The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

Rome, N. Y., then residing in New York Cily. They removed from thence to
Benicia, California. After the death of his wife Mr. Hayden settled in Georgetown,
D. C, where he was residing in 1884. Children:
2648. i. Charles Humphreys,* b. 4 July, 1849, Utica, N. Y.; died at Georgetown, D. C, 23 July,
1882, a-. 33 years.
2649. "• Laura Beuicia,* b. 23 Sept. 1852, Benicia, Cal.; married, at Georgetown, D. C, 19 Sept.
1S77, John S. C. Baileyi Esq., of Rome, N. V. He is a lawyer, practicing in New
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York City, and resides (Oct. 1884) at Bloomfield, N. J. Children: (i) Grace Hayden'
(Bailey), b. 17 Sept. 1878; (2) John S. C (Bailey), b. 22 Mch. 1880; (3) Alexander
Hamilton ' (Bailey), b. 2 May, 1882.
2650. iii. Cornelia Esther.^ b. 18 Aug. 1855, San Francisco, Cal.; died there, 22 Nov. 1855,
a.'. 3 months.
2651. iv. Henry Cooke,* b. 30 Nov. 1856, San Francisco, Cal.; married, at Poncho Springs,
Colorado, in January, 1882, Mollie Fowler. Res. (1884) Brooklyn, N. Y.
2652. V. Ella Dora,» b. 22 Nov. 1858, Benicia, Cal.; died in San Francisco, Cal., 28 Nov. 1861,
se. 3 years.
2653. vi. Daughter ,» b. 29 June, i860, Benicia, Cal.; died there, 13 .\ug. i860, x. i month.
2654. XL Helen IMar,^ b. 23 Mch., 1826, Auburn, N. Y. ; died at Rome, N. Y., 23 Apr.,
1 88 1, oe. 55 years. She was married by the Rev. Pierre Ale.xis Proal, D. D., in
Trinity Church, Utica, N. Y., 6 Apr., 1846, to Henry Hayden, Esq., b. 9 Apr.,
1817, Rome, N. Y. ; died there, 3 Dec, 1870, £e. 53 years. He was one of the
active business men of that city until a year or two previous to his death, when de-
clining health induced him to seek retirement. When country stores were fashionable
there, he had a flourishing business. In later years, he was successfully engaged
in the grocery and provision trade, with the exception of two years in the hardware
business. He was agent for several prominent insurance companies for some
twenty years. Mr. Hayden was a life-long Democrat. He was not an office-
seeker, but the party placed him in several positions of public trust, which he
filled acceptably. Children (born at Rome, N. F.J:
2655. i. Anna Landon,* b. 14 Jan. 1847; res. (1884} Rome, N. Y.
2656. ii. Adalyn Esther,* b. 28 Nov. 1849; res. (1884) Rome, N. Y.
2657. iii. George Morton,* b. II Dec. 1853; died at Rome, N. Y., 17 July, 1878, x. 24 years.
2658. iv. Frederick Henry,* b. 28 May, 1855; res. (1884) Durango, Colorado.
2659. V. Henry D. Cooke,* b. 27 Aug. 1864; res. (1884) Rome, N. Y.
2660. Xn. Laura Serena,' b. 6 Sept., 1830, Auburn, N. Y. ; was married by the Rev. Pierre
Alexis Proal, D. D., in Trinity Church, Utica, N. Y., Tuesday evening, 21 Aug.,
1849. to Hon. Henry David (youngest son of Hon. Eleutheros and Martha)
Cooke, of Sandusky, O., where he was born 23 Nov., 1825.
The limits of these sketches cannot do justice to his varied and distinguished
career, nor to his eminent capacity and character. The country will recognize
the man and its obligations to his genius in the brother of Jay Cooke, of Phila-
delphia, and an enthusiastic and patriotic member of the firm of Jay Cooke & Co.
in their advocacy and support of the finances of our government during our late
war of the Rebellion. He graduated with the first honors, at Transylvania L^ni-
versity, Kentucky, in 1844; pursued the study of law in Philadelphia till 1846-7.
when, his health becoming impaired by application, he accepted positions as
attache to the U. S. Consulate at Valparaiso, Chili, and correspondent to several
leading public journals. On the voyage, the vessel was disabled and driven into