ALEXANDER R. HUMPHREYS / MARY BOYD - GREENBRIER CO; W.VA
Mathew
N. Humphreys' grandparents were John and (Robinson) Humphreys,
who
came from Tyrone county, Ireland, in 1790 and located in Monroe
county,
West Virginia. By this union were Alexander, John, Mathew, and
Robert.
Mathew, born April 1811, married Louisa Patton, born July 14,
1818,
the daughter of Tristrem and Jane Patton,in the year 1838. By this
union
were seven boys: ALEXANDER R., Mathew N. and Robert M., twin
brothers,
Tristrem P., Oliver B., Henry W., and Augustus B.; two girls,
Isabelle
J., who married Alexander Robert Jackson, and Elizabeth M., who
married
Moses Coffman.
ALEXANDER
R. HUMPHREYS MARRIED MISS MARY BOYD, OF TEXAS,
APRIL
3,1875. Mathew N. married Miss Mary C. Rodgers, November 7,
1872.
Tristrem P. married Miss Rosa Gibson, October 7, 1875. Oliver B.
married
Miss Lillian White, September 28, 1898. Henry W. married Miss
Lizzie
Burdette, November 25 1885. Augustus B. married Miss Della Hogsette.
April
6, i88i. He died October 13,1881.
NOTE:
The original bio contains a great deal of additional information
about
the Humphreys family.
Source: History of Greenbrier County, J.R. Cole, Lewisburg, WV 1917
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to Karen from Ohio, USA