Herman J. Huffman

As printed in 1889

HERMAN J. HUFFMAN. This popular young merchant was born in Chippewa Township, Wayne County, January 10, 1805, and is a son of Daniel V. and Catherine (Wilhelm) Huffman. His paternal grandfather and great-grandfather settled in Chippewa, Township, this county, in 181-1. Our subject was reared in his native township, and was educated in the public schools of Doylestown. In ISS3 he engaged in the drug business in Doylestown, as a partner with Charles McCormish, with whom he

3 OS was associated six months. In 1885 lie entered the employ of the Cleveland, Lorain it Wheeling Railroad Company as agent for their Doyles town trade, which position lie held eight months. Jn October, 1880, he embarked in the boot and shoe business, and by his uniform courtesy to all and strict attention to the wants of Ids customers lie has built up a large business, which is daily increasing. November 10, 1SS7, he married Minnie ! 11, (laughter of Jacob Hollinger, of Cliny ton, Ohio. Ilo is a member of the Methodist episcopal Church and Knights of Pythias. Ln politics he is a Republican.

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7/ porter of Hie temperance cause. Like his father, lie joined the Jackson Presbyterian Church at an early age, and was one of its prominent members. His widow and three children, Ethel. Gertrude and Robert, reside in Wooster, Ohio. Mrs. Castilla Orr, the widow of Robert Orr, still resides on the homestead in Canaan Township, in the enjoyment of good health, at the ago of seventy years.

As printed in Commemorative biographical record of Wayne County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families .. (1889). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.