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Samuel Barr
(1798-1864)
Rachel Weaver
(1808-1862)
Absolom Huffman
(1837-1917)
Edith Barr
(1838-1900)
Sarah Elizabeth Brown Huffman
(1861-1947)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Homer Blaine Campbell

Sarah Elizabeth Brown Huffman 1 6 7 8

  • Born: 3 May 1861, Calhoun County, VA 1 3 4 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Homer Blaine Campbell on 28 September 1889 in Calhoun County, WV 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 1947, Calhoun County, WV at age 86 1 9
  • Buried: 1947, Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States 1 9

bullet   Another name for Sarah was "Brownie" Huffman.3 4 5 9

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1863 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 7 on the 1870 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Township, Calhoun County, WV on 13 July 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 60, Family 60, Roll 1685
Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Sarah E. B. Huffman..7..VA
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 3 May 1861, then her age should have been 9 instead of 7.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 15 June 1880. 7

1880 US Census
Page 233D, District 143, Roll 1401
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Sarah E. B. Hoffman..Dau..18..VA..At Home
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 3 May 1861, then her age should have been 19 instead of 18.
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 14 June 1900. 8

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 25, Dwelling 96, Family 96
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, with mortgage
Sarah B. Campbell..Dau..May 1861..39..WV..M 10 Yrs..3/3
(Living with husband and 2 children at her father's residence.)

NOTE - She lists that she's had 3 children with all still living but only 2 children's names were listed. In the subsequent 1910 US Census she lists a total of only 2 children so perhaps the number 3 was incorrect for the 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 5 May 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 22, Family 159, Roll 1677
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 20 yrs
Brownie Campbell..Wife..48..WV..2/2
(Living with husband, 2 children, and adopted niece.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 2 March 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 22, Family 139
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Home owned, no mortgage
Brownie Campbell..Wife..58..WV
(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 21 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 6, Dwelling 208, Family 208, Roll 2530
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Home owned, $800
Brownie Campbell..Wife..69..WV
(Living with husband and adopted daughter, Reta.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 3 May 1861, then her age should have been 68 instead of 69.
.

• She was buried in 1947 in the Enon Cemetery in Russet, WV.

Located on County Rt. 7 between Grantsville and Russett
Brown Campbell - 1861-1947
Find A Grave Memorial #105793752
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• She has alternate death information of 23 July 1950 and Calhoun County, WV. 10


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Sarah married Homer Blaine Campbell, son of John Campbell and Unknown, on 28 September 1889 in Calhoun County, WV.1 2 3 4 5 (Homer Blaine Campbell was born on 16 July 1853 in , Gilmer County, VA,1 4 died on 21 February 1946 in Grantsville, WV 1 and was buried after 21 February 1946 in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 14 June 1900. 8

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 25, Dwelling 96, Family 96
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, with mortgage
Absalom Huffman..Head..Jan 1837..63..WV..Wd..Farmer
Okey J. Huffman..Son..Jan 1877..23..WV..Farm Laborer
Artie Huffman..GSon..Sep 1882..17..WV..Farm Laborer
Homer B. Campbell..SonL..1855..45..WV..M 10 Yrs..Blacksmith
Sarah B. Campbell..Dau..May 1861..39..WV..M 10 Yrs..3/3
Ora Campbell..GSon..Jul 1891..8..WV..At School
Otha Campbell..GDau..Oct 1893..6..WV..At School
Bertha Fowler..GDau..Feb 1890..10..WV..At School
Alda A. Fowler..GSon..Mar 1892..8..WV..At School
Reta P. Fowler..GDau..Jan 1899..1..WV
Georgia Marshall..Serv..Mar 1871..21..WV..House Keeper
Leonora Unknown..GDau..Sep 1882..17..WV
Alphias A. Kendall..Serv..Sep 1878..21..WV..Day Laborer

NOTE - Homer and Sarah were living at the home of her widowed father along with their 3 children, and 3 children from the deceased sister of Sarah, Mahala J. Huffman.
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 5 May 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 22, Family 159, Roll 1677
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 20 yrs
Blaine Campbell...Head..58..WV..Blacksmith
Brownie Campbell..Wife..48..WV..2/2
Orie Campbell..Son..19..WV..Farm Laborer
Dutch Campbell..Dau..17..WV
Reta Fowler..Adopted Dau..11..WV

NOTE - Although this record says that Reta was "adopted", I don't believe she was legally adopted but rather this was just a terminology to explain that the Campbells were raising her. (Brian L. Lightfoot)
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 2 March 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 22, Family 139
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Home owned, no mortgage
Harrien B. Campbell..Head..67..WV..Laborer, Blacksmith Shop
Brownie Campbell..Wife..58..WV
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 21 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 6, Dwelling 208, Family 208, Roll 2530
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Home owned, $800
Herron B. Campbell..Head..77..WV..Blacksmith, Blacksmithing
Brownie Campbell..Wife..69..WV
Rettie Fowler..Lodger..22..WV.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: H B Campbell
Age (Expanded): 34 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1855
Birthplace: Gilmer
Spouse's Name: ... Huffman
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 27 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Spouse's Birthplace: Calhoun
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Sep 1889
Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Father's Name: John Campbell
Spouse's Father's Name: Absalom Huffman
Spouse's Mother's Name: Edith
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
GS Film number: 807456
Digital Folder Number: 4011510
Image Number: 96
Reference ID: v 1 p 118
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record:
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRDL-PPP : 4 December 2014), H B Campbell and ... Huffman, 28 Sep 1889; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 1 p 118, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,456.
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Sources


1 Polli Kreaps, "Walker Kreaps APRIL 2008" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pollee_tribe; Updated: 2008-04-10 04:15:54 UTC (Thu)).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 6B, family 96, Homer Blaine Campbell and Sarah Elizabeth Brown Huffman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 9A, family 159, Homer Blaine Campbell and Sarah Elizabeth Brown Huffman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1677.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 8B, family 139, Homer Blaine Campbell and Sarah Elizabeth Brown Huffman; index and images (accessed 29 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 11B, dwelling 208, family 208, Homer Blaine Campbell and Sarah Elizabeth Brown Huffman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2530.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia, p. 10, dwelling 60, family 60, Absolom Huffman and Edith Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1685.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 143, p. 233D, Absolom Huffman and Edith Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 6B, dwelling 96, family 96, Absolom Huffman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 29 Jan 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105793752.

10 D. K. Bartram, Jr., World Family Tree Vol. 002, Ed. 1, Tree #0263 (Brψderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).


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