Eliza Jane Huff

Brief Life History of Eliza Jane

When Eliza Jane Huff was born on 20 February 1837, in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, her father, Henry Huff, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Young, was 25. She married Andrew McClure Green on 12 May 1853, in Fayette, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas, United States in 1850 and Lavaca, Texas, United States in 1870. She died on 27 January 1915, in Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in City Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew McClure Green
1829–1895
Eliza Jane Huff
1837–1915
Marriage: 12 May 1853
Martha Eleanor Green
1854–1932
Susannah Elizabeth Green
1857–1937
Francis Tennessee Green
1858–1946
Rev William Ewing Green
1860–1923
Zedekiah Washington Green Sr
1862–1949
Mary Jane Green
1864–1935
Emma F Green
1870–1887

Sources (16)

  • Eliza J Green in household of Andrew M Green, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Eliza I Huff, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Eliza Jane Huff Green, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1844

Historical Boundaries: 1844: Fayette, Republic of Texas 1845: Fayette, Texas, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

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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