Nancy Huffman

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Huffman was born in August 1824, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Ambrose Cornelius Huffman, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Huffman, was 35. She married Richard Denton on 19 September 1857, in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Swan, Marion, Iowa, United States in 1880 and West Dalles Election Precinct, Wasco, Oregon, United States in 1900. She died on 20 May 1909, in Mosier, Wasco, Oregon, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Richard Denton
1830–
Nancy Huffman
1824–1909
Marriage: 19 September 1857
Elizabeth A Denton
1857–
Eliza Katherine Denton
1860–1945
George W. Denton
1863–1939
Letitia Denton
1867–1939
Arrissia Denton
1867–1943

Sources (24)

  • Nancy Denton in household of Richard Denton, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nancy Holoclaw, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Nancy Denton, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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Name Meaning

Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Hoffmann .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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