Bedford County PA Archives Biographies.....Huffman, Josiah
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JOSIAH HUFFMAN, one of the County Commissioners of Bedford 
County, Pennsylvania, is a well-known citizen of Harrison 
township, where his birth occurred on April 16, 1840.  The 
family to which he  belongs is of German extraction, and was 
first represented in Harrison township by Adam Huffman, who 
came here in the latter part of last century, and here 
brought up his children.
  Samuel Huffman, son of Adam and the father of Josiah 
Huffman, was born in Harrison township, Pa., and until his 
decease, in 1885, was one of its most respected citizens.  
He was a typical representative of the self-made men of his 
day, commanding success by his unremitting toil, and by his 
integrity winning the confidence and esteem of the community 
in which he lived.  In his religious belief he was a 
Lutheran, and during a large part of his long life was an 
active member of the church. Of his union with Mary Moser, 
of Bedford County, ten children were born, three of whom are 
dead.  The living are as follows: Hannah, wife of the Rev. 
Abraham Boor, of Terre Haute, Ind.; Catherine, wife of 
Solomon Bohn, of Harrison township; Elizabeth, wife of 
Charles Shipey, of Juniata, Pa.; Mary, wife of Daniel Kring, 
of Dawson County, Nebraska; Josiah, the subject of this 
sketch; Samuel, of Harrison township; and Martha E., wife of 
Charles Jacobs, of Schellsburg, Pa.
  Josiah Huffman, applying himself to his studies in the 
district schools of Harrison township in his boyhood and 
youth, obtained an education qualifying him to teach; and he 
subsequently taught school two winter terms in Londonderry 
and Harrison townships.  On August 18, 1862, he enlisted as 
a private in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth 
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which became a 
part of the Third Division, Sixth Corps, of the Army of the 
Potomac.  He participated in the engagement at Locust Grove, 
and later, on May 6, 1864, in the battle of the Wilderness, 
where he received a gunshot wound in the left shoulder that 
incapacitated him for further work and necessitated his 
removal to the hospital.  The wound proved an ugly one, and 
he was subsequently confined in different hospitals until 
discharged from service, May 18, 1863.  Returning then to 
Harrison township, he has since, with the exception of six 
years spent in Dawson County, Nebraska, been here engaged in 
general farming.  His estate contains three hundred and 
fifty acres of land, a large part of which is in a high 
state of cultivation.  It is further improved by a fine 
residence and an excellent set of farm buildings, the fruits 
of industry, sagacious, careful management and thrift being 
everywhere in evidence.
  Mr. Huffman is a Republican in his political affiliations, 
and has served satisfactorily as School Director and as 
Auditor of the township.  While living in Nebraska, he 
served as a Commissioner of Dawson County; and in November, 
1896, he was elected County Commissioner for Bedford County, 
Pennsylvania, for three years.  Fraternally, he belongs to 
Harrison Post, No. 231, G.A.R., of Buffalo Mills, of which 
he has been Commander and is now Adjutant; to the Odd 
Fellows Lodge of that place; and to the Masonic organization 
at Bedford, Pa.
  On February 18, 1873, Mr. Huffman married Miss Mary A. 
Hillegass, of Juniata township, Pa.  They have a family of 
five children, namely: Howard A., Cora M., Erma G., Burl V., 
and Roy C.


Source: Bedford Biographical Review, 1899, Bedford Co., Pa