Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....HUFFMASTER, Henry G. 1838 - 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
       HENRY G. HUFFMASTER. - Nowhere among the tillers of the soil who have made
  the virgin wilderness and broad prairies of our country to bloom and blossom as
  the rose can there be found more industrious, upright and loyal citizens than
  those whose ancestors came at an early day from the fatherland. To the strong,
  thrifty character of the German they have added the push and perseverance of the
  native-born American, and under their busy hands the country has been developed
  and wealth and honors have become their portion.
  
      Among the early settlers of Sullivan county were Frederick and Christina
  Huffmaster, paternal grandparents of the subject of this sketch, who emigrated
  from Germany in 1801, landing at New York, where they remained until 1825, when
  they came to Sullivan county, Pennsylvania, settling on land which forms a
  portion of the present farm of Henry G. Huffmaster. On the maternal side Mr.
  Huffmaster's grandparents were Frederick and Mary Bartch, also natives of
  Germany. They came to America in 1821 and took up their residence in Sullivan
  county in 1828.
  
      The parents of our subject were Henry and Barbara (Bartch) Huffmaster, both
  natives of Germany. Henry was but seven years old when his father emigrated to
  America and settled in New York. There he followed his trade of weaver and
  taught his son the same business. The family removed to Sullivan county,
  Pennsylvania, when Henry was about twenty-one years old and located on fifty
  acres of land in the wilderness. This was soon converted into fertile fields and
  is still in possession of the family. The father pursued his trade in connection
  with farming and reared his children to habits of economy and industry. He was a
  worthy member of the Evangelical church, and a good Republican. He died March
  17, 1873, at the age of seventy-seven years, seven months and seven days, and
  was interred in Bahr Hill cemetery, Cherry township. His wife's death took place
  August 3, 1878, in her seventieth year, at Mapleton, Illinois, where she was
  buried.
  
      To this worthy couple the following children were born: Joseph, who married
  Elizabeth Reeser and was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville during the
  Civil war; Eliza, who married Rev. John C. Bolten, an Evangelical minister, and
  is deceased; Magdalena, who married Henry Stiff and is deceased; Frederick, who
  married Sallie A. Thrasher, and is a farmer in Cherry township; John, who served
  as a soldier in the Civil war and now resides in Hancock county, Illinois; Henry
  G., subject of this sketch; Mrs. Nancy Hawk is next in order of birth; and
  Robinson, who lives at Coldwater, Kansas.
  
      Henry G. Huffmaster was born in Cherry township, November 16, 1838, on the
  old homestead, where he still resides. His long life has been one of activity,
  and as a result of his thrift he has accumulated a fair share of this world's
  goods. Remaining at home, working upon the farm until reaching his majority, he
  then learned the carpenter's trade of his brother Joseph, with whom he worked
  for two years. He then went into business for himself, at the same time carrying
  on farming. In November, 1896, Mr. Huffmaster was elected county commissioner
  for a term of three years and has now the esteem of the community by the
  justness and fidelity with which he has discharged the duties of his office. He
  also filled the office of school director for six years, and took an active
  interest in the cause of education. He is a member of the Reformed church and in
  politics is a Republican. Mr. Huffmaster was married October 20, 1859, to Miss
  Ellen Yonkin, who was born in Cherry township June 17, 1837, and is a daughter
  of Henry and Barbara (Hartzigg) Yonkin. Her family is one of the best known and
  most prominent in Sullivan county, a full record of which will be found in the
  sketch of her brother, Judge John Yonkin. Three children have been born to Mr.
  and Mrs. Huffmaster: Edward, who is unmarried and is at home; Rudolph, who died
  at the age of three years; and Brush, who married Miss Minnie Vail and is
  farming in Cherry township. The Huffmaster family stands high in the community
  socially and are excellent citizens.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
      Extracted from: 
        
      History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
      by Thomas J. Ingham
        
      Compendium of Biography
        
      The Lewis Publishing Company
      Chicago: 1899
  
  
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