Uriah Taylor Huffman

Male1792–1871

Brief Life History of Uriah Taylor

When Uriah Taylor Huffman was born in 1792, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, his father, Deitrich Huffman, was 37 and his mother, Jemima Barlow, was 36. He married Lucy Porter Rountree on 21 December 1826, in Barren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Barren, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died in 1871, in Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Uriah Taylor Huffman
1792–1871
Lucy Porter Rountree
1794–1854
Marriage: 21 December 1826
Jemima E. Huffman
1825–
Joseph Henry Huffman
1827–1857
Lolann Huffman
1831–1914
Luann Huffman
1832–
Susan Huffman
1832–
Alexander Oscar Huffman
1836–1912

Sources (26)

  • Uriah T Huffman in entry for George W Huffman, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Uriah T Huffman, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Uriah T. Huffman, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 December 1826Barren, Kentucky, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1792 · Becomes the 15th State

    Age 0

    On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    Age 2

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1818 · Jackson Purchase

    Age 26

    The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Hoffmann .

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

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