CENSUS: 1850 South Carolina, Abbeville Co., Due West lists the following family: Rev. Wm. R. Hemphill, age 45, born in South Carolina; Hannah L. Hemphill, age 42, born in South Carolina; John L. Hemphill, age 12, born in South Carolina; Robert B. Hemphill, age 10, born in South Carolina; Mary Hemphill, age 7, born in South Carolina; Margaret Hemphill, age 5, born in South Carolina; James C. Hemphill, age 5 months, born in South Carolina. 1860 South Carolina, Abbeville Co., Due West lists the following family: Rev. William R. Hemphill, age 54, born in South Carolina; Hannah Hemphill, age 52, born in South Carolina; John L. Hemphill, age 22, born in South Carolina; Robert Hemphill, age 20, born in South Carolina; Isabella Hemphill, age 15, born in South Carolina; Calvin Hemphill, age 10, born in South Carolina. 1870 South Carolina, Abbeville Co., Due West Twp. lists the following family: W.R. Hemphill, age 64, clergman, born in South Carolina; H.L. Hemphill, age 60, born in South Carolina; M. Hemphill, age 24, female, born in South Carolina; Calvin Hemphill, age 20, born in South Carolina.
William was born at
Chester Co., South Carolina, on 14 March 1803. He was the son of
John Hemphill Rev. and
Jane Lind. He married
Hannah Smith Lind at
Chester Co., South Carolina, on 10 May 1837. William died on 28 July 1876 at
Due West, Abbeville Co., South Carolina, at age 73.