James Morgan Huff (1851 - 1931)

Born 4 Jul 1851 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Eva (Peck) Huff — married 6 Jan 1887 in Macon County, Illinois

Died 6 May 1931 at age 79 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States

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Biography

He was presumably named after his maternal grandfather (James Morgan).

The Decatur Daily Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 13 August 1889, Page 4, says that J.M. Huff and family were visiting relatives in Cerro Gordo. https://www.newspapers.com/image/15275045/?terms=huff

The Decatur Daily Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 08 December 1889, Page 11, notes a real estate transfer from C.B. Waggoner to James M. Huff of lot 19, block 4 or Higgin's Addition in Decatur (for $525). https://www.newspapers.com/image/15280754/?terms=huff

The Decatur Daily Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 03 Sep 1890, Page 4, says that J. M. Huff rescued a 3-year-old boy (George Scanlon) "before he was injured very much" by the horses of a passing dairy wagon. https://www.newspapers.com/image/7299316/?terms=huff

The Daily Review newspaper (Decatur, Illinois) 03 January 1893, Page 1, lists Huff's restaurant as being among those having a telephone recently installed. https://www.newspapers.com/image/15264362/?terms=huff%2Brestaurant

The Daily Review newspaper (Decatur, Illinois) 12 Dec 1894, Page 2, mentions his restaurant and Huff's involvement in catching a thief. https://www.newspapers.com/image/7371878/?terms=huff

The Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois) 29 May 1903, Page 5, says that J.M Huff had retired as the oldest restaurant keeper of the city. He had traded his restaurant and hotel on South Water Street for a handsome residential property on East Orchard Street. It says that he had been in the restaurant business for 31 years (and had been that present location for eleven years). The address of Huff's restaurant and "European Hotel" was 139 S. Water Street. https://www.newspapers.com/image/7293914/?terms=huff

Death

FHL Film Number: 1653759 (Kay) Death age: 79 Occupation: Laborer Race: White Marital Status: M Gender: M Residence: Decatur, Macon, IL Father Name: Charles Huff Father Birth Place: U.S.A. Mother Name: Martha Morgan Spouse Name: Eva Huff Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about James Morgan Huff

See obituary in his Find a Grave memorial.

Sources

• James Morgan Huff Find a Grave memorial.

• 1860 Census, Jackson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio.

• 1870 Census, Cerro Gordo Township, Piatt County, Illinois.

• 1880 Census, Cerro Gordo, Piatt County, Illinois.