My brick wall: MATHIAS HUGHES, m. 1831 in Mt. Holly, NJ. to (1) Eliza Smith; she died 1847.(2) Susanne Casey. He lived for many years on Pearl St. in Mt. Holly. interred Mt. Holly Cemetery. His tombstone inscription reads: Mathias Hughes b. April 20, 1805 IN GERMANY d. Dec. 27, 1887 Anyone have information on this man? HIs naturalization papers confirm that he was born in Germany but that he was too young to know where. He arrived in Phila. in the fall of 1816. MaisieAnn@aol.com

Another brick wall...any help would be appreciated. I am looking for information about Charles Paul FEST m. Aug. 30, 1885 (eloped to NYC) Caroline Haddon DAVIS. I am particularly interested in some documentation or info to do with Charles Paul FEST's birth, hoping to get a lead from that to his parents' origins in Germany/Prussia. We have his date of birth as July 06, 1867 given as Pennsylvania in a census but elsewhere as Ft. Dawes, NJ which seems to be non-existent. His parents were Helen ?? and Robert Fest, both of Germany/Prussia. Thank you, Eileen Durgin-Clinchard -----Original Message----- From: MaisieAnn@aol.com [mailto:MaisieAnn@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 11:03 AM To: NJBURLIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJBurlin] Mathias Hughes, NJ, 1831 My brick wall: MATHIAS HUGHES, m. 1831 in Mt. Holly, NJ. to (1) Eliza Smith; she died 1847.(2) Susanne Casey. He lived for many years on Pearl St. in Mt. Holly. interred Mt. Holly Cemetery. His tombstone inscription reads: Mathias Hughes b. April 20, 1805 IN GERMANY d. Dec. 27, 1887 Anyone have information on this man? HIs naturalization papers confirm that he was born in Germany but that he was too young to know where. He arrived in Phila. in the fall of 1816. MaisieAnn@aol.com