HUGHES, Thomas F.

HUGHES

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 6/13/2006 at 19:58:22

"Fairfield Ledger", July 2, 1879, Pg. 3, Col. 8

DIED. HUGHES -- At his residence in Fairfield, Iowa, Saturday evening, June 28, 1879, after many years of suffering, Mr. Thomas F. HUGHES, aged 62 years, 11 months and 14 days. The deceased was the son of Rev. Thomas E. HUGHES, and was born in Beaver County, Penn., July 14, 1816. He was the ninth child of his parents. Four of his brothers, John, William, Watson and James R., followed in the footsteps of their father in the ministry of the gospel. Six or seven of his brothers' sons entered upon the same work.

Mr. HUGHES was twice married. His second wife passed away between 11 and 12 years ago in this city. There survive him two daughters, who were left without a mother's care at a very tender age. The deceased united with the Presbyterian Church, which was the church of his father, in early life, and ever gave good evidence that he was a child of grace and an heir of heaven. He was wont to point out as the time and place of his spiritual birth a quiet cottage prayer meeting, and the means God used as human instrumentality -- the earnest, wrestling prayers of an elder in the church.... His two daughters, Madge and Nellie, are left among us.

Column 3 -- Mr. HUGHES had been a resident of Fairfield for several years, coming here from Wellsville, Ohio, where he had removed a few years previous from Brooks County, Va., and was in the 63d year of his age. His wife died in this city about 10 years ago. The funeral sermon was preached at the residence of his nephew, J. M. HUGHES, Monday afternoon, but because of the non-arrival of a brother from Dayton, Ohio, the remains were not interred until yesterday morning.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.