My great-great grandfather was George Martin Humphrey. His father was Wilbert Humphrey; mother was Agnes Blankenship. Wilbert's parents were John and Martha (Skaggs) Humphrey. When it comes to the parents of John, things get confusing for me. When I googled "Humphrey family of Miller County, MO" a large document appeared. It listed a Joel Humphrey as John's father. Many years ago, when my father returned from a family reunion in Iberia, MO, he told me that Joel was John's father. Yet, many other family lines are listing a Christopher Humphrey as John's father. Can someone help me clear this up? Where did this info about Christopher originate? And, what is the Ireland connection? As a kid, I was told we were Scots. Help!!

Don't know if or how you might tie into my Humphreys line but the Scot - Irish issue comes up often.

Bascially lines of the "Humphrey, Humphreys, Humfree" line orginated in Scotland and relocated or were relocated by the English (Britian) to Ireland. They predominately located in the North of Ireland.

The relocated families were not accepted by the Irish (obvious reasons and history of the period) and essentially maintained seperate communities.

In the 1700's elements of these families emigrated to America with most landing in Pennsylvania. They spread out from there.

My line starts with a family that emigrated and settled in the Greenbrier and Monroe County Virginia (now West Virginia)area. In the 1830's a branch relocated to the Lacelede Missouri area and then after the civil war a branch moved to the Platte County Missouri area.

You need to find out where your family came from.. I'd bet they are from the Virginia - West Virginia line.

Thank you so much for the reply and the information. I'll go looking for how my Humphrey line made it to Miller County, MO. Additionally, my older brother's name is also James. We live in Denver. Thanks again.