Alfred Humphries
1874–1900 (Age 26)
Mississippi, United States
The Life of Alfred
When Alfred Humphries was born about 1874, in Mississippi, United States, his father, James Polk Humphries, was 27 and his mother, Emma Morgan, was 20. He lived in Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died before 1900, at the age of 25.
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Family Time Line
James Polk Humphries
1847–1907
Emma Morgan
1854–
Alfred Humphries
1874–1900
G Corine Humphries
1877–1940
Lizzie H Humphries
1877–
Edna Pearl Humphries
1879–1880
Parents and Siblings
1847–1907Male
1854–Female
siblings
(4)
1874–1900Male
1877–1940Female
1877–Female
1879–1880Female
World Events (8)
1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created
Age 3
In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
Age 4
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 8
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.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: patronymic from Humphrey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Alfred Humphreys in household of J P Humphreys, "United States Census, 1880"
- Alfred Humphreys in household of J P Humphreys, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Alfred Humphries - Government record: birth-name: Alfred Humphries
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