Jesse Elliot Huff (1837 - 1922)

Born 18 Apr 1837 in Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Bryant — married 27 Oct 1859 in Carthage, Hancock, Il

Descendants

Died 22 May 1922 at age 85 in Basco, Bear Creek Twp, Hancock Co., Illinois, United States

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Biography

(Bold references: [1] indicate primary/reliable sources. All other source links are for research only.)

• First Name: Jesse ^[1][2][3]
• Middle Name: Elliot ^[4][5]
• Middle Initial: E ^[1][2][6][3]
• Last Name: HUFF ^[1][2][3]

• Birth Date: 18 ^[5] (or 17 ^[3][7]) April 1837 ^[2][6][8][9]
• Birth Place: Birmingham, Schuyler Co., IL ^{[1][2][10][3]}
• Alternate Birth Place: Browningham, IL ^[7]

• Father: John HUFF ^[11][3]
• Mother: Susanna MATHEWS ^[3] (or Susan MATHERS) ^[2], or Susan MATHEWS ^[7]

• One of the earlier settlers of Hancock County along with father, John HUFF. ^[11]

• 1850: Lived in Bear Creek Township, ^[12] Hancock Co., IL, at age 11, with parents, John Huff, age 51 and Susan, age 47, and siblings: William B, age 13; Ellen, age 9; John, age 7; Malachi, age 5; and Josephus, age 4, all born in IL. ^[13]

• 1st Marriage: to Rebecca Bryant, ^[14] (or Rebacca Bryan ^[15])^[3]
• 1st Marriage Date & Place: 27 Oct, 1859 at age 22 (same age as Jesse) at Carthage, ^{[16][1][2][7][3]}

• Children: 3 ^[17](^[2] quoted in: ^[5])^[6] or 2 ^[3]

1. Son, Liman B. HUFF
2. Son, Charles F. HUFF ^[3]
3. Son, William T. HUFF ^[3]

• 1870: Lived in Illinois, at age 31 with his wife, Rebecca, and his three sons: Lyman B, age 9; Charles F., age 8; William T, age 6. ^[17]

• 1880: Lived in Basco (^[2] quoted in: ^[5]), Bear Creek, Hancock, IL, at age 42 as a farmer with his wife, Rebecca, and his three sons: Liman B, age 18; Charles F., age 17; William T, age 16. All the boys where farm hands as well as attended school, at the 6 grade level. ^[1]

• 1880 Summary in History of Hancock County, by Gregg:

  "When he had attained his majority he married Miss Rebecca Bryant at Carthage, and settled on his farm near the same city. In two years he sold out and purchased a farm near Basco and lived there six years engaged in stock trading, he again sold out and moved upon the Quincy & Carthage road, five miles from Basco, where he farmed two years, and in 1871 he moved on to the farm where he now lives, which is valued at $3,000; he also owns property in Basco. Mr. and Mrs. Huff have 3 children; viz Lyman B., born Nov. 29, 1861; Charles F., born December 28, 1862 and William L., August 20, 1863. Mrs. Huff has been a member of the M.E. Church 12 years. Mr. H. is an Odd Fellow." ^[2] (quoted in: ^[5])

• 1907: Quoted from Biographical review of Hancock County, Illinois:

  "... J. E. and Rebecca (Bryant) Huff, the former born in 1837 and the latter in 1840. His (father) , who came from North Carolina, settled on the first farm which was developed between Carthage and Basco, known as the old Huff place and J. E. Huff has been an active farmer of Hancock county for many years and now conducts a livery and hoted business in Basco. The Huffs have always been advocates of the democracy but have never been aspirants for office and both Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Huff are devoted members of the Methodist church. In their family were three sons : Lymon, who is living in Basco; Charles, who was telegraph operator at Golden, Illinois, for a number of years but is now deceased; and W. T." ^[6]

• 1910: Lived in Bear Creek Township, Hancock, IL, at age 72 and still married to Rebecka, who will die in January the following year. ^[10]

• 2nd Marriage: to Serena or Ferena R. REEVES or REEVE (DOZER), (1844—1925) at age 79, on 15 Sept 1917 in Hancock, IL ^[5][18][3]

• 1920: Lived in Basco Village, Bear Creek Township, Hancock, IL as a widow ^[19]

• Basco, a village in the township of Bear Creek was incorporated in 1886. Over all, Bear Creek, Hancock population was under 1000 and slowly would decrease: (1890: 983, 1900: 978, 1910: 935, 1920: 886) ^[11] In 2010 Bear Creek Township was 345 ^[20], Basco village being 98. ^[21]

• Occupation: Farmer ^[7], also a livery owner/ hotel owner ^[12]
• Religion: Methodist Episcopal, (at least wife was.) ^[5] (both were) ^[6]
• Association: “Odd Fellow” ^[5]

• Death Date: 22 May 1922, at 85 yrs ^[3][7]
• Death Place: Basco, Bear Creek Township, Hancock Co., IL at age 85 ^[7][3]
• Alternate Death Place: Adams Co., IL ^[22]
• Buried: South Basco Cemetery, Basco, Bear Creek Township, Hancock Co., IL on 23 May 1922 ^[7][3][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} 1880 census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJL-ZPD : 14 July 2016), Jessie E Huff, Bear Creek, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 31C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0211; FHL microfilm 1,254,211.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} . Quoted from Greggs "History of Hancock County 1880" p. 614. https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00greg
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15} Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=176318468
4. ↑ Personal information from interview with Marjorie (Cook) FRANTZ
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8} Judy Bryant's response to Willis Scott's email information request http://searches2.rootsweb.com/th/read/ILHANCOC/2001-10/1003444924
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Biographical review of Hancock County, Illinois: (containing biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of to-day and also of the past), Hobart Publishing Company, Chicago,1907, p 145-147
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7} Death Cert.: (enter "Huff, Jesse E" in search) http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/idphDeathSearch.do or "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3XJ-ZL5 : 27 December 2014), John Huff in entry for Jesse E. Huff, 22 May 1922; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,556,735.
8. ↑ family search - my tree https://familysearch.org/tree/person/KVLR-HXR/details
9. ↑ geni.com-Burrows tree http://www.geni.com/people/Jesse-Huff/6000000002666489708
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} 1910 census, http://www.familytreenow.com/record/T1C-wgTDAJuzUq4FdX8iVQ
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Hancock County, Author "Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897", Chapter 22, page 1057: https://www.gengophers.com/api/images/1/20150203/IE217143/515.jpg or https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/14919?page=372&given=William%20Theodore&exactGiven=false&surname=Huff&exactSurname=false&place=Illinois,%20United%20States&exactRels=false
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Frances-June-Wilson family tree, http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/i/l/Frances-June-Wilson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0612.html
13. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85R-GXZ : 9 November 2014), John Huff, Hancock county, part of, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing family 567, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
14. ↑ angelfire/Wilson-Huff family tree http://www.angelfire.com/sc/junew/huff.html
15. ↑ Will T Huff's Marriage Cert "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGH-4MK : 3 March 2016), Rebacca Bryan in entry for W T Huff and Susanna Gabel, 17 Sep 1914; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,507.
16. ↑ Their Marriage Cert. http://www.familytreenow.com/record/-jyrlY669yeFOCoOPcyFOQ
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} 1870 census http://www.familytreenow.com/record/oAdup5QRD-LQLtawpFt0CQ
18. ↑ Jesse's IL Marriage Cert. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGH-F2V : 3 March 2016), Susan Mathews in entry for Jesse E Huff and S R Or Ferena R Reeves, 15 Sep 1917; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,508.
19. ↑ 1920 Census. http://www.familytreenow.com/record/2C7HCvjJ6iYGCLdvw6Vj0A
20. ↑ Bear Creek Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Creek_Township,_Hancock_County,_Illinois
21. ↑ Fact Finder from Census (enter in search: "Basco village, Hancock, IL" https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
22. ↑ jesse-elliot-huff family tree https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/jesse-elliot-huff_15860275

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