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She Welcomed Death... (Today's Epitaph)

ELLEN Wife of John A. Huff, May 20, 1828 July 13, 1914 She welcomed death as the fruition of her eternal hopes. Mrs. Huff was laid to rest in Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia. She lies near her husband, John A. Huff (1821-1904). Mr. Huff was a half-brother to Ross R. Huff, the subject of yesterday's post . Photos © 2010/1 S. Lincecum.

Ross Huff, Victim to "La Grippe" (Tombstone Tuesday)

R. R. HUFF b. Sept 6, 1855 d. Mar 16, 1890 Blessed are they that die in the Lord. Photo © 2010/1 S. Lincecum DEATH OVER LAWRENCEVILLE La Grippe Claims Three Victims in a Week LAWRENCEVILLE, March 20 -- [Special] -- Moses Hamilton, Frank Knight and Ross Huff, all good men, passed away last week, victims to "la grippe." 1 La Grippe is an archaic French term for influenza. This yellow lichen covered tombstone is located at Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia. 1. "Death Over Lawrenceville," Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA), March 26, 1890, GenealogyBank .