William Huffman Family Genealogy


William Elijah HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 28 Mar 1818 in Portage Co, OH. He died on 4 Aug 1864 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Fostoria, OH / Fountain Cemetery. He married Margaret RUFF on 22 Jan 1839 in Columbiana Co, OH.

The marriage of William Elijah HUFFMAN to Margaret RUFF was recorded on the docket of David King, Justice of the Peace, as 22-Jun-1839.

Margaret RUFF was born on 29 Mar 1815 in Columbiana Co, OH. She died on 25 Jun 1900 in Hancock Co, OH. She was buried in Fostoria, OH / Fountain Cemetery. She married William Elijah HUFFMAN on 22 Jan 1839 in Columbiana Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i Hiram M. HUFFMAN was born on 6 Nov 1839. He died on 29 May 1890.
  M ii Joseph Jackson HUFFMAN was born on 4 May 1841. He died on 25 Jun 1914.
  F iii Christina A. HUFFMAN was born on 17 Nov 1842. She died on 29 Nov 1921.
  M iv Norman John HUFFMAN was born on 3 Jun 1845. He died on 4 Apr 1934.
  F v Elvira HUFFMAN was born on 21 Apr 1848. She died on 26 Nov 1934.
  F vi Mary Esther HUFFMAN was born on 28 Jan 1851. She died on 19 Jun 1939.
  M vii Addison HUFFMAN was born on 5 Oct 1853. He died on 20 Jun 1930.
  M viii Jefferson HUFFMAN was born on 5 Oct 1853. He died on 25 Feb 1934.
  M ix George William HUFFMAN was born on 7 Feb 1856. He died on 2 May 1925.
  M x Jeremiah HUFFMAN was born on 3 Feb 1861. He died on 23 Apr 1950.

Hiram M. HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 6 Nov 1839 in Portage Co, OH. He died on 29 May 1890 in Arcadia, OH. He was buried in Hancock Co, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 2. He married Sarah Elizabeth ANDERSON on 6 Mar 1867.

Hiram HUFFMAN served in the Civil War. Record from American Civil War Research Database, Soldiers: enlisted A Company 49th Infantry Regiment OH on 06 Aug 1861; discharged with disability on 05 June 1865.

Sarah Elizabeth ANDERSON [Parents] was born on 24 Nov 1840 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 8 Mar 1923 in Hancock Co, OH. She was buried in Hancock Co, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 2. She married Hiram M. HUFFMAN on 6 Mar 1867.

Sarah Elizabeth ANDERSON is the sister of Mary Ellen ANDERSON, wife of Norman HUFFMAN.

Obituary from the Findlay Morning Republican newspaper:

WOMAN'S DEATH CAUSED BY FLU - Mrs. Sarah E. Huffman, Of Arcadia, Expires Yesterday Afternoon - Poor health, dating since Dec. 9, when she suffered a broken hip in a fall, an attack of influenza about two weeks ago and a stroke of paralysis caused the death of Sarah E. Huffman of Arcadia, a lifelong resident of Hancock County, at 12:20 yesterday afternoon. She was recovering from the affects of her fall when the attack of influenza came. The date of her birth was Nov. 24, 1840 and her birthplace near Arcadia. Her parents were Elijah and Mary Heistand Anderson. Her marriage to Hiram Huffman, who died May 28, 1890, took place on March 6, 1867. Sherman and Mrs. Alice Weimer, of near Arcadia, are surviving children. A son, Turley Huffman died on Sept. 30, 1895; and two daughters, Nellie Huffman died May 6, 1879, and Stella Huffman died on May 14, 1882. Mrs. Huffman was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Arcadia, having united at the age of 18 years. She had been a member of the Dorcas Society of that church for a period of 28 years. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Rev. J. H. Lutz, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Arcadia Cemetery.

They had the following children:

  M i Sherman HUFFMAN was born on 2 Mar 1869. He died on 25 Mar 1938.
  M ii Turley HUFFMAN was born on 25 Sep 1872 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 30 Sep 1895 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 2.
  F iii Nellie HUFFMAN was born on 18 Sep 1875 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 6 May 1879 in Hancock Co, OH. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 2.
  F iv Alice HUFFMAN was born on 17 Jun 1878. She died on 2 Apr 1966.
  F v Stella HUFFMAN was born on 2 Feb 1882 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 14 May 1882 in Hancock Co, OH. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 2.

Charles SNYDER was born on 3 Oct 1870. He died on 24 Aug 1907. He was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery. He married Alice HUFFMAN on 27 Dec 1898.

Alice HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 17 Jun 1878 in Arcadia, OH. She died on 2 Apr 1966 in Fort Wayne, IN. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery. She married Charles SNYDER on 27 Dec 1898.

Other marriages:
WEIMER, Roy L.
DARLING, Creighton

Obituary from the Findlay Republican-Courier newspaper:

Mrs. Alice Darling, 87, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Saturday at a Fort Wayne nursing home. She was born June 17, 1878 in Arcadia, the daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth (Anderson) Huffman. She was first married to Charles Snyder and later to J. Darling. She is survived by a son, Lawrence W. Snyder, Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held yesterday in Fort Wayne, and graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Arcadia with the Rev. Wilho Paananen officiating.

They had the following children:

  M i Lawrence W. SNYDER was born on 24 Nov 1899. He died on 3 Jul 1970.

Lawrence W. SNYDER [Parents] was born on 24 Nov 1899. He died on 3 Jul 1970 in Fort Wayne, IN. He married Edna SCHWEHN on 25 Aug 1931.

Edna SCHWEHN was born on 2 Dec 1902. She died on 19 May 1999 in Fort Wayne, IN. She married Lawrence W. SNYDER on 25 Aug 1931.

They had the following children:

  F i Barbara Lou SNYDER was born on 13 Dec 1932.

Robert DILLON was born on 26 Dec 1929. He married Barbara Lou SNYDER on 26 Jun 1954. The marriage ended in divorce.

Barbara Lou SNYDER [Parents] was born on 13 Dec 1932. She married Robert DILLON on 26 Jun 1954. The marriage ended in divorce.

They had the following children:

  F i Deborah Ann DILLON was born on 14 Nov 1956.

Roy L. WEIMER was born on 13 Jan 1881 in Williamsburg, IA. He died on 13 Nov 1918 in France. He was buried in Arlington, VA / Arlington National Cemetery. He married Alice HUFFMAN.

Alice HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 17 Jun 1878 in Arcadia, OH. She died on 2 Apr 1966 in Fort Wayne, IN. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery. She married Roy L. WEIMER.

Other marriages:
SNYDER, Charles
DARLING, Creighton

Obituary from the Findlay Republican-Courier newspaper:

Mrs. Alice Darling, 87, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Saturday at a Fort Wayne nursing home. She was born June 17, 1878 in Arcadia, the daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth (Anderson) Huffman. She was first married to Charles Snyder and later to J. Darling. She is survived by a son, Lawrence W. Snyder, Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held yesterday in Fort Wayne, and graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Arcadia with the Rev. Wilho Paananen officiating.


Creighton DARLING died on 26 Jul 1939. He married Alice HUFFMAN on 5 Nov 1927.

Alice HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 17 Jun 1878 in Arcadia, OH. She died on 2 Apr 1966 in Fort Wayne, IN. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery. She married Creighton DARLING on 5 Nov 1927.

Other marriages:
SNYDER, Charles
WEIMER, Roy L.

Obituary from the Findlay Republican-Courier newspaper:

Mrs. Alice Darling, 87, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Saturday at a Fort Wayne nursing home. She was born June 17, 1878 in Arcadia, the daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth (Anderson) Huffman. She was first married to Charles Snyder and later to J. Darling. She is survived by a son, Lawrence W. Snyder, Fort Wayne. Funeral services were held yesterday in Fort Wayne, and graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Arcadia with the Rev. Wilho Paananen officiating.


Sherman HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 2 Mar 1869 in Arcadia, OH. He died on 25 Mar 1938 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 2. He married Elizabeth Jane WISELEY on 26 Nov 1902 in Hancock Co, OH.

Obituary from the Findlay Republican-Courier newspaper:

ARCADIA FARMER CALLED BY DEATH - Sherman Huffman Succumbs To Heart Trouble After Four Month's Illness - Sherman Huffman, 67, died at 10 o'clock Wednesday night at his home one mile south of Arcadia ending an illness of four months from heart trouble and dropsy. Mr. Huffman was born March 2, 1869 in Arcadia on the site where the Arcadia School building now stands and had lived near Arcadia his entire life. He had lived south of Arcadia for the past 65 years. His parents were Hiram and Sarah (Anderson) Huffman. He was married in 1902 to Elizabeth Wiseley who survives. He is also survived by one son, Turley S. Huffman, and two grandchildren, Carolyn and Jack Huffman. One sister, Mrs. Alice Darling, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., survives. Mr. Huffman was a director in the Hancock County Mutual Insurance Company for a number of years and was a charter member of Biglick Grange. He was a farmer. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from the Arcadia Methodist Episcopal Church of which he was a member with Rev. L. R. Kennard officiating. Interment will be made in Arcadia Cemetery with the Coldren Funeral Home in charge.

Elizabeth Jane WISELEY [Parents] was born on 20 Dec 1875 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 17 Jan 1965 in Findlay, OH. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery. She married Sherman HUFFMAN on 26 Nov 1902 in Hancock Co, OH.

They had the following children:

  M i Turley S. HUFFMAN was born on 26 Sep 1903. He died on 16 Sep 1991.

Turley S. HUFFMAN [Parents] "Tony" was born on 26 Sep 1903 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 16 Sep 1991 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 1. He married Olive Corinne CREIGHTON on 19 May 1927.

Olive Corinne CREIGHTON [Parents] was born on 8 Sep 1904 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 25 Jan 1978 in Findlay, OH. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery Sec 1. She married Turley S. HUFFMAN on 19 May 1927.

They had the following children:

  F i Carolyn Jean HUFFMAN was born on 29 May 1930.
  M ii Jack Eugene HUFFMAN was born on 16 Feb 1932.
  F iii Sue Ann HUFFMAN was born on 20 Sep 1940.

Donald FARNSWORTH was born on 19 Oct 1930. He married Carolyn Jean HUFFMAN in Nov 1951. The marriage ended in divorce.

Carolyn Jean HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 29 May 1930. She married Donald FARNSWORTH in Nov 1951. The marriage ended in divorce.

They had the following children:

  M i Keith FARNSWORTH was born on 24 Aug 1964.

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