Henry was born in 1868 in Richmond, Virginia. He was the son of Henry L. Luffsey and Elizabeth Jane Banks.
When he was 28 he married Martha Washington Ellett in Washington, D.C. They had three children together, one boy, and two girls. Henry was a steam and gas fitter with J. E. Phillips & Son for more than 25 years.
He passed away in 1912 in Richmond and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC58-9HF : 20 February 2021), Henry Luffsey in household of Henry Luffsey, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 263A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,371.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJR-GY5 : accessed 3 June 2021), Henry R Luffry, Precinct 4 Richmond city Ward Jefferson, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 4A, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,738.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLJ-9HX : accessed 3 June 2021), Henry R Luffany, Richmond Jefferson Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 11B, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1644; FHL microfilm 1,375,657.
"District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL4H-N23 : 9 March 2021), Henry R Luffsey and Mattie W Ellett, 25 Nov 1897; citing p. 216, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,108,214.
"District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL9Y-GQF : 9 March 2021), Henry R Luffsey and MM9.1.1/XL9Y-GQN:, 25 Nov 1897; citing p. 26468, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,254.
"Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-F61S : 16 August 2019), Henry R Luffsay, 11 Nov 1912; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/155999376/henry-r-luffsey : accessed 03 June 2021), memorial page for Henry R Luffsey (2 Sep 1868–11 Nov 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #155999376, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by cleemiller (contributor 47763842) .
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