Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....HEMBURY, John 1870 - 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
       JOHN HEMBURY is a native of Colley township, Sullivan county, Pennsylvania,
  where he was born May 28, 1870, and still resides, one of the most enterprising,
  wide-awake citizens of Lopez. His ancestors were English, the grandfather being
  a crockery-ware dealer in London, England, where he died. His father, Josiah
  Hembury, was born in London, and when sixteen years old came alone to America to
  try his fortunes in this land of promise. He secured a position in Colley
  township, this county, in a sawmill, and for many years followed that occupation
  in this county. He owned a sawmill in Cherry township and another near Laporte,
  which he operated until some five years ago, when he disposed of them and bought
  a farm in Cherry township. This farm consists of sixty-five acres of improved
  land and upon it he is spending the sunset years of life in the quiet pursuits
  incident to farming. His wife was Miss Mary Carroll, a native of Philadelphia.
  Of their numerous family many are residents of this vicinity. The children are
  as follows: William, who died at the age of twenty-three; Ellen, wife of Adam
  Deafen, a merchant and farmer of Cherry township; Jane, wife of Aaron Reed, of
  Lopez; Ella, wife of Judson Cooper, of Lopez, whose sketch appears elsewhere;
  John, who was drowned near New Albany, Bradford county, when but fourteen years
  of age; Josiah, living at Bernice, engaged in lumbering and mining; Sarah, wife
  of Adam Bumgardner, a railroad foreman at Towanda, Bradford county; John, the
  subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, wife of Frank Bumgardner, foreman of the
  Lehigh Valley Railroad; Andrew, employed in lumber work at Lopez; George, at
  work in the same place; Samuel; and Lottie, at home. The father is a radical
  Republican and served four years during the Civil war, taking part in many
  important engagements, among which was the battle of Gettysburg, where he was
  wounded. He is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic. While a
  resident of Colley township he filled the office of road commissioner, most
  acceptably to the people.
  
      John Hembury received a common-school education and assisted his father
  about the work at the mills, becoming thoroughly conversant with every detail of
  the business. At the age of eighteen he embarked for himself, first in lumber
  work and later in the hotel business at Dushore and Ricketts, this county. In
  February, 1897, he accepted a position with Jennings Brothers as filer in their
  hardwood mills. He was married at Dushore February 10, 1898, to Miss Cressie
  Kier, a daughter of George Kier, a farmer of Cherry township. Mr. and Mrs.
  Hembury are members of the Catholic church. He is an unswerving Republican in
  his political views, and was formerly a member of Dushore Lodge, No,. 494, I. O.
  O. F.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
      Extracted from: 
        
      History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
      by Thomas J. Ingham
        
      Compendium of Biography
        
      The Lewis Publishing Company
      Chicago: 1899
  
  
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