John Slemp

1781 - 1858  (77 years)

• Name	John Slemp
  Birth	8 Apr 1781	Smyth County, , , Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jul 1858	Lee County, , , Virginia
  Burial	Slemp Memorial Cemetery, , Lee County, Virginia
  	"The Slemp Papers, The Slemp Family in the USA", p.4 -John Slemp was the third son of John Frederick Slemp and Mary Metz. John was born In Smyth County, Virginia April 8th 1781. His father's will was made and recorded In 1807, This will mentioned by name each of the four sons and five daughters but there is no reference to any of them residing In any other State or County. John would have been 26 years of age at the time of his father's death. It appears that John went with his two older brothers to Johnson County, Tennessee, USA as he is enumerated in the 1840 Census of Johnson County as John Slimp, Sr then moved to Lee, Virginia, USA before 1850 as he is enumerated in the 1850 Census of Lee, Virginia, USA. He married Alpha Smyth. Whether he married in Smyth County, Virginia, or while in Johnson County, Tennessee, USA, is not known. He and his wife settled in Turkey Cove in Lee, Virginia, USA sometime between 1840 and 1850. There they reared a family of four sons and three daughters. Their married life covered a period of about a half century. This they lived at one place, adding from time to time more and more land to their original homestead. John Slemp was reported to be an intelligent, industrious and prosperous citizen. Tradition is that his wife, Alpha, was an attractive, cultured woman and a great influence in building up a splendid family in the Turkey Cove community. It was she and her husband who gave the land upon which the first Methodist Church was built in that section. The original church was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt and lately has been remodeled. It is now a very modern church building and has an active, enthusiastic church membership. It is called "The Seminary" because the old building had school rooms in the second story. Good teachers were employed and for a generation and more and it attracted students from quite a distance. Alpha Slemp "the lady of such beautiful hands", lived to see her pet project bear good fruit. John Slemp and his wife are the first of four generations of Slemps buried in the Slemp Cemetery upon land which he owned and which is still in the Slemp family.- Originally buried with wife Alpha at the John Slemp Cemetery and moved to Slemp Memorial later.
  Person ID	I26608	DeLoach Ancestry
  Last Modified	21 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Johann Friederich Schlemp,   b. 2 Apr 1737, Kandel, , Rhineland-Pfalz, Bavaria d. 17 Feb 1807, Wythe County, , , Virginia (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Metz,   b. Abt 1746, Kandel, Germersheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Marriage	Abt 1766	Germany, , ,
  Family ID	F2767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alpha Smyth,   b. Abt 1790, Smyth County, , , Virginia d. 25 Apr 1866, Lee County, , , Virginia (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1806	Smyth County, , , Virginia
  Children	1. Sarah Slemp,   b. Abt 1807, Smyth County, , , Virginia d. Abt 1893, Morrow County, , , Oregon (Age ~ 86 years)   2. Sebastian Smyth Slemp,   b. 9 Dec 1810, Lee County, , , Virginia d. 22 May 1859, Lee County, , , Virginia (Age 48 years)   3. Melvina Slemp,   b. Aug 1812, Lee County, , , Virginia d. 4 Feb 1900 (Age ~ 87 years)   4. John Wesley Slemp,   b. 20 Sep 1816, Smyth County, , , Virginia d. 8 Oct 1889, Lee County, , , Virginia (Age 73 years)   5. Hually Alfred Slemp,   b. 24 Jun 1818, Smyth County, , , Virginia d. 9 Oct 1889, Lee County, , , Virginia (Age 71 years)   6. Susan Slemp,   b. 18 May 1821, Smyth County, , , Virginia d. 16 Jul 1900, Lee County, , , Virginia (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F21994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart