Ruth Bertha HEMPHILL[1]
Female 1794 - 1847


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  • Birth  4 May 1794  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender  Female 
    Census  1800  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • There are two Thomas Hemphills in Burke County in 1800; neither census record matches perfectly, but this one seems most probable. Thomas (54) is the only male in the household over the age 45. There is one female over 45 (Mary Ann, 42), one male under 10 (Thomas M, 4), four females under 10 (Ruth Bertha, 6; Rebecca,8; maybe Rachel, 10; and unidentified), three females 10 to 15 (maybe Elizabeth, 12; Jane, 15; and Mary, 22). There are also two unidentified males, one aged 10 to 15 (possibly James, 20) and one aged 16 to 25 (possibly Samuel, 25). There are 12 slaves.
    Census  1810  Morganton, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Thomas Hemphill was enumerated as head of household and the only male aged 45+. Other household members include a male aged 10 to 15 (likely Thomas McEntire Hemphill, 14), a female aged 10 to 15 (likely Ruth Bertha, 14), four females aged 16 to 25 (likely Rebecca 18, Rachel 20, Elizabeth 22, and Jane 25), and one female aged 26 to 44 (likely daughter, Mary (Polly). There are 14 slaves.
    Will  12 Jan 1824  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    • Thomas Hemphill bequeathed to "Ruth Whiteside" a 1/7th portion from the sale of two tracts of land that he owned in Madison County, GA lying on the waters of Broad River.

      "Ruth m. Whitesides" mentioned in her father's will.
    Died  23 Mar 1847  , Benton, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • *Her husband was appointed guardian of their children on 3 Jul 1849. -> Old Records of Estates
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Ruth Whiteside -> Captain Thomas Hemphill's will

      Connection to parents:
      She is named as a child in Captain Thomas Hemphill's will.
    Person ID  I93  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  26 Dec 2012 

    Father  Captain Thomas HEMPHILL,   b. 9 Jul 1746, , possibly Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1826, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Ann MACKIE,   b. 5 Dec 1758, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1804, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1 Mar 1773  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F123  Group Sheet

    Family  John Underwood WHITESIDE,   b. 16 Sep 1797, Buffalo Creek, Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1886, Rabbit Town, Calhoun, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  4 May 1819  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Hemphill WHITESIDE,   b. 21 Nov 1821,   d. Oct 1846, Mexican-American War Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Jonathan Leander WHITESIDE, Sr.,   b. 21 Mar 1823, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1863, Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. John Adolphus WHITESIDE,   b. 6 Mar 1825, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1864, Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Harvey Lafayette WHITESIDE,   b. 30 Jan 1827, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1847, Rabbit Town, Calhoun, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Mary Ann Eliza WHITESIDE,   b. 6 Aug 1828, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1879, , Calhoun, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Jackson WHITESIDE,   b. 28 Mar 1830, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1926, Rabbit Town, Calhoun, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Eleanor Kelly WHITESIDE,   b. 6 Feb 1833, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1847, Rabbit Town, Calhoun, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. James McEntire WHITESIDE,   b. 1 May 1835, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1905, Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F758  Group Sheet

  • Histories
    Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch    		Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch
    Program from the ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Thomas Hemphill in the American Revolution.

  • Sources 
    1. [S146] Burke County Original Wills, Thomas Hemphill (c1824); box no. C.R. 016.801.1, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, Thomas Hemphill, 1824; (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S370] RootsWeb's World Connect Database, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mgmoseley&id=I03860.

    3. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Second Census of the United States, 1800. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1800. M32, 52), Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; .Roll: 29; Page: 761; Image: 136. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=304578&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S30] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Third Census of the United States, 1810. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1810. M252, 71), Year: 1810; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 314; Image: 202.00. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=354379&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S66] Emmett. R. White, Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984), 126 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S239] Jason McFry, Jason McFry's Family and Ancestors.
      McFry, Jason. "Descendents of Thomas Hemphill." Jason McFry's Family and Ancestors. 02 May 2005. Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project. 2 Nov. 2008. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=reg&db=jmcfry&id=i143.

    7. [S668] Cathrine Cleek Mann, Old records of estates and administrations, Benton (Calhoun) County, Alabama: Volume VII (Gadsden, Ala.: Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, 1982)., p. 4 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S397] "Descendants of James Hemphill", descendant report, Hemphill Historical Society (http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/Hemphill/Hemphill_James_1724_1786.htm : accessed )"; submitted, [contact information for private use]., 31 August 2008; [n.d]; hemphill_family@angelfire.com; the report includes some footnotes; however there is no citation for this item.



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