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John Emmett Dempster

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John Emmett Dempster

Birth
Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Death
21 Jul 1950 (aged 74)
Mayodan, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Mayodan, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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He was born in Greenville, Va. in Augusta County or Fauquier County, Va.
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He was a Depot Agent in Mayodan, N.C.
The original depot at Mayodan was built around 1896.
The original depot at Mayodan built around 1896.
John served as the depot agent from 1899-1941 and his wife served as the station clerk from 1906-1941.
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In an article he described early Mayodan village as "a wildwoods wilderness, as dark as darkest Africa."
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John was a son of John J. Dempster and Sarah E. Vines.
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John Emmett Dempster was the son of Capt. John J. Dempster and Sarah Margaret (Vines) Dempster of Greenville, Augusta Co., VA. He had a brother named Arthur Beard Dempster who died in 1950 in Mayodan, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.
He was born in Greenville, Va. in Augusta County or Fauquier County, Va.
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He was a Depot Agent in Mayodan, N.C.
The original depot at Mayodan was built around 1896.
The original depot at Mayodan built around 1896.
John served as the depot agent from 1899-1941 and his wife served as the station clerk from 1906-1941.
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In an article he described early Mayodan village as "a wildwoods wilderness, as dark as darkest Africa."
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John was a son of John J. Dempster and Sarah E. Vines.
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John Emmett Dempster was the son of Capt. John J. Dempster and Sarah Margaret (Vines) Dempster of Greenville, Augusta Co., VA. He had a brother named Arthur Beard Dempster who died in 1950 in Mayodan, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.


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