Hello, Huffmans (both by name and by blood)--

My great-grandmother's maiden name was Huffman. She was Eunice Almira, daughter George Washington and Loretta Olive (Brown) Babcock Huffman. She was born in either Rock or Walworth County, Wisconsin, in 1871 and died in Benton County, Arkansas in 1936. She had three siblings: Lizzie Malinda, Bert (possibly HERBERT, as one of his sons was named that) L(ivingston?) and Fitch Brown (named for his maternal grandfather).

Her father, George Washington Huffman, was the son of Michael and Mary (Livingstone) Huffman and was born in (I believe) Clark County, Ohio ca. 1833 and died in Moody County, South Dakota, in 1898. He had two siblings that I am aware of, a brother John L. and a sister Matilda J.

Michael Huffman was, according to the caption on a photo owned by a great-aunt, the son of Christopher Huffman of Hampshire County in what is now West Virginia. I have never seen any documentary evidence to either prove or disprove this. I know that Michael's wife, Mary (nee Livingstone) was from a (Harrison County) West Virginia family (_her_ parents, Andrew Livingstone and Jane Davis, married in Harrison County, West Virginia in 1800), but she and Michael married in Ohio in 1831. There _was_ a Christopher Huffman resident in Hampshire County, (West Virginiaa in 1792, but I have _no_ idea whether he is Michael's father or not. And I would very much _like_ to know that! Also the name(s) of Michael's siblings (if any) and his mother! Any help anyone out there can give me will be much appreciated!

Thank you in advance, and good (ancestor) hunting!

M. J. Barber

my father was william alonzo huffman he was born in shrewsbury wv but i don't know much about his family he has a sister named Carrie Huffman who lives in the wildwood fl area my father died when he was 63 years old and is buried in Umatilla Fl his mothers name was Themla E. Stewart and she has passed away. I don't know if we are kin or not but this just might be a lead for you

christopher huffman could be the son of conrad huffman. they lived in hampshire co. va 1749- 1817. i have 5 children listed for him but not a michael.my christopher was born about 1753 so your might be son or gson.

I'm searching my family and I'm having trouble with any further information. I know that they are from Havana and Winfield,KS area but do not know before that. There is no person to give me any information and cannot locate my grandfather. Do not know if he is with us or just in heart.
John J. Huffman 1861-1933 from headstone
m.
Alice S. ? 1864-1932 from headstone

Son: Ross L. Huffman 1888-1964 from headstone
m.
Bessie M. ? 1891-1980 Sarpy County, NE
from SS index.... waiting on reply
She has a stone in Havana, KS with the other three, but i do not believe she is buried with them... last known to be with her son Joseph Martin Huffman in the Omaha, NE area in or around 1975.

I know Joseph Martin Huffman is my grandfather and he was married after my mother was born to a German lady and had a least one son, could have a twin or there might be three children. The name of Marty or Martin has been mentioned in the past... along with Colorado, and Sioux City, Iowa.

Any information would help....
Sincerely,
Dawn Anne

I am interested in the Christopher Huffman/Hoffman of Hampshire County. In particular I am interested in DOB for Christopher and his children.

Is he the father for the Adam who (or whose sons) moved to Edgar County, IL in early 19th century?

Is there anything other than geography to link him with Conrad

Since I submitted the query that "touched off" this "string," I have acquired some additional information concerning Michael HUFFMAN and his father. According to the obituary printed in the "Sabbath Recorder" (the publication of the Seventh-day Baptist denomination, to which Michael belonged) on 18 September 1890, Michael "was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 12, 1806, and moved while young with his parents to Virginia. (No towns or even counties given in either case. Rats!!) The death of his father in the war of 1812 left him an orphan. He lived with a famly by the name of FRANZ, and with them moved to Ohio. He was married to Mary LIVINGSTON in 1830..." Michael died in Milton Junction, Rock County, Wisconsin on Friday, 5 September 1890. His wife Mary had predeceased him by about a year.
OK...them's the "facts" as I have them. My speculations on those facts are as follows.
First, regarding the possible age of Michael's father. President James Madison declared war on Great Britain on 18 June 1812. Assuming the guidelines for active military service remained the same as in the Revolutionary era, Michael's father was between the ages of 16 and 50 at the time. This would put his birth, at the earliest, around 1762. However, he was also married and had at least one child. Since men generally married in their mid-twenties at the time, and had a child within the first year of marriage, Michael's father was probably between 25 and 28, which would put his birth between 1784 and 1787. (Of course the last assumes Michael was the eldest. He may have been the "puppy dog's tail," or close to it.) I realize the above sets up nearly 20-year parameters, but better that than no parameters at all!
Second, was Michael truly an orphan in the modern sense of a person who has lost both parents, or did his mother survive his father? If she did, might she have remarried to a man surnamed FRANZ? This scenario would explain why Michael "lived with a family by the name of FRANZ, and with them moved to Ohio." Of course, if Michael *was* orphaned in the modern sense of the word, it might have been a female relative such as an older sister who was married to a FRANZ.
Any suggestions or comments gratefully received, and if you have questions I will *try* to answer them.
Thank you, and happy (ancestor) hunting!

Hi. I have info on Christopher Huffman (1753-1807)

Children were Leonard b.1778, Jacob b.1780, Joseph 1782-1860 (this is MY ancestor branch), and Adam b.1784

Christopher's father was Conrad Huffman b.1715 somewhere in Germany, and his mother was Elizabeth? Kuykendal? b.1726

I also have names and dates for Christopher's brothers and sisters.
Don't know anything about Adam Huffman moving to Edgar Co., IL.

I also have a listing of a gedcom file linking Christopher to his father conrad.

Hope this helps!