George Franklin Huff (1863 - 1925)

Born 16 Aug 1863 in Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nora Elsie (Cottingham) Smith — married 22 Dec 1904 (to 28 Jan 1925) in Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1925 at age 61 in Kaskaskia Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States

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Biography

George Franklin "Frank" Huff was born 16 August 1863 in Center Twp. (Danville) Hendricks Co., Indiana. He was the son of William Huff and Martha Tout.

22 June 1870--The Huff family resided in Center Twp. William Huff-38, a farmer, b. Ohio; Martha -39, b. Kentucky and all children b. in Indiana: Thomas J-14; Elijah E. -12; Andrew W-9; George F.-7; William E Huff-4 and John W, aged 1.

The Huff family moved from Danville, Hendricks Co. Indiana to Illinois in 1879.

9 &10 June 1880--The Huff family lived in Neoga, Cumberland Co., Illinois. William was a farmer with help from his five sons. In the home: Martha-49; Andrew-18; George F-16; William E-14; John M-11; Anna F -9; Mary A -4 and Elijah E , aged 22.

19 June 1900--Frank Huff, a single farm laborer, b. in AUG in Indiana, lived with his widowed mother, Martha in Spring Point Township, Cumberland Co., Illinois.

According to burial info for both, George Franklin Huff and Nora Elsie Cottingham were married 22 December 1904.

1910--

05 May 1917, Frank and Elsie's son, Guy Franklin Huff. passed away at the age of 5.

1920--

He passed away 28 Jan 1925, at the age of 61, in Kaskaskia Township, Fayette Co., Illinois. Note: He has two FAG Memorial numbers: #92001631 and #5090360 BURIAL Farmers Cemetery Shobonier, Fayette County, Illinois

Research Notes

Info from FAG Mem. ID # 92001631

They were parents 7 children; 5 daughters & 2 sons; Survivors were; Irene Gill [Mrs Elwin] of Taylorville Gladys at home Beulah at home Omer at home Sylvia at home Also surviving were siblings; Edward of Shobonier William of LaGrange, Il John of Neoga Mrs M E Linebery of Bald Eagle, AR Mary Marton, of Creston, NE

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXR-K1S : 19 March 2020), George F Huff in entry for William Huff, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNX-SVG : 22 August 2017), George F Huff in household of William Huff, Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet 534D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,184.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS72-R74 : accessed 24 May 2020), Frank Huff in household of Martha Huff, Spring Point Township, Cumberland, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 12A, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,296.

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N369-67F : 8 March 2018), Frank Huff in entry for Guy Franklin Huff, 04 May 1917; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,543,602.

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQZ2-MX3 : 8 March 2018), Geo. Franklin Huff, 28 Jan 1925; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,487,769.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL4-PT63 : 13 December 2015), George Franklin Huff, 1925; Burial, Shobonier, Fayette, Illinois, United States of America, Farmers Cemetery; citing record ID 92001631, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ52-HVK : 8 March 2018), Frank Huff in entry for Omer Franklin Huff, 25 Jun 1935; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,765,615.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Z-2TDT : accessed 23 May 2020), Frank Huff in entry for Sylvia P Icenogle, Illinois, United States, 07 Aug 1993; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Peoria Journal Star, The, born-digital text.