Son of Joseph A and Cynthia A Hemphill McKemey.
First married to Ada Light on May 3, 1881.
Second marriage to Julia Scofield on June 19, 1889.
Children by Ada Light McKemey: Charles L and Margaret Louise McKemey.
Jacob was an attorney by profession.
He was a member of the Congregational Church.
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Page 293
Jacob S. McKEMEY, of the law firm of McKEMEY & Simmons, of Fairfield, is a native Jefferson County, and a son of Joseph A. and Cynthia A. (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, who were pioneer settlers of Iowa in 1839. A sketch of his parents appears elsewhere in this work. He was born in Fairfield on the 7th of September, 1854, and was educated at Iowa College, at Grinnell, after which he began preparations for the legal profession in the law office of Stubbs and Leggett of Fairfield, being admitted to practice on the 3rd of May, 1877, and entered upon his professional labors at Fairfield as a partner of Charles D. Leggett, who is now the judge of the district court, under the firm name of Leggett & McKEMEY. That connection continued through ten consecutive years, or until Judge Leggett took his place upon the bench December 6, 1886. On the withdrawal of the senior partner, Mr. McKEMEY formed the existing partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years.
On the 3rd of May, 1881, in Fairfield, Mr. McKEMEY was united in marriage with Miss Ada LIGHT, daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She died on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving one child, a son, Charles L., who was born July 27, 1882. Mr. McKEMEY was again married on the 19th of June, 1889, his present wife having been Miss Julia L. SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant T. SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Ill. The lady was born in Carthage, graduated from the college of that city, and coming to Fairfield was elected Superintendent of the schools of that city, re-elected and served four years in that capacity. She is a lady of culture and refinement and like her husband is held in high regard throughout the community. Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational Church of Fairfield. In political sentiment he is a Republican but has never been a candidate for any office, preferring to devote his undivided attention to his professional business. He is one of the stockholders in the newly organized Iowa State Savings Bank, and is a member of its first board of directors. The firm of McKEMEY & Simmons will occupy the entire second floor of the new bank building, where they will have the most elegant and complete suite of office rooms in the city. The senior partner has been a resident of Fairfield throughout his entire life and has now been engaged in the successful practice of his profession here for thirteen years.
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History of Jefferson County, Iowa -- A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol II, Published 1912, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 43-45
Jacob S. McKEMEY needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for his long and prominent connection with the bar and his helpful advocacy of many progressive measures of citizenship have made him widely known. His entire life has been passed in Jefferson county and in his history there is no esoteric phase. He has always been actuated by a sense of loyalty to duty, which is as strongly manifest in his public relations and in his private life as in his professional connections, where he serves the interests of a large clientele.
Mr. McKEMEY was born in Fairfield, September 7, 1854, and is a representative of one of the oldest families of this section of the state, his parents, Joseph A. and Cynthia (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, having come to Iowa in 1839, when this district was still a part of the territory of Wisconsin. Extended mention of his parents is made elsewhere in this volume, for no record of Jefferson county would be complete without mention of them. The youthful days of Jacob S. McKEMEY were passed in a manner similar to that of most lads of the period. He was a pupil in the public schools prior to entering Iowa College at Grinnell, and with a good literary education to serve as the basis for his professional knowledge, he took up the study of law in the office of the well known firm of Stubbs & Leggett of this city. His thorough preliminary reading qualified him for admission to the bar and on the 3d of May, 1877, he successfully passed the required examination. He then entered into partnership with his former preceptor, Charles D. Leggett, and the association was maintained for ten years, or until Judge Leggett's elevation to the bench on the 6th of December, 1886. Mr. McKEMEY then formed a partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years but following the retirement of Judge Leggett from the bench the old partnership relation was resumed and the firm of Leggett & McKEMEY still continues. The years have chronicled a continuous increase in their business and there have been few important cases tried in the courts of this district with which they have not been associated either as counsel for the defense or prosecution. The zeal with which Mr. McKEMEY has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients and the assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all details of his cases have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct. His arguments have always elicited warm commendation not only from his associates at the bar but also from the bench. In addition to his law practice, Mr. McKEMEY is one of the stockholders of the Iowa State Savings Bank and was chosen a member of its first board of directors.
Mr. McKEMEY has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Ada LIGHT, a daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She passed away on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving a son, Charles L., whose birth had occurred July 27, 1882. On the 19th of June, 1889, Mr. McKEMEY was married to Miss Julia SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Illinois, in which city Mrs. McKEMEY was born and from its college was graduated. Coming to Fairfield, she was elected superintendent of schools here and by reelection served for four years at the head of the public-school system of this city. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational church and his politcal allegiance is given to the republican party because of his firm belief in its principles. He has never been an aspirant for office, for he has ever felt that his professional duties demanded all his time and attention save that which he wished to give to home and social interests in his leisure hours. Choosing a business in which individual merit is the source of all advancement, he has gradually worked his way upward and the bar and the public both accord him prominence in the ranks of the legal fraternity of Jefferson county. He is notable for the care and precision with which he prepares his cases; his briefs always show wide research, careful thought and the best and strongest reasons that can be urged for his contention, presented in cogent and logical form and illustrated by a style unusually lucid.
First married to Ada Light on May 3, 1881.
Second marriage to Julia Scofield on June 19, 1889.
Children by Ada Light McKemey: Charles L and Margaret Louise McKemey.
Jacob was an attorney by profession.
He was a member of the Congregational Church.
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Page 293
Jacob S. McKEMEY, of the law firm of McKEMEY & Simmons, of Fairfield, is a native Jefferson County, and a son of Joseph A. and Cynthia A. (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, who were pioneer settlers of Iowa in 1839. A sketch of his parents appears elsewhere in this work. He was born in Fairfield on the 7th of September, 1854, and was educated at Iowa College, at Grinnell, after which he began preparations for the legal profession in the law office of Stubbs and Leggett of Fairfield, being admitted to practice on the 3rd of May, 1877, and entered upon his professional labors at Fairfield as a partner of Charles D. Leggett, who is now the judge of the district court, under the firm name of Leggett & McKEMEY. That connection continued through ten consecutive years, or until Judge Leggett took his place upon the bench December 6, 1886. On the withdrawal of the senior partner, Mr. McKEMEY formed the existing partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years.
On the 3rd of May, 1881, in Fairfield, Mr. McKEMEY was united in marriage with Miss Ada LIGHT, daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She died on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving one child, a son, Charles L., who was born July 27, 1882. Mr. McKEMEY was again married on the 19th of June, 1889, his present wife having been Miss Julia L. SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant T. SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Ill. The lady was born in Carthage, graduated from the college of that city, and coming to Fairfield was elected Superintendent of the schools of that city, re-elected and served four years in that capacity. She is a lady of culture and refinement and like her husband is held in high regard throughout the community. Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational Church of Fairfield. In political sentiment he is a Republican but has never been a candidate for any office, preferring to devote his undivided attention to his professional business. He is one of the stockholders in the newly organized Iowa State Savings Bank, and is a member of its first board of directors. The firm of McKEMEY & Simmons will occupy the entire second floor of the new bank building, where they will have the most elegant and complete suite of office rooms in the city. The senior partner has been a resident of Fairfield throughout his entire life and has now been engaged in the successful practice of his profession here for thirteen years.
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History of Jefferson County, Iowa -- A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol II, Published 1912, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 43-45
Jacob S. McKEMEY needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for his long and prominent connection with the bar and his helpful advocacy of many progressive measures of citizenship have made him widely known. His entire life has been passed in Jefferson county and in his history there is no esoteric phase. He has always been actuated by a sense of loyalty to duty, which is as strongly manifest in his public relations and in his private life as in his professional connections, where he serves the interests of a large clientele.
Mr. McKEMEY was born in Fairfield, September 7, 1854, and is a representative of one of the oldest families of this section of the state, his parents, Joseph A. and Cynthia (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, having come to Iowa in 1839, when this district was still a part of the territory of Wisconsin. Extended mention of his parents is made elsewhere in this volume, for no record of Jefferson county would be complete without mention of them. The youthful days of Jacob S. McKEMEY were passed in a manner similar to that of most lads of the period. He was a pupil in the public schools prior to entering Iowa College at Grinnell, and with a good literary education to serve as the basis for his professional knowledge, he took up the study of law in the office of the well known firm of Stubbs & Leggett of this city. His thorough preliminary reading qualified him for admission to the bar and on the 3d of May, 1877, he successfully passed the required examination. He then entered into partnership with his former preceptor, Charles D. Leggett, and the association was maintained for ten years, or until Judge Leggett's elevation to the bench on the 6th of December, 1886. Mr. McKEMEY then formed a partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years but following the retirement of Judge Leggett from the bench the old partnership relation was resumed and the firm of Leggett & McKEMEY still continues. The years have chronicled a continuous increase in their business and there have been few important cases tried in the courts of this district with which they have not been associated either as counsel for the defense or prosecution. The zeal with which Mr. McKEMEY has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients and the assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all details of his cases have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct. His arguments have always elicited warm commendation not only from his associates at the bar but also from the bench. In addition to his law practice, Mr. McKEMEY is one of the stockholders of the Iowa State Savings Bank and was chosen a member of its first board of directors.
Mr. McKEMEY has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Ada LIGHT, a daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She passed away on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving a son, Charles L., whose birth had occurred July 27, 1882. On the 19th of June, 1889, Mr. McKEMEY was married to Miss Julia SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Illinois, in which city Mrs. McKEMEY was born and from its college was graduated. Coming to Fairfield, she was elected superintendent of schools here and by reelection served for four years at the head of the public-school system of this city. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational church and his politcal allegiance is given to the republican party because of his firm belief in its principles. He has never been an aspirant for office, for he has ever felt that his professional duties demanded all his time and attention save that which he wished to give to home and social interests in his leisure hours. Choosing a business in which individual merit is the source of all advancement, he has gradually worked his way upward and the bar and the public both accord him prominence in the ranks of the legal fraternity of Jefferson county. He is notable for the care and precision with which he prepares his cases; his briefs always show wide research, careful thought and the best and strongest reasons that can be urged for his contention, presented in cogent and logical form and illustrated by a style unusually lucid.
Son of Joseph A and Cynthia A Hemphill McKemey.
First married to Ada Light on May 3, 1881.
Second marriage to Julia Scofield on June 19, 1889.
Children by Ada Light McKemey: Charles L and Margaret Louise McKemey.
Jacob was an attorney by profession.
He was a member of the Congregational Church.
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Page 293
Jacob S. McKEMEY, of the law firm of McKEMEY & Simmons, of Fairfield, is a native Jefferson County, and a son of Joseph A. and Cynthia A. (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, who were pioneer settlers of Iowa in 1839. A sketch of his parents appears elsewhere in this work. He was born in Fairfield on the 7th of September, 1854, and was educated at Iowa College, at Grinnell, after which he began preparations for the legal profession in the law office of Stubbs and Leggett of Fairfield, being admitted to practice on the 3rd of May, 1877, and entered upon his professional labors at Fairfield as a partner of Charles D. Leggett, who is now the judge of the district court, under the firm name of Leggett & McKEMEY. That connection continued through ten consecutive years, or until Judge Leggett took his place upon the bench December 6, 1886. On the withdrawal of the senior partner, Mr. McKEMEY formed the existing partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years.
On the 3rd of May, 1881, in Fairfield, Mr. McKEMEY was united in marriage with Miss Ada LIGHT, daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She died on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving one child, a son, Charles L., who was born July 27, 1882. Mr. McKEMEY was again married on the 19th of June, 1889, his present wife having been Miss Julia L. SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant T. SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Ill. The lady was born in Carthage, graduated from the college of that city, and coming to Fairfield was elected Superintendent of the schools of that city, re-elected and served four years in that capacity. She is a lady of culture and refinement and like her husband is held in high regard throughout the community. Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational Church of Fairfield. In political sentiment he is a Republican but has never been a candidate for any office, preferring to devote his undivided attention to his professional business. He is one of the stockholders in the newly organized Iowa State Savings Bank, and is a member of its first board of directors. The firm of McKEMEY & Simmons will occupy the entire second floor of the new bank building, where they will have the most elegant and complete suite of office rooms in the city. The senior partner has been a resident of Fairfield throughout his entire life and has now been engaged in the successful practice of his profession here for thirteen years.
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History of Jefferson County, Iowa -- A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol II, Published 1912, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 43-45
Jacob S. McKEMEY needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for his long and prominent connection with the bar and his helpful advocacy of many progressive measures of citizenship have made him widely known. His entire life has been passed in Jefferson county and in his history there is no esoteric phase. He has always been actuated by a sense of loyalty to duty, which is as strongly manifest in his public relations and in his private life as in his professional connections, where he serves the interests of a large clientele.
Mr. McKEMEY was born in Fairfield, September 7, 1854, and is a representative of one of the oldest families of this section of the state, his parents, Joseph A. and Cynthia (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, having come to Iowa in 1839, when this district was still a part of the territory of Wisconsin. Extended mention of his parents is made elsewhere in this volume, for no record of Jefferson county would be complete without mention of them. The youthful days of Jacob S. McKEMEY were passed in a manner similar to that of most lads of the period. He was a pupil in the public schools prior to entering Iowa College at Grinnell, and with a good literary education to serve as the basis for his professional knowledge, he took up the study of law in the office of the well known firm of Stubbs & Leggett of this city. His thorough preliminary reading qualified him for admission to the bar and on the 3d of May, 1877, he successfully passed the required examination. He then entered into partnership with his former preceptor, Charles D. Leggett, and the association was maintained for ten years, or until Judge Leggett's elevation to the bench on the 6th of December, 1886. Mr. McKEMEY then formed a partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years but following the retirement of Judge Leggett from the bench the old partnership relation was resumed and the firm of Leggett & McKEMEY still continues. The years have chronicled a continuous increase in their business and there have been few important cases tried in the courts of this district with which they have not been associated either as counsel for the defense or prosecution. The zeal with which Mr. McKEMEY has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients and the assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all details of his cases have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct. His arguments have always elicited warm commendation not only from his associates at the bar but also from the bench. In addition to his law practice, Mr. McKEMEY is one of the stockholders of the Iowa State Savings Bank and was chosen a member of its first board of directors.
Mr. McKEMEY has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Ada LIGHT, a daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She passed away on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving a son, Charles L., whose birth had occurred July 27, 1882. On the 19th of June, 1889, Mr. McKEMEY was married to Miss Julia SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Illinois, in which city Mrs. McKEMEY was born and from its college was graduated. Coming to Fairfield, she was elected superintendent of schools here and by reelection served for four years at the head of the public-school system of this city. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational church and his politcal allegiance is given to the republican party because of his firm belief in its principles. He has never been an aspirant for office, for he has ever felt that his professional duties demanded all his time and attention save that which he wished to give to home and social interests in his leisure hours. Choosing a business in which individual merit is the source of all advancement, he has gradually worked his way upward and the bar and the public both accord him prominence in the ranks of the legal fraternity of Jefferson county. He is notable for the care and precision with which he prepares his cases; his briefs always show wide research, careful thought and the best and strongest reasons that can be urged for his contention, presented in cogent and logical form and illustrated by a style unusually lucid.
First married to Ada Light on May 3, 1881.
Second marriage to Julia Scofield on June 19, 1889.
Children by Ada Light McKemey: Charles L and Margaret Louise McKemey.
Jacob was an attorney by profession.
He was a member of the Congregational Church.
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Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Page 293
Jacob S. McKEMEY, of the law firm of McKEMEY & Simmons, of Fairfield, is a native Jefferson County, and a son of Joseph A. and Cynthia A. (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, who were pioneer settlers of Iowa in 1839. A sketch of his parents appears elsewhere in this work. He was born in Fairfield on the 7th of September, 1854, and was educated at Iowa College, at Grinnell, after which he began preparations for the legal profession in the law office of Stubbs and Leggett of Fairfield, being admitted to practice on the 3rd of May, 1877, and entered upon his professional labors at Fairfield as a partner of Charles D. Leggett, who is now the judge of the district court, under the firm name of Leggett & McKEMEY. That connection continued through ten consecutive years, or until Judge Leggett took his place upon the bench December 6, 1886. On the withdrawal of the senior partner, Mr. McKEMEY formed the existing partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years.
On the 3rd of May, 1881, in Fairfield, Mr. McKEMEY was united in marriage with Miss Ada LIGHT, daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She died on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving one child, a son, Charles L., who was born July 27, 1882. Mr. McKEMEY was again married on the 19th of June, 1889, his present wife having been Miss Julia L. SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant T. SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Ill. The lady was born in Carthage, graduated from the college of that city, and coming to Fairfield was elected Superintendent of the schools of that city, re-elected and served four years in that capacity. She is a lady of culture and refinement and like her husband is held in high regard throughout the community. Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational Church of Fairfield. In political sentiment he is a Republican but has never been a candidate for any office, preferring to devote his undivided attention to his professional business. He is one of the stockholders in the newly organized Iowa State Savings Bank, and is a member of its first board of directors. The firm of McKEMEY & Simmons will occupy the entire second floor of the new bank building, where they will have the most elegant and complete suite of office rooms in the city. The senior partner has been a resident of Fairfield throughout his entire life and has now been engaged in the successful practice of his profession here for thirteen years.
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History of Jefferson County, Iowa -- A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol II, Published 1912, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 43-45
Jacob S. McKEMEY needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for his long and prominent connection with the bar and his helpful advocacy of many progressive measures of citizenship have made him widely known. His entire life has been passed in Jefferson county and in his history there is no esoteric phase. He has always been actuated by a sense of loyalty to duty, which is as strongly manifest in his public relations and in his private life as in his professional connections, where he serves the interests of a large clientele.
Mr. McKEMEY was born in Fairfield, September 7, 1854, and is a representative of one of the oldest families of this section of the state, his parents, Joseph A. and Cynthia (HEMPHILL) McKEMEY, having come to Iowa in 1839, when this district was still a part of the territory of Wisconsin. Extended mention of his parents is made elsewhere in this volume, for no record of Jefferson county would be complete without mention of them. The youthful days of Jacob S. McKEMEY were passed in a manner similar to that of most lads of the period. He was a pupil in the public schools prior to entering Iowa College at Grinnell, and with a good literary education to serve as the basis for his professional knowledge, he took up the study of law in the office of the well known firm of Stubbs & Leggett of this city. His thorough preliminary reading qualified him for admission to the bar and on the 3d of May, 1877, he successfully passed the required examination. He then entered into partnership with his former preceptor, Charles D. Leggett, and the association was maintained for ten years, or until Judge Leggett's elevation to the bench on the 6th of December, 1886. Mr. McKEMEY then formed a partnership with Eben F. Simmons, who had been a student and clerk in his office for several years but following the retirement of Judge Leggett from the bench the old partnership relation was resumed and the firm of Leggett & McKEMEY still continues. The years have chronicled a continuous increase in their business and there have been few important cases tried in the courts of this district with which they have not been associated either as counsel for the defense or prosecution. The zeal with which Mr. McKEMEY has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients and the assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all details of his cases have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct. His arguments have always elicited warm commendation not only from his associates at the bar but also from the bench. In addition to his law practice, Mr. McKEMEY is one of the stockholders of the Iowa State Savings Bank and was chosen a member of its first board of directors.
Mr. McKEMEY has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Ada LIGHT, a daughter of Solomon LIGHT. She passed away on the 10th of June, 1887, leaving a son, Charles L., whose birth had occurred July 27, 1882. On the 19th of June, 1889, Mr. McKEMEY was married to Miss Julia SCOFIELD, a daughter of Bryant SCOFIELD, of Carthage, Illinois, in which city Mrs. McKEMEY was born and from its college was graduated. Coming to Fairfield, she was elected superintendent of schools here and by reelection served for four years at the head of the public-school system of this city. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKEMEY attend the Congregational church and his politcal allegiance is given to the republican party because of his firm belief in its principles. He has never been an aspirant for office, for he has ever felt that his professional duties demanded all his time and attention save that which he wished to give to home and social interests in his leisure hours. Choosing a business in which individual merit is the source of all advancement, he has gradually worked his way upward and the bar and the public both accord him prominence in the ranks of the legal fraternity of Jefferson county. He is notable for the care and precision with which he prepares his cases; his briefs always show wide research, careful thought and the best and strongest reasons that can be urged for his contention, presented in cogent and logical form and illustrated by a style unusually lucid.
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