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Another Pioneer Passes Away.
Williamsville, Ill., Dec. 10. Mrs. Rhoda Wood, formerly and more widely known as Mrs. Huffman, mother of Mr. Lewis Huffman, a wealthy and well-known farmer, living near Sherman, in this county, departed this life Saturday, Dec. 8, at the advanced age of 82 years and 10 months. The deceased was born in Clark county, O., Feb. 14, 1806; married Mr. Huffman in 1823, and with him moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1829, almost 60 years ago, and settled on the farm where she spent the remainder of her earthly pilgrimage. She was a lady of great energy and industry. While her husband had gone to Vandalia to enter the land they had elected, the very fine farm now owned by her son, Mr. Lewis Huffman, she took her children and part of the stock and began the improvements, so as to make the land secure, as her husband had been detained in his long journey, on horseback, to the land office at Vandalia. She was quite widely and favorably known in the community in which she resided and bore an unblemished character. She was a member of the Upton Baptist church, and died as she had lived, in peace and complete resignation of spirit having said to a friend a few days before, "I shall soon go home," as if forecasting the fact of her near approach to the end of life. She leaves a large number of relatives. Seven children, thirty-nine grand-children and forty great grand-children. Religious services were held at the house, conducted by the Rev. J. B. Calwell, pastor of the Methodist church at Williamsville. Mr. Foster of Springfield, served as undertaker. A very large circle of friends and acquaintances were present and followed the remains to the cemetery north of Sherman, where they were interred.
-Source: Illinois State Journal, Springfield, December 11, 1888, page 4.
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…Moses Hoffman, who was born in Greenbriar county, Virginia, November 24, 1798, and Rhoda Turman, born February 14, 1806, a widow of Richard Winn. By this marriage there were nine children, seven of which lived to be adults, while two died in infancy. In 1829, he left his home in Ohio, in a wagon, to which were hitched three yoke of oxen, for Sangamon county, camping out on the way, doing their own cooking, and located on the place where they now live. Their first dwelling place was a camp made out of logs, with three sides, one end being left out, where they built a fire in front, and remained there a portion of the winter. In 1830, he broke thirty acres of prairie and planted corn, which supplied them with breadstuff. The following winter came on the big snow, and the only way that he could gather his corn was to make snow shoes out of clapboards which he tied to his feet and hauled it in on a hand sled, and, as Mrs. H. said, stowed it under her bed. Mr. Hoffman was an enterprising business man, and at his death had accumulated a property of seven hundred and forty acres of land. He died June 8, 1842. Was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, under Colonel W. F. Elkin, and was commissioned as Captain in the State militia. Mrs. Hoffman again married Solomon Wood, in 1847. One child blessed this union, Solomon. Mr. Wood died April 18, 1848. Mrs. Wood is still living with her son on the old homestead, where she has lived nearly fifty-two years.
-Abstracted from: 1881 History Of Sangamon County, Illinois,
Inter-State Publishing Company Chicago, Illinois, 1881 Page 907
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Rhoda Turman first married Richard Winn 5 Jul 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Richard died Dec 1823.
Rhoda second married Moses Hoffman 28 Dec 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Moses died in 1842.
Rhoda third married Solomon Wood 6 Feb 1847 in Sangamon Co, Illinois. Solomon died 18 April 1848.
Rhoda was married to Solomon Wood about 14 months before he died. Rhoda lived another 40 years. She was known as Mrs. Hoffman/Huffman. She had been married to her 2nd husband Moses for almost 20 years. They were the parents of eight children, six who lived to adulthood. She continued to live on the same land that she and Moses farmed. She resided on the old homestead for almost 60 years.
Another Pioneer Passes Away.
Williamsville, Ill., Dec. 10. Mrs. Rhoda Wood, formerly and more widely known as Mrs. Huffman, mother of Mr. Lewis Huffman, a wealthy and well-known farmer, living near Sherman, in this county, departed this life Saturday, Dec. 8, at the advanced age of 82 years and 10 months. The deceased was born in Clark county, O., Feb. 14, 1806; married Mr. Huffman in 1823, and with him moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1829, almost 60 years ago, and settled on the farm where she spent the remainder of her earthly pilgrimage. She was a lady of great energy and industry. While her husband had gone to Vandalia to enter the land they had elected, the very fine farm now owned by her son, Mr. Lewis Huffman, she took her children and part of the stock and began the improvements, so as to make the land secure, as her husband had been detained in his long journey, on horseback, to the land office at Vandalia. She was quite widely and favorably known in the community in which she resided and bore an unblemished character. She was a member of the Upton Baptist church, and died as she had lived, in peace and complete resignation of spirit having said to a friend a few days before, "I shall soon go home," as if forecasting the fact of her near approach to the end of life. She leaves a large number of relatives. Seven children, thirty-nine grand-children and forty great grand-children. Religious services were held at the house, conducted by the Rev. J. B. Calwell, pastor of the Methodist church at Williamsville. Mr. Foster of Springfield, served as undertaker. A very large circle of friends and acquaintances were present and followed the remains to the cemetery north of Sherman, where they were interred.
-Source: Illinois State Journal, Springfield, December 11, 1888, page 4.
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…Moses Hoffman, who was born in Greenbriar county, Virginia, November 24, 1798, and Rhoda Turman, born February 14, 1806, a widow of Richard Winn. By this marriage there were nine children, seven of which lived to be adults, while two died in infancy. In 1829, he left his home in Ohio, in a wagon, to which were hitched three yoke of oxen, for Sangamon county, camping out on the way, doing their own cooking, and located on the place where they now live. Their first dwelling place was a camp made out of logs, with three sides, one end being left out, where they built a fire in front, and remained there a portion of the winter. In 1830, he broke thirty acres of prairie and planted corn, which supplied them with breadstuff. The following winter came on the big snow, and the only way that he could gather his corn was to make snow shoes out of clapboards which he tied to his feet and hauled it in on a hand sled, and, as Mrs. H. said, stowed it under her bed. Mr. Hoffman was an enterprising business man, and at his death had accumulated a property of seven hundred and forty acres of land. He died June 8, 1842. Was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, under Colonel W. F. Elkin, and was commissioned as Captain in the State militia. Mrs. Hoffman again married Solomon Wood, in 1847. One child blessed this union, Solomon. Mr. Wood died April 18, 1848. Mrs. Wood is still living with her son on the old homestead, where she has lived nearly fifty-two years.
-Abstracted from: 1881 History Of Sangamon County, Illinois,
Inter-State Publishing Company Chicago, Illinois, 1881 Page 907
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Rhoda Turman first married Richard Winn 5 Jul 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Richard died Dec 1823.
Rhoda second married Moses Hoffman 28 Dec 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Moses died in 1842.
Rhoda third married Solomon Wood 6 Feb 1847 in Sangamon Co, Illinois. Solomon died 18 April 1848.
Rhoda was married to Solomon Wood about 14 months before he died. Rhoda lived another 40 years. She was known as Mrs. Hoffman/Huffman. She had been married to her 2nd husband Moses for almost 20 years. They were the parents of eight children, six who lived to adulthood. She continued to live on the same land that she and Moses farmed. She resided on the old homestead for almost 60 years.
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Another Pioneer Passes Away.
Williamsville, Ill., Dec. 10. Mrs. Rhoda Wood, formerly and more widely known as Mrs. Huffman, mother of Mr. Lewis Huffman, a wealthy and well-known farmer, living near Sherman, in this county, departed this life Saturday, Dec. 8, at the advanced age of 82 years and 10 months. The deceased was born in Clark county, O., Feb. 14, 1806; married Mr. Huffman in 1823, and with him moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1829, almost 60 years ago, and settled on the farm where she spent the remainder of her earthly pilgrimage. She was a lady of great energy and industry. While her husband had gone to Vandalia to enter the land they had elected, the very fine farm now owned by her son, Mr. Lewis Huffman, she took her children and part of the stock and began the improvements, so as to make the land secure, as her husband had been detained in his long journey, on horseback, to the land office at Vandalia. She was quite widely and favorably known in the community in which she resided and bore an unblemished character. She was a member of the Upton Baptist church, and died as she had lived, in peace and complete resignation of spirit having said to a friend a few days before, "I shall soon go home," as if forecasting the fact of her near approach to the end of life. She leaves a large number of relatives. Seven children, thirty-nine grand-children and forty great grand-children. Religious services were held at the house, conducted by the Rev. J. B. Calwell, pastor of the Methodist church at Williamsville. Mr. Foster of Springfield, served as undertaker. A very large circle of friends and acquaintances were present and followed the remains to the cemetery north of Sherman, where they were interred.
-Source: Illinois State Journal, Springfield, December 11, 1888, page 4.
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…Moses Hoffman, who was born in Greenbriar county, Virginia, November 24, 1798, and Rhoda Turman, born February 14, 1806, a widow of Richard Winn. By this marriage there were nine children, seven of which lived to be adults, while two died in infancy. In 1829, he left his home in Ohio, in a wagon, to which were hitched three yoke of oxen, for Sangamon county, camping out on the way, doing their own cooking, and located on the place where they now live. Their first dwelling place was a camp made out of logs, with three sides, one end being left out, where they built a fire in front, and remained there a portion of the winter. In 1830, he broke thirty acres of prairie and planted corn, which supplied them with breadstuff. The following winter came on the big snow, and the only way that he could gather his corn was to make snow shoes out of clapboards which he tied to his feet and hauled it in on a hand sled, and, as Mrs. H. said, stowed it under her bed. Mr. Hoffman was an enterprising business man, and at his death had accumulated a property of seven hundred and forty acres of land. He died June 8, 1842. Was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, under Colonel W. F. Elkin, and was commissioned as Captain in the State militia. Mrs. Hoffman again married Solomon Wood, in 1847. One child blessed this union, Solomon. Mr. Wood died April 18, 1848. Mrs. Wood is still living with her son on the old homestead, where she has lived nearly fifty-two years.
-Abstracted from: 1881 History Of Sangamon County, Illinois,
Inter-State Publishing Company Chicago, Illinois, 1881 Page 907
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Rhoda Turman first married Richard Winn 5 Jul 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Richard died Dec 1823.
Rhoda second married Moses Hoffman 28 Dec 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Moses died in 1842.
Rhoda third married Solomon Wood 6 Feb 1847 in Sangamon Co, Illinois. Solomon died 18 April 1848.
Rhoda was married to Solomon Wood about 14 months before he died. Rhoda lived another 40 years. She was known as Mrs. Hoffman/Huffman. She had been married to her 2nd husband Moses for almost 20 years. They were the parents of eight children, six who lived to adulthood. She continued to live on the same land that she and Moses farmed. She resided on the old homestead for almost 60 years.
Another Pioneer Passes Away.
Williamsville, Ill., Dec. 10. Mrs. Rhoda Wood, formerly and more widely known as Mrs. Huffman, mother of Mr. Lewis Huffman, a wealthy and well-known farmer, living near Sherman, in this county, departed this life Saturday, Dec. 8, at the advanced age of 82 years and 10 months. The deceased was born in Clark county, O., Feb. 14, 1806; married Mr. Huffman in 1823, and with him moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1829, almost 60 years ago, and settled on the farm where she spent the remainder of her earthly pilgrimage. She was a lady of great energy and industry. While her husband had gone to Vandalia to enter the land they had elected, the very fine farm now owned by her son, Mr. Lewis Huffman, she took her children and part of the stock and began the improvements, so as to make the land secure, as her husband had been detained in his long journey, on horseback, to the land office at Vandalia. She was quite widely and favorably known in the community in which she resided and bore an unblemished character. She was a member of the Upton Baptist church, and died as she had lived, in peace and complete resignation of spirit having said to a friend a few days before, "I shall soon go home," as if forecasting the fact of her near approach to the end of life. She leaves a large number of relatives. Seven children, thirty-nine grand-children and forty great grand-children. Religious services were held at the house, conducted by the Rev. J. B. Calwell, pastor of the Methodist church at Williamsville. Mr. Foster of Springfield, served as undertaker. A very large circle of friends and acquaintances were present and followed the remains to the cemetery north of Sherman, where they were interred.
-Source: Illinois State Journal, Springfield, December 11, 1888, page 4.
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…Moses Hoffman, who was born in Greenbriar county, Virginia, November 24, 1798, and Rhoda Turman, born February 14, 1806, a widow of Richard Winn. By this marriage there were nine children, seven of which lived to be adults, while two died in infancy. In 1829, he left his home in Ohio, in a wagon, to which were hitched three yoke of oxen, for Sangamon county, camping out on the way, doing their own cooking, and located on the place where they now live. Their first dwelling place was a camp made out of logs, with three sides, one end being left out, where they built a fire in front, and remained there a portion of the winter. In 1830, he broke thirty acres of prairie and planted corn, which supplied them with breadstuff. The following winter came on the big snow, and the only way that he could gather his corn was to make snow shoes out of clapboards which he tied to his feet and hauled it in on a hand sled, and, as Mrs. H. said, stowed it under her bed. Mr. Hoffman was an enterprising business man, and at his death had accumulated a property of seven hundred and forty acres of land. He died June 8, 1842. Was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, under Colonel W. F. Elkin, and was commissioned as Captain in the State militia. Mrs. Hoffman again married Solomon Wood, in 1847. One child blessed this union, Solomon. Mr. Wood died April 18, 1848. Mrs. Wood is still living with her son on the old homestead, where she has lived nearly fifty-two years.
-Abstracted from: 1881 History Of Sangamon County, Illinois,
Inter-State Publishing Company Chicago, Illinois, 1881 Page 907
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Rhoda Turman first married Richard Winn 5 Jul 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Richard died Dec 1823.
Rhoda second married Moses Hoffman 28 Dec 1823 in Clark Co, Ohio. Moses died in 1842.
Rhoda third married Solomon Wood 6 Feb 1847 in Sangamon Co, Illinois. Solomon died 18 April 1848.
Rhoda was married to Solomon Wood about 14 months before he died. Rhoda lived another 40 years. She was known as Mrs. Hoffman/Huffman. She had been married to her 2nd husband Moses for almost 20 years. They were the parents of eight children, six who lived to adulthood. She continued to live on the same land that she and Moses farmed. She resided on the old homestead for almost 60 years.
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