Conrad Hufford

  General Notes:

Fortunately the family line is easier to follow than the meaning of the name. The Hufford line is traced from Conrad to his father Christopher born in 1803 and buried in the Hufford section of the Mt Zion cemetery in Sycamore. Next in the line are Casper born in 1762 and then his father Christian Hoffarth born in 1716. Casper is buried in Fairfield County Ohio. There is a great deal of information on both Casper and Christian located on the Alice Beard web site and many of the pages have been copied and stored digitally with the family photographs. After Christian the lineage becomes less clear and more research is needed to determine the ancestry however it appears to lead to Hans Jorick Hoffarth born in 1674 and then to Johann Christoffel "Stoffel" Hoffarth (a judge in Germany) born in 1626, Phillip Hoffarth born in 1589 and finally Hans Hoffarth in 1554. All of them, Christian and earlier, were born in Schwaigern Neckar Wurtemburg Germany. The earliest generations definitely require additional research but it is the best I have been able to find thus far.
Conrad Hufford was the son of Christopher Hufford and Caroline Corfman and was born February 29, 1840. He married Caroline Adelia Stoner daughter of Daniel Stoner and Sarah Cover (both are buried in Old Mission Cemetery in Upper Sandusky Ohio).

Conrad spoke Holland Dutch until the age of 15. Even though he was stone deaf from a very early age, he spoke english fluently and was an accomplished penman. He was a very reserved man, hardworking and a fine manager of his acreage. He was financially able to retire in his early fifites but continued to manage his land while it was taken care of by his sons and son-in-law, After his wife and daughter Baby or Mayme, as he called her passed away he continued to live alone until he was past 80. He then stayed with his son Harley and his wife for awhile and then went to the home of his son Harry and wife where he remained until he passed away. (J. Swinehart on FTM)

Research of John K. Patterson, Jr on Rootsweb for additional information.

Conrad married Caroline Adelia Stoner, daughter of Daniel Stoner and Sarah Cover. (Caroline Adelia Stoner was born before 30 Oct 1844 in Sycamore Seneca Co, OH, died on 27 Oct 1888 in Sycamore Seneca Co, OH and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Sycamore, OH.)