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Dr Samuel Cobun Humphreys

Birth: 8 Apr 1823
Death: 22 Nov 1853 (aged 30)
Burial: Humphreys Cemetery

Oaklawn, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 47030417 View Source

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Sleep my noble husband, sleep on in thy grave. The green grass in beauty above thee will wave. Thy loved wife and child still on life's stormy main, will soon soar to heaven to greet thee again. Dr. S. C. Humphreys died Nov 22, 1853, aged 30 yrs, 7 mos, and 14 days. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.

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Birthdate extrapolated from dates on stone. Died 1 mos before Samuel Cobun was born (1860 census shows 52 slaves)

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Ruth Devenport Humphreys

1826–1857

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Created by: Julia Baker
Added: Jan 23, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47030417/samuel_cobun-humphreys: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Samuel Cobun Humphreys (8 Apr 1823–22 Nov 1853), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47030417, citing Humphreys Cemetery, Oaklawn, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Julia Baker (contributor 46494619).

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