The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

FAMILY 295.
36S5. Preston Miner' Humphrey, [1972] (Capi. Thenm, sww.m,-- Davu,^ E,mgn
Samuel,' Lieut. Samuel,- Michael') was bom 7 Nov., 1820, Trumbull Co., O. He married m
June, 1865, Diantha Dibble (dau. of Eli* and Katharine Drum) Hubbell, b. 19 Oct., 1832, in
Bradford County, Pa. He emigrated to Missouri in 1840. He served as a private in the Me.xican
war, in 1846 and 1847, under Gen. Kearney, in the Western Division. Moved to Atchison Co.,
Kan., in i860. Since that period he has been engaged in farming, stock raising and merchan-
dizing. Res. (1884) Larkin, Jackson Co., Kan.
Children :
36S6. I. Ch,\rles Preston,^ b. 11 Nov., 1S66.
3687. n. H.\RRiET Idella,^ b. 18 June, 1S69, in Atchison Co.. Kan.
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36S8. Captain CharleS Beach' Humphrey, [1999] (Charles,'' Simeon,^ David,*
raised in Wadsworth,
Ensign Samuel,' Lieut. Samuel,'' Michael') was born at Goshen, Ct. , and
Ohio; about 1850, removed to Monroe, Wis. At the breaking out of the War of the Civil
Rebellion, he enlisted at Monroe, Wis., August, 1861, in the 5th Battery, Wisconsin Light
Artillery; was commissioned ist Lieutenant, 14 Sept., 1861, and Captain on the 18 Feb., 1863;
resigned 29 April, 1863. He was in numerous skirmishes and two general engagements, one at
Perryville, Ky., Oct., 1862, and at Stone River, Tenn., 31 Dec, 1862. He is a jeweler and
watchmaker by trade, but during the last four years (1866-70) has been one of the members of
the firm of Titus & Humphrey, druggists, at Monroe, Wis. He was married at Monroe, Wis.,
27 Jan., 1862, to Addie (dau. of John E. and Mclntyre) Jennings, b. 17 Aug., 1842, in
Canada; died at San Jose, Cal., 24 June, 1874. Her parents reside (1885) in i\Ionroe, Wis.
He has been a member of the City Council, and of the Territorial Legislative Assembly, and
is (1885) Master of a Lodge of A. F. & A. ]\L, and Eminent Commander of Knights Templar.
He is a dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, etc. P. O. address (1885) Boise City, Ada Co., Idaho.
Children (born at Monroe, Wis.):
36S9. I. Harry Dudley, ^b. 4 ]\Ich., 1864: unmarried. IMerchaut. Res. (1885) Boise City, Idaho.
3690. II. Grace,^ b. 7 Aug., 1865; d. 7 Feb., 1878, a'. 12 years.
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3691. Virgil Van Rensselaer' Humphrey, [2025J (Joseph Drake, Esq.'; isaiah,^
David,* Ensign Samuel.^ Lieiil. Samuel" Michael,') was born 23 Mch., 1832, in Norton township,
Ohio. He married at Akrun, O., 5 Nov., 1856, Hannah Bullock. Res. (1882) Somerset Centre,
Hillsdale Co., I\Iich., and (18S4) Addison, Lenawee Co., Mich.
Children:
3692. I. Adelly Irene, ^ b. 5 June, 1858, Grand Rapids, Portage Co., Wis.; married at Hudson,
Lenawee Co., Mich., 12 Oct., 18S1, Lewis Ellsworth. Res. (1882) Hudson, JMich.
3693. II. RoM.\N R.^ b. 23 Oct., 1862, Addison, Lenawee Co., Mich. Res. (1882) Somerset
Centre, Mich.
3694. III. Arris P.', b. 6 Dec, 1867, Addison, Lenawee Co., Mich.
3695. lY. Charles Y.^, b, 11 June, 1S74, Addison, Lenawee Co., Mich.
* Eli Hubbell, b. 29 June. 1786, in Massacbusutts: m. 21 Jan., 1S16, Katbarin
and emigrated to Missouri in 1838, wbere he died 11 Oct., 1854, a;. 68 years. His