MITCHELL BROWN “HUMPHREY” UMPHRESS

DESCENDENTS OF

MITCHELL BROWN “HUMPHREY” UMPHRESS

Submitted by Barbara Childers

Generation No. 1

1. Mitchell Brown “Humphrey”1 UMPHRESS was born August 31, 1814 in Georgia, and died March 11, 1859 in Jefferson Co., Florida. He married (1) SARAH WEBB HORTON November 21, 1833. She was born January 29, 1814 in Washington Co., GA, and died November 30, 1840. He married (2) MARTHA HORTON March 26, 1841 in Washington Co., GA. She was born June 1822, and died July 27, 1901 in Texas.

More About MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY” UMPHRESS:

Burial: Monticello, FL

Medical Information: Several of his family died within months of him. He died from the results of an abscessed tooth. He was a farmer, had a contract to carry mail, and a lay minister in Monticello, Florida

More About MARTHA HORTON:

Burial: Pleasant Mound Cemetery, Dallas Co., TX

Children of MITCHELL UMPHRESS and SARAH WEBB HORTON are:

1. i. MARTHA ANN EMARINTHA2 UMPHRESS, b. March 06, 1836, Miller Co.?, GA; d. October 03, 1918, Grady Co., GA.

2. ii. NANCY ARAMINTA HORTON UMPHRESS, b. May 24, 1838; d. March 12, 1851.

Children of MITCHELL UMPHRESS and MARTHA HORTON are:

3. iii. ARTEMISSA2 UMPHRESS, b. September 12, 1844.

4. iv. JOHN ROBERT UMPHRESS, b. January 26, 1847.

5. v. MITCHELL ARPHAXAD UMPHRESS, b. October 07, 1849.

6. vi. SLATUS ERASTUS UMPHRESS, b. June 09, 1851, Jefferson Co., FL; d. July 16, 1914 at the Fine Hotel, Granbury, TX.

vii. PAYTON PATRICK UMPHRESS, b. November 14, 1852; d. July 1868.

viii. WILLIAM MATTERSON UMPHRESS, b. April 06, 1855; d. June 1859.

More About WILLIAM MATTERSON UMPHRESS:

Cause of Death: Chills

ix. FRANCIS EUPHRATES UMPHRESS, b. March 09, 1858; d. June 16, 1884.

More About FRANCIS EUPHRATES UMPHRESS:

Burial: Station #4 in the Old Kinsey Field, Monticello, FL

Generation No. 2

2. MARTHA ANN EMARINTHA2 UMPHRESS (MITCHELL BROWN “HUMPHREY”1) was born March 06, 1836 in Miller Co.?, GA, and died October 03, 1918 in Grady Co., GA. She married JESSE M. ALDREDGE, SR. May 13, 1855 in Monticello, Jefferson Co., FL, son of WILLIAM N. ALDREDGE. He was born March 31, 1819 in Lenoir Co., NC, and died February 17, 1890 in Thomas Co., GA.

More About MARTHA ANN EMARINTHA UMPHRESS:

Burial: Bold Springs Cemetery

Nationality: Said to be of Scottish/Irish descent

Occupation: Taught at Fletcherville School for Girls

Residence: School Teacher in Thomasville Co., GA

Notes for JESSE M. ALDREDGE, SR.:

John Mitchell Umphress Aldredge was a son of Jesse M. Aldredge and Martha Ann. John was born 9.28.1858 and died 5.27.1927. He married Mary Isabel Singletary. Both are buried at Bold Springs Cemetery in Grady Co.

Children of MARTHA UMPHRESS and JESSE ALDREDGE are:

i. SARAH ANN WEBB3 ALDRIDGE, b. April 06, 1856, Jefferson Co. Fla; d. July 26, 1940, Grady Co., GA; m. JAMES JACKSON CHASTAIN, December 11, 1875, Thomas Co., GA; b. Abt. 1852, Thomas Co., GA; d. July 30, 1895, Thomas Co., GA.

More About SARAH ANN WEBB ALDRIDGE:

Burial: Bold Springs Cemetery

7. ii. JOHN MITCHELL UMPHRESS ALDRIDGE, b. September 28, 1858, Jefferson Co. FL; d. May 27, 1927, Grady Co., GA.

iii. NANCY “SUSAN” ALDRIDGE, b. October 28, 1860, Jefferson Co. FL; d. January 12, 1938; m. ANDREW A. ATKINSON, May 06, 1883, Thomas Co., GA.

iv. TABITHA ELIZABETH ALDRIDGE, b. September 15, 1863, Jefferson Co. FL; d. December 22, 1946, Grady Co., GA; m. JASPER ROBERT PEACOCK, March 04, 1902, Thomas Co., GA.

v. JESSE MILLER ALDRIDGE, b. January 21, 1866, Thomas Co., GA near Chastain; d. May 15, 1928, Grady Co., GA; m. (1) GERTRUDE BRYAN, November 11, 1888, Thomas Co., GA; b. January 24, 1871, Thomas Co., GA; d. April 01, 1908, Grady Co., GA; m. (2) BESSIE MAE JONES, March 10, 1910; b. October 01, 1891; d. October 23, 1980.

vi. ARTIMISSIE LUGENIA ALDRIDGE, b. November 04, 1868, Thomas Co., GA; d. May 11, 1895, Thomas Co., GA; m. ROBERT HENRY ARLINE, September 12, 1892, Thomas Co., GA; b. September 1860, Cairo, Decatur Co., GA (then Thomas Co.); d. February 14, 1937, Cairo, Grady Co., GA.

vii. MINNIE THEODOSIA ALDRIDGE, b. August 31, 1871, Thomas Co., GA; d. October 23, 1900, Texas; m. DAVE H. TUCKER, August 03, 1892, Texas; b. December 23, 1858; d. June 10, 1945.

viii. ELLA FRANCIS LUVENIA ALDRIDGE, b. January 25, 1873, Thomas Co., GA; d. December 19, 1960, Brooks County, GA; m. ALBERTUS GLENN MCCORD, December 11, 1894, Thomas Co., GA; b. October 10, 1867; d. April 10, 1925.

3. ARTEMISSA 2 UMPHRESS (MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born September 12, 1844. She married LEVI HORTON.

Children of ARTEMISSA UMPHRESS and LEVI HORTON are:

i. WILLIAM MITCHEL BROWN3 HORTON, b. September 10, 1863.

ii. JOHN FREDERICK ANDERSON HORTON, b. August 29, 1865.

4. JOHN R. 2 UMPHRESS (MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born January 26, 1847. He married LOUISA FRANCES TUCKER February 06, 1866 in Station 2 of Baileys Old Mills, daughter of ISAAC TUCKER and CAROLINE TURNER.

Notes for JOHN R. UMPHRESS:

Was in Company K, Major Miller’s Brigade and fought the Battle of Natural Bridge, the same battle where Maggie Grubbs’ father was killed.

Calhoun County Florida Confederate Pension Application Files Index

A08850 UMPHRESS John R. Alabama 1929

Florida 1st Inf. Co. K (Promoted)] Note: There are two John R. Umphresses, one, the son of Edmund and the other, the son of Mitchell; which of those are written here is undetermined

UMPHRESS J B PV 11JUN61 04APR62

Children of JOHN UMPHRESS and LOUISA TUCKER are:

i. MISSOURI LESLIE3 UMPHRESS, b. July 15, 1867.

ii. DORA FRANCIS UMPHRESS, b. February 01, 1871.

iii. JOHN UMPHRESS, b. March 15, 1873.

iv. BULA UMPHRESS, b. August 07, 1875.

v. EUGENE UMPHRESS, b. July 01, 1878.

5. MITCHELL ARPHAXAD 2 UMPHRESS (MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born October 07, 1849. He married ELIZABETH SMITH December 1865.

Notes for MITCHELL ARPHAXAD UMPHRESS: Postmaster of the Elam Station Post Office, Dallas, TX

Child of MITCHELL UMPHRESS and ELIZABETH SMITH is:

8. i. PHOENIX ARAPHAXAD 3 UMPHRESS. (There were others which I haven’t completed)

6. SLATUS ERASTUS 2 UMPHRESS (MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1)1,2 was born June 09, 1851 in Jefferson Co. FL, and died July 16, 1914 in at the Fine Hotel, Granbury, TX. He married MARGARET GRUBBS October 25, 1872 in Jefferson Co., FL, daughter of JOHN GRUBBS and REBECCA KINSEY. She was born August 09, 1852 in Jefferson Co., FL, and died October 08, 1914 in Dallas Co., TX.

More About SLATUS ERASTUS UMPHRESS:

Birth date: June 09, 1857, Headstone information

Burial: Mitchell Bend Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Intestate: July 16, 1915

Ordination: Masonic Lodge

Notes for MARGARET GRUBBS: Her will was submitted under separate document

More About MARGARET GRUBBS:

Ordination: Eastern Star Society

Probate: 1915

Children of SLATUS UMPHRESS and MARGARET GRUBBS are:

9. i. OSCAR3 UMPHRESS, b. May 30, 1876; d. October 03, 1957.

10. ii. LOLA UMPHRESS, b. November 09, 1874; d. 1953.

11. iii. JACOB RAWLINS UMPHRESS, b. January 19, 1881, Hood Co., TX; d. September 22, 1964, Hood Co., TX.

12. iv. WILLIAM J. UMPHRESS, b. February 13, 1881; d. October 24, 1962.

13. v. AUGUSTUS UMPHRESS, b. April 24, 1882, Hood Co., TX; d. May 15, 1964, Auburn WA.

14. vi. LELA VASHTIE UMPHRESS, b. November 29, 1883; d. 1974.

15. vii. OLEN W. UMPHRESS, b. March 07, 1885; d. October 22, 1956.

16. viii. MAGGIE UMPHRESS, b. March 07, 1887; d. May 22, 1940.

Generation No. 3

7. JOHN MITCHELL UMPHRESS 3 ALDRIDGE (MARTHA ANN EMARINTHA2 UMPHRESS, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1)3 was born September 28, 1858 in Jefferson Co. FL, and died May 27, 1927 in Grady Co., GA. He married MARY ISABELLE SINGLETARY September 29, 1881 in Thomas Co., GA. She was born August 25, 1858 in Thomas Co., GA, and died January 12, 1938.

Children of JOHN ALDRIDGE and MARY SINGLETARY are:

i. SADIE D.4 ALDRIDGE.

ii. MARY ISABEL ALDRIDGE.

iii. JESSE A. ALDRIDGE.

iv. ANNIE ALDRIDGE.

v. THOMAS W. ALDRIDGE.

vi. COLUMBIA ALDRIDGE.

vii. LOUSINIA ALDRIDGE.

viii. BILLY ALDRIDGE.

8. PHOENIX ARAPHAXAD 3 UMPHRESS (MITCHELL ARPHAXAD2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) He married EFIE JOSEPHINE PRICE. She was born September 16, 1882, and died December 18, 1967.

More About EFIE JOSEPHINE PRICE:

Burial: Pleasant Mound Cemetery, Dallas, TX

Children of PHOENIX UMPHRESS and EFIE PRICE are:

i. ELESTON PRICE4 UMPHRESS, b. July 29, 1901; d. June 02, 1902.

ii. CLINTON EARL UMPHRESS, b. August 27, 1902; d. April 17, 1981; m. LAURA FISHBACK.

iii. MARIE ELIZABETH UMPHRESS, b. February 05, 1911.

9. OSCAR 3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born May 30, 1876, and died October 03, 1957. He married (1) IDA LOVE COLLINS. She was born 1886, and died 1912. He married (2) DONNIA BUSBEE 1914. She was born June 13, 1887, and died March 13, 1951. He married (3) GAZDIE ASTON April 13, 1951.

More About OSCAR UMPHRESS:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Probate Court Records: Vol.S, pg 229-232, Hood Co., TX mentions Ethel, who some family says was a spouse, but Oscar denies it.

More About DONNIA BUSBEE:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Probate Records: Vol. P, pg.228-234, Hood Co., TX

Children of OSCAR UMPHRESS and IDA COLLINS are:

i. LISTON4 UMPHRESS, b. March 02, 1910; d. September 10, 1926.

More About LISTON UMPHRESS:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

ii. MAGGIE UMPHRESS, b. September 11, 1908; d. 1995; m. JOHN BROCK.

More About MAGGIE UMPHRESS:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery

17. iii. JR. OSCAR UMPHRESS, b. January 09, 1903.

iv. CECIL UMPHRESS, b. May 25, 1907; d. July 28, 1951; m. OPAL COGDILL ROUSSEAU.

More About CECIL UMPHRESS:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

18. v. RAS UMPHRESS, b. 1902; d. September 13, 1973, Rough Creek Cemetery.

19. vi. THELMA UMPHRESS, b. March 29, 1905.

vii. ETHEL UMPHRESS, b. 1901; d. July 1980; m. O.E. HEATHINGTON.

10. LOLA 3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born November 09, 1874, and died 1953. She married CHARLES W. JONES.

Children of LOLA UMPHRESS and CHARLES JONES are:

i. JOHN4 JONES, m. SALLY HAYWORTH.

20. ii. LOIS JONES.

iii. IOLA JONES, m. ELGIN DAVIS.

iv. COY JONES, m. TROY EVERIDGE.

v. HOOD JONES, d. WWI killed in action; m. JEFFA CRITES.

vi. JEWEL JONES, m. GRADY MASSEY.

vii. SUE JONES, m. JESS DYER.

viii. MACE JONES, m. LILA FLETCHER.

ix. GEORGE JONES, d. Before maturity.

x. EARL JONES, d. Before maturity.

11. JACOB RAWLINS 3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born January 19, 1881 in Hood Co., TX, and died September 22, 1964 in Hood Co., TX. He married LEONA COLLINS July 04, 1906. She was born November 08, 1889, and died July 05, 1951.

More About JACOB RAWLINS UMPHRESS:

Burial: Mitchell Bend Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

More About LEONA COLLINS:

Burial: Mitchell Bend Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Children of JACOB UMPHRESS and LEONA COLLINS are:

i. LORENA4 UMPHRESS, m. DEWEY JOHNSON.

21. ii. ODUS B. UMPHRESS, b. April 08, 1907; d. September 1963, Amarillo, TX.

iii. INFANT SON UMPHRESS, b. April 08, 1907.

22. iv. DORAN UMPHRESS, b. June 10, 1911; d. May 20, 1998.

23. v. FRANKIE BERTHA UMPHRESS, b. December 23, 1913; d. July 01, 1967.

24. vi. DELPHIA LEONA UMPHRESS, b. July 18, 1916.

25. vii. VANCE UMPHRESS, b. July 15, 1918; d. August 13, 1994, Ft. Worth, TX

viii. INFANT UMPHRESS, b. 1907.

12. WILLIAM J3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born February 13, 1881, and died October 24, 1962. He married (1) ELIZABETH THOMAS January 07, 1905 in Hood Co., TX, daughter of J.C. THOMAS. She was born 1884, and died 1916. He married (2) ELIZABETH CAMILLE BILLS September 11, 1918 in Hood Co., TX, daughter of C. BILLS and SARAH ENNIS. She was born September 18, 1901, and died September 10, 1966 in Ft. Worth Hospital.

More About WILLIAM J. UMPHRESS:

Burial: Brushy Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Occupation: Farmer

More About ELIZABETH THOMAS:

Burial: Mitchell Bend Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

More About ELIZABETH CAMILLE BILLS:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Child of WILLIAM UMPHRESS and ELIZABETH THOMAS is:

26. i. VELVIE4 UMPHRESS.

Children of WILLIAM UMPHRESS and ELIZABETH BILLS are:

27. ii. HARRY4 UMPHRESS, b. June 15, 1921.

28. iii. CHARLES UMPHRESS.

29. iv. JOY LEE UMPHRESS, b. October 27, 1932.

v. BILLY REX UMPHRESS, m. PATSY HOLLEY.

13. AUGUSTUS 3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born April 24, 1882 in Hood Co., TX, and died May 15, 1964 in Auburn, WA. He married DELLA OBEDIENCE MAYO September 15, 1901 in Hood Co., TX, daughter of WILLIAM MAYO and ISABELLA CARRELL. She was born 1883 in Granbury, TX, and died 1957 in Fairfield, CA.

More About AUGUSTUS UMPHRESS:

Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Fairfield, CA

More About DELLA OBEDIENCE MAYO:

Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Fairfield, CA

Children of AUGUSTUS UMPHRESS and DELLA MAYO are:

30. i. VERA SAVANNAH4 UMPHRESS, b. 1903.

31. ii. VERNA UMPHRESS, b. 1906, Granbury, Hood Co., TX; d. March 25, 1984, Tulare Co., CA.

32. iii. ROBERT OLAN UMPHRESS, b. April 07, 1909, Texas; d. June 13, 1989, Auburn, CA.

iv. RUPERT H. UMPHRESS aka Roland (other online sources), aka Raul (his words), m. AGNES E. WHITE4.

14. LELA VASHTIE 3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born November 29, 1883, and died 1974. She married HENRY BELL EDENS September 29, 1900 in Hood Co., TX. He was born 1884, and died May 05, 1974.

Children of LELA UMPHRESS and HENRY EDENS are:

i. BERNICE4 EDENS, m. HOBB CONN.

ii. GRACE EDENS, m. TOM BAKER.

iii. GUY EDENS, b. 1902; d. 1990; m. (1) CLARA BARCLEY; m. (2) VIOLA.

iv. WALTER BENSON EDENS, b. 1905; d. 1991; m. HAZEL BARCLEY.

v. SETH EDENS, b. 1912; d. February 22, 1935; m. (1) MARY; m. (2) OPHELIA.

More About SETH EDENS:

Burial: Mitchell Bend Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

vi. CAROLINE ESMERILDA EDENS, m. TOM BULLOCK.

vii. HENRY BELL EDENS, m. DEL RAE.

viii. HENRIETTA EDENS, m. ROLAND SALMON.

ix. MARGARET EDENS, m. ANCIL.

x. STEVE EDENS.

xi. BOYCE EDENS.

15. OLEN W3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born March 07, 1885, and died October 22, 1956. He married (1) HATTIE M. ROWLAND December 24, 1903. She was born 1889, and died 1956. He married (2) IDA ENDSLEY GATEWOOD July 27, 1910.

More About OLEN W. UMPHRESS:

Probate Court Records: October 22, 1956, Vol. R, pp.385-402, Hood Co., TX

More About IDA ENDSLEY GATEWOOD:

Probate Records: Vol Q, p.439-443

Children of OLEN UMPHRESS and HATTIE ROWLAND are:

i. HUBERT4 UMPHRESS.

ii. SHERMAN UMPHRESS, b. October 22, 1904.

iii. ELSIE UMPHRESS, b. 1907.

Children of OLEN UMPHRESS and IDA GATEWOOD are:

iv. NEAL4 UMPHRESS, m. ELIZABETH FORD.

v. LULA UMPHRESS.

vi. ROSALIE UMPHRESS, b. July 02, 1917; d. March 13, 1977; m. HERMAN FORD.

vii. MOZELLA UMPHRESS, m. RALPH WATTS, April 01, 1939.

33. viii. JULIAN “DAVE” UMPHRESS, b. June 25, 1914; d. August 01, 1963.

34. ix. JOYCE UMPHRESS, b. September 18, 1921.

x. IDA BELLE UMPHRESS, m. JUNIOR MATLOCK.

xi. GRADY UMPHRESS, m. VERA MAY BENNETT.

16. MAGGIE 3 UMPHRESS (SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born March 07, 1887, and died May 22, 1940. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON COTTEN. He was born November 11, 1880, and died July 24, 1867.

More About MAGGIE UMPHRESS:

Burial: Nubbin Ridge Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

More About GEORGE WASHINGTON COTTEN:

Burial: September 1908, Nubbin Ridge Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Children of MAGGIE UMPHRESS and GEORGE COTTEN are:

35. i. CHARLTON COMPTON4 COTTEN.

36. ii. LUCY FRANCIS COTTEN.

37. iii. ANGELIA JUNE SUSAN COTTEN.

38. iv. GWYNNETH COTTEN.

Generation No. 4

17. JR. OSCAR 4 UMPHRESS (OSCAR3, SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born January 09, 1903. He married (1) UNK. He married (2) MYRTLE MITCHELL April 09, 1935. She was born May 12, 1910, and died October 27, 1997.

More About MYRTLE MITCHELL:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood County, TX

Children of OSCAR UMPHRESS and MYRTLE MITCHELL are:

i. MILDRED5 UMPHRESS, m. ? MOLDER.

ii. GUS UMPHRESS.

iii. FRANCES UMPHRESS, m. DONALD BIRD.

39. iv. JUNE UMPHRESS.

40. v. LINDA KAY UMPHRESS.

vi. CECIL UMPHRESS, m. DONNA KAY FORD.

18. RAS 4 UMPHRESS (OSCAR3, SLATUS ERASTUS2, MITCHELL BROWN ” HUMPHREY”1) was born 1902, and died September 13, 1973 in Rough Creek Cemetery. He married ANNIE RILEY 1927. She was born Abt. 1903, and died June 04, 1988 in Granbury Hospital, Granbury, TX.

More About RAS UMPHRESS:

Occupation: Truck Driver

More About ANNIE RILEY:

Burial: Rough Creek Cemetery, Hood Co., TX

Children of RAS UMPHRESS and ANNIE RILEY are:

i. LLOYD5 UMPHRESS.

ii. BOB UMPHRESS.

iii. ANN UMPHRESS.