The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-17
RECORD OF DEATHS.
,aOrt Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sous Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
DAVID L. HUMBERT.


July "a, 1916.
The deceased was a son of
Frederick Humbert, and was born
in McConnellsburg, Pa, July A,
1928. He went to Mt. Carroll,
ILL.,, in 1858, where he pursued
the occupation of miller. Later,
he moved to Shannon, ILL.,, where
he remained AZ years until the
death of his wife April 5. 1915,
when he went to Appleton
and spent the remainder of his
life with his daughter Inez.
Mr.. Humbert was married Oc-
tober IL, 1864 to Lille D. Jackson
at Mt. Carroll, Ill. He leaves
three children: Adelbert D.,
Spearfsh, S. D.; Etter NJ, Chad
wick, ILL.,, and Inez NJ, Appleton,
Wis. He served 3 years and A
months in the Union army dur
ing the Civil War, enlisting in
Co. K, 18th Illinois Vol. Inf.
There lived three Humbert
brothers in this section during
the early part of the nineteenth
century: FREDERICK, SOLO,
NON, and DAYID-David living
1t Fort Loudon, and Solomon
and Fred, in McConnellsburg.
7RED'S children were: John,
David, Fred, Mary, Hannah
mother of Mrs. Rebecca Steng-
er at Jugtown), Lizzie ("Uncle"
Sam Bender's first wife), Rachel
(wife of Ed Mcpherson, died in
the house now owned by Mrs.
Mary Clevenger-at that time
the Buck Horn Hotel kept by
James w. Rumels mother),
Katie and Delilah, who went
west with their parents.
SOLOMON Humbert (whose
wife was a Mulwortz) was the
father of Daniel, Elizabeth and
iusann, the last named being the
wife of the late Samuel j. Irwin;
and grandfather of our townsman
John A. Irwin.
DAVID Humbert's children
we're Thomas, late of Thompson
township, deceased and father of
ex-Associate Judge David Truax
Aumbert; Mary (deceased) moth
er of our townsman George w.
Hays; Hannah, wife of Amos
Mccullough (deceased) Fort Lou
don, and Benjamin, who died at
Braddock about a year ago.
MRS. ELIZABETH LYNN.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn, daugh-
ter, of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ben
der, was born in McConnellsburg
Pa, January q, 1927, and died
July IL, 1916 at the home of her
son John in Brighton, Iowa, aged
50 years, 5 months, and II days.
The deceased was married to
Noah Lynn at McConnellsburg,
March Is, 1847. To this union
nine children were born, of whom
seven are living; Henry, Sioux
City, Iowa; Jasper, Pleasa n t
Plain, Iowa; Thomas, Exline, To-
wa; James, Pleasant Plain, Iowa;
Mrs. Belle Johnson, Eldon, Iowa;
John, Brighton, Iowa; and Will
liam, Merrick, Okla.
Nine years after their marri-
age they moved to Iowa, and liv-
ed in jefferson county until a
year before Mr.. Lynn's death
which occurred on the 10Th day
of July, 1912. After his death
Mrs. Lynn lived with her son
James, and the last seven months
Of her life, with her son John.
Besides her children, she is sur
vived by 26 grandchildren.
Mrs. Lynn was confirmed into
the Presbyterian church, and la
ter, went by letter into the Meth
odiSt Episcopal Church. She was
an aged mother who spent hel
life in great devotion to the best
interests of humanity.
Mrs. Lynn was a sister of Sam
uel and Martin M. Bender, Of
this place.
MISS BLANCHE SIPEs.
Miss Blanche, daughter of Rev
and Mrs. Mason L. Sipes. of Ev
erett, died at Bedford Springs
Saturday morning. August IL
lQlh nnoI aLo..A 90 .. III.