Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1908 — M. H. HEMPHILL DEAD. [ARTICLE]

M. H. HEMPHILL DEAD.

pMarcus H. Hemphill died at the family residence in this city at 1 a. m. yesterday of heart and kidney disease, after an illness of over three months duration. The disease became acute several weeks ago and he was taken to Chicago to consult a specialist, but no hope was held out to him of a change for the better, and from that time he grew gradually worse until the end came as before related. jC Marcus Herron Hemppul, second child of James and Elizabeth Young Knox Hemphill, was born near Chillicothe, Ohio, April 29, 1843, and came with his parents to this county in April, 1857, the family settling on the present site of the Henry Thornton farm southeast of Surrey. In November, 1861, he enlisted in Company K, 48th Ind. Vols., and served to the close of the war in 1865. In July, 1866, he was married to Matilda Baker, and to this union there was born four children of whom three survive, Mrs. J. H. Hoyes, Mrs. Frank Alter and Charles E. Hemphill of this city, with the widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Hemphill. In 1890 he was elected county treasurer on the republican ticket and again in 1892, serving two terms. He was treasurer at the time the Dwigglns bank went to the wall in 1893 and had (10,000 deposited in their bank here at that time, but got out without loss. Every public trust that was ever placed in his care was faithfully executed, and every penny accounted for. Since leaving public office he has been engaged in the livery business, almost continuously to the time of his death, and his customers always received courteous treatment. In his death Rensselaer loses, one of her best citizens, and a most respected man. The funeral will be held today at 3 p. m., from the house, and burial made in Weston cemetery.