A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)--pages 1069-1070
John A. Hufford, farmer, of Middle Township, Hendricks County, Ind., is of German descent, but a native of this county. His grandfather, David Hufford, was a resident of Bourbon County, Ky., where he was a farmer, and where he passed his life. His son, Joel Hufford, the father of our subject, was born in Bourbon County, in June, 1808, was reared a farmer, and married, in Kentucky, Miss Louisa Miller, who bore six children—William N., John A., Gideon F., Adeline, David J. and Mary J. Mr. and Mrs. Hufford came to Hendricks County, Ind., in 1832, accumulated 306 acres of land, and here the father was elected township trustee; he died in June, 1881, a member of the Baptist Church, in which he was a deacon; his widow is a member of the same denomination.
John A. Hufford's birth took place January 28, 1834. He was educated in the pioneer log school-house, was reared to farming, and on October 25, 1855, married Julia A. Parker, daughter of William O. and Mary (Patterson) Parker, and to this union were born three children, viz.: William J., Charles and Mary J.—the last named being now deceased. Mrs. Hufford died April 29, 1881, and in April, 1882, Mr. Hufford married Mary E. Gentry, daughter of Harvey and Rebecca (Thorpe) Gentry, of Kentucky originally, but married in Center Township, Hendricks County, Ind. To the second marriage of Mr. Hufford has been born one child—Pearl. Mr. Hufford is now the owner of a choice farm of 320 acres, and is one of the leading citizens of Middle Township.