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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

J. P. HEMPHILL, farming, Sec. 20; P. O. Elwood; the subject of this sketch was born in Adams 
Co, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1830. He married Miss Nancy NOTT July 4, 1855; she was born in Washington 
Co. (now Morgan Co.), Ohio, Sept. 4, 1831; they have had ten children, eight living, viz., Alpha 
E., Belle M., Alonzo P., E. Mary, Phina E., Sarah L., Roswell J. and Cyrus W. He lived in Ohio 
two years, when, with his parents, he moved to Fountain Co, Ind., where they remained until 
1834, when they came to Illinois, and settled in Will Co, at Troutman's Grove, where he lived 
until he was married; he then moved to Sec. 8, this township, and then to Sec. 2; he next went 
to Florence, Twp., where he remained five years; he then came to this township, and, in 1868 he 
came to his present place; he has held no offices, except those connected with the school and 
road.