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H. G. JEMPHREY, retired farmer, post office Bridgeville, is a representative citizen of South Fayette township, where he was born in 1818. His father, Isaac Jemphrey, married Mary Griffin, who bore him twelve children, H. G. being the fifth child. Isaac, by trade a tanner, and a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, when two years old was brought to America by his parents. He learned his trade in Allegheny City, and, with the exception of a few years, was always a resident of the county. He died at the age of sixty years. Six of his children are still living, but H. G. is the only one who resides in Pennsylvania. H. G. Jemphrey received but a few months’ schooling, and has made his way in the world by his own exertions. His principal occupation has been farming, but in early life he learned the harness-maker’s trade, which he followed a short time. He married, in 1843, Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac and Sallie (Deniston) Boyce, of this county. Mr. Jemphrey’s first purchase of land was made in 1851, which he afterward sold, purchasing the place where he now resides, and has retired from farming. He has been supervisor of the township for twenty-five years; has served as school director, and held other township offices. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and is a republican.