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Individual Record for: John Thomas Huffman (male)

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!Source: IGI & Dan Huffman's website, http://www.westol.com/~huffman/Huffman2/TheHuffmanFamily.html, which took it from: The Huffman Family taken from page 667 of some Beaver County, PA book. This source is quote below:
!Quote: (III) John Thomas Huffman, son of James and Jane (Maloney) Huffman, was born in South Beaver township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1849, died in Darlington township, same county, November 16, 1910. He grew to manhood in Sout h Beaver Township, and there attended the district school. After his marriage he purchased forty-four acres of land in Darlington Township, later adding to his possession one hundred and thirty-four acres in South Beaver Township, never residingth ereon, but renting it during his entire lifetime. On his land in Darlington Township, he raised a great deal of fine fruit, specializing in that branch of agricultural pursuits. His peaches and apples always found a ready market, being of unusua l size and luscious flavor. Years of experience had taught him all the skill of the trained fruit cultivator, and with wise foresight he guarded the welfare and health of his trees, never forcing them into bearing but furnishing them with treatmen t that insured the fullest yield, and protecting them from the numerous parasitic scale that bring destruction to so many orchards yearly. He was a recognized neighborhood authority on all that pertained to the culture of fruit trees and was frequ ently consulted by his neighbors on topics of that nature, his advice being followed with strict care. Quiet in disposition, Mr. Huffman never was engaged in public life or affairs, preferring the peaceful life of his home to the company of his fe llows, and in the presence of his wife and family ever found true happiness and content. Solicitous to their every need, in their service he found the greatest enjoyment, and none can know the depth of grief or the anguish of sorrow that his depar ture caused in that little circle, beside which the sympathizing regrets of friends, however sincere, pales into insignificance. While, as has been written, Mr. Huffman took small part in politics or public affairs, he yet supported the Republica n party at the polls. He affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
!He married, August 8, 1872, Janet Hotchkiss, born at Coat Bridge, eight miles from Glasgow, Scotland, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Cranston) Hotchkiss. The Hotchkiss family had long been resident in Scotland and it was there that Joseph Hotchkis s was born in 1810, died October 24, 1872. His parents were natives of that country, coal miners in occupation, in religious faith Presbyterian. His brothers and sisters were:
!1. Edward, came to the United States, but returned across the ocean, settling in England. 2. John, proprietor of a hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, where he died. 3. Michael, also came to the United States, but did not make his home here for any consi derable length of time, recrossing the ocean to England, where he died. 4. Ellen, died in Scotland; married John Hodgett, who died in New York City, New York.

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