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Amos Wilson Hughes
4 Apr 1849 – 4 Mar 1932
| Birth | 4 Apr 1849 |
| Death | 4 Mar 1932 |
| Cemetery | Union Cemetery Littleport , Clayton County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | P2-ABQ on 09 Jan 2005 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10295864 |
Bio
Amos Wilson Hughes Amos W. Hughes is a sterling pioneer citizen who finds that his name, Amos Wilson Hughes, singularly enough, combines the surnames of both the Democratic and Republican candidates for the presidency of the United States in the campaign of 1916, and incidentally it may be noted that this fact does not imply a vacillating policy of political allegiance on his part, for he is found a staunch and well fortified advocate of the principles of the Democratic party. Mr. Hughes has been a resident of Clayton county since his boyhood, his parents having here established their home more than sixty years ago. He was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of April, 1849 and is a son of James and Margaret (Stevens) Hughes, both likewise natives of the old Keystone state, where they were reared and educated and where their marriage was solemnized. The lineage of the Hughes family is traced back to staunch Welsh origin and that of the Stevens family to sturdy German stock. In the year 1855, James Hughes came with his family to Iowa and became one of the pioneer settlers in Lodomillo township, Clayton county, where he engaged in the work of his trade, that of carpenter, and where also he became the owner of wild land which he developed into a productive farm, both he and his wife having passed the remainder of their lives in this county and both having been well advanced in years at the time of death. Andrew, the eldest of their children, enlisted in the Civil War as a soldier of the Union, and he died while in the gallant ranks of the "Boys in Blue"; Catherine Jane is the widow of Charles McKinness and resides in the state of Missouri; Amos W., of this writing was the next in order of birth; Ambrose resides at Strawberry Point, this county; Sarah Elizabeth is deceased; Burros resides at Littleport, this county; Hannah Maria and Esther Emma are deceased, as is also Minnie, the youngest of the children. Amos W. Hughes was a lad of about six years at the time of the family removal to Clayton County, where he was reared to manhood and where his educational advantages were those afforded in the pioneer schools. At the age of sixteen years, while serving as engineer in a saw mill, his left arm was caught in a center shaft and the injury was such as to necessitate the amputation of the arm. For many years thereafter, he was engaged in the buying and shipping of livestock, and since 1914, he has been engaged in the grain, feed, and coal business at Littleport, a loyal and upright citizen, who has secure place in popular esteem. The maiden name of his wife was Isabel Marshall, and she has been a resident of Clayton County from the time of her birth. They have two sons, Warren J. and Raymond. From Clayton County History of 1916.
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- PVT Andrew Hughes 1845–1864
- Catherine Jane Hughes McKinnis 1847–1937
- Sarah Elizabeth Hughes Stalnaker 1853–1906
- Ambrose Marion Hughes 1855–1927
- George Walter "Burrous" Hughes 1859–1937
- Carrie Mae Hughes Hale 1861–1878
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