HUGHES, Edward (1839-1915)

HUGHES

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society
Date: 4/7/2022 at 14:50:12

Edward Hughes

The funeral of Edward Hughes, an old settler of this county, occurred on Saturday afternoon last, the Rev. Geo. H. Wareham officiating.
Mr. Hughes was born in April 1839, in County Armaugh, Ireland, and came to this country when a lad of seventeen and settled at Mason City, Iowa.

In August, 1862 he enlisted in the 32nd Iowa Infantry Volunteers and was a member of Company B and saw active service in the army until the close of the civil war, when he received an honorable discharge.

After the war he came to live in Forest City and after a number of years became a suffer in poor health. He went in search of improved health to California and also Florida. This fall he went to the soldiers home in Hot Springs, South Dakota where he died on Tuesday evening, October 19.

His son Felisgand accompanied the remains from the sanitarium to Forest City. The funeral services were held at the home of his old friend Mr. Core and the remains were interred in the Madison Cemetery south of town by the side of his wife who died three years ago.

The family and friends of the deceased have the most heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement of all their friends and neighbors of this place.

source: Forest City Summit, 28 Oct 1915, page 1, column 4