TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - OBITS   J.D. Humphries

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J.D. Humphries
[Dec 7, 1878 - Aug 18, 1883]
Died in Reynolds, August 18th of congestion, J.D.
Hu,pries, aged four years, eight months, and eleven
days.

This little boy was a child of unusual promise.
Although of such tender years, he had learned to love
the Sabbath School, and delighted in the beautiful
songs he heard while there. During his last illness
which lasted but a few days, he sang in sweet chldish
accents that beautiful song, "Gathering Home".

If time or space would eprmit we could re-count many
touching scenes, which occurred during his short
journey to the grave, but it would only reopen the
painful wound in his distressed mothers's heart, to see
them recorded here.  We would offer in the way of
consolation to his mother, that as she cannot have him
come back to her, she can go to him to that bright land
beyond the skies, where there is no more sickness, pain
or death.

A Friend

Note:
J.D. Humpries
Dec 7, 1878 - Aug 18, 1883
(son of DuBose and Susan Fannie Ruffin Humphries)
(grandson of Thomas D. and Ephie Carter Humphries)
(grandson of J.J. and Sarah Averett Ruffin)


J.D. had an older brother, Monroe M. Humpries born
1877 and younger sister, Sallie Mae (1881-1882) who had
died  April, 1882, the  year before.

Dubose Humphries was convicted of shooting John R.
Duckworth on Nov 23, 1880.