Margaret C. Hemphill
Service: 08/06/1853 Age: 79
Section: G Plot: 99 E 1/2

Father: Capt Robert Coleman b: 4 Nov 1748
Mother: Ann Old: 21 May 1756

Wife of Congressman Joseph Hemphill.

Joseph Hemphill was a Representative from Pennsylvania. He was born in Hornbury Township, Chester County, PA, January 7, 1770. He received an academic education and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1791. He studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1793. He began to practice in West Chester, PA. He was a member of the State Assembly from 1797 to 1800. He was elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress (March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803). He moved to Philadelphia in 1803. He was appointed the first President Judge of the District Court of the City and County. He was elected to the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Congresses, and served from March 4, 1819 until his resignation in 1826. He was elected as a Jackson Democrat to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1831). He was a member of the State House of Representatives from 1831 to 1832. He died in Philadelphia on May 29, 1842.

This memorial, listed by the cemetery itself, states Joseph was born in "Hornbury," but his congressional bio states he was born in Thornburg Township, Chester County.

They owned Strawberry Mansion at one point. They had two known sons, mentioned in Joseph's Will.

1. Robert Coleman Hemphill born 26 Feb 1809 in Philadelphia

and

2. Alexander Wills Hemphill born 8 Apr 1811 in Philadelphia.

Other Plot Occupants
Child of R C Hemphill AKA Stillborn Hemphill
Service: 12/31/1839 - Age: 0
Joseph Hemphill
01/07/1770 - 05/29/1842
Martha B Hemphill
Service: 08/07/1843 - Age: 30
Martha Bryan Hemphill
Service: 12/22/1843 - Age: 0
Mary Hemphill
Service: 02/07/1895 - Age: 76
Robert Coleman Hemphill, Sr
Service: 01/20/1888 - Age: 78