ew York in 1837.

He married Sarah in 1838 and the ceremony was performed by his father, Rev
erend James Hemingway. They had five children. They adopted Claudia M. D
exter. In 1840 he moved to a farm on Section 4 of Hadley Township in Lape
er County. He witnessed the deed for the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ha
dley, and he was one of the trustees holding the deed for the parsonage.

The family is listed in the 1860 census at Hadley, Michigan with four youn
ger children, Sarah's father, John's father and their nephew, George. Th
ey moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan to educate their children at the Universi
ty of Michigan. After they returned to Hadley, John held offices of to
wn clerk and justice of the peace. He was a charter member of Masonic Lod
ge #210 in 1860. He attended the centennial and visited Washington in 187
6. His wife, Sarah, was in poor health at the time and did not accompa
ny him, but she had a celebration at home on July fourth. Her guests incl
uded her son, J.M. Hemingway from Hampton, Iowa and her father-in-law, Rev
erend James Hemingway. Her son read an original poem about John and Sara
h.
The 1880 census shows John in Hadley as a farmer. He was justice of the p
eace at Hadley when he died. He died of typhoid fever at his farm. Befo
re he died he settled his property by deed. His funeral was at Hadley Met
hodist Episcopal Church and was attended by at least eight hundred peopl
e. He was buried in the church yard at Hadley.

The 1884 census shows Sarah in Hadley as a widow with her daughter, Ruth D
elia, and her four grand children. Sarah died November 23, 1895.