Caleb Alec Huff (1842 - 1922)

Born 22 Dec 1842 in Harlan County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 26 Jun 1922 at age 79 in Cumberland, Harlan County, Kentucky

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Biography

Caleb was born in 1842.

He passed away in 1922.

Parents

Isaac Huff

Elizabeth Lewis

Marriage

Nancy Lewis (1846–1912 (m. 1863)

Burial

Huff Cemetery, Cumberland, Harlan County, Kentucky

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #126338911

See also:

• Allied Families of Southeastern Kentucky: Blair, Boone, Caudill, Creech, Davidson, Day, Huff, Lewis, Musselwhite, by Robbie Fields Tanner. 2001. Locations unknown and it was not viewed for preparing this profile. No holding library locations were listed in WorldCat as of 24 Mar 2022.

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THE HUFF FAMILY

Part 1: Early History

There has been a disagreement among Huff researchers in the Virginia-Kentucky area, as to the lineage of Isaac Huff and Elisha Huff of Harlan County, KY. Also, some researchers do not accept that these two were brothers. I offer supporting data found among handwritten notes of several of the oldest family members in Kentucky.

Among the possessions of the late William Arthur Creech, son of Mary Elizabeth Huff Creech, were found several notes referring to this Huff ancestors. One states, “My Grandfather Huff was Caleb Huff, who was 18 years old in 1860, one year before the Civil War. He served as a soldier in the War. His father was Isaac Huff, whose father was Charlie Huff and his father was William Huff.” Along the left margin of this note, William Arthur Creech wrote:

“Keep this. The note Uncle John D. Huff gave me is pinned to this letter”.

Another note reads, “John D. Huff – his great great grandfather was William Huff of North Carolina. His great grandfather was Charley Huff of Big Stone Gap, Virginia and his grandfather was Isaac Huff of Cumberland, KY.”