ID: I21011
Name: Roseberry M. Huffman
Sex: M
Birth: 16 MAR 1835 in Green Township, Monroe County, OH
Death: 21 APR 1914 in Monroe County, OH
Burial: APR 1914 Brownsville United Methodist Cemetery, Monroe County, OH
Note: 1890 Veterans Census : HUFFMAN, Roseberry M.; Pri; C, 2nd W VA Cav.; 9/25/61-12/23/64; 3y 2m 22d; Antioch ================================================================================== ROSEBURY M. HUFFMAN – was born in Monroe County, Ohio, Mar. 16, 1835. His parents were Jacob HUFFMAN, now dead, and Nancy MITCHELL, also dead. He was married in Brownsville, Monroe County, Nov. 1, 1861, to Zil ah POOL, who was born in Monroe County, Aug. 12, 1835. Her parents were William POOL & Jane SWARTWOOD. William POOL was born in Monroe County; Emma MITCHELL was born in Pennsylvania. The children of Mr. & Mrs. HUFFMAN were: William S., born Aug. 31, 1867, died Nov. 1, 1868; Anna M., Oct. 12, 1868; Nancy J., Feb. 28, 1869; Mary B., Nov. 12, 1871, died Oct. 1, 1873; John B., Aug. 30, 1873; Minnie, Sep. 22, 1874, died Nov. 18, 1874; Oliver E., Feb. 28, 1878; Effie Z., Oct. 28, 1880. All of the seven children who are living are at home. Mr. HUFFMAN was in the service during the rebellion, being a member of the 2nd VA Cavalry, Co. C. He went into the service in 1861, and came out in 1865. He was in the battles of Williamsport, Flat Top Mountains, Virginia, Gettysburg, Sheppardstown, Lewisburg, Harper’s Ferry, Paintsville, Kentucky; did a great deal of fighting in the Kanawha Valley. Mr. HUFFMANN’s grandfather, Thomas MITCHELL, built the first grist mill in Perry Township, southeast from Antioch 1½ miles. Thomas MITCHELL came from Pennsylvania at the same time that Mr. HUFFMAN’s father did. Both settled in Monroe County, OH. Mr. HUFFMANN’s grandfather helped to organize the First Christian Church in the township, of which he was a member. He also contributed liberally to the building and support of churches. Mr. HUFFMAN’s grandfather was in the war of 1812. His uncle, Phillip HUFFMAN, was supposed to have been killed by the Indians; he was in the army and never returned. Mr. HUFFMANN ’s uncle, Abraham HUFFMANN, was in the war of 1812. His brother, J. M. HUFFMAN, was in the war of 1861, and served in the same regiment and company and in the same battles. His brother, J. M. HUFFMAN, was sergeant. Mr. HUFFMAN is a farmer of Perry Township. Address, Antioch, Monroe Count y, Ohio. ============================================================== Ohio Death Certificate : HUFFMAN, Rosburr M. Death date: 4/21/1914, Monroe County Volume #1352, Certificate #24005
Father: Jacob Miller Huffman , Sr. b: 13 FEB 1797 in Virginia
Mother: Nancy Emma Mitchell b: in Pennsylvania
Marriage 1
Zillah Pool b: 12 AUG 1842 in Monroe County, OH
- Married:
1 NOV 1861
in Brownsville, Monroe County, OH
Children
William S. Huffman b: 31 AUG 1867 in Monroe County, OH Anna M. Huffman b: 12 OCT 1868 in Monroe County, OH Nancy Jane "Jennie" Huffman b: 28 FEB 1869 in Monroe County, OH Mary B. Huffman b: 12 NOV 1871 in Monroe County, OH John P. Huffman b: 30 AUG 1873 in Monroe County, OH Minnie Huffman b: 22 SEP 1874 in Monroe County, OH Oliver E. Huffman b: 28 FEB 1878 in Monroe County, OH Effie Zillah Huffman b: 28 OCT 1880 in Monroe County, OH Archie Dewitt Huffman b: 22 APR 1884 in Perry Township, Monroe County, OH | |