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

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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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(Research):Birth: May 30, 1807 Clark County Ohio, USA Death: Oct. 21, 1883 Wells County Indiana, USA Grave stone inscription show birth as: Abt 1 May 1799. Alt Birth data, has birth as: 30 May 1807, Clark County, Ohio Married: 1) Elizabeth Ebersole (1809-1837) on 14 Feb 1830 in Clark Cou nty, Ohio. 2) Catherine Baker (1813-1883) on 8 Apr 1838 in Clark County, Ohio. Biography of Henry Huffman Historical Hand Atlas History of Wells County, Indiana Personal History index Published 1881 IR 917.7 27 Page 219

Henry Huffman - son of Jacob and Catherine (Friermood ) Huffman, is a resident of Jackson township; his business that of farming. In the year 1842 he removed to Wells county. He was born in Clark county, Ohio, May 1 , 1807. His first wife, Elizabeth (Ebersole) Huffman, was the mother of Jacob, born January 17, 1831;Catherine, December 11, 1832; Sally, October 19, 1834; Peter, December 4, 1836; Julian, April 2, 1837. On April 9 , 1838, in Clark county, Ohio, Henry Huffman was married to Catherine, daughter of Frederick and Catherine (Heffner) Baker. She was born in York county,Pennsylvania, June 18, 1813. Her children are: Frederick, born M arch 9,1839; Mary, January 28 , 1841, died September 20,1865; George ,March 7, 1842; Henry, January 14, 1844; Lydia, September 26, 1845; John, March 25, 1847; Samuel , January 3, 1849; Levi, October 20, 1850; Eliza, August 2, 1852; Eve Ellen, March 2, 1856. George, Henry and Peter were soldiers of the late war, the two former serving as one hundred day men, the latter served during the war. Mr. Huffman's family are all married and settled on farms within eight miles of his own. Address, Warren , Hunting ton county, Indiana (Thanks to David Huffman for the biography) Source: Find A Grave.com

Although the person that posted all these biographies on find a grave and where it was taken from states that Peter is the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Ebersole) Huffman, I can find no where to prove this fact. Peter is not in the household with Henry nor can I find Peter in Wells County where he supposedly married Malinda.

Died:
Age:75-76
Age:75-76

Henry married Elizabeth Ebersole on 14 Feb 1830 in Clark County, Ohio, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 6 Aug 1809 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States; died on 18 Sep 1837 in Clark County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Catherine Baker on 8 Apr 1838 in Clark County, Ohio, United States. Catherine was born in York County, Pennsylvania, United States; died in Sep 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Age:59-60
Age:59-60

Elizabeth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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:70-71
Age:70-71

Eva married George Grisso on 20 Apr 1835. George was born in 1812; died on 13 Apr 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:74
Age:74

Reuben married Ann E Tennant on 28 Oct 1841 in Clark County, Ohio, United States. Ann was born on 8 Mar 1822 in Pennsylvania, United States; died on 12 Jul 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adam married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:46-47
Age:46-47

Jacob married Sarah Tennant on 2 Apr 1850 in Clark County, Ohio, United States. Sarah was born in 1833 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Birth: Jul. 26, 1832 Clark County Ohio, USA Death: Apr. 16, 1914 Clark County Ohio, USA Married 1) Margaret A. Helfrick on 17 Mar 1854, Clark County, Ohio and 2 ) Barbara Hertzler on 21 Mar 1865, Clark County ,Ohio . History of Clark Co., OH. 1881 - Biographical Sketches -Springfield Twp.

SAMUEL HUFFMAN, Coal Dealer, Springfield, is the youngest son of Jacob Huffman, a pioneer of Boston neighborhood. He was born in 1832 on the farm which includes a part of the Clark-Shawnee battle ground. The subject of this sketch learned the milling trade, commencing when only 16 years of age, and continued milling upward of twenty years. he superintended the construction of the Peru Mills when built by Daniel Hertzler, in 1867, and which he subsequently operated several years, and finally became owner. He became a resident of this city about 1867, and has since resided here; he sold his mill in 1873, and engaged in the hardware trade one year, then changed and operated a grocery store; Jan 1, 1880, his son Stephen took charge of the grocery, and he engaged in the retail coal trade; his office located at 173 West main Street. Mr. Huffman is personally popular as a trader, and by his energy and business ability, and already established a flourishing trade which is constantlyincreasing. He married in 1855, Margaret Helfrey, of German Township,by whom he had three children. In 1865, his wife having died, he married Barbara, daughter of Daniel and Catherine Hertzler, who were natives of Pennsylvania and early residents of Clark County. Mr. Hertzler was a prominent miller on Mad River, and a few years since the victim of a noted murder, and account of which will be found in this work. From this marriage he had three children. Mr. Huffman's residence is 177 West Main Street . He is a member of the I.O.O.F. and a worthy citizen.

------------- - ------ History of Clark Co., OH. 1881- Springfield Twp.
RUBSAM'S MILL , This mill is situated on the right bank of Mad River, and below the mouth of Buck Creek. It is on Section 10, two miles west of Springf ield, and one-fourth of a mile south of the National Road. This mill was originally built by Daniel Hertzler in the year 1865; it was completed and ready to run at the time of the murder of Hertzler. Samuel Huffman, Hert zler's son-in-law, became the owner following Hertzler's death, and operated the mill till 1869, when he traded it to John W. Rubsam, the present owner. Rubsam leased it to Crain, Hotsenpiller & Wilson , who operated it for three and a half years. Following the expiration of this time , Mr. Rubsam ran the mill himself till early in 1880. It has been standing idle since then. The mill is a four-story frame, forty by sixty-feet in size, uses two Leffel Wheels and one Brun's Wheel; it has a good water power and does a general milling business.

---------------- PORTRAIT A ND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM Pg 806 , 807 SAMUELHUFFMAN. That well-known establishment, the Palace Livery Stable , located at No. 173 West Main Street, Springfield, is an institution largely patronized by the leading residents of the city and is acknowledged to be first class in every respect. The proprietor with whose name we introduce this sketch, is a wide-a wake business man with a thorough understanding of his calling, and whose promptness in meeting his obligations and courteous treatment of his customers , has built up for him a large patronage which is steadily increasing . Mr.HUFFMAN was born July 26, 1832, at the country home of his parents in Bethel Township, five miles west of Springfield, and is the tenth child of Jacob and Catherine (FARMWOOD) HUFFMAN, natives of Virginia. Jacob HUFFMAN came with his parents to Clack County, this State , in 1802, the same year that Ohio was admitted into the Union as a State. He entered a tract of Government land, the patent of which is still care fully preserved in the HUFFMAN family. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Henry HUFFMAN, a native of Germany, who upon coming to America, engaged in farming and spent his last years in Bethel Township, Clark County, this State. The maternal ancestry of Mr. H UFFMAN was also of German origin. Jacob HUFFMAN, his father, was reared to farm pursuits and learned the trade of a stone mason, becoming skilled in his calling and laid the foundation of many of the houses and barns in Clark County. He built for himself a substantial stone residence, the stone being dressed for the interior and requiring nop lastering. The partitions were also of stone and the whole formed a very solid structure, capable of withstanding the storms of a century. The first dwelling of the parents of our subject was a hewed log house, one of the best in the county, and within which the greater part of their large family of ten children were born. These comprise six sons and four daughters, all of whom lived to mature years but of whom there are now only four living, two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Henry, died at the advanced age of eighty-five years; Samuel, our subject, was the youngest born. Mr.HUFFMAN pursued his early studies in a log school house in what was familiarly known at the Keifer district and at an early age was taught to make himself useful around the farm. He was but thirteen years old at the time of his f ather's death, and he remained with his mother until his marriage . This interesting and important event occurred March 17, 1854, the bride being Miss Margaret HELFRICK. Mrs. HUFFMAN was born in 1835, in this county, and is a daughter of Michael and Barbary HELFRICK, who were of German birth and parentage and emigrated from the Fatherland at an early day. They settled in this county and spent their last days here. Mr. and Mrs. H UFFMAN after their marriage located in Springfield Township where Mr. H UFFMAN occupied himself at milling, operating the Rock Point Mills on Mad River, about six years. Later he assumed charge of the Tecumseh Mills in Mad River Township with which he was connected seven years. He next returned to Rock Point Mills, which he operated two years more and upon leaving these he removed to the site of the Perue Mills. Later he built and operated the same mill and finally assumed the sole proprietorship, continuing to operate this mill for about seven years. Then selling out, he removed to Springfield and invested a portion of his capital in a stock of hardware. He was in trade two years and then established himself in the grocery business at Springfield. We next find him dealing in coal and lumber and from this he drifted into the livery business, becoming owner of a lot of fine stock and equipages. Mrs Margaret HUFFMAN departed this life ather home in Rock Point Mills in 1863, leaving three children, two daughters and a son. Catherine is the wife of William STICKNE Y, of Springfield Township; Effie is the wife of Forrest ZIRCLE , and they reside in Springfield; Stephen J. operates a meat market in Springfield. In 1865, Mr. HUFFMAN contracted a second marriage with Barbara HERTZLER, who was then a resident of Bethel Township , but who was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1832. Her father, Daniel HERTZLER, was a prominent farmer, miller and distiller of Clark County, this State,and is now dead ( was murdered in 1867). Of this union there have been born three children, the eldest of whom, a daughter, Mattie, is the wife of H. C. STORY, of Springfield; Daniel H. is the chief assistant of his father in the livery business; Harry M. also makes himself useful in a like manner. The f amily residence is a substantial brick structure, pleasantly located on West Main Street. Mrs. HUFFMAN is the owner of a good farm in Springfield Township, one and one-half miles west of the city. Mr. HUFFMAN, politically, supports the Democratic party and socially belongs to Clark Lodge, No. 101, F & A.M.; Springfield Chapter, No. 48, R . A. M. and Lodge N o. 146, I. O. O.F. He has become well-to-do by his own energy and industry, and has been no unimportant factor in advancing the business interests of his adopted city. Source: Find A Grave.com

Samuel married Margaret Helfrick on 17 Mar 1854. Margaret was born in 1835; died in 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Barbara Hertzler on 21 Mar 1865 in Clark County, Ohio, United States. Barbara (daughter of Living and Living) was born in 1832 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:83

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

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Died:
Age:76

Family/Spouse: Samuel Batson. Samuel (son of Living and Living) was born on 17 Oct 1830 in Henry County, Indiana, United States; died on 15 Feb 1910 in Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States; was buried on 17 Feb 1910 in Batson Cemetery, Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:82

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

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Died:
Age:88

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

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Died:
Age:79

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

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Died:
Age:87

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

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Died:
Age:58

Family/Spouse: Sarah C. Payne. Sarah (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 2 Nov 1850 in Indiana, United States; died on 4 Mar 1939 in Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; was buried on 7 Mar 1939 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:84

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

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Died:
Age:94

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

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Died:
Age:80

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(Research):Birth: Mar. 6, 1838 Clark County Ohio, USA Death: Apr. 2, 1922 Mount Zion Wells County Indiana, USA Married John Minnich on 7 Nov 1857 in Huntington County, Indiana

Bluffton, Indiana Evening News Monday, April 3, 1922
Mrs. Mary Minnich Died at Age of 84 Aged Woman Passed Away at Mt. Zion and Funeral Tuesday Mrs. Mary Minnich, wife of John Minnich died of infirmities of old age Sunday morning at 2:30 o'clock, after a long illness. Her marriage took place in 1858, since which she lived in the Mt. Zion community. Three years ago Mr. and Mrs . Minnich moved into Mt. Zion. Mrs. Minnich was eighty-four years of age, having been born in Clark County, Ohio in 1838. The husband, one son, Jacob, living near the Africa church, and the following brothers survive: Lewis and George Huffman, both of Mt. Zion; Jacob Huffman, living near Warren, and Elijah Huffman living at Warren. Mrs. Robert Campbell, of Poneto, and Mrs. Wasley Cephart[sic Gephart], of Warren, are sisters. Funeral services will be held at the Sugar Grove church Tuesday morning a 10 o'clock. Interment will be at the Jones cemetery.
(Thanks to David Huffman for OBIT) Source: Fina AGrave.com

Died:
Age:84
Age:84

Mary married John Minnich on 7 Nov 1857 in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. John was born on 11 Nov 1837 in Clark County, Ohio, United States; died on 20 Jan 1924; was buried in Jones Cemetery, Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Birth: Jun. 6, 1844 Springfield Clark County Ohio, USA Death: Sep . 6 ,1925 Mount Zion Wells County Indiana, USA Married Miama "Amy" Mounsey on 4 Jan 1868 in Mount Zion, Wells County, Indiana.

Obituary - Newspaper Unknown - September 1926 Rev. Lewis Huffman Claimed by Death ; Passed Away Sunday And The Funeral Held This Afternoon. Rev. Lewis Huffman, 81 , a reverend citizen of Jackson township, passed away Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his home near Mt. Zion. He had been sick for a long time and death was caused by cancer of the stomach . The deceased was a native of Huntington County, a son of John and Suzanna Huffman, and his entire life had been spent in Huntington and Wells Counties. He was a minister of the Brethren denomination and had preached the gospel to congregations of that faith for many years . He was held in high esteem in the community. Surviving are the widow and three sons, Frank, of Bluffton; D . C.[sic- D . P.] Huffman, near Salem; and Scott Huffman, living three miles north of Warren; also by a number of grandchildren. There also survive two brothers, George W. Huffman, an ex-sheriff, and Jacob Huffman, and a sister Mrs. Robert Campbell. Funeral services were held at 2:30 o' clock this afternoon, at sugar Grove church and burial was in the Jones cemetery.

---- ----------------- REV. LEWIS HUFFMANDIED SUNDAY --------- ---------------------- Rev.Lewis Huffman, son of John and Susan (Myers) Huffman, was born in Clark county, Ohio a few miles west of the city of Springfield on the sixth day of June, 1844, and finished the last lap of life's long weary road at his home in Mt. Zion on S eptember 6, 1925, being 81years and 3 months of age at time of death. When he was about two years of age his parents emigrated to the state of Indiana and settled on a farm in Huntington county where Lewis grew to manhood and obtained a meager education in the schools of that period . His father died when he was about 17 years of age and as he was the oldest son in a family of seven children he learned early in life the meaning of the word responsibility, ad[sic] nobly did he carry the burdens that rested so heavily on his young shoulders , and it is but fair to state here, that in assisting his widowed mother in this trying hour, he was ably assisted by his brother George who was his junior by two years. In the years of 1868 he was united in marriageto Amy Mounsey who had been a teacher in the Wells county schools,and to this union four sons were born, being D. P. and J . S. living in Salamonie township and F. C. living near by Bluffton and one son who died in infancy. After his marriage he lived on his mother's farm for one year, but in January of 1869 he with his young wife and baby removed to a tract of land in Jackson township where he had previously erected a hewed log cabin, and while the log cabin has long since given way to more commodius buildings, yet with but a few intervals, he has lived on this farm for more than a half century. Even a brief biography of Lewis Huffman would be in a measure the history of all the early settlers. In 1869 his farm was virgin forest, but he lived to see the place where towered the giant oaks,elms, and hickories, transformed into fertile fields and meadows.The mud roads that were almost impassable four months in the year give way to good gravel roads, and the automobile supercede the farm wagon as a means of transportation for the family. As he himself said, "It was his privilege to live in the most wonderful age of the world's history." He united with the Church of the Brethren about the year 1870 and from that time until his death he was loyal and true to the pinciples of the church of his choice and was for more than thirty years, an Elder in the church, having charge of the class at the Sugar Grove and for about two years of this time, also having charge of the Brethren church at Markle. Owing to the infirmitites due to advancing age, he had not been able to attend church services regularly, but he made it a point of honor to always attend the annual love feast and communion of his church at Sugar Grove, every autumn, but at the annual love feast this autumn his place will be vacant. While he had been in failing health for a long time, it was only during the past month that his condition became critical and the frail tenement of clay, brok e pretty rapidly and he passed away without pain, on Sunday , Sept. 6th. Besides the widow and the three sons, and one brother, previously referred to, he leaves another brother, Jacob F. Huffman, of Warren and one sister, Mrs. Rachael Campbell, of Liberty Center and one brother, Elijah Huffman, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Minnich and Mrs. Martha Gephart, having preceded him in death. Besides these there are thirteen grandchildren, one great grandchild and a wide circle of more distant relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted Sugar Grove church on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in charge of Rev. D. B . Garber, of Markle. Burial was in the Jones cemetery.

------------- --- Biographical andhisto rical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana . Chicago:Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. pp. 799-800.

LEWIS HUFFM AN, one of the prosperous agriculturists of Jackson Township , was born in Clarke County, Ohio, the date of his birth being June 6, 1844. When two years of age he was taken by his parents, John and Susannah ( Myers) Huffman, to Huntington County, Indiana, and there he grew to manhood, being reared to the avocation of a farmer, which he has made his life-work. January 4, 1868, he was married to Miss Miami Monnsey, a native of Wells County, Indiana, born in Liberty Township, a daughter of John and Caroline (Stratton) Monnsey. Her mother died when she wasa child of ten years, and her father died April 30 , 1886. They were among the early settlers of Wells County, and Mr. Monnsey saw the transformation of the county from a wilderness into its present condition. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Huffman - -David P., John Scott, Franklin C. and one who died in infancy. DavidP . , their eldest son, was educated in the schools of his township and at Bluffton, and when only thirteen years old passed the necessary examination and received a certificate. Mr. Huffman lived with his mother in Salamonie Township, Huntington County, until one year after his marriage, when he moved to Jackson Township, Wells County, settling there in January, 1869, on a tract of eighty acres which he had bought. His land when he settled on it was covered with a heavy growth of timber except the small space he had cleared on which he erected the hewed-log cabin, which is still standing. He resided in this cabin until 1881, when he erected his present residence, which as built with a view to comfort and convenience. He has added to his original purchase until his home farm now consists of 117 acres, all with the exception of about eighteen acres being cleared and improved, the result of years of toil and persevering energy. In politics Mr. Huffman is identified with the Democratic party. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist church, and he is a deacon in the church of that denomination at Sugar Grove.

Source for above: Find A Grave.com

Biographical And Historical Records Of Adams And WellsCo., I N. H. Brow n and Son, Warren, IN Funeral Home Records 1891-1990 Volume I A -K Compiled by Lillie L. Harris 1995

Huffman, Lewis: b. 6 Jun 1844 OH, d . 6 Sep 1925 Mt. Zion, IN, bur.Jones Cem., Wells Co.,IN; Fa. John Huffman : b. OH; Mo. Susannah Myers. Wells Co., IN.Cemetery Records 1968 Volume 1 A-L Jones Cemetery - Jackson Twp. -State Rd. 3, County Rd. 700 S

Obituary - Newspaper Unknown Rev. Lewis Huffman Claimed By Death Passed Away Sunday And The Funeral Held This Afternoon. Rev. Lewis Huffman, 81, a reverend citizen of Jackson township, passed away Sunday afternoon at 2:3 0 o'clock at his home near Mt. Zion. He had been sick for a long time and death was caused by cancer of the stomach. The deceased was a native of Huntington County, a son of John and Suzanna Huffman, and his entire life had been spent in Huntington and Wells Counties. He was a minister o f the Brethren denomination and had preached the gospel to congregations of that faith for many years. He was held in high esteem in the communtiy. Surviving are the widow and three sons, Frank, of Bluffton; D. C. Huffman, near Salem; and Scott Huffman , living three miles north of Warren; also by a number of grandchildren. There also survive two brothers, George W. Huffman, an ex-sheriff , and Jacob Huffman, and a sister Mrs. Robert Campbell. Funeral services were held at 2:30o'clock this afternoon, at Sugar Grove church an d burial was in the Jones cemetery.

Died:
Age:81
Age:81

Lewis married Miami Amy Moundsey on 4 Jan 1868 in Mount Zion, Wells, Indiana, United States. Miami (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 25 Jul 1842 in Indiana, United States; died on 11 Apr 1930 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States; was buried on 14 Apr 1930 in Jones Cemetery, Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States. [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: Jun. 3, 1849 Huntington County Indiana, USA Death: Apr. 26, 1926 Liberty Center Wells County Indiana, USA Married Robert Campbell1 4 Dec 1867 Huntington County, Indiana.

Obituary - Huntington, IN. Herald-Press - Wednesday, April 28, 1926
Mrs. Campbell,76, Found Dead In Bed. Mrs. Rachael Campbell, 76, was found dead in her bed Monday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Campbell of Liberty Center. Mrs. Campbell had been in poor health all winter, but had seemed much better Sunday. It is supposed that she suffered a stroke of apoplexy while asleep. Since the death of her husband, Robert Campbell, three years ago, Mrs. Campbell made her home with her children. Surviving are three children, Jacob Campbell, Charles Campbell of Bluffton and Mrs. Stell Groves of Poneto, Ind., and two brothers, Jacob Campbell of Majenica and George Huffman of Mt. Zion. There are fifteen grandchildren and twelve great grand children living. Funeral services will be held at the Sugar Grove cemetery Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, the Rev. Norris of Marion will be in charge. Burial will be in the Jones Cemetery. Mrs. Campbell was well known in the city of Warren due to her frequent visits to her granddaughter, Mrs. McElhaney of Warren.

---- ---------------- Bluffton, Indiana Evening News Monday, April 26, 1926 - Mrs. Rachel Campbell is Found Dead in Bed Widow of Robert Campbell Dies at Home of Son of Apoplexy

Mrs.Rachel C. Campbell, 76 of Liberty Center, was found dead in bed this morning at 8 o'clock, death being attributed to apoplexy. She resided with her son, Jacob Campbell, three-fourths miles west of Liberty Center. Mrs. Campbell was born in Huntington County, Indiana, June 2,1849, the daughter of John and Susan Huffman. She was married to Robert Campbell in Huntington county, December 14, 1866. She was a resident of Wells County for 58 years. Surviving are three children, Jacob Campbell, Liberty Center; Charles Campbell, Bluffton; and Mrs. Estell Grove, Chester township. Two brothers are George Huffman, Mt. Zion; and Jacob Huffman, of Warren. Two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral arrangements have not been made late this afternoon pending word from relatives.

Dave's note: This obituary states her birth as June 2, 1849, but the gravestone, of her and her husband, in Jones Cemetery, Jackson Township, Wells County says June 3, 1849.(Thanks to David Huffman for this OBIT) Source for Above: Find AGrave.com

Obituary - Huntington, IN. Herald-Press - Wednesday, April 28, 1926 Mrs. Campbell,76, Found Dead In Bed.

Mrs. Rachael Campbell, 76, was found dead in her bed Monday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Campbell of Liberty Center. Mrs. Campbell had been in poor health all winter, but had seemed much better Sunday. It is supposed that she suffered a stroke of apoplexy while asleep. Since the death of her husband, Robert Campbell , three years ago, Mrs. Campbell made her home with her children. Surviving are three children, Jacob Campbell, Charles Campbell of Bluffton and Mrs . Stell Groves of Poneto, Ind., and two brothers, Jacob Campbell of Majenica and George Huffman of Mt. Zion.There are fifteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren living. Funeral services will be held at the Sugar Grove cemetery Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, the Rev . Norris of Marion will be in charge. Burial will be in the Jones Cemetery. Mrs. Campbell was well known in the city of Warren due to her frequent visits to her granddaughter, Mrs. McElhaney of Warren.

Wells C o., IN. CemeteryRecords 1968 Volume 1 A-L Jones Cemetery - Jackson Tw p. - State Rd. 3,County Rd. 700S

Died:
Age:77
Age:77

Rachael married Robert Campbell on 14 Dec 1867 in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. Robert (son of Living and Living) was born on 21 Oct 1847 in Ohio, United States; died on 22 Sep 1923 in Liberty Township, Wells, Indiana, United States; was buried on 22 Sep 1923 in Jones Cemetery, Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 23 Aug 1870, Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 10 Jun 1880, Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States

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(Research):Birth: Jan. 14, 1852 Wells County Indiana, USA Death: Aug. 18, 1923 Warren Huntington County Indiana, USA

Obituary - Huntington, IN. Herald-Press - Monday, August 20, 1923 Mrs. Martha Gephart Of Warren Dies .

Mrs . Martha Ann Gephart passed away at her home inWarren, Saturday evening at 9:30 o'clock after an illness of over a year. She was seventy-two years old and was born in Wells county. Her marriage was to D. F. Gephart. Surviving are the husband and the following children: Mrs. William Ware , Mrs. Clyde Moore and Charles and George M. Gephart of Warren. The following brothers and sisters also survive: George Huffman and Lewis Huffman of Mt. Zion; Elijah and Jacob Huffman of Warren; Mrs. James Campbell of P oneto, Indiana. She had been a member of the Warren Christian church for many years.Mr . and Mrs. Gephart moved to Warren seven years ago from a farm. Funeral services will be held at the Warren Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. H. G. Rowe officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn cemetery at Warren. -----------

Bluffton,Indiana Bluffton Evening News Tuesday, August 21, 1923 - P1C2 Mrs. D.F. Gephart Is Claimed By Death

Funeral Of Warren Woman, Formerly Of Wells County, Held Today Mrs. Martha Anna Gephart passed away at her home in Warren, Saturday evening at 9:30 o'clock after an illness of over a year. She had been in a serious condition for more than a month. She was seventy-two years old and was born in Wells county. Her marriage was to D. F . Gephart. Surviving are the husband and the following children: Mrs . William Ware, Mrs. Clyde Moore and Charles and George M. Gephart of Warren. The following brothers and sisters also survive: George Huffman and Lewis Huffman of Mt. Zion; Elijah and Jacob Huffman of Warren; Mrs. James Campbell of Poneto, Indiana. She had been a member of the Warren Christian church for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Gephart moved to Warren seven years ago from a f arm. Funeral services were held at the Warren Christian church this afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. H. G. Rowe officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn cemetery at Warren.
(Thanks to David Huffman for second OBIT) Source for Above : Find A Grave.com

Martha married David Sylvester Gephart on 17 Feb 1870 in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. David (son of George Gephart and Elizabeth Pence) was born in 1850 in Indiana, United States; died on 5 May 1930 in Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):H. Brown and Son, Warren, IN Funeral Home Records 1891-1990 Volume I A-K Compiled by Lillie L. Harris 1995

Huffman, Elijah: b. 1 Feb 1855, d. 2 Mar 1925, bur. Woodlawn Cem.,Warren, IN; Fa. John Huffman; Mo.Susanna Myers.

Obituary - Huntington, IN. Herald-Press - Monday, March 2, 1925 Huffman, Elijah R.

Elijah R. Huffman, seventy years old, contractor of Warren, ended his life Monday morning about 6:30 o'clock by hanging himself from a rafter in the barn at his home on Fourth street. The body was found shortly after 7 o'clock by Jacob Huffman, a brother and Isaiah Barnes who had gone to the Huffman home with the intention of accompanying Mr. Huffman to Huntington on legal business. Death had occurred about 6:45 o' clock. Mr. Huffman had been in his usual health but was thought to have been worried about financial affairs. He had become deeply involved in the contracting business and recently a petition has been filed asking for a receiver for the Huffman Construction company which included Mr. Huffman and his son Curtis B. Huffman . That financial troubles caused Mr. Huffman to take his life is the opinion. Coroner Grover M. Nie investigated the affair and returned a verdict of suicide. Mr. Huffman arose Monday morning about 6:25 o 'clock went to the basement to fix the fire and later started the morning meal. He left the house and did not return. Mrs. Huffman arose and was about the house as usual when Mr. Barnes called for her husband . She went to the barn to search for him and not finding him returned to the house. She made three other attempts to locate her husband at one time going into the barn and climbing a ladder to see if he was in the hay mow. When Mr. Huffman, the brother, arrived at the house he and Mr. Barnes went in search of Mr. Huffman and found him dead . Mr. Huffman had stood on a lard can, fastened a noose about his neck, and stepped off the can. His body was taken down and a doctor summoned in the hopes that life still remained in his body. The man was pronounced dead and the coroner was summoned. Mrs. Huffman stated Monday that her husband had not talked Monday morning which was unusual . The Huffman family came to Warren twenty years ago. Mr.Huffman was contractor for Jackson township roads and was engaged in the Warren creamery. He later organized the construction company.Surviving are the widow and two children, the son, C. B. Huffman and a daughter, Mrs. Oscar Morris of Mt. Zion. Brothers are Jacob of Warren, Lewis of Mt. Zion, and George of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Robert Campbell of Bluffton is a sister. The son is at present at Bremen,Ind. where a sewer is under construction.

Died:
Age:70
Age:68

Elijah married Mary Elizabeth Hamilton on 17 Oct 1878 in Wells County, Indiana, United States. Mary (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 30 Oct 1856 in Wells County, Indiana, United States; died on 3 Oct 1926; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Birth: Dec. 24, 1859 Wells County Indiana, USA Death: Apr. 8, 1935 Lancaster Huntington County Indiana, USA Married: 1) Rose Ellen Minnich on 11 Jul 1891 in Huntington County, Indiana 2) Emma E.(Adams) Lewis on 25 Sep 1930 3) Laura Gard

Obituary - Huntington, IN.Herald-Press - Tuesday , April 9, 1935 Huffman, Jacob F.

Jacob F.Huffman, who died Monday morning at 10 o'clock at his home in Lancaster was born December 24, 1859, in Wells county, Ind. He was the son of John and Susannah Huffman and is the last of a family many of whom attained great age. His mother lived to be 99 years old. Mr. Huffman was married first to Mrs. Rose Minnich Cloud and to them a son Elijah, who lives at Hammond was born. A step-daughter, Mrs. Henry Heaston, also survives from this marriage. The first wife died Jan.27, 1928. The second marriage was to Emma E. Lewis who died Jan. 31,1932, and the third was to Mrs. Laura Gard, who survives. Mr. Huffman was a member of the Church of the Brethren at Lancaster where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. W. C. Stinebaugh and the Rev. Charles C. Payne officiating. Interment will be in the Lancaster cemetery.

Source for Above: Find a Grave .com

Died:
Age:75
Age:75

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

Jacob married Emily M Adams on 25 Sep 1930. Emily (daughter of Aaron Adams and Rebecca McCormick) was born on 23 Apr 1861 in Indiana, United States; died on 31 Jan 1932 in Huntington County, Indiana, United States; was buried on 2 Feb 1932 in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Rosa Ellen Minnich on 11 Jul 1891 in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. Rosa (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 5 Dec 1865 in Wells County, Indiana, United States; died on 27 Jan 1928 in Lancaster Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; was buried on 29 Jan 1928 in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ida Zent. Ida (daughter of George W. Zent and Lydia Ann Bushong) was born on 20 Nov 1865 in Indiana, United States; died on 10 Jun 1931 in Marion, Grant, Indiana, United States; was buried on 13 Jun 1931 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Age:73

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