Barnet Hughes

  General Notes:

[History of Wyandot County, Ohio probably written c1883] BARNET HUGHES (deceased) was born in Greene County, Penn., September 16, 1808. His parents were Thomas and Sarah (Swan) Hughes, pioneers, of Irish nationality. Barnet came to Ohio in 1827, having previously married Sarah Walton, who, dying, left him three children -Thomas, Sarah and Simeon, the latter deceased. He was married, April 27, 1845, to Catharine E. Woodcock, daughter of John L. and Margaret (Coons) Woodcock, natives of New York, and of English and German extraction. Her parents came to this county in 1837, settling near the site of Fowler, Their children were ten in number, Mrs. Hughes being the third. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were the parents of eleven children, eight living - Maria (wife of Orren Straw), Iva (wife of B. W. Martin), Augustus, John C. F., Catharine B. (wife of W. S. Harvey), James L., Samuel H. and William S. The deceased were John L., Mary M. and Louis S. Mr. Hughes began in stock dealing quite young, and continued the business till his death, at which time be owned 1,000 acres of land in one tract. He was an expert hunter and an admirer of fast horses, of which he reared and sold many. He was a Republican, and served as Trustee several terms. He died November 26, 1873, leaving an estate of $60,000. His widow still resides on the old homestead of 326 acres, which is tilled by her sons Samuel and William. She is now, in her fifty-eighth year, strong and healthful.

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1850 Pitt, Wyandot county, OH Barnett Hughs age 41 PA Catherine Hughs age 25 NY Simon age 16 PA Thomas 14 OH Margrett M. age 1 OH

1860 Pitt, Wyandot County, Ohio Barna (sic) Hughes age 50 c1810 Catherine age 35 c1825 Thomas age 24 c1836 Sarah age 20 c1840 Maria age 11 c1849 Ira (Iva) age 9 c1851 Valentine A. age 7 c1853 Fremont age 4 c1856 Catherine B. age 2 c1858 James L. age 2 mos c1860

1870 Pitt, Wyandot County, OH Barnett Hughes 1809 Catherine 1825 Augustus 1854 Fremont 1856 Iva 1852 Maria 1850 Lindley (James?) 1854 Isabelle 1858 Samuel 1862 Wm S. 1866

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Barnet married Catherine Woodcock, daughter of John L. Woodcock and Margaret Coons, on 27 Apr 1845 in Wyandot County, Ohio. (Catherine Woodcock was born circa 1825 in New York, died on 12 Mar 1893 in Ohio and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.)

Barnet next married Sarah Walton, daughter of John Walton and Sarah Paul, circa 1827. (Sarah Walton was born circa 1817, died in 1841 and was buried in Bowsherville Cemetery in Harpster, Wyandot County, Ohio.)