Huffman Family History & Genealogy

Michael Huffman was born on December 18, 1798, and died at age 86 years old on August 13, 1885. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Michael Huffman.

Frederick Huffman was born in 1824, and died at age 72 years old on May 9, 1897. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frederick Huffman.

John Smith Huffman was born on May 7, 1824. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Perrin on November 8, 1848, and they were together until John's death on June 22, 1865. John Huffman had a child Ruth Ament Huffman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Smith Huffman.

Daniel Huffman was born in 1827. He was in a relationship with Sarah A Huffman, and had a child Harrison Eugene Huffman. Daniel Huffman died at age 51 years old in 1878. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Daniel Huffman.

Sarah A Huffman was born in 1832, and died at age 63 years old in 1895. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah A Huffman.

Nancy Jane Huffman was born on March 26, 1848, and died at age 74 years old on April 11, 1922. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy Jane Huffman.

Barbara Ellen Huffman was born in 1850, and died at age 90 years old in 1940. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barbara Ellen Huffman.

Francis Marion Huffman was born on October 14, 1853, and died at age 75 years old on January 1, 1929. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Francis Marion Huffman.

Ruth Ament Huffman was born on December 10, 1854 to Mary Elizabeth Perrin and John Smith Huffman. She married Joseph Wilson Baines on September 12, 1869, and they were married until Joseph's death on November 18, 1906. She had a child Rebecca Baines. Ruth Huffman died at age 81 years old on February 13, 1936. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth Ament Huffman.

Harrison Eugene Huffman was born on October 17, 1854 in Davidson County, North Carolina United States to Daniel Huffman and Sarah A Huffman. He married Margaret Florence (Walser) Huffman, and had children Minnie Ann (Huffman) Koon, Clarence Lee Huffman, Samuel William Huffman, Gertha Elizabeth (Huffman) Bame, Jessie Daniel Huffman, Eugene Spurgeon Huffman, Martha Jane (Huffman) Casper, Sallie Florence (Huffman) Burris, Lawrence E Huffman, Pearl Frances Huffman, and John R Huffman. Harrison Huffman died at age 78 years old on August 13, 1933 in Salisbury, Rowan County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harrison Eugene Huffman.

Founder of Drexel Furniture Drexel Furniture Company was established on November 10, 1903 in Drexel, North Carolina. Although Samuel Huffman managed the enterprise, he and five other men founded the business with an investment of $14,000. By 1935, Sam Huffman died, and his son Robert O. Huffman became president. The younger Huffman made several changes in operations, including manufacturing medium-priced furniture instead of low-priced and spending more on advertising. By 1950, Drexel had grown from a small factory of fifty workers who made dressers and washstands to being a leading manufacturer in traditional and modern furniture. In the process, the company had partnered with other manufacturers to create new product lines. In 1951, for instance, Drexel acquired Table Rock Furniture and Heritage Furniture Company, and in 1956, Morganton Furniture Company. By 1957, Drexel employed 2,300 workers, and its furniture was sold nationwide in approximately 2,500 stores. By the late 1960s, the company manufactured laboratory, dormitory and hospital furniture and increased sales even more. Furniture design also included Italian styles in addition to carpets and accessories. In 1960, Drexel Furniture became Drexel Enterprises, Inc., and in 1961, the company merged with Southern Desk Company to produce furniture and supplies for libraries, schools, and churches. In 1968 U.S. Plywood Champion Papers purchased Drexel Enterprises, and the company became Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc. In 1971 Drexel expanded its product line once again to include high-end Mediterranean style furniture and furniture for interior living space. In 1977 Drexel Heritage was sold to investment bank Dominick International Corporation and retail sales increased drastically. In 1986, Drexel Heritage became a branch of Masco Corporation, which became one of the country’s biggest furniture manufacturers by the late 1980s. For many decades Drexel manufactured and sold furniture in the U.S. and overseas. Drexel maintained partnerships with various hotels, the U.S. State Department, and government agencies across the globe. In 1994, Drexel Heritage maintained ten factories in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. By 2004 Drexel Heritage Furniture, Inc. was based in High Point and employed 1,300 workers across the state. Today, Drexel Heritage Furniture Industries, Inc is one of the leading furniture manufacturers in the world.

John William Huffman was born in 1855 in Tennessee United States. John Huffman was married to Emma D Huffman, and has children Benjamin Franklin Huffman, Dan J Huffman, Calvin J Huffman, Nannie Huffman, and James Huffman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John William Huffman.