RALPH KAMPMEYER FAMILY

John Kampmeyer was born in Germany in 1849, and died in 1912. He came to America and settled near Elgin, Illinois. He married Elizabeth (Weisbrook). They had four children: Mattie born in 1881 and John born in 1886, both died in 1889 (influenza). Kathryn born in 1878 and died in 1966 and Elmer born in 1883 and died in 1959. All are buried in St Peter and Paul Cemetery, Naperville. In 1911 Elmer married Ella (Strauley) and lived in Naperville. In 1912 they moved to a farm on Hobson Road. They had three children: Ralph born July 4, 1912, Elizabeth and Marjorie.

Ralph married Isabelle (Meyer) on September 9,1939. They lived on Southport St in Lisle for one year. In 1940 he began managing the farm at St. Joseph Orphanage, Lisle. He was a dairy farmer and raised a purebred herd of Brown Swiss. He was very proud of the herd and showed the cattle at many International, State and County Fairs. They had two children: Diann Brown resides in Lisle, Illinois and is a Manager with Illinois Bell Telephone Company & Jack (wife Pat White) lives on a dairy farm in Colby, Wisconsin with their two children Suzi and Patrick. Ralph passed away on June 24, 1966. His wife, Isabelle, remarried (Frank Straka) in 1974. They reside in North Aurora, Illinois.