Hi, Mary! Once again, I have to say I don't know. Up until I received the death record of Edward HUGHES, I was convinced that the first Hughes to come to the US in my line was Llew Arfon (Richard HUGHES), who was born in Wales in approximately 1845. I've never been able to trace him to his parents, so I don't know their names, whether he had siblings, exactly where he originated, when he left Wales, where he went first, and how he ended up in Centreville-Thurman. My guess is that this isn't a connection. But at this point, who knows? Do you know when your Hughs family came to the US and what part of Wales they came from? Regards, Rachel -----Original Message----- >From: Mary Cervantes <[email protected]> >Sent: Jun 26, 2007 2:16 PM >To: [email protected] >Cc: rachelslansky <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA] Beman Cemetery History, Raccoon Township > >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 >