Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth Date19 Mar 18523238
Birth PlacePennsylvania, USA
Death Dateaft 1911
FatherFrederick HANEY
MotherMargaret JORDAN (-<1911)
Misc. Notes
“Effie” was the mother of four children, three still living in 1910.3225
Spouses
Birth Dateca Jun 18503240
Death Date11 Dec 1874
Burial PlaceMcClure Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
ReligionA member of the Baptist Church
FatherHenry HILE
Misc. Notes
Aged 24Y 6M.990
Family ID5272
Marr Datebef 18793241
Birth Date12 Jul 1840
Birth PlacePike Township, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Death Dateaft 1911
OccupationFarmer3225
FatherRichard S HUMPHREYS (1812-1891)
MotherMary Ann WRIGHT (-1888)
Misc. Notes
Thomas Humphreys whose valuable farm of 138 acres is situated in Pike township, two miles southwest of Curwensville, is one of the substantial and useful men of this part of the county. He was bom in Pike township, July 12, 1840, and is a son of Richard S. and Mary Ann (Wright) Humphreys.
Thomas Humphreys obtained his education in the common schools and the academy at Curwensville, after which he assisted his father on the farm and also worked at lumbering.
When Civil war was precipitated he, with other loyal young men of his neighborhood, soon gave proof of their patriotism by offering their services to their country. He enlisted in Co. K, in the famous regiment known as the Bucktail Rifles, and continued in the army until his honorable discharge on December 29, 1862. Mr. Humphreys was a brave and efficient soldier but this did not prevent his suffering from many of the dangers of war. He participated in many skinnishes and in such terrible battles as the second Bull Run, South Mountain and Antietam. He was made a prisoner on one occasion, after having been in a swamp for four days with nothing to eat, and was sent to Belle Isle, where he fared little better but was finally exchanged.
From the Bull Run battle he accompanied his regiment to Frederick City, Md., after which followed South Mountain and Antietam. In the latter battle he was wounded in the jaw and also in the neck but it may be noticed that he was never wounded in the back.
After his discharge he returned to Pike township and here has been engaged in agricultural pursuits ever since. With the exception of forty acres still in valuable timber, Mr. Humphreys has all his land under a fine state of cultivation.
Mr. Humphreys was married first to Miss Mary Martha Wilkins, who was born in Jefferson county. Pa. Five children were born to this marriage.
Mr. Humphreys was married second on May 28, 1879, to Mrs. Evanna (Haney) Hile, widow of Warren Hile.
Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys are members of the Methodist Episcopal cliurch at Curwensville. In politics he is a Republican and once consented to serve as treasurer of Pike township.
He is a stockholder in the Curwensville National Bank [Organized by John Patton (1823) in 1864] and is treasurer of the Oakland Telephone Company of Pike township and Curwensville.
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A Thomas Humphrey [sic] is listed among those who served in the Civil War from Curwensville in this source.824
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COMPANY K [The Bucktails]
Recruited in Curwensville, Clearfield County
A Private Thos. Humphrey [sic], October 3, 1861; wounded in action, date unknown; discharged on surgeon’s certificate December i, 1862.1416
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Of late years, on account of the depression in the grain and stock market, several of the farmers in the vicinity of Curwensville have commenced the farming of all kinds of vegetables and small fruits. Thomas Humphreys,
during the season, runs a market wagon to Curwensville, Clearfield and Glen Richey, he being the first farmer in the township to introduce this feature.922
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An Anna M Humphreys (b. abt 1849) is the head of household living with brother John W (b. abt 1851) and sister Emma (1860), all single, in the 1910 census. They are residents of Curwensville, Clearfield, PA.3243
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Thomas Humphreys obtained his education in the common schools and the academy at Curwensville, after which he assisted his father on the farm and also worked at lumbering.
When Civil war was precipitated he, with other loyal young men of his neighborhood, soon gave proof of their patriotism by offering their services to their country. He enlisted in Co. K, in the famous regiment known as the Bucktail Rifles, and continued in the army until his honorable discharge on December 29, 1862. Mr. Humphreys was a brave and efficient soldier but this did not prevent his suffering from many of the dangers of war. He participated in many skinnishes and in such terrible battles as the second Bull Run, South Mountain and Antietam. He was made a prisoner on one occasion, after having been in a swamp for four days with nothing to eat, and was sent to Belle Isle, where he fared little better but was finally exchanged.
From the Bull Run battle he accompanied his regiment to Frederick City, Md., after which followed South Mountain and Antietam. In the latter battle he was wounded in the jaw and also in the neck but it may be noticed that he was never wounded in the back.
After his discharge he returned to Pike township and here has been engaged in agricultural pursuits ever since. With the exception of forty acres still in valuable timber, Mr. Humphreys has all his land under a fine state of cultivation.
Mr. Humphreys was married first to Miss Mary Martha Wilkins, who was born in Jefferson county. Pa. Five children were born to this marriage.
Mr. Humphreys was married second on May 28, 1879, to Mrs. Evanna (Haney) Hile, widow of Warren Hile.
Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys are members of the Methodist Episcopal cliurch at Curwensville. In politics he is a Republican and once consented to serve as treasurer of Pike township.
He is a stockholder in the Curwensville National Bank [Organized by John Patton (1823) in 1864] and is treasurer of the Oakland Telephone Company of Pike township and Curwensville.
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A Thomas Humphrey [sic] is listed among those who served in the Civil War from Curwensville in this source.824
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COMPANY K [The Bucktails]
Recruited in Curwensville, Clearfield County
A Private Thos. Humphrey [sic], October 3, 1861; wounded in action, date unknown; discharged on surgeon’s certificate December i, 1862.1416
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Of late years, on account of the depression in the grain and stock market, several of the farmers in the vicinity of Curwensville have commenced the farming of all kinds of vegetables and small fruits. Thomas Humphreys,
during the season, runs a market wagon to Curwensville, Clearfield and Glen Richey, he being the first farmer in the township to introduce this feature.922
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An Anna M Humphreys (b. abt 1849) is the head of household living with brother John W (b. abt 1851) and sister Emma (1860), all single, in the 1910 census. They are residents of Curwensville, Clearfield, PA.3243
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ChildrenMargaret Irene (-1909)
James M (~1891-)