Brief Life History of Sarah J
When Sarah J Huff was born on 13 January 1845, in Kentucky, United States, her father, James William "Billie" Huff, was 27 and her mother, Ettie Calhoon, was 25. She married Richard L Silcox about 1862. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Clay, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 1 Gum, Monroe, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 14 November 1918, in Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Yokley Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States.
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- Sarah Silcox in household of Rithara Silcox, "United States Census, 1880"
- Sarah J Huff, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Sarah C. Silrox, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with hug ‘heart, mind, spirit’ as the first element.
Americanized form of German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish Hoff or Hof .
English: variant of Hough .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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