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Robert John Kamm Jr.

Born at Missouri in 1896 and last recorded at Bates County in 1934.

born Mar 1896 at Missouri, United States died after 25 Jan 1934

Also written Robert J. Kamm

Life story

Robert John Kamm, called Robert J. in the 1900 census, was born in Missouri in March 1896, the elder son of Robert Kamm and Barbara Hegnauer, who were then farming in Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County.1 About 1910 the family moved to a rented farm in Osage Township, just outside Rich Hill,2 and there, in January 1920, Robert, twenty-three and single, was farming with his father, who ran a dairy.3

Robert and his younger brother Oscar stayed at home. They were "of the home address" when their mother died in January 1923, and still at home when their father died in January 1934.4–5 Find a Grave dates Robert's death to 1934 as well, and he lies in the Kamm family lot in Green Lawn Cemetery at Rich Hill, with his parents.6

What we know

Proven

  • Death, 1934
  • Burial at Rich Hill
  • 4 homes, from the census and other records

Probable

  • Birth at Missouri, 1896

What's still open

  • Death. When and where he died is not yet known.

Sources

Source 1

1 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Pleasant Gap Township, 1857

1900 U.S. Federal Census, Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 18, sheet 7A, enumerated 16 June 1900, dwelling 123, family 126, household of Robert J. Kamm (head, farmer, born Feb 1857, Illinois), with Barbara (wife) and children Margret E. (Dec 1883), Christina L. (Jan 1889), Lizzie B. (May 1893), Robert J. (Mch 1896, 4) and Oscar W. (June 1899); roll 839; image 4118756_00517; database with images, Ancestry.com.

Source 2

2 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township (excluding Rich Hill City), Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 15, sheet 6A, enumerated 22 April 1910, dwelling 61, family 61, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kenner] (53, farmer), with Barbara (50) and children Maggie (26), Christina (21), Lizzie (16), Robert (14), Oscar (10) and Bertha (7); roll T624_768; image 31111_4330351-00902; database with images, Ancestry.com.

Source 3

3 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township

1920 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 16, sheet 3B, enumerated 13–14 January 1920, dwelling 63, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kamin] (62, operator, dairy farm), with Barbara (59), Margaret (35), Robert (son, 23, single, farmer), Oscar (20) and Bertha (16); roll T625_905; image 4312392-00330; database with images, Ancestry.com.

Sources 4–5

4 Rich Hill Mining Review, 1923

"Mrs. Robert Kamm Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 11 January 1923, p. 5: survived by the husband, four daughters, and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home address; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000206435).

5 Rich Hill Mining Review, 1934

"Robert Kamm, 76, Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 25 January 1934, p. 8: died Wednesday at the home three miles northeast [of Rich Hill]; survived by four daughters and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000241687).

Source 6

6 Find a Grave, memorial 125533353

Find a Grave, memorial 125533353, Robert John Kamm Jr. (1896–1934), Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri, plot 02-075, linked to his parents Robert John Kamm Sr. and Barbara Hegnauer Kamm (findagrave.com/memorial/125533353); seen only as linked from his mother's memorial (125533592).

Life in time

Mar 1896

Birth , Missouri, United States

probable Sources 1, 2, 3

How we know

Probably in Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, where his parents lived in 1883 and 1900.

The 1900 census gives "Robert J.", son, born Mch 1896, Missouri, aged 4; his ages of 14 in April 1910 and 23 in January 1920 fit.

  1. 1896 Birth Mar 1896 · Missouri, United States · probable

    Probably in Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, where his parents lived in 1883 and 1900.

    The 1900 census gives "Robert J.", son, born Mch 1896, Missouri, aged 4; his ages of 14 in April 1910 and 23 in January 1920 fit.

    Sources 1, 2, 3

  2. 1900 Residence Pleasant Gap Township, Bates · proven

    "Robert J.", son, 4, in his parents' household.

    In the household of Robert J. and Barbara Kamm (image read in the survey of his mother's records).

    Source 1

  3. 1910 Residence Osage Township, Bates · proven

    Son, 14, in his parents' household outside Rich Hill.

    In the household of Robert and Barbara Kamm (indexed Kenner; image read in the survey of his mother's records).

    Source 2

  4. 1920 Residence Osage Township, Bates · proven

    Son, 23, single, farmer, on his father's dairy farm.

    In the household of Robert and Barbara Kamm (image read in the survey of his mother's records).

    Source 3

  5. 1934 Residence Jan 1934 · Bates County, Missouri · proven

    Living at home when his father died, at the family's home three miles northeast of Rich Hill (he and his brother Oscar were "of the home").

    Both of his parents' obituaries name the sons Robert and Oscar as living at home, in January 1923 and January 1934.

    Sources 4, 5

  6. 1934 Death after 25 Jan 1934 · proven

    Date and place not found. Find a Grave and FamilySearch give 1934; WikiTree gives 1968.

    He was alive when his father's obituary was published on 25 Jan 1934. Find a Grave dates his memorial 1896–1934, which would put his death later in 1934; WikiTree gives 1968. No death record has been seen, so only the date after which he died is recorded.

    Sources 5, 6

  • proven
  • probable

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Places in this life

5 places, in order
1 2 3 4 5
  1. 1 Missouri, United States Birth Mar 1896
  2. 2 Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County Residence 1900
  3. 3 Osage Township, Bates County Residence 1910 · Residence 1920
  4. 4 Bates County, Missouri Residence Jan 1934
  5. 5 Rich Hill, Bates County Burial

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The evidence 7 facts with their grades, 6 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Birth Mar 1896 Missouri, United States probable 1 , 2 , 3
Residence 1900 Pleasant Gap Township, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 1
Residence 1910 Osage Township, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 2
Residence 1920 Osage Township, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 3
Residence Jan 1934 Bates County, Missouri, United States proven 4 , 5
Death after 25 Jan 1934 proven 5 , 6
Burial Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri, United States proven 6

Research notes

  • Sources: The censuses and both obituaries were read on screen during the survey of his mother's records. His death rests on Find a Grave, seen only as a link from his mother's memorial.
  • Death (conflict): Find a Grave and FamilySearch give 1934; WikiTree (Kamm-39) gives 1968.6 He was alive on 25 Jan 1934.5 If he died in 1934 it was within months of his father; a notice in the Rich Hill Mining Review of 1934 or a Missouri death certificate would settle it. The record here gives only "after 25 Jan 1934" until one is found.
  • Name: The middle name John and the suffix Jr. are from Find a Grave; the censuses give Robert J. and Robert.1

Working notes

  • Find a Grave 125533353; death year conflict (FaG/FS vs WikiTree Kamm-39 1968)

Sources

  1. 1

    1900 U.S. Federal Census, Pleasant Gap Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 18, sheet 7A, enumerated 16 June 1900, dwelling 123, family 126, household of Robert J. Kamm (head, farmer, born Feb 1857, Illinois), with Barbara (wife) and children Margret E. (Dec 1883), Christina L. (Jan 1889), Lizzie B. (May 1893), Robert J. (Mch 1896, 4) and Oscar W. (June 1899); roll 839; image 4118756_00517; database with images, Ancestry.com.

  2. 2

    1910 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township (excluding Rich Hill City), Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 15, sheet 6A, enumerated 22 April 1910, dwelling 61, family 61, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kenner] (53, farmer), with Barbara (50) and children Maggie (26), Christina (21), Lizzie (16), Robert (14), Oscar (10) and Bertha (7); roll T624_768; image 31111_4330351-00902; database with images, Ancestry.com.

  3. 3

    1920 U.S. Federal Census, Osage Township, Bates County, Missouri, E.D. 16, sheet 3B, enumerated 13–14 January 1920, dwelling 63, household of Robert Kamm [indexed Kamin] (62, operator, dairy farm), with Barbara (59), Margaret (35), Robert (son, 23, single, farmer), Oscar (20) and Bertha (16); roll T625_905; image 4312392-00330; database with images, Ancestry.com.

  4. 4

    "Mrs. Robert Kamm Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 11 January 1923, p. 5: survived by the husband, four daughters, and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home address; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000206435).

  5. 5

    "Robert Kamm, 76, Dies," Rich Hill Mining Review (Rich Hill, Missouri), 25 January 1934, p. 8: died Wednesday at the home three miles northeast [of Rich Hill]; survived by four daughters and two sons, Robert and Oscar, of the home; image, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com/image/1000241687).

  6. 6

    Find a Grave, memorial 125533353, Robert John Kamm Jr. (1896–1934), Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri, plot 02-075, linked to his parents Robert John Kamm Sr. and Barbara Hegnauer Kamm (findagrave.com/memorial/125533353); seen only as linked from his mother's memorial (125533592).