“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


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 Steuben 
Co., N.Y.; in 1842, he began 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 outbuildings; 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.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)