Henry Graff Hugus and Sarah Ann Harrison

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Husband Henry Graff Hugus ^{1 2}

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           Born: 3 Apr 1847 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2 3
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         Father: Paul Hugus (1812-1879) 2 3
         Mother: Priscilla Sophia Graff (1825-1901) 2 4

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       Marriage: 29 Dec 1880 5

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Wife Sarah Ann Harrison ⁶

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         Father: James Harrison (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Ann Seager (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 M James Harrison Hugus ⁶

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           Born: 1 Aug 1883 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 5
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2 F Priscilla Hugus ⁷

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Mary Appleby Hugus ⁶

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           Born: 2 Jun 1890 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 5
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General Notes: Husband - Henry Graff Hugus

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His preparatory education was received in Oberlin, Ohio, and he then attended Oberlin College, afterward becoming a student at the Western University. He was also a graduate of Eastman's National Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York. Shortly after the completion of his collegiate course he sought employment with the firm of Graff & Company, manufacturers of stoves, ranges, etc., as a collector. He advanced rapidly and soon had charge of the sales department. About this time his father became a member of the firm, and the name was changed to that of Graff, Hugus & Company. Henry G. Hugus left this firm in 1881 and established a retail store in Smithfield street under his own name. At this time he was the sole agent for the John Van range for Allegheny County. With this range was introduced the first broiler by which natural gas could be utilized. He carried on this business very successfully for a period of four years and then sold it. In the same year he and his brother Edward Reed commenced the manufacture of steel hollow ware, organizing the firm known as The Hugus Wrought Steel Hollow Ware Company, with their works at Chiswick, Pennsylvania. They were very successful in this undertaking and soon controlled the patents for the manufacture of hollow ware throughout the United States, they being the first to manufacture this ware in this country. They were afterward known as The Pittsburg Gong Works, being the first successful manufacturers of steel gongs in this country. The gongs were nothing more than the Hugus skillet, nickel plated, and mounted without the handle. After a time Mr. Hugus and his brother sold their interests in this enterprise and established a cold and dry storage business at No. 1235 Liberty street, known as The Hugus Central Storage House. Mr. Hugus sold his interest in this in 1895, retiring from active business at the time, and devoting his time and attention to the management of his estate. He never took an active part in politics or public enterprises of any description with the exception of being a life member of the board of trustees of the Pittsburg Hospital, in which institution he took a great interest. He was a member of the Grace Reformed church, with which various members of his family were connected. He was a member for thirty years of Hailman Lodge, No. 321, Free and Accepted Masons; he was also a member of the Pittsburg Country Club, Pittsburg Board of Trade, Gentlemen's Driving Club of Pittsburg and Allegheny, and the Schenley Matinee Club.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 26, 143.

2 Paul Graff, History of the Graff Family of Westmoreland County (Philadelphia, PA: Privately published(?), 1891), Pg 21.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 27, 143.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 142.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 28.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 28, 143.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 27.