John Huff (abt. 1804 - 1864)

Born about 1804 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Aug 1864 at about age 60 in Arkansas, United States

Biography

John was a son of Philip Huff (c 1785 – 1826) and Margaret (Snuffer) Huff (1789 – 1854). He was likely born in what was then Overton County (in a part that later became Fentress County), Tennessee.

On 20 Feb 1834 in Monroe County, Indiana, John married Mary "Polly" Mathes (spelling may also appear as Mary Mathis or Polly Mathis) (c 1811 Indiana - unknown Arkansas)^[1]

John and Polly were buried in Bethel Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas.

Children

DRAFT, may not be a full listing and years may be approximates. Please verify and document. Children included:

1. Sylvania Huff (1838 Indiana – ), married on 4 Oct 1855 in Brown County, Indiana, to Marlin Percifield (or Percefield) (c 1826 - ) by W.S. Roberts (Justice of the Peace).^[2] Marlin had been previously married in 1850 to Orinda Hoover and in 1874 married a third time, to Mary Graham.^[3] Was Sylvania deceased or had there been a divorce? In the 1860 Benton County, Arkansas, census, Sylvania's family was enumerated immediately above her parents, although her spouse was listed as Martin Percifield, a Miller.
2. Jemima Jane Huff (1842 – 1921). also known as Jane Huff, according to the 1860 census.
3. Lewis Huff (1846 – )

Censuses

1850: Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana^[4]

John Huff 46 years Tennessee. Occupation: Miller

Polly Huff 39 years Indiana

Sylvania Huff 12 years Indiana

Jemima Huff 8 years Indiana

Lewis Huff 4 years Indiana

Thomas Dunlavy 35 years Ireland

1860: Wallace Township, Benton County, Arkansas^[5]

John Huff 57 Tennessee. Occupation: Millwright

Mary Huff 47 Unknown

Jane Huff 18 Indiana

Lewis Huff 14 Indiana

Sources

1. ↑ Monroe Co., IN. Historical Society website, Marriage Index. http://genealogytrails.com/ind/monroe/Marriages/MonroeMarriagesTo1850HtoL.htm
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXKL-YX5 : Thu Oct 19 15:35:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Marlin Percefield and Sylvania Huff, 04 Oct 1855.
3. ↑ Percefull: A Percefull Family Story. http://www.percefull.us/genealogy/Family%20Stories.htm. Note: Included children information.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVN-C1G : Wed Oct 04 20:34:18 UTC 2023), Entry for John Huff and Polly Huff, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87B-VVB : Fri Oct 06 23:31:54 UTC 2023), Entry for John Huff and Mary Huff, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21848231/john-huff: accessed 19 November 2023), memorial page for John Huff (1804–12 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21848231, citing Bethel Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Sharon (Cain) Smith (contributor 46921159).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21848213/mary-huff: accessed 19 November 2023), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Mathes Huff (1811–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21848213, citing Bethel Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Sharon (Cain) Smith (contributor 46921159).

See also: Possibly additional information may be located/gleaned regarding possible Huff relatives (cousins?) also or already settled in Benton County from searching USGenWeb, Benton County, Arkansas http://www.argenweb.net/benton/ and MARRIAGE RECORDS BENTON COUNTY, MISSOURI 1839-1861. 1967. COMPILED BY: BETTY HARVEY WILLIAMS https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/H004802.pdf

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.