Walter Patton HEMPHILL^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1868 - 1930  (61 years)

• Name	Walter Patton HEMPHILL
  Born	12 Oct 1868	, , Georgia   [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	12 Oct 1868 -> stated in Hemphills in North Carolina Oct 1868, Georgia -> stated on 1900 census 1869, Georgia -> age 11 on 1880 census Oct 1869, GA -> death certificate 12 Oct 1868 -> Find a Grave
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia   [9]
  	Walter (1) appeared in the household of James Hemphill (36). He was born in Georgia. The household included Mary E. (27), Thomas (9), and Rhoda (6).
  Census	1880	Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia   [10]
  Census	1900	Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia   [7]
  	Walter P. Hemphill (32) appeared as head of household. He was born Oct 1898. He and his mother were born in Georgia and his father was born in North Carolina. He was a farmer. He and Henrietta (31) had been married 10 years. The household included Nellie C. (8), Olin E. (5), and Heart Y. (1). The family lived on a farm, which was mortgaged. They lived one household up from Walter's brother, J.A. Hemphill and two households down from his half-uncle, Benjamin Burgin Hemphill.
  Census	1910	Precinct 3, Hunt, Texas   [11]
  	Walter P. Hemphill (41) appeared as head of household. He and Henrietta (40) had been married 20 years. He was born in Georgia, his father in North Carolina, and his mother in Georgia. He was a farmer on a general farm, working on his own account. He was literate. His farm was rented (farm schedule 377). The household included Nellie R. (18), Olin (15), Hartwell (12), Roenna (8), and Maurice (3). Their youngest son, Maurice, age 3, was born in Georgia, so they probably moved to Texas sometime between 1907 and 1910.
  Census	1920	Montezuma, Macon, Georgia   [4]
  	Walter Hemphill (51) appeared as head of household. His home was rented. He was married. He was literate. He and both parents were born in Georgia. He was a farmer on a general farm, and was occupied on his own account. The household included Henrietta (50), Olin (25), Rowena (18), Maurice (13), Nellie R. Henderson (29), Hazle (6), Floyd (4), and Mary Hemphill (80).
  Occupation	Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia   [12, 13]
  	Telephone Exchange Owner
  	*Telephone [something illegible] -> death certificate *Owner of the local telephone exchange -> Macon County message board obituary transcript for W. P. Hemphill
  Residence	1926	Montezuma, Macon, Georgia   [14]
  	residence at the time of his son's death
  Residence	1930	Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia   [15]
  Died	5 Mar 1930	Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia   [3, 12, 13]
  	06 Mar 1930 -> Hemphills in NC 05 Mar 1930 -> death certificate He died of intestinal nephritis, after being in the care of a doctor for four months. Mrs. Nellie C. Henderson [his oldest daughter] was the informant on his death certificate. Walter P. Hemphill: Analysis of a Death Certificate He had a stroke two weeks before his death -> Macon County message board obituary transcript
  		Walter P. Hemphill Death Certificate
  Buried	8 Mar 1930	Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia   [6, 12]
  	Address: Oglethorpe City Cemetery (aka Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens)
  Notes	Connection to parents: *His parents are named as James Hemphill and Mary Eliza McEntire on his death certificate. *He is named as James Y. Hemphill's son on the 1880 census. *Mary is named as his mother on the 1920 census. Name: Walter -> 1880 census
  Person ID	I1832	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	James Young HEMPHILL,   b. 31 Jul 1835, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Aug 1890, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth MCENTIRE,   b. 23 Feb 1841, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. 6 Jul 1921, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 80 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1867	Murray County, Georgia
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta LITTLEFIELD,   b. 29 May 1869, , , Georgia ,   d. 25 Mar 1963, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia  (Age 93 years)
  Married	1890  [2, 7]
  Children	1. Nellie R. HEMPHILL,   b. 11 Aug 1891, , , Georgia ,   d. 5 May 1966  (Age 74 years)   2. Olin Edward HEMPHILL,   b. 26 Nov 1894, , , Georgia ,   d. 6 Nov 1926, Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia  (Age 31 years)   3. Hartwell Young HEMPHILL,   b. 10 Sep 1898, , , Georgia ,   d. Feb 1982  (Age 83 years)   4. Rowena HEMPHILL,   b. Abt 1902, , , Georgia   5. Maurice HEMPHILL,   b. Abt 1907, , , Georgia
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S322] 1880 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop.sch., Ball Ground (825); 154; p. 20 (penned); dwelling 174, family 185; James Y. Hemphill household; accessed; 29 November 2009 (Reliability: 3). [S271] Georgia. Murray County. Death Certificates. (GA Virtual Vault), 5 September 2010; no. 73121; Walter P. Hemphill; 1928 (Reliability: 2). [S387] Hemphills in North Carolina*, 31 (Reliability: 3). [S415] 1920 Census. Georgia. Macon County, 770 Dist.; 53; sheet 18-A; dwelling 353, family 353; Walter Hemphill household; accessed; 19 December 2011 (Reliability: 2). [S322] 1880 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop.sch., Ball Ground (825); 154; p. 20 (penned); dwelling 174, family 185; James Y. Hemphill household; accessed; 29 November 2009 (Reliability: 2). [S96] Find A Grave. Databases*, entry for Walter P. Hemphill (1868-1930), Memorial No. 54214263, Records of Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Macon County, Georgia; record copyright C. T. Lewis (Reliability: 2). [S277] 1900 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., Militia District No. 825 - Ball Ground; 69; sheet 4-B (penned); dwelling 75, family 75; Walter P. Hemphill household; accessed; 18 December 2011 (Reliability: 2). [S550] Hemphill, J. Y - guardianship bond*. [S355] 1870 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., 825th District G. M.; p. 10 (penned); dwelling 70, family 70; James Y. Hemphill household; accessed; 18 December 2011 (Reliability: 2). [S560] 1880 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch. James Y. Hemphill hh*. [S414] 1910 Census. Texas. Hunt County., Precinct 3; 123; sheet 33-A (penned); dwelling 451, family 458; Walter P. Hemphill household; accessed; 18 December 2011 (Reliability: 2). [S271] Georgia. Murray County. Death Certificates. (GA Virtual Vault), 5 September 2010; no. 73121; Walter P. Hemphill; 1928 (Reliability: 3). [S472] Macon County GA Message Board at Ancestry.com, Davine V. Campbell; Walter P. Hemphill - Obituary; 4 August 2003; accessed; 7 August 2012; citing Macon County Citizen-Oglethorpe, Ga. March 7, 1930. The post is a transcription of the obituary (Reliability: 3). [S472] Macon County GA Message Board at Ancestry.com, Davine V. Campbell; Mr. Olin Edward Hemphill Obituary; 22 January 1999; accessed; 7 August 2012; citing Macon County Citizen-Oglethorpe, Ga. Nov. 12, 1926. The post is a transcription of the obituary. (Reliability: 3). [S271] Georgia. Murray County. Death Certificates. (GA Virtual Vault), 5 September 2010; no. 73121, Walter P. Hemphill; 1928 (Reliability: 3).