Franklin HEMPHILL ¹

  General Notes:

The 1878 History of Benton County, Iowa - Polk Township Biographies: Hemphill, F., Section 2; P. O. Urbana.

1880 IA CENSUS, Benton Co, Polk Twp: Frank Hemphill, 31. fruit agent, b. IA, birth location of parents unknown; wife Adaline, 27, keeping house, b. IA, father b. IL, mother b. KY; dau. May, 7; son "Alvarao", 5. Both children were b. IA, parents b. IA. (Vincent & Mary Todd were listed nearby on census.)

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Benton Co, Urbana town: Frank Hemphill, ? age, b. Linn Co, clerk; Mary A., 42, b. Linn Co., housework; Mae, 21, b. Linn Co; Alva, 20, b. Linn Co, clerk; Stella, 12, b. Benton Co. All were Christian.

1900 IA CENSUS, Benton Co, Urbana town: Frank Hemphill, Jan 1848, 52, married 28 yrs, b. IA, parents b. OH, grocery salesman; wife Mary E., Feb 1847, 53, married 28 yrs, 4 children, 3 living, b. IA, parents b. OH; dau. May, Apr 1873, 27, single, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. "Setella", Jan 1883, 17, single, b. IA, parents b. IA, teacher (school).

1910 IA CENSUS, Benton Co, Urbana town: Frank Hemphill, 61, 1st marriage, married 38 yrs, b. IA, parents b. OH, laborer, odd jobs; wife Mary A., 57, 1st marriage, married 38 yrs, 4 children, 3 living, b. IA, father b. SC, mother b. KY; dau. Mae, 37, single, b. IA, parents b. IA, no occupation.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Benton, Urbana town:
Frank Hemphill, 66, married, day laborer, b. IA, parents b. OH, Christian;
Mary A. Hemphill, 62, married, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. TN, Christian.

1920 IA CENSUS, Benton Co, Urbana town: Frank Hemphill, 79, b. IA, parents b. OH, agt. marble co.; wife Mary A., 65, b. IA, father b. TN, mother b. KY; dau. Mae Mitchell, 45, wd, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Benton Co, Urbana: Frank Hemphill (Hempbell?), 76, 2nd reader, can read and write, b. IA, father: Henry Hemphill (Hempbell?) who was b. IA, mother: Emeline "Wickam" who was b. IA and married IA, unclassified laborer, Christian; wife Adaline, 72, 2nd reader, can read and write, b. IA, father: Vincent Todd who was b. TN, mother: Mary Todd who was b. KY and married IA, engaged in personal service, Christian.

Franklin married Mary Adaline TODD. (Mary Adaline TODD was born in Feb 1847 in Linn Co, IA ² and died after 1930 in Probably Benton Co, IA ⁴.)