Descendants of Jacob Humble
My 4th great-grandfather

Jacob Humble is the first know member of our HUMBLE family.
In the following work you we follow Jacob thru his life and the lives of his descendants.

Chronological order of events relating to Jacob Return Humble (1790-unknown)

• Jacob R.  Humble is born in Virginia in 1790 or 91. At this time we do not know who his parents were.

• Jacob R. Humble and Polly Dick marry Nov. 4 1808 in Hawkins Co. Tennessee

• Jacob R. Humble served in the War of 1812, he enlisted Nov 13, 1814 and served in Capt. John Slatton Company in the Tennessee Militia and was discharged June 2, 1815.

• Michael Miller Humble is born Dec.10, 1814 in Tennessee (probably Hawkins Co) to Jacob Return and Polly (Dick) Humble.

There are several missing years that we do not know where our Humbles were living. We pick the family up again about 1835.

• Michael Miller (1814-1898)  marries Elizabeth Montgomery Conrad (Kannrad/Kinnard) (1818-1900) about 1835 in Tennessee.               Children of Michael and Elizabeth                                                                                      

  1. Jacob R. is born July 28, 1835 in Tennessee
  2. Mary Ann is born March 19, 1837 in Tennessee
  3. Louisa Jane is born March 7, 1839 in Tennessee
  4. Jesse Montgomery is born March 4, 1841 in Smith Co., Tennessee

  5. John Lafayette is born Nov. 19, 1847 in Tennessee

     Michael and Elizabeth move to Greene County, Missouri between the birth of their fifth and sixth child.<

  6. William B. is born 1849 in Greene Co., Missouri

  7. Michael Miller Jr. is born Jan. 30, 1856 in Greene Co., Missouri

  8. Sigel is born July 15, 1858 in Greene Co., Missouri

  9. Andrew is born June 1860 in Greene Co., Missouri

• 1850 Census: Greene Co., Missouri, Campbell TWP

  1. Michael and Elizabeth are living in household #934 with six children
  2. Mary Kannard is living next door in household #935. Mary is Elizabeth's mother.

• Michael receives Land Patent on Dec 16, 1850 for 40 acres in Greene Co. Document #10127

• Michael receives second Land Patent on May 15, 1857 for 80 acres in Greene Co. Document #17291

• Michael Miller Humble Sr. joins the Union Army in 1861

• 1860 Census: Greene Co., Missouri, Taylor TWP

  1. Michael and Elizabeth are living in household #708 with seven children.
     1. Jacob Sr. is living with Michael and Elizabeth
     2. Jane & Mongomery Kanard are also living with Michael and Elizabeth. In 1850 they were living with Mary Kannard in household #935
  2. Jacob R. Jr. is living in household #713 with is wife Mary and son

     1. Mary Conard is living with Jacob R. Jr. In 1850 she was living in household #935

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