James Huff (1821 - 1898)

Born 8 Jul 1821 in Washington Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 5 Mar 1898 at age 76 in White Deer Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

James Huff (8 Jul 1821 Pennsylvania - 5 Mar 1898 White Deer Township, Union, , Pennsylvania). Union County was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County.

He married Mariah ___ b. abt 1820 (some family trees show her name as Hester Mariah. FAG lists her as Esther Mariah Deibert (21 May 1826 Pennsylvania - 13 December 1893 West Milton, Union, Pennsylvania^[1])

Children listed in census:

1. Cecilia E Huff b. abt. 1849
2. Henry A Huff b. abt. 1856
3. Margaret Huff (5 Aug 1859 Pennsylvania - 28 Dec 1934 White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania^[2]) married Simon Kuhns (4 Feb 1856 Pennsylvania - 9 Mar 1931 White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania^[3]. Death certificate show her father as James Huff, mother as Ester Geibert
4. Catharine Alice Huff (2 Apr 1862 Pennsylvania - 25 Dec 1919 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania) may have married ___ Palmer
5. Ellen Huff b. abt. 1868. This may be Margaret Ellen Huff (18 Feb 1867 Union County, Pennsylvania - 13 Oct 1925 Union County, Pennsylvania^[4]) who married George Elliott

Possible son:

1. John Huff b. 1846 Listed in 1860 census but not in 1850. (is he a son or adopted?)

BURIAL^[5]: White Deer Cemetery. Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. MEMORIAL ID 127859399. Includes GAR inscription showing dates of service in I-Company, 208th Regiment.

Lineage: James Huff lineage is not clearly defined and requires more research.

Census:

• 1830 Union Co, PA, p 257, White Deer, Joseph Huff 010001-100001

• 1840 Union Co, PA, p 317, White Deer, Joseph Huff 1101001-022001

• 1840^[6]: Penn Township, Union, Pennsylvania; Page 328. James Huff 0100001-000001 This is an older James Huff age 40-50

• 1850^[7]: White Deer Township, Union, Pennsylvania. James Huff Age 30, Birth Year (Estimated) 1820, Birthplace Pennsylvania, Mariah Huff 30 Pennsylvania, Cecillier Huff age 1

• 1860^[8]: Brady Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania; Page 378. James Huff Age 43, Birth Year (Estimated) 1817, Birthplace Pennsylvania, Mariah Huff 25 Pennsylvania, John Huff 14, Cecelia Huff 11, Henry A Huff 4, Margaretta Huff 1

• 1864-65 Co I, 202nd Inf. Regiment.

• 1870^[9]: White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania. James Huff Age 50, Hester M Huff 42 Pennsylvania, Henry A Huff 12, Margaret Huff 9, Catharine Huff 7, plus Henry Deibert 63 (father-in-law?)

• 1880^[10]: White Deer Township, Union, Pennsylvania. James Huff Age 60, Occupation Laborer, Birth Year (Estimated) 1820, Mariah Huff 54, Henry A. Huff 22, Ellen Huff 12,

• 1890^[11]: Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890. Union, Pennsylvania. James Huff, Private, I Co, 202 Regt

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151456040/esther-maria-huff
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196965250/margaret-kuhns
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196964903/simon-kuhns
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122913323/margaret-ellen-elliott
5. ↑ : https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127859399/james-huff
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY2-TQC : 10 June 2022), James Huff, Penn Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 328, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z3-9WF : 24 December 2020), James Huff, White Deer Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX56-SY2 : 18 February 2021), James Huff, 1860.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2J-28H : 29 May 2021), James Huff, 1870.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVF-MQS : 14 January 2022), James Huff, White Deer Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
11. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SM-448 : 8 March 2021), James Huff, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,245.