1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  North Carolina Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Huffman, Martin J

Hovis, Elizabeth

17 Apr 1845

Lincoln Co.

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #123 of 172 — indexed "Hartain"):  Catauba [Catawba] Co., NC, Roll M432_624, p. 326A, 873/873, enumerated 7 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Martain Huffman	30	M		W Maker	150	Catauba
Elezabeth  "	33	F				"
Abel A?    "	4	M				"
John L     "	2	M				"

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 49):  Lenoir P.O., Lenoir Dist., Caldwell Co., NC, Roll M653_890, p. 236, PN 40, 320/290, enumerated 16 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

M J Huffman	36	M		Farmer	30	500	No Ca
Elizabeth "	43	F					"
Abel      "	14	M					"
John      "	11	M					"
George    "	9	M					"
Alexander "	6	M					"
Mary      "	4	F					"
James     "	2/12	M					"

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 22):  Marquand P.O., German Twp., Madison Co., MO, Roll M593_790, p. 316B, PN 8, 59/60, enumerated 29 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Huffman Martin	52	M	W	Farmer	400	300	N Carolina
_______ Elizabeth	54	F	W	Keeping House			"
_______ George	19	M	W	Farm Laborer			"
_______ Eli	16	M	W	Farm Laborer			"

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

6.  Elizabeth Hoyle Rucker.  c1938.  The Genealogy of Peiter Heyl and His Descendants, 1110-1936...  Zolliecoffer Jenks Thompson et al., Shelby, NC (online at HeritageQuest at Genealogy.com):

p. 300

1207 ELIZABETH HOVIS (250) b. 1823, m. Apr. 17, 1845, Martin J. Hoffman, a brother of her brother's wife. Her children:   Abel Hoffman......  4645 ...  b  1846. John Hoffman......  4646 ...  b  1848. George Hoffman....  4647 ...  b  1850. Eli Hoffman.......  4648 ...  b  1852. Mary A. Hoffman...  4649 ...  b  1854. Calvin Hoffman....  4650 ...  b  1856.