John Hughes

John Hughes[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Male 1811 - 1859  (48 years)

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  • Name John Hughes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 1811  Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • According to his daughter Abby (Hughes) Casey, John was born in Wales
    Gender Male 
    Death Dec 1859  West District,Tazewell,IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Death-Age 48-Cause-Diabetes. Line 30 on Census Mortality Schedule.
    Burial Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I1508802732  Markham_and_Marcum
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2026 

    Father John Hughes,   b. 1 Jul 1785, Wales, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1870, Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary B Hawkins,   b. 22 Jan 1787, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1880, Flint Creek, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1810  Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage to Mary B, at First Baptist Church in Newport, RI. From Newport marriage records at FHL.
    Family ID F363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jeanette,   b. 1817   d. 1838, Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years) 
    Marriage 1836 
    Family ID F667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2026 

    Family 2 Emily Hurlbut,   b. 29 Oct 1820, West Hartford, Conn Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1898, Pleasant View Twnshp,Cherokee,KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1841  Ontario, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Source: nyhistoricalnewspapers.org. Married in the evening by Joseph Chapman.
    Children 
     1. Mary Emily Hughes,   b. Abt 1842, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1913, Green Valley, Tazewell, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. Stephen Henry Hughes,   b. Abt 1844, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1875, MT. Morris, Genesee, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     3. Henry Hughes,   b. 1845   d. Bef 1870 (Age 24 years)
     4. Victor Hughes,   b. 7 Mar 1847, Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1915, Prairie View, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Annette Abby Hughes,   b. 10 Dec 1849, Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1922, Randolph, McLean, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. George Willis Hughes,   b. 21 Aug 1855, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1929, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2026 

  • Photos
    Death of Jeanette
    Death of Jeanette
    Ran for office of county clerk
    Ran for office of county clerk
    John Hughes listed as being owed supervisor fees by Hillsdale County, Michigan.
    John Hughes listed as being owed supervisor fees by Hillsdale County, Michigan.

  • Sources 
    1. [S_995811968] Ancestry.com, Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan.

    2. [S_996271740] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: 351; Page: 394b.

    3. [S_996271740] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ), Year: 1850; Census Place: Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 394B; Image: 138.

    4. [S_996271740] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: 129; Page: 84a.

    5. [S_996124233] Ancestry.com, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Illinois, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1133; Archive Roll Number: 59; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: West District, Tazewell, Illinois.

    6. [S_996185895] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S660529505] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S666380032] Newspapers.com - The Hillsdale Standard - 23 Jan 1849, (The Hillsdale Standard), John Hughes listed as being owed supervisor fees by Hillsdale County, Michigan. 23 Jan 1849.
      John Hughes listed as being owed supervisor fees by Hillsdale County, Michigan.
      John Hughes listed as being owed supervisor fees by Hillsdale County, Michigan.


    9. [S668161438] Newspapers.com - The Hillsdale Standard - 2 Dec 1856 - Page 2, (The Hillsdale Standard), 2 Dec 1856.
      Ran for office of county clerk
      Ran for office of county clerk


    10. [S752041805] Newspapers.com - Herald of The Times - 4 Oct 1838 - Page 3, (Herald of The Times), this may be John Hughes Jr. 4 Oct 1838.
      Death of Jeanette
      Death of Jeanette



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