Electa (Wadsworth) Humphrey (1807 - 1879)

Born 30 Apr 1807 in Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Mark Humphrey — married 25 May 1826 in Portage, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1879 at age 71 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Electa's father was Enos Wadsworth per the History of Portage County.^[1]

Electa (Wadsworth) Humphrey was the wife of Harry Mark Humphrey. She is listed born 1806/7, Massachusetts,^[2] and passed away 26 April 1879, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. (Age 72 years)^[3]

Henry Humphrey and Electa Wadsworth wanted to get married, but as they had never witnessed that interesting ceremony, they did not know how to go about it, and were fearful lest they should appear awkward in the presence of their friends, so they posted off to Shalersville and were made one.

Electa Wadsworth married Harry Humphrey on 25 May 1826, Portage, Ohio, United States. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc. ..., by Robert C. Brown, J. E. Norris, Warner, Beers & Company, 1885 - Portage County (Ohio) - 911 pages, page 453
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ2-H62 : 15 April 2020), Electa Humphry in household of Harry Humphry, Huntington, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing family 1190, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 March 2020), memorial page for Electa Wadsworth Humphrey (30 Mar 1807–26 Apr 1879), Find A Grave: Memorial #100737647, citing Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by DaveVangsness (contributor 16959198) .
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8FW-84Z : 26 August 2019), Harry M. Umphrey and Electa Wadsworth, 25 May 1826; citing Marriage, Portage, Ohio, United States, 437, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

• Humphreys Family in America p.917

• "Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPDR-ZF9 : 10 March 2018), Electa Wadsworth in entry for Hubert H. Humphrey, 03 Apr 1912; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, cn 882, Public Health Center, St. Paul; FHL microfilm 1,499,052.

• "Minnesota State Census, 1865 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPS4-4R3 : 2 July 2020), Electa Humphrey in household of H M Humphrey, Webster, Rice, Minnesota, United States; citing volume 8, line 2, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,715.