George S. Hemingway Biography, Lapeer County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 1055

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.

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GEORGE S. HEMINGWAY is a farmer of Hadley Township, Lapeer County. He 
was born in this township, where he still resides, his natal day being 
December 29, 1843. He was the third in order of birth in a family of 
six children born to George F. and Sarah A. (Flint) Hemingway, who were 
natives of Steuben County, N. Y. Our subject's father was one of the 
sturdy long-lived race and his father, James Hemingway, who was a 
native of New York, came to Michigan in 1837, and located in the 
township wherein our subject now lives. He was a minister of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church and preached the first sermon ever delivered 
in what is now Hadley Township. The edifice in which the sermon was 
preached is now an old barn on the farm owned by Frank Hadley on 
section 11.

   James Hemingway was engaged in ministerial work from the time he was 
thirty years of age until he was ninety, preaching his last sermon on 
his ninetieth birthday. Our subject's father was a wagon-maker by 
trade, although he afterward became a carpenter. He then took up the 
study of law and began to practice his profession. He was sent to the 
Legislature from Midland County, this State, and was afterward elected 
Prosecuting Attorney of the same county where he now re-sides.

   George Hemingway grew to manhood in the county where he now lives, 
and on the breaking out of the war, in May, 1861, he enlisted in 
Battery A, First Michigan Light Artillery, and served for three years. 
He first went to West Virginia and took part in many battles. He was 
present at the engagements at Elk Water, at Rich Mountain and in 
numerous encounters. He was then transferred to the Army of the 
Cumberland, and in that division participated in the battles of Stone 
River, Perryville, Chickamauga and Resaca, besides various minor 
engagements. After a service which was prolonged three years, he 
returned home and has been actively engaged in farming ever since. He 
is the owner of one hundred and forty acres of good land which yields 
him a good income.

   Our subject was married, December 25, 1866, to Mary E., daughter of 
Robert Davenport. From this marriage five children have been born, four 
girls and one boy. Their names are: Delia, Earl, Ada, Mabel and Ella. 
Politically Mr. Hemingway is a Prohibitionist, while in their religious 
preference the family are members of the Baptist Church.



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