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Feb 8, 2008
from Ethel Beard Simons
Bboopbeard @ aol.com
I'm beginning to find more things in the West Virginia
area [on John BEARD and Sophia MORE]. If I have Rachel COMBS right, she was a
daughter of Jonathan COMBS of Monmouth Co., New
Jersey. I've had the information on the will of her
father for a long time, but lacked the connection.
The GANDYs and CAKEs were also from that region of New
Jersey, I am sure. The name CAKE was sometimes
KEECH or KEEK.
I think our BEARDs were from the Harrison Co. region [now
in West Virginia] as I mentioned before. And,
someone has John MORE as a son of Rilly MORE, which my
son suspects. They were a German family. If I
could travel, I could probably get the proof for some of
these things, although new Jersey didn't record marriages
in their courthouses in the time period we are
working. Some were published by the New Jersey
Archives though.
Have you anything new?
Ethel
from Alice:
Oh, I
always wish I had something new for Ethel, but I
never do. She is the master researcher on our BEARD
line. Like me, Ethel descends from John BEARD and Sophiah MORE. John died in 1854 in Carroll Co., Indiana.
No one has ever been able to connect him with any
relative other than his wife and their children.
John's wife, Sophia, was a daughter
of John MORE (b. 1772, Virginia) and Sarah GANDY (b.
1778, Maryland).
John MORE (b. 1772) was a son of
John MORE (b. 1714, Germany) and Sophiah CAKE (b. New
Jersey).
And Sarah GANDY was a daughter of
Samuel GANDY (b. 1745, England) and Rachel COMBS (b.
1752, Maryland).
Feb 22, 2008
from K. J. Griffith
Lilrotty2 @ aol.com
My name is Kerry
Griffith. I am a direct descendant of George
Alexander Clark GRIFFITH. I would very much like
to learn of any relationships he has in the Ripley, IN,
area. You have mentioned the Griffiths who purchased land
in the 1830s. I am quite curious about them. I would love
to uncover the story behind G. A. C. Griffith and the
move from Pennsylvania to Ripley. Does anyone know the
county of his birth? K. J. Griffith
from Alice:
Kerry did more research and wrote to me
privately in April 2008:
I've been searching through Washington County,
PA, records, online, and I found some interesting
information. The site is Washington Co. PA GenWeb
Genealogy Project. I found information in the
Marriage Register of Rev. Charles Wheeler. He was
first pastor of the Baptist Church of Washington Co.,
PA. The record lists a marriage for Alexander
Griffiths and Sarah Davis on Feb. 15, 1820. Wheeler
also married Sarah Griffiths to Henry Mullen on Nov.
13, 1823, in Wash. Co.
And less than a week later, Kerry wrote again:
I have another find on Alexander Griffith. I have
found that his wife, Sarah, was called Sally. I put
Alexander Griffith in Roots web and up came a page of
all sorts of Griffiths, and in less than 5 min.,
there it was, Washington County, PA, Griffith wills,
Alexander M. Griffith's will, Dated 11 Nov. 1821,
Probated 6 May, 1822 7 PM, Exec. John R. Griffith,
Bene: wife, Sally, Bro: John R. Griffith to
have charge of the children.
Here's the family group sheet for George Alexander
Clark Griffith, with Kerry Griffith's new finds:
=========================
HUSBAND: George Alexander Clark GRIFFITH
BORN: abt
1820-1821 (perhaps 14 Mar 1821) Washington Co., PA
DIED: aft 1860
MARR: 27 Mar 1845, Ripley Co., IN
FATHER: Alexander M. GRIFFITH [d. bef 6 May 1822]
MOTHER: Sarah DAVIS [b. 28-Feb-1801; 2nd m. Henry
Harvey MULLEN]
=========================
WIFE: Eliza Jane KITTS
BORN: 4 Mar
1819, KY
DIED: 15 Mar 1888, IN
FATHER: Jacob KITTS [1793-bef 23-Mar-1865]
MOTHER: Jane (unknown surname) [abt 1794-aft 1860]
=========================
CHILDREN
=========================
1) Sarah Jane GRIFFITH
BORN: 12 Jan
1846, IN
DIED: 26 Dec 1925
SPOUSE: William Stokely GRAY
MARR: 30 May 1867
----------------------------------------------------
2) Jacob Kitts GRIFFITH
BORN: 10 Feb
1847
DIED: 5 Feb 1935
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3) Henry Mullan GRIFFITH
BORN: 30 Dec
1848, IN
DIED: 15 Jun 1900, Locheil, Benton Co., IN
SPOUSE: Evaline HUKILL
MARR: 22 May 1874, Ripley Co., IN
---------------------------------------------------
4) George GRIFFITH
BORN: 12 Dec
1850, IN
DIED: 8 Nov 1934
SPOUSE: Clara Bell DAVIS
MARR: 24 Aug 1890
====================================
There were other GRIFFITHs in the Ripley Co., IN,
area. To date, the relationships are unknown: Mr.
Henry Griffith purchased land in Ripley Co. on
11-Jan-1836; Mr. Elias Griffith, 9-Jan-1837; Mr.
Wesley Griffith, 20-Aug-1838; Mr. Asbury Griffith,
13-Aug-1836; Ms. Elizabeth Griffith, 4-Nov-1836. An
intriguing Griffith is Mr. John Griffith
who married Ms. Elizabeth OVERTURF in 1827 in Ripley
Co.; a relationship is likely since the father of
Evaline Hukill (Mrs. Henry Griffith) had first been
married to an Overturf.
Ancestry.com allows for some fast at-home hunting.
Here are the other Griffiths in
Ripley Co., Indiana, for the 1850 census:
- In Versailles,
Johnson Township: William Griffith (41, b.
KY), a cabinet maker, with wife Mary (49, b.
KY), and five Griffith children, all born in
Indiana: John Westley (17), Mary Jane (16),
James William (14), Albert (9), Almira Dane
(6).
- In Johnson
Township: Five GRIFFITH children: George L.
(15), Lydia Ann (13), America (11), Henry
Harrison (9), Hesterann Matilda (6). These
five children are living in a household
headed by a 39-year-old woman named Sarah
HILL; she was born in Kentucky. Also
in the household is a 2-year-old child named
Lucy Jane Hill, born in Indiana. ... The
woman head of household was first married to
a Mr. GRIFFITH before 1835; with him, she had
those five GRIFFITH children. He died after
1843; she married again in 1847 to Joseph
HILL, and she was widowed a second time after
having one child by Mr. Hill. ... The early
Indiana marriage database shows Sarah
GRIFFITH (widow) married to Joseph HILL in
Ripley Co., IN, on June 23, 1847.
- In Johnson
Township: Emily Griffith (12, b. IN), living
with David Smith EAST (27, b. KY), his wife
Mary (28, b. IN), and two EAST children:
William Anderson (9) and George Alex (9
months). How does Emily Griffith fit in?
She's Mary's daughter from an earlier
marriage, one that happened before 1838. The
early Indiana marriage database shows a
marriage between David S. EAST and Mrs. Polly
Griffith, on Feb. 24, 1847, in Ripley County.
"Polly," of course, is a nickname
for "Mary." ... And, on Dec. 19,
1838, in Ripley Co., was a marriage between
Wesley Griffith and Polly O. COLLICOTT. ...
Emily Griffith on the 1850 census no doubt
was the daughter of Polly Collicott and
Wesley Griffith, and Wesley Griffith likely
died before 1847. The older of the two EAST
children likely was from a previous marriage
of David East.
- In Brown
Township: Asbury Griffith (34, b. KY), a
farmer, with wife Elan (33, b. KY), and four
Indiana-born Griffith children: Amos (13),
Martha (8), Sarah (8), Nancy (6). ... Likely
the wife's first name was
"Eleanor." On Aug. 15, 1835, in
Ripley Co., there was a marriage between
Asbury Griffith and Eleanor KELLY.
- In Brown
Township: Elias N. Griffith (24, b. IN), a
carpenter, wife Minerva (25), and son William
E. (1). ... Elias Griffith and Minerva YOUNG
married June 12, 1843, in Ripley Co.
- In Shelby
Township: George Griffith (32, b. KY), a
teamster, with wife Polly (30, b. KY), and
three Griffith children: Eliza J. (10), Phebe
(9), Elizabeth (2), all born in Indiana.
Are they related,
or how are they related? I wish I knew. In 1850, the
population in all of Ripley County was 14,820. In
1840, it was 10,392. In 1830, it was 3,989.
Our George A. C.
Griffith was in Johnson Township, Ripley Co., for the
1850 and 1860 census. Even in the year 2000, the
population of Johnson Township is only 3,400. Three
of those above six entrees are from Johnson Township.
Mar 19, 2008
from Deborah (White) Collier
oaktondeb @ yahoo.com
I am a decendent of Elizabeth Hufford (b-1/15/1832)
and Andrew G. Jackson (b-4/11/1828) (found on page 180 of
the Hufford family book), through their son Daniel E.
Jackson, and his son, Charles C. Jackson and his wife
Minnie Bigham. One of their daughters was my
grandmother, Beatrice Jane Jackson, who married Virgil
White of Sugar Grove, Ohio. How far back have you
traced the family? Did any members of the Hufford
family participate in the Revolutionary War, and are
there any records with the Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR)? Also, we had heard at one time
that we are part Native American through the
Hufford/Jackson line; however, in looking through the
Hufford family book, we are hard-pressed to find any
native American in our lineage. Do you know
anything about this?
from Alice:
Last
question gets the first answer: Almost certainly, the
rumor is false. Rumors like that spring up, and
they're hard to put down because people want to
believe what they want to believe. Almost always,
such rumors are nonsense and a complete waste of a
genealogist's time. Because I've worked this family
pretty well and pretty hard, I'd say that such rumors
are b.s.
Among your direct
HUFFORD line, no, there was no Revolutionary War
service, and that line would not get you into the
DAR.
Your Elizabeth
Hufford (1832-1915) was a daughter of David Hufford
(1807-1882) and wife Sarah BEERY (abt 1811-bef 1870).
That David Hufford was a son of Casper Hufford/Hoffert
(1762-1825) and wife Catharine STIHLI (1767-1840). Since all of Casper's
children were also Catharine's children and all of
Catharine's children were also Casper's children (no
halvsies in the bunch), all of their children have
the same ancestor chart, and here is it:
1st
GENERATION (the children of Casper HUFFORD &
Catharine STIHLI)
1 Solomon (1786-1876);
Abraham, Sr. (1788-1859); Elizabeth (1790-1876);
Catharine (1792-1853); Daniel (1795-1795); Sara
Soloma (1796-1877); Jacob (1798-1884); Susan (1800-):
John Johannes (1801-1825); Christopher (1803-1887);
Michael (1804-1875): David (1807-1882); Rebecca
(1813-1882).
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2nd GENERATION (parents of above children):
2 Casper HUFFORD:
.....b 31 Aug 1762 Frederick Co., MD;
.....m 21 Mar 1786 Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Frederick, Frederick Co., MD;
.....d 28 Nov 1825 Fairfield Co., Ohio
3 Catharine STIHL:
.....b 1 Oct 1767 Frederick Co., MD;
.....d 11 Jan 1840 Fairfield Co., Ohio
---------------------------------------------------
3rd GENERATION
4 Christian HOFFARTH:
.....b 5 Jul 1716 Schwaigern, Neckar, Wurtemburg,
Germany;
.....d 1788 Monacacy Manor, Frederick Co., MD
5 Elizabeth KEIM:
.....b Feb 1723 Oley Valley, Berks Co., PA;
.....d Bef 1764
6 Christoph STIHL:
.....d Oct 1782 Frederick Co., MD
7 Catharina WINE:
.....d 15 Mar 1814 Fairfield Co., Ohio
--------------------------------------------------
4th GENERATION
8 Hans Jorich HOFFARTH:
.....b 15 Feb 1674 Schwaigern, Neckar, Wurtemburg,
Germany;
.....m 24 Aug 1702;
.....d America
9 Anna Margaretha MOST:
.....b 7 Sep 1675 Schwaigern, Germany;
.....d America
10 Johannes KEIM:
.....b Abt 1675 Speier, Germany;
.....m 15 Sep 1706 Germany;
.....d Bef 1 Jan 1754 Reading, PA
11 Katarina (or Bertha)
DeTURK:
.....b Abt 1688 Frankenthal, Germany;
.....d Bef 1731 Berks Co., PA
14 Johann Georg WEIN:
.....b Rittershoffen, Alsace;
.....m 8 May 1741 Worms, Germany;
.....d 1797 Frederick Co., MD
15 Margaretha HORN:
.....b Worms, Germany
----------------------------------------------------
5th GENERATION
16 Johann Christoffel
"Stoffel" HOFFARTH, Judge:
.....b 20 Dec 1626 Schwaigern, Germany;
.....m 7 Feb 1665
17 Anna Sibylla HOELL:
.....b 1645 Schwaigern, Necker, Wurttemburg, Germany
18 Marx MOST:
.....b Abt 1640 Bavaria;
.....m 9 Jun 1672 Schwaigern, Germany
19 Susanna SAUER:
.....b 25 May 1642 Schwaigern, Germany
22 Johannes DeTURK:
.....b 30 Jul 1650
23 Hester (or Esther) KIP:
.....chr 28 Aug 1656
28 Jacob WEIN:
.....b Mar 1680 Germany;
.....m 5 Apr 1701 Waltenheim, Germany;
.....d 21 Sep 1739 Germany
29 Eve SUSS:
.....d Germany
30 Heinrich HORN
31 Eve HUNBER
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6th GENERATION
32 Phillip HOFFARTH:
.....b Abt 1589 Schwaigern, Necker, Wurttemburg,
Germany;
.....m 17 Aug 1614 Schwaigern;
.....d 10 Aug 1635 Schwaigern
33 Katharine KNEER:
.....b Abt 1590
34 Hans HOELL:
.....b Abt 1607;
.....m 19 Jan 1640
35 Margaretha KUECHLER:
.....b 1616 Brettach, Germany;
.....d 31 Jan 1676 Schwaigern, Germany
38 Bernard SAUER:
.....b Switzerland; m Germany;
.....d 31 Dec 1684 Schwaigern, Germany
39 Margaretha ---:
.....b Abt 1622;
.....d 8 Feb 1657 Schwaigern, Germany
44 Johannes DeTURK:
.....b 1 Nov 1618
45 Geertruit DeBRIER:
.....b 1620
46 Hans Pieter KIP
47 Rachel ROYERS
56 Nicholas WEIN:
.....d 1712 Waltenheim, Germany
57 Margaretha WAGNER:
.....d 22 Feb 1724 Waltenheim, Germany
---------------------------------------------------
7th GENERATION
64 Hans HOFFARTH:
.....b Abt 1554 Schwaigern, Necker, Wurttemburg,
Germany
66 Joerg KNEER:
.....b Abt 1565
68 Quiri HOELL:
.....b Abt 1580
69 Anna ---:
.....b Abt 1585
70 Endress KUECHLER:
.....b Abt 1590
88 Jacob DeTURK:
.....b Abt 1590
89 Jacquemine RICKERBOSCHE:
.....b Abt 1595
112 Albrect WEIN
113 Eve ---
---------------------------------------------------
8th GENERATION
178 Henrick RICKERBOSCHE:
.....b 1566
179 Elizabeth KUCKELIER:
.....b 1570
May 13, 2008
from Tom Hufford
phototom @ peoplepc.com
My name is Tom Hufford, and I am trying to trace back my
ancestors. My father was Alvin Ray Hufford. My mother's
first name was Inez. My Grandmother was Agnes Curtis, and
my grandfather was Dr. Hufford. I forgot his first name.
My dad's side of the family is from Ohio. Thank you.
from Alice:
Starting to help Tom
find his answers required getting Tom's best guess
about his father's year of birth, but then I was able
to find his dad on the 1930 census in Grand Rapids,
Kent County, Michigan. The detail about the
grandfather being a physician persuaded me that I'd
found a match.
We begin with Ray Alvin Hufford, found on the 1930
census in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, with
his parents; his father is listed as a physician. Ray
is listed as "Ray A.," age nine, born in
Indiana. His father is listed as "Alvin R,"
age 32, born in Pennsylvania, a physician in general
practice. Ray A.'s mother is listed as Agnes, age 32,
born in Indiana. The couple had married in about
1920.
Some confusion comes from the fact that there was
also an Alvin Charles Hufford: b. 13-Aug-1899; d.
5-January 1973; last residence: Grand Rapids, Kent,
Co., Michigan, also found in Grand Rapids on the 1930
census. In other words, two different men, about the
same age, in the same area, with very similar names.
One was a physician; one was a manager in a store.
One had a wife named Agnes; one had a wife named
Florence.
Alvin Ray Hufford is found on the 1920 census in
Chicago. Age 23, born in Pennsylvania, a medical
student. He is living in a boarding house with
another medical student and a few dental students. He
reported himself as married.
There is a World War I draft registration card for an
Alvin Ray Hufford, born in Amity, Pennsylvania, on
May 22, 1896. Amity is in Erie County. However, the
registration card was filed with the registrar in
Washington Co., Pennsylvania, in West Bethlehem
Township, on June 5, 1917.
There's a likely match for Alvin Ray Hufford on the
1900 census, Amwell Township, Washington Co.,
Pennsylvania: Alvin R. Hufford, born May 1896 in
Pennsylvania, with parents Dennis and Mary. Dennis
was born Sept. 1852, Pennsylvania. Mary was born
October 1855, Pennsylvania.
Dennis shows in Washington Co., Pennsylvania, on the
1860 and 1870 census with Levi and Hannah Hufford.
Other census records show that Levi Hufford was born
in Pennsylvania in November 1816, to parents born in
Maryland.
The 1860 census shows Levi and Hannah with Levi's
father living in their home: David Sr., age 84 and
born in Maryland (thus, born in 1776). The
"Senior" may not mean that he had a son
named "David"; it might come from the fact
that Levi had living in that same household his own
15-year-old son named David. Levi's other sons on the
1860 census were George (13), James (11), William
(9), Dennis (7), and Levi (4).
Any HUFFORD born in 1776 in Maryland likely would
have been a descendant of Christian Hoffarth/Hufford. Only four of Christian's sons were born
early enough to have had a son born by 1776:
Christian Hufford II, b. 1746; Philip Hufford, b.
1750; Daniel Hufford, b. 1756; and John Hufford, b.
1758.
Almost certainly, it was not Daniel or John, both who
moved to Kentucky. That leaves Christian II and
Philip as possibilities. Christian II had a son named
David, and there's a guestbook post from 2006 that is
on point:
Jul 30, 2006
from c hufford
christieanna @ webtv.net
I hail from the Washington County, PA, branch of
the Huffords. Christian the II
settled here. There is a copy of his will at the
court house. He settled on Daniels Run. He had a
son name David who was married to Elizabeth
Russel. They had five children, one of whom was
Levi who had nine sons, one whose name was George
Washington Hufford. They had another son named
Levi Madison Hufford. Levi and his wife Hannah
must have liked those two presidents. Hannah
Hufford's father and grandfather were in the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. I just
wanted to let you know about the Washington
County, PA, branch. Please write if you are
interested in swapping family history.
Assuming that writer had correct
information, here's your line:
Tom > Alvin Ray > Alvin R. (physician) >
Dennis > Levi > David > Christian II >
Christian b. 1716 in Schwaigern.
May 15, 2008
from Charlie Clauser
Charlie.Clauser @ thomson.net
Hello, I just ran across your web site today (May 15,
2008) and found my grandfather Guy Clauser listed. My
name is Charles Clauser, and I am the son of Alvin
Clauser. Alvin Clauser was the son of Guy and Anna
Clauser, and they lived in Rossville, IN, on a small farm
just north of town. Guy and Anna had three children:
Alvin, Mary and Caroline. Maybe I can add more when I
have some time. Charles Charles Clauser - Field Support
Engineer - Thomson Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
from Alice:
Guy Clauser (b. 1885)
was the son of Dora Beard and her
husband, Charles E. Clauser. Dora died when her only
baby was just over a month old; she died the day
before her first wedding anniversary. According to
family history, it was a particularly difficult first
birth, and Dora never recovered from the delivery.
Dora was the only daughter of John M. Beard and his wife Rachel Smith.
Guy's father, Charles E. Clauser, served as the
Representative for Carroll County in the Indiana
State House from 1892 until 1898. He was elected
1892, 1894, and 1896. Charles Clauser died by
drowning on June 9, 1909.
Aug 24, 2008
from Debra Ann Bass
debabaas@comcast.net
I am the granddaughter of Mabel Hurley and Dallas Claude
Ruch. My mother is Ruth Marie Ruch Kuipers.
Debra Ann Baas née Kuipers
from Alice:
Mabel Hurley was a
daughter of Rosa Ellen Hooker (b. 1874) and Clyde P.
Hurley (b. 1872). Rosa Hooker was a daughter of Elizabeth HUFFORD
and George HOOKER.
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