Charlotte H. Haines was born September 8, 1842 in Richwoods, Missouri, the dauqhter of George Haines. George was sittinq on the front porch, late in the eveninq, during the Civil War times, worryinq about the sickness that had a strong grip on his family. Quantrell and Price, the infamous Quantrell Raiders, rode up to the fence gate, got off their horses and went into the yard to speak with George. All they wanted was a place to sleep for the night, they said. George explained the there was sickness but he’d go in and see if his wife would make room. He turned to go into the house and one of the infamous party shot him in the back, kiIIing him instantly. Quantrell then kidnapped a neighbor, went to the vicinity of Meramec State Perk, where Quantrell supposedly burled some gold, then went on to Sprinqfield, where the neigboor was released and told to wak home. When Quantrell wanted to bury the gold he had the other members of the qroup wait at a particular spot which the neighbor burned into his memory. Quantrell was gone but twenty minutes. Sometime later the neighbor went back to the spot to try to find the gold but was unsuccessful. He even had displayed the waiting spot to Andrew Huff's son, John, who was also unsuccessful.4176

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Mrs. Charlotta Huff (nee Haines) was born September 8. 1842 in Washington County and died at the home of her son, on Sunday June 8th, 1930, at the age of 87 years and 9 months.

In August 1859 she was married to Andrew Huff and to this union, ten children were born, two of them dying In infancy. Mr. Huff preceded her some eleven years.

She leaves to mourn her loss: six sons, Peter of St. Clair; Stephen, George, Andrew, John and Joseph, all of Lonedell; two daughters, Mrs. Ellen Phillips, of St. Clair, and Mrs. Lizzie Phillips of Lonedell; 43 grandchildren and 49 great-grand children; two sisters, Mrs. Fanny Jones of St. Louis; and Mrs. Eliza Hensley of Lonedell; many ne phews and nieces and other rela tives and a host of friends.

Mrs. Huff lived all her life in the same neighborhood. She was well known and loved by all. She has the distinguished record of leaving behind her 100 living descendants She had been ill for seeral weeks and on Sunday morning slipped quietly away to "peace and rest as she so fittingly described it. Dearest Mother, we will miss you, We will see you here no more; But some day we will meet you, On that bright Celestial shore.

Andrew Huff. the second chiId of ,John and Mary Huff, was born in December, 1835,in Tennessee. He was living near Bismarck when he met Charlotte Haines, living near Richwoods, Mo. They were married August 8, 1859, in Washington County. Andrew had oriqinally settled in arid discovered Virginia Mines on the Meramec River, and raised the finest horses in that part of the country. Called the Land King, Andrew gave each of his children — six sons and two daughters — a farm for a wedding gift. In his wiII he left his own river bottom farm to be equally divided between his sons. The town of Huff , Missour t was named for Andy.

Andrew was tall, thin, and had an a almost gaunt face so typicaI In the Huff genes. His eyes were very pale.4176