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Joseph Granville Boyd Humphreys

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Joseph Granville Boyd Humphreys

Birth
Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Death
6 Dec 1924 (aged 61)
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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JOSEPH GRANVILLE IS THE OLDEST OF 8 CHILDREN BORN TO MATHEW AND MARTHA CHENAULT HUMPHREYS IN GREENBRIER CO., WVA. THE FAMILY MOVED TO LACLEDE CO., MO AROUND 1879 AND LIVED THERE FOR 10 YEARS. JOSEPH, HIS FATHER, MATHEW, AND BROTHER, JOHN WERE CARPENTERS. DURING THE LATER PART OF THE 10 YEARS IN MO THESE 3 BEGAN TO DROVE HORSES FROM MO TO TX. THEN IN 1890 ALL THE FAMILY MOVED TO ABILENE, TEXAS. The reason for coming to Abilene was the Texas and Pacific Railroad and Abilene was becoming a "boom" town with jobs and new construction.

JOSEPH AND HIS FAMILY CAN BE FOUND ON THE 1900 AND 1910 CENSUS RECORDS LIVING ON OAK ST. IN ABILENE. BETWEEN 1910-1915 JOSEPH AND FAMILY MOVED TO CA. MANY OF THEIR DESCENDANTS LIVE IN CA TODAY.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH ONE OF HIS GRAND DAUGHTERS IN THE 1990s LED TO A DIFFICULT FINDING. SHE REVEALED THAT HER GRAND FATHER WAS A "ROUNDER" IN THE WORST WAY. THE STORIES TOLD OF HIS ALCOHOL ABUSE AND WOMANIZING ARE LEGEND IN HIS FAMILY. HE FATHERED AT LEAST 3 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN. DETAILS ARE OMITTED HERE.
JOSEPH GRANVILLE IS THE OLDEST OF 8 CHILDREN BORN TO MATHEW AND MARTHA CHENAULT HUMPHREYS IN GREENBRIER CO., WVA. THE FAMILY MOVED TO LACLEDE CO., MO AROUND 1879 AND LIVED THERE FOR 10 YEARS. JOSEPH, HIS FATHER, MATHEW, AND BROTHER, JOHN WERE CARPENTERS. DURING THE LATER PART OF THE 10 YEARS IN MO THESE 3 BEGAN TO DROVE HORSES FROM MO TO TX. THEN IN 1890 ALL THE FAMILY MOVED TO ABILENE, TEXAS. The reason for coming to Abilene was the Texas and Pacific Railroad and Abilene was becoming a "boom" town with jobs and new construction.

JOSEPH AND HIS FAMILY CAN BE FOUND ON THE 1900 AND 1910 CENSUS RECORDS LIVING ON OAK ST. IN ABILENE. BETWEEN 1910-1915 JOSEPH AND FAMILY MOVED TO CA. MANY OF THEIR DESCENDANTS LIVE IN CA TODAY.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH ONE OF HIS GRAND DAUGHTERS IN THE 1990s LED TO A DIFFICULT FINDING. SHE REVEALED THAT HER GRAND FATHER WAS A "ROUNDER" IN THE WORST WAY. THE STORIES TOLD OF HIS ALCOHOL ABUSE AND WOMANIZING ARE LEGEND IN HIS FAMILY. HE FATHERED AT LEAST 3 ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN. DETAILS ARE OMITTED HERE.

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