William Kemble du Pont

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William Kemble du Pont

Birthdate:
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Death: January 20, 1928 (72)
Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry du Pont, General and Louisa du Pont
Husband of Annie Zinn du Pont
Father of Marion du Pont and William du Pont Jr.
Brother of Henry A. du Pont, U.S. Senator; Ellen Eugenie Irving; Louisa Gerhard du Pont; Sarah Duer; Victorine Elizabeth du Pont and 2 others

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About William Kemble du Pont

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_du_Pont

William du Pont (August 21, 1855 – January 20, 1928) was a member of the Delaware Du Pont family. He was the youngest son of General Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and Louisa Gerhard du Pont (1816-1900).

Life

He married twice, first in 1878 to his cousin May Lammot du Pont (1854-1927), the daughter of Victor du Pont (1828-1888) and Alice Hounsfield du Pont (1833-1904); William and May divorced in 1892. In June of that year, he married Annie Rogers Zinn, the daughter of the locomotive maker Theodore Rogers (d. November 18, 1871) and Mary Andrews Rogers (d. March 11, 1918); Annie was the divorced wife of George Zinn. William and Annie had two children, William du Pont, Jr. and Marion duPont Scott.


  • Residence: Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 1860
  • Residence: Christiana, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 1870
  • Residence: Brandywine Hundred (all south & east of Wilmington & Great Valley turnpike & Foulk rd.), New Castle, Delaware, United States - 1900
  • Residence: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 20 January 1928
  • Residence: Georgia, United States - 20 January 1928
  • Residence: Montpelier, Hanover, Virginia, United States - 21 January 1928
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William Kemble du Pont's Timeline

1855
August 21, 1855
England, United Kingdom
1894
May 3, 1894
Brandywine, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1896
February 11, 1896
Lonely Park, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1928
January 20, 1928
Age 72
Virginia, United States
January 1928
Age 72
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States