Biographical Sketch of Tipton T. Huff, Johnson County, Missouri
Grover Township

>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

TIPTON T. HUFF,

P.O. Knobnoster, was born in Tipton county, Tennessee, January 24, 1824,
of good parentage.  His father's name was Thomas, and his mother's
maiden name was Miss Lucinda Townsend.  His grandfathers, on both sides,
were named Thomas.  The one on his father's side, was taken prisoner by
the savage Indians and kept seven years.  Tipton T. came to Missouri in
1836, at the age of twelve, with his widowed mother, and settled in
Morgan county, where he attended the common schools, and soon began to
work for himself.  He married Mrs. Lucinda Lowery, nee Miss Burch, whose
former husband had been a prominent physician of Georgetown, Pettis
county, Mo.  By this union two children were born: John T. and William
B.  The former died at the age of two years, and the later married Miss
Mary E. Byler, of Cass county, and now they reside in Montana territory.
Mr. Huff's first wife died in 1854.  In 1862 he married Mrs. Louvici
Callison, nee Miss Oglesbey; she had two children: John and Lena
Callison.  The former married Miss Wall, and is now a prominent farmer
and stock-dealer of Henry county.  The latter married Dr. Fewel and now
resides in easy circumstances at Odessa.  Mr. Huff by this last marriage
has three children, one boy and two girls: Thomas T., Lula and Lena.
Mr. Huff went to the state of California in 1849, where he remained
three years during the gold excitement.  When the late war clouds arose,
although a southern man, he chose to remain quiet and at home.  In
politics he is a straight democrat, and socially a kind and generous
man, true to his convictions.  Mrs. Huff is a devoted member of the
County Line Baptist church.  Mr. Huff owns a beautiful farm on the
Knobnoster and Brownsville road.

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