Fannie was born in Ruggles Township in 1830 when it was still considered to be in Huron County, Ohio. Today, Ruggles, in the region known as the Firelands, is in Ashland, County and adjacent to Huron County. It is named for Almon Ruggles, a surveyor.
In 1850, Fannie was living with her parents in Ruggles. On the 13th of March, 1852 Fannie married Daniel G. Huffman in Ashland City. Their first child was born in Ohio but their other children were born in West Union, Fayette, Iowa, as follows:
20 Nov 1852 John I.
6 Dec 1856 Fannie
15 Oct 1858 Susan P.
1860 William
26 Jul 1860 Anna
Fannie Josephine died on the 15th of April in 1871 and was buried at the Forest Home Cemetery in Hicksville, Ohio. She was only 41 years old.
FANNIE JOSEPHINE B. CARVER
BORN: 06 Dec 1830 in Ruggles, Ashland, OH
MARRIED: 13 Mar 1852 in Ashland, Ashland, OH
DIED: 15 Apr 1871 in Hicksville, Defiance, OH
BURIED: Apr 1871 at Forest Home Cemetery in Hicksville, Defiance, OH
SOURCES: Federal censuses of 1840-1870; Record Collection: "Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013" FamilySearch.org; Booklet of Shepard/Huffman Genealogy by Mary Kirsch and her son, David Kirsch.
