Larkin Garnett HUMBLE
Family lived near Falmouth, KY in Pendleton County just north of Harrison County, which became the home county later. Larkin and Sophronia's wedding trip was a boat ride on the Ohio River. Sophronia and the children moved to Decatur in 1882. Larkin divorced Mrs. Eliza Humble 12 Jan 1854.
Info obtained from "The record and story of the Humble Family" by Edith DeGroat.
1.Vonda Kennelly proxy for Sylvia Dorothy Humble 8 Jun 1960.
AKA "Wood". Worked in Chicago with the Railroad Co. doing shop work. When he retired he lived in the family home until he died.
AKA "Lena".
Lucinda and sister Adelaide were dressmakers. Neither girl ever married. The sisters designed and made many trousseaus. They had a shop in the old Powers Building in downtown Decatur. AKA "Lou".
AKA "Adda". A dressmaker and designer along with her sister Lucinda and had a shop in the old Powers Building in downtown Decatur, Illinois. Adelaide went to Butte, Montana to have charge of the dressmaking department of a large store there. Later she went to California to live with a cousin, Lelia Maddox. She returned to Decatur and built a home for her mother and her Aunt Lucinda.
AKA "Kate".
Youngest girl and favored by her older sisters.
He married Sophronia Maddox . Sophronia Maddox was born at Fosters Landing, H, Kentucky 15 May 1838 daughter of William Nelson Maddox and Nancy Brandenburg .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Sylvia Dorothy Humble
born 8 Apr 1870.
Augustus Sherwood Humble
born 23 Nov 1855.
Mary Rena Humble
Harkalena Humble
born 6 Aug 1859.
Emma Elva Humble
Lucinda Humble
born 1 Jun 1862.
Adelaide Louise Humble
born 17 Apr 1864.
Edward Foster Humble, I
born 23 Apr 1866.
Nancy Catherine Humble
born 3 Jul 1868.
William Humble
born 12 Sep 1872.
Mallie Amanda Humble
born 15 May 1874.
Charles Eckert Humble
born 3 Jun 1877.
Larkin Garnett Humble died 6 Mar 1879 at Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois .
Sophronia Maddox died 11 Nov 1912 at Decatur, Macon, Illinois .