Dear Brother
DeWitt,
What I have found for you is
a little exciting. Let’s see if I can answer your
questions:
Sophia J. Huffman, the dau.
of James Huffman, married James Wilson 7 Nov 1850 and 4 Apr 1861 married John G.
Mansir. That could cause the surname confusion in later generations. The reason
they are living in James’ household in the 1860 Census is because they are his
grandchildren . It looks as though this may have been a shotgun marriage and
James Wilson may have taken off after the second child.
Anyway,
it looks like we are cousins.
Now there is a problem.
Sophia was only 12 years old in 1850. Kind of makes her young for marriage. The
marriage lists James Wilson and S. J. Huffman as the groom and bride. However,
she is the only S. J. Huffman in the county at that time. In my family, the
Huffman women tend to mature early.
Here’s a listing of all the
James Wilson’s in 1850 Census:
|
39 |
41 |
Vantassel |
F. M. |
40 |
m |
Tavern Keeper |
|
NY |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
Eliza L. |
35 |
f |
|
|
KY |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
Alonzo |
11 |
m |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
Wm H. |
9 |
m |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
Rhoda |
5 |
f |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
Parker |
Winslow |
50 |
m |
Blaster |
|
KY |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
Willson |
Jas. |
21 |
m |
Blaster |
|
KY |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
Brogan |
Jas. |
60 |
m |
Carpenter |
|
Ireland |
|
Widowed in year |
|
33 |
|
|
Stapleton |
Wm |
65 |
m |
Stone Mason |
1000 |
VA |
|
|
|
Mt. Sterling, p. 195,
1850
8 |
424 |
427 |
Willson
|
William |
60 |
m |
Farmer |
1760 |
KY |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
Sarah |
57 |
f |
|
|
KY |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
James |
20 or 3 |
m |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
Cooperstown, 1850
23 |
1166 |
1171 |
Willson |
Hezekia |
57 |
m |
Laborer |
|
Ky |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
Mary |
47 |
f |
|
|
Ky |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
James P. |
22 |
m |
Plaster |
|
Ky |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
George |
17 |
m |
Laborer |
|
Ill |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
Sarah Ann |
12 |
f |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
Mary C. |
7 |
f |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
Missouri twp, Oct. 1850
40 |
949 |
954 |
Wilson |
James E. |
22 |
m |
Farmer |
|
Ky |
x |
|
| ||||||||
41 |
|
|
|
Elzina |
16 |
f |
|
|
Vt |
x |
|
| ||||||||
42 |
|
|
|
Joseph E. T. |
1/12 |
m |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lee twp, Sep 1850
31 |
329 |
331 |
Huffman |
James |
42 |
m |
Farmer |
|
KY |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
Mary |
43 |
f |
|
|
VT? |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
John H. |
16 |
m |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
Sophia |
12 |
f |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
Francis M. |
10 |
m |
|
|
Ill |
|
|
|
|
Cooperstown, Aug 1850
I
could not find a death date for James, but we know it had to be before 1861 or
else there was a divorce or abandonment before the remarriage, I’m attaching the
gedcom of the information as I have it currently. If you could send me
information you have, to fill in the blanks, I’d sure appreciate it. The
farthest back Huffman’s are still being researched and most of the information
is a best guess. Please do not submit them for temple work at this time. There
is too much uncertainty in the connections.
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
-----Original
Message-----
From:
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Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 11:24
PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: huffman wilson
Dear Ken, All day at work
I've thought about writing you about this problem I
have in my genealogy, so
when I got home I went looking for an E-mail address
and read your biography
for the first time. I've visited your site many many
times and until tonight
I didn't know you were LDS too. I didn't think there
were any Mormons in
Brown County. Oh well, on to my problem. You see, my great
grand mother was
Sarah Ellen Wilson, born 26 Jan 1851 in Brown County and
married Fernando
DeWitt 26 April 1868 in Brown county also, some members of the
family and
quite a few people on the internet believe her maiden name was
Manser and
Matthew Manser of Brown county is mentioned by a few as being her
Father. My
grand father told my mother over 50 years ago that her name was
Wilson and
the marriage certificate verifies this and I'm convinced in my own
mind that
her name was indeed Wilson. Now the problem is finding out who her
parents
were. She was born after the 1850 census and was married in the 1870
census
which leaves only the 1860 census to find her and her family. The 1860
census
lists her as eight years old and living with the James Huffman family.
My
conclusion is that either one or both of her parents were dead by 1860.
I've
found a Rueben Jennings Wilson in Brown county who died in Sept of 1860
and
this is the best candidate I have at this time. His wife was Lucinda
Marden,
she never remarried and in the 1880 census she is living with her
father Mark
Marden. To date I have not found Lucinda anywhere in the 1860
census. My first
question is are you related to James Huffman, and if so do
you know anything
about Sarah living there? Is there a relationship between
the Huffmans and the
Mardens or even the Mansers that would indicate why she
was living there?
(Maybe she lived with the Mansers after staying with the
Huffmans.)I have a
copy of the marriage certificate, not a photo copy of the
original, but a copy
of a pre printed form filled out in 1964 that is not
filled out completely. Was
it required to list the parents of the bride and
groom in 1868? Also, will the
county clerks office send a photo copy of the
original if requested or do they
just fill out the pre printed form?
Thank
you, Harold DeWitt