The youngest child of French immigrants Jean 'John' Hemberger and his wife, Elizabeth Winter, his older siblings were John, Jr., Louis, and Mary. In 1869, his brothers Louis and John had purchased the National Hotel at North Vernon where Louis ran the hotel and John operated a saloon in town.
George does not appear in the household of his parents on the 1860 federal census when they were living at Vernon, the capital of Jennings County, where the father was a merchant. That census was completed on June 13th of that year, so the birth date listed by the nuns on his death certificate is not correct.
George does, however, appear on the 1870 census at the neighboring town of North Vernon, where he's listed as the eight year-old son of his retired parents.
Single, he was still residing at home as of the 1880 census, (completed shortly before the death of his father), and which is consistent in suggesting George was born in 1862.
A profligate spender, George's mother placed an ad in the newspaper stating she was not to be held responsible for his debts. After her death in 1882, newspaper accounts show that George's life fell apart:
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Gasper Hemberger last week sold to Mr. Feadler his interest (one-fourth) in the National Hotel building for $850. --The Plain Dealer (North Vernon, Indiana); 29 Mar 1883
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The above story preceded one recounting his bankruptcy due to his excessive former lifestyle, and they were followed by tales of him living as a tramp and wandering out to Colorado to visit his brother Louis and sister, who were residing there by the time of their mother's death.
George does not appear in the household of his parents on the 1860 federal census when they were living at Vernon, the capital of Jennings County, where the father was a merchant. That census was completed on June 13th of that year, so the birth date listed by the nuns on his death certificate is not correct.
George does, however, appear on the 1870 census at the neighboring town of North Vernon, where he's listed as the eight year-old son of his retired parents.
Single, he was still residing at home as of the 1880 census, (completed shortly before the death of his father), and which is consistent in suggesting George was born in 1862.
A profligate spender, George's mother placed an ad in the newspaper stating she was not to be held responsible for his debts. After her death in 1882, newspaper accounts show that George's life fell apart:
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Gasper Hemberger last week sold to Mr. Feadler his interest (one-fourth) in the National Hotel building for $850. --The Plain Dealer (North Vernon, Indiana); 29 Mar 1883
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The above story preceded one recounting his bankruptcy due to his excessive former lifestyle, and they were followed by tales of him living as a tramp and wandering out to Colorado to visit his brother Louis and sister, who were residing there by the time of their mother's death.
The youngest child of French immigrants Jean 'John' Hemberger and his wife, Elizabeth Winter, his older siblings were John, Jr., Louis, and Mary. In 1869, his brothers Louis and John had purchased the National Hotel at North Vernon where Louis ran the hotel and John operated a saloon in town.
George does not appear in the household of his parents on the 1860 federal census when they were living at Vernon, the capital of Jennings County, where the father was a merchant. That census was completed on June 13th of that year, so the birth date listed by the nuns on his death certificate is not correct.
George does, however, appear on the 1870 census at the neighboring town of North Vernon, where he's listed as the eight year-old son of his retired parents.
Single, he was still residing at home as of the 1880 census, (completed shortly before the death of his father), and which is consistent in suggesting George was born in 1862.
A profligate spender, George's mother placed an ad in the newspaper stating she was not to be held responsible for his debts. After her death in 1882, newspaper accounts show that George's life fell apart:
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Gasper Hemberger last week sold to Mr. Feadler his interest (one-fourth) in the National Hotel building for $850. --The Plain Dealer (North Vernon, Indiana); 29 Mar 1883
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The above story preceded one recounting his bankruptcy due to his excessive former lifestyle, and they were followed by tales of him living as a tramp and wandering out to Colorado to visit his brother Louis and sister, who were residing there by the time of their mother's death.
George does not appear in the household of his parents on the 1860 federal census when they were living at Vernon, the capital of Jennings County, where the father was a merchant. That census was completed on June 13th of that year, so the birth date listed by the nuns on his death certificate is not correct.
George does, however, appear on the 1870 census at the neighboring town of North Vernon, where he's listed as the eight year-old son of his retired parents.
Single, he was still residing at home as of the 1880 census, (completed shortly before the death of his father), and which is consistent in suggesting George was born in 1862.
A profligate spender, George's mother placed an ad in the newspaper stating she was not to be held responsible for his debts. After her death in 1882, newspaper accounts show that George's life fell apart:
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Gasper Hemberger last week sold to Mr. Feadler his interest (one-fourth) in the National Hotel building for $850. --The Plain Dealer (North Vernon, Indiana); 29 Mar 1883
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The above story preceded one recounting his bankruptcy due to his excessive former lifestyle, and they were followed by tales of him living as a tramp and wandering out to Colorado to visit his brother Louis and sister, who were residing there by the time of their mother's death.
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