Perry Hughes

27 November 1842–17 October 1932 (Age 89)
Morgan, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Perry

When Perry Hughes was born on 27 November 1842, in Morgan, Ohio, United States, his father, Jeremiah Hughes, was 28 and his mother, Julia Ann Hardin, was 24. He married Nancy Elizabeth McPheron on 10 March 1868, in Vigo, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Harrod, Auglaize Township, Allen, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Auglaize Township, Allen, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 17 October 1932, in Allen, Ohio, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Auglaize Cemetery, Auglaize Township, Allen, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Perry Hughes
1842–1932
Nancy Elizabeth McPheron
1844–1928
Marriage: 10 March 1868
Marvin E. Hughes
1869–
Walter Clinton Hughes
1871–1951
Burton Hughes
1873–
Warner Hirvan Hughes
1876–
Ira Clement Hughes
1876–1949

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World Events (8)

1846
Age 4
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 18
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 24
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

1 English (also common in Wales): patronymic from the Middle English and Anglo-Norman French personal name Hugh .2 Welsh: variant of Howells .3 Irish and Scottish: variant Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Aodha ( see McCoy ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Hugh
Howells
McCoy
Pugh

Sources (30)

  • Perry Hughes, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Perry Hughs in household of Jeramiah Hughs, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Perry Hughes, "United States Census, 1920"

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