Abraham Hufford, Sr., was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1813, he married Elizabeth PLANK in Fairfield County, Ohio. They had 12 children: John, Margaret Rebecca, Suzan, Mary "Polly," Abraham Jr., Hannah, Joseph, Andrew H., Lydia, Emanual, Elizabeth, and David.
He was a farmer and a timber man. He was raised in the German Baptist Church, and he and his wife raised their children in the German Baptist Church.
In the fall of 1833, he moved with his wife and their first eleven children from Fairfield County, Ohio, to Carroll County, Indiana, an area that was mainly timberland. He erected a log house and covered it with bark, put out several acres of corn, and split timber for the flooring in his log house. He later erected a water power saw mill on his own farm, and he constructed a mill race in order to operate the
mill. At that saw mill, he sawed the lumber with which he built his house and barn.
The nearest market for his lumber was in Lafayette, Indiana, a distance of 16 miles.
He owned 1,900 acres of land in Clinton and Carroll Counties, Indiana. He gave to each of his children, at the age of 21 years, 160 acres of land. After gifting each child, he had 170 acres left.
Abraham's story begins on page 56 of the 1909 HUFFORD FAMILY HISTORY.
Abraham Hufford, Sr., was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1813, he married Elizabeth PLANK in Fairfield County, Ohio. They had 12 children: John, Margaret Rebecca, Suzan, Mary "Polly," Abraham Jr., Hannah, Joseph, Andrew H., Lydia, Emanual, Elizabeth, and David.
He was a farmer and a timber man. He was raised in the German Baptist Church, and he and his wife raised their children in the German Baptist Church.
In the fall of 1833, he moved with his wife and their first eleven children from Fairfield County, Ohio, to Carroll County, Indiana, an area that was mainly timberland. He erected a log house and covered it with bark, put out several acres of corn, and split timber for the flooring in his log house. He later erected a water power saw mill on his own farm, and he constructed a mill race in order to operate the
mill. At that saw mill, he sawed the lumber with which he built his house and barn.
The nearest market for his lumber was in Lafayette, Indiana, a distance of 16 miles.
He owned 1,900 acres of land in Clinton and Carroll Counties, Indiana. He gave to each of his children, at the age of 21 years, 160 acres of land. After gifting each child, he had 170 acres left.
Abraham's story begins on page 56 of the 1909 HUFFORD FAMILY HISTORY.
Inscription
ABRAHAM HUFFORD
died
May 14, 1859
Aged 71y. 2 m.
& 8d.
Family Members
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Casper Hoffert
1762–1825
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Catharine Stihli Huffert
1767–1840
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Elizabeth Plank Hufford
1792–1881 (m. 1813)
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Solomon Hoffert
1786–1876
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Elizabeth Hoffert Henricks
1790–1876
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Catharine Hufford Friesner
1792–1853
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Daniel Hufford
1795–1858
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Sarah Saloma Hoffert Henricks
1796–1877
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Jacob Staley Hoffert
1798–1884
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Susannah Hoffert Beery
1800–1849
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John Hufford
1801–1825
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Christopher Hufford
1803–1887
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Michael William Hufford
1804–1875
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David Hufford
1807–1882
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Rebecca Hufford Clabaugh
1810–1882
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John Hufford
1814–1886
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Margaret Rebecca Hufford Cripe
1815–1896
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Susanna Hufford Iman
1818–1865
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Mary Hufford Henricks
1819–1912
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Abraham Hufford
1821–1893
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Hannah Hufford Mellinger
1823–1914
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Joseph Hufford
1824–1861
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Andrew Hufford
1827–1881
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Lydia Hufford
1829 – unknown
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Emanual Hufferd
1831–1913
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Elizabeth Hufford Gochenour
1833–1917
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David Hufford
1837–1919