Husband William Humphrey, Esq. 1 2 3 4
Born: 22 Aug 1835 - Worth Twp, Butler Co, PA 5 6
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Died: 16 Nov 1917 4
Buried: - Presbyterian Cemetery, Portersville, Butler Co, PA
Father: William Humphrey (1797-1864) 6 7 8 9
Mother: Elizabeth Dunbar ( - ) 8
Marriage: 1856 5 6
Wife Elizabeth Riddle 4 5 6
Born: - Butler Co, PA
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Died: 7 Sep 1925 4
Buried: - Presbyterian Cemetery, Portersville, Butler Co, PA
Father: John Riddle ( - ) 5 6
Mother: Margaret Hay ( - ) 6
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1 M James Humphrey 5 6
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2 M John Riddle Humphrey 6 10
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Spouse: Laura E. Moore ( - ) 6 11
3 M Walter Newton Humphrey, M.D. 5 6 12
Born: 7 Jun 1870 - Portersville, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA 12
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Spouse: Florence Depue ( - ) 6 12
Marr: 1898 12
4 M Edwin Wison Humphrey 4 5 6
Born: 14 Dec 1873 - Portersville, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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Spouse: Mazie Leighner ( - ) 4
Marr: 12 Oct 1911 4
5 F Margaret Humphrey 5 6
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Spouse: Rev. W. H. Sloan ( - ) 6
General Notes: Husband - William Humphrey, Esq.
In early life, he followed the profession of teaching. Abandoning this business after pursuing it for fourteen years, he embarked in the mercantile business in 1868, with James Newton. At the end of four years, he sold out to S. H. Bailey. Five years later, he entered into partnership with Peter Scheidemantle, keeping a general store.
He received a common school education, and also attended a select school at Portersville. At the age of twenty-two he commenced to learn surveying under Hugh Smith, and followed that profession, in connection with teaching in the public schools of Portersville and Muddy Creek township, for fifteen years. In 1861 he established a general store at Portersville, and also engaged in buying wool. He purchased over 500,000 pounds of wool, being one of the most extensive buyers in Butler county. For more than thirty years Mr. Humphrey carried on merchandising at Portersville, and was one of the successful business men of the community. In 1868 he was elected justice of the peace for Portersville, and filled that position for twenty years. He was also a school director for ten years, and a member of the council and burgess of Portersville. He was identified with the Democratic party until 1876, when he became connected with the Prohibition movement. He was a strong protectionist, and an advocate of a high tariff, believing that policy beneficial to the country at large. He was a member of the Portersville Presbyterian church, was a trustee in that society, and a member of the general session since 1886.