Mary Ellen (Ward) Hemphill, undated
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Description
A matted portrait of Mary Ellen (Ward) Hemphill.
Mary Ellen Ward was born April 7, 1837 and grew up in Johnson County, Iowa. In 1845, her father Chauncey Ward took in a sick pioneer by the name of Joseph Kimbal Hemphill to convalesce. Eight years later, on August 14, 1853, she and Joseph married. Together, they had seven children: Lucy H. (b. 1855), Frank (b. 1857), Effie H. (b. 1859), Adeline (b. 1863), Joseph Brown "Bud" (b. 1865), Arch W. (b. 1875), and Ray Clymer (b. 1877). All children were born in Joseph and Mary's log cabin.
Mary Ellen died on February 7, 1927 at the age of 90 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 105-106).
Mary Ellen Ward was born April 7, 1837 and grew up in Johnson County, Iowa. In 1845, her father Chauncey Ward took in a sick pioneer by the name of Joseph Kimbal Hemphill to convalesce. Eight years later, on August 14, 1853, she and Joseph married. Together, they had seven children: Lucy H. (b. 1855), Frank (b. 1857), Effie H. (b. 1859), Adeline (b. 1863), Joseph Brown "Bud" (b. 1865), Arch W. (b. 1875), and Ray Clymer (b. 1877). All children were born in Joseph and Mary's log cabin.
Mary Ellen died on February 7, 1927 at the age of 90 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 105-106).
Publisher
Coralville Public Library. Coralville Digital History Library.
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given.
Format
jpeg
Type
Coverage
Johnson County, Iowa
Collection
Citation
“Mary Ellen (Ward) Hemphill, undated,” Coralville Digital History Library, accessed April 23, 2024, https://coralvilledigitalhistory.omeka.net/items/show/74.
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