Laban Huffman (1812 - 1881)

Born 26 Jun 1812 in North Fork Mtn, Pendleton County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bonner) Huffman — married 7 Mar 1844 in Pendleton County, VA (now WV)

Descendants

Died 4 May 1881 at age 68 in Onego, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Laban Huffman was born on June 26, 1812 on his family's farm in rural Pendleton County, Virginia, USA. The area became part of West Virginia in 1863 as it refused to secede from the Union with the eastern portions of Virginia. According to his death record, Laban's father was Christian Huffman; his mother's name is not known. ^[1]

Farmer Laban Huffman married Mary Bonner on March 7, 1844, in rural Pendleton County, Virginia (it became part of West Virginia in 1863). ^[2]

On the June 1850 US Census, Laban & Mary Huffman's household looked like this: ^[3]

Labau [Laban] Huffman, head, M, 40, Virginia, Farmer
Mary Huffman, wife, F, 33, Virginia
Ann R Huffman, daughter, F, 6, Virginia
Solomon Huffman, son, M, 4, Virginia
Christian Huffman, son, M, 3, Virginia
Phoebe I Huffman, daughter, F, 2, Virginia
Benjamin S Huffman, son, M, 0, Virginia

Laban Huffman, 70 years old, died on May 4, 1881 on his farm in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. ^[4] His widow, Mary (Bonner) Huffman survived his passing but just for over one month. She died on June 29, 1881 on the family farm. She was 63 years old.^[5] The couple were buried next to each other at the Huffman Cemetery, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ See Death notice source in Note 4, below.
2. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8W-RM1 : 10 February 2018), Laban Hufman and Mary Bonner, 07 Mar 1844; citing Pendleton, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 818,558.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-FML : 12 April 2016), Mary Huffman in household of Labau Huffman, Pendleton county, Pendleton, Virginia, United States; citing family 451, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1PX-D2D : 11 February 2018), Laban Huffman, 04 May 1881; citing Pendleton, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 23, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 818,557.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1PX-D2X : 11 February 2018), Mary Huffman, 29 Jun 1881; citing Pendleton, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 23, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 818,557.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #107133486 Laban Huffman.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #107133500 - Mary Bonner Huffman.

• 1850 residence Pendleton County, VA (now WV);
• 1860 residence Pendleton County, VA (now WV);
• 1870 residence Union Twp., Pendleton County, WV;
• 1880 residence Union District, Pendleton County, WV
• Pendleton County marriage bond (dated March 7, 1844)
• Death record

See Also

• Title: Ancestry Family Tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24344206&pid=154

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Huffman-258 created through the import of Heflin Family Tree.ged on Jun 12, 2011 by Joani Heflin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Joani and others.