Walter Alexander Humphries (1879-1894)

Walter Alexander Humphries

Birth

1879

Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Death

19 May 1894 (aged 14–15)

Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA

Burial

Fredericksburg Cemetery

Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 10, Lot 182, Stone 271

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Lost his life attempting to save Lizzie Erickson from drowning in the Rappahannock River

Inscription

Lost his life /in a noble effort/to rescue a girl/from drowing/in his 16th year of age

Gravesite Details

in one grave with his sister Rosa

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Parents

Pvt William Henry Humphries

1824–1898
Charlotte "Lottie" Chilton Humphries

1840–1905

Siblings

Mary M Humphries Musselman

1847–1905
Henry G Humphries

1849–1898
James W Humphries Sr

1856–1899
Charlotte Roberteen "Lottie" Humphries Walker

1867–1958
Ida Belle Humphries McGhee

1869–1943
Rosa Lee Humphries

1873–1896
George Thomas Humphries

1882–1956

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1880 United States Federal Census

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Walter Alexander Humphries

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Pvt William Henry Humphries

Charlotte "Lottie" Chilton Humphries

Mary M Humphries Musselman

Henry G Humphries

James W Humphries Sr

Charlotte Roberteen "Lottie" Humphries Walker

Ida Belle Humphries McGhee

Rosa Lee Humphries

George Thomas Humphries

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