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Descendants of "Arter" Arthur Humfleet and Manerva (Sprinkle) Humfleet

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Arthur "Arter" Humfleet
son of
William &Piety(Sasser) Humfleet
b: 11 Oct 1847 Knox Co, KY
d: 21 Aug 1929 Knox Co, KY
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY
MARRIED:
Minerva Helen Sprinkle,
on 19 Feb 1869, in Claiborne Co, TN
daughter of
Herl &Tabitha(Trent) Sprinkle
b: 14 May 1848 VA
d: 11 Mar 1901 Knox Co, KY
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY

Arter's & Manerva's Elopement During the Civil War, Arter's father, William Humfleet, was for the South, and Manerva's father, Herl Sprinkle, was for the North. Because of that, Manerva's father would not give her in marriage to Arter, so the couple eloped to Cumberland Gap (from Knox Co, KY), and on 19 Feb 1869, in Claiborne Co, TN, they got married. They rode horseback and spent the night at the salt licks in Clay County, KY.

~depiction~ "Horseback Honeymoon"

It seems odd that their route took them through Clay County. We wonder why they went that way. The 3 antique maps on the right illustrate the areas involved, including some of the towns, county lines, state lines, etc., between Clay Co, KY, and Claiborne Co, TN (one map takes up where another leaves off). The couple left out from - then returned to - Knox County, so why, we wonder, would they have gone north into Clay County?

Arthur's & Manerva's
List of Descendants

(1) Dixon Humfleet
b: 23 Jul 1869 Knox Co, KY
d: 11 Dec 1959 Knox Co, KY
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY
m: MARTHA ELLEN BURNETT, on 02 Nov 1892
b: 11 Oct 1876
d: 25 Nov 1948 Knox Co, KY
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY

• (1) Eva May Humfleet
  b: 27 Jul 1893 Tuttle, Knox Co, KY
  d: 23 Dec 1983 Henrietta, NY
  buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Henrietta, NY
  m: Ephraim Murray McHargue
  son of William M. &Sarah(Cabbage) McHargue
  paternal grandparents: James C. "Button Jim" &Amanda(Jones) McHargue
  paternal g-grandparents: William &Elizabeth(Stanberry) McHargue
  maternal grandparents: Alexander &Jane(Blair) Cabbage
  maternal g-grandparents: Jacob &Frances(Bolton) Cabbage
  b: 12 May 1896 Fletcher, KY
  d: 04 Feb 1980 Henrietta, NY
  • Clickon William/Elizabeth to find Eva's & Ephraim's List of Descendants.
• (2) Vera Inez Humfleet
  
• (3) William "Albert" Humfleet
  b: 22 Apr 1901 Knox Co, KY
  d: 23 May 1979
  buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY
  m: Sarah Mae Crook
  daughter of G.W. &Rainey(Sturgill) Crook
  b: 14 Mar 1905 KY
  d: 09 Mar 1989
  buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY
  
• (4) Samuel "Arthur" Humfleet
  b: 06 Mar 1903 Knox Co, KY
  d: 11 Jan 1978 Wayne Co, MI
  m: Sarah Asher
  daughter of William "Matt" &Delia(Brice) Asher
  b: 09 Apr 1904 Beverly, Bell Co, KY
  d: 06 May 1970 Wayne Co, KY
  • (1) Delia Humfleet (twin to Helen)
    
  • (2) Helen Humfleet (twin to Delia)
    d: at birth
    
  • (3) Evelyn Louise Humfleet
    
  • (4) William Dixon Humfleet
    
  • (5) Gary Humfleet
• (5) Infant Humfleet
  b: 14 Jun 1907 Knox Co, KY
  d: 14 Jun 1907 Knox Co, KY
  
• (6) Infant Humfleet
  b: 15 May 1916 Knox Co, KY
  d: 15 May 1916 Knox Co, KY

(2) Piety Humfleet
b: 05 Oct 1871
d: 25 Mar 1891
m: ROBERT CLARK GILBERT, on 04 Dec 1887
son of Soloman "Doc" &Elizabeth(Weaver) Gilbert
grandson of Wallace W. &Susan(Jones) Gilbert
b: 1867 Bush, Laurel Co, KY
Robert married Abby McHargue in about 1895.

(3) Mary Ellen Humfleet
b: 25 Nov 1873 Knox Co, KY
d: 27 May 1946 Macedonia, Laurel Co, KY
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetary, Laurel Co, KY
m: #1=WILLIAM FRANKLIN "FRANK" SASSER, on 31 Jan 1891
son of Crawood & Rhoda(Gilbert) Sasser
b: 1869 Knox Co, KY
d: 1897
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetary, Laurel Co, KY
Mary's grandmother, Piety (Sasser) Humfleet), is
a sister to William's father, Crawood Sasser.
Mary and William are 2nd cousins-once removed.
m: #2=STEPHEN "STEVE" COBB, in Apr 1903
son of John & Lurany (Phipps) Cobb
Steve was previously married to William's sister, America.

• (1) Clickon Crawood/Rhoda to find Mary's & William's List of Descendants.
  
• (2) Clickon John/Lurany to find Mary's & Steve's List of Descendants . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . ONE OF WHICH IS:
  

  CHESTER COBB aka "Ole Chess Cobb" aka "Colonel Chess Cobb" was infamous for his weekly news column in the "Barbourville Mountain Advocate" a Laurel Co, KY, newspaper. Chester is an important part of Cobb/Sasser family history. To find out more about Chester's "claim-to-fame," and to see an example of one of his columns, CLICK HERE then scroll down the page.

Sarah(Humfleet)Taylor

(4) Sarah Elizabeth Humfleet
b: 08 Jun 1875 Mt. Olivet, Knox County, KY
d: 27 Dec 1960 Jarvis, Big Richland Creek, Knox Co, KY
m: CLAIBORN "CLABE" TAYLOR, on 19 Mar 1897
son to Isaac & Susan Ann (Sasser) Taylor
grandson to Jesse & Nancy (Gilbert) Sasser
b: 04 Feb 1876 Blackwater, Laurel Co, KY
d: 27 Feb 1951 Barboursville, KY
buried: Barboursville Cemetery, Barbourville, KY
Sarah's grandmother, Piety (Sasser) Humfleet, is
a sister to Clabe's grandfather, Jesse Sasser.
Sarah & Clabe are 2nd cousins.

• Clickon Sarah for her & Clabe's List of Descendants.
  
  

• Mazie "Pearl" (Taylor) Perry is a daughter of Sarah's and Clabe's who was raised by relatives and who married Tollie Perry, a Cobb descendant. To read narrations about "Pearl Perry's Complicated Cobb-Sasser Connections," ENTER HERE (Clicking on will open separate browser window.)

  
  

• Lineage info and family history for the Sarah/Clabe and the Tollie/Pearl branches (as well as for many other branches) is being provided to us by Glenn Earl Perry (son of Tollie & Pearl) THANKS, CUZ GLENN, FOR SHARING!

(5) General Jackson "Jack" Humfleet
b: 13 Mar 1877 KY
d: 04 Jan 1957 Bell Co, KY
m: LORA POWELL, in Dec 1908

(6) Melvina Jane Humfleet
b: 29 Mar 1879 Mt. Olivet, KY
d: 14 Sep 1952 Gray, Knox Co, KY
m: #1=SAMUEL MATTISON "MATT" WHITE, on 16 Nov 1900
m: #2=NOAH WHITE, on 06 Feb 1916

(7) Tabitha Belle Humfleet
b: 18 Dec 1880 Mt. Olivet, KY
d: 04 Sep 1883 KY

(8) Franklin Pierce Humfleet
b: 27 Mar 1883 Mt. Olivet, KY
d: 04 Nov 1908

Minnie(Humfleet)Sasser

(9) Minne Myrtle Humfleet
b: 11 Jun 1885 Mt. Olivet, Knox Co, KY
d: 19 Feb 1930 Knox Co, KY
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY
m: JAMES MADISON ADAMS "MATT" SASSER, on 02 Nov 1902
son of James Henderson &Martha(Hubbard) Sasser
b: 03 Mar 1872
d: 28 Dec 1948 Knox Co, KY
buried: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Laurel Co, KY
Minnie's grandmother, Piety (Sasser) Humfleet, is a
sister to James-M's father, James Henderson Sasser.
Minnie and James-M are 2nd cousins-once removed.

• Clickon Minnie for her & Matt's List of Descendants.

(10) Bertha Alice Humfleet
b: 10 Mar 1887 Mt. Olivet, KY
d: 07 Sep 1887

(11) FNU (male) Humfleet
b: 16 Aug 1888 Mt. Olivet, KY
d: 16 Aug 1888 Mt. Olivet, KY

(12) Nancy Ethel "Nannie" Humfleet
b: 05 Sep 1890 Mt. Olivet, KY
d: 30 Sep 1902 KY

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