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The Humphries Family
Works Progress Administration of Virginia Historical Inventory
The Humphries Family in Alleghany County, Virginia
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This write-up is a part of the Virginia W.P.A Historical Inventory Project sponsored by the Virginia Conservation Commission under the direction of its Division of History. Credit to both the Commission and W.P.A. is requested for publication, in whole or in part. Unless otherwise stated, this information has not been checked for accuracy by the sponser. Research made by L. Blanche Bess, Potts Creek, Va., March 1937 |
Census of 1850
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Jesse Humphries | Rich Patch |
| Improved Land | 80 acres |
| Unimproved Land | 500 acres |
| Value of Farm | $2,000 |
| Farm Improvement | $30,000 |
| Horses | 7 |
| Cows | 7 |
| Other Cattle | 48 |
| Sheep | 35 |
| Swine | 25 |
| Value of livestock | $830.00 |
| Wheat | 200 bu. |
| Rye | 150 bu. |
| Corn | 300 bu. |
| Oats | 300 bu. |
| Wool | 50 lbs. |
| Butter | 100 lbs. |
| Flax | 20 lbs. |
| Beeswax and honey | 10 lbs. |
| Value of animals killed | $60.00 |
1/4 crop of potatoes in 1850
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