William Hemphill 1821-1896
Categories: Janesville Gazette Obituary"The History of Jefferson Co., Wi."
WILLIAM HEMPHILL, farmer, Secs. 7 and 8; P.O. Busseyville; born Nov. 7, 1821, in Hillsboro Co., N. H.; son of Robert and Lucy Hemphill; came with his parents to Oneida Co., N. Y., in the fall of 1822, where they located and engaged at farming; in 1837, they moved to Struben Co., N. Y.; in 1842, he bagan life for himself; bought a farm. Married in Steuben Co., September, 1843, Miss Sarah Clark, who was born in April, 1824; they had eight children; seven are living- Samuel K., Mary E., Joseph K., Lucy L., Isabella, Luetta, William D. Mr. H. and his family came to Wisconsin in 1854; bought 120 acres of land where he now lives; since then he has made additional purchases, amounting to sixty-seven acres; now owns 187 acres; 127 acres under cultivation; he has erected barns, granary and the best of outbuilding; raises usual crops of the county, Durham grade cattle, Poland-China and Berkshire hogs; makes a specialty of raising hogs. Republican; member of the Albion M.E. Church.
"The Janesville Daily Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Saturday, Apr. 25, 1896, p 5.
It was but an hour after he had finished his morning's work in the Lord's vineyard, that William Hemphill, the Edgerton man who died so suddenly of heart disease was summoned unto the presence of Him who he served.
Mr. Hemphill had devoted the forenoon of the day on which he died, to helping Evangelist E. A. Burnell in making a house to house canvas of that city, in furthering the "Sunday school campaign." At noon they separated, and in half an hour, Hemphill was dead. When he left Mr. Burnell, he was apparently in the best of health and spirits. He was not known to be ailing in any manner and the end came to all appearances without any warning or premonition. He walked into the house at Spencer Clark's took off his hat and seated himself in a chair and enquired of Clark's son how the hunting was at the lake. Before his question could be answered his head fell limp to one side and after a few gasps he was dead without a struggle or the movement of a muscle. Dr. J. A. Lord was called, who after a careful examination pronounced the cause of death apoplexy. About eight months ago Mr. Hemphill sold his farm near Busseyville, and moved into the city. The coroner's jury decided that he died of apoplexy.