Brief Life History of Lewis Francis
When Lewis Francis Huffman was born on 14 February 1833, in Barren, Kentucky, United States, his father, George Washington Huffman, was 31 and his mother, Rachel Wade, was 18. He married Elizabeth Susannah Harlan on 12 January 1854, in Barren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. He lived in Metcalfe, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 7 December 1917, in Oakland City, Columbia Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Montgomery Cemetery, Columbia Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States.
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- Lewis Huffman in household of George Huffman, "United States Census, 1850"
- Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911
- Lewis F. Huffman, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Gibson, Indiana, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Hoffmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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