U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Huff, John T. (1833-1925) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 482 JOHN T. HUFF, physician and surgeon of Buckhannon, W. Va., was born in Port Republic, Va., July 14, 1833, son of John Huff, grandson of John Huff and great grandson of John Huff, who came from Germany about 1784, settling in Pennsylvania and being the father of eight sons, one of whom was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch. His grandfather moved from Pa. to London County, Va., and there married a Miss White, and then moved to Augusta County, the father married Miss Malbina Hudson of Augusta County, and went to Rockingham County, Va., where Dr. John T. was born, raised and educated. He was educated for his profession at the Medical College of Virginia, in Richmond, and the Winchester Medical College from which latter he graduated in 1859; since that time he has devoted himself exclusively to the practice of medicine in Virginia, and West Virginia. At the outbreak of the war he was made inspecting surgeon of the army recruiting in Northwestern Va., at Fetterman, Taylor County, and went with this army through the battle of Phillippi June 3, 1861, at which battle he performed so far as is now known, the first surgical operation of the war, that of the amputation of the leg of Leroy Parker Daingerfield. After his services in the war were ended he located in Upshur County, where he has been practising for twenty-five years and more, was pension examiner, health officer of Upshur County and Buckhannon town for several years. The original name or German of Huff was Hoff, which has since been corrupted. In 1865 he married Louisa C. Movers of Highland County, Va., and their children are: Eula, Olga, Hope, Ford, Lona, Lela, Boyd and Nina. He is a Presbyterian in religion and a Democrat in politics. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Tucker County, WV #4031 FULL-NAME: Dr. John T. Huff BIRTH-DATE: February 1, 1832 (date differs slightly from biography) BIRTH-PLACE: Va. DEATH-DATE: February 1, 1925 (at 93 years of age) DEATH-PLACE: Parsons, Tucker County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: M.D. FATHER: Jno. Huff (born in Va.) MOTHER: (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Disability or Old Age. INFORMANT: Ford Huff (of Parsons, W.Va.) BURIAL: Buckhannon, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------