William L. Hemry (1838 - 1908)

Born 20 Jun 1838 in Perry Co., Ohio

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Died 1 Dec 1908 at age 70 in Morgan Co., Ohio

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Biography

William L. Hemry was born in June 1838 in Perry County, Ohio. He was the 12th child (of 15) born to John Hemry, Jr., b. Mar. 2, 1798, Loudon Co., Virginia; and his first wife, Eleanor Capper Hemry, b. Feb. 28, 1801, Perry Co., Ohio. The Hemry family had emigrated from Virginia to Ohio in about 1803 and were well settled there as prosperous farmers by 1838. The Cappers were also immigrants to Ohio from Virginia; it's possible the two families knew each other before they each migrated westward. John Hemry, Jr., married "Ellen" Capper on December 7, 1820, in Harrison Co., Ohio. In the 1830s they moved first to Carroll County and then on to Perry County, Ohio, by 1837. ^[1]

William L. Hemry is described as being approximately 5'8" tall as an adult, with a light complexion, auburn hair and green eyes. On July 24, 1859, in Perry County, he married Caroline Matilda Bone, b: May 14, 1840, Perry Co., Ohio. They had 10 children together:^[2]

1. Jesse A. Hemry b: 17 FEB 1860 in Perry Co., OH
2. Rebecca C. Hemry b: 29 OCT 1861 in Perry Co., OH
3. Charles Wesley Hemry b: 9 OCT 1865 in Perry Co., OH
4. Mary Jane Hemry b: 25 AUG 1867 in Perry Co., OH
5. Emma Avis Hemry b: 15 APR 1870 in Hocking Co., OH
6. Valentine Hemry b: 28 AUG 1872 in Hocking Co., OH
7. William Hemry b: 9 FEB 1875 in Hocking Co., OH
8. James F. Hemry b: 7 AUG 1877 in Athens, OH
9. Lillie Blanche Hemry b: 19 MAR 1880 in Athens Co., OH
10. Bessie Ann Hemry b: 10 JAN 1883 in Athens Co., OH

William Hemry enrolled as a private on August 5, 1861 in Co. A of the 31st Ohio Infantry Volunteers, which was commanded by Lt. John Harbaughs. He was honorably discharged at Atlanta, Georgia, on September 19, 1864. Unfortunately, during the hardships of the Civil War, William contracted a variety of serious medical problems. He would spend the next 25 years fighting to have his service-related medical disabilities recognized by the US Army and receive an appropriate military pension. All during this time he continued to farm his Ohio farm and raise his children with his wife's help.^[3]

Finally, on December 1, 1908, William L. Perry died of pleurisy and pneumonia. He died in Tridelphia, Morgan County, Ohio. The next year, his widow was finally awarded a $12 a month Army pension. It would be increased to $20 a month in 1916 and finally to $50 a month in 1926. She died in 1931 still living at the family farm in Morgan County, Ohio. Both are buried at Deerfield Cemetery, Malta, Morgan County, Ohio.^[4]

Burial Deerfield Cemetery • Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Dew, Hemry, Smith, Plant, Dawson, Vida, Capper - John Hemry, Jr. Cites Larry Hemry's book, "Hemry Family History Book, and other sources."
2. ↑ Dew, Hemry, Smith, Plant, Dawson, Vida, Capper Tree - William L. Hemry
3. ↑ Excerpts of Civil War pension file (transcribed by Leslye Winslow in 2003); cited on same source as Note 1.
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 21416734

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Acknowledgements

• Thank you to J Anthony Norris for creating WikiTree profile Hemry-13 from personal knowledge, on Monday, November 24, 2014.

• Thank you to Chet Snow for researching this person, writing the biography and adding sources on May 3, 2015.