HUSBAND: Mitchell Brown HUMPHRY/UMPHRESS
date and place of birth: 31 August 1814 GA
date and place of marriage: 26 March 1841 Washington Co., GA
other marriages: Sarah Webb HORTON, 11/21/1833, Washington Co., GA
military service: Said to have been in the Florida War
date and place of death: 11 March 1859 Jefferson Co., FL
father: unknown. Documented as being illegitimate
mother: unknown, said to be an UMPHRESS or HUMPHRYS
WIFE: Martha HORTON
date and place of birth: Elbert Co., GA June 1822
date and place of marriage: 26 March 1841 Washington Co., GA
other marriages: none
date and place of death: July 27, 1901, Dallas, TX
mother’s father: Jacob Emmett HORTON
mother’s mother: Unknown
CHILD 1: MarthaAnn Emarintha (Sarah’s daughter) UMPHRESS
date and place of birth: 6 March 1836 Miller? Co., GA
married: Jesse M. ALDREDGE, Sr. date and place of marriage: 13 May 1855. Jefferson Co., Fl.
other marriages: none
date and place of death: 3 October 1918 Grady Co, GA
CHILD 2: Nancy Ann Araminta (Sarah’s daugh)UMPHRESS
date and place of birth: 24, May 1838
married: no
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death: 12 March 1851
CHILD 3: Artemissa UMPHRESS
date and place of birth: 12 Sept. 1844 Jefferson Co., FL
married: Levi HORTON
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death: in Texas
CHILD 4: John Richard UMPHRESS
ate and place of birth: 26 January 1847 FL.
married: Louisa Frances TUCKER
date and place of marriage: 6 Feb. 1866 Station 2 of Bailey’s Old Mills
other marriages:
date and place of death: Dallas, TX
CHILD 5: Mitchell Arphaxad UMPHRESS
date and place of birth: 7 Oct 1849
married: Elizabeth SMITH
date and place of marriage: December, 1865
other marriages:
date and place of death: Dallas, TX
CHILD 6: S. (Slatus?) Erastus/Ras UMPHRESS
Date and place of birth: 9 June 1851 Jeff. Co., FL
married: Margaret (Maggie) GRUBBS
date and place of marriage: 25 Oct. 1872 Jeff. Co., FL
other marriages:
date and place of death: 16 July 1914 Granbury, Hood County, TX
CHILD 7: Payton Patrick Smith UMPHRESS
date and place of birth: 14 Nov. 1852, Jeff. Co., FL
married:
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death: July, 1868 Jeff. Co., FL
CHILD 8: William Matterson UMPHRESS
place of birth: 6 April 1855, Jeff. Co., FL
married:
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death: June, 1859
CHILD 9: Francis Euphrates UMPHRESS
date and place of birth: 9 March 1858
married: Laura Isobel TUCKER
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
date and place of death: 16 June 1884 Dallas Co., TX
SOURCES
Washington County, GA records; Probate files and family documentation.
NOTES
Mitchell B. UMPHRESS died intestate (without a will), appointed Joshua TAYLOR as Administrator. Of course at that time, women didn’t have the rights they have now either.
I found a petition for Dower, Sale of Real Estate and report of Commission on page 278…book dated June 14, 1845 thru July 24, 1872. This was the document that gave the best estimation of Mitchell B. UMPHRESS’ death. The document (like all old records) are very hard to read but it stated, “To the honorable Judge of Probate of Jefferson Co., Florida, your petitioner, Joshua TAYLOR respectfully represents unto your honorable court that he is the legal representative of the estate of Mitchell B. UMPHRESS, late of said county, who died intestate leaving a widow and several small children. That he applied to your honorable court on the 9th day of April, 1859. This document lists the land…a total of about 280 acres.
I also checked the land records and I’ll get into those in a bit but the other date I found was contained in the Grantor books that shows that Mitchell B. UMPHRESS borrowed $250 on 1-1-1858 from Budd William to be paid within 12 months at 8% interest. He gave 39 89/100 acres as collateral. This is recorded in WD Book H, page 411 and was recorded on 3-25-1858. ***You will see later where a payment was made concerning this debt at a later date.
From the above two documents we can determine that Mitchell died 4-9-1859.
The bulk of his land was sold to Sarah Ann HAMILTON as recorded in the WD Book I page 563. The price stated for 275 1/3 acres was $2,786.
After Mitchell died, his estate was still paying taxes on land in Georgia. One of the reports stated that Martha UMPHRIES, as dower, received $200.00 for the land sold in Carroll County Georgia. The census index where Benjamin UMPHRESS was listed on the 1820 Irwin County Census and in 1830 was in Carroll County Georgia.
In the disbursements they listed each voucher and the amount and who they were to. The children were educated by a tutor; many doctor bills and for food and dry goods. It appears they were paid to Dr. PULLEN and said they were for Artimissie, John, Arphaxad, Peyton and Erastus. None of the amounts were very much…just a few dollars. Other names on the list were J.N. SUMMERS, MARVINS, McINTOSH, J.S. DEVINE, BUDD & Bros (this is a payment on the loan mentioned above), H. McCLELLAN, C. WHEELER, S.A. (or I.A.) ALDREDGE.
It doesn’t look like they settled this estate until 1871. Of the amounts I saw, the largest amount was $3,601.17. In one of the later documents it stated…Amount of M.B. UMPHRIES estate in Confederate Money 827.78…amount of estate in U. S. Currency 131.00. I know this estate was settled after the war…and I am not too familiar with the money exchange.
I have a listing of the land Mitchell B UMPHRESS owned in Jefferson County. It totals approximately 200 acres. The property in AL totals about 40 acres.
I ran across some old Bible records given to me by a dear ALDREDGE lady who in 1996 lived in Grady County. She was 90 years young at the time. The note which was attached to the folder indicated that the information was from an “old” Bible of Jesse M. ALDREDGE and his wife Martha Ann E. UMPHRESS and Mitchell B.’s first wife. The copies are not very good, probably due to the condition of the Bible and/or writing whenever they were made.
Mitchell B. UMPHRESS was born the year of our Lord 1814 August the 31. Sarah Webb HORTON his wife was born January the 29th 1814. Martha his second wife was borned June this AD 1822. William Mitchel Brown son of Levy HORTON and Artamissee his wife was born Sept. the 10 AD 1863. John Fedrick [Frederick] ANDERSON son of Levy HORTON and Artamissee his wife was born August 29 AD 1865, Missouri Lesly UMPHRESS daughter of J.R. UMPHRESS and Louisa his wife was born July 15 at 10 o’clock AD 1867. Marthaann [no caps or separation was shown between the a’s] Emarintha UMPHRESS, daughter of M.B. and S.W. his wife was born March the 6 AD 1836. Nancy Araminta UMPHRESS as born May the 24th AD 1838. Artamissee UMPHRESS, daughter of M.B. and Martha his wife was borne Sept. the 12 AD 1844. John Richard son of M.B. UMPHRESS and Martha his wife was born January the 26 1847. Dora Francis UMPHRESS daughter of J.R. was born the 1 of February 1871. John UMPHRESS son of J.R. was born March the 15 AD 1873. I was in Texas at the time – Bula UMPHRESS was born August the 7 1875 AD [no parents indicated] Eugene son of J.R. was born 1 of July AD 1878. Mitchell Arphaxad UMPHRESS son of M.B. was born October the 7 1849. Slatus [maybe Slaters?] Arrastus son of M.B. UMPHRESS was born June the 4 = 1851. Payton Pattrick Smith UMPHRESS son of M.B. was born November the 14 1852 [year hard to read] William Matterson UMPHRESS son of M.B. was born Apr. the 6 1855. Francis Euphrates UMPHRESS son of M.B. was born the 9 of March 1858.
Mitchel Brown UMPHRESS an [no d] Sarah Webb HORTON was married November the 21st AD 1833 – Mitchel Brown UMPHRESS an Martha HORTON was joined in the Holy State of matrimony by Gillum DICKENS J.P. on the 26 of March AD 1841. M.B. an S.H. his wife were joined in the State of matrimony by James JONES J.P. MarthaAnn Emarintha UMPHRESS an Jessy ALDRIDG [ no e] was joined in the Holy State of matrimony by the Reveren Rollen REEVES on the 13 of May at 6 o’clock in the afternoon 1855 [? last digit]
J.R. UMPHRESS and L.F. TUCKER were joined in the Holy State of matrimony by Parson Wm PELLUM Station 2 Baileys Old Mills on the 6 of Febuary [r omitted] 1866. Mitchel Arphraxad UMPHRESS an Elizabeth SMITH was joined in the Holy State of matrimony by Richard GILBERT on the [blank] of Dec. AD 1855. S.E. UMPHRESS and Mag GRUBBS was joined in the Holy State of matrimony 25 of October by Judge GRUMWELL -1872-
It is interesting that son Payton carries the name of the distinguished (Methodist) Rev. Peyton Patrick SMITH, a leader in the Thomasville, GA community and ran the Fletcherville school where MarthaAnn taught.
Mitchell received a land grant (see 1827 Reprint Lottery) that matched that lot, district and section issued to JOHN STOKES heirs in Carroll County.
Contributed by Barbara Childers