Alpharetta (Retta) Hume 
Alpharetta, known as Retta, was born on October 23rd, 1860 in Harrison County, Kentucky. Retta's father was Benjamin B Hume and her mother was Sarah T Clifford. Her paternal grandparents were Charles Hume and Lucy Monson; her maternal grandparents were James Clifford and Rachel Azby. She had a brother named Granville. She was the older of the two children. She died at the age of 51 on December 9th, 1911 in Harper County, Kansas.General Notes
Grandpa and Grandma had four sons and one daughter. The oldest son, Hume, died when a lad, probably from appendicitis. Mary Thomas was next in age. When she was born Grandpa said, "I don't care what you name her, I'm going to call her Pinkie," and that is the name she always went by.
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1870 census report for Polk Twp, Cass County, Missouri included Benjamin and Elizabeth Hume and children Alpharetta and Granville - ages 9 and 6 respectively. Living with them was Benjamin's mother, Lucy (Monson) Hume.
1910 Census - showed 6 children born, 4 now living
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b. in Kentucky d. in Kentucky
- b.08 Jul 1825 in Bourbon County, Kentucky d.11 Apr 1901 in Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri
- b.18 Feb 1688 in Wallingford, Connecticut d.13 Apr 1773 in Morristown, New Jersey
- b.15 Sep 1717 in Wallingford, Connecticut d.> 1788 in Kentucky
- b.25 Jul 1694 in Wallingford, Connecticut d.1740 in Morristown, New Jersey
- b.01 Sep 1765 in North Carolina or Pennsylvania d.11 Jan 1852 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.1722 in Morristown, New Jersey
- b.~ 1804 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b. in Virginia d.< 1850 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.23 Oct 1860 in Harrison County, Kentucky d.09 Dec 1911 in Harper County, Kansas
- b.1701 in Ainderby Quernhow, Yorkshire, England d.~Jan 1782 in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- b.10 Nov 1730 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey d.01 Jan 1816 in Fort Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1760 d.1833 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.1738 d.1802
- b.~ 1795 in Pennsylvania d.~Jan 1861
- b.~ 1833 in Kentucky d.18 Oct 1865 in Harrison County, Kentucky or Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri
- b.~ 1770 d.1816 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1794 d.14 Jul 1843 in Harrison County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1770
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Details of Retta's family with Jonathan Herndon
Sources/Citations
1870 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, 1910 Census of Little Twp, Harper Co, Oklahoma
1870 Census of Polk Twp, Cass Co, Missouri, 1910 Census of Little Twp, Harper Co, Oklahoma