Dear Fellow Researchers, I am fairly new to the list and thought I should say hello. So, Hello! Now that all the formalities are out of the way, I would like to inquire if any of you has been researching a Hughes/Hughs family? There is a particular family that I have had a difficult tracing. They came from Kentucky and lived in Montgomery county for about 10-15 years before moving northward into Lake/Porter/LaPorte counties. The time frame was from about 1827 until about 1840. The parents were Willis Hughes/Hughs and Susannah May. The former being born about 1790-1794 and latter being born about 1796. Willis' birthplace is unknown, but Susannah's birthplace was Nelson county, Kentucky. They had five children that I am aware of. But I believe the number could very well be more. The children born in Kentucky were Nancy B., Ellen, Mildred Jane, and Gabriel Burr. An additional son, John Ware, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana in 1837. The family seemed to come around the same time as Susannah's father and brother, Allen May Sr. and Allen May Jr. However, at some point between 1837 and 1842, Willis Hughes/Hughes seems to have moved northward to Lake, Porter, or LaPorte county...or possible another county between those listed and Montgomery county. Here, the trail goes cold. All of the children appear in 1851 in either Lake or Porter counties. The girls have married by this time. One daughter, Nancy B. Hughes was married in Montgomery county prior to moving northward with the family. However, the two known sons, Gabriel Burr and John Ware, were too young and appear to be living in either an orphanage or guardian's home. Susannah (nee May) Hughes appears to have remarried an Amos Andrews in Porter county in 1842. Sometime between then and 1850, she appears to have died. Because Willis and Susannah lived for sometime in Montgomery county, I am trying to find more clues as to where they died and were buried. I really do not know if it was in Montgomery, Lake, Porter, LaPorte, or some other county. But, precisely because they lived in Montgomery county for some time, I thought that some other Montgomery county researchers may be familiar with this family. As an added note, the family appears to have their surname spelled in Montgomery county usually as Hughs (without the E), but as Hughes in most other places. To sum up the family, below is a quick list of the individuals from the family and their (approximate) birth and death dates: birth death Willis Hughes (1790 - 1794) – (1837 - 1842) Susanah May (1796 - 1800) – (1842 - 1850) Nancy B. Hughes 1822 – 1900 Ellen Hughes 1825 – 1866 Mildred Jane Hughes 1829 – 1898 Gabriel Burr Hughes 1829 – ?? John Ware Hughes 1837 – 1907 I hope this is enough information. If you have any questions or information, please feel free to contact me. Thank you very much! Regards, Chris Weedall