The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

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which the captain was deposed on account of cowardice, and 'Sh. Humphrey elected in his stead.
Nothing more of importance occurred on their journey, except that their cattle were all poisoned
with alkali, and they were compelled to stop a few days until the animals recruited. They arriveil
in Clackamas County, August 27th, 1852, and, October 3d, settled on a donation land claim*
of three hundred and sixteen and one-half acres, two and a half miles west of Pordand, Oregon,
where he now resides (1884). He has been for several years a deacon of the Congregational
church at Mt. Zion, Oregon. His first wife died at their home near Portland, 23 Jan., 1859,
se. 41 years. He married (2) at Machias, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., 9 Feb., 1S65, Lemira Mercer
(dau of Josephf and Phebe Mercer) Andrews, of Sheldon, N. Y, b. 30 Aug., 1823, Attica,
Genesee Co, N. Y
In his pioneer life Dea. Humphrey has had some thrilling adventures with wild animals.
In the winter of 1848, in Jefferson County, Iowa, while riding horseback, he saw a wolf coming
towards him, which was being chased by a man and dogs. Perceiving that it might escape he
sprang from his horse, seized the wolf by the tail, swung it against a fence, and then held it by
the neck until the dogs came up. In 1864, in Washington Territory, ten miles back of Vancouver,
he treed a bear In 1867, while he and his wife were riding in a sleigh, they saw a large panther
springing through the snow, whose bounds I^Ir. Humphrey found by measurement to be from
twenty-four to twentv-seven feet in length.
Children (by ist mari-iagej
:
3322. I. WoLCOTT Julius,^ b. 13 Apr., 1840, in Henry Count3-, Iowa; married, at Pekin,
Tazewell Co., 111., 21 Mch., 1876, Margaret Ellen Broadwell, b. 26 Se^t., 1S43,
Springfield, 111. Her parents afterward resided in Pekin, 111. No children.
Mr Humphrey went with his father to the Pacific coast, in 1852, anil,
when he was not attending school, assisted him in clearing up a timber farm
until he was twenty years of age. He then apprenticed himself to learn the
printing business, and began to work at his trade the day Fort Sumter was fired
on, April 12th, 1861. For nearly twenty years he has occupied different positions
on the leading newspaper of Pordand, The Daily Oregonian. In 1884, he accepted
an offer to take charge of a newspaper in Oysterville, Washington Territory,
where he now resides.
He has an interest in an orchard of forty acres, situated at Yaquina Bay,
Benton Co., Oregon, which is considered quite valuable. In it are about eight
thousand fruit and nut bearing trees;—prune, plum, apple, pear, cherry, chestnut, etc.
Honest, industrious, sympathetic and generous, Mr. Humphrey has often
given a helping hand to others when their interests could be advanced by his
timely aid.
3323. II. Orpha Triphena,' b. 19 Mch., 1842, Lockridge, Jefferson Co., Iowa; married, at
her father's residence, near Portland, Oregon, 21 Apr., 1858, Isaac Haley Gove,
b. 2 Nov., 1828, Limington, York Co., ]\Ie. Mechanic. Res. (1884) on a part of
Dea. H. M. Humphrey's donation land claim. P. O. address, Portland, Oregon.
Children (born at, or near, Portland, Oregon):
3324. i. Charles Henry," b. 9 Feb. 1859; is a clerk in the Post Office at Portland, Oregon, (1884).
He married, 27 Nov. 1884, Alice Clawson, whose family are members of the Society
of Friends. She has been teaching in Portland, Oreijon, and lecturing on temperance
for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, during her vacations.
• Grants of land were made by the Government to the early settlers of Oregon, the titles twing perfected after four years' residence
t Joseph Andrews was bom 3 March, 1783, in Canaan, Columbia Co., N. T. His wife, Phebe Mercer, was born in that town,
11 October. 178a.