By 1930 the Kemp family was living in Chicago. They had moved from North Collins to Buffalo, New York, in time for the 1920 state census. At that time William Kemp worked as a landscaper and a gardener. In the 1925 New York State census he is listed as a machinist.

In Chicago in 1930 William is working as a carpenter. The family lived at 5964 Paulina Street in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Today a one bedroom apartment at the same address will cost around $1500/month to rent.