| Sarah Humphrey | |
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Full name |
Sarah R. Randall Humphrey |
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Presence at Shimer | |
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Presence on Earth |
1832–1867 |
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MD |
Hygieo-Therapeutic College of New York 1858 |
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Role(s) |
Seminary period alum |
Sarah Humphrey was a student at Shimer College in the early Seminary period, and later a physician in Galesburg, Illinois. She is listed in the First Biennial Register (1855), indicating that her attendance began no later than mid-1855.
Her father was Richard Randall of Iowa; at the time of her attendance, her hometown was listed as Big Rock, Iowa.
Shimer connections[]
- Wife of alum Aaron Humphrey
- Sister of alum George W. Randall
Mentioned[]
- in "Richard H. Randall, Sr. and Richard H. Randall, Jr.", The History of Clinton County, Iowa, 1879, p. 798
- in "Aaron Gordon Humphrey M.D.", The History of Knox County, 1912, pp. 436-437:
- More than a half century ago Dr. Humphrey lost his first wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah R. Randall and was a daughter of Richard Randall.
- in "A Review of the Discussion Relative to the Mount Carroll Seminary", Nathaniel Halderman, 1857, p. 17:
- Mr. Gray's testimony regarding the same matter, "viz" the visits of Rev. E., at the Seminary, is the say so and think so of Miss S. Randall, a disaffected pupil, one of the liberalists whom Mr. G., includes I presume as an "impliedly expelled pupil." This young lady did not board in the Seminary, was not at all in the family of the Principals, was not even in the school or school building the whole of school hours, coming in only to recite two lessons during each day, remaining perhaps during the time which might intervene between the two recitations. This young lady's "think so" is Mr. Gray's testimony as he terms it, by which he expects to set aside the testimony of the teachers and students almost en masse. The absurdity of Mr. Gray's position is sufficient refutation of itself. Let a decision not prompted by sectarian bitterness, jealousy and envy be given on this point and I have not a shadow of apprehension but the Principals will stand acquitted. Miss R.'s statements with regard to fancied slights shows to plainly the jealousy of her nature. the fact of Miss Randall being in school only to recite and not being in classes reciting to either Misses Wood or Gregory , it might have happened that days or even weeks elapsed without Miss W. meeting Miss R. at a suitable time and place to recognise her.
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