BIOGRAPHIES:  Abel R. HUMPHREY, Waterville, Pepin Co., WI

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Abel R. Humphrey (deceased) was born in Burke township, Caledonia
county, Vt., February 1, 1804, and died in Waterville, in October,
1885.  He was a son of Riley Humphrey.  The family are descended from
one of seven brothers who emigrated from England to America about 1725.
Some of these brothers settled in Vermont and the others in
Connecticut.  Abel R. Humphrey was married about 1825 to Julia,
daughter of David Stoddard, who was a native of Vermont.  Both the
Humphrey and Stoddard families have been noted for longevity.  Mr. and
Mrs. Humphrey were blessed with eight children:  Rowana (Mrs. G.
Brooks), Rosaline (Mrs. J. Ronald), Ellen (Mrs. G. Kirke), Sarah (Mrs.
D. Cornell), Emeline (Mrs. H. Overing), La Fayette, David and Abel. 
Mrs. Humphrey died November 28, 1886.  About 1839 Mr. Humphrey removed
to St. Lawrence county, N. Y., where he engaged in lumbering.  In 1848
he removed to Auburn, N. Y., and in 1862 he went to Arkansaw, where he
worked in a saw-mill and later at farming.  He was an ardent patriot
and a public spirited citizen.  It was largely due to his efforts that
a post-office was established there, and he was appointed the first
postmaster, carrying the mail from Durand himself for the first three
months.  Politically he was a republican.  He served as town treasurer,
assessor and county registrar of deeds.

-Transcribed from the "Historical & Biographical Album of the Chippewa
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," page 726.


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