Aletha Elizabeth Wiggins

Brief Life History of Aletha Elizabeth

When Aletha Elizabeth Wiggins was born on 3 April 1844, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States, her father, William Wiggins, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Buckler, was 41. She married George W. Huff about 1864. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Magisterial District 4 Burika, Robertson, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 31 January 1890, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Shannon Cemetery, Shannon, Mason, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

George W. Huff
1845–1904
Aletha Elizabeth Wiggins
1844–1890
Marriage: about 1864
William S. Huff
1865–1933
Mary E Huff
1869–1944
Arris Huff
1871–
Francis Paris Huff
1873–1932
James F. Huff
1878–1957
Sarah Lucille Huff
1881–1931

Sources (9)

  • Litha Wiggins in household of William Wiggins, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Aletha Elizabeth Wiggins Huff, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Aletha Higgins in entry for Frank P Huff and June Bush, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

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.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Wiggin with the addition of genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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