Frederick Huff

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Dec. 1846	Prussia
Immigration	1862
Naturalization	29 Apr 1869	New York City, NY
Marriage	1869		To Margaretta Schulz
Military	1865-1868, 1870-1880		Army, three tours. Corpl, Co. K, 174th NY Inf Corpl, Co. H, 1st US Artillery
Death	6 Feb 1909		age 62
Burial		Section B, Site 122, Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3                Generation 4             Generation 5
 
                                                   +-- unknown
                                                   |  
                         +-- Frederick Huff -------+
                         |   (1846-1909)           |
 Frederick William Huf --+                         +-- unknown
 (1883-1952)             |                                    
                         +-- Margaretta Schulz
                             (1847-1927)

Sources:

Children

(all children with Margaretta Schulz)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Julia L Huff	F	1876	Maine
Christian Huff	M	19 Sept 1878	Maine	Eva F. Huff
Frederick William Huf	M	3 Mar 1883	New York	Margaret Ethel Murphy	Direct line
John Adam Huf	M	Jan 1885	New York
Elsie Huff	F	July 1893	New York

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Prussia	birth - 1862
Maine	by 1876 - 1878
New York, NY	by 1880 - 1893
Baltimore, MD	by 1900

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United Stes Federal Census, New York City, NY, ward 17, district 21, page 69. Dated 6 Jul 1870. Lines 19-20: Fritz Huf, 24, lives with his wife Margarate Huf, 23. He was born in Prussia, she was born in Baden. He was a tailor. She keeps house. He is a US Citizen.
2	1880 United Stes Federal Census, District 288, New York City, NY, NY, page 22. Census dated 9 June 1880. Lines 38-41: Fred Huff, 34, tailor, b. Prussia, parents b. Prussia; Margaret, 33, keeping house, b. Baden, parents b. Baden; Julia L., dau., 4, b. Maine; Christian, son, 2, b. Maine.
3	1900 United States Federal Census, Baltimore, MD, Ward 18, Enumeration District 233, Page 9B lines 88-93 lists Frederick Huf, 53, born Dec 1846, living with his wife Margaret Huf, 53, born Feb 1847, their son Christian Huf, 21, born Sept 1878, their son Fred W. Huf, 17, born Mar 1883, their son John A. Huf, 15, born Jan 1885, and their daughter Elsie Huf, 6, born July 1893. Frederick and Margaret have been married for 31 years. Margaret has given birth to 10 children, 5 of whom are still alive. Frederick, Margaret, and their parents were all born in Germany. Christian was born in Maine. Fred, John, and Elsie were all born in New York. Frederick immigrated in 1862 and has been in the US for 38 years. Margaret immigrated in 1856 and has been in the US for 44 years. Frederick is a naturalized citizen. Frederick works as a Tailor. Christian is an electritian [sic]. Fred and John are in school. The house they live in is rented, and the marginal notes suggest that it is on/in "A. Sant Dist."
2	1910 United States Federal Census, Baltimore, MD, Ward 20, Enumeration District 331, Page 26, dated 27 Apr 1910. Lines 95-96 lists Margaret Huff, 63, widowed, living with her daughter Elsie Huff, 16. Margaret has given birth to 10 children, 5 of whom are still alive. Margaret was born in Germany as were her parents. Elsie was born in NY, her parents were both born in Germany. Margaret immigrated to the US in 1872. They live at 107 Catherine St.
5	Personal Records of Lois L. Robertson.	N/A
6	Personal communication from Peter N. Robertson.	N/A
7	Personal correspondence from Sylvia Lanza, great granddaughter of Frederick Huff.	N/A
8	U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, 1864-1865, A-K, 547, #2035, shows Frederick Huf enlisting on 26 Dec 1865 at the age of 21. Location of enlistment is New York City. Enlisted by Captain Marstan. Born in Prussia, Germany. Occupation is Tailor. He has brown eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. He is 5' 4.25" tall. 10th Infantry Regiment, Company F. He was discharged December 26, 1868 - expiration of service at Fort Ransom, D.T. [Dakota Territory, now North Dakota] at the rank of Private.
9	U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, 1869-1870, A-O, 375, #998, shows Frederick Huf enlisting in August of 1870. Location of enlistment is Fort Schuyler, NY. Place of birth is Prussia, Germany. Age is 24. Occupation is Tailor. He has hazel eyes, brown hair, and a dark complexion. He is 5' 5" tall. Enlisted with Company H, 1st Artillery. He was discharged August 2, 1875 - expiration of service at Charleston, S.C. at the rank of Private.
10	U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, 1871-1877, H-O, 96, shows Frederick Huf enlisted on 2 Aug 1875 at Charleston, SC, by Lieutenant Totten (Jotten?). Frederick was born in Prussia, Germany. Age is 29. He is a Soldier. He has hazel eyes, brown hair, and a dark complexion. He is 5' 5" tall. Enlisted with Company H, 1st Artillery. He was discharged August 1, 1880 - expiration of service at Ft. Preble, ME, at the rank of Corporal, character excellent.
11	Naturalization Card for Frederick Huf for the common please court, New York County, dated 29 Apr 1869, Volume/bundle #371, record #319. Frederick's address is 414 E. 5th St., New York City. He has no listed occupation, birth date, or age. His former nationality is German. He has no listed port of arrival or date of arrival. The name and address of the witness is Jacob Huf, 337 5th St. NYC.
12	U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775 - 2006, contains an entry for Frederick Huff, a veteran of the Civil War, who died on 6 Feb 1909, buried in section B, site 122, of Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.	N/A
13	U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Form for Frederick Huff indicates he was a corporal in Company K, 174th NY Infantry as well as a corporal in Company H, 1st U.S. Artillery. He died on 6 Feb 1909 and was interred at London Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. A similar form for his wife, Margarettia Huff, also shows him being a corporal in Company K, 174th NY Infantry. Margettia died on 1 May 1927 and is buried at the same site.
14	Gravestone in Section B, site 122, at Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, MD, for Frederick Huff. It indicates that he was a corporal. Findagrave.com also indicates there is a grave at this cemetery for "Margarettia Huff", but my request for a photo of the stone has not been fulfilled yet.
15	City Directory for Jersey City, NJ, for 1922, lists Margaretha Huf, widow of Frederick, living at 72 Willow Ave.