Benjamin Burgin HEMPHILL 

Benjamin Burgin HEMPHILL

Male 1826 - 1909

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  • Birth  10 Feb 1826  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Feb 1826, North Carolina -> stated on 1900 census
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1830  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Thomas Hemphill was enumerated as head of household (male aged 20-29). Other household members include a male under five (likely Benjamin B, 4), two males 5-9 (likely, Thomas M, 6 and John M, 8), a female under 5 (possibly Elizabeth, 4), a female 5 to 9 (likely Mary Ann, 10), and an unknown female, aged 50 to 59.
    Census  1840  West Of North Fork, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • "Thos Hemphill" was enumerated as head of household and is the male aged 40 to 50. Also in the household are a male under 5 (likely James Y., 5), a male aged 10 to 15 (likely Benjamin B., 14), two males aged 15 to 20 (likely Thomas B, 16 and John M, 18), a female under 5 (likely Martha M, 3), a female aged 5 to 10 (likely Sarah M, 7), and a female aged 40 to 50 (likely Margaret Hemphill, 41). There are also 4 male slaves under 10, a male slave 36 to 54, a male slave 55 to 100, a female slave 24 to 35, and a female slave 55 to 100. Nine persons are employed in agriculture.
    Census  1850  , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • "Thos M Hemphill" (53) was enumerated as head of household. Other household members include Margaret (50), Benj (21), Sarah (17), James Y (15), Martha M (13), Rebecca (10), and William P (7).
    Census  1860  Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • "Benjamin Hemphill" is enumerated as head of household. His age is given as 32. His occupation is farmer and value of real estate and personal estate as 3000. His birthplace is given as North Carolina. Other household member include Martha E (28), Mary J (4), and Elizabeth (2 months). His half-brother James Young Hemphill and wife, Rhoda, live next door.
    Military  10 Mar 1862  Spring Place, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • He was enlisted 10 Mar 1862 at Spring Place by Capt. Crook for a period of 3 years or until the end of the war.
    Military  28 Mar 1862  Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • He was a 5th Sergeant in Company A, 39th Georgia Infantry. He appears on a bounty payroll dated 28 Mar 1862, having received $30 bounty for re-enlisting.
    Military  From 1 Mar 1863 to 27 Apr 1865  Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    He appears on various company muster roll for Co. A, 39th Reg't Georgia Infantry. 
    Military  4 Jul 1863  Vicksburg, , Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • He was captured at the Siege of Vicksburg on 04 Jul 1863 and paroled "according to the terms of capitulation entered into by the commanding Generals of the United States and Confederate forces July 4, 1863." He signed his oath of allegiance to the United States on 08 Jul 1863.
    Ben Hemphill Oath of Allegiance    		 Ben Hemphill Oath of Allegiance
    Ben was captured at Vicksburg.
    Military  22 Jul 1863  Enterprise, , Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • He appears on a list of men of the 39th Georgia regiment who were furloughed at Enterprise, Miss about 22 Jul 1863.
    Military  27 Apr 1865  Greensboro, , North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • He appears on the muster roll of officers and men "paroled in accordance with the terms of a Military Convention entered into on the 26th day of April, 1865, between General Joseph E. Johnston, Commanding Confederate Army, and Major General W. T. Sherman, Commanding United States Army in North Carolina."
    Residence  25 Jun 1867  Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • On 25 Jun 1867, Benjamin B. Hemphill swore an oath of allegiance to the United States and that he had resided in Georgia for the last 12 months.
    Benjamin B. Hemphill - Reconstruction Oath    		 Benjamin B. Hemphill - Reconstruction Oath
    Census  1870  Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Benj. B. Hemphill (44) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer with real estate valued at $1200 and a personal estate valued at $420. He was born in North Carolina and was a U. S. citizen. The household included Frances (33), Mary J. (10) [I think this is actually Malinda Josephine], and Lucy Saunders (16).

      Ben's half-brother, James Y. Hemphill, appeared next door.
    1870 Census, Georgia, Murray County, 825th District, p. 10    		 1870 Census, Georgia, Murray County, 825th District, p. 10
    Military  Abt 1870  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Ben was an early member of the John B. Gordon Camp of Confederate Veterans.
    Census  1880  Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Benjamin Hemphhill is enumerated as head of household. His age is given as 54. He is married. His occupation is given as farmer. His birthplace is given as North Carolina, father's North Carolina, and mother's North Carolina. Other household member include Fannie (wife) and Charles Purzeas (boarder).
    Census  1900  Ball Ground District, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Benjamin B. Hemphill (74) appeared as head of household. He was born Feb 1826. He and Frances (66) had been married 34 years. Ben and both parents were born in North Carolina. He was a farmer and the family lived on a farm, but it is unclear if the farm was owned or rented. He could read and write. Morgan Bates (32) was a boarder.

      Ben's nephews, Walter P. and James A. Hemphill, appear on the same page.
    1900 Census, Georgia, Murray County, Ball Ground, p4B    		 1900 Census, Georgia, Murray County, Ball Ground, p4B
    Association  Eliza Burgin 
    Association  James M. Young 
    Association  Margaret Rebeca Hemphill 
    Association  Thomas Young Lytle 
    Property  Oct 1909  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • At the time of his death, Ben possessed 138 acres of land, two horses, a wagon and tools, two hogs, and household & kitchen furniture, the total value of which was $424.00
    Died  13 Oct 1909  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 13] 
    Buried  Aft 13 Oct 1909  Hemphill-Mcentire Cemetery, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Military  1910  , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • At the time of his death, Ben was on the Indigent Pension roll of the State and paid $60 per annum for 1910.
    Person ID  I1531  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  21 Apr 2012 

    Father  Thomas Mcentire HEMPHILL,   b. 9 Jul 1796, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1874, Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Malinda BURGIN,   b. 4 Jul 1801, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1828, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  25 Nov 1819  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F22  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Martha Elizabeth LYTLE,   b. 13 Jan 1831, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1864, , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bond  18 Dec 1854  , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Married  Aft 18 Dec 1854  , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Notes 
    • Benjamin Burgin Hemphill and Martha Elizabeth Lytle were first cousins once removed. His father, Thomas McEntire Hemphill, and her grandmother, Martha Hemphill, were siblings.
    Children 
    >1. Mary Jane HEMPHILL,   b. 30 Sep 1856, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1923, Near Waco, Mclennan County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Thomas L. HEMPHILL,   b. 8 Jan 1858,   d. Dec 1859, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Malinda Josephine HEMPHILL,   b. 27 May 1860, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1933, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F12  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Francis A. SAUNDERS,   b. Feb 1833, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 17 Aug 1911, probably Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Sep 1865  , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 18, 19] 
    • According to Hemphills in North Carolina, Thomas Lytle and Eliza Burgin were married at the Hemphill home, in the same ceremony as James M. Young and Margaret R. Hemphill.

      Ben Hemphill and Fanny Saunders were married the same day, by the same minister, so presumably they were also married in the above ceremony.
    McDowell County Marriage Index p. 73    		 McDowell County Marriage Index p. 73
    Marriage Bond  19 Sep 1865  , McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Family ID  F11  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Ben Hemphill - maybe    		Ben Hemphill - maybe
    If you have information confirming or disproving the identity, please leave a comment.

  • Sources 
    1. [S53] Anthony, Margaret Hemphill, Hemphills in North Carolina (Collegedale, Tennessee: The College Press, 1981), 30 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S228] D. H. Davis, Hemphill Scrapbook; privately held by D. H. Davis, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,], "Death of B. B. Hemphill", The Murray News, 05 Nov 1909 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S393] 1900 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T623, roll 213., Militia District No. 825 - Ball Ground; 69; sheet 4-B (penned); dwelling 73, family 73; Benjamin B. Hemphill household; accessed; 18 December 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S32] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830. M19, 201), Year: 1830; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 118; Page: 179. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=174299&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S73] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58), Year: 1840; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 355; Page: 346. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=2536995&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S33] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,), Year: 1850; Census Place: , McDowell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_636; Page: 274; Image: 178. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=12839699

    7. [S34] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1), Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia; Roll: M653_132; Page: 60; Image: 61. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11493808&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    8. [S170] "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," digital images, Footnote.com (www.footnote.com), Record of B. B. Hemphill, 39th Infantry, H; (Reliability: 3).
      http://www.footnote.com/image/72682731/#72682731

    9. [S591] "Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869," database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing Georgia, Office of the Governor. Reconstruction registration oath books, 1867, Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia., accessed; 18 April 2012; entry for Benjamin B. Hemphill, Murray County Oath Book, p. 72 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S496] 1870 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 167., 825th District G. M.; p. 10 (penned); dwelling 71, family 71; Benj. B. Hemphill household; accessed; 18 December 2011 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S380] Murray County History Committee, Murray County Heritage (Fernandina Beach, Florida: Wolfe Publishing, 1987), ., 90 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S36] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ball Ground, Murray, Georgia; Roll: T9_159; Family History Film: 1254159; Page: 456.3000; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 0516. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=8013215&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    13. [S14] Ancestry.com, "Georgia, Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960"; online database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com), entry for Mrs. F. A. Hemphill, widow of B. B. Hemphill,"39th Georgia Inf., Co. A, Widow." (Reliability: 3).
      hhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gaconfederatepension&h=58775&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    14. [S429] , Kendrick Family Papers; privately held by M. H. Kendrick, [address for private use], Chatsworth, Georgia, 2010., Hemphill (McEntire) Cemetery survey; A typed list of individuals buried in the cemetery, compiler unknown, dated 1989. Ms. Kendrick provided a photocopy to the author in 2009 (Reliability: 2).

    15. [S442] McDowell County, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds A-Y 1842-1868, ; FHL microfilm 1,758,669 Item 1., Hemphill-Lytle, 1854 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S292] Ancestry.com, "North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), entry for Benjamin B. Hemphill and Martha E. Lytle 1854 marriage; citing County Court Records Marion, NC and FHL # 0593330; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/y86kenh

    17. [S34] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1), Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia; Roll: M653_132; Page: 60; Image: 61. (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Martha E Hemphill
      Birth Date: abt 1832
      Birth Place: North Carolina
      Residence Date: 1860
      Residence Place: Georgia Militia District 825, Murray, Georgia
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11493810&ti=0&indiv=try

    18. [S263] McDowell County, North Carolina, indexed register to marriages, Male, A to K, 73, Hemphill-Saunders, 1865. (Reliability: 3).

    19. [S53] Anthony, Margaret Hemphill, Hemphills in North Carolina (Collegedale, Tennessee: The College Press, 1981), 32 (Reliability: 2).

    20. [S442] McDowell County, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds A-Y 1842-1868, ; FHL microfilm 1,758,669 Item 1., Hemphill-Saunders, 1865 (Reliability: 3).



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