John James HUMPHREYS

1856 - 1920  (63 years)

• Name	John James HUMPHREYS
  Born	10 Aug 1856	Wales   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1896	Wales   [1]
  Occupation	coal miner (foreman/superintendent)  [1, 2]
  Residence	1910	Newburg, Preston Co, WV   [1]
  Died	27 May 1920	Newburg, Preston Co, WV   [3]
  	Cause: pulmonary tuberculosis
  Buried	Newburg, Preston Co, WV   [2]
  Notes	1910 United States Federal Census shows the family of John Humphreys residing in Newburg, Preston Co, WV as of Apr 15 1910. Household members were: John Humphreys, age 52, b. ca 1858 in Wales, both parents born in Wales, year of immigration to US 1896, occupation coal miner (superintendent), able to read & write; wife Matilda E., age 48, b. ca 1862 in England, both parents born in England, married ca 1890; sons William L., age 15, b. in Pennsylvania; Walter J., age 13, b. WV; George T. age 11, b. WV; dau Lillian M., age 8, b. WV; sons Fredrick, age 6, b. WV; and Victor, age 2, b. WV.
  Person ID	I24182	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2007

  
  

  Family	Matilda Elisabeth CAUSER,   b. 4 Aug 1862, England ,   d. 16 Oct 1930, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  (Age 68 years)  [1, 4]
  Married	CA 1890	Wales   [1]
  Children	1. William L. HUMPHREYS,   b. CA 1895, Pennsylvania   2. Walter J. HUMPHREYS,   b. CA 1897, West Virginia + 3. George Thomas HUMPHREYS,   b. 1 Apr 1899, Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV ,   d. 23 Oct 1983, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV  (Age 84 years)   4. Lillian M. HUMPHREYS,   b. CA 1902, West Virginia   5. Fredrick HUMPHREYS,   b. CA 1904, West Virginia   6. Victor HUMPHREYS,   b. CA 1908
  Family ID	F9057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		24182_HUMPHREYS_JohnJames_1856-1920_DeathCertificate.jpg
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• Sources

  [S1813] 1910 Census. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). This death record contains several discrepancies. The stated birth date of Aug 10 1856 is inconsistent both with the stated age at death (64y 8m 7d), which would put birth date at Sep 20 1855, and with the age reported in the 1910 Census (52, as of Apr 1910), which would make his 53rd birthday in Aug 1910 and indicate a birth year of 1857. Additionally, the deceased's birthplace, and that of both of his parents, is stated as England. The 1910 Census, based on his own statements to the enumerator, shows that he and his parents were all born in Wales. Also, his parents are identified as John Humphreys and (first name not given) Causer. This appears to be a clerical error that reflects the names of the deceased and his wife, rather than the names of his parents. Informant for completion of the death certificate was Lewis Humphreys of Newburg WV, relationship not stated. It is possible that this is John Humphrey's oldest (age 25) son, William L. Humphreys, who simply erred in providing the required information. [S1623] The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), William F. Donnelly, (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 426. citing letters to the author in Mar & Dec 1995 from George T. Humphreys, Jr., grandson of John James Humphreys & Matilda Elisabeth Causer.