John Adam Huf

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR John A. Huff is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Frederick William Huf Son of Frederick Huff and Margaretta Schulz

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Jan 1885	NY
Marriage
Death
Burial

Children

(all children with )

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
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Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
NY	birth - ?
Baltimore, MD	by 1900

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1900 United States Federal Census, Baltimore, MD, Ward 18, Enumeration District 233, Page 9B lines 88-93 lists Frederick Huf, 53, born Dec 1846, living with his wife Margaret Huf, 53, born Feb 1847, their son Christian Huff, 21, born Sept 1878, their son Fred W. Huf, 17, born Mar 1883, their son John A. Huf, 15, born Jan 1885, and their daughter Elsie Huf, 6, born July 1893. Frederick and Margaret have been married for 31 years. Margaret has given birth to 10 children, 5 of whom are still alive. Frederick, Margaret, and their parents were all born in Germany. Christian was born in Maine. Fred, John, and Elsie were all born in New York. Frederick immigrated in 1862 and has been in the US for 38 years. Margaret immigrated in 1856 and has been in the US for 44 years. Frederick is a naturalized citizen. Frederick works as a Tailor. Christian is an electritian [sic]. Fred and John are in school. The house they live in is rented, and the marginal notes suggest that it is on/in "A. Sant Dist."
2	1910 United States Federal Census, Baltimore, MD, Ward 16, Enumeration District 267, Page 12. Dated 22 Apr 1910. Lines 2-3 lists John A. Huf, 25, living with his wife Laura B. Huf, 25. She has given birth to no children. This is the first marriage for both of them. He was born in NY, his parents in Germany. She and her parents were born in MD. He is working as an Electrician. They live at 1812 Edmundson Ave. with another family, the Walkers.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, Baltimore, MD, Ward 16, Enumeration District 276, Page 23. Dated 13 Jan 1920. Lines 45-47 lists John A. Huff, 35, living with his wife Grace W. Huff, 35, and their son Vernon W. Huff, 4. Everyone was born in MD. John's parents were born in Heidelburgh, Germany. Grace's parents were born in MD. John is an electrician working for (illegible) Land. They live at 2406 Lanvale St. with another familie, the Walkers. NOTE: There is a significant error made in the enumeration of this census entry—Grace is John's daughter, and his wife, Laura, is missing. See source notes, below.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, Baltimore, MD, Enumeration District 276, Page 24. Dated 12 Apr 1930. Lines 83-87 lists John A. Huf, 45, living with his wife Laura B. Huf, 46, their daughter Grace W. Huf, 15, their son Vernon W. Huf, 14, and their daughter Erma E. Huf, 8. At the time of their marriage, John and Laura were 23 and 24, respectively. John was born in NY and his parents in Germany. Laura and her parents were born in MD. All the children were born in MD. John works as an electrician for Adam Electric. They live at 2406 Lanvale St.
5	1940 United States Federal Census, Baltimore, MD, Enumeration District 4-512, Page 15. Dated 11 Apr 1940. Lines 15-18 lists G. William Neugent, 28, living with his wife Grace W. Neugent, 25, their daughter Carole E. Neugent, 1, and Grace's mother Laura B. Huff, 55, widowed. Everyone was born in MD. They all lived in the same house on 1 Apr 1935. William's occupation is illegible. They live at 2406 Lanvale St.
6	City Directory, Baltimore, MD, 1922, Page 24, lists John A. Huf living with his wife Laura B. Huf at 2406 Lanvale. John is an electrician.
7	World War I Draft Registration Card for John Adam Huf dated 12 Sep 1918. John lives at 2406 W. Lanvale St., Baltimore, MD. He is 33 years old, having been born on 9 Jan 1885(?). He is a natural-born citizen of the United States. He is an electrician by trade. He works for Balt. (illegible, dry dock?) at Lauret(?) Point. He lists his nearest relative as Laura B. Huf (Wife) and her address as 2406 W. Lanvale St., Balt. He is described as medium build, medium height, with (illegible) eyes and (illegible) hair.
8	Gravestone at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, for J. Adams Huf, born 9 Jan 1885, died 23 Jan 1935.

Source Notes

[3] A significant error was made by the census enumerator on this 1920 Census page. John's information appears to be correct, except perhaps the extra F in his last name and that his birth state is listed as MD rather than NY. The next person listed is Grace W. Huff, which is his daughter (see 1930 Census, source [4]). However, the data given for Grace appears to be that of John's wife, Laura. Specifically, Grace is listed as being 35 years old and married to John. Laura does not appear in this entry at all. Son Vernon W. Huff's data matches that found in the 1930 census. The fact that the address is the same as the 1930 census, and that the cohabitants of the house, the Walkers, are the same as in the 1910 census, leads us to believe that this is indeed the correct John A. Huf(f), and that the census taker got their wires crossed while writing down the data.