Huffman Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Huffman Family

7,853 Huffman records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

7,853Records in our database

1805Earliest birth

2Documented families

4Biographies

See the Huffman family trees →414 Huffman families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

7,853 Huffman records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (2,127 of 7,853)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Weston Huffman, born 1830, Butler County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: Herman J. Huffman, born 1805

Most common first names

William186 John170 Mary160 Robert154 Charles138 James126 George115 Helen83 Clarence72 Donald66 Harold65 Richard63

Documented families

Huffman families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Huffman family of Wayne CountyOhioStarts: Daniel Huffman and Anne (Hook) HuffmanMost recent: Daniel V. Huffman (b. 1830)

Family records from county histories (1)

Cordelia S. HuffmanMahoning County, OhioStarts: David Huffman & Sarah Huffman, from VirginiaMost recent: Sarah L. Cook

The earliest Huffmans in the county histories

Herman J. HuffmanBorn 1805, Chippewa TownshipChild of Daniel V. Huffman and Catherine (Wilhelm) HuffmanWayne County, Ohio Lewis C. HuffmanBorn 1810Clark County, Ohio John Riley HuffmanBorn 1812, Hancock CountyChild of George HuffmanPerry County, Indiana Elijah HuffmanBorn 1818Ohio County, Indiana Elijah HuffmanBorn 1818Switzerland County, Indiana Christian HuffmanBorn 1819, Warren CountyChild of Stephen Huffman and Catharine HuffmanRandolph County, Indiana

Family trees from the public record

414 Huffman families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

24 Huffman death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

50 Huffman people in 34 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

Herman J. HuffmanBorn 1805 · Wayne County, Ohio Lewis C. HuffmanBorn 1810 · Clark County, Ohio Daniel V. HuffmanBorn 1830 · Wayne County, Ohio William P. HuffmanBorn 1838 · Montgomery County, Ohio

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Common questions

Huffman genealogy: FAQ

Where were Huffman ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 7,853 Huffman records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (2,127), then Missouri (1,810) and Indiana (1,025).

How far back does the Huffman family tree go?

The earliest Huffman birth in our database is 1830: Weston Huffman, Butler County, Ohio. The old county histories name Herman J. Huffman, born 1805. We have pieced together 414 Huffman family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Huffman family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Huffman family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.