Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Census
• 1850 Census: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa. Age 40, b MD.6178
Spouses
Individual Notes
• Jane married at 16 – a man as old as her father – a kind man who was in the S. F. mint.6
• Watchman at U. S. Mint in San Francisco.410
• At the age of fifteen she married a man fifty-eight years old. This man’s name was David B. Hughes. He was probably born around 1807 but I don’t know where.6177
• Great Grandfather Hughes came from St. Louis. He had been married twice previously and had two grown sons, Cicero and William. They were bankers in St. Louis. For some reason Grandfather Hughes went to San Francisco where he met Jennie. This was probably in the middle 1860's. Mr. Hughes was a paving contractor, and he was awarded the contract for cobblestoning the streets of San Francisco, which was growing rapidly at that time. His men also built Lotta’s Fountain, a stone monument that still stands at the foot of Market Street. This fountain was erected as a tribute from the People of San Francisco to the famous singer and dancer, Lotta Crabtree, who got her start as a child entertainer in the gold mining camps.
Great Grandfather and Grandmother Hughes had several children. Among them was my grandmother, Alvilda (Dolly) Hughes.
Before the family was raised, Great Grandfather Hughes died. He had cut a corn on his foot and developed blood poisoning. His business partner was an unscrupulous man, and he defrauded the widow and her children of their share of the business. This left them penniless, and the family had to be broken up.6177
• Watchman at U. S. Mint in San Francisco.410
• At the age of fifteen she married a man fifty-eight years old. This man’s name was David B. Hughes. He was probably born around 1807 but I don’t know where.6177
• Great Grandfather Hughes came from St. Louis. He had been married twice previously and had two grown sons, Cicero and William. They were bankers in St. Louis. For some reason Grandfather Hughes went to San Francisco where he met Jennie. This was probably in the middle 1860's. Mr. Hughes was a paving contractor, and he was awarded the contract for cobblestoning the streets of San Francisco, which was growing rapidly at that time. His men also built Lotta’s Fountain, a stone monument that still stands at the foot of Market Street. This fountain was erected as a tribute from the People of San Francisco to the famous singer and dancer, Lotta Crabtree, who got her start as a child entertainer in the gold mining camps.
Great Grandfather and Grandmother Hughes had several children. Among them was my grandmother, Alvilda (Dolly) Hughes.
Before the family was raised, Great Grandfather Hughes died. He had cut a corn on his foot and developed blood poisoning. His business partner was an unscrupulous man, and he defrauded the widow and her children of their share of the business. This left them penniless, and the family had to be broken up.6177
Census
• 1850 Census: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa. Age 38, b DE. Cooper.6178
• 1870 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 47, b NJ. [unclear] Laborer. $1000.4594
• 1880 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 72, b NJ. Watchman, US Mint. Parents b PA?410
• 1870 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 47, b NJ. [unclear] Laborer. $1000.4594
• 1880 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 72, b NJ. Watchman, US Mint. Parents b PA?410
Research
• Could not find in 1860 Census; 14 Mar 2009
ChildrenCicero N. (~1838-1922)
Missouri (~1840-)
Elias Alonzo (~1842-)
William W. (~1845-)
David (~1849-)