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Elizabeth L. <I>Humphrey</I> Harp

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Elizabeth L. Humphrey Harp

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
4 Jan 1901 (aged 65)
Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.8203667, Longitude: -91.699295
Memorial ID
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66 years old
Wife of James Nathan Harp
Married in 1854 in Morehouse Parish.
Info from Sisson family Bible, My Finfolk by T.Y. Harp and Known Burials of Morehouse Parish.

I searched Ancestry.com and easily found Elizabeth's Father, James Humphrey, Jr, and Mother, Martha Humphrey, listed in the 1850, 1860 & 1870 census. Both born in North Carolina and residing in Ward 2 of Morehouse Parish after 1850. Most children born in NC.
Children:
Mary Ann Humphrey b. 1832 NC
Benjamin D. Humphrey b. 1834 NC
Elizabeth Humphrey b. 1835 NC
Urvin Humphrey b. 1840 NC
James A. Humphrey b. 1841 NC
Richard W. Humphrey bl 1844 NC
William P. Humphrey b. 1846 NC
Lewis L. Humphrey b. 1846 NC
Harvey R. Humphrey b. 1951 LA
Millicent J. Humphrey b. 1853 LA

1870 Census
Humphreys, Martha age 60 F
Humphreys, William age 23 M
Humphreys, Harvey age 18 M
Humphrey, Millicent age 16 F
Johnson, Hardy age 17 M

Got many identical "hits" on other family trees but no locales, death dates or info on burials, etc. Looked under Humphreys, Humphrey, & Humphries.

Mentioned in Rebecca DeArmond-Huskey's "Bartholomew's Song" page 405
66 years old
Wife of James Nathan Harp
Married in 1854 in Morehouse Parish.
Info from Sisson family Bible, My Finfolk by T.Y. Harp and Known Burials of Morehouse Parish.

I searched Ancestry.com and easily found Elizabeth's Father, James Humphrey, Jr, and Mother, Martha Humphrey, listed in the 1850, 1860 & 1870 census. Both born in North Carolina and residing in Ward 2 of Morehouse Parish after 1850. Most children born in NC.
Children:
Mary Ann Humphrey b. 1832 NC
Benjamin D. Humphrey b. 1834 NC
Elizabeth Humphrey b. 1835 NC
Urvin Humphrey b. 1840 NC
James A. Humphrey b. 1841 NC
Richard W. Humphrey bl 1844 NC
William P. Humphrey b. 1846 NC
Lewis L. Humphrey b. 1846 NC
Harvey R. Humphrey b. 1951 LA
Millicent J. Humphrey b. 1853 LA

1870 Census
Humphreys, Martha age 60 F
Humphreys, William age 23 M
Humphreys, Harvey age 18 M
Humphrey, Millicent age 16 F
Johnson, Hardy age 17 M

Got many identical "hits" on other family trees but no locales, death dates or info on burials, etc. Looked under Humphreys, Humphrey, & Humphries.

Mentioned in Rebecca DeArmond-Huskey's "Bartholomew's Song" page 405

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Wife of J.N. Harp



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  • Created by: Bonnie Sisson Manning Relative Great-grandparent
  • Added: Apr 6, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68007423/elizabeth_l-harp: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth L. Humphrey Harp (8 Jan 1835–4 Jan 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68007423, citing Bonne Idee Cemetery, Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Bonnie Sisson Manning (contributor 47311181).