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JOHN HEMP, farmer; P. O. New Madison; was born in Frederick Co., Md., Feb. 11, 1816; and came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, with his parents, Henry and Elizabeth Hemp, in the year 1838. His marriage with Elizabeth Brunner was celebrated Nov. 28, 1839; after his marriage, he rented and farmed in Montgomery County about twelve years; then removed to a farm he had previously purchased in the northwestern quarter of Sec. 21, in Butler Township, where they lived until 1876; he built a fine brick house on the farm, in the southeast quarter of Sec. 21. where they now reside; they are the parents of nine children, viz., Ephraim C., Wesley B., Jane, John, Emma, William H., Ellen, Margaret and Rebecca. Ephraim and Jane are deceased; the others are all married, except Rebecca, now a young lady of 17. When the rebellion threatened to destroy our country, Ephraim and Wesley answered to the call of their county, and went forth, risking their lives to defend the honor of our flag. Wesley returned after three years of hardship, having successfully passed through many battles, one of which was fatal to his brother. Ephraim fell in that memorable seven days’ terrible fighting in the Wilderness, when Grant forced the rebels back on Richmond, how or just when no one can tell; he was known to enter the bloody strife, but no knowledge of him afterward; it is supposed he was so burned that he was not recognized, and so buried unknown. Mr. Hemp now has 159 acres in the northeastern quarter of Sec. 21, besides the home farm of 80 acres in the southeastern quarter of the same section, upon which is a fine brick dwelling, with a neat front yard, ornamented with a stone-base iron-frame fence—the result of his energy, industry and economy, aided by his devoted wife and family.