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from: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/jackson/vitals/deaths/dc1937.txt
Certificate Number: 9145
Deceased Name: Miles J. Huffines
Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1865
Place of Birth: TN
Date of Death: 20 Apr 1937
Father: Danual Huffines
Place of Birth: TN
Mother: Jane Davenport <---!!!
Place of Birth: Jackson County
Spouse: Alice Huffines
Cemetery: Draper Cemetery

death cert of Tom Edna Huffines also confirms parents were Daniel Huffines and Jane Davenport
death cert of Alexander Huffines has parents Daniel Huffine and Davenport

from: http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_85.htm
HUFFINES, SARAH JANE VS. HUFFINES, DANIEL H.
CIRCUIT, 1872.

THE BILL OF COMPLAINT OF SARAH JANE HUFHINES AGAINST DANIEL HUFHINES, both of Jackson Co. TN.

12 Aug. 1872.

. . . she and the defendant intermarried with each other in Jackson Co.TN many years ago, about the year 1845 and lived together enjoying a reasonable degree of happiness for several years. They have continuously resided in Jackson Co. TN from the time of their said marriage to the present and have raised a family of eleven children, or partly raised them. Five of said children are of lawful age and married, the balance, to wit, Daniel F., Jessee J., Demorsa Angeline, Alexander, Sydney S., Thomas E., Nancy E., Almedia & Miles J. Hufhines, aged respectively in the order of their names above, 20 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 5 - 3 & 8 years, being minors and residing with complainant.

Summary: about four years ago, defendant accused complainant of adultery with almost every man in the neighborhood, then abandoned her for a few days. He returned and continued to live with complainant until June 1871 when he again abandoned complainant and they have not lived together since. Since then, he has refused to provide any support for her or the children. She accuses her husband of adultery with "divers wicked, lewd and base women, to wit, one Jane Braswell, one Sibby Cowan and Hannah Cowan." -bp.

Complainant further charges that she and defendant are possessed of the following property situated in Jackson Co. TN, to wit, about 2/3 of an acre of land in Civil District No. 3 on Wartrace creek and the mill thereon or 1/3 of said mill, being the same that is owned by the defendant and J. W. Carver jointly.

She asks for divorce, custody of the children and all real and personal property. -bp.

FINAL DECREE. 16 Sept. 1872. Divorce granted.

Custody of the children is to be with complainant, all property is to go to complainant. Court costs are to be paid by defendant, enough property is to be sold to pay the lawyer. -bp.

THE BILL OF COMPLAINT of James W. Carver against Daniel H. Hufhines, both of Jackson Co. TN.
23 Dec. 1871.

"...Daniel H. Huffines sold to Harvey H. Draper for $1.00 to me paid, the other consideration hereinafter mentioned, certain tracts of land in the State of TN, Jackson County in District No. 2 on the waters of Indian Creek lying on a branch called the Hammon Branch adjoining the lands of Andrew Mosley on the north, also bounded by the lands of Samuel Sloan on the east, on the south by lands of Andrew Cowen, bounded on the west by the land of Thomas Bryant and others, being all the land that the said Daniel Huffines owns in the said county which includes the house and farm where the said Daniel H. Huffines now lives, supposed to contain 200 acres."

==> Sarah Davenport in 1880 Census: 20 acres improved land/15 unimproved.

Family Residing in:
1850 Census TN > Jackson > District 4 as "Buphines"
1860 Census TN > Jackson > District 3 as "Kewfhus"
1870 Census TN > Jackson > District 3 as "Huffhines"
1880 Census TN > Jackson > District 3 as "Hufhines"
1891 Male Voters in District 3: S S Hufhines, M J Hufhines, T E Hufhines

1850_________
Daniel H 24
Jane 21
Sarah E 2
William B 3/12 (July, 1850)
1860_________
Daniel 42
Sarah 31
Sarah 12
William 10
Daniel 8
Jesse 7
Demorsay 5
Alexander 1
1870_______________
D H Huffhines 48
Jane S 43
William H 20
Mary J 16 (might be William's wife?)
Daniel F 17
Jesse E 16
Angelina 14 (Demorsa)
Alexander 13
Sidney S 10
Thomas E 7
Milus J 5
Nancy E 2
1872 (Divorce Case)__+ 2 others married: William & Sarah?
Daniel F 20
Jesse J 18
Demorsa Angeline 16
Alexander 14
Sydney S 12
Thomas E 10
Miles J 8
Nancy E 5
Almedia 3
1880________________
Sarah J. Hufhines 50
Sidney S. 18
Thomas E. 16
Milas J. 14
Nancy E. 12
Almeda J. 10

1862 Tax Valuation has a "Daniel Huffines" with 125 acres and $720 valuation, fined $2.52
(the second Daniel Huffines lives near other Huffines in another branch)

http://genforum.genealogy.com/huffine/messages/28.html
"One connection could possibly be D. H. Huffine of Jackson Co. TN. In 1873 his wife divorced him. There is a D. H. Huffine who then married Julie Roland in Williamson Co. IL in 1874. William A. Huffine was the affiant on their marriage license. If it's the same D.H., possibly he came to Williamson Co. due to relatationship to William A. and Martha."

1880 United States Federal Census about Julia A. Herwines
Name: Julia A. Herwines
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1880: Southern, Williamson, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Marital Status: Widowed
Name Age
Isaac P. Rollen 23
Julia A. Herwines 29
Margaret J. Rollen 15
Ervin Rollen 9
Viola Hervines 8

Marriage of "Daniel Harrison Huffines" b.1828 and "Elizabeth Thomas" b.1836 in 1880 White Co, IL ( not far from Williamson Co, IL ) confirmed in the original image from familysearch.org. Son of William Huffines and Margaret Smith born 1827. This happened after the 1880 census. Possible Daniel followed her from Posey because there is a "David Huffhine" b.1830 TN is a laborer in Lynn, Posey Co, IN 1880 census who does not appear as a David in any other census. Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas is a widow hh in White Co, IL 1880.

Name: Daniel Huffines
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 29 Jul 1880
Marriage Place: White, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Sarah Eliz Faulkner Thomas
Spouse Gender: Female

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth Thomas
Age: 45
Birth Date: Abt 1835
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1880: Emma, White, Illinois, USA
House Number: 9
Dwelling Number: 129
Father's Birthplace: (IL)
Mother's Birthplace: (IL)
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Thomas 45
George Thomas 24
Laura Thomas 21
John Thomas 17
Robert Thomas 15
Oliver Thomas 10

Lula Huffines b.1886 death certificate says father Daniel Huffines and mother Sarah Faulkner! Her mother was actually Sarah A Forkum, and the father was Daniel Marion Huffines. This could indicate a closer association between these distant Huffines.

This was Daniel's 4th and Susan's third marriage.

Tree here.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8M4-GM8
Vince Miller says it is found in the "Hamilton County Illinois marriage register book 1 page 88 record 24 marriage #5695"
"Daniel is shown as 57 years old, born in TN with parents as William Huffines and Peggy Smith. The record also confirms it was his fourth marriage. Susan (Davis) Ellis is 47 years old born in KY with parents as Robert Davis and Mary Bell. The record also states that this was her third marriage. The marriage apparently took place in "Jefferson City, Hamilton Co., IL". This place no longer exists. The witness was Bailey McGhee and the marriage was certified by D H Lasater, JP."