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Rowena HEMPHILL[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female Abt 1902 -


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  • Name Rowena HEMPHILL 
    Born Abt 1902  , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • 1902, GA -> age 18 on 1920 census
      1902, GA -> age 8 on 1910 census
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Precinct 3, Hunt, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Roenna (8) appeared in the household of Walter P. Hemphill as his daughter. She was single. She and both parents were born in Georgia. The household included Henrietta (40), Nellie R. (18), Olin (15), Hartwell (12), and Maurice (3).

      The youngest child, Maurice, age 3, was born in Georgia, so they probably moved to Texas sometime between 1907 and 1910.
    Census 1920  Montezuma, Macon, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Rowena (18) appeared in the household of Walter Hemphill as his daughter. She was single. She had attended school during the year and was literate. She and both parents were born in Georgia. She had no occupation. The household included Henrietta (50), Olin (25), Maurice (13), Nellie R. Henderson (29), Hazle (6), Floyd (4), and Mary Hemphill (80).
    Residence 1926  Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • residence at the time of her brother Olin's death
    Residence 1930  Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • residence at the time of her father's death
    Residence 1936  Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • residence at the time of her nephew Floyd Henderson's death
    Residence 1963  Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • residence at the time of her mother's death
    Died
    • Y
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Rowena Hemphill -> 1920 census
      Mrs. G. G. Hoover -> Henrietta's obituary
      Miss Rowena Hemphill -> Macon County message board obituary transcript

      Connection to parents:
      *Named as Walter P. Hemphill's daughter -> 1910 and 1920 census
      *Named as the daughter of Mrs. W. P. Hemphill -> Henrietta's obituary
    Person ID I1038  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2012 

    Father Walter Patton HEMPHILL,   b. 12 Oct 1868, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1930, Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Henrietta LITTLEFIELD,   b. 29 May 1869, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1963, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 1890 
    Family ID F646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family G. G. HOOVER 
    Married Y  [3
    • [Note, Rowena is referred to as "Miss Rowena Hemphill" in family obituaries from 1926 to 1936, so she must have gotten married after 1936.]
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F1259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    3. [S471] Macon County GA Obituaries at USGenNet, accessed; 7 August 2012; entry for Mrs. Walter P. [Henrietta Littlefield] Hemphill; citing Citizens & Georgian -- Montezuma, Ga. April 4, 1963 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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).

    5. [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).

    6. [S472] Macon County GA Message Board at Ancestry.com, Davine V. Campbell; Floyd Eugene Henderson Obituary; 26 April 1999; accessed; 7 August 2012; citing Macon County Citizen-Montezuma, Ga. Oct. 8, 1936. The post is a transcription of the obituary (Reliability: 3).