John Joel Huffman

Brief Life History of John Joel

When John Joel Huffman was born on 5 February 1893, in Elgin, Union, Oregon, United States, his father, Joseph Huffman, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Susana Weaver, was 34. He married Esther Fern A Webb in 1917. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Riverside Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States for about 5 years. He died on 16 March 1985, in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.

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John Joel Huffman
1893–1985
Esther Fern A Webb
1896–1986
Marriage: 1917
John Webb Huffman
1925–2020

Sources (11)

  • John J Huffman, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John Joel Huffman, "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • John Joel Huffman, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Hoffmann .

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

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