John Connelly KEMSKE^[1]

1917 - 1980  (63 years)

• Name	John Connelly KEMSKE
  Nickname	Jack
  Birth	7 Mar 1917	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	John was delivered at 11:00am on 7 March 1917 by Dr. L.C. Frederick at his parents' Claymont Street home in Wilmington, Delaware.
  Christening	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	He was baptized by Rev. Fredrick Doerr.
  Gender	Male
  Death	Mar 1980	Delaware   [3]
  Person ID	I28757	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Emil John KEMSKE,   b. 12 Mar 1894, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Oct 1974 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Merle Wallace CONNELLY,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 10 Dec 1979 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1915	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [4]
  	The couple was married in Wilmington, Delaware by Rev. Frederick Doerr, pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church on 25 February 1915. Frederick K. Gabriel and Mrs. Pauline Ruth signed as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Family ID	F1529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris R. ACHENBACH,   b. 4 Mar 1918   d. 26 Sep 1986 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1938	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [5]
  	Doris and John were married at 6:00PM ceremony performed by Rev. Charles H. Hudson. Mrs. Blanch Cohee and Howard Cohee signed as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Margaret Jean KEMSKE
  Family ID	F1530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Kemske, Emil 2301 Claymont Street, Wilmington, DE.

  
  

• Sources

  [S567] John Connolly Kemske, Delaware birth certificate no. 1113 (1917). [S520] Emily Kemske Jedlicka Anthony, Anthony, 100 Year Chronology of the Kemske Family, 1880 - Our Life at a Glance - 1990., ((np: self published, 1990), unpaginated.). [S671] John Kemske.SSN 221-09-2426. SSDI. [S1737] Emil Kemske - Merle W. Connelly, Delaware marriage certificate no. 584 (1915). [S568] John C. Kemske - Doris R. Achenbach, Delaware marriage certificate no. (illegible) (1938).