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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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FRANCIS M. HUFFER, farmer; P. O. Ithaca. Born in Greene Co., Ohio, June 29, 1837, and, in 1839, he, with his parents, came to Darke Co., where he remained at home until 1858. At that time, he united in marriage with Catherine V. Cromwell, and by this union they have three sons and two daughters; in the year 1874, Mrs. Huffer departed this life. During life she was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Huffer has since united in marriage with Louisa Reidenhour, and they are living on his farm, in Sec. 28, Twin Township; he has one among the best stock and grain farms in the township, beautifully located north of Ithaca, with a good gravel road on the east and west, and several good fountains on the east side of it, the land being worth probably $100 per acre.
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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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