestry.It is a work in progress and I hope that it will be constantly changing. This site is related to the heritage of my father, Lawrence Arthur Kempf.There is no intention on my part to ignore my mother’s family.She has done an exhaustive search of her own and has graciously shared her treasures with me, as well as many others who share her journey. If you have any information that may help me further my quest for that ever elusive ancestor, please feel free to contact me.Perhaps I can help you too. While by no means exhaustive, the following is a list of surnames I have discovered on my journey to date.As you can see, the Kempf list is rather short.I started my research many years ago, long before technology made the storage of data so convenient and the process of research so much fun.(Although I must say there is nothing that can replace the experience of viewing immigration and census records in their original handwritten form and knowing that your ancestors, or someone in their time, wrote it.)Unfortunately, my paper research was misplaced during a move.I am hopeful that I will find it soon, at which time I will update the information for you. Kempf ~ Vogt McClaire ~ McCann; Michel; Regan; Rein; Reischel My father was born and raised in the North Woods of Wisconsin – Glidden, WI to be precise.His many ancestors were also born in or relocated to that general area from countries such as Germany, Ireland and Switzerland.I can only imagine what it must have been like in years gone by to try and survive the cold harsh winters in Northern Wisconsin that even now seem to last through May. The U.S. hometowns of my ancestors were largely concentrated in Ashland and Chippewa counties, in towns such as Glidden, also known as Chippewa Crossing, Bloomer, and Badger Mills.The McCann’s I believe were relocated from Kentucky.They were some of the first white (non native American residents) in Chippewa county. Going further back, my ancestors originally came from places such as Waterford, Ireland; Mulben, Wiesbaden, Hessen-Nassau, Germany; Waldkirchen, Bayern, Bavaria, Germany, and Switzerland. | The Kempf and McClaire Families of Northern Wisconsin Updated April 6, 2002 |
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