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Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
William Humphreys |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][8] |
17 Jan 1805 |
Madison County, Tennessee |
| Marriage |
23 Aug 1826 |
Russellville, Franklin County, Alabamato Mary McGill |
| Census[3] |
1850 |
Red River County, Texas |
| Census[5] |
1860 |
Red River County, Texas |
| Census[6] |
1870 |
Red River County, Texas |
| Census[7] |
1880 |
Red River County, Texas |
| Death[2][8] |
30 Dec 1880 |
Bogata, Red River County, Texas |
| Burial[2][8] |
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Bogata Cemetery, Bogata, Red River County, Texas |
Red River County, Texas, 1850 census:S3
- Humphrys, Wm. 46 yrs Farmer (real estate = $2,000) b. Tennessee
- Mary 42 yrs b. South Carolina (cannot read/write)
- John 21 yrs Farmer b. South Carolina
- Alabama 13 yrs b. Texas
- Mary 13 yrs b. Texas
- James 7 yrs b. Texas
- Rebecca 3 yrs b. Texas
Red River County, Texas, 1860 census:S5
- Humphreys, Wm. 55 yrs Farmer (real estate = $9,000; personal estate = $9,900) b. Alabama
- Mary 51 yrs b. North Carolina
- John 30 yrs Laborer b. Alabama
- Rebecca 15 yrs b. Texas
- Davis, Thos. J. 18 yrs Laborer b. Alabama
- Cheak, Thomas 55 yrs Farmer (real estate = $---; personal estate = $400) b. Alabama
Red River County, Texas, 1870 census:S6
- Humphries, W. 65 yrs Farmer (real estate = $3,000; personal estate = $---) b. Tennessee
- Mary 61 yrs Keeping house b. South Carolina
- McCain, P. E. 41 yrs Carpenter (real estate = $---; personal estate = $500) b. Tennessee
- Laquilla 40 yrs Keeping house b. Tennessee
- Rufus 16 yrs Farmer b. Alabama
- Jacob 14 yrs b. Alabama
- Thomas 12 yrs b. Alabama
- Sarah 10 yrs b. Alabama
- Ann 8 yrs b. Alabama
- Mary 4 yrs b. Alabama
- James 1 yr b. Alabama
Red River County, Texas, 1880 census:S7
- Humphreys, William 76 yrs Farmer b. Tennessee (parents, b. South Carolina)
- Mary 71 yrs Wife Keeping house b. South Carolina (parents, b. South Carolina)
- Amanda 37 yrs Dau/law (Wid.) At home b. Arkansas (parents, b. Kentucky)
- Bettie 13 yrs Gr/dau At school b. Texas (parents, b. Alabama/Kentucky [sic])
- Lucy 10 yrs Gr/dau At school b. Texas (parents, b. Alabama/Kentucky [sic])
- Polly 6 yrs Gr/dau At school b. Texas (parents, b. Alabama/Kentucky [sic])
- Barnet, John 27 yrs Boarder Farmer b. Alabama (parents, b. Alabama)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
pp. 113-27.
He came to Red River County from Mississippi with the Geer family late in 1836, landed at Jonesboro, moved to Blossom Prairie, and finally settled at Maple Springs (now Bogata). On 3 Aug 1836, he received Conditional Cert. no. 130 for 1,280 acres, which he located at Maple Springs.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Descendants of Thomas McGill.
- ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 196, house/family 9/9.
- Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
Patent #441 (Abstract # 420).
On 31 Aug 1850, he received 2nd Class headright certificate #59 for 1,280 acres -- the land he already was occupying at Bogata.
- ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 70, house/family 171/171.
- ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 104, house/family 1314/1314.
- ↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 101, p. 224, house/family 92/92.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Grave marker, Bogata Cemetery, Bogata, Red River, Texas, United States.
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