HUFFMAN, John Andrew - Putnam

Through all the gradations of life recognition should be had of the true values, and then should full appreciation be manifested, for, if it be done justly, there can be no impropriety in scanning the acts of any man as they affect his public, social and business relations. In the collection of material for the biographical department of this publication there has been a constant aim to use a wise discrimination in regard to the selection of subjects and to exclude none worthy of representation in its pages. Among the worthy citizens of various vocations is found the name of John Andrew Huffman, who has made a success of his chosen life work and at the same time established a reputation for uprightness in all relations of life. Mr. Huffman was born in Washington township, Putnam County, January l0, 1855. He is the fifth son of Edmond and Louisa A. (Rightsell) Huffman. A full sketch of this well established and highly respected family is to be found on another page of this work under the caption of Douglas Huffman, brother of John A., to which the interested reader is referred. John A. Huffman spent his early youth on the home farm, which he worked during crop seasons, attending the district schools during the winter months, remaining under the parental roof until he was thirty years old, having for many years previously been successfully engaged in stock feeding and shipping, becoming widely known in this line of endeavor. At the age mentioned above he was married to Lucy Smith, daughter of Lyman B. and Louisa (Murphy) Smith, of Reelsville. formerly a well known timber dealer, now deceased. Mrs. Huffman was born in Washington township. Mr. Huffman has become the owner of a splendid farm of one hundred sixty-eight and one-half acres, and also owns eighty acres that was formerly a part of the old home place. He has for years been a grower of excellent crops of all kinds, but stock raising and feeding has claimed a great deal of his attention. He is a breeder of high-grade stock which is admired by all who see the sleek, well-cared-for animals that are to be found constantly on his place. He usually feeds a car load of cattle at a time and a large number of hogs. About seventy-five acres of his land is bottom land along the Walnut, on which he erected his present fine house in 1903, from which may be had a splendid view, it being located on the edge of a hill of the Walnut creek bottoms. To Mr. and Mrs. Huffman five children have been born, two of whom died in infancy and one in childhood: two are living, Carl A., graduated from the local high school, in which Lora H. is now a student. Mr. Huft'man has kept out of politics, having been too busy with his private affairs to seek public office. He is a veiy progressive businessman and has, by his own efforts, become well fixed, and is deserving of the success that has attended his efforts and of the high esteem in which he is held by all his neighbors and friends throughout the County.