George Andrew Humphrey (1877–1953) • FamilySearch

George Andrew Humphrey

7 May 1877–27 February 1953 (Age 75)
Upshur, West Virginia, United States

The Life of George Andrew

When George Andrew Humphrey was born on 7 May 1877, in Upshur, West Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Walter Keys Humphrey, was 43 and his mother, Barbara Burdit Riffle, was 39. He lived in Banks Magisterial District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died on 27 February 1953, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salem Cemetery, Gaines, Upshur, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Joseph Walter Keys Humphrey

1834–1903

Barbara Burdit Riffle

1837–1922

Elizabeth F Humphrey

1857–

Gordon B Humphrey

1859–

Mary J Humphrey

1861–1861

John Chapman Humphrey

1862–1930

Sarah E Humphrey

1862–

Rebecca B Humphrey

1864–1942

David Jackson Humphrey

1864–1945

William Jasper Humphrey

1866–1944

Humphry

1869–

Humphry

1869–

James N Humphrey

1873–1945

George Andrew Humphrey

1877–1953

Harriet E Humphrey

1878–

Parents and Siblings

Joseph Walter Keys Humphrey

Male1834–1903Male

Barbara Burdit Riffle

Female1837–1922Female

siblings

(13)

Elizabeth F Humphrey

Female1857–Female

Gordon B Humphrey

Male1859–Male

Mary J Humphrey

Female1861–1861Female

John Chapman Humphrey

Male1862–1930Male

Sarah E Humphrey

Female1862–Female

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 4

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 5

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 21

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Humphrey

George

Andrew

Some authorities translate this name as home-free, home peace, or peace at home. It is similar to Cundfrid, which has been rendered "defensor notus," or illustrious protector. "Kun-frid" would be translated as "strong protector." Nicknames are Humps, Nump, and Numps.

Sources (3)

George Humphres in household of Barbara B Humphres, "United States Census, 1910"
George A Humphrey in household of Joseph W Humphrey, "United States Census, 1900"
George A Humphrey in household of Joseph Humphrey, "United States Census, 1880"

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