William Young Conn Humes
Born: May 1, 1830
Birth Place: Abingdon, Virginia
Father: John Newton Humes 1800 – 1872
Mother: Jance Conn White 1800 – 1861
1st Wife: Margaret Preston White 1828 – 1859
(Buried: Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee)
2nd Wife: Sallie J. Elder 1839 -
Children:
Lowry White Humes 1855 – 1915
Newton McKinney Humes 1858 – 1922
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois)
Elizabeth N. Humes 1865 – 1892
Marietta Humes 1867 – 1908
William Young Conn Humes 1868 – 1926
James Elder Humes 1875 – 1969
Education:
1851: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute (2nd out of 29)
Occupation before War:
School Teacher in Abingdon, Virginia
Attorney in Knoxville, Tennessee
Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Captain in the Confederate Army, Artillery
1861 – 1862: Prisoner of War held by the Union Army
1863: Major in the Confederate Army, Artillery
1863: Wounded in the foot during the Battle of Farmington
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry
1863: Participated in the Chattanooga Campaign
1863: Participated in the Battle of Brown's Mill
1864: Participated in Wheeler's Tennessee Raid
1865: Participated in the Carolinas Campaign
1865: Wounded in the leg during the Battle of Bentonville
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee
Attorney in Huntsville, Alabama
Died: September 12, 1883
Place of Death: Huntsville, Alabama
Age at time of Death: 53 years old
Cause of Death: Not Known
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (Sept. 13, 1883)
Last edited by a moderator:
Bringing the