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Note: N16773 Given name (Ray), surname (Huffman), residence (Nineveh) and status (not deceased) in August, 1916, from the obituary of Mrs. James I. Thompson - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, September 7, 1916
Given name (Ray), surname (Huffman), residence (Morrisville) and status (not deceased) in November, 1925, from the obituary of Joseph Huffman - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, November 19, 1925
Given name (Ray), surname (Huffman), residence (Waynesburg) and status (not deceased) in August, 1929, from the obituary of Mrs. Charles B. Durbin - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 22, 1929
Given name (Ray), middle initial (F) and surname (Huffman) from U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Social Security Applications and Claims, Catharine Lenora Huffman, https://www.ancestry.com/
Given name (Ray), middle initial (F) and surname (Huffman) from U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Social Security Applications and Claims, Marjorie Alma Huffman, https://www.ancestry.com/
Given name (Ray), surname (Huffman), residence (Waynesburg) and status (not deceased) in December, 1940, from the obituary of Mrs. Minnie L. Huffman - "Democrat Messenger" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Monday, December 23, 1940
Given name (Ray), middle initial (F), surname (Huffman), residence (Waynesburg) and status (not deceased) in November, 1946, from the obituary of Jessie Huffman Ely - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, November 25, 1946, pages 2 and 12
Given name (Ray), middle initial (F), surname (Huffman), residence (Waynesburg) and status (not deceased) in August, 1955, from the obituary of Homer M. Stewart - "Democrat Messenger" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Monday, August 22, 1955, Tuesday, August 23, 1955
Given name (Ray), residence (Harrisburg) and status (not deceased) in May, 1965, from the obituary of Harley V. Huffman - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, May 12, 1965, page 12
Given name (Ray), middle initial (F), surname (Huffman), residence (Harrisburg) and status (not deceased) in December, 1968, from the obituary of Samuel Cage Huffman - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, December 16, 1968, page 8, section A
Given name (Ray), surname (Huffman), residence (Harrisburg) and status (not deceased) in August, 1969, from the obituary of Joseph Huffman Sr. - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 7, 1969, page B-10
Given name (Ray), surname (Huffman) and status (deceased) in June, 1996, from the obituary of Marjorie H. Livingood - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, June 21, 1996, page D1
Given name (Ray), middle initial (F), surname (Huffman) and status (deceased) in January, 1998, from the obituary of Olive M. Huffman - "The Patriot News" newspaper, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, January 13, 1998, page B2
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1900 (June 2) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (ED 95 - sheet 1B - image 2 - line 84) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was 9 years old and born in October, 1890. He was single and living with his parents, 4 brothers and 2 sisters on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as ÒRayÓ in this census.
1910 (April 18) census data from the census images for Morris Township (East), Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 112 - sheet 1A - image 1 - line 15) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 19 year old farmer, working on a farm as an employee. He was not out of work on April 15, 1910, and was out of work for 0 weeks during 1909. He was single and living with his parents, 1 brother, 1 sister and his maternal grandmother on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage, on the Sycamore Road. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as ÒRayÓ in this census.
1920 (January 8) census data from the census images for Waynesburg Borough, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 151 - sheet 7A - image 13 - line 26) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 28 year old machinist, working in a machine shop as a salary or wage worker. He was married and living with his wife and 1 daughter in a house, which was rented, at 313 Richhill Street in the South Ward. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name and middle initial are listed as ÒRay FÓ in this census.
1930 (April 8) census data from the census images for Waynesburg Borough, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 29 - sheet 5B - image 10 - line 77) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 39 year old mechanic, working in the machinery business as a wage or salary worker. He was at work when the census was taken. He had first been married at the age of 26 and was living with his wife and 2 daughters in a house, which was rented for $30 per month, at 695 North Richhill Street in Ward 1. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. He was not a veteran. His given name and middle initial are listed as ÒRay FÓ in this census.
1940 (April 15) census data from the census images for Waynesburg Borough, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 30-38 - sheet 4B - image 8 - line 62) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 48 year old mechanic, working for a gas company as a wage or salary worker in private work. He had worked 40 hours for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and 52 weeks in 1939, earning $1,315. He did not receive income of $50 or more from other sources. He had completed the 8th grade. He was married and living with his wife and 1 daughter in a house, which was owned and valued at $3,000, at 653 North Huffman Street in Ward 1. On April 1, 1935, he lived in the same house. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name and middle initial are listed as ÒRay FÓ in this census.
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The following is from ÒUnited States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918Ó, https://www.ancestry.com/:
Form 1 _ 1212 _ REGISTRATION CARD No. __ 60 __
1 Name in full ___ Ray Fanche ___ (Given name) ___ Huffman ___ (Family name) Age in yrs. __ 26 __
2 Home address ______ (No.) ___ Deer Lick R D 2 ___ (Street) __________ (City) ___ Pa ___ (State)
3 Date of birth ___ October ___ (Month) ___ 27 ___ (Day) ___ 1890 ___ (Year)
4 Are you (1) a natural-born citizen, (2) a naturalized citizen, (3) an alien, (4) or have you declared your
intention (specify which)? ___ Natural born ___
5 Where were you born? ___ Morris twp ___ (Town) ___ Pa ___ (State) ___ U.S.A. ___ (Nation)
6 If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject? __________
7 What is your present
trade, occupation, or office? ___ farmer 1 ___
8 By whom employed? ___ self ___
Where employed? ___ Deer Lick R D 2 ___
9 Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for
support (specify which)? ___ Wife ___
10 Married or single (which)? ___ Married ___ Race (specify which)? ___ Caucasian ___
11 What military service have you had? Rank ___ none ___; branch _____ - _____;
years _____ - _____ ; Nation or State _____ - _____
12 Do you claim exemption
from draft (specify grounds)? __________
I affirm that I have verified above answers and that they are true.
_ 1515 _ ___ Ray Fanche Huffman ___
(Signature or mark)
If person is of
African descent,
tear off this
corner
___ 37-3-17. A ___
REGISTRARÕS REPORT
1 Tall, medium, or short (specify which)? ___ Medium ___ Slender, medium, or stout (which)? ___ Medium ___
2 Color of eyes? ___ blue ___ Color of hair? ___ brown ___ Bald? ___ no ___
3 Has person lost arm, leg, hand, foot, or both
eyes, or is he otherwise disabled (specify)? ___ no ___
____________________
I certify that my answers are true, that the person registered has read his own
answers, that I have witnessed his signature, and that all of his answers of which I have
knowledge are true, except as follows:
____________________
____________________
___ Chas B Durbin ___
(Signature of registrar)
Precinct ___ Morris ___
City or County ___ Greene Co ___
State ___ Pa ___
___ June 5 1917 ___
(Date of registration)
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The following is from U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://www.ancestry.com/:
REGISTRATION CARD - (Men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897)
SERIAL NUMBER U __ 1119 __ 1. Name (Print) ___ Ray ___ (First) ___ Fanche ___ (Middle) ___ Huffman ___ (Last) ORDER NUMBER ______
2. Place of Residence (Print) ___ 653 N. Huffman St. ___ (Number and street) ___ Waynesburg ___ (Town, township, village, or city) ___ Greene ___ (County) ___ Pa ___ (State)
(THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE GIVEN ON THE LINE ABOVE WILL DETERMINE LOCAL BOARD
JURISDICTION; LINE 2 OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE IDENTICAL)
3. Mailing Address ___ Same ___ (Mailing address if other than place indicated on line 2. If same insert word same)
4. Telephone
__________
___ Waynesburg ___ (Exchange) ___ 374W ___ (Number)
5. Age in Years __ 51 __ Date of Birth __ Oct __ (Mo.) __ 27 __ (Day) __ 1890 __ (Yr.)
6. Place of Birth ___ Greene Co. ___ (Town or county) ___ Pa ___ (State or country)
7. Name and Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address ___ (Wife) Olive M. Huffman, 653 N. Huffman St Waynesburg Pa ___
8. EmployerÕs Name and Address ___ Manufactors (sic) Light and Heat Box 607 Waynesburg Pa ___
9. Place of Employment or Business ___ 800 Union Trust Bld ___ (Number and street or R. F. D. number) ___ Waynesburg ___ (Town) ___ Greene ___ (County) ___ Pa ___ (State)
I Affirm That I Have Verified Above Answers and That They Are True.
16-21630-2 ___ Ray Fanche Huffman ___
(RegistrantÕs signature)
D. S. S. Form 1
(Revised 4-1-42)
(over)
REGISTRARÕS REPORT
DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT
RACE
White __ v __
Negro ______
Oriental ______
Indian ______
Filipino ______
HEIGHT
(Approx.)
___ 5Õ - 6Ó ___
WEIGHT
(Approx.)
___ 160 ___
EYES
Blue __ v __
Gray ______
Hazel ______
Brown ______
Black ______
HAIR
Blonde ______
Red ______
Brown _____
Black ______
Gray __ v __
Bald __ v __
COMPLEXION
Sallow ______
Light __ v __
Ruddy ______
Dark ______
Freckled ______
Light brown ______
Dark brown ______
Black ______
Other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification _____
___ None ___
______________________________
I certify that my answers are true; that the person registered has read or has had
read to him his own answers; that I have witnessed his signature or mark and that
all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows:
______________________________
______________________________
___ Ida S. Thomas ___
(Signature of registrar)
Registrar for Local Board ___ 2 ___ (Number) ___ Greene ___ (City or county) ___ Pa ___ (State)
Date of registration ___ April 27 1942 ___
___ LOCAL BOARD NO. 2 ___
___ GREENE COUNTY 32 ___
___ 52 Church Street 059 ___
___ WAYNESBURG, PENNA. 002 ___
(STAMP OF LOCAL BOARD)
(The stamp of the Local Board having jurisdiction of the registrant
shall be placed in the above space)
16-21630-1
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Huffman
Ray F. Huffman, 89, of 3406 Old Orchard Road, Harrisburg, formerly of Waynesburg, died Thursday, September 18, 1980, in the Odd Fellows Home at Middletown.
Mr. Huffman was born October 27, 1890, near Nineveh, a son of Joseph and Minnie Lightner Huffman. While in Waynesburg he was employed at the Zahniser Machine Shop and later as an operating engineer at the Manufacturers Light and Heat Gas Co. station until his retirement in 1955.
He was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church and Susquehanna Senior Citizens, both at Harrisburg.
Surviving are his wife, Olive McGlumphy Huffman, also a native of Nineveh, whom he married January 27, 1917; two daughters, Catharine Stewart of Harrisburg and Mrs. A. T. (Marjorie) Livingood of Pittsburgh; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Charles Huffman of Waynesburg is a nephew.
Mr. Huffman was the last of a family of eight brothers and sisters.
Services were held at the Neill Funeral Home in Harrisburg on Tuesday, September 23, with interment following in Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery, Harrisburg.
Source - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 26, 1980, page C7
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There is a Ray Huffman listed in the Social Security Death Index (www.ancestry.com) who was born October 27, 1890 and died in September, 1980. He last resided in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 17109. His social security number was 209-05-0494 and was issued in Pennsylvania (Before 1951).
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