Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Birth: Jan. 27, 1847 Huntington County Indiana, USA Death: Dec. 24, 1 926 Fort Wayne Allen County Indiana, USA Married Sarah Catherine Neff on 5 Nov 1868 in Mount Zion, Wells County, Indiana.

Obituary-Huntington, IN . Herald-Press - Monday, December 27, 1926 Huffman,George W . Funeral services for George W. Huffman, seventy-nine, were held Sunday afternoon at Mount Zion, Wells county, with the Rev. C.H. Slusser in charge, assisted by the Rev. Paul Olmstead. Burial was at the I. O.O.F. cemetery at Montpelier. Mr. Huffman died last Friday afternoon at 1:30 o' clock in Fort Wayne. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs . Guy Conklin; one son, Charles Huffman, Wyoming; and one brother, Jacob Huffman, R.R.4, Warren. His home was located at Mount Zion, Ind .

Huffman,George W.: b. 27 Jan 1846 OH, d. 24 Dec 1926 Allen Co., IN,bur . IOOFCem., Montpelier, I N; Fa. Henry Huffman: b. OH; Mo. Catherine Baker.Obituary - Huntington, IN. Herald-Press - Monday, December 27, 1926

Huffman, George W. Funeral services for George W . Huffman, seventy-nine, were held Sunday afternoon at Mount Zion,Wells county,with the Rev. C. H. Slusser in charge, assisted by the Rev. Paul O lmstead. Burial was at the I.O.O.F . cemetery at Montpelier. Mr. Huffman died last Friday afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock in Fort Wayne. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Guy Conklin; one son, Charles Huffman, Wyoming ; and one brother, Jacob Huffman, R.R.4, W arren. His home was located at Mount Zion, Ind


------------------------- GEORG E W. HUFFMAN
A biographical compendium of the nature of this work would be incomplete without due reference to the life of George W. Huffman, whose career as a citizen and as a public official have won for him a prominent place in the esteem of the people of Wells county. Mr. Huffman's parents were natives of Clark county, Ohio, but about the year 1846 they came to Indiana, settling in the county of Huntington, where the subject was born on the 27th date of January, 1847. His father, John Huffman, was a farmer and spent the remainder of his life in his adopted state. Like the majority of country lads, the early life of George W. was spent under the parental roof and as soon as old enough to be of practical service he was obliged to contribute his share towards cultivating the farm and providing for the general support of the family. In the common schools he acquired a fair knowledge of the fundamental branches and later , by much reading, close observation and contact with the world in various business and official capacities, became one of the well balanced and thoroughly informed men of the community in which he has so long resided. Actuated by motives of filial duty he remained at home until his twenty-second year, meantime assuming much of the responsibility of managing the farm and sparing no pains in looking after his parents' interests and ministering to their comfort and welfare. At the age of twenty- two he took a life companion in the person of Miss Sarah C. NEFF, of Wayne county, this state, and shortly after his marriage moved to the county of Wells where he engaged in farming on land leased for the purpose. Mr. Huffman began life as an independent factor with a limited capital, but in the course of two years w as enabled to purchase a home of his own , investing his means in an eighty-acre tract of wood land in section 1, Jackson township. To clear and reduce this place to cultivation required long and unremitting toil, but with a spirit born of a determination to succeed, he pursued in the undertaking until in due time he not only had a well tilled farm, but had increased his real estate to one hundred and ninety-eight acres of as fine soil as the county can boast. Mr. Huffman was extremely fortunate in his selection, although unconsciously so, as future developments attested. When oil was discovered in the Indiana field, it was found that his farm lay in the heart of the finest producing district of the state, the result of the discovery raising the value of his land many fold, its present worth being conservatively estimated at over thirty thousand dollars.As a farmer Mr. Huffman has long enjoyed the reputation of being one of the most enterprising and thorough of the county, as the splendid condition of his fields and the general appearance of his place abundantly prove. Admirably situated for agricultural and live stock purposes, he has spared no pains in its development and, barring the boundless wealth which lies beneath the soil, it is today one of the finest farms as well as one of the most beautiful and attractive homes in the township of Jackson. For many years Mr. Huffman has taken an active interest in public and political affairs and since attaining his majority has been unwavering in his allegiance to the Democratic party. Not only has he been an active worker, but his ability as a natural leader of men long since caused his services to be sought by the councils of his party both in local and general campaigns. In the year 1893 he was elected sheriff of Wells county, which responsible office he filled four years, proving a most capable and obliging public servant, his administration being eminently satisfactory to the people regardless of party ties. At the expiration of his term he retired with the best wishes of all and since that time has not been actively engaged in any vocation further than to look after his large and constantly increasing oil interests, which yield him a handsome income. At the present time there are twelve producing wells on his place which, with others to be drilled at intervals, assure him a fortune of still larger magnitude in years to come. To Mr. and Mrs. Huffman have been born three children, the oldest of whom, Oscar, died at the age of three and one- half years; Ella, now the wife of Isaac ROUSH, of Mt . Zion, this state, and Charlie WAYNE, the youngest, who served with distinction in the late Spanish-American war and at the present time lives in the city of Bluffton. In his private life Mr. Huffman is sociable, hospitable and generous, ever ready to lend a helping hand to others and to give his influence and material assistance to all enterprises having for their object the general welfare. Few men in the county are as well and favorably known. His integrity has always been above reproach and his name is synonymous for all that is correct in manhood and ennobling in citizenship. Already he has won many victories in life's battle field and it is no extravagant flight of fancy to indulge in the prediction that many more triumphs will yet be his before the days of his usefulness and power shall end. Fraternally Mr. H uffman is a member of Lodge No. 92, Knights of Pythias, and religiously belongs to the Methodist church, as does also his wife. Biographical Memoirs of Wells Co., IN, 1903, B. F. Bowen, Publisher, Pg 230 Submitted by:Colleen Rutledge

Source for Above: Find A Grave.com Biographical And Historical Records Of Adams And Wells Co., IN. Article - 33 Sheriffs In Wells County Bluffton, IN. News-Banner - Saturday, December 6 , 1986 H. B rown & Son, Warren, IN Funeral Home Records1891-1990 Volume I A-K Compiled by Lillie L. Harris 1995


Died:
Age:79
Age:79

George married Sarah Catherine Neff on 5 Nov 1868 in Mount Zion, Wells, Indiana, United States. Sarah (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 20 Oct 1850 in Liberty Township, Wells, Indiana, United States; died on 28 Feb 1939 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Birth: Oct. 29, 1850 Wells County Indiana, USA Death: Feb. 28, 1939 Fort Wayne Allen County Indiana, USA Married George Washington Huffman on 5 Nov 1868 in Mount Zion, Wells County, Indiana.

Obituary-Huntington, IN . Herald-Press - Tuesday, February 28, 1939 Mrs. Sarah Catherine Huffman, 88, died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday of apoplexy at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Mae Conklin, 602 Wayne Street in FortWayne . Mrs. Huffman was born in Liberty township, Wells county,October 29 , 1850 to Jacob and Mary Chapman Neff and was married to George W. Huffman December 5, 1868. The husband, a formerWells county sheriff, died December 24, 1926. She was a member of the Mt. Zion United Brethren church and lived for a time near Mt. Zion in Liberty township. Surviving are a son, Charles W. Huffman, Mt.Zion, and the daughter at whose home she died. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Mt. Zion U. B . church, the Rev. C.H. Slusher officiating . Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Montpilier[sic].

Source for Above: Find A Grave.com

H. Brown and Son, Warren, IN Funeral Home Records 1891-1990 Volume I A-K Compiled by Lillie L. Harris 1995
Huffman, Sarah C.:b. 20 Oct 1850 Wells Co.,IN, d. 28 Feb 1939 Ft.Wayne , IN, bur. IOOF Cem., Montpelier, IN; Fa. Jacob Neff : b. VA; Mo.Mary Chapman; m. 5 Dec 1868 George W. Huffman; ch. Mrs. Guy Conklin & Cha rles.
Obituary - Huntington, IN.Herald-Press - Tuesday, February 28 , 1939 Mrs. Sarah Catherine Huffman, 88, died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday of apoplexy at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Mae Conklin, 602 Wayne Street in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Huffman was born in Liberty township, Wells county, October 29, 1850 to Jacob and Mary Chapman Neff and was married to George W . Huffman December 5,1868. The husband, a former Wells county sheriff, died December 24, 1926. She was a member of the Mt . Zion United Brethren church and lived for a time near Mt. Zion in Liberty township. Surviving are a son, Charles W. Huffman, Mt. Zion, and the daughter at whose home she died. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Mt . Zion U. B. church, the Rev. C.H. Slusher officiating.Burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Montpilier.

Died:
Age:88
Age:88

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MARR: _UID 56ffcf78462e71e5b5b118cf5eb05e42

MARR: RIN MH:F F 2936

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(Research):Birth: Dec. 10, 1812 Springfield Clark County Ohio, USA Death: Sep. , 1861 Wells County Indiana, USA Married Susannah Myers on 16 Feb 1837 in Clark County, Ohio.

John Huffman, second son and third child of Jacob and Catherine, was born in the large two-story log home in Bethel Twp. on 12 Dec 1812. John married Susannah Myers in Clark Co.,Ohio on 16 Feb 1837 and this couple continued to live in Ohio until 1846. John and Susannah' s two oldest children, Mary Magdaline and Lewis N. were born in Clark Co. in 1838 and 1844. About 1844, John purchased 80 acres of land in Sec . 27, Salamonie Twp., Huntington Co., IN. Maro (Morris) Day states that this was "homestead land". By 1870, this farm contained the entire 160 acre SE 1/4 of Sec. 27. John Huffman and family moved to Indiana in 1846 and again per Mrs. Day, "John Huffman drove a wagon from Ohio. Susannah Myers Huffman rode behind on horseback with Uncle Lewis in front and Aunt Mary behind her". While John was clearing land and erecting a small pole cabin with a weight pole roof and four foot clapboards, he and his f amily lived with his bro ther Henry Huffman (see biography of George W. Huffman in Wells Count y History). Henry's home in Jackson Twp., Wells Co . was one mile due south of John's land in Huntington Co.. John next erected a hewed log house for his family and in 1859, he erected the substantial frame house that stood on the property until 1977. John died in this house "in September 1861, aged fifty years" per George W. Huffman biography. According to Mrs. Day, "John Huffman died around 50 years of age. He cut his leg with a sythe and died of gangrene". The family bible of daughter Mary M. (Huffman) Minnich, wife of John Minnich, lists John Huffman's date of death as 10 Oct1862, which would be age 49 years and 10 months. Susannah ( Myers) Huffman died at age 99 years on 10 Nov 1915, of shingles according to Mrs. Day. Susannah lived at the Mt. Zion home of John and Mary (Huffman) Minnich for several years before she died. John and Susannah are buried in the Batson Cemetery, Jackson Twp., Wells Co., In.

Source: Find A Grave.com

Died:
Age:48-49
Age:48-49

John married Susannah Myers on 16 Feb 1837 in Clark County, Ohio, United States. Susannah (daughter of George Myers and Mary Cosler) was born on 6 Aug 1816 in Ohio, United States; died on 10 Nov 1915 in Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States; was buried on 12 Nov 1915 in Batson Cemetery, Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:99
Age:99

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MARR: _UID 56ffcf7768f901e5b5b118cf5eb05e42

MARR: RIN MH:F F 1959

Living + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:75
Age:75

Jacob married Catherine Friermood on 20 May 1806 in Ohio, United States. Catherine (daughter of Matthias Friermood and Living) was born in 1788 in Virginia, United States; died on 31 Aug 1866 in Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:76
Age:76

George married Mary Cosler on 8 Oct 1804 in Virginia, United States. Mary was born on 31 Jul 1786 in York County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Feb 1867 in Clark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]