Sullivan-Wyoming County PA Archives Biographies.....HUFFORD, George H. 1868 - 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
      GEORGE H. HUFFORD. - Longfellow wrote: "We judge ourselves by what we feel
  capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." If this
  golden sentence of the New England poet were universally applied, many a man who
  is now looking down with haughty stare upon the noble toilers on land and sea,
  sneering at the omission of the aspirate, the cut of his neighbor's coat or the
  humbleness of his dwelling, would be voluntarily doing penance in sackcloth and
  ashes, at the end of which season of self-humiliation he would handle a spade,
  or, with pen in hand, burn the midnight oil in his study in the endeavor to
  widen the bonds of liberty or to accelerate the material and spiritual progress
  of his race. A bright example of one of the world's workers is the man whose
  name introduces this review. Comparatively young in years, he occupies a
  responsible position with the firm of Jennings Brothers at Lopez, holding this
  place by reason of ability, his faithfulness to duty and his industry.
  
      George Henry Hufford was born in Mehoopany, Wyoming county, Pennsylvania, on
  the 26th of December, 1868, and is a son of Jeffrey Hufford, who was born in
  Stroudsburg, Monroe county, this state, and was of German descent. When the
  Civil war was ushered in between the north and the south, he offered his
  services to the government in defense of the Union, and served for three years
  as a valiant defender of the cause represented by our starry banner. He was
  never wounded, and with an honorable military record returned home on the
  cessation of hostilities. He married Addie Dull, and they had seven children -
  five sons and two daughters.
  
      The subject of this review was reared on his father's farm, and in addition
  to his labors in field and meadow he worked in the lumber woods. He was early
  trained to habits of industry and honesty, which have ever been salient points
  in his character. For twelve years he worked in the lumber woods, and there is
  now no more proficient judge of hard woods than Mr. Hufford. For some time he
  has occupied the responsible position of hardwood inspector for the firm of
  Jennings Brothers, proprietors of the extensive hardwood mills and plant at
  Lopez. He has served in this position since 1889, and is certainly well
  qualified to fill it. Much depends upon his selection of lumber, else the
  product of the mills would be unsatisfactory and the patronage of the firm would
  decrease. Mr. Hufford, however, has the full confidence of his employers and
  enjoys their warm regard.
  
      On the 3d of July, 1895, Mr. Hufford was joined in wedlock to Miss Kate
  Frounfelker, who was born, reared and educated in the Keystone state. They have
  two children, Grier and Ross. In his political views Mr. Hufford is a stanch
  Republican, unswerving in support of the principles of the party. He attends the
  Methodist Episcopal church, and is a frank, genial gentleman, honorable in all
  business dealings, and a favorite among his large circle of friends.
  
  
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                History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
                by Thomas J. Ingham
                  
                Compendium of Biography
                  
                The Lewis Publishing Company
                Chicago: 1899
  
  
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