San Joaquin County
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JOHN HEMPHILL
JOHN HEMPHILL, deceased, was
born in Ohio, August 31, 1827, his parents being James and Sarah (Cochron) Hemphill, the former a native of Ireland and the
latter a native of Illinois. John grew to early manhood in Ohio. When he was twenty-one years of age the family moved to Linn
County, Iowa. When the war broke out John served a year in the Union
army under Sherman. He was in the celebrated march to the sea, at which time he
lost his health. He was mustered out of service at the close of the war and
returned to Iowa. In 1866 he came to California for his health, and finding
this climate a congenial one, in 1867 he brought his family here and located in
San Joaquin County, about six miles from Lodi, where he bought a ranch of 160
acres. At the time of his death he owned a section of land. He was a successful
farmer, and carried on the business according to the latest improved methods.
His death occurred May 30, 1885. About a year prior to his death he had bought
a place in Lodi, where he moved his family and where the widow is still
residing. Mrs. Hemphill, whose maiden name was Elizabeth
Thompson, is a native of Pennsylvania, where she was born September 29, 1820.
Her marriage to Mr. Hemphill occurred in Iowa, March 5, 1852. The family
consists of four children, namely: Edward H., O. J., Carrie J., wife of J. H. Wood, and Sarah M., all of whom are residing in this county.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 482. Lewis Pub. Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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