Brief Life History of Francis Marion
When Francis Marion Hughes was born on 9 November 1852, in Mayberry Township, Hamilton, Illinois, United States, his father, John Hughes, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth J. Mathews, was 26. He married Sarah Adeline Johnson on 20 October 1870, in Hamilton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Flannigan Township, Hamilton, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Union Township, Ripley, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 29 April 1910, in Ripley, Missouri, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Shirley Cemetery, Sherley Township, Ripley, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Marion Hughes, "United States Census, 1880"
- Marion Hughes in entry for Samuel Marion Hughes, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Francis M Hughs in household of James Hughs, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1852–1910 Male
1849–1923 Female
Children (7)
1874–1949 Female
1878–1961 Male
1881–1956 Male
1885–1927 Female
1888–1928 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1825–1896 Male
1825–1889 Female
Siblings (2)
1851–1921 Male
1852–1910 Male
World Events (8)
1854
Age 2
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 4
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 16
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.
Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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