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Judge Churchill Humphrey

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Judge Churchill Humphrey

Birth
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
13 Jul 1970 (aged 84)
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section P, Lot 672
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Judge Churchill Humphrey (Annapolis 1907)(UVa. Law 1911) lived at "Ridgeway" built in 1817, considered to be the finest Federal-style residence in Kentucky, now 4095 Massie Avenue, Louisville. He was an attorney, judge of the circuit court in Louisville, 1933-43, served as a Navy lieutenant in WWI and was a lt. commander (USNR). He sailed with the Great White Fleet which President Theodore Roosevelt sent around the world. He was an airplane pilot and sailed a 45" yacht alone from Ft. Lauderdale to Louisville in 1930. He married in 1908/9, Martha Love Williams (1886-1976)(Vassar 1908), of San Jose, Cal. Their children were Mary Moss (1910-) and Judge Alexander Pope Humphrey III (1911-97).

Mary Moss Humphrey (1910-) lived in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. She married in 1947, John Jacob Cameron. Their daughter, Mary Moss Cameron, lives in San Diego and married Felipee Burchard. Their son is Christopher Burchard.

See Tampa Sunday Tribune, April 27, 1930, pt.4 p.6; The Courier-Journal, July 16, 1970, B14 (includes photo of Judge Humphrey); Charles Timothy Todhunter, The Churchill Family Genealogy (McDowell Pub., Utica, Ky., 1992), II: 373-375; Joanne Weeter, Louisville Landmarks, (Louisville, 2004), 98-99 ("Ridgeway"); Samuel W. Thomas, The Architectural History of Louisville, 1778-1900 (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, 2009), 39-40 (photos of exterior and interior of "Ridgeway"); Donna M. Neary, Historic Jefferson County (Ky.) (Jefferson County Fiscal Court, Merrick Printing Co., 2000), 16 (photo of "Ridgeway"); Samuel W. Thomas, Cherokee Triangle (Butler Book Publishing, Louisville, Ky. 2003), 125-126 (photo of 2412 Longest Ave. where Judge Humphrey also lived, c1910-1922); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 380-381.
Judge Churchill Humphrey (Annapolis 1907)(UVa. Law 1911) lived at "Ridgeway" built in 1817, considered to be the finest Federal-style residence in Kentucky, now 4095 Massie Avenue, Louisville. He was an attorney, judge of the circuit court in Louisville, 1933-43, served as a Navy lieutenant in WWI and was a lt. commander (USNR). He sailed with the Great White Fleet which President Theodore Roosevelt sent around the world. He was an airplane pilot and sailed a 45" yacht alone from Ft. Lauderdale to Louisville in 1930. He married in 1908/9, Martha Love Williams (1886-1976)(Vassar 1908), of San Jose, Cal. Their children were Mary Moss (1910-) and Judge Alexander Pope Humphrey III (1911-97).

Mary Moss Humphrey (1910-) lived in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. She married in 1947, John Jacob Cameron. Their daughter, Mary Moss Cameron, lives in San Diego and married Felipee Burchard. Their son is Christopher Burchard.

See Tampa Sunday Tribune, April 27, 1930, pt.4 p.6; The Courier-Journal, July 16, 1970, B14 (includes photo of Judge Humphrey); Charles Timothy Todhunter, The Churchill Family Genealogy (McDowell Pub., Utica, Ky., 1992), II: 373-375; Joanne Weeter, Louisville Landmarks, (Louisville, 2004), 98-99 ("Ridgeway"); Samuel W. Thomas, The Architectural History of Louisville, 1778-1900 (Filson Historical Society, Louisville, 2009), 39-40 (photos of exterior and interior of "Ridgeway"); Donna M. Neary, Historic Jefferson County (Ky.) (Jefferson County Fiscal Court, Merrick Printing Co., 2000), 16 (photo of "Ridgeway"); Samuel W. Thomas, Cherokee Triangle (Butler Book Publishing, Louisville, Ky. 2003), 125-126 (photo of 2412 Longest Ave. where Judge Humphrey also lived, c1910-1922); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 380-381.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114163530/churchill-humphrey: accessed ), memorial page for Judge Churchill Humphrey (11 Sep 1885–13 Jul 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114163530, citing Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by JHBarr (contributor 48130565).