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Humphrey M. Huffman

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Humphrey M. Huffman Veteran

Birth
Highland County, Ohio, USA
Death
16 Oct 1912 (aged 80)
Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Nilesville, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Humphrey was born in Greenfield Township, Highland Co, Ohio, on July 22, 1832. He was 23 years old when his parents moved to Iowa. He attended the Chickasaw school and used to tell tales of the early school life.

Humphrey enlisted in the Union Army. He belonged to the Fife and Drum Corps and played fife or drum on marches. His drum may be seen at the Historical Society Museum near the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.

He married Mary Ann Beckwith, daughter of Joseph & Lucinda (Wood) Beckwith. Three of their children died in a scarlet fever epidemic when quite young.

Humphrey and his family lived on a farm near Bassett, Iowa. All are buried in the Beckwith Cemetery north of Charles City. His son, Joseph, moved to Montana and is buried there.
Humphrey was born in Greenfield Township, Highland Co, Ohio, on July 22, 1832. He was 23 years old when his parents moved to Iowa. He attended the Chickasaw school and used to tell tales of the early school life.

Humphrey enlisted in the Union Army. He belonged to the Fife and Drum Corps and played fife or drum on marches. His drum may be seen at the Historical Society Museum near the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.

He married Mary Ann Beckwith, daughter of Joseph & Lucinda (Wood) Beckwith. Three of their children died in a scarlet fever epidemic when quite young.

Humphrey and his family lived on a farm near Bassett, Iowa. All are buried in the Beckwith Cemetery north of Charles City. His son, Joseph, moved to Montana and is buried there.


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