Hello,
I am researching the Kemper and Kamp families near Ankum. My Herman Theodor Kemper was born 1 Nov 1831 to Anton Joseph Kemper and his wife, Luzie Margarethe Telgkamp. Herman was the youngest of 4 children and was born at Stottenhausen in Doethen near Ankum. His parents were married 8 May 1819 in the Catholic Church of Ankum. The first 3 children were born on the Bruns farm in Besten. I do know quite a bit about Herman's mother, but nothing more about his father, Anton Joseph Kemper. I have had the records from Ankum, Haseluenne, Alfhausen and Rieste checked with no luck. Can anyone make a suggestion to me? Other names which cross frequently into the family are Kamp (Kaemp?) and Stottmann among others.