Bartholomew-Shelby County IN Archives Biographies.....Hughes, George 1826 - 1894 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 24, 2007, 12:12 pm Author: B. F. Bowen (1904) GEORGE HUGHES. George Hughes, now deceased, was a resident of Bartholomew county and in a work of this character devoted to the men who have been prominent in public affairs as well as those who are leaders in the business life of today, it is but a matter of justice that Mr. Hughes be mentioned. He was connected with farming interests and there was in his life history many elements that won for him the thorough respect of those with whom he was associated. He was born near Marietta, Indiana, in the year 1826. his parents being Levi and Jane (Morton) Hughes, of Shelby county. The father was a farmer by occupation, making that work his chosen calling throughout his business career. In the family were four children. George Hughes was reared upon the old homestead and was early trained to habits of industry and economy. The value of these he proved in his later life by using them in a business career which was crowned with a fair measure of success. In the public schools he mastered the branches of learning usually taught and after putting aside his text books he began farming on his own account. In connection with the tilling of the soil he successfully raised considerable stock. On removing from Shelby county to Bartholomew in 1840 he took up his abode upon the place where his widow yet resides and he owned at one time two hundred and ninety-six acres of land, all of which was well tilled, while many good buildings were erected upon it. His fields were highly cultivated and modern improvements were added to the place. Most of this farm is in possession of his widow and it is a good property. Mr. Hughes was twice married. He first wedded Sarah A. Trimble and by that marriage there were nine children: Philinda, the wife of Henry Lawrence, a farmer and merchant, of Muncie. Indiana; Margaret, the wife of James Rogers, a farmer; Clara M., who became the wife of William Reed and after his death married Henry Viley, also a farmer; S. C. and H. H., twins; Sarah, the wife of Albert Huffman, a farmer; Minnie, the wife of Angus Jackson, a merchant at Burnsville, and two who are now deceased. On the 22d of March, 1883, Mr. Hughes was again united in marriage, his second union being with Miss Delila Rutherford, daughter of Robert and Nancy (Marsh) Rutherford, who were residents of Shelby county, Indiana, Her father was born in that county February 3, 1823, and is now living with his daughter, Mrs. Hughes. His parents were Micajah and Burilla (Lansberry) Rutherford, who settled in Shelby county about 1816, coming from Kentucky, and originally from Virginia. Throughout his business career Mr. Hughes carried on farming and acquired sixty acres of land and in late years secured a homestead in Oklahoma. Unto him and his wife have been born the following children: Mary, who is now living in Greensburg, Indiana; James, deceased: Mrs. Hughes; Micajah, who has also departed this life; Elizabeth, the wife of James Weatherwax, a farmer of Colorado; Hannibal, of Oklahoma; Sarah B., wife of Morton Clark, a farmer of Jennings county, Indiana; Margaret E., the wife of William Hereford, a physician and druggist of Colorado; and Hannah, who is deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have been born four children, two of whom survive: Albert P. and George L., who are students in the Burnsville high school. Mrs. Hughes is a woman of excellent business ability and executive force and in the control of her property interests she has shown special aptitude. Fraternally Mr. Hughes was connected with the Masonic lodge. He voted with the Republican party and was for two terms a trustee of the township. His life was a busy one, and he was quick to recognize opportunities which he believed would enable him to advance his business career. He was always a hard and earnest worker, indolence and idleness being utterly foreign to his nature. When he was called away, August 4, 1894, many friends mourned his loss, but those who knew him still retain pleasant recollections of his many excellent characteristics and of his kindly consideration for others. Additional Comments: Extracted from BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INDIANA INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA ILLUSTRATED 1904 B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/bartholomew/bios/hughes742gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb