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Hemphill, Mary Elizabeth

Female 1841 - 1917  (76 years)


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  • Name Hemphill, Mary Elizabeth 
    Born 19 Sep 1841  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1861  Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 20 Jun 1870  Towanda Twp., Butler Co., Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1881  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1883  164 Bay St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1891  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1901  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1911  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Died 28 Sep 1917  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I526  VANVALKENBURGH
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2020 

    Father Hemphill, Erastus 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Unknown, Maria 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family VanValkenburg, Ira,   b. 1834, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1875, Brampton, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1860  Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada - Con I Lot 13 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. VanValkenburg-Van, Nicholas,   b. Jun 1861, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1861, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)  [Natural]
     2. VanValkenburg-Van, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 03 Aug 1862, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Apr 1918, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)  [Natural]
     3. VanValkenburg-Van, Frank R.,   b. 14 Jan 1865, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1926, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [Natural]
     4. VanValkenburg-Van, Maria,   b. 1867, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1924  (Age 57 years)  [Natural]
     5. VanValkenburg-Van, Lucinda Jane,   b. 10 Jan 1871, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1942, Alameda Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]
     6. VanValkenburg-Van, Marshall Howard,   b. 18 Dec 1873, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1861 - Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    'County Marriage Registers of Ontario, 1858-1869: Peel Co.', by Elizabeth Hancocks C.G, Generation Press
    "County Marriage Registers of Ontario, 1858-1869: Peel Co.", by Elizabeth Hancocks C.G, Generation Press

    Various VV record transcripts, as sources.

    Headstones
    Graves of Elizabeth Ann Hemphill-VV (1841-1817) and two of her children.
    Graves of Elizabeth Ann Hemphill-VV (1841-1817) and two of her children.
    Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Canada

    Link to photo at FindaGrave site.

    Histories
    History Notes for the Nicholas VV - Elizabeth Brooks Family
    History Notes for the Nicholas VV - Elizabeth Brooks Family
    Compiled by Peel Co. historian William Perkins Bull in the 1930s.
    City of Toronto Directory 1883 Mary Hemphill-VV
    City of Toronto Directory 1883 Mary Hemphill-VV
    widow and children of Ira VV. Note this family went also by Van.
    History notes for the the children of Guilderland, NY Niklaas VV and Elizabeth Feek who came to Canada, specifically Peel Co.  Compiled by historian William Perkins Bull.
    History notes for the the children of Guilderland, NY Niklaas VV and Elizabeth Feek who came to Canada, specifically Peel Co. Compiled by historian William Perkins Bull.

    From the Family Files of W. P. Bull in the 1930-50 period; information shared with him by Dr. John Hostley Soady, a grandson of Nicholas VV Jr. and Elizabeth Brooks (and a VV family historian).

  • Sources 
    1. [S53] 1861 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Peel-Chinguacousy-VanIra, Canada. "Census returns for 1861." Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Chinguacousy, Peel County, Canada West; Roll: C-1062 - C-1064.
      Chinguacousy, Peel Co., Canada West

      Ira Vanbalkenburgh, 27 b. 1834 Upper Canada
      Elisabeth Vanbalkenburgh, 62 b. 1799 Upper Canada
      William Vanbalkenburgh, 22 b. 1839 Upper Canada
      Margret Vanbalkenburgh, 20 b. 1841 Upper Canada
      Mary Vanbalkenburgh, 21 b. 1840 Upper Canada
      Nicholas Vanbalkenburgh, 2 b. 1859 Upper Canada

      Ira VV with wife Mary and son Nicholas aged two. Also in household are Ira's widowed mother, brother and sister.

    2. [S148] CENSUS-1870-Butler-Kansas-VVIra-HemphillMary, "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCJN-8F4 ), Ira Vanvalkenburgh, Kansas, United States; citing p. 15, family 127, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 0545928.

      Towanda Twp., Butler Co., Kansas

      Ira Vanvalkenburgh, 36 b. 1834 Canada
      Mary Vanvalkenburgh, 30 b. 1840 Canada, farmer
      Elisabeth, 7 b. 1863 Canada
      Frank, 5 b. 1865 Canada
      Maria, 3 b. 1867 Canada


    3. [S173] 1881 Canada West census - ONTARIO-York-Toronto-VANMary, "Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVF3-BHB), Mary Van, St-Andrew Ward, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 56; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13247, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,883.

      Mary Van, 40 b. 1841 Ontario , widow
      Deborah Hemphill, 38 b. 1843 b. Ontario
      Eddie Willis, f, 21 b. 1860 USA
      E. Hemphill, m, 76 b. 1805 Ontario, carpenter

      [Mary Van is a widow, where are her children? Living with an E. Hemphill, likely her father Erastus Hemphill.]


    4. [S67] DIRECTORY-TorontoCity-YorkCo-ONTARIO-1883, Toronto City Directory 1883. R.L. Polk & Co. http://static.torontopubliclibrary.ca/da/pdfs/tcd1883.pdf.
      Toronto (city), York Co., Ontario, Canada

      Van Miss Elizabeth, tailoress, bds 164 Bay
      Van Frank, printer, bds 164 Bay
      Van Miss Louisa, dressmkr, bds 164 Bay
      Van Mary (wid Ira), boarding h 164 Bay

      * bds may refer to "boards"
      * who is Louisa? Lucinda? or maybe a cousin?

    5. [S174] 1891 Canada Census-ONTARIO-York-Toronto-VVMary, Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427.
      St. George's Ward, Toronto City, Ontario, Canada

      Mary VanValkenburg, 51 b. 1840 Ontario, widow, both parents b. Ontario
      Frank VanValkenburg, 26 b. 1865 Ontario, son, both parents b. Ontario, clerk water waste dept.

      Elizabeth VanValkenburg, 28 b. 1863 Ontario, dau, both parents b. Ontario, stanton laundry
      Lucinda VanValkenburg, 20 b. 1871 US, relationship to HOH is blank, both parents b. Ontario, dressmaker
      Marshall VanValkenburg, 17 b. 1874 Ontario, both parents b. Ontario, tailor
      Patrick H. Watkinson, 25 b. 1866 Ontario, lodger, both parents b. Ireland, painter
      Chas. Risk, 31 b. 1860 Ontario, lodger, both parents b. Scotland, dentist


    6. [S175] 1901 Census of Canada-ONTARIO-York-Toronto-VVMary, Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556.

      Ward 2, Toronto, York Co., Ontario

      Mary Vanvalkenburg, 61 b. 18 Sep 1839 Ontario, widow
      Elizabeth Vanvalkenburg, 38 b. 3 Aug 1862 Ontario, sewing machine Tucker
      Marshall Vanvalkenburg, 27 b. 18 Dec 1873 USA, imm 1874, clerk dry goods
      Edgar Wilcox, 24 b. 8 Sep 1875 Ontario, lodger, clerk dry g.


    7. [S176] 1911 Census of Canada-ONTARIO-York-Toronto-VVMary, "Recensement du Canada de 1911", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/276B-NTL), Mary Van Valkinlg, 1911.

      123 Seaton St., Ward 2, Toronto, York Co., Ontario

      Mary Van Valkinlg, 71, b. Sep 1839 Ontario, widow, Dutch
      Ethel Van Valkinlg, 49, b. Aug 1861 Ontario, daughter, Dutch, factory
      Florence Williams, 30, b. Mar 1881 Ontario, cousin, English