| 8 | i. | Johann Georg (George Yost) Jost, born 2 Jan 1820 in Reichelsheim, Hessen Darmstadt, Germany; died 10 May 1879 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; married Anna Katharina (Catherine) Kempf 1 Jun 1848 in Germany. | ||
| ii. | Johann Peter Jost, born 26 Jul 1808. | |||
| iii. | Katherina Elisabetha Jost, born 13 Oct 1810. | |||
| iv. | Anna Katherina-Bangert Jost, born 8 Feb 1813. | |||
| v. | Valentin Jost, born 2 Nov 1814. | |||
| vi. | Anna Maria Jost, born 28 Sep 1817. | |||
| vii. | Johann Philipp Jost, born 2 Jan 1820. | |||
| viii. | Johannes Jost, born 21 Mar 1822. |
| i. | Elisabetha Kempf, born 3 Oct 1803 in Germany; died Abt. 1828 in Germany. | |||
| ii. | Katharina Elisabetha Kempf, born 9 Feb 1806 in Germany; died 19 Jul 1825 in Germany. | |||
| iii. | Johann Philipp Kempf, born 6 Jan 1808 in Germany; died 25 Jan 1808 in Germany. | |||
| iv. | Anna Margaretha Kempf, born 24 Aug 1809 in Germany; died 13 Dec 1838 in Germany. | |||
| v. | Andreas Kempf, born 13 Mar 1812 in Germany; died 10 Aug 1820 in Germany. | |||
| vi. | Johann Philipp Kempf, born 12 Mar 1814 in Germany; died 1830 in Germany. | |||
| vii. | Johannes Leonard Kempf, born 24 Jan 1816 in Frankisch Crumbach, Germany; died 7 Nov 1892 in Grant, MN; married Elizabeth Katharina Hartman 8 Jun 1843 in Fuerth, Darmstadt, Germany; born 8 Dec 1819 in Darmstadt, Germany; died 21 Apr 1883 in Grant, MN. | |||
| viii. | Margaretha Elisabetha Kempf, born 22 Mar 1817 in Germany. | |||
| ix. | Anna Maria Kempf, born 1 Feb 1819 in Germany; died 1840 in Germany. | |||
| x. | Anna Katharina Elisabetha Kempf, born 11 Apr 1821 in Germany; died 14 Jul 1821 in Germany. | |||
| xi. | Elisabetha Margaretha Kempf, born 6 May 1823 in Germany; died Aft. 1823 in Germany. | |||
| xii. | George Leonard Kempf, born 6 May 1823 in Hessen Darmstadt, (Gelsberg?), Germany; died 4 Oct 1911 in Frankfort, IN; married Sarah Jane Gray 19 Feb 1850 in Indiana; born 22 Feb 1828 in Dayton, OH; died 11 Jan 1925 in Frankfort, IN. |
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Notes for Sarah Jane Gray: Past and Present as told by Aunt Sarah Jane Gray Kempf to Ethel Yost Doty It was in 1850 that we were married. I an English woman not able to speak any German, and my husband, a young German, who had been in this country only a few years, but since coming here he had become pretty well acquainted with the English language. He had a flour mill on the Middle Fork Creek, at the place where Edna Mills now stands, but at that time there was only one house and the mill there. Here we began house-keeping. Our house stood about 3 rods from the creek on the south side of the road. It was a large 2 story log house with three rooms below and 2 above. The largest room which served as kitchen and dining room was at the back of the house. A large fireplace was to one end of the room. At the other was a large wall cupboard which was both cupboard and pantry. The table covered with a white table cloth and spread for two, stood near the center of the room and occupied a greater part of it. My low rocking chair stood before the fireplace, a very pleasant place to sit during the cold winter days after my day's work was done. Spread on the floor were 2 or 3 pieces of carpet. Blooming plants were in the windows which were draped with white muslin curtains. All this made the room very cozy as well as comfortable. The sitting room was in fromt of the kitchen. At the window were hung fhort muslin curtains with ruffles around. A few rocking chairs, a stand and lounge completed the furnishings excepting a few pictures hanging around the walls. The other rooms were the bedrooms furnished with the beds, wash stand, dressers and other things that make a bedroom attractive. A large yard surrounded the front and sides of the house. The long gravel walk leading to the front gate was bordered on each side with Easter lillies and other pretty flowers. Apple and peach trees were scattered around over the yard, with here and there a lilac bush and a few bushes of those pretty old fashioned roses. Along the back of the house was a long porch. Here was the well, which made it very convenient for me. The garden was large with plenty of room for the cabbage, lettuce and other vegtables which I raised. Back of the garden was the barn, woodshed and several other buildings. The mill stood a little distance east of the house, north of the mill that is now standing. It was a low log structure with only one large room, and a small one in the corner which was used for the office. The large room contained grain bins and the necessary machinery for grinding the corn and wheat. At that time we did not know anything about grinding with steam but used the water power alltogether. A large water wheel was under the mill over which the water from the creek fell like a miniature waterfall and flowed into a large mill pond. Willow trees grew on the banks of the pond making a nice shady resting place for the ducks and geese that were swimming about on the water. Mr. Kempf, your uncle, also bought hogs which he killed, packed and shipped to the cities. Several times he shipped them alive. One time especially I remember, he was shipping a car load to New York City and had to go by way of Detroit where they changed cars. They had to drive them across the city to the other railroad, and when they were going through a back street the door of a little old house was thrown open and a dirty faced boy about 12 years came out. He waited until one large hog came up close to the door, then running behind it he chased it into the house and closed the door. Mr. Kempf was watching and he rushed in the house after the boy and hog, but they had entirely disappeared. So he had to go on with one hog less. Often he would be gone for a month at a time. I had one very gentle and pretty bay horse which I always rode when I went away, and on him I would ride to my mother's and stay until my husband returned. One time when our oldest boy, Andrew, was about two years old, I took him with me on my horse and went to spend the day awith my parents. In the afternoon a heavy rain came up and continued raining all the evening and night, so that I cound not return home. The next morning however the rain had ceased and I ventured to return. But, O dear! when I reached the bridge at Edna, the road, fields and all were under water. I was very brave then and rode through the water which was above my horses' knees. Not thinking of the washouts that we might fall into at anytime. But we reached home in safety and were glad to be there again. One spring day when we were setting at the dinner table, we heard a wagon drive up in front of the house. We went to the door and there were two gentlemen, a lady and a little boy about the size of our Andrew, but they were all strangers to me. My husband gave an exclamation of surprise and joy, rushed down the walk, leaped over the gate, took the lady in his arms and kissed her, and shook hands with the one gentleman. It then dawned upon me that they must be Mr. and Mrs. Jost and the little son Philip, Mr. Kempf's sister, who had just arrived from Germany. I was still standing in the doorway, when they came up the walk, and I will always remember how your grandmother looked, for Mrs. Jost was your grandmother. She was not very tall, rather stout, with the prettiest blue eyes which had such a happy look in them there as she walked beside her brother. Her light hair was tucked back under her neat little bonnet, and a pretty cape covered her shoulders. I prepared dinner for them, and after they were through eating they told us of their trip. It had taken them thirty days to cross the ocean, landing at New York. From there they came on the train to Monticello. There they hired a man to take them to Edna a distance of about thirty miles. They lived with us for over a year. You remember I could not talk German and your grandmother could not talk English. Our two boys soon learned both languages, and when they were with me they talked German, when with Catharine they talked English, so we could not understand them. One morning Catharine wanted to borrow my fire-shovel and I could not understand what she wanted. I carried everything to her but not the right thing. At last she saw it and got it herself. After that whenever she wanted anything she went and got it. Your grandfather helped Mr. Kempf in the mill, but he wanted to start in business of his own. He had been a backsmith in Germany and still held to his old trade. At last he bought the blacksmith ship at Pyrmont, which was then a small village, with only a few houses, a store and a shop. There they lived for about two years and then moved to Monitor, where he had a grocery store and shop. The store was one story and a half high not very long or wide. A porch was built across the front a foot and a half from the ground, and had steps at each end down to the sidewalk. The inside was lined on each side with shelves of different kinds of groceries. A long counter was along one side and in the center stood a tall coal stove, with chairs and benches around it for the loafers who came in on long winter evenings. The upstairs was lined on each side with bird cages and pretty canary birds were singing and flying about. Back and to the east of the store was the house, joined to one corner of the store. The house was low with six rooms below and two above, with a wide porch running across the front, from which a stone walk lead down to the gate. In the other corner of the yard was the low blacksmith shop, with hollyhocks and yellow lillies growing at the side. Here they lived the remainder of their lives, toiling from morning until night to keep their family of four growing boys and two girls. We did not remain in Edna very long after they left. Frankfort was then a growing town and there we moved. Mr Kempf had a mill there for many years, but afterwards he bought a bakery and restaurant which he had charge of until our two boys were old enough to take it. We lived in the west part of town near the Monon railroad which had lately been built through there. Here I could raise chickens and keepmy cows. Here we raised our three girls and two boys. They are all married now and have families of their own. We are both old and gray now, and are waiting patiently to join "Innumerable caravan, that moves to that mysterious realm, where each shall take his chamber in the silent halls of death." |
| 9 | xiii. | Anna Katharina (Catherine) Kempf, born 9 Jan 1827 in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany; died 2 Mar 1893 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; married Johann Georg (George Yost) Jost 1 Jun 1848 in Germany. |
| i. | Jakob Gerhart, born 1822 in Germany; married Catharina Zimmer; born Abt. 1822 in Germany. | |||
| 10 | ii. | Peter J. Gerhart, born 23 Jan 1827 in Dittweiler, Germany; died 9 Mar 1882 in Marietta, Ohio; married Elisabetha Closs 29 Mar 1849 in Washington County, Ohio. | ||
| iii. | Johann Gearhart, born 19 Nov 1829 in Germany; died 17 Mar 1917; married Margaretha Lauer; born 23 Mar 1834 in Dittweiler, Germany; died 16 Nov 1901. |
| i. | Katharina Closs, born 21 Nov 1828 in Frohnhofen, Germany; married Jakob Lauer Jan 1847; born 20 Jul 1819 in Dittweiler, Germany. | |||
| ii. | Carolina Closs, born 16 Jan 1830 in Frohnhofen, Germany. | |||
| 11 | iii. | Elisabetha Closs, born 22 Feb 1831 in Frohnhofen, Germany; died 19 Jun 1893 in Lafayette, Indiana; married Peter J. Gerhart 29 Mar 1849 in Washington County, Ohio. | ||
| iv. | Margaretha Closs, born 20 Dec 1832 in Frohnhofen, Germany. | |||
| v. | Jakob Closs, born 13 Mar 1834 in Frohnhofen, Germany. | |||
| vi. | Maria Closs, born 23 Feb 1836 in Fearing Twp, Washington Co, Ohio. | |||
| vii. | Philippina Closs, born 22 Feb 1838 in Fearing Twp, Washington Co, Ohio. | |||
| viii. | Georg Daniel Closs, born 13 May 1840 in Fearing Twp, Washington Co., OH; married Margarethe Lauer 22 Oct 1864; born 22 Oct 1839 in Dittweiler, Germany. | |||
| ix. | Magdalena Closs, born 10 Mar 1843 in Fearing Twp, Washington Co, Ohio; married Jakob Schramm 29 Nov 1864; born 22 May 1843 in Fearing Twp, Washington Co., OH. | |||
| x. | Christian Closs, born 9 Mar 1847 in Fearing Twp, Washington Co, Ohio. |
| 12 | i. | William Aaron Shouse, born 3 Mar 1853 in Jefferson Twp, Owen County, Indiana; died 23 Mar 1938 in Worthington, Greene County, Indiana; married Mary Ann Benjamin 31 Jan 1875 in Owen County, Indiana. | ||
| ii. | Louisa Jane Shouse, born 19 Sep 1855. | |||
| iii. | Rebecca Ann Shouse, born 3 Jan 1858. | |||
| iv. | Jacob Selvester Shouse, born 2 Mar 1860; died 1944; married Lucinda Brown; born 1866; died 1938. | |||
| v. | Cary Lorenzo Shouse, born 2 Mar 1860; died 1942 in Worthington, IN; married Martha L.; born 1861; died 1930 in Worthington, IN. | |||
| vi. | Sarah Etta Shouse, born 1862. | |||
| vii. | Electa Shouse, born 29 Mar 1866. | |||
| viii. | John Henry Shouse, born 2 Nov 1869; died Abt. 15 Aug 1950 in Coal City, IN; married Della Kesterson. | |||
| ix. | Mary Evaline Shouse, born 22 Nov 1872. | |||
| x. | Wiley Christian Shouse, born 28 Aug 1874; died 1890. |
| 13 | i. | Mary Ann Benjamin, born 16 Nov 1856 in Near Hubbell Station, Owen County, Indiana; died Feb 1940 in Worthington, Indiana; married William Aaron Shouse 31 Jan 1875 in Owen County, Indiana. | ||
| ii. | John Henry Benjamin, born Feb 1859; died 24 Aug 1935; married Emma Ellen Bucklew 22 Jun 1892. | |||
| iii. | William David Benjamin, born 3 Jun 1860 in Owen Co, Indiana; died 11 Oct 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana; married Emma A. Marshall 12 Jun 1887. | |||
| iv. | Permelia Matilda Benjamin, born 5 Jan 1864 in Owen Co, Indiana; died 21 May 1961 in Spencer, Indiana; married John A. White 13 Sep 1885. | |||
| v. | George Edward Benjamin, born 1867; married Elizabeth. | |||
| vi. | Ellen Benjamin, born 1869; died 1875. |
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