Date Original
1851-1973
Description
This collection contains correspondence, financial and legal documents, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous printed materials belonging to the Huffman-Quertermous family of Arkansas County, Arkansas. Mary C. Huffman Young, of New Bloomfield, Missouri, corresponded with her sisters Ellen, Jannie, and Annie, and her brother A.L. Huffman of Arkansas County, Arkansas. Mary Huffman Young's letters, describing farming and health in the late nineteenth century, comprise the bulk of the correspondence in this collection
Biographical/Historical Note
Samuel P.C. Huffman of North Carolina, and his wife Henrietta, lived in Missouri before moving to Arkansas County, Arkansas. Their daughter, Mary C. Huffman Young, remained in New Bloomfield, Missouri. In 1895 another daughter, Annie Huffman (1865-1957), married Virgil A. Quertermous (1863-1919) of Humphrey, Arkansas County. They had two children, Emmett and Louise.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas County, (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00091
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Huffman-Quertermous papers II, MG.00091
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Huffman-Quertermous papers II, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
