Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Hughes, R. 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   R. Hughes, farmer, Covington, whose residence in Fountain county dates back
to 1835, was born in Washington county, Virginia. He came with his parents to
this county when but a boy of seven years. His father settled on the old
Crawfordsville road, engaged in farming till his death. The son and subject of
this sketch passed his early life in the country, and received such education as
the imperfect school system of those days afforded. He has been wholly dependent
upon his own resources, and by his own efforts and hard work he now owns a nice
farm of eighty acres. Mr. Hughes has cleared about fifty acres of land during
his life, and has resided on the farm where he now lives for the past fifteen
years, and on which he has made 100 per cent improvement. Mr. Hughes married
Miss Sarah E., daughter of William Murray, by whom he has a family of two sons
and two daughters. These he is endeavoring to educate as well as his means will
admit. He believes in giving his children an education, if possible. Mr. Hughes
is a democrat, though he believes in supporting those candidates for home office
whose principles are honorable, honest, and above reproach.

Additional Comments:
Troy Township

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.

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