Mramorak (German) – Homokos (Hungarian) – Mramorak, Serbia (Official)
South Banat District Vojvodina – NE District of Serbia
DVHH Mramorak Village Coordinator 2007-2019: David Kemle, deceased
David with the DVHH Group in Cleveland Treffen 2008
David Kemle Family and Biography
I am sure arranging this family reunion was a highlight of his life: Kiemle & Kemle Family Members at the Reunion in Sindelfingen, Gemany September 22, 2012
DVHH Webmaster Note: David left behind a goldmine of Mramorak information, including birth/marriage/death records, and he translated two books. David states his primary reason for his translations and publishing material online in his “Introduction to the Books” of which I have republished as an memorial to David’s dedication to the Danube Swabian researcher: Introduction to Mramorak.
David’s contributions are . . .
“Mramoraker Kirchbücher 1821-1877”, (Abschrift der verfilmten) was prepared by Peter Feiler, Rastatt 1990; or in English “Mramorak Church book” (Transcription of the microfilms) was translated by David Kemle. This book lists all of the Mramorak birth, death & marriage data from circa 1821 – 1877 that Peter Feiler extracted from the Stuttgart Archives.
Births 1824-1826 | Births 1827-1886 | Deaths 1824-1827 | Deaths 1827-1867 | Marriages 1827-1877
David also provided the Franzfeld Marriages
the other two books David translated are . . .
“Mramorak Gemeinde an der Banat Sandwüste” by Heinrich Bohland, published in 1980 and after translated into English, “Mramorak Community in the Banat Sand Desert“, translated and published by David Kemle in 1998 and available for purchase with an accompanying CD in Word format. This book gives the migratory history, village life, and destruction after World War II, of the Donauschwaben people in Mramorak. It is the most comprehensive book about the village, including a street map with house numbers and accompanying occupying resident names and addresses for every German inhabitant known at the time, and much, much more.
“Mramorak Bildband” (Bilder & Berichte aus dem Leben einer donauschwäbischen Dorfgemeinschaft im Banat), by the Mramorak Heimatortsgemeinschaft (H.O.G.) (12 authors) published in 1985, and after translation into English, “Mramorak Picture Book” (Pictures & Reports of Life in Mramorak, a Danube-Swabian Village Community in the Banat), translated and published by David Kemle in 2003. This book has about 1400 pictures sent in by Mramorakers from all over the world.
Article: South Western Banat “Wholesale Murder” Mramorak
Catholic Church name: Unknown
Recommended Sites: www.mramorak.de www.mramorak.us/
Last updated: 07/05/2025