The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

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me with such a warmth of feeling that I shall never forget. My stay with him was short, but long
enough to partake of a sumptuous breakfast, prepared by his noble wife. I was with him perhaps
two hours. During that time his generous soul seemed poured out in his anxiety for me to remain
with him for a few days. During my short stay with him, he spoke much of his past life; spoke
of his strong Union sympathies before the war cloud burst upon the South, 'but,' said the old
hero (right here he came near breaking down), ' when the cloud did burst, I felt that my native
Sunny South was more dear to me than all the world beside '•—how well he defended his country's
cause, is known to all. In this brief conversation I had with Governor Humphreys, if I am not
mistaken, he told me that he was born in four miles of Port Gibson. He said he was some four
years my senior; therefore, he must have been born in the year 1806. He was very feeble, and
when I shook hands with him, for the last time, his noble, generous heart overflowed with emotion,
and the magnetism that binds friend to friend caused the sympathetic tear to moisten our eyes.
"In conclusion, I can say, without the fear of successful contradiction, that the whole
Humphreys family, from old Capt. George down to the youngest, were distinguished for their social
qualities and their noble and generous hospitalities. Governor Humphreys' first wife was a Miss
McLaughlin, of Marion county, Miss. His second wife was a daughter of the Hon. James H.
Maury, of Port Gibson. Now, dear Major, what I have written, and that hastily, is gathered from
memories of the past, running far back into my earliest childhood recollections, hastily thrown
together. "Yours very truly,
"\V. I'l. Mangl'm."
General Humphreys died at his home in Itta Bena, 20 Dec, 18S2, aged 74 years, and his
remains were taken to Port Gibson for interment. His widow res. (1883) Roe Buck Landing,
Yazoo county, Miss.
Children {tiro hy rsl marriage):
32. I. Thomas McLaughlin, ' b. 4 Mch., 1833; d. 2^ Feb.. 1838.
^T,. II. Mary Ki.izabeth Douglas,' b. at Claiborne, Miss., 13 Feb., 1835; m. at Vaucluse.
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Miss., It May, 1854, Capt. Isaac Davis Stamps, who was killed at Gettysburg.
She res. (1883) 536 Royal, cor. Port street. New Orleans, La. Children:
i. Lucinda Davis,'' b. 9 Feb., 1857.
ii. Sarah Barnes,* b. in Jan., 1859; d. in Apr., 1862.
iii. Mary McLaughlin, * b. 22 Mch., 1861.
iv. Mildred Maury,* b. in Nov., 1855; d. in Feb., 1856.
Julian Maury,< b. in Claiborne Co., Miss., 18 Oct., 1840; d. in Claiborne Co., Miss.,
12 July, 1849.
Sarah Smith,* b. in Claiborne Co., Miss., 10 Feb., 1843; d. in Claiborne Co., Miss.,
25 Sept., 1845.
James Maury,* b. in Claiborne Co., Miss., 28 Oct., 1845; d. in Claiborne Co., Miss.,
3 Sept., 185 1.
Benjamin George,* b. in Claiborne Co., Miss., 15 Jan., 1848; d. 26 July, 1852.
John Barnes,* b. in Claiborne Co., Miss., 15 Aug., 1850; m. in Holmes Co., Miss.,
28 Aug., 1878, Ella (dau. of John S. and Sallie) Hoskins. P. O. address (1883)
Itta Bena (Le Flore Co.), Miss. Children {bom in Ilia Bena, Miss.):
i. Benjamin George.^
li. Sallie Barnes.'"
ni. John Barnes.*