J.W. Humphrey |
Humphrey Children |
About 1925, John William and Eva Humphrey moved the family to Beaufort, where they owned and operated Holly Grove Dairy "in the outskirts of Beaufort near the Beaufort Atlantic Highway" (The Beaufort News 1939).
Holly Grove Dairy |
In 1941, the Humphrey family purchased 217 Front Street. Members of the
Humphrey family owned and lived here until 2007.
The home, the Thomas-Humphrey House circa 1909, was built by Thomas Thomas (1883‒1937), on the site
of "the old Manney house," which Thomas purchased for $1950. ( Thomas Thomas, son
of William Alonzo Thomas and Rosetta Howland Manney, was the grandson of Capt. Thomas Thomas and Martha Dudley Murray.)
On December 26, 1938, John William and Eva Humphrey’s daughter "Hattie" married Llewellyn Phillips (1903‒1998), born in Morehead City to Herbert Orlanda
Phillips and Mattie H. Hancock.
"Hattie" Lee Humphrey |
Llewellyn Phillips |
Llewellyn Phillips graduated from the University of North Carolina with a law degree. By 1930, he was recorded at 1006 Evans Street in Morehead City and noted as a lawyer in private practice.
By 1940, Llewellyn and "Hattie" were living on Evans Street with his mother Mattie Phillips. Llewellyn and his brother H. Orlanda Phillips were recorded as partners in "fish scrap manufacturing."
In 1932, the Phillips brothers purchased Newport Fisheries menhaden plant, including the factory and gear for $2,701.
The old fish plant burned in September 1953.
(Menhaden plant chimney, Phillips Island, courtesy Bland Simpson, July 2004)