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• Name: Frances C. Hemphill
• Born: February 17, 1833 in Madison County, Georgia
• Father: Robert J. Hemphill
• Mother: Nancy Dean
• Married: December 26, 1854 Madison County, Georgia
• Spouse: John P. Wood
• Children:
• James W. Wood
• Thomas W. Wood
• Nancy E. Wood
• William B. Wood
• John Wood
• Jane Wood
• Jackson Wood
• Mitchel Wood
• Died: 1900 in Hall County, Georgia
• Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Forsyth County, Georgia

In 1850 is living with the Dean family. There is a marriage between Robert J. Hemphill and Nancy Dean in Madison County in 1829. They are the apparent parents of Frances and this is consistent with unsourced claims.

Sources:

• 1850 US Census, Georgia, Madison County, 56th Subdivision, Family No. 207, Line 17. Name, Frances C. Hemphill; Age 17; Female; Birthplace, Georgia.
• "Georgia, Madison County; I do certify that John wood and Frances Hemphill were duly united in matrimony by me this 26th day of December 1854. Elba(sp?) Collins. Recorded 24th April 1854. W. H. Griffiths, S. Ordinary(sp?)" --- Madison County, Georgia, Marriage Record Book (very hard to read. appears to have page 103 written in the corner), The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
• 1860 US Census, Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville Post Office, p. 215, Family No. 626, Line 4. Name, Frances Wood; Age, 25; Female; Place of birth, Georgia; Cannot read and write.
• 1870 US Census, Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville, Family No. 152, Line 12. Name, Frances Wood; Age 37; Female; White; Occupation, Keeping house; Personal estate, 150; Birthplace, Georgia.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113658790. This site says she was a daughter of Robert Jefferson Hemphill and Nancy Dean but gives no sources.