BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.


Pages 505-506.

DANIEL WHEELER HUFF is one of nine children born to Daniel and Nancy 
(Vanpelt) Huff. The children are: Juliet, deceased; Mary, wife of Lewis 
Wood, of Spiceland, Ind.; Sarah, wife of Samuel Branson, living in Des 
Moines, Iowa; John, deceased; Mahlon, who went west about 1860, and has not 
been heard from since 1885; Aaron; Phrebe, deceased; Jesse, a resident of 
Belmont county, and Daniel. Daniel Huff, Sr., was a son of Daniel Huff who 
moved to Ohio from South Carolina with his family about the year
1790, settling in Highland county; his wife, Nancy, was a daughter of
John Vanpelt, who came from Virginia and settled in Belmont county, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Huff were married in Highland county, where the former died
in 1866; the latter died in 1875 at Spiceland, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Huff
were members of the Society of Friends. One of the sons rendered valiant
service to his country during the war of the rebellion. The subject of
this sketch was born in Highland county in 1842, and his boyhood was
spent on the farm and in the public schools of the township. When
twenty-two years of age he married Miss Rachel Cannon, the
ceremony taking place February 11, 1864. Mrs. Huff is a 
daughter of John and Lydia (Mercer) Cannon, the father was born in Harrison 
county, where he lived during his lifetime; the mother was born and lived 
in Ohio all her life. Mr. Cannon was born January 16, 1799, and died in 
1855; his wife was born June 7, 1807, and died in 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Huff 
are the parents of six children: Charles S., born March 16, 1865; William 
E., December 25, 1867; Whiticere, March 24, 1869; Sarah, March 14,1872; 
Grace M., December 20, 1874; and Lydia E., May 20, 1877. Mrs. Huff is an 
active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while Mr. Huff holds a 
birthright from the Society of Friends. Mr. and Mrs. Huff have a host of 
friends, and are thoroughly respected by all with whom they come in 
contact. Mr. Huff is a very successful liveryman and dealer in horses. All 
of the children live at home with the exception of William, who married 
Miss Iola Shepherd, and has a home of his own.