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Neff, Henry (1825-1922)
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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

Pages 524-525

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY NEFF. I was born February 2, 1825, on the
head of Muddy Creek, in Rockingham County, Virginia. My great
grandfather, Dr. John Henry Neff was a native of Switzerland, he
first settled in Pennsylvania, and afterwards near New Market, on
the Little Shenandoah River in Shenandoah County, Virginia, where
he raised a family of sons and daughters; he, himself, one of his
sons, Jacob Neff (my grandfather) and one of his sons, and David
Neff, one of the latter's sons, Jacob Neff, were practicing
physicians; all lived and died near New Market in the same county.

My father in the year 1804, married Barbara Burkholder, a daughter
of Jacob Burkholder, a Pennsylvania German living then in
Rockingham County, Va., and settled in the county of Rockingham and
to them were born twelve children and raised of the twelve, eleven
of which I was the youngest, and there are but two of us living at
this time. My father was a farmer and raised all of his children on
a farm on the head of Muddy Creek in the same county of Rockingham.

In September 1847, I, with my brother Jacob moved to and settled on
a farm, now owned by Lafayette Hinkle, then Barbour County, but now
in this, Upshur County. In the month of May 1848. I married Mary
Catherine Reynolds, eldest daughter of Watson R., and Sallie
Reynolds and to us were born nine children and eight of them lived
to be grown. The oldest was Joseph B. Neff, a printer by trade and
now dead; John W. Neff, now in Morgantown, W. Va., and a carpenter
by trade; Robert K., Neff, now of Buckhannon and a painter; Sarah
Victoria died at the age of fifteen; Mary S. E. Neff, now the wife
of F. B. Pierce of Buckhannon; Emma E., the widow of Phillip
Rollins, now living in Buckhannon; Sallie V., yet single; and
Watson H., painter by occupation, living in Buckhannon and married
to Minnie F. Hinkle.

During my life, I have lived at different places besides this
county, viz: Taylor and Gilmer Counties. I was at the first Court
held in this County. Was for several years Postmaster at Peck's
Run, this County. Was enumerator of the Census in 1880, and, also
in 1890.

Taught school in Upshur, Barbour and Gilmer Counties, for nearly
twenty-five years.

And I have been a member of the U. B. Church for nearly fifty-nine
years.

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From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #13829
FULL-NAME: Henry Neff
BIRTH-DATE: February 2, 1825
BIRTH-PLACE: Rockingham Co., Va.
DEATH-DATE: November 3, 1922 (at age 97y-9m-28d)
DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV
MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed
OCCUPATION: Retired
FATHER: Henry Neff (born in Va.)
MOTHER: Barbara Burkholder (born in Va.)
INFORMANT: W. H. Neff (of Buckhannon)
BURIAL: Heavner Cemetery

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