William E Huff (1865 - 1929)

Born 26 Dec 1865 in Danville, Center Township, Hendricks, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Adelia (Arney) Huff — married 16 Aug 1900 in Fayette, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1929 at age 63 in Kaskaskia Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States

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Biography

William E. Huff was born 26 December 1865 in Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, son of William Huff and Martha Huff (1831 - 1916).

22 June 1870--William E. was 4 years old. The Huff family resided in Center Twp., Hendricks Co., IN. 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.

They moved to Illinois in 1879 from Danville, Hendricks Co, Indiana.

9 &10 June 1880--The Huff family lived in Neoga, Cumberland Co., Illinois. William E. Huff's father, 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.

4 & 5 June 1900--Single, born in Indiana DEC 1865, William Huff and his brother, Edward Huff-41, were listed in the census as boarders and day laborers. They lived in the household of William's brother-in-law, who was indexed as Madison "Lineberry," a 27 year-old farmer married to William's sister,Anna Florence Lineberry (1871 - 1942) "Annie F.," aged 28. The family resided in Kaskaskia Twp., Shobonier, Fayette Co., Illinois. Also in the household was William's niece, "Viola"-3, b. SEP 1897 in Illinois. (viola, aka vickie, later married brother of Delia Arney, wife of William E Huff)

William Huff and "Delia" Margaret Adelia Arney were married August 16, 1900 in Fayette County, IL,

27 April 1910-- Wm. E. Huff-43 and his wife, Adelia-25, had been wed for 10 years in a first marriage for both. They live in Kaskaskia Twp., Fayette Co., Illinois. William worked as a laborer, to support his family. Adelia had given birth to 2 children/2 still living and in the home: 8 year-old Clara E. and Lillian D., aged 4.

1920--

William E. Huff passed away 02 Oct 1929, at the age of 63, in Kaskaskia Twp, Fayette Co., Illinois, at the home of his daughter, Lillian with whom he had been staying. His occupation: worked at a stone quarry in Hinsdale, Illinois

BURIAL Old State Cemetery Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, Find A Grave: Memorial #6948001 Obituary: [[1]]

Research Notes

Adopted orphaned profile 24 MAY 2020. Any corrections or further info much appreciated! Descendants please contact profile manager for discussion of DNA Match information. Thank you. ~M. Huff

William was born in 1865. He passed away in 1929.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXR-K13 : 19 March 2020), William E Huff in entry for William Huff, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNX-SVP : 22 August 2017), William E 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", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7Y-FWM : Thu Oct 05 08:54:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Madison Linebery and Annie F Linebery, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKDM-VP9 : accessed 25 May 2020), Wm E Huff, Kaskaskia, Fayette, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 7B, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 287; FHL microfilm 1,374,300.

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQPW-S22 : 8 March 2018), William M. Huff, 02 Oct 1929; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,643,619.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 May 2020), memorial page for William Huff, Jr (26 Dec 1865–2 Oct 1929), Find a Grave Memorial no. 6948001, citing Old State Cemetery, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Sassysearcher (contributor 25833844) .

FindAGrave Contributors. "[2]"

• Census, Obituary, personal knowledge of family member passed down from generation to generation.

direct descendant: sassysearcher can be reached with DNA connections: Terri Kiel