Timothy Downing Humphrey
Born: 1808, Ohio County, Kentucky
Marriage: Matilda Elizabeth Wilkins, 8 Sept 1831, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Father: Benjamin Humphrey
Mother: Elizabeth McGriff
Biographical note: Timothy Downing Humphrey came to Muhlenberg County about 1830 and settled on Cypress Creek in the area around the present site of Cherry Hill Baptist Church. He built a home near the mouth of the Cherry Hill mine. Timothy had a few relatives already in Muhlenberg County: his brother Richard E. Humphrey, born 7 Mar 1817 in Ohio County, Kentucky; and his cousin Raleigh Ellison Humphrey, born 29 Aug 1824 in Washington County, Kentucky.
By trade Timothy was a farmer who owned several hundred acres of land. His sons Ivy W., Timothy Jr., and John Edmond Reno Humphrey were all members of Cherry Hill Baptist Church. According to family tradition, Timothy and his wife Matilda were buried at Coleman Cemetery in Muhlenberg County, though no gravestones have been located.
Matilda Elizabeth Wilkins
Born: 1818, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Father: James Wilkins
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Jarvis
Children of Timothy Downing Humphrey & Matilda Elizabeth Wilkins:
Elizabeth M. Humphrey
Born: 1833
William J. Humphrey
Born: 1839
Ivy W. Humphrey
Born: 4 Apr 1842
Married Sarah Catherine Jenkins, 31 Dec 1861
Richard E. Humphrey
Born: 1843
Married Mary S. Watkins, 31 Oct 1867
Sarah Jane Humphrey
Born: 1 Oct 1845
Married Joseph L. Calvert, 29 June 1865
Timothy Downing Jr.
Born: 1 Sept 1848
Married Amanda Jane Spears, 26 May 1872
North America Humphrey
Born: Abt. 1849
John Edmond Reno Humphrey
Born: 9 Dec 1850
Married 1) Emma Jenkins, 2 Aug 1871
Married 2) Mary Jane Noffsinger, 12 June 1884
J. [male]
Born: 1853
Matilda C. Humphrey
Born: 1854
Married William T. Lam, 26 May 1872
George Washington Humphrey
Born: 1856
Rolly Ellison Humphrey
Born: 9 May 1858
Married Mary Etta Spears, 26 Aug 1875
Source: “Humphrey-Wilkins.” Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: History and Families, 1799-1996. Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Co., 1996. Page 162.
Updated January 23, 2020