HUFF, Aquilla b. 18 Nov 1810 Fauquier County, Virginia d. 16 Mar 1887 Cerro Gordo, Piatt County, Illinois: Davis Tree

Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

1810 - 1887 (76 years)

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Name	HUFF, Aquilla
Born	18 Nov 1810	Fauquier County, Virginia
Gender	Male
Died	16 Mar 1887	Cerro Gordo, Piatt County, Illinois
Buried	Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Piatt County, Illinois
Person ID	I15141	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

Father	HUFF, George, b. Between 1779 and 1781, Virginia , d. Aft 1850, Pike, Coshocton County, Ohio (Age ~ 72 years)
Mother	MAHONEY, Mary, b. Between 1783 and 1785, Virginia , d. Aft 1850, Pike, Coshocton County, Ohio (Age ~ 68 years)
Married	16 Jan 1807	Loudoun County, Virginia
Notes	there is a record of a George Hough marrying a Mary Mahonney on Jan 16, 1807 by a methodist Minister, Thomas Littlejohn.
Family ID	F4526	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family MCMORRIS, Elizabeth Patsy, b. 18 May 1818, Fauquier County, Virginia , d. Oct 1888, Coshocton County, Ohio (Age 70 years)

Married 12 Nov 1835 Coshocton County, Ohio

Children

	1. HUFF, Martha Ann, b. 16 Oct 1836, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. HUFF, Lucinda R., b. 19 Jun 1838, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 3 Aug 1930, Ogallah, Trego County, Kansas (Age 92 years)
	3. HUFF, Mary Jane, b. 22 Oct 1840, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. Mar 1919 (Age 78 years)
	4. HUFF, George Washington, b. 6 Aug 1842, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 26 Jun 1891, Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio (Age 48 years)
	5. HUFF, Sarah Winifred, b. 5 Sep 1844, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 8 Jan 1923 (Age 78 years)
	6. HUFF, Joseph Mcmorris, b. 18 Nov 1846, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 2 May 1867 (Age 20 years)
	7. HUFF, Catherine M., b. 2 Dec 1848, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 1 Oct 1930 (Age 81 years)
	8. HUFF, Celia Young, b. 21 Sep 1850, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. Sep 1938 (Age 87 years)
	9. HUFF, Benjamin Franklin, b. 18 Feb 1853, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 18 Dec 1940 (Age 87 years)
	10. HUFF, Elizabeth Taylor, b. 9 Apr 1855, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 9 Apr 1856 (Age 1 years)
	11. HUFF, Eva Emma, b. 2 Apr 1857, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 2 Feb 1897 (Age 39 years)
	12. HUFF, James William, b. 27 Dec 1859, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. Apr 1924 (Age 64 years)
	13. HUFF, Spencer Elmer, b. 21 Feb 1862, Virginia Township, Coshocton County, Ohio , d. 1939 (Age 76 years)

Last Modified 24 Jun 2018

Family ID F4579 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Past and present of Piatt County, Illinois : together with biographical sketches of many prominent and influential citizens
Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1903, 491 pgs. (p. 180).
In the Biographical section of the above referenced book we find:
..."On account of the institution of slavery Aquilla Huff left the Old Dominion (Virginia) in 1832, and removed to Coshocton county, Ohio, in order to be away from the pernicious influence of the institution which at that time was dominant in the south.
In the Buckeye state he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he followed there until 1865, in which year he came to Illinois, settling first in Douglas county. There he successfully engaged in farming until 1881, when he came to the village of Cerro Gordo and here lived a retired life until called to his final rest in March 1887.
At the time of the Civil War he espoused the cause of the Union and held a captain's commission. He was adjunct in his regiment of the Ohio National Guards, and was very loyal to the nation's cause.
In both Ohio and Illinois he was regarded as a prominent citizen of his community. His worth was widely acknowledged by a large circle of friends.
His wife survived him for a short period, passing away in Ohio while visiting a son in October 1888."...

Aquilla's obituary appeared in the March 23, 1887 issue of the "Semi Weekly Age" newspaper, Coshocton, Ohio.
"Mr. Aquilla Huff, father of Geo. W. Huff, of this township, died last week at his home in Illinois."

1880 census:
Newman, Douglas Co., Illinois, Film Number: T9-0203, Page No.: 121D
Aquilla HUFF Self M Male W 69 VA Farmer VA VA
Elizabeth HUFF Wife M Female W 62 OH House Keeping VA VA
Benjamin F. HUFF Son S Male W 26 OH School Teacher VA OH
Emma HUFF Dau S Female W 22 OH School Teacher VA OH
James W. HUFF Son S Male W 20 OH VA OH
Spencer HUFF Son S Male W 18 OH VA OH
Cora HORTON Other S Female W 10 IL Servant IN OH

Land Purchase Records:
Name: HUFF AQUILLA
Section: NENW
Price: 1000
Total: 40000
Date: 31 December 1870
Volume: 793
Page: 318
Type: RR
Sect: 36
Township: 16N
Range: 10E
Meridian: 3
Acres: 4000
Corr-Tag: 0
ID: 486096

Name: HUFF AQUILLA
Section: NENE
Price: 900
Total: 36000
Date: 31 December 1873
Volume: 794
Page: 174
Type: RR
Sect: 36
Township: 16N
Range: 10E
Meridian: 3
Acres: 4000
Corr-Tag: 0
ID: 505766