Married 1) Sarah Jane Goltry: 6 March 1862 Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.
2) Catherine Vian: 12 March 1882 Sumner County, Kansas- Divorced
3) Hannah Johnson: 5 Aug 1893 Dighton, Lane Kansas
NO HEADSTONE.
George Washington Huffman was born on April 23, 1840 near what would become Crestline, Richland, Ohio to Sarah (Barnes) and Jacob Huffman. Jacob and Sarah were married on 18 Apr 1839 and had 8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls: George, Catherine, Jacob “Henry”, John, William, Elizabeth, Isaiah, and Norman. George and Catherine were both born in Crestline, Ohio.
When George was 2 years old the family moved to the Miami Indian Reservation in the southwest portion of Wabash County, Indiana near Bunker Hill where his dad farmed. His brothers, Jacob “Henry” and John were born there.
In 1848, a few years after the removal of the Indians from the area, the family moved roughly sixteen miles northeast of their existing farm to a farm 8 miles east of Peru, Miami, Indiana where George’s brother William was born.
About 1850 the family moved south of Pipe Creek Township, 1 mile east of Leonda, 6 miles south of Peru. Elizabeth and Isaiah were born there. Leonda no longer exists, but there is a cemetery located where it once was.
In 1856, when George was 16 the family moved to Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana near Rochester, 100 miles north of Indianapolis. Norman, the youngest Huffman child, was born there. They lived about 1 1/2 or 2 miles south and 12 miles east of Athens. Athens (pronounced A thens) did not exist when the family lived there.
On March 6 1862, at the age of 22 George married Sarah Jane Goltry of Jennings County, IN, the daughter of John and Anna (Calvert) Goltry.
George and Sarah's first child, James, was born on Feb 9, 1863.
The couple divorced sometime about 16 Jan 1864.
When George was 25, his father Jacob was building a stone barn. While working, he smashed his finger with a rock. Lockjaw set in, but he refused to have his finger removed. Several days later, on December 16, 1865, he died at the age of 48. He is buried in Mount Zion cemetery in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana. George’s mother never remarried.
Whatever their differences, George and Sarah made up and were remarried on 13 May 1866 in Rochester, Fulton, IN.
According to James B. Huffman on March 26, 1867 George and Sarah had a stillborn daughter (who may have been named Mary). She would be buried in Fulton County, Indiana, possibly in Mount Zion with her grandfather, Jacob. Exactly one year later, they were blessed with another daughter, Anna, born 26 March 1868. In 1872 they had a third daughter, Florence Bell, and in 1874 a fourth daughter, Christena M.
In 1875, George’s mother moved to Sumner County, Kansas with her sons Isaiah and Norman. The homestead was located southeast of what would become Conway Springs and just southwest of the town of Anson in Sumner Township. George and Sarah decided to join his mother in the spring of 1876. His sister, Elizabeth with husband John Gray, and brothers, Henry, John, and William also moved to the area at that time.
Sarah gave birth to an infant son (possibly stillborn) on Jan 18 and passed away February 12 of 1879. George’s mother sold her homestead to Isaiah and moved in with him to help raise the children and take care of the home.
On 12 March 1882 George married Catherine Jane (Vian) Stetler, a widow. They had two children, a son Milo born in 1883 and daughter Edith born in 1885. The couple divorced in 1886 and Catherine remained in Sumner County, KS with her children from her previous marriage and Edith.
After spending almost 10 years in Sumner County, George homesteaded land in Lane County, Kansas. He moved his family from his previous marriage plus Milo there in early 1886. They built a one room sod house but didn't have time to build a barn before winter, so the cow spent the entire winter in the house with them.
In 1889, to provide Milo with an education, George sold a square acre of land to USD #20 and architected and built the “Huffman School” located in Blaine Township within Lane County, southwest of Dighton. It was used as a meeting place as well as a school.
In early 1892 the family moved to a farm northwest of Grigsby, Kansas (later renamed Grigston).
On August 5th 1893, George married Hannah Johnson, a divorcee from Sweden. They were married at the home of George’s daughter Anna and her husband Jake Lahr in Dighton.
In early 1909 George traded his farm to Harry F. Brown for a coal, feed and mill company in the town of Grigsby. In April he purchased a store building from H. G. Ogden to be used as the coal and feed store. George and his son Milo operated the store. In late 1918 George retired.
George died of cancer in 1927 after years of ill health. His remains were taken back to Conway Springs, Sumner County, KS to reside by his first wife Sarah. His burial was paid for by his family in Sumner County but there was no money for a headstone.
G. W. Huffman Dead
G. W. Huffman, one of the earliest settlers of Scott County, died at his home in Grigston, following an illness from cancer that has bothered him for several years. Funeral services were held at eight pm Sunday evening at the home, conducted by M. M. Hoyal of this city, and the body was taken to Conway Springs, Kansas, for burial.
Mr. and Mrs Huffman came to Scott county in the eighties and settled on a farm just west of Grigston, where they lived for many years until they retired and moved to Grigston where Mr. Huffman operated a coal and feed business until his health failed him. He was eighty-seven years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Huffman is survived by his wife, and two sons, J. W. Huffman and Milo Huffman [sic and daughter Anna Lahr of Woodward, OK], all of whom live here and were present at the funeral services.
Oct 25 1927, Scott City paper
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2) Catherine Vian: 12 March 1882 Sumner County, Kansas- Divorced
3) Hannah Johnson: 5 Aug 1893 Dighton, Lane Kansas
NO HEADSTONE.
George Washington Huffman was born on April 23, 1840 near what would become Crestline, Richland, Ohio to Sarah (Barnes) and Jacob Huffman. Jacob and Sarah were married on 18 Apr 1839 and had 8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls: George, Catherine, Jacob “Henry”, John, William, Elizabeth, Isaiah, and Norman. George and Catherine were both born in Crestline, Ohio.
When George was 2 years old the family moved to the Miami Indian Reservation in the southwest portion of Wabash County, Indiana near Bunker Hill where his dad farmed. His brothers, Jacob “Henry” and John were born there.
In 1848, a few years after the removal of the Indians from the area, the family moved roughly sixteen miles northeast of their existing farm to a farm 8 miles east of Peru, Miami, Indiana where George’s brother William was born.
About 1850 the family moved south of Pipe Creek Township, 1 mile east of Leonda, 6 miles south of Peru. Elizabeth and Isaiah were born there. Leonda no longer exists, but there is a cemetery located where it once was.
In 1856, when George was 16 the family moved to Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana near Rochester, 100 miles north of Indianapolis. Norman, the youngest Huffman child, was born there. They lived about 1 1/2 or 2 miles south and 12 miles east of Athens. Athens (pronounced A thens) did not exist when the family lived there.
On March 6 1862, at the age of 22 George married Sarah Jane Goltry of Jennings County, IN, the daughter of John and Anna (Calvert) Goltry.
George and Sarah's first child, James, was born on Feb 9, 1863.
The couple divorced sometime about 16 Jan 1864.
When George was 25, his father Jacob was building a stone barn. While working, he smashed his finger with a rock. Lockjaw set in, but he refused to have his finger removed. Several days later, on December 16, 1865, he died at the age of 48. He is buried in Mount Zion cemetery in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana. George’s mother never remarried.
Whatever their differences, George and Sarah made up and were remarried on 13 May 1866 in Rochester, Fulton, IN.
According to James B. Huffman on March 26, 1867 George and Sarah had a stillborn daughter (who may have been named Mary). She would be buried in Fulton County, Indiana, possibly in Mount Zion with her grandfather, Jacob. Exactly one year later, they were blessed with another daughter, Anna, born 26 March 1868. In 1872 they had a third daughter, Florence Bell, and in 1874 a fourth daughter, Christena M.
In 1875, George’s mother moved to Sumner County, Kansas with her sons Isaiah and Norman. The homestead was located southeast of what would become Conway Springs and just southwest of the town of Anson in Sumner Township. George and Sarah decided to join his mother in the spring of 1876. His sister, Elizabeth with husband John Gray, and brothers, Henry, John, and William also moved to the area at that time.
Sarah gave birth to an infant son (possibly stillborn) on Jan 18 and passed away February 12 of 1879. George’s mother sold her homestead to Isaiah and moved in with him to help raise the children and take care of the home.
On 12 March 1882 George married Catherine Jane (Vian) Stetler, a widow. They had two children, a son Milo born in 1883 and daughter Edith born in 1885. The couple divorced in 1886 and Catherine remained in Sumner County, KS with her children from her previous marriage and Edith.
After spending almost 10 years in Sumner County, George homesteaded land in Lane County, Kansas. He moved his family from his previous marriage plus Milo there in early 1886. They built a one room sod house but didn't have time to build a barn before winter, so the cow spent the entire winter in the house with them.
In 1889, to provide Milo with an education, George sold a square acre of land to USD #20 and architected and built the “Huffman School” located in Blaine Township within Lane County, southwest of Dighton. It was used as a meeting place as well as a school.
In early 1892 the family moved to a farm northwest of Grigsby, Kansas (later renamed Grigston).
On August 5th 1893, George married Hannah Johnson, a divorcee from Sweden. They were married at the home of George’s daughter Anna and her husband Jake Lahr in Dighton.
In early 1909 George traded his farm to Harry F. Brown for a coal, feed and mill company in the town of Grigsby. In April he purchased a store building from H. G. Ogden to be used as the coal and feed store. George and his son Milo operated the store. In late 1918 George retired.
George died of cancer in 1927 after years of ill health. His remains were taken back to Conway Springs, Sumner County, KS to reside by his first wife Sarah. His burial was paid for by his family in Sumner County but there was no money for a headstone.
G. W. Huffman Dead
G. W. Huffman, one of the earliest settlers of Scott County, died at his home in Grigston, following an illness from cancer that has bothered him for several years. Funeral services were held at eight pm Sunday evening at the home, conducted by M. M. Hoyal of this city, and the body was taken to Conway Springs, Kansas, for burial.
Mr. and Mrs Huffman came to Scott county in the eighties and settled on a farm just west of Grigston, where they lived for many years until they retired and moved to Grigston where Mr. Huffman operated a coal and feed business until his health failed him. He was eighty-seven years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Huffman is survived by his wife, and two sons, J. W. Huffman and Milo Huffman [sic and daughter Anna Lahr of Woodward, OK], all of whom live here and were present at the funeral services.
Oct 25 1927, Scott City paper
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Married 1) Sarah Jane Goltry: 6 March 1862 Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.
2) Catherine Vian: 12 March 1882 Sumner County, Kansas- Divorced
3) Hannah Johnson: 5 Aug 1893 Dighton, Lane Kansas
NO HEADSTONE.
George Washington Huffman was born on April 23, 1840 near what would become Crestline, Richland, Ohio to Sarah (Barnes) and Jacob Huffman. Jacob and Sarah were married on 18 Apr 1839 and had 8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls: George, Catherine, Jacob “Henry”, John, William, Elizabeth, Isaiah, and Norman. George and Catherine were both born in Crestline, Ohio.
When George was 2 years old the family moved to the Miami Indian Reservation in the southwest portion of Wabash County, Indiana near Bunker Hill where his dad farmed. His brothers, Jacob “Henry” and John were born there.
In 1848, a few years after the removal of the Indians from the area, the family moved roughly sixteen miles northeast of their existing farm to a farm 8 miles east of Peru, Miami, Indiana where George’s brother William was born.
About 1850 the family moved south of Pipe Creek Township, 1 mile east of Leonda, 6 miles south of Peru. Elizabeth and Isaiah were born there. Leonda no longer exists, but there is a cemetery located where it once was.
In 1856, when George was 16 the family moved to Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana near Rochester, 100 miles north of Indianapolis. Norman, the youngest Huffman child, was born there. They lived about 1 1/2 or 2 miles south and 12 miles east of Athens. Athens (pronounced A thens) did not exist when the family lived there.
On March 6 1862, at the age of 22 George married Sarah Jane Goltry of Jennings County, IN, the daughter of John and Anna (Calvert) Goltry.
George and Sarah's first child, James, was born on Feb 9, 1863.
The couple divorced sometime about 16 Jan 1864.
When George was 25, his father Jacob was building a stone barn. While working, he smashed his finger with a rock. Lockjaw set in, but he refused to have his finger removed. Several days later, on December 16, 1865, he died at the age of 48. He is buried in Mount Zion cemetery in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana. George’s mother never remarried.
Whatever their differences, George and Sarah made up and were remarried on 13 May 1866 in Rochester, Fulton, IN.
According to James B. Huffman on March 26, 1867 George and Sarah had a stillborn daughter (who may have been named Mary). She would be buried in Fulton County, Indiana, possibly in Mount Zion with her grandfather, Jacob. Exactly one year later, they were blessed with another daughter, Anna, born 26 March 1868. In 1872 they had a third daughter, Florence Bell, and in 1874 a fourth daughter, Christena M.
In 1875, George’s mother moved to Sumner County, Kansas with her sons Isaiah and Norman. The homestead was located southeast of what would become Conway Springs and just southwest of the town of Anson in Sumner Township. George and Sarah decided to join his mother in the spring of 1876. His sister, Elizabeth with husband John Gray, and brothers, Henry, John, and William also moved to the area at that time.
Sarah gave birth to an infant son (possibly stillborn) on Jan 18 and passed away February 12 of 1879. George’s mother sold her homestead to Isaiah and moved in with him to help raise the children and take care of the home.
On 12 March 1882 George married Catherine Jane (Vian) Stetler, a widow. They had two children, a son Milo born in 1883 and daughter Edith born in 1885. The couple divorced in 1886 and Catherine remained in Sumner County, KS with her children from her previous marriage and Edith.
After spending almost 10 years in Sumner County, George homesteaded land in Lane County, Kansas. He moved his family from his previous marriage plus Milo there in early 1886. They built a one room sod house but didn't have time to build a barn before winter, so the cow spent the entire winter in the house with them.
In 1889, to provide Milo with an education, George sold a square acre of land to USD #20 and architected and built the “Huffman School” located in Blaine Township within Lane County, southwest of Dighton. It was used as a meeting place as well as a school.
In early 1892 the family moved to a farm northwest of Grigsby, Kansas (later renamed Grigston).
On August 5th 1893, George married Hannah Johnson, a divorcee from Sweden. They were married at the home of George’s daughter Anna and her husband Jake Lahr in Dighton.
In early 1909 George traded his farm to Harry F. Brown for a coal, feed and mill company in the town of Grigsby. In April he purchased a store building from H. G. Ogden to be used as the coal and feed store. George and his son Milo operated the store. In late 1918 George retired.
George died of cancer in 1927 after years of ill health. His remains were taken back to Conway Springs, Sumner County, KS to reside by his first wife Sarah. His burial was paid for by his family in Sumner County but there was no money for a headstone.
G. W. Huffman Dead
G. W. Huffman, one of the earliest settlers of Scott County, died at his home in Grigston, following an illness from cancer that has bothered him for several years. Funeral services were held at eight pm Sunday evening at the home, conducted by M. M. Hoyal of this city, and the body was taken to Conway Springs, Kansas, for burial.
Mr. and Mrs Huffman came to Scott county in the eighties and settled on a farm just west of Grigston, where they lived for many years until they retired and moved to Grigston where Mr. Huffman operated a coal and feed business until his health failed him. He was eighty-seven years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Huffman is survived by his wife, and two sons, J. W. Huffman and Milo Huffman [sic and daughter Anna Lahr of Woodward, OK], all of whom live here and were present at the funeral services.
Oct 25 1927, Scott City paper
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2) Catherine Vian: 12 March 1882 Sumner County, Kansas- Divorced
3) Hannah Johnson: 5 Aug 1893 Dighton, Lane Kansas
NO HEADSTONE.
George Washington Huffman was born on April 23, 1840 near what would become Crestline, Richland, Ohio to Sarah (Barnes) and Jacob Huffman. Jacob and Sarah were married on 18 Apr 1839 and had 8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls: George, Catherine, Jacob “Henry”, John, William, Elizabeth, Isaiah, and Norman. George and Catherine were both born in Crestline, Ohio.
When George was 2 years old the family moved to the Miami Indian Reservation in the southwest portion of Wabash County, Indiana near Bunker Hill where his dad farmed. His brothers, Jacob “Henry” and John were born there.
In 1848, a few years after the removal of the Indians from the area, the family moved roughly sixteen miles northeast of their existing farm to a farm 8 miles east of Peru, Miami, Indiana where George’s brother William was born.
About 1850 the family moved south of Pipe Creek Township, 1 mile east of Leonda, 6 miles south of Peru. Elizabeth and Isaiah were born there. Leonda no longer exists, but there is a cemetery located where it once was.
In 1856, when George was 16 the family moved to Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana near Rochester, 100 miles north of Indianapolis. Norman, the youngest Huffman child, was born there. They lived about 1 1/2 or 2 miles south and 12 miles east of Athens. Athens (pronounced A thens) did not exist when the family lived there.
On March 6 1862, at the age of 22 George married Sarah Jane Goltry of Jennings County, IN, the daughter of John and Anna (Calvert) Goltry.
George and Sarah's first child, James, was born on Feb 9, 1863.
The couple divorced sometime about 16 Jan 1864.
When George was 25, his father Jacob was building a stone barn. While working, he smashed his finger with a rock. Lockjaw set in, but he refused to have his finger removed. Several days later, on December 16, 1865, he died at the age of 48. He is buried in Mount Zion cemetery in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana. George’s mother never remarried.
Whatever their differences, George and Sarah made up and were remarried on 13 May 1866 in Rochester, Fulton, IN.
According to James B. Huffman on March 26, 1867 George and Sarah had a stillborn daughter (who may have been named Mary). She would be buried in Fulton County, Indiana, possibly in Mount Zion with her grandfather, Jacob. Exactly one year later, they were blessed with another daughter, Anna, born 26 March 1868. In 1872 they had a third daughter, Florence Bell, and in 1874 a fourth daughter, Christena M.
In 1875, George’s mother moved to Sumner County, Kansas with her sons Isaiah and Norman. The homestead was located southeast of what would become Conway Springs and just southwest of the town of Anson in Sumner Township. George and Sarah decided to join his mother in the spring of 1876. His sister, Elizabeth with husband John Gray, and brothers, Henry, John, and William also moved to the area at that time.
Sarah gave birth to an infant son (possibly stillborn) on Jan 18 and passed away February 12 of 1879. George’s mother sold her homestead to Isaiah and moved in with him to help raise the children and take care of the home.
On 12 March 1882 George married Catherine Jane (Vian) Stetler, a widow. They had two children, a son Milo born in 1883 and daughter Edith born in 1885. The couple divorced in 1886 and Catherine remained in Sumner County, KS with her children from her previous marriage and Edith.
After spending almost 10 years in Sumner County, George homesteaded land in Lane County, Kansas. He moved his family from his previous marriage plus Milo there in early 1886. They built a one room sod house but didn't have time to build a barn before winter, so the cow spent the entire winter in the house with them.
In 1889, to provide Milo with an education, George sold a square acre of land to USD #20 and architected and built the “Huffman School” located in Blaine Township within Lane County, southwest of Dighton. It was used as a meeting place as well as a school.
In early 1892 the family moved to a farm northwest of Grigsby, Kansas (later renamed Grigston).
On August 5th 1893, George married Hannah Johnson, a divorcee from Sweden. They were married at the home of George’s daughter Anna and her husband Jake Lahr in Dighton.
In early 1909 George traded his farm to Harry F. Brown for a coal, feed and mill company in the town of Grigsby. In April he purchased a store building from H. G. Ogden to be used as the coal and feed store. George and his son Milo operated the store. In late 1918 George retired.
George died of cancer in 1927 after years of ill health. His remains were taken back to Conway Springs, Sumner County, KS to reside by his first wife Sarah. His burial was paid for by his family in Sumner County but there was no money for a headstone.
G. W. Huffman Dead
G. W. Huffman, one of the earliest settlers of Scott County, died at his home in Grigston, following an illness from cancer that has bothered him for several years. Funeral services were held at eight pm Sunday evening at the home, conducted by M. M. Hoyal of this city, and the body was taken to Conway Springs, Kansas, for burial.
Mr. and Mrs Huffman came to Scott county in the eighties and settled on a farm just west of Grigston, where they lived for many years until they retired and moved to Grigston where Mr. Huffman operated a coal and feed business until his health failed him. He was eighty-seven years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Huffman is survived by his wife, and two sons, J. W. Huffman and Milo Huffman [sic and daughter Anna Lahr of Woodward, OK], all of whom live here and were present at the funeral services.
Oct 25 1927, Scott City paper
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