Merritt Yerks Hughes

Male24 May 1893–

Brief Life History of Merritt Yerks

When Merritt Yerks Hughes was born on 24 May 1893, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Adoniva Judson Yerks Hughes, was 37 and his mother, Anabelle Yerks Hughes, was 33. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Grace D Hughes. He lived in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States in 1935 and Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States in 1940.

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Family Time Line

Merritt Yerks Hughes
1893–
Grace D Hughes
1895–
David Y Hughes
1925–
Elspeth Hughes
1933–

Sources (3)

  • Merritt Y Hughes, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Merritt Y Hughes in household of Adoniran J Hughes, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Merritt Y Hughes in household of Adoniram J Hughes, "United States Census, 1910"

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Children (2)

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Siblings (1)

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 3

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

Age 13

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1927

Age 34

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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