Lydia Keyser Huff (1829-1901)
Inscription on one side of the square columnar monument:
LYDIA HUFF
MAR 18, 1829
AUG 19 1901
The memorial page has a copy of an unsourced, undated obituary (added 2 Feb 2008), as well as a sepia-tone photo portrait (added 28 Mar 2010). A search of Newspapers.com clippings did not turn up the obituary. The contents of the obit HAVE been included here.
Obituary notes
--marriage was in 1845, in conflict with 23 Jun 1844
--"...their union was blessed with 8 sons and 5 daughters."
--"The father, two sons and two daughters preceded her in death."
--"In November, 1846, she came with her husband fro mOhio to marshall county, Ind., and settled on a farm on which she lived until shortly before her demise."
--"She leaves 6 sons, 3 daughters, 52 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, and a very large circle of other relatives...."