Individual Details

William Hosea Huff

(9 Oct 1887 - 8 Apr 1966)

Obituary says he "came to Danville 55 years ago from Sullivan, Ind. . . . He was a coal miner for 28 years before he retired in 1956. . . . He was a member of the Free Methodist Church on Bowman Ave."

Events

Birth9 Oct 1887Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Marriage14 Aug 1912Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Dolly J. Savage
Census1920Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1930Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death8 Apr 1966Lake View Hospital, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
BurialSunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseDolly J. Savage (1893 - 1981)
ChildLiving
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Notes

Census

His name is given as Hosea and his occupation as miner - coal mine. He owns a mortgaged home at 42 E. 13th St.

Census

His occupation is given as laborer - coal mine. He owns his home at 207 E. 7th St. valued at $1,700. He owns a radio set.

Death

Obituary says his residence was 10 Columbus.

Burial

FindAGrave memorial gives name as William Horsa Huff.

Endnotes

1. Hosea Huff household, 1920 U.S. census, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 182, page 28A, household 649, family 658; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 412..

2. Hosea Huff household, 1930 U.S. census, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 44, page 9B, household 220, family 221; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 563..

3. William Huff, no. 329-09-2012, Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

4. William Huff obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 9 April 1966.

5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2014), memorial for William Horsa Huff (1887-1966), Memorial No. 31822323, Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Illinois, no gravestone photograph.

6. Hosea Huff household, 1920 U.S. census, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 182, page 28A, household 649, family 658; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 412..

7. Hosea Huff household, 1930 U.S. census, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 44, page 9B, household 220, family 221; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 563..

8. William Huff obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 9 April 1966.

9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 January 2014), memorial for Dolly J. Huff (1893-1981), Memorial No. 31822410, Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Illinois, no gravestone photograph.

10. Hosea Huff household, 1920 U.S. census, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 182, page 28A, household 649, family 658; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 412..

11. Hosea Huff household, 1930 U.S. census, Georgetown, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 44, page 9B, household 220, family 221; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 563..

12. William Huff, no. 329-09-2012, Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

13. William Huff obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 9 April 1966.

14. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2014), memorial for William Horsa Huff (1887-1966), Memorial No. 31822323, Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Illinois, no gravestone photograph.

15. William Huff obituary, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 9 April 1966.

16. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2014), memorial for William Horsa Huff (1887-1966), Memorial No. 31822323, Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Illinois, no gravestone photograph.