Hughes, Mrs. Ellen 1839-1929

HUGHES, CALDWELL

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 2/1/2006 at 14:18:44

From the LeMars Sentinel, Friday, July 19, 1929, Page 1, Column 7:

DEATH TAKES AGED PIONEER
Mrs. Ellen Hughes, Was Widow of Civil War Veteran
ATTAINED GREAT AGE

Mrs. Ellen Hughes, aged 90, a resident of LeMars since the early eighties, died at her home, 126 Fourth Avenue, SE, Thursday morning, July 18. Her death was due to the infirmities of old age, as for several months her health had been failing.

Ellen Caldwell, daughter of Samuel and Nancy Caldwell, was born at Hanover, Ill., April 2, 1839, and died at her home in LeMars, Iowa, July 18, 1929, aged 90 years, 3 months and 16 days.

She received her education at Hanover and there grew to young womanhood. On September 10, 1857, she was united in marriage to Hugh R. Hughes. In young manhood he left his wife and two babies and joined the Union forces having a part in the Civil war from beginning to the end.

Mr. and Mrs. Hughes came from Galena, Ill., where they settled after the Civil war, to LeMars, forty-six years ago and the family have made their home here since. Mr. Hughes died in 1921.

To their marriage eleven children were born, three of whom preceded her in death, an infant daughter and two sons, Edward and William.

She leaves eight children to mourn her death, George, of Haxtun, Colo.; Frank, Joe, Cora, Sherman and Ella, of LeMars; Mrs. W. H. Casler, of Akron; and Mrs. C. Henrickson (sic--Henricksen), of Alton. Also one brother, George W. Caldwell, of Ocean Park, Calif., two sisters, Mrs. Emma Williams, of Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Martha Rogers, of Clinton, Iowa.

Besides her own children she reared two grandchildren, Mrs. Earl Mohr, of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Mahlon Hauck, of Kingsley, who were left orphans when their parents died in 1897. Seventeen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren there are.

Since the age of 18 years she has been a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and in active attendance until the last few years , when failing health prevented.

Mrs. Hughes ws also a member of the W. R. C. of this city.

She was a loving wife and devoted mother and was highly esteemed in the community where she made her home for nearly half a century.

The funeral services will be held from the residence at 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, and at the First Methodist church at 2 o'clock, Rev. F. E. Burgess in charge. Interment will be made in the city cemetery.