Wayne Francis Huff (1921 - 1990)

Born 8 Apr 1921 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States

Husband of Betty Rose (Ulmet) Newman — married Jan 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

Died 9 Nov 1990 at age 69 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Wayne was born in 1921. He was the son of Chester Calvin Huff ( 27 Mar 1900 Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana - 5 Mar 1958 Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana^[1] and Elsie Arizona (Gaskins) Huff (31 Jan 1896 Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana - 2 Dec 1940 Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana.^[2] His great-great grandmother was Angelina "Gelina" Huff, born about 1825 in Indiana, daughter of Philip and Margaret (Snuffer) Huff. The father of Gelina's son, William Francis Huff (5 May 1849 Indiana 11 Apr 1928 Monroe County, Indiana) was unknown. According to family legend, Gelina refused to tell anyone who her son's father was, and her son carried his mother's surname.

Wayne was a WWII veteran, serving as a Petty Officer, 2nd Class on the USS Pinto from 16 Sep 1942 to 6 Nov 1945. He passed away in 1990.

Burial

Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
SECTION 28 SITE 906

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122259739/chester-calvin-huff: accessed 21 July 2022), memorial page for Chester Calvin Huff (27 Mar 1900–5 Mar 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122259739, citing Simpson Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana)
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122262027/elsie-arizona-huff: accessed 21 July 2022), memorial page for Elsie Arizona Gaskins Huff (31 Jan 1896–2 Dec 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122262027, citing Simpson Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe County, Indiana.

• Find A Grave: Wayne F. Huff
• Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Miami, Indiana; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340353
• Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01079; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 53-32
• National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 373
• National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
• The St. Louis Star and Times; Publication Date: 6/ Jan/ 1944; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA: Wayne Huff-Betty Ulmet marriage license notification
• United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri; Roll: 5770; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 85-2
• Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
• State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
• Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
• National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.