Joshua B. Huckeby
Joshua Brannon Huckeby (February 13, 1802 – March 22, 1889) was a 19th-century American politician and lawyer. Huckeby represented Perry County in the Indiana House of Representatives during the 21st, 27th and 29th sessions of the Indiana General Assembly. He served as Prosecuting Attorney for the 3rd Indiana District Common Pleas Court from 1854 to 1856.
Family
He was born near the courthouse at Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia, to John Huckeby, Sr. (1774–1827) and his wife, Frances Anne (Brannon) Huckeby (1781–1851). John was a local farmer. In 1805, John and his family left their home near the "Peaks of the Otter" and moved to Barren County, Kentucky, living successively in Garrard, Lincoln and Breckinridge counties.
His paternal grandparents were Thomas Huckaby and Keziah Self. Thomas was born in Virginia but later settled in Kentucky. His ancestors had come from the east of England to Virginia during the reign of Charles II. Keziah was the daughter of William Self of Cumberland County, Virginia.
