David HUMPHRIES

David HUMPHRIES

Male 1860 - 1934  (73 years)

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  • Name David HUMPHRIES 
    Birth 14 Oct 1860  Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1891  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1901  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Origin 1901 
    Irish 
    Religion 1901 
    Methodist 
    Lived Jan 1920  Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    at time of brother James`death 
    Death 22 Aug 1934  Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Cobden Union Cemetery
    Cobden, Ontario 
    Person ID I2405  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2018 

    Father Francis HUMPHRIES,   b. 15 Sep 1815, Kilnacreeva, P. Castleterra, Co. Cavan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1906, Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Jane DONNELLY,   b. 1816, , , Co. Carlow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1885, Horton Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha 'Mattie' GRAHAM,   b. 15 Aug 1866, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1900, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1887  Snake River, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Laura May HUMPHRIES,   b. 2 May 1888, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1891 (Age 2 years)
     2. Cecil E. HUMPHRIES,   b. 5 May 1890, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1938, Windsor, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     3. Retta May HUMPHRIES,   b. 24 Jul 1894, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1931, Moosejaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    Family ID F1717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2008 

    Family 2 Alice Ruth HURST,   b. 21 Aug 1875, Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1928, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1901  Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Children 
     1. Gladys Dorothy HUMPHRIES,   b. 14 Apr 1902, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2008 

  • Photos
    CHx-First Cobden Council, 1901
    CHx-First Cobden Council, 1901
    Bk:Isadore Fortier, William Danlin, Fred B. Elliott,(Cobden Sun Ed) David Humphries
    Ft:Joseph R. Warren, (Clerk) James Humphries (Reeve), Oscar Stephens

    Donated by George Wallace to Whitewater Historical Society
    Humphries, David with dau Retta and son Cecil
    Humphries, David with dau Retta and son Cecil
    Photograph provided by Rick Kelly, 2019

    Documents
    CHx-First Cobden Council, 1901
    CHx-First Cobden Council, 1901
    Bk:Isadore Fortier, William Danlin, Fred Elliott,(Cobden Sun Ed) David Humphries
    Ft:Joseph R. Warren, James Humphries (Reeve), Oscar Stephens

    The Cobden Sun Oct 12 1939
    CHx-Humphries, David obituary
    CHx-Humphries, David obituary
    newspaper clipping from The Cobden Sun, Sep 6, 1934

    Headstones
    Gravestone-Humphries Stone
    Gravestone-Humphries Stone
    Block 3 - Methodist
    Cobden Union Cemetery
    photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016
    Gravestone-Humphries, David & Mattie nee Graham;
Daughter Laura
    Gravestone-Humphries, David & Mattie nee Graham; Daughter Laura
    Block 3 - Methodist
    Cobden Union Cemetery
    photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

  • Notes 
    • HUMPHRIES 1891 census @ca.on.113i1 family 206 @ca.on.renfrew.ross division 1 p48 film t6355 11 HUMPHRIES David M 1891-30 married - Ont Ire Ire Methodist general black smith 12 HUMPHRIES ? Martha F 1891-24 married wife Ont Ont Ire Methodist note: "m" orginally entered as sex, but then stroked through and "f" wri tten at upper left on original document 13 HUMPHRIES Cecil M 1891-1 - son Ont Ont Ont Methodist

  • Sources 
    1. [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    2. [S605403] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    3. [S776] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 028943 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: David Humphries Death Date: 22 Aug 1934 Death Location: Horton Twp., ON; res: Renfrew; Irish, widower;  Gender: Male; retired farmer;  Estimated birth year: Oct 14 1860;  Birth Location: Ont Father: Francis Humphries Mother: Donelly both b. IRE; informant: John Burwell, nephew, Renfrew; Burial: Cobden; cause: myocarditis

    4. [S606144] 028943 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: David Humphries Death Date: 22 Aug 1934 Death Location: Horton Twp., ON; res: Renfrew; Irish, widower; Gender: Male; retired farmer; Estimated birth year: Oct 14 1860; Birth Location: Ont Father: Francis Humphries Mother: Donelly both b. IRE; informant: John Burwell, nephew, Renfrew; Burial: Cobden; cause: myocarditis

    5. [S493] Lewis, Olga, Renfrew County Marriages, 1876-1890, (Sep 1998).

    6. [S903] Newspaper - BMD Pembroke Newspapers, Vol 1 1900-1906, (Compiled by Members of UOVGG, Pembroke, ON 2003).

    7. [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), Pembroke, Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      Name: David Humphries Birth Place: Renfrew Ont Age: 37 Father Name: Frances Humphries Mother Name: Jane Gorroly Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Spouse Name: Alice Ruth Hurst Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Place: Blackburgh Spouse Father Name: George Hurst Spouse Mother Name : Sarah Jane Childerhose Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1901