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. Page 585. MARION HUFFMAN, a leading druggist and citizen, and one of the most prominent churchmen of Bellaire, is a native of Belmont county, Ohio, having been born near the city of Bellaire in 1855. He is the son of John B. and Mary (Cummings) Huffman, who were both born in Ohio. John was the offspring of Joseph Huffman, one of the first settlers of Belmont county. He was for many years engaged in operating a ferry between Pultney Bottom and a point on the Virginia side of the Ohio river. He was also a farmer, owning a farm above Bellaire on what was then called Whiskey Run. Joseph was a founder of the Methodist Episcopal church in Belmont county, in which church he was ordained a preacher. He was a member of the quarterly conference that licensed Bishop Simpson to preach, and was ever a warm friend of that eminent clergyman and statesman. When nineteen years of age he was married to Sarah Brooks, and became the father of eleven children, all dead, with the exception of one daughter now living on a farm which he entered in Mead township. He was first cousin to Gen. Scott. John Huffman, his son, first saw the light of day September 3, 1813, in Belmont county, Ohio. Having acquired a good education he was engaged for several years in teaching school, afterward giving his attention to farming. Like his father he was an ardent church worker, and was licensed a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church, and gained quite an extended reputation as an orator. His last years were spent on a farm; his death occurred October 11, 1866. April 11, 1837, he was married, his wife being a first cousin to the famous Gen. Custer. Seven children were born to this union, five of them living. The mother passed away April 23, 1881. Marion Huffman's early training was derived from the Belmont county schools, and finished at Mount Union college. He was engaged in various occupations until 1879, at which time he established his present business. In 1882 he was married to Stella B. Langrehr, of Bellaire. Mrs. Huffman's grandfather was captured on the German coast and sold into slavery to the Brazilians, afterward becoming one of Dom Pedro's body-guard. One son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Huffman: Anson T. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are active, influential communicants of the Methodist Episcopal church, he being one of the organizers of that church in Bellaire. He is also a member of the Order of Druids, holding the office of district deputy, and is an ardent democrat. Mr. Huffman has made much of his life, having been successful both in his business and in his social relations to his fellowmen.