When William G Humphrey was born in 1830, in Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, his father, William H Humphrey, was 48 and his mother, Anna Bellows, was 40. He married Sarah Elizabeth Cook on 6 May 1852, in Meigs, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 7 January 1907, in Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States.
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English: from the Middle English and Norman French personal name Humfrey, from ancient Germanic Hunfrid, Humfrid, composed of the elements hūn- ‘bear cub’ + frithu ‘peace’. The name was borne by a 9th-century Christian saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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