His obituary in the Fri 10 May 1895 edition of "The Coshocton Age," p1 with lithograph of William reads:
"The Hand of Death
"Takes a Prominent and Honored Citizen From Our Midst
"William Humrickhouse, of whom the above is a portrait, and who was familiarly known as "Major," died last Saturday forenoon at his home on Mulberry street, after suffering six days from paralysis, during which time he was conscious only at remote and short intervals. This sudden death takes away one of Coshocton's most respected and best known citizens, and one who ever had at heart the welfare and improvement of the town, and the good of the community generally.
"William Humrickhouse was born in Brownsville, Pa., June 29th, 1830, and was, therefore, nearing the age of 65 years at the time of death. His father's family moved to this place when William was but four years of age, and this was his home ever since. In 1851, at the age of twenty-one, he graduated at Kenyon College, Gambier, O., and two years later was admitted to the bar. He practiced law for a short time with his brother, the late Thomas S. Humrickhouse, but with the dissolution of this partnership he retired permanently from the practice of that profession. He was all adept in the science of surveying though he never followed it as a regular occupation but often doing odd jobs in that line, usually through a spirit of accommodation to the parties interested. For a while he was engaged in the nursery business with his brother, but for the last fifteen years was not engaged in any particular vocation, impaired health being the principal cause of his retirement. He never was married, the freedom and independence of a single life being more to his liking. He was a genial, whole-souled spirit, always kind and affable, and a typical jolly old bachelor in his habits and characteristics. He was always upright and honest, not for the sake of policy, but because he was constituted with the higher and nobler instincts, such as never fail a man except when understanding is insufficient or judgment errs. He was fond of such sports as hunting and fishing, and became very much attached to his dogs, which he trained to be intelligent and obedient pets. In these sports and amusements he found great enjoyment, and gratified his impulses as they would naturally suggest, which did much to intensify his striking peculiarities?. His was a sympathetic nature, and his heart beat warm for mankind in general and his close friends in particular. His friends were legion and we think he was without an enemy, for we have never heard a single word of ill feeling or reproach to William Humrickhouse. That his soul may go marching on through eternity in the peace and contentment that characterized his mortal existence on earth, is the profound wish of the large circle of acquaintances and admiring friends he leaves behind and who are pained by the demise of an upright citizen, a faithful friend and a worthy man.
"Deceased belonged to a family of eleven children, the only survivers of whom are Mrs. E.H. Johnson, Mrs. Harriet Johnson, Mrs. S.H. Stewart, Anna I. Irvine and Mrs. Margaret Kinkead, of Greenfield, O.
"Funeral services were held at the residence Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Wm. E. Hunt, who dwelt upon and commended his good qualities and patriotic interest in public welfare. After these services the mortal remains were laid to rest in Oak Ridge cemetery."