Imperial-San Francisco-San Bernardino County CA Archives Biographies.....Hems, Albert Richard 1882 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

ALBERT RICHARD HEMS.—Conspicuous among the young, capable and ambitious business
men of Imperial County is numbered Albert Richard Hems. He was born in England,
December 7, 1882, son of Henry and Sarah (Clover) Hems. He acquired his
education in his native land and at an early age he came to America and settled
in Troy, N. Y., where he found employment in the Burden Iron Works. Here he
remained five years, he then visited his sister in Newport, Ky., and later went
to Cincinnati, Ohio, and worked in Elmwood, a suburb of Cincinnati, for one
year, he then went to Indianapolis, where he worked in a machine shop for one
year. Later he removed to Toledo, Ohio, and late in 1907 he went to Salem,
Oregon, and remained about two years, going to San Francisco and then to
Phoenix, Arizona. In 1910 he worked for George Stevens in San Bernardino,
remaining for two years at the undertaking business. Mr. Hems then went to New
York City and studied embalming, graduating in 1914 from the Renouard Embalming
School, and after completing his course he returned to the Coast and located in
Long Beach, California, where he became identified with J. J. Mottell, who is
engaged in the undertaking business. Here Mr. Hems remained two years. He then
worked for W. H. Sutch and Bresee Bros., in Los Angeles. He then came to
Calexico, engaging in the undertaking business and has one of the best equipped
parlors and chapels in the county. He also has a modern automobile hearse.
Fraternally, Mr. Hems is a member of the Moose Lodge. He was married January 16,
1917, to Miss Lena Rawlings, a daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Rawlings. Her
parents are both deceased and were among the old residents of England. To Mr.
and Mrs. Hems was born one son, Allen Richard, born November 9, 1917. While a
resident of Salem, Oregon, Mr. Hems was a member of Company M, Oregon National
Guard. The family is active in the Methodist Church of Calexico. Mr. Hems'
parents are both deceased and were of English descent. Mrs. Hems has six
brothers in the present war, four in France and two in Egypt. Mr. and Mrs. Hems
have won an extensive circle of warm friends in Calexico and Imperial County.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918


Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco


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