Joseph J HUMPHREYS b. 17 Apr 1797 *Athens, Jackson, Georgia, USA d. 26 Apr 1864 Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1797 - 1864 (67 years)

Name	Joseph J HUMPHREYS [1]
Born	17 Apr 1797	*Athens, Jackson, Georgia, USA [2]
Gender	Male
Property	1822	, Marion, Alabama, USA
Residence	Between 1836 and 1837	, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Tax List	1841	, Harrison, Texas, USA
Tax List	Harrison Land District
Residence	24 Dec 1851	Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Tax List	1852	, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Religion	Primitive Baptist
Died	26 Apr 1864	Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, USA [3]
Buried	27 Apr 1864	Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Buried	Address: Humphreys Cemetery Caldwell County Caldwell County, Texas
Person ID	I5802	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	1 Oct 2020

Father	George W HUMPHREYS, b. 9 Nov 1772, , , North Carolina, USA , d. Jan 1865, , Lafayette, Mississippi, USA (Age 92 years)
Mother	Abigail MCDONALD, b. 20 Oct 1768, Marion, Perry, Alabama, USA , d. 6 Sep 1849, Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA (Age 80 years)
Married	26 Apr 1792	, Franklin, Georgia, USA
Family ID	F2503	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sarah Jane JONES, b. 18 Feb 1799, *Athens, Jackson, Georgia, USA , d. 1 Apr 1889, Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)

Married 24 Dec 1816 Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA [4]

Children

	1. Elizabeth HUMPHREYS, b. Oct 1820, , Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA , d. 30 Jun 1903, , Frio, Texas, USA (Age ~ 82 years)
	2. Seaborn HUMPHRIES, b. Abt 1820, , Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA , d. Abt 1903, , Frio, Texas, USA (Age ~ 83 years)
	3. Talitha Ann HUMPHREYS, b. 14 Jan 1821, , Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA , d. 9 Nov 1903, , Blanco, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)
	4. Melvina HUMPHRIES, b. 30 Jan 1824, , Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA , d. 18 Feb 1878, , Caldwell, Texas, USA (Age 54 years)
	5. Ira HUMPHRIES, b. 1826, , Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA , d. Deceased
	6. Harriet HUMPHRIES, b. 23 Jan 1828, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA , d. Deceased
	7. Nancy HUMPHRIES, b. 14 Apr 1831, Marion, Perry, Alabama, USA , d. Deceased
	8. Abigail HUMPHRIES, b. 11 May 1833, Marion, Perry, Alabama, USA , d. 30 Jan 1932, Beeville, Bee, Texas, USA (Age 98 years)
	9. Mary Ann HUMPHRIES, b. 11 Dec 1835, Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA , d. 17 Apr 1917, Kyle, Hays, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)
	10. Jesse Lafayette HUMPHREYS, b. 12 May 1838, , , Alabama, USA , d. 5 Jun 1900, , Caldwell, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
	11. Sarah Jane HUMPHREYS, b. 1840, Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA , d. Deceased

Last Modified 3 Apr 2017

Family ID F2287 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos
Humphreys, Joseph J

Notes

Moved from Mississippi to Texas with the Jennings Family. Owned a large home which sat high on a bluff overlooking the falls of the San Marcos River below Martindale. The home burned. They brought 10 of 11 children with them to Texas.

HUMPHREYS CEMETERY
Members of the Jennings and Humphreys families settled in the Martindale area in the 1850s. They established a cemetery on land bought by Joseph Humphreys in 1855. Set aside on this raised area, the burial ground initially served family members who had settled the 2,000 acres adjoining the site.
Randolph Reed Jennings (d. 1854), who reportedly died of yellow fever on his way to Martindale, was the first buried here, and the grave marker of Agnes Jennings (d. 1869) bears the earliest birth year, 1783. Joseph Humphreys (d. 1864) was the first buried in the Humphreys family plot, denoted by two obelisks. Tradition holds that a number of unmarked graves belong to former slaves of the pioneer families. Notable burials include the graves of early settler Jemima Crunk (1799-1876) and George H Martindale (1842-1892), son of the community's founder.
Today, families and descendants of those buried here meet regularly and maintain the cemetery, which was enlarged in 1946. This burial ground, a link to the area's early settlers, remains a symbol of Martindale and its rich history.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

Joe and Sallie are ancestors of my children.
I found many records with the alternate spelling HUMPHRIES but none with UMPHRESS OR UMFRESS.
(Research):Chambers Co, Alabama Marriages
Allen John B. Susan L. Humphries 10/17/1869
Humphries Lou Ann William F. Fuller 4/24/1859
Martha Clark Wilson 5/28/1835
Susan L. John B. Allen 10/17/1869
Humphries, Alfred Amanda Smith 1/8/1846

Sources

[S414] McFarland, Evelyn Langley, Joseph R Humphries.
[S207] Cemetery, Humphreys, Caldwell, TX, Humphreys, Joseph J.
17 Apr 1797
[S207] Cemetery, Humphreys, Caldwell, TX, Humphreys, Joseph J.
[S207] Cemetery, Humphreys, Caldwell, TX, Humphreys, Sarah J.
Married 24 Dec 1816