J M HuffJames Morgan Huff was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, on February 2, 1841. He was reared in Fleming County and learned blacksmithing under his father. He followed the trade for about seventeen years and in 1872 moved to Ashland, where he was engage in the mercantile business. In 1879, he relinquished the business and established a newspaper, the Ashland Republican. His six presses and six regular hands were necessary to meet his circulation of more than 1,500, taking it to the front of journalism in Kentucky. As the Ashland Tragedy unfolded, beginning in December 1881, Huff chronicled much of the proceedings in a booklet titled The Ashland Tragedy: the Crow-Bar and Ax, the Silent Witnesses. Read More Read Less