John was the son of James L. & Molly (Wrigley) Hemphill.
Married Julia Dean on July 4, 1852 in Dekalb County, Illinois.
They had 7 children: Mary Laverne, Charlotte E., Frank E., John Wilbur, Walter Lewis, Edward Willis and Dana Eugene.
Cause of death: Colon cancer
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History of Floyd County 1881
Pages 987 – 988
John B. Hemphill
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Penn., Jan. 20, 1831, is a son of James Hemphill, and came West with his father in 1848, and settled in Boone County, Ill. In 1853 he came to Rudd (then Rock Grove) Township, where he now owns 240 acres of fine land, on section 13, and is engaged in farming and stock raising. When he came here it was all wild prairie, the nearest neighbor being at Rock Grove, five miles away. He took his wheat to McGregor, 100 miles away, and sold it for less than half a dollar per bushel. A few elk and buffalo and droves of deer roamed over the prairie. Mr. Hemphill, Wm. Dean, John Fox and Loomis Colson all settled in the present limits of this township in 1853. He was married July 4, 1852, to Julia A. Dean, a sister of Wm. Dean, of Rock Grove Township. They are the parents of seven children, six living – Mary L., Charlotte E., Frank E., John W., Edward W., and Dana E.; Walter L. is deceased. He served his township as Assessor two years.
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Death Information obtained from the Floyd County Courthouse, Charles City, Iowa, Deaths, Book 2, pg 80
Name: John B Hemphill
Sex: Male
Age: 77y7m4d
Occupation: Retired
Date of death: Aug 24, 1908
Marital status: Married
Born: Pennsylvania
Location of death: Rudd
Cause of Death: cancer
Burial: Rudd, Iowa
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Married Julia Dean on July 4, 1852 in Dekalb County, Illinois.
They had 7 children: Mary Laverne, Charlotte E., Frank E., John Wilbur, Walter Lewis, Edward Willis and Dana Eugene.
Cause of death: Colon cancer
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History of Floyd County 1881
Pages 987 – 988
John B. Hemphill
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Penn., Jan. 20, 1831, is a son of James Hemphill, and came West with his father in 1848, and settled in Boone County, Ill. In 1853 he came to Rudd (then Rock Grove) Township, where he now owns 240 acres of fine land, on section 13, and is engaged in farming and stock raising. When he came here it was all wild prairie, the nearest neighbor being at Rock Grove, five miles away. He took his wheat to McGregor, 100 miles away, and sold it for less than half a dollar per bushel. A few elk and buffalo and droves of deer roamed over the prairie. Mr. Hemphill, Wm. Dean, John Fox and Loomis Colson all settled in the present limits of this township in 1853. He was married July 4, 1852, to Julia A. Dean, a sister of Wm. Dean, of Rock Grove Township. They are the parents of seven children, six living – Mary L., Charlotte E., Frank E., John W., Edward W., and Dana E.; Walter L. is deceased. He served his township as Assessor two years.
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Death Information obtained from the Floyd County Courthouse, Charles City, Iowa, Deaths, Book 2, pg 80
Name: John B Hemphill
Sex: Male
Age: 77y7m4d
Occupation: Retired
Date of death: Aug 24, 1908
Marital status: Married
Born: Pennsylvania
Location of death: Rudd
Cause of Death: cancer
Burial: Rudd, Iowa
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John was the son of James L. & Molly (Wrigley) Hemphill.
Married Julia Dean on July 4, 1852 in Dekalb County, Illinois.
They had 7 children: Mary Laverne, Charlotte E., Frank E., John Wilbur, Walter Lewis, Edward Willis and Dana Eugene.
Cause of death: Colon cancer
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History of Floyd County 1881
Pages 987 – 988
John B. Hemphill
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Penn., Jan. 20, 1831, is a son of James Hemphill, and came West with his father in 1848, and settled in Boone County, Ill. In 1853 he came to Rudd (then Rock Grove) Township, where he now owns 240 acres of fine land, on section 13, and is engaged in farming and stock raising. When he came here it was all wild prairie, the nearest neighbor being at Rock Grove, five miles away. He took his wheat to McGregor, 100 miles away, and sold it for less than half a dollar per bushel. A few elk and buffalo and droves of deer roamed over the prairie. Mr. Hemphill, Wm. Dean, John Fox and Loomis Colson all settled in the present limits of this township in 1853. He was married July 4, 1852, to Julia A. Dean, a sister of Wm. Dean, of Rock Grove Township. They are the parents of seven children, six living – Mary L., Charlotte E., Frank E., John W., Edward W., and Dana E.; Walter L. is deceased. He served his township as Assessor two years.
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Death Information obtained from the Floyd County Courthouse, Charles City, Iowa, Deaths, Book 2, pg 80
Name: John B Hemphill
Sex: Male
Age: 77y7m4d
Occupation: Retired
Date of death: Aug 24, 1908
Marital status: Married
Born: Pennsylvania
Location of death: Rudd
Cause of Death: cancer
Burial: Rudd, Iowa
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Married Julia Dean on July 4, 1852 in Dekalb County, Illinois.
They had 7 children: Mary Laverne, Charlotte E., Frank E., John Wilbur, Walter Lewis, Edward Willis and Dana Eugene.
Cause of death: Colon cancer
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History of Floyd County 1881
Pages 987 – 988
John B. Hemphill
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield County, Penn., Jan. 20, 1831, is a son of James Hemphill, and came West with his father in 1848, and settled in Boone County, Ill. In 1853 he came to Rudd (then Rock Grove) Township, where he now owns 240 acres of fine land, on section 13, and is engaged in farming and stock raising. When he came here it was all wild prairie, the nearest neighbor being at Rock Grove, five miles away. He took his wheat to McGregor, 100 miles away, and sold it for less than half a dollar per bushel. A few elk and buffalo and droves of deer roamed over the prairie. Mr. Hemphill, Wm. Dean, John Fox and Loomis Colson all settled in the present limits of this township in 1853. He was married July 4, 1852, to Julia A. Dean, a sister of Wm. Dean, of Rock Grove Township. They are the parents of seven children, six living – Mary L., Charlotte E., Frank E., John W., Edward W., and Dana E.; Walter L. is deceased. He served his township as Assessor two years.
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Death Information obtained from the Floyd County Courthouse, Charles City, Iowa, Deaths, Book 2, pg 80
Name: John B Hemphill
Sex: Male
Age: 77y7m4d
Occupation: Retired
Date of death: Aug 24, 1908
Marital status: Married
Born: Pennsylvania
Location of death: Rudd
Cause of Death: cancer
Burial: Rudd, Iowa
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