John James HUMPHLETT^[1]

1880 - 1949  (69 years)

• Name	John James HUMPHLETT
  Nickname	James
  Birth	12 Mar 1880	Nansemond Co, VA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Apr 1910 - Sep 1918	Portsmouth, VA   [2, 3]
  	By September 1918, he was employed as a salesman in the Portsmouth area for a company based in Norwalk, Connecticut. James was the proprietor of a shoe store in April 1910.
  Death	14 Dec 1949  [4]
  	John died on 14 December 1949. He was 69 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [4]
  	His body was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia. On 30 September 1953, John's remains were exhumed and re-interred in the C.C. Virnelson family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth.
  Person ID	I1700	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John T. HUMPHLETT
  Mother	Annie R. (UNKNOWN)
  Family ID	F1943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret May VIRNELSON,   b. 13 Feb 1884, Portsmouth City, VA d. 2 Oct 1973 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1905	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married later the same day in Portsmouth by Rev. J. N. Latham, a Methodist Episcopal Church minister.
  Children	1. James H. HUMPHLETT,   b. c.1906, Virginia   2. Willard R. HUMPHLETT,   b. 21 Nov 1910   d. 4 Nov 1966 (Age 55 years)   3. Margaret Rebecca HUMPHLETT,   b. 13 Mar 1916, Portsmouth City, VA d. 18 Feb 2008, Virginia Beach City, VA (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1910 US Census / Virnelson, Columbus C. 317 Effingham Street, Portsmouth, Virginia
  		John James Humphlett. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry .com. 317 Effingham St, Portsmouth, VA
  		1920 US Census / Humphlett, James 317 Effingham Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1930 US Census / Humphlett, John J. 100 Court Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3898] Johnie James Humphlett - Maggie May Virnelson, , Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 5338 (1905). . [S1278] John James Humphlett. WWI draft registration card. [S1841] 1910 US Census / Virnelson, Columbus C. [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005.