Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameHarvey Smith Hufford 
Birth14 Feb 1887, Lone Wolf, Kiowa, Indian Territory
Census28 Apr 1910, No Cement Twp, Caddo Co, OK
Memoroll#1245, pg 82
Military5 Jun 1917, Newkirk, Kay Co, OK
MemoWWI Draft Registration card#88 (35-3-20-A)
Census7 Jan 1920, Raton, Colfax Co, NM
Memoroll#1075, pg 8
Death28 Feb 1930, Trinidad, Las Animas Co, CO
BurialMasonic Cem, Trinidad, CO
FatherJames Harvey Hufford (1857-1886)
MotherAlice May “Allie” Nowlin (1862-1922)
Misc. Notes
Named after his uncle.
In 1910, he is listed as H. S. Huffard (24, OK) in Colorado, with no occupation. With him are his wife Delida (18, MO), son Howard (7 mos, OK) and widowed mother Allie (46, TX). It lists his father as being born in Missouri, and mother in Texas.
They move shortly thereafter to Red Bluff, Calif. where their daugher Agnes was born in 1912. Then on to Texas, where daugher Dorothy was born the following year.
He registered for the WWI Draft in 1917, stating his birth date as 14 Feb 1887, birthplace as Longxxx (end unreadable), OK. At the time he was living in Bloehwell, OK with his (2nd)wife and 3 children. By then his ex-wife had remarried and their 2 children Howard & Dorothy) were living with her.
Listed (Harvey Huffard, but indexed as Hanny) as age 32 with his wife, Clara and children Cecil, Clifford and Alice in 1920 New Mexico census as a car repairer for the railroad. Also with them is Violet Hufford, listed as servant age 15. It lists his parents born in Oklahoma.
He died before the 1930 census, as his wife is listed as a widow there.
In 1910, he is listed as H. S. Huffard (24, OK) in Colorado, with no occupation. With him are his wife Delida (18, MO), son Howard (7 mos, OK) and widowed mother Allie (46, TX). It lists his father as being born in Missouri, and mother in Texas.
They move shortly thereafter to Red Bluff, Calif. where their daugher Agnes was born in 1912. Then on to Texas, where daugher Dorothy was born the following year.
He registered for the WWI Draft in 1917, stating his birth date as 14 Feb 1887, birthplace as Longxxx (end unreadable), OK. At the time he was living in Bloehwell, OK with his (2nd)wife and 3 children. By then his ex-wife had remarried and their 2 children Howard & Dorothy) were living with her.
Listed (Harvey Huffard, but indexed as Hanny) as age 32 with his wife, Clara and children Cecil, Clifford and Alice in 1920 New Mexico census as a car repairer for the railroad. Also with them is Violet Hufford, listed as servant age 15. It lists his parents born in Oklahoma.
He died before the 1930 census, as his wife is listed as a widow there.
Spouses
Birth7 Nov 1892, Berry Co, MO
Death9 Nov 1963, Gainesville, Cooke Co, TX
BurialFairview Cem, Gainesville, Cooke Co, TX
FatherWilliam Andrew Sumners (1864-1938)
MotherMartha Elizabeth Goodnight (1870-1955)
Misc. Notes
Listed as Delida in 1910 and 1920 census, and her parents born in Missouri.
Apparently divorced Harvey and remarried to Richard Maclure Nichols between on 18 Nov 1917 in Grady Co, OK, and she was listed with him in 1920, where her two children are listed as his step-children.
In 1930 she is listed (37, MO) with her husband Richard and son Howard. It says she was first married at age 16.
They were divorced and In 1934 Delida married Bert D. Gee, using the surname Nichols (from her second husband). After their marriage, Bert also used the surname Nichols.
Apparently divorced Harvey and remarried to Richard Maclure Nichols between on 18 Nov 1917 in Grady Co, OK, and she was listed with him in 1920, where her two children are listed as his step-children.
In 1930 she is listed (37, MO) with her husband Richard and son Howard. It says she was first married at age 16.
They were divorced and In 1934 Delida married Bert D. Gee, using the surname Nichols (from her second husband). After their marriage, Bert also used the surname Nichols.
Marriage10 Jan 1909, Chickasha, Grady Co, OK
Divorce
ChildrenErnest "Howard" (1909-1989)
Agnes Marguerite (Died as Child) (1912-<1920)
Dorothy Pearl (1913-2000)
Birth14 Feb 1894, Texas
Death23 May 1971, El Paso, El Paso Co, TX
BurialRestlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso Co, TX
MemoPlot: 21/P
FatherWalter Kenneth Murray (1867-<1920)
MotherAnn Elizabeth Hardin (1871-1908)
Misc. Notes
Living with her parents in 1900 and 1910.
She was married to a Ben Lusk at age 15 (according to the 1930 census) and widowed a short time later. Then remarried to Harvey Hufford and listed with children Cecil (1st marr), Clifford and Alice in the 1920 New Mexico census.
Listed as a widow again after Harvey’s death, with her children in the 1930 Colorado census. Also listed is her son Cecil Lusk (18, OK) a machinist. She apparently married Fred Asdel within a few years, as they had a son Richard Dale Asdel in El Paso, TX in 1935.
She was married 3 times, and all 3 husbands died on her.
She was married to a Ben Lusk at age 15 (according to the 1930 census) and widowed a short time later. Then remarried to Harvey Hufford and listed with children Cecil (1st marr), Clifford and Alice in the 1920 New Mexico census.
Listed as a widow again after Harvey’s death, with her children in the 1930 Colorado census. Also listed is her son Cecil Lusk (18, OK) a machinist. She apparently married Fred Asdel within a few years, as they had a son Richard Dale Asdel in El Paso, TX in 1935.
She was married 3 times, and all 3 husbands died on her.
Marriage18 Dec 1914, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK
ChildrenClifford Harvey (1915-1969)
Alice Mae (1917-1983)
Neal Lawrence (1920-1994)
Maxine Anna (1925-2001)
LeRoy (1929-2012)