Brad~ >From the 1870 census, Jordan (P. O. Sterling): 113/13 $13,000(real estate)/$4996 (personal property) Hughs, William 45 M Pennsylvania Farmer Elizabeth 38 F Eng John 13 M PA farm labor Sophia E. 11 F PA Thomas, Mary A. 21 F Eng Merritt, James W. 55 M PA farm labor Eves, John M. 25 M PA farm labor 1880 census, Jordan: 108/115 Hughes, John B. M 23 Married Farmer PA PA En Mary F 25 M wife Wisconsin En PA Winnifred (Dec) F 5months Single daughter IL PA WI Elizabeth G. F 48 Widow mother En En En Sophia E. F 21 Single sister Pa PA PA Banford, Sophia F 67 W grandmother En En En >From "Marriages in Whiteside Co. 1856-1882" by Jayne Kennedy Sweger: Hughes-Bennison (2 January 1879-Whiteside Sentinel newspaper) mar 18 Dec 1878 by Rev. E. C. Dawson; J. B. Hughes, Sterling, and Mary Bennison of Kewanee, IL, at resi of bride's mother, Mrs. Wm Bennison, Kewanee. >From "Deaths in Whiteside Co. 1856-1882" by Sweger: Hughes, William 52 yr, 11 months, 28 days- d 15 Oct 1877, Jordan. Hope this helps... Dawn Everling [email protected] http://www.isd.net/dcurtis1 Still Searching--Whiteside County Resources, too. -----Original Message----- From: Brad Morris <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 25, 2000 6:29 PM Subject: William Hughes >Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries >Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/725 > >Surname: Hughes, Bamford >------------------------- > >William Hughes died 17 Oct., 1877 at his farm home about 6 miles NNE of >Sterling in Whiteside County IL. In 1856, in Penn. he married Elizabeth >Bamford (b. 06 Feb. 1832, Liverpool England). They moved to their farm >NE of Sterling om 1862. Looking for any information about William and Elizabeth. >Also would like to know where he is buried.