Son of Henry Huffman (1807-1883) and Catherine Baker (1813-1883).
Married Elsie Ann Griffith (1838-1920) on 5 Mar 1863 in Wells County, Indiana. (NOTE: Wells County, Indiana Marriage Records 1837-1900 shows Mar 5, vs. Mar 6 that is stated in OBIT)
Bluffton Evening News (P1C3) Monday, May 09, 1921
George R. Huffman Claimed By Death
Civil War Veteran Passed Away Saturday Afternoon And Burial Today
George R. Huffman, age seventy-nine, died of Bright's disease and complications near Mt. Zion at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Sugar Grove church, located one mile west and three-fourths mile south of Mt. Zion, with Rev I. B. Wike, of Huntington, officiating. Burial was made at the Odd Fellows cemetery near Montpelier.
Born in Jackson township, Wells county, March 7, 1842, Mr. Huffman was the son of Henry Huffman and Mrs. Catherine Huffman, who were pioneers of the county, and at the time of death he had reached the age of 79 years and 2 months. He was reared in Jackson township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage.
He was married on March 6, 1863, to Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells county and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. She passed away four or five months ago. Four children survive: William and Delmar Huffman, living near Mt. Zion; Samuel Huffman of Roll; Jonas Huffman, who is employed in the oil fields in Mexico. One son, Theodore, is deceased.
In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the Civil War, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D. C., at the close of the war.
For the purpose of identifying him from Ex-Sheriff George Huffman, the deceased was commonly known as "Big" George Huffman.
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Biographical And Historical Records Of Adams And Wells Co., IN.
George R. Huffman, who has been identified with the interests of Wells County for many years is engaged in farming on Section 2, Jackson Township, where he is numbered among the most respected citizens. Mr. Huffman was born in Jackson Township, Wells County, the date of his birth being March 7, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Catherine Huffman, who were early pioneers of the county. He was reared in Jackson Township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage. March 6, 1863, he married Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells County, Indiana,and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. Both of her parents are deceased, her mother having died when she was a child,and her father about the year 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are the parents of four living children - Samuel, William Allison, Jonas Goode and Delma Allison. One son, Theodore, is deceased. In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the late war, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-Third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough, and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D.C., at the close of the war. Mr. Huffman was discharged at Indianapolis after the expiration of a furlough which he had passed at his home. Before enlisting in the late war Mr. Huffman had lived one year on rented land. After the war he brought a piece of land, which he sold soon after, and bought and sold another piece of land, when in 1878, he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, of which seventy-two acres have been cleared and brought under cultivation. In politics Mrs. Huffman affiliates with the Democratic party, but in local elections votes independent of party ties. In his religious faith he is a Drunkard.
Married Elsie Ann Griffith (1838-1920) on 5 Mar 1863 in Wells County, Indiana. (NOTE: Wells County, Indiana Marriage Records 1837-1900 shows Mar 5, vs. Mar 6 that is stated in OBIT)
Bluffton Evening News (P1C3) Monday, May 09, 1921
George R. Huffman Claimed By Death
Civil War Veteran Passed Away Saturday Afternoon And Burial Today
George R. Huffman, age seventy-nine, died of Bright's disease and complications near Mt. Zion at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Sugar Grove church, located one mile west and three-fourths mile south of Mt. Zion, with Rev I. B. Wike, of Huntington, officiating. Burial was made at the Odd Fellows cemetery near Montpelier.
Born in Jackson township, Wells county, March 7, 1842, Mr. Huffman was the son of Henry Huffman and Mrs. Catherine Huffman, who were pioneers of the county, and at the time of death he had reached the age of 79 years and 2 months. He was reared in Jackson township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage.
He was married on March 6, 1863, to Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells county and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. She passed away four or five months ago. Four children survive: William and Delmar Huffman, living near Mt. Zion; Samuel Huffman of Roll; Jonas Huffman, who is employed in the oil fields in Mexico. One son, Theodore, is deceased.
In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the Civil War, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D. C., at the close of the war.
For the purpose of identifying him from Ex-Sheriff George Huffman, the deceased was commonly known as "Big" George Huffman.
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Biographical And Historical Records Of Adams And Wells Co., IN.
George R. Huffman, who has been identified with the interests of Wells County for many years is engaged in farming on Section 2, Jackson Township, where he is numbered among the most respected citizens. Mr. Huffman was born in Jackson Township, Wells County, the date of his birth being March 7, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Catherine Huffman, who were early pioneers of the county. He was reared in Jackson Township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage. March 6, 1863, he married Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells County, Indiana,and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. Both of her parents are deceased, her mother having died when she was a child,and her father about the year 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are the parents of four living children - Samuel, William Allison, Jonas Goode and Delma Allison. One son, Theodore, is deceased. In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the late war, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-Third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough, and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D.C., at the close of the war. Mr. Huffman was discharged at Indianapolis after the expiration of a furlough which he had passed at his home. Before enlisting in the late war Mr. Huffman had lived one year on rented land. After the war he brought a piece of land, which he sold soon after, and bought and sold another piece of land, when in 1878, he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, of which seventy-two acres have been cleared and brought under cultivation. In politics Mrs. Huffman affiliates with the Democratic party, but in local elections votes independent of party ties. In his religious faith he is a Drunkard.
Son of Henry Huffman (1807-1883) and Catherine Baker (1813-1883).
Married Elsie Ann Griffith (1838-1920) on 5 Mar 1863 in Wells County, Indiana. (NOTE: Wells County, Indiana Marriage Records 1837-1900 shows Mar 5, vs. Mar 6 that is stated in OBIT)
Bluffton Evening News (P1C3) Monday, May 09, 1921
George R. Huffman Claimed By Death
Civil War Veteran Passed Away Saturday Afternoon And Burial Today
George R. Huffman, age seventy-nine, died of Bright's disease and complications near Mt. Zion at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Sugar Grove church, located one mile west and three-fourths mile south of Mt. Zion, with Rev I. B. Wike, of Huntington, officiating. Burial was made at the Odd Fellows cemetery near Montpelier.
Born in Jackson township, Wells county, March 7, 1842, Mr. Huffman was the son of Henry Huffman and Mrs. Catherine Huffman, who were pioneers of the county, and at the time of death he had reached the age of 79 years and 2 months. He was reared in Jackson township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage.
He was married on March 6, 1863, to Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells county and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. She passed away four or five months ago. Four children survive: William and Delmar Huffman, living near Mt. Zion; Samuel Huffman of Roll; Jonas Huffman, who is employed in the oil fields in Mexico. One son, Theodore, is deceased.
In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the Civil War, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D. C., at the close of the war.
For the purpose of identifying him from Ex-Sheriff George Huffman, the deceased was commonly known as "Big" George Huffman.
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Biographical And Historical Records Of Adams And Wells Co., IN.
George R. Huffman, who has been identified with the interests of Wells County for many years is engaged in farming on Section 2, Jackson Township, where he is numbered among the most respected citizens. Mr. Huffman was born in Jackson Township, Wells County, the date of his birth being March 7, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Catherine Huffman, who were early pioneers of the county. He was reared in Jackson Township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage. March 6, 1863, he married Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells County, Indiana,and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. Both of her parents are deceased, her mother having died when she was a child,and her father about the year 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are the parents of four living children - Samuel, William Allison, Jonas Goode and Delma Allison. One son, Theodore, is deceased. In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the late war, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-Third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough, and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D.C., at the close of the war. Mr. Huffman was discharged at Indianapolis after the expiration of a furlough which he had passed at his home. Before enlisting in the late war Mr. Huffman had lived one year on rented land. After the war he brought a piece of land, which he sold soon after, and bought and sold another piece of land, when in 1878, he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, of which seventy-two acres have been cleared and brought under cultivation. In politics Mrs. Huffman affiliates with the Democratic party, but in local elections votes independent of party ties. In his religious faith he is a Drunkard.
Married Elsie Ann Griffith (1838-1920) on 5 Mar 1863 in Wells County, Indiana. (NOTE: Wells County, Indiana Marriage Records 1837-1900 shows Mar 5, vs. Mar 6 that is stated in OBIT)
Bluffton Evening News (P1C3) Monday, May 09, 1921
George R. Huffman Claimed By Death
Civil War Veteran Passed Away Saturday Afternoon And Burial Today
George R. Huffman, age seventy-nine, died of Bright's disease and complications near Mt. Zion at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Sugar Grove church, located one mile west and three-fourths mile south of Mt. Zion, with Rev I. B. Wike, of Huntington, officiating. Burial was made at the Odd Fellows cemetery near Montpelier.
Born in Jackson township, Wells county, March 7, 1842, Mr. Huffman was the son of Henry Huffman and Mrs. Catherine Huffman, who were pioneers of the county, and at the time of death he had reached the age of 79 years and 2 months. He was reared in Jackson township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage.
He was married on March 6, 1863, to Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells county and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. She passed away four or five months ago. Four children survive: William and Delmar Huffman, living near Mt. Zion; Samuel Huffman of Roll; Jonas Huffman, who is employed in the oil fields in Mexico. One son, Theodore, is deceased.
In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the Civil War, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D. C., at the close of the war.
For the purpose of identifying him from Ex-Sheriff George Huffman, the deceased was commonly known as "Big" George Huffman.
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Biographical And Historical Records Of Adams And Wells Co., IN.
George R. Huffman, who has been identified with the interests of Wells County for many years is engaged in farming on Section 2, Jackson Township, where he is numbered among the most respected citizens. Mr. Huffman was born in Jackson Township, Wells County, the date of his birth being March 7, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Catherine Huffman, who were early pioneers of the county. He was reared in Jackson Township and has always made it his home. He remained on the home farm until one year after his marriage. March 6, 1863, he married Miss Elsie Ann Griffith, a native of Wells County, Indiana,and a daughter of Samuel Griffith. Both of her parents are deceased, her mother having died when she was a child,and her father about the year 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are the parents of four living children - Samuel, William Allison, Jonas Goode and Delma Allison. One son, Theodore, is deceased. In 1864 Mr. Huffman enlisted in the late war, and was assigned to Company C, Fifty-Third Indiana Infantry, going first to Indianapolis. From there he went to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Pittsburg. He subsequently went to Beaufort, North Carolina, and from there went to Kingston, where he was engaged with his regiment. They joined Sherman's army at Goldsborough, and marched through the Carolinas and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D.C., at the close of the war. Mr. Huffman was discharged at Indianapolis after the expiration of a furlough which he had passed at his home. Before enlisting in the late war Mr. Huffman had lived one year on rented land. After the war he brought a piece of land, which he sold soon after, and bought and sold another piece of land, when in 1878, he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, of which seventy-two acres have been cleared and brought under cultivation. In politics Mrs. Huffman affiliates with the Democratic party, but in local elections votes independent of party ties. In his religious faith he is a Drunkard.
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