"History of Butler County, Kansas," by V. P. Mooney. Standard Publishing Company, Lawrence, Kansas; 1916; pages 831-832:
Charles A. Hufford is a Butler county pioneer and a prominent farmer and stockman of Union township. Mr. Hufford was born in Harrison county, Virginia, (now West Virginia) in July 1859, and is a son of Hiram and Mary Hufford, natives of Pennsylvania. He was one of a family of four children, as follows: Charles A. (the subject of this sketch); Mrs. Ella Ensley, Augusta, Kansas; Hugh, Grand Junction, Colorado; Mrs. Maude Burns, El Reno, Oklahoma.
The Hufford family came to Butler county, Kansas, in the fall of 1876, and settled on a claim in Clay township. Their first home there was a dugout, which was a common type of habitation on the claims in the early days. Augusta was their trading town and after coming here the father began farming in a small way, and after passing the first few years of adversity, became a well-to-do farmer and stockman. He died May 12, 1915, and his widow now resides in Oklahoma.
Charles A. Hufford is a successful farmer and stockman and has made Butler county his home since coming here with his parents in 1876. Mr. Hufford was married in 1881, to Miss Ada Shervinton, a daughter of William and Emma Shervinton, natives of Canada, and of English descent.
Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have seen a great many bands of Indians, who frequently strolled over the plains in early days.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have been born the following children: Walter, Latham, Kansas; Harry, Latham, Kansas; Loren, Clearwater, Kansas; Grace, Glenn, and Roy, all residing at home.
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Charles A. Hufford is a Butler county pioneer and a prominent farmer and stockman of Union township. Mr. Hufford was born in Harrison county, Virginia, (now West Virginia) in July 1859, and is a son of Hiram and Mary Hufford, natives of Pennsylvania. He was one of a family of four children, as follows: Charles A. (the subject of this sketch); Mrs. Ella Ensley, Augusta, Kansas; Hugh, Grand Junction, Colorado; Mrs. Maude Burns, El Reno, Oklahoma.
The Hufford family came to Butler county, Kansas, in the fall of 1876, and settled on a claim in Clay township. Their first home there was a dugout, which was a common type of habitation on the claims in the early days. Augusta was their trading town and after coming here the father began farming in a small way, and after passing the first few years of adversity, became a well-to-do farmer and stockman. He died May 12, 1915, and his widow now resides in Oklahoma.
Charles A. Hufford is a successful farmer and stockman and has made Butler county his home since coming here with his parents in 1876. Mr. Hufford was married in 1881, to Miss Ada Shervinton, a daughter of William and Emma Shervinton, natives of Canada, and of English descent.
Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have seen a great many bands of Indians, who frequently strolled over the plains in early days.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have been born the following children: Walter, Latham, Kansas; Harry, Latham, Kansas; Loren, Clearwater, Kansas; Grace, Glenn, and Roy, all residing at home.
Note: bio info provided by AMB (#46844067)
"History of Butler County, Kansas," by V. P. Mooney. Standard Publishing Company, Lawrence, Kansas; 1916; pages 831-832:
Charles A. Hufford is a Butler county pioneer and a prominent farmer and stockman of Union township. Mr. Hufford was born in Harrison county, Virginia, (now West Virginia) in July 1859, and is a son of Hiram and Mary Hufford, natives of Pennsylvania. He was one of a family of four children, as follows: Charles A. (the subject of this sketch); Mrs. Ella Ensley, Augusta, Kansas; Hugh, Grand Junction, Colorado; Mrs. Maude Burns, El Reno, Oklahoma.
The Hufford family came to Butler county, Kansas, in the fall of 1876, and settled on a claim in Clay township. Their first home there was a dugout, which was a common type of habitation on the claims in the early days. Augusta was their trading town and after coming here the father began farming in a small way, and after passing the first few years of adversity, became a well-to-do farmer and stockman. He died May 12, 1915, and his widow now resides in Oklahoma.
Charles A. Hufford is a successful farmer and stockman and has made Butler county his home since coming here with his parents in 1876. Mr. Hufford was married in 1881, to Miss Ada Shervinton, a daughter of William and Emma Shervinton, natives of Canada, and of English descent.
Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have seen a great many bands of Indians, who frequently strolled over the plains in early days.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have been born the following children: Walter, Latham, Kansas; Harry, Latham, Kansas; Loren, Clearwater, Kansas; Grace, Glenn, and Roy, all residing at home.
Note: bio info provided by AMB (#46844067)
Charles A. Hufford is a Butler county pioneer and a prominent farmer and stockman of Union township. Mr. Hufford was born in Harrison county, Virginia, (now West Virginia) in July 1859, and is a son of Hiram and Mary Hufford, natives of Pennsylvania. He was one of a family of four children, as follows: Charles A. (the subject of this sketch); Mrs. Ella Ensley, Augusta, Kansas; Hugh, Grand Junction, Colorado; Mrs. Maude Burns, El Reno, Oklahoma.
The Hufford family came to Butler county, Kansas, in the fall of 1876, and settled on a claim in Clay township. Their first home there was a dugout, which was a common type of habitation on the claims in the early days. Augusta was their trading town and after coming here the father began farming in a small way, and after passing the first few years of adversity, became a well-to-do farmer and stockman. He died May 12, 1915, and his widow now resides in Oklahoma.
Charles A. Hufford is a successful farmer and stockman and has made Butler county his home since coming here with his parents in 1876. Mr. Hufford was married in 1881, to Miss Ada Shervinton, a daughter of William and Emma Shervinton, natives of Canada, and of English descent.
Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have seen a great many bands of Indians, who frequently strolled over the plains in early days.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hufford have been born the following children: Walter, Latham, Kansas; Harry, Latham, Kansas; Loren, Clearwater, Kansas; Grace, Glenn, and Roy, all residing at home.
Note: bio info provided by AMB (#46844067)
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