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From: "Jack D. Davis" <>
Subject: [PATTERSON-L] Does anyone know these people?
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 21:08:17 -0700


Hannah Catherine Hufford was born Dec. 25, 1846, of the union of Betsy
Patterson
and Abram Hufford .Betsy was a native of Illinois but had been orphaned
and brought up by
an aunt. Hannah said her mother Betsy was of French heritage. Abram was
from Virginia, and
was of Pennsylvania-Dutch and German stock. His marriage to Betsy was
his second.

From his earlier marriage Abram Hufford had two boys, John Quinn
Hufford and
Nathan Carey Hufford, half brothers to Hannah. Abram Hufford died of
"Pneumonia fever"
before his daughter Hannah was born. He died and was buried in Hardin
County, Ill.
Betsy Patterson died two weeks after the birth of her daughter, Hannah,
Betsy's only child.
Betsy, too was buried in Hardin Co., Ill.

Hannah lived for a time with her "Grandma" and "Grandpa" Hufford and
then was
taken to live with an Aunt Martha English (who had a daughter by the
name of Flora and
for whom Hannah named her second daughter, Flora Anna Davis ) Hannah was
brought
up by her Aunt Martha.

After marriage in 1866, Isaac and Hannah farmed near Rose Claire,
Hardin Co., Ill,
and Isaac also plied his trade as a cooper. In Illinois, three children
were born to the couple,
John Decall (May 17, 1868 - Jan 4, 1872), Laura Alice (Addie-) (Feb 14,
1870 -
Apr. 27,.1937) and Jessie Parin or Perron (May 31, 1872 - Jan. 3, 1873).
Upon the deaths
of John and Jessie from "croup" during the winters of 1872 and 1873, the
couple decided to
leave Illinois and follow the footsteps of friends and neighbors who
were pushing a "bit"
farther west. Also the U.S. Government was giving the Civil War veterans
land in Kansas to
homestead. So, with the one child, Laura Alice "Addie". the move was
made in 1873 to
Kansas by mules and wagon with Hannah riding on the "jockey box" on the
front of the
wagon (this box housed the corn to feed the mules).

Charlie Jackson, his wife Mary (Isaac's half sister) and their family
also made the trip.
Charlie Jackson was not only and in-law but a friend and neighbor in
Illinois.

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