Fredericka Ricke Wilhelmina Lemke
(1860-1934) was born in Germany, the child of
Edmann and Caroline Lemke.
Ricke married William
F. Mowry (-1884) in Casey, Iowa
and they had two children: Ruben William Mowry
& William
(Will) Frank Mowry.
In 1885, She married Carl Fred William Kempe
(1860-1956).
They farmed in Iowa until 1909 when they loaded their
belonging
on a box car and left for South Dakota. They had previously
purchased land from Frank & Minnie Belau Grabinski. Carl
and
Rieke lived
on their Hillsdale Township farm until 1920, when they
built a
house
in Miranda, and moved there. Mrs.
Kempe boarded
the teachers
and cooked for the railroad men as they passed
through town.
They also boarded Bill Zarneke, the banker, and
Marvin
Iverson,
who worked in the Blauert Store. They had
six
children together
between 1886 and 1895.
Top row
standing LtoR: Walter Yada, Fred Stammer, Marcus
Stammer, John Stammer holding LeRoy (born 12-4-1910)
Jennie Michels Stammer
holding ?.
Middle row
LtoR: Mary Stammer Yada holding ?, Ricke Lemke
Mowry Kemp, ?, Emma McLachlan, Amanda Mowry holding Inez
Margaret Mowry (born 3-7-1910) , Rube Mowry holding
Irene Reka Mowry Metz (born 12-24-1907).
Front row
LtoR: ?,?,?,?, Louie Metz Findeis holding Merle Robert
Findeis (born 1-19-1911), Emma
Stammer Findeis,
Edward Mowry born 10-11-1905,?.
Fred Stammer, Amanda
Kempe Stammer, Amanda Stammer Mowry, Ruben Mowry, ??, John Kempe's wife,
John Kempe, ??, Minnie
Lorenz Mowry, William Mowry, Clara Kemp Chase, Francis Chase,
Charlie Kempe
Carl
Kempe & Ricke Lemke Mowry Kempe
(sitting)
Sons: Ed Kempe and Charlie Kempe
Back: LtoR: Wayne
Stammer,
Mildred Stammer Kruger, Marlin Stammer
Fredrick Marcus Stammer & Amanda Anna Amelia Kempe
married on February 24, 1914, in Faulk County.
John Kempe, Charlie
Kempe, Rube Mowry, Carl Kempe,
Francis Chase, and Will Mowry
John Kempe &
wife, Carl
Kempe, Minnie & Will Mowry, Amanda
Mowry, Amanda Kemp Stammer (Mrs. Fred), Rube
Mowry.
