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Below is a family biography included in the Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania published in 1904 by T. S. Benham & Company and The Lewis Publishing Company; Elwood Roberts, Editor. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JULIA STEMPLE, of Conshohocken, belongs to an old family who, with the Harrys and Woods, were among the first settlers of the borough and its vicinity. Her great-grandfather, John Stemple, owned a considerable tract of land in the neighborhood, including that on which is located the extensive stone quarries which have recently been owned and worked by the firm of Boyd, Stinson & O’Brien and others. This land has, however, all passed out of the family and is owned by other parties.
Miss Stemple is the daughter of William and Elizabeth Stemple, of Conshohocken, both of her parents being deceased. She lives retired, having inherited a competence from her father. She is an attendant at the Methodist church, and is interested in everything that relates to the well being of the community in which she lives.
William Stemple, father, was a well known citizen of Conshohocken, and was all his adult life engaged in business as a teamster in that borough. He was a public spirited man and enjoyed the respect and confidence of all who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. Stemple had a large family of children, of whom the following, besides Miss Julia Stemple, the subject of this sketch, survive: Mrs. Anna Neville, William and Miles, all residing in Conshohocken.
The Stemples are of English descent, their ancestors having come to Pennsylvania at an early date.
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