Biography of: Charles M. Humphreys McCracken County, Kentucky Source; Biographical Sketches from, "Kentucky, History of the State" Main Author; William Henry Perrin 1887 **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@metrocast.net Date: April 17, 2002 **************************************************************************** Charles M. Humphreys, McCracken County, was born November 20, 1833, in Montgomery County Tenn. and is the son of Charles M. and Nancy (Parker) Humphreys. The father was a native of the same County, and was a son of George Humphreys, a wealthy farmer from Virginia. He was accidentally killed by a falling tree, when our subject was three years old and the latter was reared by his mother. At eight years our subject went to work to assist in the support of the family, which consisted of his mother and one sister, Charlotte, and was thus engaged , hiring out by the year, and doing overseeing work, until 1862, in which year both his mother and sister died. He sold the little home place of an acre, and in 1863 rented a farm and made a good paying crop of corn. He sold the same and his stock and went to Clarksville, where he engaged in the liquor buisness for nearly two years. He was then appointed inspector and storekeeper at Port Royal, Tenn. under the General Government. After his marriage which occured with Miss Malissa Thomas, of Clarksville, September 10, 1867, he reengaged in farming , in Montgomery County, and after two years sold out and removed to Marshall County, Ky. where he farmed ten years. Then in 1880, came to McCracken County. and located on his present farm, which now consists of 350 acres. He is one of the substantial men of the county. His wife is a Cumberland Presbyterian and he is a Methodist. He has taken a deep interest in educational matters and his influence has been used in building up the neighboring school.