Susan (Gay) Huff (abt. 1889 - 1984)

Born about 15 Mar 1889 in Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elmer Estil Huff — married 30 Sep 1908 in Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Susan was born about 1889. She was a daughter of Nelson Gay and Sarah McIntosh.

There was a marrieage bond for Susie Gay to marry Elmer Huff (as his first wife), dated 30 Sep 1908 at Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky. Her parents were speciffied as Nelson Gay and Sally Gay. His parents were Blevins Huff and May Huff. Apparently they divorced, as Susan remarried in 1914 and Elmder remarried in 1817,

On 21 Feb 1914 in Kentucky, Susan Gay married Permillus Huff (c 1891 - )^[1]

In 1920, Susan was enumerated as the wife of Irvin Huff.

Children of Susan

1. Louella Huff (16 Jan 1911 Leslie County, Kentucky - ), daughter of Susan and Elmer Huff.^[2] Married Earnest Valentine,
2. Nellie (Nelly on birth record) J. Huff (20 May 1914 Leslie County, Kentucky - 4 Feb 2012 Leslie County, Kentucky), daughter of Susan and Elmer Huff.^[3] Married William Alonzo Emberson (1910 - 1980).
3. Connie R. Huff (29 Nov 1919 Leslie County, Kentucky - ), daughter of Susan and ???.^[4]

Census

1920: Leslie County, Kentucky^[5]

Irvin Huff Head 42 Kentucky

Susan Huff Wife 32 Kentucky

Finley Huff Son 21 Kentucky

Adam Huff Son 19 Kentucky

Paralee Huff Daughter 15 Kentucky

Herbert Huff Son 13 Kentucky

Betsey Huff Daughter 11 Kentucky

Leonard Huff Son 9 Kentucky

Roy Huff Son 5 Kentucky

Della Huff Daughter 2 Kentucky

Rellie Huff Daughter 0 Kentucky

Nellie Huff Step-daughter 6 Kentucky

1940: Magisterial District 1, Leslie County, Kentucky^[6]

Earnest Valentine 30 Kentucky

Louella Valentine 29 Kentucky

Elmer Valentine 8 Kentucky

Bill Valentine 6 Kentucky

Chester Lee Valentine 4 Kentucky

Loretta Valentine 2 Kentucky

Susie Huff Mother-in-law 49 Kentucky; Widowed;

Edward Huff 14 Kentucky

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DW-GJV3 : 22 July 2021), Permillus Huff and Susan Gay, 21 Feb 1914; citing Marriage, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,533,994.
2. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHG-3CR9 : 11 February 2018), Susie Gay in entry for Luella Huff, 16 Jan 1911; citing Birth, Leslie, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
3. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH2-FTMK : 11 February 2018), Suse Gay in entry for Nelly Huff, 20 May 1914; citing Birth, Leslie, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
4. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHG-MTY4 : 11 February 2018), Susan 01041980 Gay in entry for Connie R Huff, 29 Nov 1919; citing Birth, Leslie, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGJ-ZNM : 1 February 2021), Susan Huff in entry for Irvin Huff, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7TT-6HH : 9 January 2021), Susie Huff in household of Earnest Valentine, Magisterial District 1, Leslie, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66-1, sheet 22B, line 63, family 300, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1329.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DC-VS7Y : 22 July 2021), Elmer Huff and Susie Gay, 30 Sep 1908; citing Marriage, Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,534,006.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V376-7J6 : 9 January 2021), Susan Huff, Jun 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232539149/susan-gay-huff : accessed 18 June 2022), memorial page for Susan Gay “Susie” Gay Huff (1 Mar 1889–4 ??? 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232539149, citing Huff Family Cemetery, Confluence, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Bruce Bledsaw (contributor 46867356) .

Acknowledgments

• Danielle Whitehead, firsthand knowledge.
• Wesley Doughman, firsthand knowledge.