Peter Huff    

PETER HUFF, a native of Germany, immigrated to this country, enlisted in the army, and served through the Revolutionary War, afterward drawing a pension until the time of his death, which occurred about 1838. He was well off when he left Germany, but was shipwrecked on the way over, and lost all he had. But little is known of his early history by his descendants. He eventually settled in Hubbard Township, Trumbull Co., Ohio. He was married three times, his first wife bearing him four sons and six daughters; his second wife had three daughters, but there was no issue by his third marriage. Adam was the oldest son by his first wife, from whom have descended the Huffs of Mercer County. He was born in Hubbard, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and settled in this township in 1827, where his son Samuel now lives. He was a farmer and carpenter by occupation. He married Annie Hall, a native of New Jersey, and they have seven children: Jesse H. (deceased), Elizabeth (Mrs. David Raymond, of Ohio), Sarah (Mrs. William Napier, of Ohio), Susan (Mrs. E. Snyder, of Ohio), Mary (Mrs. Joel Morford, of Ohio), and Peter, who was born in Ohio July 22, 1815, and was reared and educated in the township schools, learned the carpenter trade, which he has followed for forty years, and is also operating a small fruit farm. He married Margaret Gilbert, of Shenango Township, who died in 1862, leaving seven children, six of whom are living: Sarah A., Gilbraith, Henry, Adam, Parkshale and Margaret. In 1862 he married Mary J. Lightner, of Butler County, Penn. Samuel was the third son, and was born January 31, 1825, at Hubbard, Ohio, and was reared and educated at the common schools of Shenango Township. On coming of age he engaged in the machine business with his cousin, at Brookfield, Ohio. In 1857 he returned to the homestead property, and engaged in manufacturing guns. In 1860 he engaged in the manufacturing of wagons and general blacksmith business, which he carried on until 1866, when he erected a steam saw-mill, which he operated in connection with his other business. He was married February 18, 1850, to Miss Catherine A. Wireman, of Brookfield, Ohio. By this union they have had three children: Francis S. (deceased), Rachel A. (Mrs. D. M. Buchanan, of this township) and Otis A. Mr. Huff and his brother Peter are members of the Disciple Church of Hubbard, Ohio.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, pages 853-854.  Read this book on line - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com

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