Rachel, Are you a descendant of John Hughs/Hughes b. c1777 and Elizabeth Ott Hughes? I know there are legions of Hughes descendants in WV, and John & Elizabeth were quite prolific as were their children. John & Elizabeth Hughs/Hughes are my ggg-grandparents. They had at least 9 children who grew to adulthood, including Jemima Hughes (1822-1890) who m. Thomas Christy (c1830 -1893) in 1851 in Gallia Co. OH but who raised their family in Mason Co. WV and later Cabell Co. WV. Before she married Thomas Christy, Jemima had a son, Dekalb Hughes (1845-1915) by a "Mach McMullen" according to the History of Mason Co. WV. Jemima and Thomas Christy had 3 sons: Jerome Christy (1853-1935), James Wm. Christy, Sr. (1858-1901) --who is my g-grandfather-- and Jefferson Christy (1862 -Aft.1896). Please let me know if there is any connection and I'll be happy to share information. By coincidence, I'll be in Portland, OR, for about 10 days in mid-July visiting my sister. -Mary Cervantes Milford, OH (near Cincinnati) ---- rachelslansky <[email protected]> wrote: ============= Is there anyone who can direct me to a source for the history of Beman Cemetery? I have heard it is also referred to as the Hughes Cemetery, and I recently have begun to wonder if my Hughes family is connected to the Richard Hughes buried there. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated! -Rachel Portland, OR ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message