Joseph William Humphrey and Elda C. Hugus

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Husband Joseph William Humphrey ^{1 2}

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           Born: 31 Jul 1868 - Worth Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Hon. James Humphrey (      -Bef 1908) 1 2 3 4
         Mother: Ruth Studebaker (      -1912) 1 2 4

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       Marriage: 1896 2

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Wife Elda C. Hugus ²

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           Born:  - Venango Co, PA
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         Father: George B. Hugus (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Eleanor E. Weikal (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Gladys Pauline Humphrey ^{2 5}

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         Spouse: Frank Newman (      -      ) 2

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2 M Raymond Wayne Humphrey ^{2 5}

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3 F Josephine Wilhelmina Humphrey ^{2 5}

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4 F Eleanor Hugus Humphrey ^{2 5}

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph William Humphrey

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He was educated in the common schools of his native county and in Grove City College, from which he was graduated in 1893 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. His legal training and education he obtained in the law office of the late John D. Marshall, Esq., in Butler. In 1896 he was admitted to the bar of the State and the county, and he moved to Ellwood City, then but an infant among municipalities, and established himself as one of its first lawyers. He became its leading legal man, and a prominent financier.
Mr. Humphrey was attorney for the First National Bank of Ellwood City, a director in and attorney for the Ellwood City Building and Loan Association. He was a prominent Democrat; and was a member of the Ellwood City Rotary Club, of which he was first president and later a director; and a director of the Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce. He was also a prominent churchman, for he was elder and a member of the board of sessions of the First Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City. He was a member of this ecclesiastical institution for many years and was always active in all its affairs. During the World War, Mr. Humphrey took vigorous part in home war work, serving in important capacities on many boards and committees and performing much valuable work as a speaker.

He completed the classical course at Grove City College in 1893, after which he taught in the Butler High School for one year and then entered the law office of John Marshall at Butler. In the spring of 1896 he was admitted to practice in the courts of Butler and Lawrence Counties, and after his marriage established his residence at Ellwood City. He served several years as a member of the Ellwood City School Board.

1 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 637.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 110.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 347, 359.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1239.

5 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 638.