E.J. Hughes 1877-1900

HUGHES, SCHUETTE

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 1/2/2006 at 21:38:04

HUGHES - (from the Boscobel Dial-Enterprise)
After an illness of five days Evart J. Hughes died of typhoid fever in the city of Boscobel, Saturday, May 12, 1900, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, aged 22 years and 9 months. The funeral took place from the home of his parents, James E. and Amanda Hughes, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. W.J.C. Bond conducting the services and was under the supervision of Boscosbel (sic) Hook and Ladder Fire company No. 1, of which deceased was a valued member. Mr. Hughes experienced a severe illness some weeks ago from which he never fully recovered. He had recently hired out to work on the farm of Druggist Geo. Dyer and had worked one week. During that week he was in high fever most of the time, and coming home one week ago Saturday he at once manifested typhoid delirum. Peritonitis set in and death occurred in one week as above stated. Evart J. Hughes was born at Palmira, Wis., Aug. 12, 1877. He came to Boscobel from Postville, Iowa, in Nov. 1898. Two months after coming here, he went to Decorah, Iowa, where he was united in marriage to Miss Ida Schuette and they came to Boscobel to reside. He worked one year for Mr. F.E. Bock, the soda water manufacturer. A wife and one child, 10 months old, survive him.

Posville and vicinity extend their sympathy to the bereaved family.
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-source: Postville Review, Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa, Friday, May 18, 1900

-transcribers notes: Ezra (age 27) & Amanda (age 21) Hughes, along with sons Everett (age 3 ) & George (age 6 mo.) were enumerated in the 1880 US census, Post twp. Allamakee co. Iowa. The father, James E. in the obit; and the father, Ezra in the census; are likely one and the same person. Enumerated on the 1900 US census, Boscobel, Grant co. WI are James E. & Amanda Hughes, with children George, Chalmer P. and Zeuita. The widow, Ida M. Hughes is enumerated in the household of John & Frederika Schuette, along with her son Otto E. Hughes (age 11 mo.) in Bloomfield twp. Winneshiek co. Iowa

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