Person:Kemp Dargan (1)

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Kemp Strother Dargan
b.19 May 1883 Paris, Lamar County, Texas
d.24 Jun 1954 Houston, Harris County, Texas
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Aug 1882
  1. Kemp Strother Dargan1883 - 1954
  2. Corinne Dargan1886 - 1934
  3. Margaret C. Dargan1889 - 1979
  4. Read Henry Dargan1894 - Aft 1942
  5. Edith Clara Dargan1895 - 1979
  6. Clara Victoria Dargan1898 - 1942
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Nov 1908
  1. Margaret Dargan1915 - 2007
Spouse and Children
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m. 20 Jun 1942
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Kemp Strother Dargan
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 19 May 1883 Paris, Lamar County, Texas
Marriage 25 Nov 1908 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas(his 1st wife)
to Laura Estelle White
Census[4] 1910 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Census[6] 1920 Houston, Harris County, Texas
Census[7] 1930 Houston, Harris County, Texas
Census[8] 1940 Houston, Harris County, Texas
Marriage 20 Jun 1942 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas(his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband; no issue)
to Sarah Elizabeth Cockrell
Death[1][2][3] 24 Jun 1954 Houston, Harris County, Texas(suicide, gunshot wound)
Burial[1][2] Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas
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Census

Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 1910 census:[4]

Dargan, Kemp S. Jr. Head 26 yrs (marr. 1 yr) b. Texas (parents, b. South Carolina/Louisiana) Adjustor (Insurance)
      Laura E. Wife 22 yrs (0 children) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)

Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1920 census:[6]

Dargan, Kemp Head 36 yrs (marr.) b. Texas (parents, b. South Carolina/Louisiana) Manager (Marine Insurance)
      Estelle Wife 31 yrs (marr.) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
      Margaret Dau 4 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Texas)
Foster, Leila [BLACK] Servant 42 yrs (div.) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Mississippi) Cook (Private family)

Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1930 census:[7]

Dargan, Kemp S. Head 46 yrs (marr. at 25 yrs) b. Texas (parents, b. South Carolina/Louisiana) Broker (Insurance)
      Estelle W. Wife 42 yrs (marr. at 20 yrs) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
      Margaret Dau 14 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Texas)
Bowen, Ida [BLACK] Cook 58 yrs (wid.; marr. at 20 yrs) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Alabama) Cook (Private Family)

Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1940 census:[8]

Dargan, Kemp S. Head 56 yrs (Coll-1) b. Texas 1935: Same house Insurance Manager (General Insurance)
      Estelle Wife 52 yrs (Coll-4) b. Texas 1935: Same house
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    Kemp Strother Dargan

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Texas, United States. Death Certificates, 1903-1982
    No. 28591.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States. Social Security Administration. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 54, p. 11B, dweliing/family 231/241 (392 Holmes St).
  5.   United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
    12 Sep 1918.

    Name: Dargan, Kemp Strother
    Address: 3812 Day, Houston, Harris Co., Texas
    Born: 19 May 1883 (35 yrs)
    Occupaion: Insurance (Crown & Cage Co., Houston, Texas)
    Nearest Relative: Estelle Dargan [same address]
    Description: Tall, medium build, gray eyes, dark hair, no disabilities.

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harris, Texas, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 77, p. 4B, dweliing/family 68/82 (3812 Day St).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harris, Texas, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 86, p. 2A, dweliing/family 14/14 (1317 North Blvd).

    Name: Dargan, Kemp Strother
    Residence: 1317 North Blvd., Houston, Texas
    Born: 19 May 1883 (58 yrs) Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
    Person Who Will Always Know Where You Are: Mrs. K. S. Dargan (St. John's Dr, Dallas, Texas)
    Employer: "Self" (Cravens, Dargan & Co., Houston, Texas)
    Description: 5' 11-3/4", 175 lbs, gray eyes, gray hair, "wears glasses, sinuses & hay fever."

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harris, Texas, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 258-246, p. 7A, #165 (1317 North Blvd).
  9.   United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards
    27 Apr 1942.

    Name: Dargan, Kemp Strother
    Residence: 1317 North Blvd., Houston, Texas
    Born: 19 May 1883 (58 yrs) Paris, Lamar Co., Texas
    Person Who Will Always Know Where You Are: Mrs. K. S. Dargan (St. John's Dr, Dallas, Texas)
    Employer: "Self" (Cravens, Dargan & Co., Houston, Texas)
    Description: 5' 11-3/4", 175 lbs, gray eyes, gray hair, "wears glasses, sinuses & hay fever."

  10.   Houston City Directory
    p. 277, 1940.

    Dargan, Kemp S (Estelle) (Cravens, Dargan & Co.) h1317 North Blvd

  11.   Beaumont (Texas) Journal
    p. 1, 24 Jun 1954.

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