Brief Life History of Walter John
When Walter John Hughes was born on 24 November 1886, in Table Grove, Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, George Freeman Hughes, was 27 and his mother, Lura Dean Bailey, was 27. He married Gladys Ann Soldwell on 29 September 1914, in Knox, Illinois, United States. He lived in Elba Township, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 17 January 1986, in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States, at the age of 99.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Walter J Hughes, "United States 1950 Census"
- Walter John Hughes, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Walter John Hughes, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1886–1986 Male
1909–1998 Female
Parents and Siblings
1859–1914 Male
1859–1935 Female
Siblings (1)
1886–1986 Male
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 4
1892 · The Masonic Temple Building
Age 6
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 26
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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