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From: Martha Grenzeback <>
Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Thomas H. Humbertson
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 10:55:52 -0500
In-Reply-To: <000b01c39266$145d8aa0$6d575d3f@youru10ixi0anw>


I was thinking one way to check might be to find him in the 1910
census. However, the only Humbertson I find in Frostburg in 1910 is Mary
C. Humbertson, a 78-year-old widow living with her daughter and son-in-law
(looks like Allie and George Kraus, but very hard to read) and a
boarder. There are a few other Humbertsons in Allegany Co. (mostly
Cumberland), Azari, Jerome, another Mary and two Yeagle/Yagles. Let me
know if any of these are of interest.

There are also a few Humbersons--Greenberry (60) and Lula (20) in
Frostburg, and some in other parts of Allegany and Garrett
counties. Possibly there is another spelling I haven't thought of?

Who would he have been living with?

I would suggest trying for a death certificate, except that I think the MD
Archives have suspended that service for the time being. But you could
write to the Frostburg University Library and ask MaryJo Price (Special
Collections) at for a copy of his obituary--he must
have had one. She is very helpful (send a donation). You don't mention
the source of your article or the date. I'm assuming it was written some
years after his death?

Good luck!

Martha Grenzeback


At 08:16 AM 14-10-2003 -0700, Genie wrote:
>I received an article on "The Grand Old Man" of Frostburg, Thomas H.
>Humbertson which raises some questions. The article states "Born June 19,
>1819, at Klondike Mines, near where the village of Woodland now is, In the
>vicinity of Frostburg, he died February 24, 1910."
>This makes him 91 yrs. old at the time of his death.
>The article goes on to say "When ninety-five years old he took a pick and
>helped to dig a foundation in Frostburg". If the birthdate is correct,
>this would put his death after 1914. If 1910 is actually his date of
>death, then his birthdate would have been before 1815.
>Also the article mentions, "He continued to take an interest in current
>events to the last, and during the winter of 1918-1919 he entertained
>soldiers passing through Frostburg at his home." Assuming the birthdate is
>correct, this would make him at least 100 yrs. old when he died.
>Does anyone know for sure when Thomas H. Humbertson died? Was there a typo
>in the death date, and he actually died in 1920?
>Thanks,
>Genie
>
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