Person:Elijah Humphrey (1)

The following is taken fron a History of Washington Co., Iowa, compiled by the Genealological Society of Utah.

ELI HUMPHREY, a prominent citizen of Dutch Creek Township, and whose portrait is presented on the opposite page, is residing on section 1, township 74 north, of range 9 west, where he is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He was born Jan. 11, 1812, in Berkshire County, Mass., and is the son of Elijah and Hannah (Bartholomew) Humphrey, who were natives of Connecticut. In 1824, the family moved to Lorain County, Ohio, where Elijah Humphrey purchased 150 acres of land and resided in that county until his death, in the spring of 1846. He was a public spirited man, influential among his neighbors, a kind and indulgent parent, and a useful member of the Presbyterian Church. HIs wife survived him some twelve years, dying in 1858. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Church.

They were the parents of twelve children, Eli being the only son now living. The surviving daughters are, Harriet J., who married James Sherman, now deceased, and resides at Monticello, Minn.; Parmelia, who married Alvin Messenger, now deceased, and resides near Minneapolis, Minn. The deceased are Harry, Sanford, Norman, Esther, Maria, Elizabeth B., Horation, Cordelia and Alfred. Maria died in Ohio and was buried in the cemetery near Wellington; Elizabeth B. was buried in Lorain County, Ohio. Horatio, who made his home with his brother Eli for many years, and who was greatly esteemed for his many good qualities of head and heart, and one to whom Eli was greatly attached, was buried in the Grace Hill Cemetery, in Washington County, Iowa; Cordelia was buried in the cemetery near Huntington, Ohio; Alfred died and was buried in Oregon.

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1. ↑ Frederick Humphreys, M D. The Humphreys Family in America. (New York: Humphreys Print - 1886).

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2. ↑ Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Dudley, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1908)
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   HUMPHERY, Elijah, s. Elijah and Esther, [born] Aug. 28, 1784.