Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William H. Hughes and Sarah Cousins


Husband William H. Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 

           Born: 26 Jan 1806 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Apr 1900 - Mercer Co, PA 4 5
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA


         Father: James Hughes (1776-1858) 4 6 7 8
         Mother: Nancy Shorts (1786-1866) 4 9


       Marriage: 24 Feb 1831 5 10

Wife Sarah Cousins 1 2 4 5 

           Born: 8 Feb 1814 - Venango Co, PA 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jun 1877 1 4 5
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA


         Father: William Cousins (Abt 1782/1788-1835) 11 12
         Mother: Sarah "Sally" Sutley (      -      ) 11 13


Children
1 F Nancy Ann Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 2 Dec 1831 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Apr 1904 10
         Buried:  - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA 14

         Spouse: James B. Bennett (1827-1909) 1 10 15
           Marr: 28 Mar 1850 16

2 M Ellis Hughes 10 

            AKA: Elias Hughes 1
           Born: 30 Mar 1833 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jun 1907 10
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 17

         Spouse: Elizabeth Gordon (1833-1866) 16

         Spouse: Martha Elizabeth Cox (Cir 1849-1921) 16

3 M James Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 8 Aug 1834 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret "Maggie" Burns (      -      ) 10

4 M David Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 10 Jan 1836 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Sep 1914 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Emily McBride (      -1862) 10

         Spouse: Mrs.  Dutches (      -      ) 16
           Marr: 20 Feb 1865 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 18

5 M William Aaron Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 23 Apr 1838 - Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1928 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Leeper (1842-Aft 1926) 1
           Marr: 10 Feb 1861 - near Fryburg, Washington Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1 16

6 F Miranda Hughes 1 

            AKA: Maranda Hughes 10
           Born: 18 Aug 1839 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jun 1917 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alexander G. Gordon (1835-      ) 1 10

7 M John Hughes 1 19 

           Born: 4 Dec 1840
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Aug 1892
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 17

         Spouse: Mary Jane Lusher (1847-1908) 19
           Marr: 22 Aug 1865 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA

8 M Joseph Harrison Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 25 Aug 1842 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jun 1883 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Jane Powell (      -1891) 10

9 M Thomas Allen Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 25 Mar 1844 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Sep 1855 10
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA 20

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

10 M Roland Raymond Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 9 Mar 1846 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Nov 1920 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

11 F Sarah Belinda Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 23 Jan 1848 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Apr 1874 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Samuel Westlake (      -      ) 10

12 M Marshall Eaton Hughes 1 10 21 

           Born: 23 Jul 1849 - near Franklin, Venango Co, PA 10 21
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Apr 1934 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Harriet F. Ride (      -      ) 10 22
           Marr: 1869 - Fredonia, Mercer Co, PA 22

13 F Harriet Jeanette "Hattie" Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 23 Mar 1851 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Mar 1942 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Clark Stroud (1846-1917) 10
           Marr: 20 Feb 1873 23

14 F Phebe Armina ("Minnie"?) Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 18 Nov 1852 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1855 10
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA 20

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

15 F Eva Jane Hughes 1 10 

           Born: 29 Sep 1854 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Aug 1942 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John W. Harry (1850-1922) 1 10
           Marr: 3 Mar 1871 24

16 M Calvin Ayers Hughes 10 

           Born: 30 Mar 1857 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 1934 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary E. [Unk] (1859-1941) 10

General Notes: Husband - William H. Hughes


He was engaged in the milling business and left Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1863, locating at the old McClelland mill, three miles east of Mercer, where he operated the mill until he moved to Millbrook, going later to the old Adams mill, and finally to Jackson Center, where he built and operated a mill until he retired, at the age of seventy-two years.

General Notes: Wife - Sarah Cousins


Another source gives her name as Sarah Bailey - she may have been married previous to her union with Hughes.

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Sources

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1144.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 466.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 968.

4 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 280.

5 Roger N. Whiting, The William Cousins Family of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chippewa Falls, WI: Personal genealogy research, 2012), Pg 36.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 486.

7 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 466, 628, 960.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 635.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 466, 960.

10 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 291.

11 Frances Deets Latham, The Genealogy of the Samuel Deets Family of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Palm Harbor, FL: Self-published, 1975), Pg 7.

12 Roger N. Whiting, The William Cousins Family of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chippewa Falls, WI: Personal genealogy research, 2012), Pg 13.

13 Roger N. Whiting, The William Cousins Family of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chippewa Falls, WI: Personal genealogy research, 2012), Pg 13, 27.

14 Margaret Segui Kahle, Emlenton Cemetery Interments (Emlenton, PA: Self-published, 1977), Pg 10.

15 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 967.

16 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 292.

17 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 110.

18 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 118.

19 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 118.

20 Kipp Melat, Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry Township, Venango County, PA (Seneca, PA: Self-published, 1979), Pg 21.

21 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 499.

22 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 500.

23 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 294.

24 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 295.

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